The Republican journal., 1892-07-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. Contracts were clos
lly Il for the immediate construction
le water system by the Pennington
at,I Company. The water will be pump
nom Sandy river to a standpipe on
sl hill at the north end of the village,
capacity of quarter of million
us. From thence it Will be distrib-
r yer the village. There will be
asy four hydrants. The construction
tjlt works is to begin early in August.
M New England Advent Campmeeting
,,1ciation, Old Orchard, has changed its
ap 80 the New England Seaside Camp
aoriug Association and will become in
rolated. 80. Mrs Annie Louise Cary
rnund has once more renewed her
he'd at the Maine General Hospital by
an4 $50. Hon. l.. Bowers, State rail
al commissioner died suddenly of
i disease at his home in Sacu July 6.
/ H.. Ion. Sumner !. kimhall, SUI
rUendent of the United States Lite
au. Service, has been inspecting sta
Is on this coast. Charles Wolfe, a
Il came swindlcr whom City Marshal
iox arrested at the old orchard races.
sday, was fined S20 and costs iii tine
rtord court, Friday...... The bad
mnt of the Forepaugh show WAS sold
.T>lta, and was delivered to the Wash
show i'll Pittsfield at midnight.
-ac was trouble then and there, bur the
ST was finally safely CARED. -. The we'd :
is announced OF President Cheney OF
a> college to Mrs. Emily 5. Burlin-
t. OF pawtucket, Il. l. Mrs. Burlin-
-p is a well-known Rhode Island lady
-ifted i'll many ways, and public
8kel.... General Neal Dow, in a com
acdton to the Portland Press, points
very conclusively the happy change
has been effected in his own city by
Prohibtory law. Lydia Merrill, a
NoYant physician well known through
Maine, died at Richmond last Thurs
nIglIt.,.. The annual meeting of Good
Home was held on the Fourth. Pres
atttiddings, of Bangor, presided, and
reports of the officers We're first listen
The figures show that nearly s.,
Ntft bttll CtllIIIDulCt VIC pdSU NcdI
u Tie support OF the home and for the
Gsion of the work. ..... Mr.. George
Ndt tor many years a familiar figure
ag Portland commercial travellers,
4 a Thursday at the Maine General Hos
II a, where he has been an inmate for
4 lime, suffering from a complication
4 diSeases. MI SWEET was for d long
n salesman for Cousens Il Timilnson
.ater tor Shaw, Hammond Il Carney.
was one of the charter members and
t~o the enthusiasts in the Maine Com
HHqa Traveller $ Association. He was a
tnbei OF the odd Fellows. ... 1t is report
4 thar when the proper time comes Gov
A4Hr bWleigh will be urged to appoint
4 l samuel }. Anderson to the vacancy
the board of railroad commissioners
VI work on the new ArooStook railroad,
n Hpulton, is progressing rapldly...
@sial Morse last Thursday night arrest
II William Larrabee for hreaking int
4Ntlnol Lincoln's $ tomb and molestng
i ontents. The prisoner admitted that
d It, but said he had been drinking.
vas held for trial.. The mandate of
mlcd states supreme court ordering
-Mcnt for the State of Maine VS.. Grand
3k hallroad Company for the amount
JdN sued Tor, assessed against the
a ompany has been forwarded to the
Of the United States court in Port
Petition for re- hearing denied.
1A"l This decision the State will receive
than 500, 600. 1t is conceded by
hat great credit is due to Attorney
Nat Littletield for the able and per
flI manner in which he has handled
aSe.,., The funeral Of Hon. Roscoe l..
N"IS at Saco Saturday was attended by
" eInor Burleigh and members of his
lrh and of the State government The
wees We're conducted by Rev. Dr.
0aolS Of Cambridge, Mass. 80. The con
haS been awarded for buildin" the
1sN Aroostook Railroad 200 miles
n 1lgtll, and the contractor, &. L. Treat,
neago, his head clerk and paymas-
A. Lane, and his working boss, Mr.
arc in Houlton. Two large outfits
A VI The way. Barney Kelley, of Ban
VIII furnish a large quota of men fol
Work. which will now be pushed fas-
ODf Out OF the pack of Maine swee1
o' about three quarters of a million
probably not case remains unsold,
as the wholesale trade is concerned.
condition is unprecedented, and
u" well for the quality of the Maine
gct and the universal appreciation OF