The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-30

had all departed, but 1t was not chron-
icled In the papers. Neither do they
relate how the young man and his
friends celebrated the occasion.
1t is announced that Senator Hale has
recommended Mr.. Walter w. Duffett,
Jr, of Portland for the position of Ma
;ional bank examiner for Maine, in
place of Mr.. Charles P. Hatch, who has
resigned This recommendation is
equivalent to an appointment, which
will be made in few days in the regu
ar course of business in the Treasury
department. The appointment is in all
respects a most excellent one.
Oldtown is happy in the assurance
that its longed for new railroad station is
a sure thing. The building will in all
probability be either stone or brick and
will be used by both the Maine Central
Railroad Co. and the b & A. 1t will,
however, be the exclusive property of
the former road and the latter. will pay
rental for it's use. The location Of the
station has not been definitely deter
mined as yet as the head officials of the
road have different ideas az to where it
should be placed.
An enterprising Augusta lawyer has
begun the utilization of the graphic
phone in the dictation of letters to his
typewriters. Now, instead of having
the stenographer sit down with him and
take notes of what he wishes written,
he merely slips a clean record into
his talking machine and begins to
punctuation marks necessary, and when
he gets through the record is put in
particular place, numbered and ready
for the typewriter to grind out at any
time.
The grand jury of the April term of
the supreme judicial court in session at
Houtou has had under consideration
the case of Charles +. Melvine, alleged
to have killed his wife at Mars Hill,
April 2, and will make its report Mon
day or Tuesday. 1t is understood that
in case true bill is returned, Hon. Don
A. Powers, the well known criminal
lawyer of Houlton, will defend the pris
oner and that insanity will be the de-
Tense. The attorney general will assist
County Attorney Powers in the prose
cution
Newman Dorsey and Albert Haines of
Fort Fairfield who left home about two
weeks ago to seek their fortunes in
colorado, made short work of deciding
between the prospects afforded young
men in Colorado as compared with those
of Maine. After spending two days IN
Denver they purchased their return
tickets and arrived home Thursday of
last week. These young men have just
passed their 21st birthday and are ready
to commence life each for himself
They will each begin in a sensible way
on good Fort Fairfield farm.
A meeting of the Maine Topographic
cal Survey commission was held at the
Bangor House, Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The commission which
consisted Of Prof Leslie A. Lee of
Brunswick, Charles s Hitehborn of
Augusta and Hon. William tngel of
Bangor organized and elected Prof. Lee
as chairman and Mr.. Hitchborn az sec.
rotary and treasurer. According to
vote of the board the Topographic work
will be done this year in the section now
under control north of the town of
Arson. The photographic work during
the coming summer will be done in the
water shed of the Kennebec river. In
1904 the PenObseot region will receive
the attention of the board. The geo
logic work will be continued in the
Bluehill section, so called In addition
to this thorough examination will be
made in Washington county and the
Fish River region for a coal supply.
This year the commission will have
$4,000 from tho State treasury at its
disposal With the amount received
from the Federal government, which is
also $1,000, the commission will be bet
ter enabled to prosecute the work than
ever before.