Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-09

enough SNOW W ne VI use III tiiC opCId-
ions. and not so much as to make
lauling difficult. The logs are now
fardnd and awaiting only the driving
itch of water in the spring to move
Town to the mills.
Sheriff Coils of Rockingham county,
y. H., has returned home with the
lorse thief. Coleman, who was released
from the State prison ut ThOmaston,
wo weeks ago, this morning. AS moth
ing had been heard from Mr.. Coils
:ince his first visit to the Capitol, over
wo weeks ago, it was supposed that
coleman had waived his rights of eX-
tradition and had willingly accom-
panied the officer to New Hampshire.
Such was not the case, however, and so
coleman has been detained in the DO
lice station for two weeks a fugitive
from justice, until the sheriff could
make another trip to the Maine Capt.
oil. Governor Hill promptly honor I'd
he cXtradition papers and Coleman
%ill now have to stand trial in the New
Hampshire courts for theft of a horsa
md wagon committee before the Grim"
which got him into trouble i'll this State.
The commissioners of inland fish and
ramc have advertised two hearings for
he near future. Tho first will be held
1t the Llnccy House in Pittslicld, Sat-
Irday, March l., at s A. NJ, on Il pc
ition that White pond in the town of
Palmyra be closed to ice fishing: and
he second will 1.bc held at Joshua
Young's in the town of Acton. Thurs
lay, March Il, at 100 p. NJ. on pcti-
ponds in the town of Acton be closed 70
lice fishing for period of years.
Superintendent Stevens received Il
letter, yesterday. from Attorney Cen
eral George NJ. Scidcrs. who was fri'
many years law partner of the late
Thomas Il. Reed, stating that Mrs.
Reed has given Il w"ll-knoWn New
York artist Il commission to paint a
pgftrait of her husband to be hung in
the rotunda of the Capitol with those
Of other sons of Maine, who have won
fame i'll the public service.
In NcE Hampshire last ycdp, as well
as in eastern Maine. the pcrcupine
hunters did Il great business. The re-
turns are row all in, ana it is given
out that IN" Granite State paid bonn
tic; on 39. - 1IcdgchoEs. Il large num-
her. though many thousands smaller
tn:tn the number killed in our own
state. New Hampshire also maintains
4 bounty on bears, and there were 107
killed in that state during the year.
From time immcmorial there have
been Justices Of tho peace and quorum,
hut hcrclft"r in the State of Maine,
such officials will be merely justices of
tn" peace. The OIL expressions and
quorum" ard "of the quorum have be-
come meaningless in these modern
times. and in tn" present revision of
| he Maine statute; arc wholly dropped
| 1t will probably be some time, how
ever. before those applying for COM
missions, and the people generally
who use the title drop the latter part
| of tn" phrase which has become 50
familiar. Originally there WAS dill
| ference between justices Of the peace
| and justices OF the quorum. Those
| justices of tn" peace who were emil
| neat for their knowledge and prudence
were designated by the Crown to BE-
| also 'of the quorum" since there were
many cases in former times in Eng
land, when the presence of several
| justices were necessary to hear and
| decide I matter of Importance. Those
| justices whose presence were necessary
| before legal opinion could he rendered
| ana judgments given were said to be
of the quorum But this distinction
has long since become obsolete, and in
England and in this country for gen.
Crations. all justices of the peace have
also been justices of the quorum.
| The dropping of the latter part of the
| title in the interests of brcvity and
clearncss is to be commended, and
there are hosts of similar changes
which might be made to good advan-
| taSe III legal verbiage.
The following new corporations have
| filed certificates of organization here:
The Elmwood Press organized at
| parsonsficld for the purpose of doing
4 printing and publishing business,
with $4,000 capital stock of which Si1i
| is paid in. The officers are: President
Nathan d. Smith of Parsonsficld:
| treasurer Leonard C. Leavitt, OF
Parsonsfield.
Hagcrman Metallic Hose company
organized at Augusta for the purpose
of manufacturing pipe. hose. machin-
cry. etc. with 100000 capital stock of
which nothing is paid in. The officers
| arc. President and trpaS urpr T. 7,