Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-09
STATE HOUSE.
Norridgewock Wants R. R,
Crossing Gates andT ender
Election Ordered for the Sixth
Co, Coast Artillery Corps.
Maine Dairymen Find that Weigh.
ing Milk Is Profitable.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and coun
Gil Tuesday, Nov. 20, at $50 A. M,

Gil Tuesday, Nov. 20, at $50 A. M.
Announcement was made Tuesday at
the office Of the Board Of Railroad Com
missioners Of the receipt of petition
from the municipal officers of the town
Of NorrldSeWock asking the commissions
crs TO decide upon the reasonableness of
Il request on the part of the selectmen
that gates be installed (. at railroad
crossing in that town and the services Of
person employed to open and close
them. a hearing on the petition will be
assigned later
The petition states that the applicants
make request in writing on the 10th day
OF May, a. ID. 1910. to the Somerset Rail-
way Co, that gates should be erected
across Bridge street, IN Norrldgewocll
village, where said way is crossed by the
railroad Of the Somerset railroad Co.
and that person should b, appointed I
open and close said gates. 1t further
states that the said railroad company
neslects and refuses TO erect such gates
and to appoint person to open and close
the SAM.
The petitioners therefore make appli-
cation in accordance with law. for the
riilroad commissioners to decide upon
the reasonablencsS of the aforesaid re-
quest and that such further decision and
order may be made by the commissioners
as shall ho necessary in order to estab-
li5h gates and Il person to open and close
them at said raill oad crossing on said
Bridge street.
The petition is dated Norridgewock,
Nov. 5, 1910. and is signed by Frank l..
.Ames, III. S. Whiting and H. a. Gilman.
municipal officers of the town.
Special orders No 2oH. which has been
issued from the office Of the adjutant
general under date Of Monday, Nov. .
states that in accordance with the prOviS-
ions OF Sections 50-52. The Military Law,
an election is ordered for the position of
Captain in the Sixth Co. Coast Artillery
Corps. National Guard of the State Of
Maine and any other commissioned po-
sition in til" company whose present oc-
cupants may be elected to higher office.
The election win be held in the armory
at Sanford on tn" l4th day of November.
]9l" at o'clpck +. NJ. and the immediate
commanding officer will give the required
notice to electors.
Detail for presiding officer Major
Myron j.. Bennett.
Uniform: Dress without side arms.
A. letter which is being sent out to the
press by II. ". I;cdman, the state
dairy instructor connected with the de-
partment OF agriculture. states that
dairymcn who are weighing the mix
from each COW every day find that their
returns Hlc much larger than formerly
when they followed the old custom OF
guessing at the amount in the pail. froth
ana all. The letter further says: 1t
takes hut = lrw seconds time t. weigh
the milk Hnd make record of it, if con
Venlent scales ANA blanks are at hahd'
balance. wciylin.s to sixty pounds by
tenths. having an adjustable hand which
rna,. lc set f.. balance. the weight of the
cmpty ,oil The record sheets need to
be convenient and have sufficient space
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