The Portland daily press., 1893-04-06
Nominated by the Governor.

AUGUSTA, April Besides the ap.
pointment Of Judge Wiswell to the SUI
preme bench, which was announced
yesterday afternoon, the following nom
nations have also been made by the
Governor:
Trustee of the Maine State College-ArthuI
L. Moore, Limerick
Judge ofthe Norway Municipal Court -Chas.
F. Whitman. Norway.
Fish and Game Warden Charles A. Davis
Trial Justices-Joseph d. Brown, Foxcroft
David Cargil, East Livermore.
Notaries Public--Geo. E. Hammond, Eliot
Levi B. Wyman. Ellsworth; Fred L. Kent Ban
gor; Daniel Lewis, Sherman.
CoronerS-Chas. E. Garcelon, Auburn; OF
liver Otis, Rockland; James I. Small, Lewis
ton.
Agents to Prevent Cruelty-James A. Downs
Greenfield: Matthew c. Morrill,. Gray.
Justices of the Peace and Quorum-Wm. w
moin aot Curtis s. cari WATERFORD; james L
Dyer and Edwin L. Dyer, Portland; Daniel A.
Hill, Kittery; VIM. L. Lawry, Warren; Edwin
4. Moulton, ShaDleigh; Frank E. Mace. Planta-
wick; Lucien E. Stackpole. Monticello; San
ford c. Simpson, Dixmont; Sumner W. Wood
bury. Bangor; George H.. Wallace. Hampton;
ton. Porter; Samuel L. Bates, Portland; Chas.
F. Curtis, Auburn; William Goodwin, Glen
burn.
Pilot for the Piscataqua River and Harbor-
Thos. d. Bray, Kittery.
The Methodist Conference
AUGUSTA, April 5.-The annual Maine
M. E. conference will open at Rev. A. w.
Politics. church in Westbrook, April u.
holding until the following Monday,
Bishop Ninde of Detroit, presiding,
Among the prominent men of the socie
ty who will be present, are Chaplain
McCabe, Rev. ]. Benson Hamilton OF
New York, representing the Preachers
Aid Society: Rev. J. W. Hamilton OF
Boston, the Freedmen's Aid Society;
DR.. w. A. Spencer of Philadelphia,
Church Extension; Rev. G. F, Buffers OF
Fitchburg, Mass. Rev. /. G. Ross, who
has served the Augusta church as pastor
for two years, will probably go else
where, and Rev. G. S. Cummings, who
has occupied the pulpit of the Pratt
Memorial church of Rockland for five
years, is expected to come here.
Rockland News.
RooKLAND, April ST. 0. Bailey, the
Portland auctioneer, was at the Maine
Central wharf at the advertised hour
this morning to dispose of the steamer
City of Richmond, which has been sup
erceded on the Machias route by the
new steamer Frank Jones. No bidders
appeared and the sale was declared
off.
The house and barn of F. J. Brown
on Dodges mountain, was burned yes
terday morning. Fire caught in the sec
ond story Mrs. Farnham and two
children just escaped in their night
clothes. Loss $1,000; no insurance.
Saco Will Contest.
B1DDEFoRD, April 5.-The attorneys
for the city of Saco in the York Manu-
featuring Company tax matter, will pc
tition the Supreme Court to set aside the
decision of the York county commissions
us rendered yesterday.
The ground on which the petition If
based is that the comp any did not com
ply with the law by rendering to the as
SCISSORS a true and perfect list of its tax
able property.
Fire in Saco.
BIDDEFoRD, April ga building Oh
Water street, Saco, owned and occupied
bv James f. Lewis, blacksmith, was
Quilted by fire this afternoon. The loss
is $500; covered by insurance. James
Porter, carpenter, occupying the upper
story, lost $i700 worth of manufactured
lumber; no insurance.