The independent-reporter., 1910-05-19

Portland has great cause for re1olc-
ing if there is truth in the rumor that
all of the car works of the Boston &
Maine railroad east of Boston are to
be concentrated at Thompson's Point
in that city.
The Biddeford teachers have pre-
sented a signed request to the school
board asking for an increase of sal
ary. They claimed that although
there had been a marked increase in
the cost of living, there had been no
increase of Importance in their sal
aries, hence the request.
From so to 60 girls will wait on the
tables in the huge dining room of the
National Soldiers Home at Togus af-
ter the first of July if the present plans
of the officials are approved. The
great dining room seats 1000 Of the
veterans at a time, the number of in
mates at the home necessitating the
setting of the tables twice. Until now
this service has been performed by the
soldiers voluntarily, they being paid
So a month for their work.
The report published in many pa
pers that Fort Knox, opposite Bucks
port, was to be stripped of the big
guns that add so much of the pictures
que to the old fortification, was re-
ceived with much regret by many peo-
pie. The report was incorrect. The
big Rodmans that frown from the pa
rapets are to remain for a time at
least. The report started from the
fact that the United States government
has asked for bids to remove the solid
shot, shells, sighting gear, and all the
other material stored in and about the
fort, about 1926 tons, from the fort
to the dock If satisfactory bids are re-
ceived this material will be shipped to
the Watertown arsenal for junk.
The will of Clarence B. Burleigh, for
many years managing editor of the
Kennebec Journal, was filed for pro-
bate Tuesday. The value of the real
estate is given as not exceeding $2,500
and the personal property as not ex-
ceeding $36.500, total of $780, Lew
is A. Burleigh, brother of the testa-
tor, is named as executor. The will
was made Jan. "a, 1902. and the wit
nesses to the document were Ida E.
Cogswell, Leonora Brown and Fannie
Anderson. His property is left to his
widow, Sarah @. Burleigh, and his two
sons, Edwin Clarence Burleigh and
Donald @. Burleigh.
1t may be pleasing to those inter-
ested in the silver service presented
to the ill-fated battleship Maine tC
learn that the statement to the effect
that lust where these silver pieces
are today is not known, but presuma-
bly, they are in Washington with other
relics of the Inflated battleship," a:
published in an account of the ship re
Gently is incorrect, according to Mrs
A. A. Kendall of the d. A. r. of Maine
She was State regent at the time TIL,
silver was ordered taken from tn,
National Museum at Washington ant
delivered to Capt. Hutchins, command
ing the new battleship Maine. Shortl!
after the construction of the new Graf
named in honor of the ill-fated hull
that still lies on the mud in Havan;
harbor it was sent to Maine for tn,
presentation of banner by Mrs. A. A
Kendall, from the ID. A. r. 1t was thel
learned that the silver plate had no
been turned over to the new craft ant
at the time was in the museum. Mrs
Kendall took up the matter with Sec
retary of the Navy Morton, suggesting
that it was but proper that the plat
be turned over to the new battleship
This suggestion evidently found fayo
for shortly Mrs. Kendall received let
ters from Secretary Morton, Capt
Hutchins of the Maine and the office
in charge of the museum and custo
dian of the silver plate. stating tha
the plate had been placed on the yes
sci, where it properly belongs and nov
is.