The Somerset reporter., 1907-02-07
STATE AND GEN ERAI.

Overseer Spsulding of the Augusta
poor department, reports that the calls
for assistance this winter from the de
partment, as well as the calls for fuel
have thus far been less than they were
last winter.
The January term of the Kennebec
county Superior court, Judge Oliver G.
Hall presiding, adjourned at Augusta,
saturday morning Approximately the
sum of 1920 was collected during the
term in fines and costs in liquor cases.
A number of divorces were decreed by
Judge Hall and announced Saturday.
Sheriff Plaisted, of Kennebec county,
reported that the number of prisoners
confined at the kennebec Jail saturday
was AZ, of which number two were wo.
men. Several of those confined at the
Jail are United States prisoners who are
bound over for the coming February
term of the United states district court
at Portland, land which convened on
Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Mrs. Mary warren. aged 80 year,
died early -nnday Al Canaan, n. II
from burns which she received saturday,
Mrs Warren wed alone in ANAL house
IN Lime entire she set fire to her
srne and neighbours who d discovered that
the house was on fire. found the woman
terribly burned but still living. They
extingushed the blaze in the building
after slight damage WAS caused
The wedding of Miss Pauline Norton
second daughter of former Secretary OF
he Navy Paul Morton, and j. Hopkins
smith, Jr occurred at st. Thomas
church, New York. saturday afternoon
The bride was attended by Miss Mary
CARLY of Chicago as maid of honor and
ST John Smith, brother of the bride
groom was best man A reception at
he Morton home on Park avenue fol-
lowed the ceremony. The long list of
guests at the church and home included
former President and Mrs. Grover Cleve.
land and others prominent In public life
and society.
commander Robert < Peary, the Arc
tic explorer, was the guest of honor at a
dinner given by the Lotus Tub at New
York, Saturday night. In speech
Commander Peary said in part: 1.-THE
discovery not only of the North but tie
South pole as well, is not only onr priv
lege. but our duty and destiny, as much
as the building of the Panama canal and
the control of the Pacific. The canal
and the control of the Pacific means
wealth, commercial supremacy and I'M
assailable power, but the discovery of
the poles spells just as strongly as The
others national prestige with the moral
strength that comes from the fee ing
that not even century defying problems
can Withstand us "
Miss Bertha Irish of Bowdoinham il
believed 10 be the first young woman
% take the Bowdoin toliege course.
Women never have been admitted to
this college and the statement that Miss
Irish takes the college work does not
mean that she attends the mems classes.
she Is making a speciality of languages
and in every respect her work IN these
studies is the same as that taken in the
freshman year at college taking private
lessons from the Bowdoin professors.
Miss Irish ia the daughter of DR.. and
Mrs /. G. Irish of Bowdoinham, and
when she graduated last year from the
brunswick High school she led her class.
Miss Irish, accordingly, has special
facilities in scholarship.
The question of who will receive the
Hackett money, the treasures in Amer
lean, spanish, and Mexican coin found
in the cans buried beneath the old Hack
EFT saw mill at New Vineyard last Ooto
Der has been settled bill recently
was filed with the clerk of courts by the
First National Bank through its attor-
ney, Elmer e. Richards, asking the
court TO decide the matter. The money
now in the vaults at the bank was locat
ed by Fessenden Hsckett, who was in
the employ of his nephew, L J Hackett
at that time. Each had forbidden the
bank to give it over to the other. The
bank having asked the court and others.
the court decided, l.. j. Hackett to re.
ceive one.half and Fessenden Hackett
one half. The face value of the coins Is
81 284.60
The 23d annual meeting of the Maine
Hotel Proprietors' Association. was held
at Hotel North, Augusta, Friday after
noon, and was followed by a banquet in
the evening. Officers were chosen as
follows: President, w. J. Bradbury of
fairfield; first vice president, Geo. w.
BoyDton of Augusta; vice presiden by
counties, AudroacOggin, +. A, WEIGH of
Lewiston; Aroostook, o b Buzzell of
Houlton; Cumberland, George =. Tho
mas of Portland; franklin, r w. Drew
of Wilton; Hancock, r. II Gould of
Ellsworth; Kennebec. II Gapen of
Augusta; Knox II. c. Knight of
camden; Lincoln, ID E Fiske of DA-
marisootta Oxford, w. j. Bray of Rum
ford Falls; Penobscot, II NJ. Gates of
Dexter; piscataquis, j J Marriott of
Guilford; Sagadahoc, w J. O'Brien of
Bath; Somerset, G. NJ Hilton of Madi-
son; Waldo, K. A Jones of Belfast;
Washington. w K. Sheate of Milbridge;
York. &. F Wiley of Biddeford Di-
rectors, w. J Bradbury of Fairfield,
James j. POoler of Portland, George II.
Bayes of Kennebunkpor:, Il. L. Will
liams of Hartland aud George K. Pattee
OF Lewiston. Secretary and treasurer,
E. NJ Blanding of Bangor
VALUABLE LESSON.