Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
STATE HOUSE.
Gov. Haines' Appointments
To County Offices.
Petition for Approval Of Street
Extension in Portland.
Dairy Meeting at Freedom. capitol
Joitings.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting Of Governor and
Council Will Be Held at 10 A. M.
Thursday, Feb. 26.

The appointment by Governor
Haines of Bernard Archibald of Houl.
ton as the county attorney of Aroos-
took to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of Perley c. Brown of Presque
Isle makes the eighth appointment
which he has made to a county of
flee, including the county attorney,
five sheriffs, Ferd F. Stevens of Aroos-
took county, Wilbur c. Oliver of Sag
adahoe county, J. Fred OConnell of
Penobscot county and Everett G.
Scully and King s. Graham of Cum
berland county, and two registers of
probate, Frank II. Ingraham of Knox
county and Philo Steward of Somer-
set county. In four instances death
was the cause of the appointments,
those of the two registers of probate,
the county attorney of Aroostook and
that of Sheriff Seully, who was ap-
pointed after the removal of Sheriff
Lewis w. Moulton Of Cumberland
county. Sheriff Hewitt NJ. Lowe of
Androscoggin county resigned while
Sheriffs Wilbert w Emerson of Pc
nobscot county and John w. Ballou of
Sagaaahoc county were removed by the
During the past 20 years, governors
have appointed IL sheriffs, IL county
commissioners, nine clerks of courts,
eight county treasurers, four judges of
probate. five county attorneys five
registers of probate and six registers
of deeds. because of designations,
deaths or removals through impeach-
ment proceedings
OF the county attorneys, Charles W.
Hayes of F'oXcroft was appointed by
Governor Cleaves for Piscataquis coun
ty, Bedford f. Tracey of Winter Har-
Dor by Governor Powers for Hancock
county. and Samuel L. Bates of Port
land for Cumberland county. Joseph
Williamson of Augusta for Kennebec
county and Nathaniel B. Walker of
Biddeford for York county by Cover
nor Plaisted
OF the registers of probate Charles
p. Hazeltine of Belfast was appointed
for Waldo county by Governor Cleaves.
c. Hollis White of East Machias for
Washington county by Governor Hill.
James W. Murray of Sabattus for An
1roscoggin county by Governor Plais-
ted and Philo Steward OF Skowhegan
for Somerset county and Frank H.
Ingraham Of Rockland for Knox coun
ty By Governor Haines.
OF the IS sheriffs, Henry C. Sharp
of Monticello for Aroostook county and
Charles E. Brown of Springfield for
Penobscot county were appointed by
Governor Cleaves, William j. Caddy OF
St. George for Knox county and Chas.
Dunn, Jr., of Portland, for Cumberland
county by Governor HILL Otha H.
Jellison of Bar Harbor for Hancock
county Charles E Wingate of Sebec
for Piscataquis county, James H
Doyle of North Whitefeld for Lin
coin county and Harry A. Weymouth
of Saco for York county by Governor
Plaisted, and ]. Fred OConnell of Mill
ford for Penobscot county, Ferd n.
I Stevens of Lewiston for Androscoggin
county. Wilbur C. Oliver of Bath for
Sagadahoc county and Everett G..
scully of Portland and King S. Gra-
ham of Westbrook for Cumberland
county, by Governor Haines.
OF the 1e county commissioners
Perry w. Richardson of fremont for
Hancock county and William l. Leav
tit for Penobscot county were ap-
pointed by Governor Cleaves, Albert NJ
Penley of Auburn for Androscoggin
county and Joseph H. Kalloch of
Thomaston for Knox county by Gov
ernor Powers, A. B. Nealley Of Lewis
ton for Androscoggin county. j. w.
Edgerley of Princeton for Washing
ton county and Charles o. Crosby of
Arrowsic for Sagadahoc county by
Governor Hill, Nathan r. Tollman of
Warren for Knox county and Edward
P. Blanchard of Blanchard for Piscata-
quis county by Governor Cobb, and
Charles B. Randall of Bowdoinham for
Sagadahoc county. Wellington H
Eastman of Sumner for Oxford coun-
ty and Frank NJ. Hawkes. of New
| Gloucester for Cumberland county by
Governor Fernald.
OF the clerks of courts Byron NJ
Small of Wilton for Franklin county
was appointed by Governor Cleaves,
Thaddeus r. Simonton of Camden for
Knox county, Willis T. Emmons of
Saco for York county, Charles L. Ma
curda of Wiscasset for Lincoln coun-
ty and William T. Seekins of Pitts
field for Somerset county by Governor
Powers, Charles w. Jones of Augusta
Fogg Of Bath for Sagadahoc county
by Governor Hill Frank w. Ball of
Milo for Piscataquis county by Gov
ernor Fernald and Lucius B. SWEET of
Kittery for York county by Governor
| Plaisted.
OF the judges of probate, George w.
Howe OF Milo for Piscataquis county,
was appointed by Governor Cleaves;
Addison e. Herrick Of Bethel for Ok
ford county, and Charles P. Mattocks
of Portland for Cumberland county, by
Governor Powers, and John w. Brack-
EFT Of Boothbay Harbor for Lincoln
county, by Governor Cobb
OF the eight county treasurers, Aus
tin Harris of East Machias for Wash
! ington county, and Joseph Call of
Wiscasset for Lincoln county, were
appointed by Governor Cleaves; Eben
| Chase of Edgecomb for Lincoln coun-
| ty, Charles H. Adams of Limerick for
| York county and illiam NJ. Nash Of
| Cherryfield for Washington county by
Governor Powers; Voramus l.. Coffin
of Harrington for Washington coun-