Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-08
Portland R. R. Co. Asks
Leave to Cross Bridge,
List Of Officials Whose Terms
Expire This Year.
mount Desert Island Teachers As.
Isoeiation Meets May 10.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
thursday, May 81, at 1890 A. M.


announcement was made Friday at
the office of the Board Of Railroad
commissioners of the receipt of a
petition from the Portland Railroad
co.. asking the authority of the board
Tor the location and construction az
the company's tracks over a bridge on
Daniorth street in the city OF Port
land y hearing on the same will ba
assigned later
ne petition represents that the
Portland Railroad Co, is a corporation
eStabl<shed under the laws Of the
State of Maine and having it's princi-
pa office in Portland, Cumberland
county. That it has been granted by
TN" municipal officers of the city Of
Portland a location for the extension
o1 ITS railway from the junction of St
John and Danforth streets in Portland
through Danforth street to the
boundary line between the city of
Portland and South Portland: that
sad location crosses over the tracks of
the Boston & Maine Railroad and the
tracks of the Maine Central Railroad
on Danforth street upon a bridge al
ready constructed and used as a public
bridge. Wherefore the petitioning
company applies to the commissioners
for authority to locate and construct
its tracks over and upon said bridge in
such manner and under such condi-
tons as the board may seem meet
According to the executive register
the number of State officials whose
terms of service will expire during the
balance of the current year is small,
there being but Is. The only vacancy
which will occur during the month of
May is that of a trustee of the Maine
Industrial school for Girls, on account
of the expiration, on May 81, of the
term of Mrs. Persis S. Martin of Au-
gusta, after five years of service.
In June two vacancies will occur.
An appointment will be in order to
fill the vacancy on the board of trus-
tees of the State School for Boys to
fill the vacancy due to the death Of
the late Fred Atwood of WinterpOrt.
State assayer will also be appointed
to succeed William H. Oler of Port
land, whose term will expire June 20.
In July the officers whose terms will
expire are as follows: Galen M. Wood
cock of Bangor, member of the Board
of Registration and Practice of Medi-
cine and Surgery, July l. after II
years of service; John l.. NJ. Willis Of
Eliot member of the same board,
July I. after six years of service; Will
liam B. Shelton of Lewiston, bank
examiner July 20, after three years or
service: James NJ. Larrabee of Gardi-
ner, judge Of municipal court. July 20,
after 90 years of service.
The August list contains the names
of two officials whose terms will ex-
pire. they being Edgar f. Ring Of
Orono. as State land agent and as
member of the Commission of Inland
Fisheries and Game, Aug. /, after
and Thomas l.. Talbot of Portland
(resigned) member of the Board OF
Legal Examiners. Aug. Is.
Those officials whose terms will eX-
pire in September are Matthew
Laughlin OF Bangor, member of the
Board of Legal Examiners. Sept. |.
after 10 years of service; Edmund Z.
Bryant of Pittsfied. member of the
Board of Examiners in Dentistry.
Sept. 81. after II years of service;
Dana w. Fellows of Portland. member
Of the same board, whose term expires
an the same date, after IS years of
service.
No vacancies occur in october and
but one in November. that being IN the
BOARD of Railroad Commissioners, on
account of the expiration of the term
of Parker Sponord of Bucksport, Nov
"a after nine years of service.
IN December the term of Charles II.
Do,-is of Bangor. member of the
Gown, <sfson of Pharmacy, will expire
~ ~. ,-rst day of the month after
~, aar,, ~ service. and that Of F.. n.
Carver of Augusta au'.'oi ~ 10Y ~
printing, Dec. 30. aver FOUR years VI
service.
state Supt Smith of the pupilc
schools of Maine, will go to Some''l'ie
next Monday. to attend the ah!'"'
convention of the Mount Desert lsla,'"
Teachers Association, which VIII ne
held on that date, and will partlcipa'e
in the exercises. The program wan ~
as follows:
1000 A. NJ.
Devotional Exercises ,uon
Greetings SUN. W.
Reading in the Common Schools; ,,or
Miss. Ida G; Hughes ., Par Ha'0o'
Miss Mary f. Griffin. Bar Harbor
Our Schools
stunt. Seth Norwood, Southwest Harbor
Schoolroom Problems. >.,,.
Miss Josephine b. Bunker, Northeast
HarbOr
Ethics of Promotions. ,
Prin A. H. Carver, Bar Harbor
mint;
Payson Smith, State Supt. of Pubic
Schools
30 p. NJ.
English in the Primary Schools.
Miss Annie S. Holmes, southwest ffa'
Dor
Reading Lesson,
Prin. w. H. Lord. Northeast Harpoi
Local Geology. ..,,.
Prin. w. II. Crafts. SoneSEilie
The Value of Story Telling in the Pri-
mary Grades, Grace Alice Haynes, Bar
Harbor
Address-What constitutes a Ioou