The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-11-29
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE sTATr
AMAINE MAN IN KENTUCKY.
The Republicans of Lexington. ky., cele
brated the great victory of the party the othe
night with great rejoicing, pomp and ceremony
The principal speaker selected TO address tn
vast assemblage was the President of th
Young Mems Republican Club. A|eXande
Pearson. Mr.. Pearson is native of kenne
bee county and was educated at Wate1v
Academy. He has made a fortune in the cit,
of his adoption and is one of her substantial
and most influential citizens. But what i
most conspicuous in his career is that he ha
maintained in the face of Southern methods
the stiff and Puritan integrity of his Maine
origin. He belongs to that brilliant army o
Maine men who have made this State famous
throughout the country: who have aided il
establishing in the States of their adoption
pure politics and upright laws; and who hav,
been true to the high ideal Of American citizen
ship. kennebec is proud of him. kennehe'
journal.
THE SEPTEMBER BALLOTS.
The committee has finished the official count
of ballots cast at the September election for al
officers except governor. list Of officer,
| elected has been made out and will be made
| public at the next session of the council On
| November 22d began the 20 DAYS during
| which all candidates whose election is affected
by mistake In the official returns will have on
| portunty to show the errors to the council
which will constantly be in session At the ex.
| piration of that time the corrected list will be
| given to the governor. who through the secre.
tary of the State, will issue certificates of eiec.
ton to all the officers.
The official count of the votes on the two
amendments at the September election. is com
| pleted and results as follows: For lengthen-
| Ing the term of the State treasurer, yes. Il :
9,4. no, 1929: for annual sessions of the Leg
isature, yes, j,I1I6; no. 39, 800.
| AN INTERESTING GROUP.
| 1t is rather an interesting group of Republi-
| can statesmen that Maine contributes to public
| life Just at present. Mr.. Blaine is more likely
than any other man to he Cen Harrison's see
| retary of State Mr.. Dnyey is in every way
| competent to be secretary OF the treasury: Mr..
| Frye would make an admirable secretary Of
| war; Mr.. Bouteiie. by experience and taste. j.
| qualified to administer the affairs of the HavN
| Mr.. Hale might well occupy the chair in the
| interior department which his distinguished
| father-in-law once filled; Bro Joe Manley was
| born to be postmaster-generai under an
| extensively partisan administration; and. for
| attorney general. what more brilliant selection
could he made than that of Hon. Thomas
Bracket Reed, in solid requirements and bright
wit the peer of any statesman in the remark
| able Maine group: New York sun.
TIE CLINTON CREAMERY.
The Clinton creamery il one of the best ar
| ranged and best finished and furnished >truc-
lures Of the kind i'll the State. 1t is also kept
>crupulousy clean and neat throughout and
consumers of the butter may rest assured that
no dairvmaid could do better in every respect.
and cannot fail of giving satisfaction to pun :
chasers. The most of the make is sold in Port
land. Two hundred pounds day has been
the highest make. The farmers located with
In reach Of this creamery will find it to their
advantage to give it a larger patronage. Clii-
| ton is one of the best farming towns in the
State. With first class factory. and efficient
operator, and plenty of good hay and pa>tur-
age. they can make more money ont of 'lairv-
ing than from any other business of the farm.
LIEUT.. HATCH AND TIE COBrRN CADETS.
The following concerning Lieut.. Hatch Of
the Maine State College we take from the Ken
nebec Journal: "To those who are acquainted
with Lieut.. Hatch, of the L. ). Army. the
Military instructor at the State College. and
who have been aware of the solid and thorough
drill which the Coburn Cadets have been under
going during the present term. it has been no
surprise that the Cadets won the champion
ship in competition with the NealeV Rifles at
Lewiston on Thursday evening. The Cadets
are without doubt the lest disciplined com
pany in the State. and their commanding officer,
Captain {. q. Cu>hman of the senior class. is
very popular lie has great reason to be proud
of his command
IN GENERAL.
| Bangor will have 80 ,oGo for q Y. NJ. q. A.
| building very soon and will take the lead in
| Maine in that respect.
| The annual meetin. of the Knox 4 Lincoln
X. r. stockholders will be held at Bath Wednes-
day. Dec. 9TH.
| II. 7. Wilder, proprietor of the Ea>tport
Messenger, was accidentally drowned two
weeks ago near Lubec.
| The Comptroller of the Currency has author
| iZed the First National Bank of Bar Harbor. to
| begin business with "A capital of S50.000.
| 1t is said that the friends of eX-tioN. Selden
| Connor are urging his candidacy for L. :.
Commissioner Of Pensions, to succeed the noto-
| rious Gen. Black.
| sa'lumkeag. has been elected to Congress from
| the fifth Minnesota District by over 5000 major
ity. Mr.. Comstock is a Republican,.
| Mrs Edwin }. Mayo, of FoXcroft. gave birth
| Nov 20th to twin boys, six Founders, who
| have been named Harrison and Morton. as is
| reported.
| Col :. II. Allen. of Thomaston. has accepted
the position of warden of the State prison tell
| dered him by Governor Marble.
| +. ii. Clergue, Esq, and Miss Clergue, of
| Bangor. sailed from New York NOV. 11th for
trip abroad, extending as far as CONSTANT
| nople. They will return some time in Febrt!-
| ary.
| Bids for several islands on the coast have
| been received and it is likely that they will be
| sold at the next session Of the Governor ans!
| Council.
| The prize drill between the Coburn Cadets
| of the Maine State college and the Neatly Rifles
| of Lewiston was held in Lewiston NOV. 18th
| before an audience of 900 people. The Coburn
| Cadets won the prize.
| The decision to the place of holding the
next Baptist Anniversary in this State was left
| with the officers of the convention. Two invi-
| tations have been received, one from Bar lIar-
Dor and one from Oldtown. 1t has been derid-
! ed to hold the meetings at Bar llarbor.
| ni,,S So \,,,,
of Machias, is upwards Of sixty years Of age
| and has sailed AS master of a vessel for the
| past forty-two years During all that time he
has never met with an accident of any account
| beyond the ordinary wear and tear of the YES
! sells in which he has sailed. He has never col
| lected a dollar from the underwriters Of any
vessel.
The first class at Bowloin graduated in 1906
| and contained six members. From that time
until 1920 one hundred and eighteen students
received their degrees. OF that number, says
| the Orient, not one is alive to-day. The class
of 1920 claims the honor Of being the earliest
| class having graduate remaining among li>.
| Rev. Dr. Thomas L. Stone, of Newton. Mass,
native of Waterford.
The two oldest quarries for line products in
| the State are in Knox county. The Jacob,
quarry in Camden. opened in 1892. still pro
| duces the best OF rocks; more than 40 00t
| casks OF a. NO. lime are produced from il
yearly. The other kiln is operated by j. O.
Gushing Il Co., in Thomaston. Ii was opened
by Gen. Knox nearly one hundred years ago.
Moses $. Miliken, well known citizen, OF
Biddeford, died Nov. 11th, aged 6S years. Iit
was born in Freedom, n. H., and was engaged
in the wholesale and retail meat business il
Biddeford for 15 years. He was on the re9u
lar police force IA number of years aud Ser,et
two terms on the board of aldermen. He wa'
Il member of the 27th Maine regiment. wild
ow, five sons and daughter survive him.
Judge George {. Levensaer. cashier of til,
Georges National Bank of Thomaston, has he'll
that position for thirty-three years. The banl
was Incorporated in 1852, first State bank an,
later National bank. Hon Edward OBriel
was the first president of the bank and remain
ed as such until his death, since which time hi
son. Edward Ellis OBrien, has occupied tn,
position. The first cashier was Samuel Elmer
son Smith, who died in the autumn Of 1850.