The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-02-03


to tho Kcnncbec lar April 10, 1856.
His father being a military man, he
took a great deal Of interest in mill
tary life and March 90. 1856. was
appointed aide-de-camp to his father,
who was commanding the Maine mill
tia. In that Office he had the rank
of major. After taking a course In
tactics at the Norwich, VT, Military
Academy, he was commissioned a
second lieutenant In the LIST U. S.
Infantry. When the Civil war broke
out, he was attached to the com
mand of Gen. Lyon of Missouri By
successive promotion he arose to II
brigadiership, retiring in 1896.
The outlook for building in Lewis
ton the coming year is very bright.
brick blocks will be erected, three on
Lisbon street and one on Lincoln
street. The Dominican fathers are
planning to put up four story brick
school building on Pine street The
Women's Christian association Is to
build three story building on Pine
sti eet. In addition to all these there
will be an unusually large number OF
houses built. Labor and material are
both high, but. those who intend to
build see no prospect that either will
be lower and 80 will not postpone
work which has been arranged.
Gen. ]. L. Chamberlain of Port
land, has just received from the war
department the original letter sent by
Gen. Grant to Secretary Stanton,
June 20. 1864, confirming his tele-
gram of two days before when he pro-
NOTED Col Chamberlain to be briga-
der general, and asking the secretary
of war to have President Lincoln send
his name to the Senate ct once for
confirmation. The promotion was
berlain had led desperate charge
against the confederate lines. and re-
ceived what was then supposed to
have been mortal wound. Gen
Chamberlain was given up and the
report of his death appeared In all
the northern papers. President Lin
coin acted at once on the suggestion
made by Gen. Grant by sending the
name OF Gen. Chamberlain to the
Senate and March 20, 1855. he was
given the brevet of major general "for
conspicuous gallantry" at the opening
fight on the Quaker road.
Judson Roberts has Just completed
his both consecutive year as post
master at WATERFORD. He also has
served his town in the Maine Legisla-
ture, as selectman and town clerk.
The workmen engaged in remov-
ing such portions of the State House
at Augusta as are necessitated by the
plans for the enlargement of the
building had a few moments of ex-
element Tuesday morning when big
block of granite weighing about two
tons, which formed part Of the base
on which the dome of the building had
rested, got away from them and
went crashing down inside, going
nearly to the basement. The first
obstacle the stone encountered was
the floor of representatives hall but
1t went through that as If it were
made of cheese, and from there down
into the rotunda When work was
begun tearing down the building q
board floor was laid In the rotunda
to protect the mosaic thing which
composed the floor of that part of the
Capitol, this thing being laid in con-
crete reinforced with wire mesh
which made 1t very strong, and II
was this floor that stopped the block
of stone In its fight. The stone
struck the board floor and smashed II
into smithereens, but though II
knocked hole In the thing Its force
was not sufficient to carry 1t wholly
through to the basement and 1t huns
until removed by the workmen. Tho
crash and Jar we're heard and felt all
over the building Men were work
ing about the section OF the building
where the stone fell but luckily none
were in It's path.
Colonel A. 8. Bangs of Augusta has
written to Rev. J. w. Webster Of
Newport. stating that he will not be
candidate for department com.
mander of the G. A. r., at the annual
meeting This leaves Rev. Mr.. Web
ster the only candidate In the field
Colonel Bangs was candidate
against Commander McCauseland 9
year ago
Associate Justice William Penn
writehcase nj the Maine Supreme Ju-
dicial court has just rendered a de-
cieion djssolvlng the Injunction pre-
viousiy granted restraining the Ze-
NTH Telephone company, q corpora
ton organized under the laws Of the
state OF Maine from holding Its an
uual election Of officers. The injunc-
ton was granted on the petition of
the Lake Shore Telephone company
which, like the Zenith Telephone COM
pany. does business at Duluth. Mimi
The annual meeting of the Zenith
Telephone Company was held re-
Gently immediately after the disso-
luton OF the Injunction and board
OF directors was chosen, including
william H. Hubbard and F. H. De
Grote OF Duluth, MIMI, and others
favorable to the present administra-
ton Of the Zenith Telephone Com
pany. This ends the difficulty be-
tween these two Wisconsin telephone
companies AZ far al the Maine courts
are concerned The Lake Shore Tel