The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-06

on condition that they VIII be cultivated
according to his direction Mr. Steph-
ems will receive one half of the yield for
certain number of years.
A fire originating in the Odd Fellow
lodge room in the Calais bank building
Calais at one o'clock Saturday morning,
destroyed the upper story and the entire
building was damaged by smoke and
water, causing loss of $50 900.
Hon. Albert M. Spear of Gardiner was
Saturday morning confirmed as an asso
oiate justice of the supreme court, at
$50 o'clock. The oath was administer
ed by Gov. Hill. A number of. visitors
were present. Justice Spears first term
will be at Belfast, Waldo, in April.
The friends OF Chief Justice Andrew
P. Wiswell of the Maine supreme court
will be pleased to learn that he IL stead-
ly recovering from the recent attack of
illness which has confined him to his
home in Ellsworth. lie expects to go
the benefit of his health.
John II. Russell and Edward A. Com
ley, manager and clerk respectively for
the Portland and Portsmouth Express
company, Thursday, were found guilty
at Portland on search and seizure
charge and fined 500 and costs each
They appealed and furnished bonds for
their appearance in the superior court.
The record of Sheriff Pearson's de-
partment for February, 1902, is as fol-
lows: Seizures, SO; arrests, Al search
and seizure, %; single sale, 3; earring
for sale,2; nuisance, 3; breaking and on.
tering, A; policy lottery, 8; operating
gambling machine, /; gambling, /; tot.
al 141.
The sum of $1,000 is given to the East.
ern Maine General Hospital of Bangor
by the will of Nathan c. Aver, allowed
by Judge Burgess in the Penobscot
county probate court on Tuesday. The
money is to go for the maintenance of a
free bed The sum of $1,000 Is also Civ
en- toward the establishment of home
for aged men.
Miss Margaret Koch, who has for four
or five years held place as instructor
in the women's division of Colby College
is about to leave Watervile for IA more
promising field of labor. She leaves
Maine 10 go to New York City where, it
Is stated, she is to become pastoral as
sistant to the Rev. DR.. Lorimer of the
Madison Avenue Bastist church.
A meeting of the Maine Old Home
Week Association will be held at Port
land, Maine, at the common Council
rooms in the city hall, on Wednesday,
March II, 1902, at 200 o'clock p. NJ,
for the election of officers, for advising
the Executive Board az to the most ac-
ceptable time for old Home Week OBJ
servanoe, and to transact any other bust
ness
Saturday being the birthday anniver.
sary of Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens of Port.
land, president of the National w. c. r.
u, many congratulatory messages were
received at her home from different parts
of the country, although Mrs. Stevens
Is now in the South. The California w.
C. 7. u, which was in executive session
at Los Angeles, telegraphed Glowing
birthday greetings"
1t is understood that the United
States will shortly take steps to obtain
a reimbursement of the sum($72, 0OO)
paid to the brigands as ransom for
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone and Nine. Tsilka,
holding Turkey in Constantlnople re-
sponsible, inasmuoh MS the capture of
the missionaries was effected on Turk
ish soil. Turkey disclaims responsibility
and lays the blame on Bulgaria.
While Levi f. Kelley was coming down
from the third story of his hardware
store at Jonesport, Thursday with pail
of gasolene, the pail slipped from one
side upsetting the gasolene. This inn
medately soaked through the floor onto