The Republican journal., 1892-02-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
me MATTERS. Recent lnVeStlga-
Il Machiasport have shown that III
lue township are two granite quar-
limestone and marble quarry and
tcposit o1 STATE. The most valuable
e>c properties, probably, is now leas-
-d being worked by the Machiasport
tt Company. This is a quarry of
red granite, situated on the water
and covering some fifteen acres OF
.-... DR.. 6. NJ Twitchell will retain
,ltion as clerk in the office OF the
Board of AgIiculture.....,.. The
MT of insurance business reported to
Maine Insurance Commissioner the
'ear is as follows: Fire. S9}, U6G, 365;
idus, 81. 234. 800: losses, o131. 3I6.
le. $40, 22S, 67g; premiums, 9249, 049:
,> Sl4O. 3:}S. The companies losses
put a tritie more than the previous
......At the meeting OF the New Eng
Agricultural Society in Boston last
K thc following trustees were chosen
Naine G.. o. Beal, Bangor; X. O.
ant, Portland; Fred Atwood, Win
mt; Moses Hussey, North Berwick:
IJll1er Mexican, Fryeburg. President
ham and Secretary HUWell We're re
f'(.., The death OF Howard G0od-
formerly OF Augusta and we'll
10 Maine young man, is announced IN
-orlia.... The will OF the late Hon.
Gilman. OF Bangor, vino WAS killed
week at Fredericton, n, H., has been
..tI al l,~
i his large property to his widow,
is appointed eNccutriX without
rs. Nj Gilman had lile insurance
Guting To 50, 900, and accidenJ poll
ut SD, 900 more..... / Inc Bangor board
-istration : figures show the popula-
pt Bangor to be about -, 900. The
lis gave the city a population of 80,
.... The annual meeting of the State
association Will he held in the senate
nber, Augusta, Feb. 18th, at 80 p.
with the following order of business:
ITS and election of officers: address
he president, Hon. Charles +. Libby;
ess by Hon. OlVille d. Baker. sub
The Profession" address, by Hon.
iii H. Drummond, subject, 'hcminis-
IS Of the kennebec Bar. The meeting
conclude with a banquet ut =, p. m....
McLain, aged about 30, a fisherman.
ped into the sea at Heron island. at
mouth of the Damariscotta river Feb.
nj was drowned. He was i'll with the
pc and probably was temporarily in
He leaves a family. Gilman
dy OF jefferson, while moving a barn
lat town was seriously in iured Feb. 3
heavy lever falling upon him, break
his collar bone, dislocating his
lder and it is feared injuring him in
The department of Maine, G.
|. will complete its first quarter of a
ury this year. The first post in Maine
organized in Bath, June 18th, 1867.
The Maine Medical School began its
ial term Feb. with the usual good
ldance. The officers of the Maine
sion, league Of American Wheelmen,
decided to accept the ! ork county
elmen invitation to hold the next
meet in Biddeford. The spring meet
ably will be held in Bangor, Rev.
ickmore of South Thomaston was bad
ljlued by his horse running away at
lland, Friday. His wife and child es-
d uninjured. The new city OF Old
II is likely to have in the near future
bic hospital, in which all schools can
lice. A company has been formed, a
d Of directors has been chosen. and
e has been purchased and paid for.
state lust outside the business section
e city, known as the Poor estate.
buildings upon this are to be rebuilt
fitted to serve the new purpose. .....
Blrleigh has appointed Augustus
'ilman, of FoXcroft, to fill the vacan-
n the State Board of Assessors caused
he death OF Frank W. Gilman, of Ban
He is a member of the State Board
Agriculture, and has served on the
e Valuation Commission. ..... The an
banquet of the Lewiston board of
e was held last Thursday night. MI.
ry L. Andrews. of the Lewiston Jour
was toast-master and among the
kcrs were Hon. Henry b. Cleaves,
mel Fred \. Dow, and Ex-Governor
e..... Charles Watson has been arrest
t Hamilton. Ont, for burglary at Al
Me..... The governor and council, al
meeting devoted to routine business,
urned Friday afternoon to Feb. Is.
case of the liquor constable of Andros-
in county was postponed to Feb. 10.
,tition was received for the appoint
t OF special liquor constable in Wal
ounty $50. The Cobb Lime Company,
one of the most important Or
cations of the kind in the world, elect
fficers last week, as follows: Directors
On. William T. Cobb, Colonel f. r.
II, Cornelius Hanrahan, \. f. Cobb |
Hon. A. D. Bird. President-Hon.
L. Cobb. Vice President-Colonel f.
spear. Secretary and Treasurer-H.
fierce. go. The sudden death from heart
ase of Mrs. Alfred Winslow, of Oak
, is announced. She was a most es-
BILE lady and the entire community is
ened by the loss. ......At the annual
ting Of the Bath board of trade Friday
. William Rogers was chosen presi
-.... Bangor liquor dealers are alarm
over report that each one of them
holds United States license is to be
cted. ..... The first annual reunion of
New England association of the Zeta
fraternity, was held at the Parker
Sc in Boston, last Friday night.