The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-11-20
Kennebec and Somerset.


9frASlzA1IpN Il InE,G Cot Niiks.
Is William Alltl. IL I'D.
February q, 1888 al hat part Of Lin
coin north d Pown.sDorough aas set 81
10 form ne county u x uuebec, an Au
gnsia, formerly a part Of Isllowei va
made the shire town. The county ell
Gers wcre-lion. Joseph North Of Ag2a-
"a, chief Justice Of e. Z Pies. Hon
Daniel Cony Of Augusta, Hon Na.hsnie
Drummer Of Ha!iVwel and II ~ GIANT
Ter Robbins Of lisllowell, Associate ia,
tees Arthur LNhgow Of Wnslow, sthei
Augusta Sheriff; john DAVIS Of Au5u-
"a, CLERK Of the Courts. Hon Jane
Bridge Of Augusta, several years J83g'
of Probate, and then Hon. Judge G3uy
Vas Judge q PROBATE TIL ls24. TAJms.
BOWMAN al ilfst, and then Hon J1I5e
Robbins, Register u PROBATE; Gen. Hen
ry Sewall, Register II Deeds zen ye.rs
Col. William Howard, at first, and lher
Samuel Howard, County Treasurer.
In 800 hallowell AMI Augusta had be
COME Iurishing villages, whore IN - u
the business of the county was done. Bus
mess OF trade wa then almost ali done
ON credit; debts accommodated rapidly
and lawyers ab1un1ed. There were tel
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1ar ~. '.'.Iia,,i,''' "a 80 3ea.S 'ui-
common, and the dockets Of the Gour
were large. 1t was said that in SON
terms Of the Court there We're more thar
a thousand actions entered. The pres
| of business caused tedious DELAYS auf
tho ca.ts ,oo,, - ,',-o'.,,,.,l ~ 49,
nn,f ~ ,ba ~, - -, -, g.,
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the ,me of Somerset The netitIon VA.
opposed and circumstances sent in. tn,
ground of obi.ct,on neino ers. ina,
there were not an The TERRITORY men a,
education suitshle for Jndpes or csnabl,
of managing the affairs OF a county an,
a second. that the number of the inhahl
tants being but fraction over clever
thon.,rd was not sufficient in FORM ,
county and thatihe inhahitant. w.re non
and unable Ia d4frav the rxp,n,,. uf
erecting countv hulidinps
ON mi hearinr the obi4ction. wpr,
met Inv the statement ths, t6ere were tw,
educated nhvsician. In IN. westerly mar
of the county. and yery iuiictous mag
i,trafe in the eas,erIv mart If The coonT,
who had mich cxueriance in bnsintss
and mat the tbree wonld h. a. comprtep
for Joages a. some of IN. ! LIS in Ken
nebec Who w,.ra mn, harmed in ,h,. law
and IN. netitianors had l,av,.tn brino i,
ahill J,An Ware F.n Rpnrpsel.tiv,
frotn Nnrri,is,awnct oj4d.,jno hims.-lf /,
furnish anifah,,. builIinr far a cour
house nntil tn. cnnntv shonld he able +.
bnill house and thai ne t,auld rive Al
acre of land far a isii lot AMI eirht HIM
drad dollars tovsrd hnilii5.g iail an,
wnnld advance money To cotHplcit any de
nci,.ncv and wait an m. comfy INIT
taxps Tonid ho rsi.a3 r,nvnnienttv tn re-
fund tho samn
Thsr,nn',na an the a,st dav Of March
IS09 ten years .ft.r tha rounfv of K.une
moe was ,s,ef,1i.h.d ~. c,ooiv ~ sam
erset wa ireafnorafeJ The act to TAX,
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wei h,.,,,.s IN. nd IN, al t,. m :.
,,.,,f,iI ann IN r.. ,,r.fro fn. H-.,,., an
nnnu1ati,, vas aI,rsad u.,ap and .-,ah
h.h45 a. the .hirr town without On
no-tinn. aud ,i,n canntv officer. wrre-
IIan u,l,r prya,,f 81 4n.nn Cbi.f Jns
,icaofC q pi.s,.Ij,n Rr1ee MrCE.l
,nof Caus3n u,n. 4ndr,v cl,,yru o.
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