The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK

baxter 1tdll fOlllauu Dec. II tor the
.pose of forming Il State league as an
NilialN OF the National League for the
.,joctiun OF American Institutions.
,out 100 persons were present and j. t.
1b, o1 Portland presided. The object
tIie league Is to secure constitutional
Hcudment prohibiting the appropriation
public money for denominatioual and
>tlalian purposes. A constitution was
opted and long list OF managers elect
This move is preparatory to a vigol-
q, rampaign in the legislature during the
ming winter. Governor Bulleigh. with
Executive Council, made an official
iii to the Maine State Prison last Thurs
tF The party was accompanied bv
any ladies'. The Governor and Council
ard many cases OF conyicts making ap-
cations for pardon.....B BY the tests of
lr. Sargent system it has been found
.It Mr. Harry O. Robinson of Bauuor.
u Of Nj. \, NJ. Robinson. Jr.. is not
.y the strongest man i'll Tufts College.
that he is also stronger than any man
u Harvard. He Is p years OF age and a
ne specimen OF athletic manhood. Mr.
binson has played left guard on the
lutts foot ball team. &C.. Mrs. Crowell of
tllden, an aged lady who recently died
,-uueathed about II, 100 to BuckSport
seminary ..... Maine comes 10 for an0rhe,
onor in the appointment Of Charles {.
ole to be associate justice 0f the supreme
Jlt of the District Of Columbia. Mr.
lt is SON OF Hon. David II. Cole OF
Naples and is a man of great ability.....
he building Of the two BIG war vessels
Aich the Bath Iron Works people bid for.
Ids been awarded t. the Camps. as the
o"est bidders......A As the recent decision
the law court on the Shore Line Rail
rad is understood. it practically ends the
onnectIon OF Col j. \. Greene. with
Lat project. 1t remains tol him. how
ven to make terms with the directors
ative to his interest in the road and the
amount due him for rights, money and
>crvices..... The semi annual meeting OF
.e Maine Wooden Manufacturers Club
COX place at Young Boston. Dec. 18th
VITA. - members present. Lewis Ander-
son OF Skowhegan Me. occupied the chair
aud A. f Bradbury of Dexter Me. acted
IS secretary. The probable effect OF posi-
lie tariff changes upon the WOODEN industry
us the subject under diScuSsion.... Citi-
ems of Iumford Falls have organized a
stock company for the purpose of clearing
lie Androscoggin river from that place to
Bethel, and a steamer will be put in next
summer To carry passengers. John W.
sullivan known as ''Romeo.' and also as
he Bangor Ghost. started with a
Nheebalrow at / /. 30 Friday, to walk from
Bangor to Dover y. H. on a wager.
ir. c. f. Rowell and d. l.. Hall of Wilton
ltturned home from a successful hunting
mp Friday, bringing two large moose
With fine antlers and one deer. Mrs.
Annie Murphy, who got S475 out of
IIpulton people lately while on an alleged
search for a ''long lost papa, has come to
-lief in Alabama and now is in Huntsville
all for forgery. Auburn deo patch to
The Boston journal says that the shoe
manufacturers and their employees III
Auburn are reported to differ on some
matters which may lead to il strike. The
men allege that the employers have com
bined against the blue label and union
men.....J. q. Mclean of Boston WAS
arrested in Biddeford Saturday for pass
NJ forged checks. He admitted having
worked several Massachusetts and New
hampshire towns in the same way. The re-
ulns of town assessors have increased the
state valuation about 1000. 600 since the
report of 1891 and now reach 500, 900,
uD0. This is an increase OF $40 600 900
from 1890. and the valuation fixed by the
state board will probably show gain of
uearly this amount over the figures OF the
asst valuation commisson.....T The stone
utters Of Hurricane Island, and Booth
Bros. and the Hurricane Granite Co.
came to an agreement last week and
Thursday morning "A bill of prices ending
March /, 1895, was signed, thus effecting
a declaration of peace. The settlement
differs but little from the Other treaties
That have been made throughout New
England. Between $50 and POO men will
resume work at once. This practically
ends the great struggle in this section;
about the only place where the men are
not working now is Long Cove..... The
kennebec was closed to navigation last
saturday night the freeze extending from
the bay to above Gardiner. In most
places the freeze is good for the icemen,
and but little planning will have to be done,
though at some places there is consider
able drift ice frozen in. Mrs. A. c. Paul of
Fort Fairfield, one of the Maine World s
Fair Managers, has the general direction
of making a collection of the works Of
Maine authors for the Exposition and is
making excellent progress upon it,. The
friends of Col. John NJ. Adams, of the
Portland Argus, will sympathize with him
and his family, in the loss of his son, John
NJ. Adams, Jr., who died Sunday at the
age of Is years. He was a bright, lovable
boy, a general favorite with all who knew
him.