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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-03
SHAM.
Mallett Defeats Hidreth for First
Selectman-The Appropriations.

Torsham, Me, March 2.-(SpeciaD.-
The principal contest here today was
for the third place on the ticket for
sclectman, Edward w. N[illett being
elected over w. r. Hildreth by a vote
OF 40 to Sc. The officers elected were:
Moderator, Walter s Williams:
town clerk. Warren w. Cloud; select
men, Elvin NJ. Main, Lowell NJ. Will
littlns and Edward w. Mallett: treas
urer and collector of taxes, F. B. Me-
serve; town agent. Lowell NJ. Will
lamS; member of school committee for
three years, w. 5. Rogers; auditor f.
5. Pillsbury: road commissioner, L.
7. Williams.
The appropriations made We're as
follows: Highways. $1,000; aba tement of
taxes 5000; poor. $1150: contingent ex-
prnscs. $1,000; common schools, $4,000;
interest, $3.50, repairs and insurance on
school houses $500; street lights, $1,000;
free High school, $500; State road
$l5j; text books, $500; Memorial day,
So; arc light on Elm street, $50; fire
department, $500.
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SACO.
r.. A. Wentworth, Cit Dem., Re elect
ed BY Increased Plurality.

Saco, Me. March DIR. Harry A.
Weymouth the Citizen Democrat can
didate for mayor was reelected over
Frank l.. Emery. Republican To-Day by
plurality of 80, an increase of 299
over last year The Citizens Demo-
Gratis also secured six out of seven
members of the board of alder men and
II out of IA seats i'm the common cOun-
ell The Republican issue was to in
crease taxation upon the property of
the York Manufacturing 90.
The vote for mayor was: Harry A.
Weymouth (Cit-Dem) SIS; Frank l..
Emery (R) 56S. Aldermen elected
Frederick A. Lord (R), John ID. Fer
maid, Edwin II. Miliken, Charles ii.
Hanson, Eugene F. Remick, Charles
W. Harmon and George H. Dyer, U'it-
Dcm).
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IN THE SENATE.
Bill for the Re- organization of Con-
suIsr Service Is Passed.

Washington, March 2.-Senator
William Alden Smith Of Michigan to-
day spoke against the railroad bond of
the Aldrich currency bill, pending be-
fore the Senate.
A bill to re-organizo the consular
service Of the United States was pass
ed. Mr.. Lodge stated that the net
result of the measure is to close Is
consulates and to create Il new ones
No consul will be dropped as a result
of this legislation, which will take ef-
feet July /. 1908.
The Senate passed bill appropriate
ing $4,000 to provide crypt in the
chapel of the naval academy as Il
permanent resting place for the body
OF John Paul Jones.
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RowDoIN.
Full Board of Officers and Appropria.
tions-A Quiet Meeting.

Bowdoin, Me, March 2.-(SpeciaD.-
AT the town meeting today everything
went of very Smoothly and very quiet
~. The following officers were elected:
Med, r;ttor. F. s. Adams; town clerk
Daniel s. jacques; selectmcn, Charles
Allen, Samuel Nelson and Nelson
Doughty: treasurer, George l.. CoOmbs;
town agent. Charles Allen; cole ctor
of taxes. George l.. Allen; school COM
mlttee for three years, w. l.. Ialoon;
auditor. f. s. Adams; road commits
sioners, the selectmen; constable,
George L. Allen; truant officer, Thorn
as Rand.
The following appropriations were
made: Highways. $1,000; snow bills,
$25: bridges, SIS; text books. s100; poor
S25J; common schools. $3.50; repairs of
school houses. $3.50; State road, 81.
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6OTH CONGRESS-.
A Bill to Tax the Sale and
Transfer Of Stocks.
Senate Passes Bill 10 Re-
organize Consular Service.
Widows Pension Bill FavorabIy Re.
ported to the Senate.

Washington, March "a variety OF
subjects We're considered by the House
today. A resolution was passed, au-
thorizing the immigration committee
TO investigate charges of peonage in
certain states. In the debate on that
question, Mr. Clark of Florida de-
nounced Assistant Attorney General
Russell in connection with certain
prosecutions in Florida and referred
sarcastically to Attorney General
Bonaparte There followed Lively
discussion over a bill to dcport, after
the serving Of their sentence, all alielS
convicted Of felony. The measure was
defeated
-Four hundred pension bills and a
few other private bills We're passed
ana the balance Of the time was con-
stunned in considering the postohice
appropriation bill, which it is expected
will be discussed for several days
a bill to tax the sale and transfer
Of stocks was introduced today by
Representative Hepburn of Iowa. The
lax provided is fixed at 80 cents per
hundred shares. The bill does not
undertake to impose a tax upon any
agreement cvidencing the deposit of
stock certificates as collateral Securi-
" which certificates are not actually
sold nor upon any such stock certili-
Gates $" deposited. 1t provides that
further tax shall be imposed upon tine
delivery Of the certificate of stock or
upon the actual issue Of a new ccrtifi-
cate when the original certificate of
stock is accompanied by the duly
stampel memnrandum of sale.
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LISBON.
Straight Republican Ticket Elected
Only One Contest-ApproPri atoms.

Lisbon, Me-, March 2-(SpeciaD.--
The voting here today resulted in a
straight Republican victory There
was but one contest and that was Tor
first selectman. DIR. A. W. Potter Rep,
defeated Dr.. A. w Plummer By 100 to
1S9. The officials elected were:
Selectmen, DR.. A. w. Potter, G. n.
Pratt and +. ID. White; moderator,
George Bcal; clerk, f. f. Crossman;
town agent, DR.. A. w. Potter; treas
urer w. S. Hinckley; school commit
tee for three years, II. S. Gerrish !;
collector of taxes, +. w. Alexander;
road commissioner for one year.. G..
II. Mcintosh: town physician, Dr. +.
l.. Wilson: G. C.. Small; fire wardenS,
r. j. Beal, II. G.. Spear and w. b.
Jordan.
There We're 80 articles in the war
rant for the town meeting. The vot-
have electric lights and passed vote
instructing the Selectmen to enter in
to a contract with the Lisbon Falls
Gas & Electric Light 60. for street
lights for five years 100 Of them to be
installed this year The following APP
preparations We're made:
Roads and bridges, $4,000: schools,
$1,000; free High school, 5000: re-
pairs and supplies $1,000; text books
$500; poor $500; fire department,
$II00
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As Well as Big Cargo Of
Arms Found on Board.
225ORif|es and 10000 Rounds
Of Ammunition Taken.


Victoria, B. c., March "Details of
Tatsu, ten miles off Macao, were re-
ceived by the steamer Empress of Jap
an which arrived last night from Yo-
kohoma.
When the Tatsu left Japan, tele-
grams in cipher were sent to the
Chinese government in consequence OF
which the Chinese gunboat Pc Blk
with a number of foreign drilled troops
on board, put to sea under sealed or
ders and the Chinese revenue cutter
Tung Using and three sunboats joined
her. The Tatsu was found hove to ten
miles off Macao in Chinese waters.
awaiting q pilot to get to the Portu-
guese port.
The steamer was seized and 1900
rifles and 10000 rounds of ammunition
which We're manifested, and $50 rifles
not manifested, which were secreted,
were taken. The Chinese commandment.
Captain WI. hauled down the japanese
flag and replaced it with the dragon
flag and placed armed forces on board
A Portuguese junk with Portuguese
troops went out to assist the Japanese
StfdIlST Dul wits iIpiii ''iIl-
munication with her by the Chinese. in
consequence of which strong protests
Were made by the Portuguese officers.
All communication was prevented.
The war munitions which the Chinese
say, were intended for Chinese rebels,
Were consigned by Awaye & Co., a
Kobe firm interested in the japanese
mine on Queen Charlotte Island. b. c..
to Kong Vo & Co. Il Chinese firm Of
Macao. The shippers agents and con-
signees have engaged Il Portuguese
lawyer to make representations against
the seizure.
Meanwhile the Tatsu was taken to
Canton under seizure. The ships
agents contend that she was legally
within her rights in taking arms to
Macao, but the Chinese declare they
found her endeavoring to land the arms
sureptitiously.
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NEWPORT.
Large MISUNDERSTANDING Re
elected--List of Appropriations.

New port, Ne, March 2.-(SpeciaD. -
The annual melting of the voters of
the town of Newport was held today
in the Town hall In spite OF the in
attendance of Voters. The meeting
passed off very smoothly, there being
but few contests. The board of select
men was reelected with no OppCsi-
ton. They are William H. Mitchell,
Frank X. Cuburn ana +. r. Leach
Jesse q. Waters served as moderator
OF the meeting in 4 manner Satisfa:-
tory II all. benjamin +. Shaw was re-
elected town clerk. James NJ Sanborn
was chosen town agent for the ensu-
iIs year. \. r. CrOxford was chosen
town treasurer and Charles +. Smith
was elected collector of taxes, succeed
ing Waldo II. Bennett, who was not
4 candidate for recollection.
It was voted to elect one road COM
missioner in the town and to elect him
for Il period of three years. f. A. Will
SOI va" chosen road commissioner for
4 th1ec-ycar term. Wallace F. Rack
life vas chosen q member of the su-
perintending school committee for
three years. A. l.. Groves, Hollis
Brackctt.- Wesley Lawrence were
chosen sections of the three cemeteries
Fl. +. Perham was chosen chief of the
fire department. with w. r. Pierce as
first assistant chief. w. b. Stacey was
chosen constable and John Hcfferen
second constable. The following sums
of money for municipal purposes We're
raised:
Town charges, $500: town debt
$1,000; support OF poor. $500: highways.
$500; common schools. $500: free High
school, $500; text books, $500: school
supplies and apparatus, $500: school,
house repairs. $50; fire department.
$500: Public library. $3.50: Memorial
day, $15: police. $500; chief of fire de-
partment, s25; painting bridge, Sc5: re-
pairs on Town hall. 5000: spring street
sewer, Si400; north county road re-
pairs, $500; total, S1S,s25.
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WEST GARDINER.
Spirited Meeting and Numerous Tick
ets-The Annual Appropriations.

West Gardiner. Me, March 2.-(SpeciaD
Tho annual town meeting here today
was very largely attended and developed
some very lively contests. w. f. Fuller
was elected first 3electman over Z. +.
Seavcy. who held that office last year.
The two other members of last ye;r's
board declined to stand for another term
and a. S. Merrill and NJ. G. Wadsworth
were chosen. Other officers We're: I. G..
Wright, town clerk; j. F. Goldsmith.
town treasurer; +. S. Collins, school com
mittec; and f. f. Spear, road commits
sioner. The latter was elected on the
fourth ballot over four other candidates.
Appropriations were as follows: Schools
$1,000: highways. Slt1J; contingent. 500:
poor $500; miscellaneous, $3.50; new school,
house, $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-03
BATES COLLEGE.
President Chase Returns and Al
dresses Students After Chapel.

Lewiston, Me, March 2.-(SpeciaD.-
President Chase has returned from his
quest in search of money and gave a
short talk after chapel in regard to his
work. He stated that he had not accom-
plished as much as he expected because
OF the hard times. the great depression Of
business affairs and scarcity of money.
Why" he said. Il met one wealthy :naA
who has always given money to Bates
and he told me that he hadn't had So
of his own in cash since last Christmas"
President Chase stated that he had add.
ed a few thousand dollars but didn't
give the exact amount. He spoke of one
lady who had always given money to
Bates when requested. but she couldn't
this time because she couldn't get at her
money.
To conclude. he said: Il haven't ap-
preached person who hasn't beard of
Bates College. This shows 8 what our
graduates have done We ought to he
better than those who have gone before
us; we must improve. We should have
n spirit of thankfulness and kindness to-
ward each other. In the words Of Helen
Keller. the greatest woman in Eme. lea
The fate of each of us is in our will.
and we should cultivate that will to the
best that is in U.S.
The members of the Senior class were
highly elated this morning at being in
formed that they We're excused from
writing Senior parts. This decision by
the faculty was the result of a petition
signed by the whole class. requesting the
faculty to excuse them on account of
extra work necessarily put on them this
year.
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ROCkLAND.
Thompson, DEM, Squeezes In BY Bare
Thirty five Plurality.


Rockland, Me, March .-EX-Mayor
Rodney I. Thompson, Democrat, was
again elected mayor of Rockland to-
day with a plurality of 35 over Mayor
Arnold III. Jones, the Republican can
didate. The total vote was larger than
last year in spite of the blizzard which
prevailed throughout the day.
The vote for mayor was: Rodney I.
Thompson CD 1893. Arnold H. Jones (R)
S5S, Fred w. Babbidge (Soc) So. Alder
men elected: Albert G. McLoon and
Edward A. knowlton, R0; Lucius II.
Duncan, Alvah B. Clark, Leslie N. Lit
tlefield, Walter NJ. Tapley A. Backing
ton Cd. In the common council there
will be Is Democrats and Republicans
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CLINTON.
Usual Officers EIected-$9717 Appro
priated In the Aggregate.

Clinton, Me. March >. Especially
The annual town meeting was held
here today. The following were the
officers chosen, moderator, George
Billings, clerk, c. c. Hayes, treas,
Manly Morrison; collector. Lynsey
Burns; Selectmen, Arthur Holt, Wal
ter Stinson and Gideon Wells The
appropriations aggregated $9,I17. IT
was voted to unite with two other
towns in the selecting of the superin-
tendent Of schools.
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BATH.
Hughes Re- observation-disclosures Repub-
ican and Council Democratic.

Eath. Ms, March 2.-Mayor George
e. Hughes Cd was reelected mayor
Of this city today without opposition
and with IT'S votes, 400 less than was
cast last year. The board of aldermen
is Republican in six out of the seven
wards. while the comomn council is
Democratic IA to I. Aldermen elected:
John NJ Schofield, Wilbur c. Oliver
John A. Morse, Alfred II. Pratt, Ar
thur X. Purington and T.. Randall
Leonard, RO; and Joseph c. Varnum
Cd.
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DURHAM.
Shilohites Elect Three SeIectmen and
School Committeeman.

Durham, Ne. March 2.-(SpeciaD .-
Durham the Shilohites today succeed-
ed in clecting a board Of seiectmcn
and 4 member Of the school commit !,
tee. Those elected are:
Selectmen. w. l.. Davis, William
Merrill and NJ w Everlcth: school
committee for three years, W. B.
White; collector of taxes, Elmer Mill
er, nti-Shilohite: moderator, NJ. w.
Eveleth; clerk, G. L. Warren. The
following appropriations We're made:
Highways, $1,000; schools, $500;
poor, $500; text books, $3.50; contin-
gent fund. $500
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LEWISTON.
Morey, Dem., Re- elected, With Four
of Seven Wards.

Lewiston, Me, March 2.--Hon. Frank
for mayor was reelected today by the
vote Of 2047 over Wallace H. White,
Jr., the Republican candidate, who re-
ceivcd 1905; and four of the seven
wards went Democratic. Aldermen
elected: John p. Stanley O1); David E.
Westall QO; Cornelius F. Darlington
O); Napoleon Bolduc CD; Napoleon
Hamel Cd; A. w. Maillet CD; Frank
Nj. Cummings R).
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can ticket was without 4 candidate
for this office. There was only the Re-
publican ticket ticket for mayor and
city and ward officers it being endorsed
by b"th OF tn" independent Republican
factions. Mayor VIII G. Atkins was
reelected and the aldermen chosen
are: John Il. Kelley, G. w. Douglass.
X. r. Harmon, c. a. t.ldridge, James
b. keene and r. w. Eastman.
1.-THE vote in detail win he fnund in
the Gardiner Department.
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CAPITAL JOTTINGS.

The President sent to the Senate
Monday the nomination of William
lIeitnek of Kansas to be minister 10
Guatemala.
Government receipts Monday: From
internal revenue, $l.2SS.5S1; customs,
S7SG,144 miscellaneous $l94,3o9. En-
penditures. s2,3SO,00o.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion decided Monday by unanimous
vote to deny all petitions for the OK
tension Of time within which to COM
ply with the So-called hours of SER
vice laWS-the 9-hour law. The rea-
sons will be stated in a report which
is now in course of preparation and
will be announced in a few days.
The nomination Of Grosvenor A.
Porter cousin of Mrs. Roosevelt to
be United States marshal of the east
ern district of Oklahoma will not be
reported by the Senate committee on
judiciary. 1t was decided Monday to
request the President to withdraw the
nomination. Porter was a marshal
under the territorial fom Of government
and when named recently for the state
of Oklahoma. charges of immortality
and misconduct We're made against
him.
The Littlcfield bill dispensing with
state licenses for pilots and providing
fer the granting Of pilot licenses to
masters and mates of sailing vessels
OF the United States employed in the
coastwise trade was the subject of a
hearing Monday before the House
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries. F. S. Pendleton of New York
appeared for those favoring the bill,
while Charles L. Warwick, secretary
of the Association of Masters, Mates
and Pilots, opposed it.
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Truant Officer Peacock has been
bothered by Harry Belyea. who has
been absent from school. Several times
he has found him and talked with him.
telling him the consequences. Ycstcr-
day he was absent again and officer
Peacock found him and took him be
fore Judge LARA bee. There he re-
ceived Il lecture from his honor and
was told that on another appearance
he would be given a sentence to The
State School for bows.
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TOWN ELECTIONS.

CANAAN-Sclectmcn, +. II. Williams.
II. [. Purinton. c. +. HorHe; town clerk.
II. l.. Harris; school committee. DR.. VIM.
J. Lewis. Money appropriated: Schools.
$1s42: highways, $3.50; support OF poor.
800; other purposes. $3.50. Memoli Il day,
So: state road. $3.50; public library, So.
MANCHESTER-S elcctmen. j. w En-
ely. T. &: Jewett. w. r. Merrill: town
clerk. 6. II. Kilhreth: school commit" i,
A. w. Hawkes. for three years. II, an
appropriately: Schools. %%r: ii .'':,H"
$l24s; support of poor. $3.50; ,t!.cr n;;;-
poses S10I'.
PALMYRA Moderator, II. l.. Good
rich town clerk. J. F. Harvey: select
men. f. p. Foster. G. r. McCrillis. j. r.
Emery: towE agent. +. p. Foster; town
treasurer. l.. w. Frost: road commission
eT. II. Ii. Hubbard: member Of school
board. c. II. Folsom; truant officer. MI
chael Dyer; trustees of the public libra
~. l.. w. Frost. l.. +. Foley. Ella A
Elaisdell, Edith Millett, Loren Morton.
Amount appropriately: Town charges.
$12oc: support of schools. $1,000. school APP
planes. s15' repairs on schoolhouses.
$50; teyt books, sl5G: tuition of pupils ont
OF town, sos: support of public library.
so: to repair roads ard bridges. 5000; to
pay interest bearing orders, 500. Voted
to pay per G. mt. discount on tax paid
before June % 1908 Voted to unite with
Hartand and St Adams in elcctinG q
district superintendent Of schools. For
Memorial purposes. SIS; to repair Towle
hill, SO
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was equal to the occasion and replied,
saying that he expected something
like that and was perfectly happy with
his badge of Office. But again Mayor
Atkins addressed him and this time
Mr.. Cults was really taken by sur
prise, for the mayor gave him beau-
tiful gold badge, hand-cuffs, twisters
and club club on behalf of his many
friends. He was unable to express
excepting to thank all and ASK
them for their corporation. He Will
take his oath of Office this morning
and begin his duties at once.
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BRUN SWICk.
Republican Party Wins Complete Vic
tory, BY a Good Majority.

Brunswick. Me. March 2.-(SpeciaD
The Republican party won a sweep
ing victory in Brunswick today. elect
ing a full board of selectmen, town
treasurer. collector of taxes, town
agent, two school superintendent and
a full board of fire wardens The vote
was as follows:
Selectmen, ii. Given, Rep, 49,; F.
L. Snow. Rep. SO; r. p. Sheffield,
Rep. 499; II. C. Upton, Dem. 42O; AL
yah Snow, Dem. 445; Telesphore La
pointe. DEM. 4l6.
Treasurer, s. l.. Forsaith, Rep, $50
Collector of taxes, J. r. Stanwood,
Rep, $50.
Town agent, II. J. Given, Rep. 526;
Hartwell Little, Dem, 422
Superintendent of schools for three
years. f. w. Wheeler. Rep. 791: DIR.
Gilbert NJ Elliott, Rep, 100; DR.. F.
Fl. Andrews. DEM, 8.
Superintendent of schools for two
years, DR.. Gilbert M. Elliott, Rep,
$50; DR.. f. II. Andrews, Dem, CO..
Auditor, H. F. Thompson, Rep, and
Dem. $50; A. ]. Hutchinson. Rep, 400;
Ira 7. Booker, Dem, 400
Road commissioner, Charles F.
Strout, DEM, sol; Amos NJ. Nickerson,
Rep, ISL
Fire wardcns, L. H. Colby, F. L.
Snow and S. B. Thompson, all Rep,
elected without opposition.
Non-partisan committee of IL. r.
w. Eaton. II. A. Randall, H. c. Bax-
ter. F. H. Wilson, G. T Files, F. p.
Roberts. George Drapeau, p O.
S2inney. j. H. Henley, H. J. Given,
E. I. BOwker and P. l.. Curtin.
The following appropriations were
made: Poor. $500; soldiers aid, s3Oe;
schools, 1920: text books. $1,000; High
school, $500; highways, $500: fire de-
partment, $1,000: police, $1,000; lights.
$500. Severa! other appropriations were
also made.
The selcctmen were authorized to act
the obstruction of Main
street by the Maine Central Railroad
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Some Of the teams that We're winter
ed here by the new electric railroad are
now employed in hauling ont. the ties
poles and rails for the new road Scv-
erfd hundred of the sleepers were piled
at Gray's siding and these have beon
about all distributed. There are a
lew more poles to be taken out as well
as some rails. By the time that tho
snow is gone, all this heavy trucking
will be completed
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GARDINER,
Mayor Atkins Re- eIected-A. e. CIar,
for Street Commissioner.

Gardiner, Me, March 2.-Interest in
this city election today was conferred on
street commissioner. A. E. Clary, wi,o
formerly held the position and was
nominated on an Independent Repub~
)icaa ticket defeated Stret Commission
er Charles f. Pickering, nominated on
another independent Republican tick
ct by 204 votes. The regular Republic
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Pittstcn's Town Meeting.

Pittston. Me, March 2-(SpeciaD.-
At the town meeting today the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Select
men. J. e. Plummer, c. NJ Fossett
and c. X. Green; town clerk, A. Z.
Lord; superintendent of schools, Frank
Britton. The following appropria-
tions We're made: Schools, $3.50; high
ways, $1,000: poor. 800; snow bills Of
1906-07, $500; schoolhouse. $500; school
books, 800; school supplies, $50; con-
tingent fund, $1,000
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MI the members elect of the board of
aldermen are Republicans. thcy being
\. w. PicEard and r. G. Stickney
(a!der:lcn at .arge) and Fred Il. Olsen,
Augustus w. Longfellow. Joseph f.
Narney, William c. johnson and Sam
usl Z. Grimes. John Burns was re-
elected as street commissioner, being
nominated by both parties. The pres
ent city marshal, James ]. Donovan
DemD. was reelected over George +.
Church, Rep), by a plurality Of II.