Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-06-17

reacn ntlGuTGuS pi lHouSanOS Oh uoiot %
dozens of settlers rendered homeless,
their effects destroyed and their fields
scratched 50 that there is little likeii-
hood of crops being raised this season.
is the result of forest fires surrounding
Port Arthur. Ont. Some. narrow es-
capes frcm death. are reported by per-
SONS whose homes became isolated in
| acres of flames.
| The largest class ever graduated from
Clark College at Worcester, Mass. COM
peted it's work Thursday, when AZ mem
bers were presented with their diplomas.
Following a short address of welcome
delivered by President Edmund C. San
ford. DR.. Herbert Putnam. librarian OF
Congress. delivered the Commencement
|. GRAFTON. A reception 10 the graduating
class at the home of President Sanford
Thursday night closed the Commence
ment exercises.
Reaffirming the preliminary report made
a year ago, that a change in the charter
of Brown University making it non-sec-
tartan was desirable. the committee on
charter revision submitted its final report
Thursday at the meeting of the corpora
tion of the university. The committee
also recommended that the corporation
consider the matter of securing such
funds as will enable the university to
have an adequate pension system.
| The British prime minister. MIR. As
quith, and A. j. Balfour. the leader of
the opposition in the House of Com
mons, have held several important
meetings during the wek and an agree
nlent between them has been reached
with reference to holding a conference
on the question of the veto of the
House of Lords. The conferees will
prohcbly be the premier the Earl of
CreWc, Chancellor Lloyd George and
Augustine Brill, representing the gov
ernment, and Mr.. Balfour, Lord Lans-
downc and Austin Chamberlain in be-
half of the opposition.~ 1t is expected
that the conference will assemble in Il
day or two.
Wild animals from Frank A. Rob-
bins circus were liberated early Thurs
day. VIXEN the heavy wagon cages
struck the girder of a low bridge as the
train was running from Ebensburg to
GalitZin, Pa, on the CresSon and CAM
bria branch of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. Three fiat cars We're derailed and
three wagon cars were demolished. Two
circus employees caught in the wreck
age were painfully but not seriously
hurt and We're taken to the hospital at
Altoona. Later in the day all the ami
mails were captured except the hyena
and the circus was able to show at
Galitlin at night
Il hnn JNra, do l,<,
does not believe it a wise policy to re-
fuse to appoint to Office a public ser
v3nt who is able and conscientious be-
cause some one prominent man or pub
lie official feels asgrieved at some ac-
ton he may have taken. in lengthy
answer to Mayor Fitzgerald WHO re-
Gently requested the governor not to
re appoint Frank FoXcroft of Cam
bridge to the Civil Service Commission.
The mayor based his objections upon
the fact that several of his appoint
ments had been rejected by the COM
mission and to the fact that there was
no citizen of Boston on the commits
sion.
Rep. James II. Mellen died at his home
in Worcester. Mass. at las A. NJ Thurs
plexy last Tuesday morning and died
without regaining consciousness Mr..
Mellen. who was one of the best known
Democratic members of the Massachu-
sets Legislature, was IS years old. He
had served in the House of Representa-
tives for more than 20 years. A widow,
three daughters and three sons survive
The funeral will be held at 9.45 A. NJ
Saturday at st. Johns Roman Catholic
church on Temple street. The interment
-. =. in st. Johns cemetery.
The first entry in the Republican
list for nominations to Congress from
Massachusetts. was made Thursday,
when w. Dudley Cotton, IT. of ia
maica Plain. announced his candidacy
for nomination in the 11th district. Mr.
Cotton has served two years on the
board of aldermen, retiring at the be-
ginning of the present Boston city
government The 18th district is now
represented by Andrew J. Peters,
Democrat.
mystery that in all probability new
er will be solved. came to light Wednes-
day at Newburyport. Mass, when
workmen employed in constructing Il
wall at the summer home of the Misses
Laura and Elizabeth Hills. on Sawyer's s
Hill. in the outskirts of the city, un-
earthed q human skeleton. The bones,
which We're in an advanced stage of
disintegration. were found at the bot
tom of an old shaft that was construct
ed some 80 years ago when mining
mania swept over the city The medi-
examiner said that the bones had been
in the shaft for at least 20 years.
WATERVIulE.