Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-30
WATERYILLE NEWS.
Enthusiastic Mass Republican
Caucus Held Last Evening.
Tho Newly Appointed Deputies Of The
Maine Good Tsmplars.
Young Aar Loses his Leg by the
Cara-Mao Dtcwnsd

call the republicans Of this city met in mas.
caucus this evening, 10 nomira.e delegate.
to the State, Distric. and County conren.
tions. Judge o. g Hall vas chosen chair.
man. ans, u =. Bartlett, secretary iva.
voted to elect delegates 70 the County on
vention 6rs,. and the whole number Of votes
east was $50, OF which number 1873 we're
for C. X. McFadden. y s. Emery, T. ".
Dann. T. s Head. $. G. Braon, Martin
B!sisdell, Horace Purinton, Geo " R-y-
nolds. f c. Bslriic. W c. Phlprook, and
81 were for C. II Nelson. Frank b Hub
bard, A. z. Emery. A. Z. Purin,on, J, ID.
Hay den, J. f. Brown. George + Halo
we'll. T. B. Ranssed, C. f. Aver, W. VI.
True. The delegates chosen will support
Hoo W. L. Haines for Senator.
For State convention the foiio~ing dele
gates were chosen unanimously l.. ID.
Carver, NJ. c. Foster. Allison DoIley. T
J. Emery, 4 +. Drumm md. George Il
Halo sell, Horace Lowering. NJ G. Need
ham. f. W Noble. Fred j. Clay
For district convention the delegation is
~ follows. also unanimously chosen: W.
b. Arnold, A. IL Plai.ted, w. II X Alb
bot, IL. W. Stewart, A O. L,obs, j. ID.
Hayden. + A. Waldron. George Balen-
tine, 4 u Nudd. A W. Flood.
W. $ Heath Post. No IA G. A. r.. was
organized about twenty years ago and stree
that time, the graves OF decease comrades
have been decorated here with appropriate
ceremonies every year. This year ali ar
range me nts have been made, as usual, ard
to-morrox the ceremonies will De repestt 4.
There will De no long mar hes, however r,
as the decoration of the graves is to be
done by detachmeuts from the Poet. This
march has been sba"doned, on account Of
the increasing infirnatias Of the comrades,
but not from any lack of interest, for the
Post WAS never before in so hourishng a
CT ndition as at present.
A particularly interesting feature Of The
services this year will be the fiag-raisings
q, the High and North grammar school
buildings The flag which will be unfnrled
at the first named place was presented by
The cit zens, the funds being secured
through the efforts Of Heath Posr; the ore
for The grammar school was presented by
Master payson +. Alden, son of Mr.. Geo.
A. A den The exercises at these flag
rsisiDgs will be as follows. commencing at
2 z. NJ, sharp; High School: L. Call t.
order, and sddres, by Superintendent W.
C Crawford; 2, Music, America" Cho
rus; 3, PRAYER, Rev FIR Charlsnd; 4. Es-
say, Mr. Merrill; 5, Flag rai.irg, with
salute by tsnd; 6 Music, Star Spsngled
Banner" Chorus; I, Addresses. North
Grammar School L. Call to order; 2,
Music America" Chorus; 3, Declama
ton, "E PluFibus Unnm," Miriam G4llert;
4. Flag raising. with salute by band: 3,
Music. Columbia" Chorus; 8, Prayer,
Rev. Mr.. Halo X; I, Benedicton, Rev.
MIR. Sparks.
After the exercises are gone through
with as above, the Post will Uarch to the
soldiers monument here the roll of honor
will be read ard other appropriate exercises
occur The line will consist of fieath
Post Garfield Camp. Sons of Veterans. es-
corted by Co. II 81 NJ. V NJ. and Union
Band A crew OF men are at work today
with lawn mowers and rollers on the Para
and il will be in fine condition for the ex
ercises Should the dsy be pleasant there
will be great concourse of people seen
there: the towns people VIII al be out aud
n large rumter will come in from the sur
rounding neigbborbGod.
Att meeting held last night and to
which brief mention was made in yester-
DAYS dispatch, Hon. w. I. Hsines. W o
made the principal speech in favor of the
new eity building said that as
the state hal given the Court 10 Water
vile, it would be reasonable to expect
in turn to provide good place
for it. This the new building would do, as
AS well As give good quarters 10 the various
IS ~
declared most positively that there was 10
new county scheme behind this movement,
that he WAS opposed to the forming Of a
new county. With Waterville for its shire,
because it was not needed, would be attend
ed with great expense from year to year, Of
which Watervile would have to pay more
than half.
$. l. Abbott. Esq said if the people of
Waterville wanted n new city building an
were willing to vote an appropriation To-
build the same and have the tax assessed
this ear he did not particularly object. hui
re marked that if the people wanted outside
capital to come in they must stop piling up
the debt
Mr. McFadden opposed lhe new building
movement, and made the statement on the
strength Of iufor nation given him by the
Board of Education, that the seaiug capac-
ity in all the school buildings would only
accommodate oue-;hird of the school popu
lstion. He thought that the first thing to
be done by the city ought to be in the way
of providing new school buildings.
In view of the sentimsDt expressed last
night it requires no gift of prophecy 10
foretell that no new city building will. he
erected this year
The eastern edition of the Daily Journal,
reaching here in season to be distributed
early in the morning, seems To hit the peo-
pie just right. They are all pleased with
the idea and express. willingness to heip
the enterprise. 1t will give them such a
news service as they have never enjoyed
here.
Mr. A. p. Soule, an slumnus of Co by.
now New England agent for The Americ IN
Book Co has been in this. his native town.
today. This company comprises the five
grea school book publishing houses of A.
s. Barnes & Co, Ivison, Brakeman Co :,
d Appleton 4 Co, Harper Bros all OF
New York and Van Antwerp, Bragg &
Co, of Gin inuati. Mr.. Souie is visiting
different parts of the State OF business.
His office is 55 Franklin St, Boston, where
all Kenne BE- ckers are sure TO receive a
warm welcome