Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-15
PASSAMAQUoDDY TRIBE.
Annual Report of Agent Rolfe Re-
ceved by Governor and Council.

The annual report of the agent of
the Passamaquoddy tribe of Indians
was presented to the Governor and
Council at the meeting, Thursday,
from Charles A, Rolfe, agent. The
report, in part, was as follows
BY resolve of the Legislature of 1911
the sum of s10940 was appropriated
for the benefit of said tribe of Indians
for the year 1911.
Internationally, We have oVerelraWu
the appropriation by the amount of
$40. Up to the time of commencing
this report,we had thought that our
expenditures We're within the limit
but owing to an oversight, we omitted
to enter the expenditure for janitors
services at both points, $40. In our
statement made to the State Auditor
was an item of 5000, due the town of
Kennebunk, entered as unpaid We
will not now be able to pay that bill
and we have discounted from the
amount of our expenditures the sum
of $40 to balance the account as we
do not ask for nor expect any amount
above the appropriation. We trust
that in case of some items of the ap-
preparation, showing an amount over
paid, We may be allowed to transfer
Il like amount from other items not
fully expended to balance those items
In the matter of bounties or crops the
rate is filed by statute law, and we
could not avoid paying in full all
bounties.
great deal of sickness prevailed at
Pleasant Point during the winter of
1911. Measles and Whooping cough
combined were very prevalent and
there We're a larger number of deaths
than usual and Il heavy drain was
made on the poor funds. The people
at Peter Danas point do not suffer
for wood as ii is handy to them. AT
Pleasant Point the nearest wood is
miles away and costs S. TO Sc per cord
delivered. and the small stipend each
| family receives for that purpose does
| not go very far towards keeping up 4
comfortable fire during long cold
winter in an exposed location on the
| open sea shore. Some of the able In
| dams gather drift wood during the
summer months for winter Use. The
| feeble ones and the poor widows can
not do that, hence a great deal of help
| must be given in this direction
| The report favors a general appro-
priation, unitemized, to be expended
| by the agent under the directions of
the Governor and Council for all pur-
| poses necessarily required, thus rem
dering any part of the fund available
Tor the various demands upon it.
The general health of the people is
at present better than usual, although
there arc some chronic cases of dis
ease. The tribe now numbers 446
members. There have been Is deaths !
anG II births during the year; nine |
deaths occurring in less than a month |
in January and February
The school at Pleasant Point is still |
under the supervision of Sister Mary |
Rose superior, a teacher among the |
Indians many years and very success
fuI in her work. Seventy five scholars
nave attended school and the school |
work has been Well done and is pros
pering. The school at Peter Dana's !
Point has been under the supervision |
of Sister NJ. Agnes, superior, a lady of |
much intelligence and very conscienti-
Gus in her work. Sixteen scholars
have attended this school and much
good work has been done. The school
is open but four months in the year,
as tie place is very bleak in winter
the past year has not been up TO the
average as it is difficult to prevail on
the Indian generally. to give his crop
the required attention, after ii is nut
into the ground There were raised
potatoes. 1907 bushels; carrots. BUSH
els; beets. 10 bushels; beans, 40la BUSH
els; peas. bushels; oats, 315 BUSH
els. Bounty was paid on the above
n L
fund.
At an election for governor and lieu
tenant governor for that part of the |
tribe at Peter Dana's Point held. Oct. |
and IL, 1911, Wallace Leroy was cho- |
sen governor and. Thomas Socoby |
lieutenant governor for four years |
ReV. j. j. Abram of Eastport has |
attended to the religious requirements |
or the people at Pleasant Point and |
Rev. Fred A. Karpe of Woodland at |
Peter Dana's Point. Their visits 10 |
the Indian village has been frequent |
and they have worked always to inn
prove the morals and well being of the
people. Sopiel Mitchell has served as
state police at Pleasant Point and |
Newell Sabattas at Peter Dana's Point |
in very satisfactory manner.
an tile CHURCHES Scnool buildings,
and houses and the town halls are in |
very good repair except the old portion |
OF the Sisters home at Pleasant Point |
requires new stills at an early date.
Their buildings are all comfortable.
We'll heated in winter and are well
adapted to purposes for which they
are used.
Early in the winter of 1911. so much
sickness prevailed that the poor fund
was depleted to such an extent that
we nave. In the end, been obliged to
Withheld payment of nearly all the |
regular November monthly stipends to |
those entitled to Them Should no cpl |
aemle or sickness prevail during the |
coming season, we think that our |
successor, Mr.. Bore, will be able to |
DaN than from Tho f,.,,d q. |