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WILL co TO DURHAM.
A Bill for the New Hampshire lAgrI-
cultural College Prepared.

CONCORD. N. H.. March 1.-THE ccmmis-
sioners appointed by the Governor and Coun-
Gil to consider the legal status of the ques-
tions connected with the proposed removal
of the State Agricultural College from Han.
over to Durham, reported legislative bill
providing that after tho state receives the
funds under the Benjamin Thompson be-
quest the transfer of the Agricultural Col
lege shall give trustees of the Dartmouth
College one years notice Of their intention to
close the contract between the two colleges,
and that then the trustees shall dispose of
all the states interest in real estate at Hano-
yer and shall use the proceeds with such spe-
purpose to erect college buildings at Durham.
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sssaGELLANEOU US.

HARD WOOD from Bobbins only $500 per
III cord. G. W. YORK, so Commercial street.
Telephone 687 b. 3-0
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TITO LET-Fine convenient store with fixtures
Il for an apothecary, near Union station. rent
reasonable; also nice rent rooms on Cumberland
street, near Oak with all the modern imnrove
ments. L. o. BEAN & CO., 40 Exchange Street.
1n.1
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RELIC OF sYcoNE DAYS.
A Negro Civil Rights Bill just Passed
In Wisconsin,

MADISON. Wis, March 1.-THE assembly
session today was taken up with the civil
rights bill which puts black man on an
equality with white man. An amendment
restricting provisions Of the bill to land and
water traffic aceommods tion was proposed
by the Democratic judiciary committee and
agreed to and its amended bill was passed by
q strict party vote. The Democrats during
debate charged the Republicans with forcing
this issue upon the party In power after re-
fuslng to pass 1t during their 25 years rule In
the state. The original bill made 1t a
criminal offense to refuse privileges Of any
public place to a black man. The amended
bill applies only to inns and conveyances by
land or water and makes 1t penal offense.
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County Estimates.

The committee on county estimates will
report as follows for the year 1891:
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SAYINGS BANK BOOK LOST.

:" L have been notified In writing, as required
w by revised Statutes, Chapter Al, Section 49,
by Annie Branigan, OF Portsmouth, N. H., that
her Deposit Book No. sc, ,454 is lost and that she
desires duplicate book issued to her
MAINE SAVINGS BANK,
by Alpheus g. Rogers Treasurer
Portland, Me-, Mar. A, 1891. r5diawTh3w.
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A Strange Suicide.

BRAETLEBoRo, Vt, March 11.-Lieuten-
ant BENJAMIN 81. Clay, member of the board
of bailiffs and Sedgwick Grand Army Post. q
nrominent odd Fellow and for the past two
Years sexton Of the village cemetery associa-
iion. hanged himself In the hearse house this
morning. he was born In New Hampshire
in 1874. He leaves wife and three children.
No canse Is known for the suicide as he was
in good circumstances and universally re-
spected.
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MISSING ALICE EMERSON.
She Went 10 Dover Last Friday and
Has Not Been Seen Sir CO.

DOVER, N. H., March 10.-Pretty Alice
Emerson Of Northwood. who has been at
work at South Berwick. has disappeared
She came here on the stage last Friday with
Howard Kimball. who says he left her at
the depot here. Her father was here today
hunting for her. He says Kimball returned
home Saturday and he believes be knows
more Of her whereabouts than he will tell.
searched by the girls father, but not trace
Of her can be found.
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"ANTED-Agents on the life and Deeds OF
w General Sherman" Highest Commi ssion
paid; outfits now ready; books ready in few
days; secure territory at once. GATELY &
OGORMAN, Al Middle street, Portland. IL
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WANTED.

A large and comfortably furnished room, heated
IA by steam preferred, with modern convent
ences. As the advertiser Is a travelling man the
room will not be rtqui ed every day by himself
wife ard boy two years old. Any one having the
desired accommodation, and willing TO give board
also, Will please communicate by letter only,
with HENRY K. NORM
mh7d1ws Union Mutual Life Ins. Co., City.
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Death of a Well Known Midget,

colored midget, was found dead In bed at his
boarding house this morning. He had been
asphyxiated. Ii Is believed, accidentally. The
midget was 81 years old, 43 inches high, and
had been in the show business 25 years.
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The Pen sion List.
OBITUARY.
John l'Esperance.

MONTREAL. March 11.-John L'Esperance
for 20 years familiar figure In Canadian
literary circles. Is dead. He was born In st.
Louis, Mo-. in 1896 and adopted the nom de
plume Of "Laclede." L'Esperance served on
the confederate side in the civil war In the
United States. He came to Canada upon the
defeat OF the cause he espOused. He con
tributed largely to Canadian journalism and
was an interesting writer Of poetry and
histOrV.
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Suddenly Stricken Down,

DANBURY, Conn.,, March 1l.-Howard NJ
Grofut, natter, died suddenly last night.
He went out early in the evening apparently
In the best OF health and returned about II
O'Clock very Ill. Before doctor could be
summoned he died. 1t looks like case OF
poisoning. Crofut was about 40 years old
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MuIvaney's Crop Of Attachments.

New YORK. March 11.-Deputy Sheriff
Mulvaney received three more attachments
against Levi l.. Brown, No. 36l Broadway,
two In favcr Of the North National Bank of
Boston for S37, 500, and one In favor Of the
Third National Bank Of Springfield, Mass :,
for $4,000.
The sheriff received two attachments
against Dudley Hall & Co.. of Boston. tea
Smith, Wiemann Company Qimited5 for
S9,077, and the other In favor Of the Manu-
facturers' Bank for $4,000.
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one Deadlock sstrled.

ALBANY, N. Y, March 1.-THE deadlock
In the Senate over the power Of Lieutenant
Governor Jones In appointing a temporary
president was broken at 3.15 this morning by
the adoption Of a compromise amendment to
therules. The amendment allows the Lieut..
Governor to designate any member to per-
form the duties of the chair for period not
longer than "A hours from the time Of his
designation, which may be revoked at any
time by the Senate
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The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday. March
11tb, taken at p. m, 10Th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
In this order: Temperature. direction Of the
wind. state of the weather:
Boston, 38o, SW, cloudless New York, 44o,
Sc, cloudless; Philadelphia, 42o, Sc, cloudy
Washington. a., Sc, cloudy; Albany. 42'.
Cleveland, 4So, Sc, cloudy; Detroit 4se''
SW, cloudy; Chicago, 26o. W,:snow st. Paul.
16', SW. cloudless; Duluth, 22e. W,cloud.
less ST. Vincent, IL. w, partly cloudy; Bis
marck, 16', W. cloudless; Jacksonville, 66s,
y, rain.
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a straddIlne verdIct.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE trial of James
A. simmons for embezzlement Of the funds
OF the Sixth National Bank, ended at lib
tonight with a verdict Of guilty on the first
count In the Indictment charging him with
embezzling S620,000 worth Of bonds. and not
guilty on the remaining four counts. Coupled
with the veraict was a recommendation BY
the jury to the mercy of the court
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MAINE THURSDAY MARCH

which gave large Republican majority.
Mr.. Plummer had carefully read the speeches
against the bill and sitting as a Juror. he
could not discover that these arguments con.
tanned anything of weight. They were the
Mr.. Plummer referred to the remarks of
Mr.. Peaks Of Dover. respecting the young
men. Mr.. Peaks had said, In effect, that
while he was fighting the battles of his
country on Southern fields, the young men
who now came here to dictate to the older
Mr.. Peaks did not like such dIstation. Isn't
that q nice bid for. the young men to enter
the Republican party, said Mr.. Plummer.
They may come In, but they must keep their
mouths shut and say nothing. Mr.. Plummer
had no doubt that the young man who was
the author Of this bill. IL he could have had
his way would have been born In time to
have fought beside the gentleman from Do
yer during the war. MIR. Plummer, In clos
Ing, predicted that the measure would soon
be made law. even II rejected by this legis-
lature.
Mr.. Clason, at this point called for the
previous question, neither side having any
thing more to say. The vote was according
ly taken as above printed.
The state Valuation.
The portals of that chamber of mystery
opening from the landing on the main stair
case in the Capitol have at last been opened
and Its secrets are secrets no longer. The
valuation commission was to have reported
by the resolve Of the last legislature on
January 2, 1891. Their report was presented
in the Senate today March 11th. The COM
mission has been subjected to many delays,
during its two years work. Even in the last
three days Of its labors, malt was called by
Mr.. Knowlton. the Cumberland county COM
mission, who stood against the valuation
placed upon the city of Portland which was
finally reduced as was that OF Bangor. The
report of the commission Is necessarily a
voluminous document made up Of a long list
oft0wns and plantations and the valuation
fixed for each, the number Of polls In each
town and the valuation Of the wild lands.
The total valuation Of the state Is placed at
S309. .129 101 an increase Of about $74, ,000, 600.
Cumberland county has a valuation Of $685.
BY the last valuation the wild lands were
returned at a value of S7,948.0 .060; by the
present they are placed at S19,179.51 OF
this increase about 81, 900, 900 Is only an ap-
parent one. By an act of the legislature
plantations having less than 200 inhabitants
are returned as wild lands. Ten years ago
the same plantations were returned as such.
The transferring Of these plantations to the
wild lands column accounts for about 81, ,00O,-
900 Of the increase In the valuation.
The placing Of a valuation upon the grass
and timber upon public lands Is also a new
feature. being added to the valuation In ac-
c0rdance with an act Of the legislature
passed several years ago.
The following table shows the result of
the work of the commission, giving the clas-
sified valuation by counties aud the totals:
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Long Sailing Race.

New YORK, March 10-Four ships started
on an ocean race yesterday. They were the
Habitant, Captain Potter; Santa, Captain
Kelbenberg; Alexander Yates, Captain
Dunham; and the Isadore, Captain Thomp.
son. The first two are bound for Melbourne
the third for Sydney, and the fourth for Cal
cutta. The vessels are all full-rigged clipper
shipg
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Opposed by Flour Merchants.

NEW YORK, March 1l.--A Washington
special says that Senior Mendonca, Brazilian
representative, says the opposition to the re-
clprocity treaty comes from the -four man
ufaeturers, who are afflicted by the treaty.
and from importers of English goods.
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The Aubry Breaking Up.

HALIFAX, N. s., March 1.-THE schooner
Aubry A, which went ashore on Duncan's
reef Monday night. went to pieces yesterday
at the time. soon breaking her into frag-
ments. The vessel was insured for 5000.
Her cargo was Insured for $500.
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THAR rroubIes Are over

PORTSMOUTH, ". H.. March ii-lnteWHy- W
gence has been received that Cns.es Sss,s w
Taylor OF Portsmouth and Alice Lucss Mrs
Frsd Haine whose husband killed his three
children and himself las, fall. after snoo'ing
and wOundlng Taylor.
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saIIotIne In California.

SAcRAMEN, CAL. March 11-Th state legis
lstnre In joint session todayiballoted for U
Estee, %; NJ. II. DeYoung, "a; Charles N.
FELTON,, II; scattering, 20. Goucher, Demo
crat, who under the Democratic caucus ar
rangement, was substituted for Ostrom, re-
ceiyed full Democratic strength D.
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Found.

HAVE found the Greatest Cure on Earth, fol
rheumatism and Neuralgia In their worst
chronic forms. suffered twelve years and tried
every known remedy. Sufferers write to me aud
enclose stamp. MISS e. S. ORR, East Harpswell
maine. mar2d&w1m
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Some of the cities Of the state are valued
The Legislative ApportIonment.

The committee on legislative apportion-
ment this evening arranged the apportion-
ment for senators and for representatives
for counties as they will report 1t to the leg
islature. The present senatorial apportion-
ment. made in 1888, and that recommended
by the committee, are as follows:
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a. J, BIetnen Sells Out.

MrNSEApoLIs, March 1O.-The Tribune of
this c,tv was sold Yesterday to a syndicate,
headed by w. J. MURPHY Of Grand Forks.
N. d. The price was 100000. The pur-
chase is said to have been made in the inter-
est of ex-senator Pierce.
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The only SdrsaparitLa guaranteed to Gbs0-
Kidneys, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, loss of Ap-
petite, Sick Headache, Muscular Rheumatism,
deafness, Female Weakness, Emdciation, Cen
erat Debility, Eraptions of The Skin, Pimples,
GUS Humors, SAT- Rheum, Syphiilis, Catarrh.
Ring'oorm, Cdrbanctes, Ulcers, and Sores,
Mdturidi Poison, Pain in the Bones.
DANA SARSA PARLLLA CO., Belfast, Ne.
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1tO LET-Premises, 255Ia Middle street, re-
\ Gently occupied Dy The Dresslyft Co.
POSSESSION at once. Apply to f. : WATER
HOUSE, 9S Exchange street. dec20-u
Two LET-The spacious store and chambers
Il recently occupied by Woodman True Co.,
corner of Middle and Pearl Streets; one OF the
largest and best in the city; well arranged fox
dry goods, clothing or any other business. For
particulars apply to GRO. w. WOODMAN.
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FaR SALE or EXCHANGE

for property in this city or vicinity, farm in
Windham; cuts twenty-five (25) tons of hay;
buildings frst-class. Excellent farm in Deering
cuts nifty tons hay. For particulars, call on
JOHN G. and T.. III. COBB,
311a Exchange Street, Portland, Maine.
feh27 diff
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Johnson EnIolpeei.

CINCINNATI. o, March ia temporary in
junction mas been issued restraining John.
son from disposing Of the Cincinnati ass csia.
tion base ball club. -"
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LONDON, March 11.-Sir Henry Tyler has
written letter In reply TO STR Charles TuD-
per In which he denies that he influenced the
votes OF the Grand Trunk employees In the
recent election In Canada. He says he has
no knowledge how the employees voted. He
charged Tupper with trying TO obtain the
votes Of employees In favor Of the government
by promises made through the general man
ager.
Will Smash the Grand Trunk.
TORONTO, Ont, March 1.-THE Malls OF
tawa correspondent says the government
has declared war TO the knife against the
Grand Trunk railroad. The railroad 0p
posed the government in the recent election
and no effort will be made to conceal the fact
suffer for the detection. Its freely assert
ed that the present management OF the rail-
road must 90.
Germany Catching 1t Now.
BERLIN, March II. "A severe snow storm
Is prevailing on the German coast. Railroad
communication IS greatly impeded and the
trains are showed In at Hamburg, Holstein
and Mecklenburg. The English mails are
blockade. The inland weather is mild. but
heavy rains are falling and are causing the
rivers to be flooded.
Shipping Federation Successful.
LONDON, March 1.-THE shipping fedora
tion announces that sufficient number Of
seamen In every port except Cardiff have ac-
cepted the ticket which entities them to en-
ployment by companies composing the fed
Grafton.
Nearly Three Thous and Years Old.
ATHENS, March 1i.-Professor Charles
Waldstein. the American archaol0gist, who
Is excavating the ruins Of Eretris, city on
the Island OF Eubone, which was founded
before the War OF Troy and was destroyed
400 Ii, q. by the Ppr8ian9- IL m0etfuR with
much success. He has found the ruins Of q
theatre, a number Of graves and jewels, dia-
dems, vases, etc.
Foreign Notes.
The convention In Santiago, Chill, has
nominated Signor Vicuna for the presidency.
The physicians In attendance upon Prince
jerome Napoleon announced yesterday that
the feyerlsh symptoms are abatlng and his
strength Is increasing.
A hurricane has swept over the BalearIc
Isles and number Of shipwrecks have oc-
| CURED.
A woman was found dead on a train that
arrived at Seville, Spain, yesterday morn
ing. having been murdered and robbed. Pa
pers upon her body bear the name OF Harri-
son on them.
1t Is definitely announced that the Cana
dian Parliament will meet for the despatch
OF business on April 20. IL Is expected that
the session will be short.
Marquis Di Rudinl, the Italian Premier,
mas made overtures TO the Vatican with
view to bringing about an entente cordial.
based on concessions to be made TO the Ger
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ings banks Of Maine are authorized Dy law
to invest In, aud to Issue certificates OF In
vestment on the assessment plan.
The corporation shall have power to issue
certificates Of investment by the assessments
made upon its certificate holders In such
manner and In such states and countries as
shall be provided By its directors Provided
that.when the holder of any assessment GER
tifcats issued under the provisions Of this
act shall have for three or more consecutive
years paid all assessments upon such certin-
cate such holder, or heirs, shall be entitled
10 receive from the corporation, In cash, 40
per per @ cent OF che monthly payments made dur
The corporation shall deposit annually, on
the 3lst Of December, with the State Treas
urer reserve fund to an amount equal to 10
per cent Of its total receipts until the fund
hold property to the amount Of 100000
Against Several Railroad Plans.
The railroad committee today voted to re-
port ought not to pass on the bill to incorpo-
rate the Portland & Westbrook Street Rail-
road Company. There will be minority
report In favor Of granting the charter.
signed by Messrs. Hunt, Hill and Allen.
The committee will also report adversely on
the bill to incorporate the Suburban Rail-
road Company. BY unanimous vote the
committee decided to report adversely on
oChhtOA ldhuCc Jill W tC6uldbo oAAAOaa
fares. A similar report will be made on the
bill to limit the rate Of railroad fares to five
cents mile.
The judiciary Committee.
The judiciary committee voted to report
ought to pass on the bill to prevent defilng
Of water for domestic purposes. The CON-
mittee will report bill to provide for fire
escapes on tenement houses as the result of
an order directing the committee to examine
the matter.
Electric Wires and a Roof.
Messrs. Ingalls,. Macomber and Allen Of
the capitol commission, Architect Spofferd,
Contractor Foster aud Mr.. Slade, electrician
of Boston, were before tbs committee on
public buildings this afternoon. to answer
questions as to the defects In the electric
lighting and the roof of the addition.
The Blddeford Court.
The York county delegation, besides pre-
senting bill to abolish and re-establish the
Biddeford police court. will also have intro
duced a resolve looking to the removal Of
Judge Hamilton by address, leaving to the
legislature the choice of the two methods.
The Governors staff.
Ou uObiOu VI uuIs DudW VI IUEtiduu, tuo
following order secured passage:
Or1ered That the committee on the judiciary
inquire into the expediency OF submitting 70 vote
by the people of resolve for amending the con-
sttutlon so far as relates TO the adjuant general
and quartermaster general, so that such officers
shall be appointed by the governor instead Of
elected by the legislature.
Points.
Among the petitions for the bill to prevent
blindness Is one signed by number Of the
Cumberland county officers.
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Not So For Democrats.

HARTFORD. Conn.,, March H. Governor
Bulkeley today appointed Friday, March
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weather Observations.

Msan daily ther....31. 8 Max. vel. wind....12 8
Maximum tbeT .....39. @ Total precip...... %
Minimum tbeT. T.....24.0!
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VNo LET AND FOR SALE-To let, a good tene-
ment OF eight rooms and store room; price
$l2 per month For sale six houses near Union
statlon, TWO with stables. j. 9. W0ODMAN.
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The same estimates are made for 1882. ex-
cept In the case Of Knox county, In wnicn
$4,000 Is recommended. FUNDS now IN sns
treasury cut do wn the amount recommended
for that county this year.
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AGENTS ~ ANTE b.

A GENTS WANTED-To sell the Monroe Ink
"A Eraser; extracts ink In two seconds and
leaves no mark whatever. Address G. f. T..
Central House, Woburn, Mass. for particulars
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THE EATHER.
Fair,

Fair.
The following is the forecast Of the weather
for Maine: Generally fair; slightly warmer;
southerly winds.
Local weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me-, March IL, 1891.
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MALE HELP.
ROOMS

DOOMS TO LET-Furnished, S1O0 to $3.50
LII per week; single nights lodging 35c TO SOC; |;
MRS. HATCH, 90 India street. 10-l
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The member of the committee from each
county is a sub committee to confer with the
delegation from his county in the arrange
ments Of the representative districts.
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ITO LET-Furnished room at 6S Franklin street:
Ill very pleasant rent at 70 Turner street,
price low; also, for sale very good toned melo.
deon, will be sold cheap. Inquire OF MRS. III. T..
BEALS, 6S Franklin street. Ill
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FEMALE HELP.

"ANTED-Position as stenoprapher and
w typewriter by younu lady. Address j. A.
C0NNELLAN, Stenographer THE TWITCH-
ELL CHAMPLlN CO., Portland, Me. Ill
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Contagious Diseases.

SVhe08tVh8 1iS0dS63.
Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, March 11.-Cases of contagious
diseases Of which the State Board of Health
is notified were reported as follows, for the
week ending Saturday. March 7th:
Diphtheria-New Sharon, /; Vassalboro. /
Scarlet Fever-Nobleboro, z; Princeton, /;
WestbrOok, 2.
Typhoid Fever-Portland, / Togus, 1.
Knox Bar Officers.
Especial to the Press.l
RocKLAND, March 1.-THE annual meet.
of the Knox Bar and Library Association
was held here yesterday afternoon. The fol.
lowing officers were chosen President. Hon.
Daniel N. Mortland; vice president, Hon. ].
Ell. Montgomery, Camden; secretary treas.
urer, Chester NJ. Walker; librarian, Ralph
An Old Man Killed.
Especial to the Press.l
WATERvILLE, March n.-An old man
named John Moore was struck by the FLYING
Yankee this afternoon near the lower bridge
and killed almost instantly. His home was
in this city, where he had lived for several
The Gas Blew Itself Out.
BIppEFoRD, March ia bad leak In the
gas main occurred in Saco last night. Several
people were seriously affected but not criti.
cally. twenty-five thousand feet Of gas es.
capped during the night.
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MAIN E.
Knox County Court.
rn, No.

RoCKLAND, March 1.-THE Supreme Ju-
dicial Court opened yesterday morning with
Associate Justice William Penn Whitehouse
of Augusta, 1t being his first occupancy of the
bench in this county. The list of court Off
cials shows several changes from last term.
W.iR. Prescott, the new county attorney. is
serving his first term In that capacity, while
]. Warren Gray is becoming initiated to the
duties of sheriff. j. S. Estes of Caribou is
court stenographer and Ralph r. Ulmer, as
usual. clerk. Rev. W. o. Holman, who for
so many years has offered prayer at the
opening, this year gave way to Rev. C. s.
Cummings Of the Methodist church.