Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-03
State House Chat

state House Chae
Miss E. Bernice Bates Of the cleri-
cal force Of the State superintendent
of schools Office left Wednesday for
few days visi. with her grand
mother, Mrs. Ezra Bates, on the
Mount Vernon road.
Adjutant General George Mel.
Presson and Capt. E. w. Niles. U. S.
A., were in Lewiston on Wednesday
for the purpose Of inspecting the
State range.
Harry w. Kidder, assistant librarian
Of the Senate library at Washington,
was visitor Wednesday at the State
library. Mr. Kidder is a graduate of
Colby College and formerly resided in
Waterville.
Another visitor Wednesday at the
of Lewiston, a veteran Of the Civil
War and former resident of Litchfield.
Mr. Emerson is the father of Con-
gresham Henry L. Emerson of Cleve-
land. The Ohio congressman was born
in Lewiston, graduated from Lewiston
High school with the class Of 1890 and
studied law in the Office Of Judge w.
H. Newell.
State Insurance Commissioner
Erastus j. Carter and Deputy Insur-
ance Commissioner Ivan E. Lang were
in Lewiston Wednesday on business
connected with the department.
Governor Oakley c. Curtis has ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the
Fort Fairfield Centennial, which is to
be held on Tuesday, Aug. 8. He will
also be one of the speakers. The Gov
ernor has also accepted an invitation
to attend the Centennial exercises at
kingfield on Aug. II, when a monu-
ment will be unveiled to Governor
King, Names first Governor. Cover
nor Curtis will be accompanied by his
staff on both occasions Governor Cur
tbs has likewise accepted an invita-
ton to attend the anniversary exer-
cises of Lee Academy on Aug. IS.
Election Clerk Harold f. Donnell
was at Lewiston Wednesday, making
preliminary arrangements in connec-
ton with the printing of the Septem-
Der ballots.
T. Guptill went to Highmoor farm in
Monmouth on Wednesday to attend IL
meeting of the nonresident members
4 w..
/ Secretary James F. Bagley Of the
Charities and Corrections Commission
went Tuesday to Piscataquis county.
where he will pass the remainder of
the week in the inspection Of charit-
able and correctional institutions.
Miss Thelma Dutton Of Augusta will
today enter the Office of the Charities
and Corrections Commission for the
balance of the month Of August, as
sisting in the clerical work.
John P. McConville. private secre-
tary to Governor Curtis, returned
home to Portland Wednesday after
noon, after his weekly visit to the Ex-
ecutive department at the Capitol.
One of the State House clerks on
Tuesday afternoon told the Journal
man that she had lost a pet kitten.
"Chummy," and asked him to take a
Lost" ad. to the Journal office for
her. He Of course consented. but in
sisted on trying to impress upon her
that the intention was sufficient and
that the kitten was already as good
as found She admitted on Wednes-
day that advertising pays" and that
the prophecy was correct. because
"Chummy' was found and at home
long before the Journal went to Press
Museum Visitors
The following are among the out
of-town visitors who have registered
in the visitors book in the State mu-
scum:
Miss Elizabeth Laffin Miss Made.
line Latin, Frankfort; Irene Lennox,
Agatha Lennox, Kenneth Lennon,
Mrs. Geo. A. Lennox. Bath: Frances
Goldsmith, Gardiner; Mrs. Charles
Caldwell, Madison, Mrs. r. Walling-
ford. Wayne; Mrs. Jas. F. Lawrence,
Gardiner, Charlotte Emerson. Cleve.
land. Ohio; Parker H. Southland, Mar
tin Patrick Sheehan, Bridgeport, Ct:
Jean Webster, Springfield, Mass;
Alice G. Boyden. Robert w. Boyden,
Newtonville, Mass. Elizabeth Berier,
New Brunswick, n. j.; Florence
Beebe, Upton Montclair. n. j. Miss
Ethel Hamilton, Pittsf1eld Mrs.
Katherine McVicar, Skowhegan