The Somerset reporter., 1906-11-15
STATE AND GEN ERA l..

of Bucksport as member of the state
Board of Railroad com issioners; also
Nathaniel Hobbs of North Berwick, as a
trustee of the Maine General Hospital.
Maurice Martens of New York city
recently pure hased the farm on East
pond. mithf1eld, formerly owned by
| Fred Brooks, and workmen are already
| engaged in moving the house back al
blasting the rock, preparatory to the
construc ion of $4,000 cottage which,
| it Is reported, Mr.. Martens will have
| erected in the spring.
The royal imported French coach
stallion Arsto, which was owned by the
late S unborn of Boston has been
sold to New I ork parties All OF the
stock at the famous Elmwood farm, Au-
burn, which was established by Mr..
Ssnborn. has now been sold aud the
| farm itself is in the market, MIR San
born intended to make the place the
greatest stock farm of the East and he
| had expended many thousands OF dollars
upon 1t.
Secretary of the interior Ethan Allen
Hitchcock will retire from President
Roosevelt's cabinet on the fourth of
next March, and James r Garfield of
Ohio, at present commissioner Of cor
porstions will succeed him, Herbert
Knox Smith, now assistant com missioner
of corporations, will be appointed to Mr..
Garfield's place. These changes and
| that of the retirement of Commissioners
Richards of the general land office on
NJ arch 4, were announced in statement
today from the White House.
With only three small towns to be
4 Ill g saH fnI On
two years ago, the returns from Tues
days election show that five cities and
Do towns in New Hampshire voted to
grant licenses for the sale of liquor
while the rem aiming six cities and l76
towns voted against license. In May,
1903, the last time the cities voted on
the question, all went for license.
When the towns last cast their ballots
on this matter in November, 1904, so
went for license and 173 no license.
The class of 1877, Bowdoin college,
will give Com mander Peary, who was a
member of the class, big reception,
either next June, when the class cele-
| brates it's Goth anniversary or if the
commander decides to start north be-
fore that time. the reception will be
given in the future, probably in New
York city. The class was a notable one,
such men as harles w. Morse, the ice
king, Maine's governor, William ].
| I Obj, c. A. Gurdjian of Constantiuople.
for long time high iu the councils OF
the sultan, and many other prominent
men being members,
The President has announced the
appointment of Attorney General VIM.
Henry Moody of Massach usetts, to sue
coed Justice Henry Billings Brown,
of the United states Supreme Court
who retired some time ago. Mr.. Moody
has filled the Office of attorney general
since July l. 1901 Previous to that
time he had served for more than two
years as secretary of the navy. He had
also represented his state in the 54th,
55 h, seth and 57th Congresses. 1t is
generally expected that Mr. Moody will
retire form the department of justice,
the latter part of December.
Ephriam Gil man, life prisoner at the
State prison. Who asks for pardon, is
one of the 81 prisoners at the state insti-
tuition who are serving a life sentence
for the crime of murder, and with one
exception, Gilman has been confined in
the prison longer than any other convict
in the institution, that exception being
Joel G. PEBBLE. native of Whtetield,
who was sentenced Oct I, 1851, from
Audroscoggin county, to life imprison-
ment for murder, at the age of 20 years.
The nearest approach to these two pri-
soners in term of service is Alfred Saw
age of Vermont, who was convicted of
murder in York county in 1878, and
given a life sen tence at Thompaston on
June II Of that year his age at the time
of commitment being 80 yeara. 1t is
not understood that Gilman has any
counsel to look after HIS interests in the
movements for a pardon, but will rely
wholly upon his petition to secure
executive clemency.
The NJ. G. r. K had its first chance to
use the new steam crane at the wreck
at Gardiner last week From now on
1t will form a part of the relief outfit.
The crane was purchased in Michigan
from the Industrial Iron Works and ar
rived here the first of this week Ii is
steel platform with the derrick built
upon it. The derrick is on swivel and
cau be operated in any direction. 1t Is
run by its own steam and can be easily
moved along the track. The lifting
capacity of the machine without out.
Triggers Ia 20 tons and the maximum
weight that can be picked up is 70 tons
This means that a loaded car can be
picked up bodily and set anywhere with
in 30 feet of the derrick, or it can be
lifted and the derrick moved along the
track. In the wreck at Gardiner the
crane was placed over the end of the
damaged cars and chains attached.
The ends we're then lifted and the
trucks which were displaced. were run
into their proper places and the car
lowered, instead of having to lift up
with jacks and place blocking beneath