The Republican journal., 1892-04-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MASH MATTERS. The Maine railroad
,uis>ioners at Houlton April 20, gave
arjn4 upon the approval OF the loca-
. NJ thc Bangor Il Aroustook railroad.
aplnsition WAS deVelopcd...... The at
Ha. ot the Maine investors in the
lrItn Trust Company of New York,
e mestmcnt concern which recently
n, pieces. have received word from
apAlel u1 the ockholderS' committee,
uucd to investigate the affairs of the
nay that nothing remains but a
.a ty of worthless stock and therefore
a,7Hends can be declared. The ka-
sUn Iron Works has been sold to the
b d Charcoal Iron Company OF Pie
l KS. This company is managed by
>.>t,dJ, formerly OF the katahdin
4 Works. and NJ. Siostedt, who ran
/. upany store at that place. ...... The
ua 1ildings of Roscoe G. ArcN, in
Imrjen. also considerable stock. were
., gei bY fire April 10th. Loss -, 900,
lce 81 600. The flames spread to
oinin@ bindings OF y. w. Arcy.
.,. aeu also burned. Loss =, 600, in
pa 700. K. G.. Arcy's hired man.
i. W\man, was SO badly burned that
.t.Lt he cannot I'ecOVer.-....A fire
i& Hnod about noon, April 10Th, ne,u
&als' in Bouthbay. worked INTO
a,s and burned over siX tu eight
crce. including tie dwelling If
H. Merry and ii school house in Dist.
" swept southwark to iIaggct
'lyu u change OF wind drove the
otoNn the east side ut Pleasant
Aling the land Of eleven differ
b. l4~ The loss is estimated at from
N IL $40, 600. .... Two wooden blocks
N9 rect Biddeford, Were destroy
-e5y morning. ..... The hondSmvn
DNucr PerciNal have offered to set
81. Jsa against them with the Nation-
aud Leather Bank of Auburn. by
v mcnt of cash and transfer of prop
a"mting to SD. 900. The bond
~-U 600 Tie offer will no doubt
a .etcd......t apt. Lane, the coast
-Sionaly, is about ready tor his
, ige uf the season to the eastward.
] D~ Been engaged, personally, in Port
al t4 and furnishing with new sails
" Yacht the Alert. Friday he gave the
no sunday School children reccp-
lN'a board his little yacht, giving the
sei Ilips a fine send off. Arthur
-a Who registered at the st. James
"~ 'olner of Beach street and Harri-
HDnnc. Boston, Friday night, from
1 A0,N, Ne, was found dead in his
saturday. His death was caused
sq}Aiation and it is supposed to
i" 9een accidental. . The trial of Liv-
i- - Hill, the alleged wife poisoncr,
'H 'galn postponed at the Saco munich
' "Nlt saturday, owing to the inability
AN wife to be present. His bail was
0Qeed hut he has not yet been able to
!. "ale bonds. .... Charles Haines, of Bid
fl9hd, for forty years engaged in granite
lAle>s. died of consumption Saturday.
II 'aN born i'll Buxton and was a promi-
'-. 'lft Wealthy citizen, owning consid-
"F cal estate there and at Old Orch
N lie caves a widow and one brother
NY Bullcigh has nominated Nat {.
"t Portland, commissioner OF
aiN-tcy vice II. 7. Cummings. of
''''4'- c,igned.. 600. Hon. George \.
N '-oo suddenly sunday morning at
Il '~trnco in Springvale, aged - years
Was member of the Governor $
a lN6i and nine years trustee
' Insane Hospital and president Of
'"did. Ihc ice house OF Oliver New
.N~ VI Lewiston, three other buildings
-'7N tons Of ice were destroyed by
'"AdaN Loss -. 600. The Lewiston
."i nent WIS also called to two other
vat they We're slight. Prclimin-
+ WORK on the electric railway, which is
'Autet Ihomaston, Camden Rock
'u4 Hockland began Monday. The
nave been deposited all along the
t' AoiWecn Rockland and Camden. 4
H at work blasting ledges and break
-''NNd near The site OF the power sta
' South Rockpolt and another at
,i'' Is square, Hockland- Bids for the
\ ''4I 0' Jl"n of the car house were opened
".} and W. II. Glover Il CO.. were
'''"ed 'he contract.