Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-17

the Industries of each individual town
and the numbers employed in each,
classified according to sex. Every in
dustrv, no matter now small. will be
given place in the tabulatiOn and as
the census is taken by special agents
VINO make personal visit to each
town, the best OF results are obtained
An interesting feature of the report
will be the publication of a number Of
decisions handed down by the law
court relating to suits for damages for
injuries received by individuals while
engaged in some industrial pursuit
The purpose of this is to show the rea-
sons (under the law given by the law
courts for the rejection of many YER
diets rendered by the lower courts, gen.
orally in favor of the injured one The
Legislature of 1909 passed an employ
ers' liability law which is intended to
relieve the employee from the fellow
servant" rule, and other principles
which existed under the common law
and which very often prevented a ia
vorable decision being given. and it will
be interesting to note what effect this
new law will have upon decisions that
will be given under its provisions.
The matter of strikes, lockouts, ETC.,
is taken up in detail each case receiv-
ing consideration in accordance with
the facts. In addition to these matters
some valuable information has been
collected that will be used during 1910
in advertising the resources of the
State. The 1909 report will be profuse-
ly illustrated.
The annual report of Hon. Fred A.
Hobbs of South Berwick, county attor
ney for York county. which was filed
at the office of the attorney general
today. shows that during the past year
in that county 26S prosecutions were
instituted of which 10 were for VIOLA
tions of the prohibitory liquor law.
Other offences were as follows: Homi-
eide. two; forgery and counterfeiting,
two; compound larceny. 16; larceny, Is;
assault and battery. seven: offences
against chastity and morality, seven;
nuisanca. -; other offences, 20.
Cases were disposed of during the
year as follows: Quashed, five; mol
pressed or dismissed, as; convicted and
sentence 50: acquitted, nine; placed on
file, IS; continued open, 26; sentenced
to state prison. four: sentenced to
county fail and house of correction, 26;
fined, 40.
The annual report of Arthur II. Stet-
son of Bath, county attorney for Saga
dahoc county, which was filed at the
office of the attorney general today,
shows that during the past year in that
county 81 prosecutions were instituted
of which number q were for violations
of the prohibitory liquor law. Other
offences were as follows: Homicide,
one; forgery and counterfeiting. one;
larceny, two: burglary, two; assault
and battery, two; other offences, two.
Cases were disposed of during the
wear as follows: Mol pressed or dis
missed. four: conviction and sentence,
Is: acquitted, three; placed on file.
four. continued open, eight; sentenced
to States prison. three; sentenced to
county Jail and house of correction,
five; fined, seven.
During the year the costs and eX-
penses of prosecution amounted TO 81
3O1 "a: fines and costs imposed, S1OO.S2;
fines and costs collected, S6So.s2.
Special Orders. No. ia, issued
Thursday from the office of the adJu-
tant general. are as follows:
In order that the on-commlssloned
officers of companies may be pre-
pared to take full advantage of the
visits of Sergeant John A. SchWeitzer'
1 st Infantry, U. S. A. on detail with
the National Guard of this State, the
following course of study is pre-
scrbed for all such nom commissioned
officers:
Infantry Drill Regulations. Page
10 to 60. Duties of N. c. o. in close
and extended order in school of COM
pany and battalion. Page 1S1-page
1879 to 207.
Field Service Regulations. Page
q to 100.
Small Arms Firing Regulations