Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
The Somerset Delegation
Is Solid for Bur|eigh.
Funeral, Tuesday, Of The Late
Charles {. TiItOn.
Sherlft.sIect Thompson Names Par
tiaI List Of Deputies.

A meeting was held. Monday eve
ming. at the home of Representative
elect Roy L. Marston, at which all
The members of the Somerset delega-
ton of representatives and senator's
elect were present, and they Voteo
unanimously TO support Hon. Il. I.
Burleigh for United States senator and
Peters and Milliken for the Speaker
ships
skowhegan traders have been forced
to acknowledge that snow is not Inc
necessity for good Christmas trade.
that il was once believed to be, for.
on Monday, they did more business
than for many years at this season,
More business was also done at the
Skowhegan post office than for some
time in the Holiday season
Mrs. Annie (FTench) Cass died,
Tuesday forenoon, after a long SICK
ness of q confirmed disease. She was
the wife of Capt. f. A. Cass, who
survives her. she was about ~ years
old. She was married to Mr.. Cass, Oct,
%, 1862 and on that day OF TINS year
they informally celebrated Their ooth
5 wedding anniversary. Besides the nus
~ and. two children Miss Jennie Cass'
who has cared for her mother for
ll1flAf7 wears anu MISS i-pNAf9O - ~eNSSi
a hookkeeper in Portland, survive. She
Yves born in Quincy, Mass, daughter
a or Daniel and Hannah (Haskeil
I FFanehQo
4. William L. Waldron. who recently
III resigned as principal of Brewer High
f, school, has accepted position as
prineipal of Lee High school, Lee,
:, Mass.
AIRS. s. F. Marble has recently re-
turned from Harmony, where she at
tended The dedication exercises OF the
Harmony Grange hall. She was for
mer mastre of Harmony Grange
Lyman Murphy went, Tuesday, to
Haverhii Mass, to pass Christmas
with his son, Edgar Murphy.
T. E. Greenwood went, Tuesday. to
Old Town on business connected with
the building of the new bridge there.
Miss Ruth Farmer of Niagara Falls,
who acted as maid of honor at the
swett- SAWYER wedding, returned home,
Tuesday.
q. .lliss Lucy Jewett, a stenographer in
s., New York, is home over Christmas
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Z.
Jewett. Is
.s George Young, student in the Med
ical school at Burlington, VT. is nome
I for the Christmas vacation.
Il Sheriff elect Frank Thompson has ap-
pointed the greater part of his deputies
and gave out the partial list, Tuesday
Foremost among his appointments was
that of selecting Charles Fl. Chute, dep
nv during the two terms of Sheriff
- Mooers. to be jailer at the Somerset coun-
'la ty iail. Mr. Chute will move his family
10 the Jail house very shortly. The dep
uties already appointed are as follows:
George Gordon, Moscow; Thomas M Col
Iins Bingham; John L. Foss, Scion; Ru-
fus s. McKenney, Madison; Ernest Hill
ton. Starks; Fred e. Webster, Norrioge-
wock; Frank Witham, Smithfield; L. s.
BRAY. Fairfield; S. Herbert Frost, Pitts
field; Fred S. Burrill. Hartland; Alpheus
Mason, Canaan; Charles Fl. Chute, SHOW
hogan; j. S. Williamson, New Portland
Phineas H. Hilton, Jackman; Frank }.
Durgin, The Forks; Walter Maynard,
lockwood. Nine of these deputies have
served under Sheriff John A. Mooers.
The funeral services of the late Charles
E. Tilton, who committed suicide, Satur-
day afternoon. at the home of ms mother,
Mrs. j. H. Tilton, on the Norridgewock
road. were held at o'clock. Tuesday aft
n ernoon. at his late home.
Charles Edward Tilton came of an old
and prominent Skowhegan family, his
father and grandfather residing in the
9 spacious homestead on the Norr.dgewock
I'D road. He graduated from Colby Uniyer-
~ sity in 1888. receiving the degree OF A. b,
and while in college he was prominent in
athletics as well as scholarship, playing
first base on the Varsity nine. He was
principal of the Oakland Grammar school
from September, 1883, to June, 1884, be-
coming principal of the Fairfield High
school in September of the latter year.
He resigned this position to become SD
pervising principal of Bangor Grammar
schools, entering upon his duties there in
October, 1889. From then until the spring
III 1912 Mr.. Tilton was identified with the
Bangor schools, devoting his extensive
knowledge and tireless energy TO their
upbuilding. He saw where changes were
needed and he was instrumental in bring
ing them about In the summer of 1900
he was promoted to superintendent OF
schools, succeeding Miss Mary S. Snow,
who had taken position in New York