Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-27
STATE HOUSE,
GOV. Cobb Announces the
Appointments For April.
Non. George E. Bird Of Port
] land Associate Justice.
viardsns Of Northern Maine Are
II Doing Good Work.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Mkt Meeting Of Govsruor and Council
z Thursday, April z; at 10 A. N.

Governor Cobb announced yesterday
AFTERNOON the usual monthly list of APP
pointmeAts, to come up before the
meeting of the Executive Council April
2, the list being an unusually long one.
The most important appointment Of
the list was that of Hon. George Z.
Bird OF Portland as an associate JUS
tice of the supreme judicial court OF
Maine. to succeed Associate Justice
Sewali c. Strout Of Portland, whose
term will expire April II. Judge Birds
appointment will take effect on the fol-
lowing day.
Mr. Bird was born in Portland Sept.
/. 1847, the son of Robert A. and Sarah
CEmerson) Bird. Attending private
and public schools he graduated from
Portland High school in July, 1865. en-
tering Harvard College in the fall Of
the latter year and receiving the de-
gree of A. b. in 1869 and that of A. NJ.
in 1872 from that institution. He was
admitted to the bar of Cumberland
county in May, 1872, and has prac-
ticed the profession of law at Portland
since that date.
He was appointed U. s. district at
torney in 1885 serving until 1890. A
tives, 1895. he served on the judi
ciary committee. He was a member of
TIE executive committee of the Cum
berland Bar Association, 1SS5-1907, vice
president. 1907 and vice president of
the American Par Association, 1907.
Mr. Eird married Harriet l.. William
OF Yarmouth. July s. 1890.
The other appointments in the list
were as follows:
Judge municipal court, Brunswick
Frank E. Roberts, Brunswick.
Judge municipal court, Belfast-R.
W. Rogers, Belfast.
Trustee University Of Maine-John
VI. Oak, Bangor.
Inspector of Standardization NJ.
Taylor, South Portland.
Member Board of Examiners to Reg
ulate Practice of Embalming-H. w.
Rich, Portland.
County treasurer for Franklin coun-
ty- ]. Prentice Flint. Pennington.
Trustees Bath NJ. & N. Asylum-P.
s. Head, Waterville; AlonZo Sylves-
ter, Farmington; William r. Kimball,
Bath:
Boom commissioners-Georg A.
Gray, Old Town; James b. Mullen,
Bangor: Cornelius Murphy Old Town.
Public Atin,infstrators-C N. Blanch-
ard. Wilton.
State assayer-George H. Blake,
Portland.
Agents for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals-Charles w. Blaisdell. Ban
gor; II. l.. Craft, North Fryeburg;
Charles w. Gerow, Yarmouth; A. Jolly,
Watervile; John H. Mclaughlin,
Whitefield, (Cooper's Mills): Herbert
c. Patch, West Newfield; James o.
Roberts, Bowdoinham, Or. F. d. -.
Stenographic cOmnissioner-LOttie
+. Lawry, Rockland.
Commissioner of wrecks and ship
wrecked goods-William E. Sawyer.
BoOthbay Harbor.
Coroner-George M. Phoenix, Alfred.
Inland fish and game wardens-Dav-
Id F. Brown. Greenville; Fred H.
Clark, Smithfleld; George f. Cushman.
Portland
Trial justices-Charles E. Knight.
Wiscasset; Orlando A. Stanley, Month
cello: Harry e. Unworthy. Island
Fails; H. f. Webster. marlborough.
DamariscOtta Mills).
Notaries Public-George w. Hanson,
Sanford; Frank II. Haskell, Portland;
Robert p Hazard. Gardiner: Benz.
F. Hinckley. Portland: Clarence Nj.
Hutchins, Mechanic Falls; Levi r.
Jones, Winthrop; Newell r. Knowlton,
Farmington; Alfred A. Matthew. Wat
erville: John F. Merrill, Durham.
WesO; William W. Merrill, Portland;
Herschel Shaw. Houlton; Sidney Stev-
ems. East Millnocket: Augustus Stew
enson, Kittery; Philip H. Stubs,
Strong.
Justices of the peace-John D. An