Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-15
Coming Appointment Of
An Associate Justice,
Two Candidates Receive En-
dOrsement.. .Others Mentioned.
Game Warden Adams Makes a
Seizure OF Deer Skins.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and coun.
Gil Tuesday, Jan. %, at 10 A. M.


Gil Tuesday, Jan. %, at 10 A. M.
Although the date of the appointment
of all associate justice of the supreme
judicial court of Maine, to fill the va
cancy on the bench due to the expira-
ton of the term of service of Justice
Sewail c. Strout of Portland, which
will occur on April IL. is still about
three months ahead, the matter is still
in the public mind and there is much
speculation as to who will be the one
selected by the Governor for the office.
Several prominent Maine attorneys
have been mentioned as possibilities
for membership on the supreme bench.
but thus far only two candidates have
received endorsements. they being Hon.
George E. Bird of Portland, from Cum
berland county, and Hon. George F.
Haley of Biddeford. from York county.
Others who have been mentioned in the
newspapers as possibilities for the
office are Hon. William H. Newell of
Lewiston, judge of probate for Andres
cogSin, Hon. John a. Morrill, Of Au
burn, and Hon. Charles F. Johnson of
Waterville. 1t is the opinion OF many
however that when the appointment is
made the new justice will be from
Cumberland county and resident of
the city of Portland.
Chairman Carleton of the Commits
sion of Inland Fisheries and Game re-
ceivtd notice Tuesday morning from
Game Warden Charles $. Adams of
Jackman of the seizure by the warden
Of lot of u deer skins from one JOS
eph Gilbert, who was taking them out
of the woods from some lumber camps
near Jackman. Four of the skins
came from one camp and 90 from
another. The law provides that but
during a season.
Announcement has been made at the
Office Of the adjutart general of/the is
suance of General Orders no. "a. per-
tanning to the manner of conducting
examining boards for promotion, COM
mission or recommiSSiOn in the Ma
tional Guard Of the State of Maine. The
order is a substitute for General Orders
No. 2, A. G. O.. series of 1906, which is
revoked by the issuance of the above
orders. BY the orders paragraphs 40
to 54. inclusive, of the Regulations for
the National Guard of the State of
Maine. arc repealed and new regula-
tions are substituted therefor. Con-
tanned in the order are questions to.be
used in the examination of candidates
for promotion. commission or recon-
mission, on the following subjects:
Militia law and regulations. small arms
firing regulations. infantry drill regu-
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guard ana outpost duty. navigation,
ordnance and artillery, and steamship.
customs, etc. the whole of which makes
a pamphlet Of % pages.
Extensive changes are being made
in some of the departments of the
State House on account of an in
sufficiency of light in those depart
ments. The departments where the
changes are being made are that Of
legal affairs, which is occupied by the
State highway commissioner and the
bureau of Industrial and labor statis-
ties. of the bank examiner, and the
Office of the adjutant general, the
changes being made to admit of the
connecting of desk lamps to the
proper fixtures rather than to the
chandeliers. The new fixtures used
are some that were in stock in the
building. The work is being done by
T. r. Nelson of this city. who was
electrician at the State House during
the last session of the Legislature.
Hon. George Pottle of Lewiston and
Hon w. J. Thompson of China, of the
Board of State Assessors, were at the
office of the board Tuesday on matters
of business.
State Auditor Hatch and clerks are
now busy with the work of auditing
the accounts of the State treasurer for
the past year This work has here
tofore been done by special COM
mittee appointed for the purpose by
the. Governor and Council.
The following corporation has fiitu
it's certificate of organization at the
Office of the secretary of State:
United States Paint Corporation.
organized at Kittery. for the purpose
of manufacturing and dealing in
paints and staining substances with
$250,OOO capital stock. of which
nothing is paid in. Officers: Presl-
dent, Horace Mitchell of kittery;
treasurer. S. j. Morrison of Ports
mouth. Certificate filed Jan. IA. 1908.
Frank Albee returned Monday after