The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-02-12
OUR OWN STATE.

II
We learn that movement Is being made in
the Legislature 10 give the appointment Of
Clerks Of the Courts to tho Judges Of the gu
preme Judicial Court. upon the expiration Of
the terms Of the present incumbcnts, taking
away the election OF these officers from the peo-
ple.- The movement originates with members Of
the Bar, who, as general thing, are opposed to
frequent changes Of the clerks.
Notwithstanding the severe snow storm, the
trains on hePortland & Kcnnebec Railroad have
run with remarkable regularity. The manage
ment Of this road is in able hands. as its in
creasing popularity plainly shows. The COM
pany have adopted new system Of collecting
fare money from passengers while in the cars.
1t is that when a passenger neglccts TO purchase
q ticket before entering the cars, in rendering
the fare to the conductor, he is charged twenty
Ave cents extra, and Is handed ticket on
which Is stated that It is good at any station for
the additional fare.
PORTLAND AND KESSEBEc RAILROAD Con-
rASY. During the past year not trip has
been lost and very seldom have the trains been
behind time. Few injuries, Of little amount,
have happened to property, and few accidents
to persons. They have transported 3OO,sSa
passengers, amounting to s2is,637 20, and
1919 86-lO0Oths tons Of freight, amounting
to s3l5,46l y, and have received from other
sources s35, I'D 40, amounting in all to $780,
S2l 35, an increase from last year Of s23,352-
10. They have purchased territory during the
past year at Skowhegan, Kendall's Mills, Wat
crvillc, Augu,ta, Hallowelland Yarmouth juno
ton, which gives them increased facilities for
erecting new buildings, furnishing accomoda-
ton to the lumber trade, storing cars, &c. At
Hallowell extensive side tracks have been put In
and a stone plateau erected for loading gran
lie. They have erected freight house at the
Junction. During the season they have laid
$50 tons Of new iron and 200 tons Of repaired
rail. and put $4,000 new cedar slecpers into the
track. Twcnty-seyen miles Of new fence have
been erected, bridge at Winslow repaired, TWEEN
ty.four culvcrts rebuilt with granite, new
bridge with heavy stone abutments erected In
Bath, and heavy abutmcne relaid at Falmouth
cut; new turnouts put In and old ones extended
some 5000 feet In extent.
The management appears to be in the right
hands. We are indebted to ]. W. Clpp, esq,
General Ticket Agent, for copy Of the re-
port. "'a' '.' go .......F n. .
Msria Carr, inditcd for administering croton
oil in -four, where she was living asa domestic,
in Belfast, has been sentenced to nine months
imprisonment in the county Jail. 3.
An act has been reported to the Legislature
making appropriations for the current fiscal
year rs follows Public debt, s37, 900; interest
on public debt, 100000; soldiers pensions,
$4,000; soldiers pensions deficiency for 1906
81, So, 1896 q; insane State paupen, S23, 900;
balance due on school funds, s36,323 So; sink
ing fund, s5l ,49s 10, The whole amount Of
expenditures is s6s2,23 Sc.
The Bangor City Council has forbidden the
erection Of wooden buildings within certain lin
Its. Why will not our City Council do the same
thing, There is no place In the State that has
So many frame "tinder-boIes'' piled up for a
conlagration as Biddeford.
A fire occurred in Portland on Tuesday morn
ing in Fox Block, burning out Nutter 4 Ander-
son, shoe-dealcrs, insured $500 Edward {.
SWEET, matchmaker, insured $500; and WILL
lam Paine, music dealer. Several other stores
in the block were damaged by the smoke and
water. The building was not much injured.
We arc glad to learn that Walter Hatch, Su-
perintenlent Of the Portland and Kennebcc
railroad has 20 far recovered rs TO be able to 10
sumo his duties Mr.. Hatch is very efficient
business man and Is entitled to full proportion
Of honor. for the excellent management OF this
road and its now great and deserved popularity.
Portland Press.
A dispatch from IIallowell, announces that
cI-Gov. John Hubbard died very suddenly in
his Office Saturday morning Of heart disease.
lie was widely known, universally respected,
and the most prominent physician in the State.
The Portland Advertiser says that Saturday
at midnight the police found girl and boy,
about and 8 years old, wandering in the
streets Of Porsland, who said they had been
locked out Of home by their parents. They