Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-08

while, would you not hope that God
would put something into the hearts of
some one to make them show you the
quality of mercy that is not strained.
There is not now or ever was any i'm
provement on the Golden Rale.
with the earnest hope in nv heart
that this time you will not allow his
petition to go unanswered at your
hands, l beg leave to remain,
Yours most respectfully,
CSigned) Elizabeth Smith Little
Announcement was made at the office
of the Board of Railroad Commission
ers Wednesday that decision had
been rendered by the commissioners
in the matter of the petition of the
Cana dian Pacific Railway Co., asking
the approval by the board of the lOca-
ton of proposed extension of a sid
ing or spur track near the Companys
railway station in the town of Chester
PenobscOt county, from the terminus
of the siding or spur track in Chester
as now maintained and operated, and
of constructing and maintaining such
extension, and the petition also asked
the commissioners to determine the
manner and conditions by which the
said siding of spur track should cross
the highway in Chester leading to
Midway.
A hearing on the petition was held
in the Canadian Pacific Railway pas
senger station in Chester on Tuesday,
June 20, and in rendering their decision
the commissioners approve the location
|Tf q fpoc in, I,n
petition and find that public conven-
fence requires it. They also decree that
the highway leading to Midway shall
be crossed by said spur track at grade
as it now exists; that the approaches
to said crossing shall not be more than
one foot elevation to every 20 feet
out from said track; that the crossing
shall be constructed and maintained
by the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.,
within the limits of it's rights of way;
that suitable provisions shall be made
for surface drainage.
From figures given out al the office
of the secretary of State it is learned
that the receipts from the registration
of automobiles and motor cycles and
from licenses issued to operators and
dealers in automobiles since the law
went into effect in 1905 is s1S,994. The
number of automobiles registered since
the law went into effect is APIS, and the
number registered during the first six
months of the current year 9S6. The
number registered during the month
of June was 344. which is the largest
number registered during any month
with the exception of in June, 1905,
when there We're number of machines
waiting to be registered.
The number of licenses which have
been issued to operators is 4S44, and of
this number 1854 have been issued since
the first of last January. The number is
sued during the month Of June Was
3S2. The number of licenses issued
to dealers since the law went into
effect is 108 and of this number u
have been issued during the past six
months. The number of motor cycles
registered to date is 425 and the number
registered during the past six months
is sc. The June registration was AZ.
In connection with the New England
Fruit Show to be held in Boston the
coming fall much interest will be felt
in the announcement by the depart
ment of agriculture of the offer of $500
in prizes by the Maine State Grange.
the same to be competed for by each
of the Pomona Oranges of the State,
the fruit to be displayed in the stand
ard bushel boxes adopted by the last
LEGISLATURE. In speaking of the matter
yesterday Prof. E. F. Hitchings said
that the interest in the proposed show
is increasing throughout the State,
especially through the orchard belt,
which includes oxford, Androscoggin
and kennebec counties and the south
ern part of Franklin, PenObscot and
Somerset counties, so that this years
show promises to be one of the largest
ever held in New England, and that
Maine will surely do her part in max
ing it success. Mr.. Hitchings is in
correspondence with other entomolo-
eists of New England for the purpose
of arranging for an exhibit of the lead
ing fruit insect pests as well as of the
fungus diseases. This will be an inter-
esting feature of the show as it will
afford the fruit growers an opportunity
of becoming familiar with the pests
that they will be obliged to combat in
the future. 1t is also intended to show
not only the pests but also specimens
of the damage done by each species.
Complete returns have been received
at the office of the State superinten-
dent of public schools with the excep-
ton of those of Allagash plantation,
on common school statistics and the
expenditures of school money, and on
the basis of these returns the State
treasurer will soon make the appor-
tionment of the school and mill fund.
In accordance with the Special Or
ders No. So, issued from the office of
the adjutant general under date of
June 80, board of examination was
in session at that office Wednesday for
the purpose of examining into the
qualifications for their respective po-
sitions of persons elected or appointed
to offices in the National Guard of the
State of Maine. Two candidates APP
reared for examination.
The following corporation has filed
it's certificate of organization at the
Office of the secretary of State:
Tirbircio Gold Mining Co.. organized