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LEGAL AFFAIRS.

Tie Committee on Legal Affairs will
give public hearings as follows:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY p. 1911
No Act 10 amend Chap. 13l, Sec. IL
and "a, Revised Statutes, relating TO prl-
10. 4-Act to repeal Chap. 10. Public
Laws of 1869. relating to the identification
of criminals.
sioners of York county to provide way
to free toll bridges over the Piscataqua
riyer.
No. 3. Act TO abolish the Office of as
SiStant attorney general.
No. s. Act relating to the kittery Wa
ter District.
No. 6. Act relating to the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association of Portland.
No. = Act TO establish and maintain a
'ery between the towns of sullivan and
Hancock in Trenton bay.
JANUARY 81. 1911, at o'clock P. NJ.
No. S. An Act esta biisning juvenile
Court. tReferred from last LEGISLATURE.
No. 9. Act relative to the licensing of
plumbers. (Referred from last Leglsla-
ture.)
FEBRUARY /. 1911 at . o'clock P. NJ.
No. 10. Act relative 10 the purchase of
State supplies by competitive bids. Ne-
feTred from last Ieglfia,u,e1 ahfish ,en r,na,n
Municipal. Court. tReferred from las'
LEGISLATURE.
No. Is. Act to enlarge to village ceme-
tery at Bowdoinham.
No. IL. Act to establish q refOrmatory
for women.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY G. 2P. NJ.
No. 10 Act to authorize the Mousan
stock and extend to Fortunes Rocks
No. 15. Act TO permit the plantation OF
Highland to assume the maintenance uI
its roads and bridges.
No. II. Act to amend Revised Statutes
and Public Laws relating to notice to
insurance companies of injury
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had lost his position there and seemed
to feel that he had a grievance. MIR.
Drew explained that the trustees Of
biie school thought that Mr.. Nichols
should not marry a blind woman who
was one OF the pupils and he took Of
fence at their action. Mr.. Drew said
that the trustees thought that at least
one pair OF eyes should be found IN
every family and this was the reason
that the trustees had attempted To pre-
vent Mr., Nichols marriage. Mrs.
Nichols was also present and COM
planned of the lack Of suitable board
ing places for the pupils of the school.
Mr.. Drew said that this was in line
with what he had said that the insti-
tuition needed q dormitory for its pu-
pills as il is most difficult to secure
suitable boarding places for blind peo-
pie.
The committee did not take action
uron these resolves Tuesday afternoon.
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points on the lake and that a man
was paid for maintaining each OF the
lights. He could not tell the exact
number of purys on the lake. 1t de-
veloned after further questioning that
it cost about $3.50 to maintain the
lights and that the rest OF the money
was spent for bCoys. Mr.. PhilbriCk
further stated that the Coburn Steam
ooat co., which operated on the lake
did not aid in the maintenance of the
lights or buoys.
Representative Stetson of the COM
mittee was sent to the office of the
state auditor to obtain the vouchers
in regard to the work of two years pre-
yious done under the direction OF the
State steamboat inspectors and when
the vouchers We're brought tho COM
mittee concluded the public nearing
and went into executive session to
study the vouchers.
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ALuEGASH EXTENSION.
Board Of Railroad Commissioners Or.
ders Hearing for Feb. I.

The Board of Railroad Commission
ers Tuesday ordered hearing for
Wednesday. Feb. !, at 10 a. NJ. at the
Office Of the commission at Augusta
for the approval of the location of the
proposed Allegash extension of the
Rangor e Aroostook Railorad Co. The
proposed location commences at q point
or connection with the main line OF
the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad in
Township 4, Range 9, n. w. p, in Pis-
cataGuis county, and extending to n
point in st. Francis plantation in
Aroostook county. near the junction
OF the st Francis and st. John rivers,
Il distance Of about 157 miles.
The estimated cost of construction
as filed with the railroad commissions
ers for the AllegaslI branch is s7,11i.555
This branch from West Sebois to ST.
Francis will open up for development
the western portion of Aroostook coun-
ty and central part of Piscataquis. A
small part OF the location is in Penob-
scot county but the larger portion in
the two counties already mentioned.
The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad IL
authorized by Chapter 222 of the Pri-
vnte and Special Laws of 1908 during
a period of 10 years from and after the
passage of the act to build in one or
more of the counties of Penobscot, Pis-
catacuis and Penobscot, in that part
of said counties west of that part OF
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad. which
runs from Brownville 10 Van Bnren
and north OF that part of the Canadian
Pacific Railroad which extends from
the west line of the State to said part
of said Bangor x AroOstook extensions
of its railroad. and extensions of such
extensions and branches TO connect
with its railroad or any railroad that
il may acquire. The act allows the
road to build within the specified time
if the board of railroad commissioners
after hearing find that public necessity
or convenience requires the road.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Clar,nce Powers. aged 6, was struck an'
killed by a street car of the Yarmouth ai'
vision of the Portland street Railroad
Tuesday, near the corner of oxford aho
Pearl streets, Portland. The heavy cal
passed over the little fellows body prac'
tieally cutting him in two. and oea''
was almost instantaneous.
Edward knights. hailing from SANFORD
and arraigned on indictments ehargins
him with stealing three fur overcoats III
that town. and pleading guilty, was sen'
fenced in supreme court in saeo M iate
Tuesday forenoon to four years IN o'a''
prison. Knights is a deserter from th'
english Canadian military service ana Is
wanted in Halifax ON larceny charse
He escaped from Saco jail Il week az
sunday. but was captured near kehhe'
bunk in n half frozen condition
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lwoULo AMMENo MERGER BILL.
Donigan Wants to be Sure of Uni =
| versal Mileage Books Applying.

Senator Donigan of Somerset will at
the earliest possible opportunity sub
NIT AN amendment to the bill merging
the allied Somerset, Washington Coun-
t. and Sabasticook roads with the
Maine Central, which will provide that
universal rate OF mileage will rule
on all these roads and will provide for
it so definitely that there can never be
a chance for dispute in regard to II,
This means that one of the conditions
OF the passage OF the bill will be the
two-cent mileage that the people on
some OF the roads to be merged have
been seeking for several years.
An attorney who has been connected
with the road somewhat, stated Tues
day that he did not believe that the
railroads would object to the mileage
clause. though it was not included in
the original bill, with the exception Of
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VASSAl lBORO.

Preston Lancaster, respected o''i-
zen of this place died at his nome
Saturday afternoon, Jan. IA. OF diph-
iberia. aged IS years. Mr.. Lancaster
was worthy citizen, kind huspanu
and father and will be missed in TINS
village. where he has lived so years.
He was a member of the Odd felloWs
and Masonic Lodges of this place. he
is survived by A widow and four chill
dren.
Frank Taylor of this village cut
over 1850 cakes of ice at this place in
one week The ice was l5ia inches
thick and was of fair quality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Gilbert OF XIV
erside visited Sunday at the home or
II W. Pitts.
Miss Augusta Pitts and Miss Vivian
Shaw visited Friday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer of Sid
ney.
Mrs. Robinson is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs r. ]. Shaw in this place.
EAST-Edward Mosher and Miss
Mosher of Augusta were guests sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Seth r. Richard
son.
Paul r. Baird. tester in the Water
VILE Dairy Association. was the guest
Saturday night of f. X. Priest. return
ing to Oakland Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Priest of North Vas
salboro spent Saturday with Wilfred
Phelps.
Mrs. Name F. White and Joseph
White passed the day recently with
Mrs. II. A. Priest
NTrc M0r6an WarQ
guests Thursday night of Mr. and
Mrs Homer Marden.
Miss Florence Priest passed Friday
with Mrs. c. II. Osgood in Lewiston.
Mrs. Louise Wheeler recently cele-
brated her 87th birthday. She was
generously remembered by her friends
with postcards and neighbors and
friends called to pay their respects to
her. Mrs. Wheeler lived for many
years in Waterville but has made -nu-
merous friends here since her home
has been in this village. Her friends
wish her many years added to those
passed of health and happiness.
The ladies' sewing circle of Vassal-
boro Grange met with Mrs. Frank
Perkins Thursday. large number
were present and had a delightful time
as. we'll as accomplishing a large
amount of sewing.
Stephen Wing and Albert Jewell of
Fairfield were in the village Sunday
and called on friends.
Mrs. Celene Stewards Fletcher Of
Massachusetts, is the guest for short
time of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Stewards.
~, Cat ,rJa
ing with Mr. and Mrs. CIV. Mower
After playing for a, while refreshments
were served. A most delightful even
ing was spent and the guests voted
Mr. and Mrs. Mower most successful
entertainer
The regular evening meeting of the
Library Association was held Thurs
day evening with a large number of
the members out, The business meet
. ing was Dnr of unusual interest and
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PALMY YRA.

Miss Minnie Robinson and Master
Wallace Robinson, of Newport. visited
Sunday at +. w. Thompson's.
Mrs. Alice Macomber, of Corinna,
was a guest Sunday at B. T. Miller's.
Charles Homestead is quite i'll with
{; severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V. Furbush
moved Saturday from the village to
the home of Perry Furbush.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. wv. Thompson visit
ed last week among friends in Show
hegaE-
A. II. Lang of Skowhegan was n
guest, Wednesday, at G. W. Home
stead's.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. W. Thompson have
moved to the home of Mrs. l.. f. Har-
vey at the village and Mr., and Mrs.
O II. Cole are keeping house for them.
Herbert Foss has gone to Piscata-
quis county, where he is engaged in
canvassing and Mrs. Fpss Is helping in
the family of Allen Brewer during his
absence, --t- .sss+
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Reapp port;onment Committee.

The special joint committee on re-
arpcrtionment met at the close of the
session Tuesday and organized by the
election of Senator II. H. Allen of
Washington county as chairman and
Representatives Williamson of Angus
ia. Scates OF Westbrook and Bogue OF
East Mochias were selected . commit
tee to look into the legal phases Of tho
matter. -
The census figures on which the re
apportionment of the State into .sena-
torial and Legislative districts will be
based are expected 10 be at hand early
in February. The committee adjourned
to Thursday
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JUDICIARY.


The Committee on Judiciary Will give
a public hearing In its room at the state
house in Augusta. Is
WEDNESDAY, JANUARYie5. at T; NJ
No. l. On an act referred py tiie iaN'
Legislature. relating TO tine no,ninaI,u. mn srir,,
in Act additional to Chapter 81 Of the
Revised Statutes. relating to Divorce.
THURSDAY. JANUARY es, at p, p; N; N;
An Act relative 10 the appointment OF
surveyors in real actions. ..,,,o
On an act relating to the SangerViiie
Water Supply company.
On act act relating TO Fort Kent Elec-
trio Light company.
On an act to change the name OF Horse
island and Horse Island harbor.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 81, at P. NJ.
An Act to amend Chapter o OF the he-
vised Statutes, relating to the regulation
and conduct of elections.
FEB. l. at p. M.
No. g.. On an Act to regulate Electric
Power Companies and all persons or cor
porations dealing in electric power or
electricity In the state.
No "A. On an Act TO amend Sections IL
I. Inclusive. of Chapter II of the Revised
Statutes, relating to Registration of Ply
sicians and Surgeons.
No. 7l.. On an Act changing the name
to Public Service Commission and pro-
viding for the supervision of Railroads,
Street Railroads, Gas Plants, Electric
Light Plants. Telegrapb apd Telephone
Ltnes and Express Companies.
FEB. $, at T.. NJ.
No. g. On an Act to prevent the pollu-
tion OF Water supplies and their Sources.
No. &c. On a Resolve providing for AN
amo0dment of the Constitution empower
inG lhe Governor to@remoye Sherifrs.
FEB. 8. at r. M.
80 an Act relating to uniform laws for
1luiage and Divorce.
= Co. On an Act relating to Negotia-
Instruments, establishing uniform
~ Win The MNs OF other states on that
Aet rv3seee1=by- tir last Lesista
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APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL
AFFAIRS

The Committee on Appropriations and
Financial Affairs will give public hear
ings in its room. No a, at the State
House. Augusta. as follows:
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY q. at P. NJ,
No. H. Resolve in favor of the Central
Maine General Hospital of Lewiston,
Maine
No. l6. Resolve in favor of the Hayes
Young Women's Home at Lewiston.
tai Aid Association.
No. 1s Resolution In favor of appro-
priating money to assist in freeing the
Portsmouth Bridge.
No. TO- Resolve in favor of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union Tenn
porary Home for Children
No. 20. Resolve in favor of the Angus
ia General Hospital.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2s, at . p. NJ.
No. p. Resolve in favor of the Eastern
Maine General Hospital
No. %. Resolve in favor of the Good
samaritan 1t Home Home Association of Bangor.
County General hospital.
NO. % Resolve in favor of the Chill
dren's Aid Society of Maine.
No. e6. Resolve in favor of the Maine
Mission for the Deaf
FRIDAY. JANUARY q, at p. NJ.
NO. q Resolve in favor of the Healey
Asylum.
No. IS. Resolve In favor of the Bath
City hospital.
hospital
No. 90 Resolve in favor of the Bar
Harbor Medical and Surgical hospital. To-
Gated at Bar Harbor Maine.
TUESDAY. JANUARY 81. p, VI.
No. a. Resolve in favor of st. Mary :
General hospital in Lewiston.
NO. -. Resolve in favor of the Lewis
ton and Auburn Children's Home.
No. 80. Resolve in favor of the Girls
Orphanage of Lewiston.
No 3. Resolve in relation to the early
York deeds.
No. s.. Resolve in favor Of the Maine
Children's Home Society,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY /, 2. NJ
No. %. Resolve in favor OF Northern
Maine General hospital
No; 10 Resolve in favor of Old Town
hospital
LESLIE BOYNTON. Chairman.
CHARLES W. SHEA. Sec'y.
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WIN DSOH.

WEST.-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Casey
with their daughter, Angie Lettie'
were sunday guests of her brother,
George Tohey, at Stewards. who is quite
i'll ws.h jaundice.
Miss Rose Lamson returned to wa
terville last Friday.
Arthur Taber is improved so much
IN health that he is now able TO work.
Miss lola Casey has employment IN
the Vickery and Hill Publishing house.
Augusta.
Miss Lura Taber, who was obliged
to leave school on account of illness.
is at home this winter recuperating
her health.
Rev. and Mrs. c. f. Cook and FAM
ilv we're entertained Thursday at O
E. Carpenters.
VIM. Stewart, w p. Lamson, Taper
brothers, and O. Z. Carpenter as
sisted by c. NJ. Dickey last week TN
ished harvesting their years supply
, OF ice which was of excellent quality.
w. :. Barton with a crew of men
is cutting lumber he has recently pur-
chased OF c. E. Griffin. He has cut
and yarded about 10000 ana expects to
cut about 10000 in all
| wINDSORVILLE.- T.. j. Hatch
of Augusta was visitor Thursday
| in tlwn.
Miss Annie Lyon has gone to Au-
| gusta where she has position at tlc
| Maine state hospital.
| Frederick Cornish who is III busi-
| ness in Massachusetts, recently visited
| his family here.
BENJAMIN French is great SUFFERER
| from sclatic rheumatism.
Freeman Peasley. a travelling sales
man for company in Ohio, visited
last week his father. S. II. Peasley, and
| sister, Mrs. Dolly Wright.
w. L. Brown is i'll from complica-
| ton of diseases.
| George Doe has gone 10 PreSQue Isle
| in search of employment.
mir and Mrs. Samuel Lyon attended
! the Harvest feast Friday evening at
Grange hall. Windsor Corner.
Mrs ". L. Brown has been quite
| i'll the past week with attack Of rheu-
| matism.
Mrs. w. H. Colby has been ill the
| past week with severe attack OF lum-
| bago.
| George Sampson has gone to Gardi-
ner where he has employment.
The Erskine Bros and Samuel Lyon
are harvesting their years supply OF
ice.
w. II. Colby is at work for Edwin
Bullock.
Mrs. Maria Glidden has been Ill with
rheumatism.
Miss Ruth Colby was visitor Thurs
day at Cooper's Mills.
Everett Lyon Is saving wood with
fo
Mrs. j. 3. Stilphen was Sunday
guest of Mrs. Dolly Wright.
Miss Incz Kennedy visited her par
ents Sunday at COoper's Mills.
Alton r. Brann was the guest sun
day of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
| eph Brann, at Cooper's Mills.
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the so miles beyond Bingham, where
three miles in mileage are taken out
for every two miles travelled. He claim
cd tnat passenger travel has always
been so small on that section of the
line that ordinary mileage would hard
Is pay. He offered the additional sug-
gestion that the greater part of the
travel consisted of sportsmen and
tourists who could we'll afford and We're
willing N nay the extra demanded Of
them
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-25
SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES,

The Committee on Sea and Shore Fish
cries will give public hearings at the
room of the Commissioner of Highways,
State House, as follows:
TUESDAY. JAN. 81, p VI. On the
petition of c. d. Thurlow ct ais, asking
for close time on Lobsters in Cutler
Waters.
On an Act to provide close time on
ScallopS.
FEB. :. An Act to amend Sec. !, Chap.
5;$ of Private and Special Laws % 1889
relating to the taking of smelts in sheep
scot river.
B. IT, MAYO. Chairman.
j. II. HANSON. Sec'N
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RAILROADS AND EXPRESSES.
B. II. MAYO. Chairman.
j. III. HANSON, Sec'y,

The Committee on Railroads and EX-
presses will give n public hearing in itS
room, number ll3, at the State House in
Augusta,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 81, p. NJ.
No. l. on an Act to extend the charter
of the Bridgton Street Railway.
No. .. On an Act referred by the last
Legislature. relating to tenders on street
cars.
WILLIAM J. SKEIIAN. Sec'y.
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ture entitled An Act to make uniform
the law relating TO the sale of goods.
ON an Act to make uniform the law of
warehouse receipts.
FEB 10, at r. NJ.
On an Act relating to the choice of As
Scsspgs in town.
FREDERICK BOGUE. Sec'y.
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AGRICULTURE.

The Committee on Agriculture Will give
public hearings in the room of the Com
missioner of Agriculture at the State
House. as follows:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ], p. NJ.
No. IL. An Act to amend Chapter 241 of
the Public LAWS of 1909 providing for the
uniform grading, packing and branding
of apples
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TOWNS.

The Committee on Towns will give n
public hearing in room q at the state
House, Augusta,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY :, p. VI.
No 81. On an Act to incorporate the
town of Stockholm, AroostoOk county.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 3 p. VI.
No. 10. On an Act to divide the town Of
bristol and Incorporate the town of
South Bristol.
ARTHUR WILKINS, Sec'v
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BELGRADE.

Tie Ladies Aid will meet Wednes-
day afternoon. Jan. %. with MrS'
James Tebbetts. If stormy on that
date the meeting will be held the hrs'
fair day. .,...,
Rev. W. r. Overlook held services
sunday Jan. -, at the old Sol'ti
church. e { -
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Senator Hamilton III.

Senator Hamilton of York county
was taken i'll Tuesday noon with acute
indigestion. lie was removed to
couch in the Senate retiring room and
physicians called. Later he was taken
to his boarding place and reported as
much ilnnrOyed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-25
TEN PERANCE,

The Committee ON Temperance will
give a hearing in Representatives Hall on
We'd, Feb ], at . O'Clock z. NJ. on the
following: An Act favoring Resubu.is-
sion. An Act to repeal the Sturgis Law.
An Act to abolish the state Liquor
Agency
EUGENE V. ALLEN, Sec'y.
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COUNTIES.

The Committee on Counties will give
public hearings at its room No. u, State
House, as follows:
THURSDAY, FEB. =. 3 p. VI.
On setting off Isle au Haute from
Hancock County and annexng the same
to Knox.
On setting off Stonington from Han
cock County and anneXinC the same TO
Knox.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-25
INTERIOR WATERS.

The committee on Interior Waters will
give a public hearing in Room. at the
State House in Augusta,
TUESDAY, JANUARY Il, at 40 p. NJ.
On a resolve in aid of navigation on
Moosehead Lake
HARRY STETSON, Sec'y.
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New Militia Company.

Governor PIaisted Tuesday author
ICED Louis o. Haskell to raise new
company of National Guard Infantry
at Pittsfield. This company is to take
the place of the one disbanded last fall
at Gardiner.
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LEGISLATIVE NOTICES.
STATE OF MAINE.
In House of Representatives, January

II. 1911.
ORDERED, The Senate concurring,
that the time for the reception OF peti..
tions and bills for private and special
legislation, be limited TO Wednesday,
February l, 1911, and that all such petit
tions and bills presented after that date
be referred to the next legislature, and
that the Clerk of the House cause copies
OF this order to be published in all daily
papers in this state until January %.
1911.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Jan.
II, 1911. Read and passed. Sent up for
concurrence.
c. c. HARVEY, Clerk.
IN SENATE CHAMBER. Jan. II. 1911.
Read and passed In concurrence.
w. C. HANSON, Sec'y.
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COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
FEDERAL RELATIONS.

The Committee on Federal Relations
will meet in room 81 at 3 O'Clock p. NJ.
THURSDAY. JAN. &c, 1911.
To act on Senate Resolve TO promote
the efficienc,- of the Life Saving Service.
JOHN II. SANBORN, Chairman.
NJ. j. DOW. Secretary.
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WEDNESDAY,, FEBKCA AI{T :, =. VI.
Petition of Benjamin Tucker of Nor
way and 1o5 others for change of the
laws relating to testing cattle for tubrT
cuoSiS and horses for Glandcrs,
B. j. LIBBY, Sec'y.
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Miss Olive Fowler Is quite i'll with
a bad cold.
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GOULD AND MCGiLUiCUDDY
GUESTS OF INNER CIRCLE.

Continued n Page Nine.)
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND

Until further notice the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grornds will hold
regular sessions in room 9S at the State
House in Augusta, every Wednesday at
80.
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W. ]. SKEHAN, Sec'y.
RAILROADS AND EXPRESSES.

Until further notice the COMMITTEE OF
Railroads and Expresses will hold regu.
lar session in the Railroad Commission
ers' Office on Tuesdays of each week al
o'clock p. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-25

Until further notice the Committee OF
Legal Affairs viii be in session in Room
81 at the State House, Augusta, on Tues
days nj two o'clock y. NJ.
ALTON c. WHEELER, Sec'y.
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oct3. sat-wed,1yr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-28
CONDEMNED MAN
SCORES HIS JUDGE

DENVER, COLO, July 27.--Frank II.
Henwood was to-day sentenced to the
penitentiary for life for the murder
on May ~ Of George Il. Copeland. whom
he accidentally shot while firing AT
Sylvester Won Phui In the bar OF
the Brown Palace Hotel Hsnwood
arose when asked by the court II he
had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced, and replied :
Judge Whisford. / have been for
seven weeks In the county jail with
over one hundred prisoners. Every
one OF these men In afraid for his life
to come before you for trial You
have the reputation OF being q baiscd
preiudiced Judge. whose only idea IL
to convict the men who are brought
before you. j know and you know
what constitutes a fair trial and l
have not had that from YOU"
Henwood said he had been a true
friend OF John w. Springer. but yet
the court permitted the introduction II
improper evidence as to his relations
between him and and Mrs Springer.
In order to biacken his character In
the minds Of tho jurors.
when Henwood had concluded his
tongue flashing the court pronounced
sentence, which is the extreme penalty
permitted under the jury's second de-
gree verdict He Will remain In the
county jail pending an appeal to the
supreme court