The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MAINE MATrEKs The Maine State
ranch of the A merican Federation of La
ol will hold special two days meeting
Ii augusta, Jan. "A and The meet
, ~ OF the State fair trustees in Auburn
i>t week was attended by Pres. Jerrard.
Irustees Geo. O. Bailey, Alonzo and A. J.
libby and Treasurer Eveleth. In the
oIenoon they visited the grounds and in
lie afternoon they audited the few re
naming bills and made preparations for
citing out the annual financial statement
1i the society. As before stated, the
ebt is now SIT, 500. Another meeting
10 be held about the first of January,
Len this statement will be submitted -.
lI.e new telephone line from Rockland to
Mon WAS opened Friday afternoon, The
entral station is at the office of Benz.
sutton, while the towns of West Camden,
>outh Hope, East Union and South Union
have connections. .... Hon. A. W. Cha
ill., OF Monson, eX-state senator from Pts
ltaquls county, is candidate fOl the pO-
,l1ion of state assessor. MI Chaplin is
'emocrat and one of that party is to be
ippOinted. ... The ministers in Maine are
-ung to petition the legislature TO pro
ibit Sunday excursions and properly reg
Late Sunday traffic. Blank petitions are
aeiug sent over the state for Si9mature....
\. l.. c Chapman. town treasurer Of Enfield,
is short in his accounts and the town viii
lring suit against his bonuSmcn. -, lirtY
u more OF the alumni of the Maine state
ollege of Boston and vicinity met at the
fremont House. Boston, Saturday nj Int
and formed 4 permanent organization as
i1llpws: President, Lewis +. Southland:
wee presidents, H. r. Hamilton, +. O.
goodrich and W. y. Patten; secretary,
ltubert II. Fernald treasurer 5. NJ. Jones;
Necutive committee, j. A. Aver, J. II.
urleigh, II. B. Andrews, f. c. Andrews
aud j. H. Flanagan. The first meeting
will be held the first Saturday i'll January.
..... .tiovenor Burleigh has re-appointed
Il. g. shepherd, of SlloW hogan, as trustee
j the state college at Orono, and Dr. A.
i. G.. Smith, of Whitetield, member of
The State Board of Health. The mean
temperature of the month of November
legistcred at the Maine State college was
II, as compared with 56. 50 in 1891; and
The rain fall was l. IL inches against two
inches in 1891. John j. Morrison, wide
V known all over New England as a com
8ercial traveller, died at st. Louis. Nov
:. aged 81. 1t was his wish that his
tends should be notified of his death
through Boston and Maine papers. He
was very popular with the trade and the
news OF his death will be received with
General regret t. The latest scheme for
Slipping lumber on the Penobscot has
been put into practice by +. W. Aver Il
o., who operate the mills at South Brew
en-. They are making up several rafts and
.aving them towed to BuckspoIt where
hey are loaded on vessels when they az
nve. Evidently Messrs. Aver d Co. in
end to get all their lumber shipped in
some way whether the river freezes up
r not ~ Some time a@oa despatch was
published in the papers announcing the
Ieath at Rangeley lake of woman from
hat the physician pronounced Asiatic
holera. While not crediting the report,
hut in order to make sure as to the facts
IN the case. DR.. Charles ID. Smith, of the
state board of health, sent Dl liorr- of
Lewiston to investigate. DE- liolr reports
hat the death was caused by acute cholera
morbuS, the victim, woman "a wears OF
acc. not having strength to rally after the
lisease had spent itself. Lewis Wood,
Esq. aged so. native and lifelong citizen
0t Winthrop, man of property, died Dee,
5th. He was d member of one of the old
rst and best known families in that town.
He was the father of Hon Elliott Wood, a
prominent Maine politician, State sena-
ol-elect. late postmaster of the United
States Senate, and various other impor
tant positions. The stallion Nelson and
his owner, &. II. Nelson. have been rein
stated by the board OF review of the na-
tional Trotting Association. ...... Alonzo
Harding, ot Halnpden, who was in the
pension Office at Washington. died sud
denly Monday i'll that city \. H. Hard
ING, ESD, his son, left for Washington at
noon. The deceased's wife aud his daugh-
erin law. Mrs. L. Ii. Harding. left Ban
cor before the news came Of Mr. Hard
ng' 5 death. The senior Mrs. Harding is
bound for Washington amt Mrs. f. H..
Harding for Chicago to JOIN her husband