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Close Time on Smells

delegation of citizens from
Damarscotta Mills appeared before
the committee on sea and shore fish
cries Tuesday afternoon in favor of
the bill which would close the Dam
ariscotta river to smelt fishing EXCEPT
by hand line above a line drawn from
farnham's Head in the town Of
Boothbay to a point opopsit, on the
shore i'll the town of South Bristol.
under a penalty of $500 for each Of
renSe.
There was no opposition.
The next measure taken up was
the act relating to closed time on
scallops which would allow the sale
in the State of scalops which were
taken outside the waters of the State.
Clyde w. Pierce OF Portland spoke
of the big scallop industry in North
Carolina, and of the fact that one
can get scaliops from that state in
restaurants in Boston and in other
places. He said that he believed
Maine people should have the privi-
lege of getting these scallops. If they
desired. There was no opposition.
Senator Emery Of Washington.
member of the committee. spoke re-
2arding the act providing an amend
ment to the law relating to fish
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MADISON

Madison. March 5.-Much to the
surprise Of everybody the long war
rant of a articles for the annual
town meeting was disposed of with
such rapidity that the meeting was
adjourned at 4.30 o clock in the after
noon. 1t was thought that the meet =
ing would run over into another day
owing to the large number of impor-
tant articles to come up for consid-
Grafton There was but little arsu-
ment. the voters being willing to pro-
vide for practically all reasonable re-
quests. The meeting was q record
breaker in the large amounts of
money raised. the total being SI13,-
1873, or Sl7934 more than last year
when the largest amount ever raised
in the history of the town was voted.
The meeting was called to order at
the Welfare Theatre at $50 o'clock
by Town Clerk G.. Oscar Flanders
and DR.. w. g. Sawyer was elected
moderator. At this time owing to
delay of the electric car caused by
drifting snow in the rural section. a
recess was declared until 1915 to
give the voters outside chance to
come in. Tho first contest of the day
was in the election OF town clerk, for
which there were two candidates, G.
o. Flanders and Alfred w. Ingalls,.
Mr.. Flanders received 125 out of the
Isl votes cast.
Henry A. Johnson and John w.
Healey We're elected selectnen with
out any opposition. For third select
man there We're two candidates.
Willis NJ. Blanchard of the old board
and John c. Williams. Mr.. Williams
received liz of the 255 votes cast.
The selectmen were also elected
overseers of the poor and assessors.
Other officers elected were treas
urer, *. G. Gray: auditor, j. +.
Withee: member of the school com.
mittee for three years, Z. +. Hurd;
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Bickford- Nickerson

Somerset county friends of Miss
Einora Bickford, daughter of Mrs.
Eta (Marston) Page. formerly of
Smifhheld. now of Belgrade, will be
interested to learn of her marriage
to Oral NickersOn. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James -Nickerson of Watervilie.
The ceremnoy was performed Sun
day afternoon at the home of the
grooms parents at II, Western av-
enuc. the double ring service being
used. The Rev. G. A. Knickerbcker
was the officiating clergyman.
Ralph Stoweil and Dorothea Stow
ell nephew and niece of the groom
We're the ring bearers. Mrs. Low
Jordan, the groom's sister, was ma .
tron OF honor and the best man was
Edmund Longley. The bride wore Il
beautiful gown Of grey crepe
MIR. Nickerson is engaged 3 in the
plumbing business in Waterviile with
his father and Mrs. Nickerson for
some years has been stenoarapher
in the superintendent office at the
Naterville station of the Maine Cent
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road commissioner for the east part
OF the town. T.. ID. Clark: for road
commissioner for the west part of
the town there were three candi-
dates: T.. S. Adams, who has served
the town for several years. w. w.
johnson, and w. G. Head. Mr..
Johnson was elected by ma iority of
GO votes over MI Adams. For tax
collector there were three candidates,
j. +. Withec, A. W. Ingalls,, and Har-
vey Quimby. Judge Withee who bid
nine mills was elected by u large ma
jority. Library trustee for five years.
Judge Charles O. Small: for four
years. Mrs. Grace Humphreys.
Money was raised as follows: Sum
mer highways. $4,000: winter high
ways, $4,000; expenses and liabili-
ties, $1,000; common schools, $4,000;
Free high school, $4,000; school APP
pliances. $4,000: school text books.
S1.100; conveyance of high school
pupils, 500: school house repairs,
$4,000: manual training and domestic
science. $4,000 experimenting school
committee. $50: y. A. Weston Post
G. A r, s125; electric lights at East
brary, $1,000: State aid road. 1898;
$3.50; highway patrol, $1,000: school
house insurance. $4,000: school ply
sicians, $500: sewer on Preble avenue,
$4,000: evening school. 1925: A.
Christopher for money laid out in
building sidewalk. $500; for payment
and interest on new school house
bonds, s11,645; for temporary loans
$4,000: FOR heating. installation of
electric lights and clock system at
new school building, $3.50; other
money, 1855.
Other important votes taken were
the adoption of the resolutions pre-
sented by Judge Charles O. Small to
the effect that the town officers
should be instructed not to overdraw
the appropriations made except in
eases of unusual emergency if the
same should occur. To instruct the
selectmcn to hire a man to keep the
village streets clean: to refer the
mattersof enlarging the schoolhouse
AT twelve Corners to the selectmen
to report at later meeting The
matter of repairing or putting in
new bridge over the canal ut the foot
of Nam street was left to investi-
gate at once and report at special
meeting to be held before the assess
ment of taxes. Also the matter of
replanking the bridge across the
main river was left to the same COM
mittee to report ut the same time
Aftey a short discussion it was voted
not tp discontinue the Municipal fuel
yard but to leave the same under the
management of the selectmen. 1t
was voted to charge interest on all
taxes unpaid after Nov. 1st. and to
instruct the.collector to collect of all
persons paying poll tax only ON or
before the first day of May. 1t was
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Publicity for State
Urged by Group

I'VE are surrounded by territory
That is being advertised Who is
there in Maine that doesn't believe
in the State enough to have it ad-
vertised? 1t is the conservatism of
Maine that has been driving Young
men from Maine for so years" said
Hon. Willis j.. Parsons, commission
err of island fisheries and game, who
appeared before the publicity COM
mittee of the Legislature Tuesday
in behalf of the resolve s25.0OO for
each OF the two coming years to be
expended in advertising Maine I'M
der the direction of a non salaried
commission
Many sections of Maine were rep
resented at the hearing and stirring
speeches were made setting forth the
necessity of advertising the ad-
Nantags OF the Pine Tree State in
order for Maine to hold its own in
composition with other states which
are advertising extensively No one
appeared in opposition to the re
solve.
Hon. Charles s. Hichborn Of Au-
Susta stated that this was q thing
he had been talking about for 10
years and that he hoped that some
Legislature would be wise enough
and have enough breadth of vision
to put it into effect. That many of
the former great industries of the
state are now largely gone, the
speaker pointed out. These include
the ship building industry. the lum-
Der and ice businesses. Our agri.-
cultural interests are languishing, he
said.
He asserted that the summcr bust
tmiated that if this resolve is passed
that in 10 years the population Of
Maine might I've doubled in the sum-
mer time. "If | had my way would
teach every person in tho state TO
sing the song of the state of Maine
with every heart enthuSed and to
broadcast its glorieS."
Col. George Mcl,Prcsson of Farm
Ington. former adjutant general of
the State, showed the benefits in adj
Nertising III order to bring the mid
die class of people to Maine TO spend
their summer vacations-not tho
wealthy people. but the people from
big cities and other places who can
afford to spend about SIS or SIS Il
week for their vacations. And he
pictured how abandoned farms in
Franklin county and other parts OF
the State. could be disposed of to
advantage for summer residences for
visitors to the state.
state Librarian Henry T.. Dun
mack spoke of the need of the State
having the literature to advertise its
industries and resources. to be sent
out from the State library in answer
to the many inquiries received there
by mail.
Following the hearing very inter
osting films of the Great Northern
Paper Company were shown, depict
ing the various operations of the
making OF the tree into the news
naDor
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STATE OF MAINE

Kennebec. ss.--Board of Count Com
rnissoners. December Session. 1922.
Held by Adjournment, March 9th,
1928.
On the foregoing Petition, satisfac-
/; tory evidence having been received
E that tho Petitioners arc responsible
and ought to he heard touching. the
matter set forth in said Petition. and
that an inquiry into the merits is ex-
Dedient. it is Ordered. that thirty days
previous notice be given, that the
County Commissioners will meet at
Selectmen's Office in Monmouth on
Tuesday the seventeenth day of April
next. at ! o'clock p. NJ: and thence
proceed to view the route mentioned
in said Petition. and Immediately aft
erward hear the parties and their wit
!" Eesses. and then take such further
: meas ures in the premises as may be
adjudged proper. Said notice to be
given by serving attested copies Of said
Petition and this order thereon. upon
the Clerk of the town of Monmouth
and by posting UP such copies in three
public places in said town, and by pub
fishing the same in the Kennebec
journal. a public newspaper printed in
said County: that all persons and COR
, porations interested may attend and
be hoard il they think proper
Attest: CIV. JONES. Clerk
a \ true copy of the Petition and or
der of Court thereon.
Attest: G. w. JONES. Clerk.
,ucI 7d1t
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TO the Honorable County Commits
SlonerS within and for the County of

TO the Honorable County Commits
Sloners within and for the County of
Kennebcc:
Respectfully represents Erwin F.
Walker of Augusta in said County.
Fiat he is an inhabitant and resident
of said Augusta and is not an inhabi-
liant of Monmouth in said County nor
a resident owner OF property within
said Monmouth:
That he is the owner of certain real
estate in said Monmouth. to wit: a lot
or parcel of land situate on the wester-
,1y side of the state Highway leading
from Winthrop to said Monmouth and
,..n the south side Of the highway lead
ing from said state Highway to- the
village Of North Monmouth. which,
said real estate was valued in the vail
uation taken by the assessors Of said
or taxes for the year 1922 at the sum
of three thousand dollars. and the as
SCISSORS aforesaid. for said year. as
.,sessed Your petitioner on account of
said real estate in the sum of one hun
dred two dollars:
That on the first day of April. 1922.
he did not have. own or possess ex-
cecding fifteen hundred dollars taxable
real estate in said Monmouth;
That. believing that property should
never be appraised above it's actual
value. and that no tax payer should be
Qverrated he has requested the asses
sors of said Monmouth to abate said
taxes. viz: on November Z. 1922. in
forming them that he was oyerra ted
as aforesaid. yet they refused to abate
said taxes or any part thereof.
: Your petitioner. feeling himself ag-
grieved and wronged by said refusal
.snd decision. appeals end applies to
this Honorable Court pursuant to the
statute in such case made and provid-
ed. He therefore prays your Honors
after due notice to the assessors Of
said town and hearing the evidence.
end being satisfied that your petit
-tiOner was everrated in said asesss-
ment TO abate said taxes, or such part
thereof, as justice REQUIRES and cause
him to be relieved and paid out Of the
treasury OF said town the amount of
r said attachments.
Datcl January 9Th. 1923.
-I- r., F. WALKER
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Maine. Dr. Gertrude Hall OF the
State Board Of Charities and Cor
rections also spoke briefly. There
was no opposition.
Calais Measures
Representative James NJ. Beckett
OF Calais spoke in behalf of an act
giving the mayor and council of his
city authority to appoint city man
ager. who shall be administrative
head of the city, and another provid-
ing for biennial elections.
Apportionment Resolve
: Declaring that there are $4,000
people in Portland without repre-
sentation in the Legislature, Repre-
sentative Franklin ID. Cummings of
that city appeared in favor OF his
resolve proposing,--a constitutional
amehdment changing the apportion-
ment. Under his proposed change
in the constitution. Portland would
have IL and possibly IL representa-
tives in the House. while Lewiston
might gain one or two representa-
tives.
He was questioned at length by
the committee. Nobody appeared in
opposition to the resolve.
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STATE OF MAINE

~ renobScot. SIS.
. Taken this first day of March a. D.
!. 1923 on an execution dated February
y, 9th A. d. 1928. issued on a Judgment
" rendered by the Superior Court for
said County of Penobscot. at a term
Thereof begun and holden at Bangor in
said County on the first Tuesday OF
January a. D.. 1923. in favor of the
State OF Maine against William Lynch,
:, John r. Kellifer and Peter J. Cuddy.
al Of Bangor in said County ., Of ,1 peno ,,
{ lars debt or damage and fourteen dol
Y Ia1s and flfty-four cents costs OF suit.
@snd will be sold at public auction to
Ne highest bidder. at the office Of the
House. at said Bangor on the four
=, ieenth day Of April A. p. 1928 at ten
o'clock and thirty minutes in the fore-
" moon. the following described real es-
! that said Peter J. Cuddy has and had
in and to the same on the 18th day of
October A. u. 1922. at nine o'clock in
tho forenoon. the time when the same
suit to wit: certain parcel of land
with the buildings thereon. described
5 rs follows: Commencing at the inter-
: section Of the westerly line of Picker
the northerly line of said Pickering
Square formerly Short street,: thence
Eorthcriy on said westerly line of said
Pickering Square fourteen and forty
nkG nuHUTeuluS Nlt.fop ISeI 10 81 point
opposite the centre Of the brick parti-
- ton wall dividing the stores now &C.
tcupied by w. w. Doan and j. T.. Nick
erson. said stores being a part of the
Foster & Bragg block: thence westerly
to and through the center of said brick
partition wall dividing said stores.
and on said centre line extended about
seventy-two (72) feet to a point five
feet westerly of the rear wall of said
Foster & Bragg block: thence souther-
~ parallel to and five (5) feet from the
rear wall of said Foster & Bragg block.
being also parallel to the westerly line
cof Pickering Square. twelve 12J feet,
Anorthefly line Of Pickering square
!, formerly Short street, about five and
Forty hundredths GAO feet to an an
Gle in the rear wall Of the Foster &
Sragg block: thence southeasterly
.iAlong the outside face of said brick
srsar wall of said Foster & Bragg block
about thirty and thirty hundredths
$1,000 feet to, the northerly line of
said Pickering Square Formerly Short
,ktreeO; thence northeasterly on north
erly line of said Pickering Square
tixty and twenty hundredths GO. 20)
teet to the point begun at. being same
premises conveyed 70 said Peter ].
uEuddy by Charles H. Milan by deed
dated August 15th 1922 and recorded
IN Ptnohscot Registry of Deeds Vol.
JOHN X. FARRAR.
'mch'-la-2I Deputy Sheriff.
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Urges-S State Control
CONTINUED from Paas ons)

serve and develop those resources
for the good OF all the State.
AS the inquiry continued Senator
Brewster fastened to add that he was
not fully familiar with all Of the pro-
visions Of the bill. while ! assume
full responsibility for~ the bill my
self, it was drafted by Carl Smith of
my Office" said Senator Brewster.
and made haste to add. mo one
greater in the State than myself is
Responsible for the BILL"
BY this statement most of the lis
teners took Senator Brewster to
mean that he was absolving Govern
or Baxter from all connection with the
bill.
Senator. Hipckley then pursued the
question of the etate's liability. TAX
ing the ground that in case dam
went out or an employe was injured
the State could not be sued as pri-
waite corporation. :,
Senator Brewster assumed the at
titude that while the State in gov
Ornamental capacity could not be sued.
the State engaging in business could
be. ~
."IIow Is the State safeguarded in
tide matter Of keeping electricity
within the State. il the present law
is found Unconstitutional? ~ asked
Senator IIinckley. Il think that is
what you intimated."'. he added.
Senator Brewster explained that
the State as the power in control
could restate its terms when the
contracts were renewed every 40
YEARS. y -. s.. --- .-.
49, DO you believe TINT It is possible
to borrow money enough TO run this
proposition and have anything left
aver."7 asked Carroll n. Perkins,
Waterville attorney.
THE franchises to develop the
Dead river and the Brassau lake
properties are valuable to the water
power companies" replied Senator
Brewster. Il consider this PROPOSE
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raj Railroad company. Both til
groom and his bride are well and "A.
vorably known and have a large en-.
Gle of friends who extend cordial "
wishes for their future happiness
There We're several out Of tosi
guests present at the ceremor!
making a wedding party OF IA. AT.
er a delicious wedding dinner servs.
by the groom's mother, Mr.. and Nn
Nickerson left for Boston. where thu
will pass their honeymoon. Cpr
their return they will reside q
Leighton court. Waterville.
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Proposed Bond
Issues for Lewiston

Three proposed bond issues for
the CITY of Lewiston figured in a
hearing before the committee on
legal affairs Tuesday afternoon.
those matters having came over
from a previous session Of the COM
mittee.
One of the acts in question pro-
vides for an issue of 2SONW refund
ing bonds to meet other bonds due
next year. another calls for 500
900 in bonds for the construction of
schoolhouses and the third for Il
SION. 600 issue for the new armOry III
the Spindle City, now under con-
struction.
Mayor Louis J. Brann, who ap-
peared as prepayment for the three
measures. explained that the total
bond Issue sought would exceed by
more than 10000 the city's debt
limit and so he amended the school
bond act. by looping Off $2J.N)O from
the $2OO.OOO. saying that what was
eliminated would be saved this year
on current expenses.
Questioned by members of the
committee he said that total debt
limit of the city was about q million
and a half, and that the bonded
debt of the city at present is rising
81. 100, 900.
Another act of interest to Lewis
ton that vas considered was that
amending the present law relating
to the city auditor. Representatil G
Holmes of that city explained that
as the law stands. If man who is a
member of the water board is a
druggist and supplies antitoxin for
the treatment of diptheria through
some other board or commission. he
cannot collect pay from the city.
me amendment would provide that
man who is q member of any
committee, commission or depart-
| ment may not AXE a contract with
the city through his own depart :
ment. but may do so through any
other
Manor Brann said he could not
see wherein the proposed change
would do any harm. There was no
| opposition to the act.
South Paris Corporation
Walter l.. Gray of South Paris
| appeared before the committee in
favor OF an act amending the char
ter of the South Paris village cor
poration. enabling that corporation
to take over the sewer system in
stall led in the village by the town
and carry 1t to completion.
Chattei Mortgages
! Senator Harry T.. Cram of Cum
| berland explained briefly the provi-
sions of an act introduced by him
relating to the recording Of chattel
mortgages. This stipulates that these
mortgages shall be recorded in the
place OF business of the mortgagor,
as we'll as his place of residence.
ChiIdren's Act
Many women interested in the act
introduced by Senator Harry l..
Cram of Cumberland providing for
| uniformity in the law relating TO
! children born out of wediock were
in the committee room when that
measure was taken up, and the lead
ing proponents were Miss Louise
Pye of the Little Wanderers Home.
Waterrille. and Mrs. Maud Williams
Smith Of Portland. representing the
Children's Protective Society OF
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Lewis Case Continued
Non-Support Charge

Willard G.. Lewis. a veteran Of "
World War was before Trial Jus.
tice John II. Lancaster TuesdaI
forenoon in continued case on ID
charge of non support and desertN
of his wife and child. Mr.. Lewis
brother Clifford Lewis and frienl
Of the family a Mr.. Harris OF lev
iston were present and spoke IN hs
favor of Lewis Col. Sherman Shur,,
wav of the law firm of Cover ar
Shumway represented the AmenS'
Legion. The States case was repn
scented by Sheriff John A. Mooen
Justice Lancaster continued w
case for thirty days and Lewis a1
his brother Clifton furnished ponc
in the sum of 5000 for his appA'
ance at that time.
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Tracy Bill AGAIN

Nathaniel b. Tracy Of Auburn, an
aged retired shoeworker. appeared
before the committee on interior wa
tcrs Tuesday afternoon in behalf OF
the bin providing for the Peoples
Rights and aWter Power Commission
OF the State OF Maine. This is the
fifth time that Mr.. Tracy has ap-
peared before legislative committees
in behalf of this measure during the
past 10 years.
The administration Of the bin is
placed under commission Of five
who are to take possession OF all the
occupied and unoccupied water pow
e: privileges in the State. to let the
power. giving preference to the own
er of the land. The bill proposes
that the rental after paying for the
original cost OF the enterprise shall
be used to pay State, city, town and
municipal expense and the construc-
ton Of permanent roads and that all
moneys received thereafter shall be
divided annually per capita to every
man. woman and child who are legal
inhabitants Of the State. !,
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Federated League Meets

Monday afternoon the ladies of
the Federated church met at the
church parlors. This year instead
of having a president a committee
composed of Mrs. Ethel Richardson,
Mrs. Mary Rowell and Mrs. Maud
Woodbury. act as chairman at the
meetings. On Monday Mrs. Rowell
presided. The time was spent work
ing on aprons. The next regular
meeting OF the League will be held
on Monday afternoon. March the
18th. The League ladies are plann-
ing to serve a st. Patrick's supper
on the 18th of March in the church
parlOr..
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OAKLAND
Funeral of Joseph Morrow

Funeral services for the late Joseph
Morrow were held at the residence in
North Belgrade Tuesday afternoon at
10 O'Clock. Rev. Weston +. Holman of
the Methodist church officiating. The
bearers were Walter Gleason. NJ. T.
Marks. Alvah Watson and Lloyd Alex
ander lnterment was in Belgrade
cemetery.