The Republican journal., 1888-04-12
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
THE CpRJrRN VIII CONTEST

THE COBURN WILL CONTEST.
SKOwHEGAN, April ,. Judge Haskell to-
day delivered the final decree sustaining the
Will of the late eN-Gov. Abner Coburn in the
action at law of the heirs, in which they con-
tested that certain requests made in the will
We're not absolute. This ends the suit of the
heirs against the estate, and they have no fur
Their recourse. The total amount of requests
now remaining unpaid is Sj50.00O, divided as
follows: Two hundred thousand dollars to the
American Baptist Home Missionary Society !:
100000 to the Agricultural College; $50, 600 to
the Insane Hospitals $4,000 to the library !;
S20,OOO to the poor of Skowhegan. OF this
amount all will be paid at once except the
SloO.OOO going to Colby University, and previ-
Gus to April bonds were set apart and depos-
tied for this purpose. The S2OO,OOO with inter
est at per cent, since Feb 3. 1887, going to
the missionary society, will be paid tomorrow,
and the executors of the will TODAY drew a
Cashiers check on the National Exchange
Bank of Boston for SlSs.000 The balance of
the sum will be made up from funds which
were deposited to the estate in Boston. and
General Shepard departed for that city to-day
to attend to the transfer of this large sum of
money. None of the securities were sold to
meet this large payment, there was sutfici-
ent cash on hand for the purpose. a portion of
which was derived from the sale of between
$4,000 and 100000 in Boston and bingham
steamboat Company's stock the present spring.
All the requests remaining unpaid have borne
interest at four per cent. since Feb. 3, 1887
and the Agricultural College has already drawn
$1,000 of the interest money coming to that in
stitution.
The total loss to the heirs through the depre-
citation of Northern Pacific, Maine Central and
Fort smith securities is estimated at $4,000
which they would have saved had they not Ell
tered into litigation to break the will
The claim of Mrs. Moses Bailey of Winthrop
on Atteau township has been sold and a law
suit obviated by the payment to her OF
$500. a. NJ. Perkins's action to recover
on lost note of $500 has been non-suited
by the plaintiff because of the statute of limita-
ton. The remaining suits against the estate
will be tried next September unless settle.
ment is reached previously. The executors
Will continue to act for several Years to come
rs there are matters which cannot be settled
before 1891. They have received several al
loWanceS from the estate for services, one be.
ing per cent. on 800 900 paid out and another
of from to per cent. on 100000.
COLLECTOR FACE MUST OBEY TIE LAW.
Some time since afiidavits were filed with In
ternal Revenue Commissioner Miller show
ing that Collector Pages list of liquor tan
payers for Maine in many eases omitted the
name and number of the street, and that il
some cases the name given in tax receipts wa,
different from that in which the taxpayer di,
ed to take steps to compel Collector Page IL
obey the law and thcreupon sent special agen
to Portsmouth. \. H.. some weeks ago. to as
certain the facts. The following letter has
been sent to Page:
W,sIINGToN, ID. G., March %. l>ss.
Mr. Calvin Page, Collector, Portsmouth, \. H.
Sir: In reply 10 your letter OF the 24th inst, yot
are instructed to give notice through your tle,uie
to all special taxpayers i'll Your district that here
after their return of form ii must show where the
particular place Of business is situated for which
the is to be paid. Ii the place is IN city ol
town, the street and number of the house shout,
he stated i'll the return. if the house has no mum
Der, then the street and the particular part of thu
street where il is situated should be stated, an,
where the place of business is outside of city o.
town, 50 that neither number nol street can h,
given, Its location should in some other way bt
partcularized in the return. This specific desig
nation of his place of business 10y the special tax
payer is Indispensable TO the proper execution %
the statute 1888 '2.5 and 52ll, Revised
Statutes, and must be insisted upon by collectors
ing internal revenue receipts i'll districts whcr,
local laws prohibiting the sale Of ale hole liquor
prevail, and the place designed should be state,
in the alphabetical list of special taxpayers in ac
cordance with the requirement of see. 3240, ReyiS
Ell statutes. As to the other point which yo
present, you are instructed that. should Mr. Snlit
make his return doing business under the nam
and style of William Jones, verifying this retur,
by oath or affirmation, the statutes require
(secs. 31;5, Revised Statues amended. and 81 go
You may make ont the special tax stamp to William
Jones, unless you have good and sufficient reason
for doubling the correctness of his statements. |
You have such reasons You should, before SSun
the stamp, make inquiry into TIE facts Respectful
ly yours. JOSEPH :. MILLER,
ANN, ma,