The Republican journal., 1895-12-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK..

/ Montreal apple supper, says AHc0
rreat difference between the Maine
this year and last. Last year at this
" there had been shipped from Port
about 10, 600 barrels of Maine apples,
psa M to date this fall there have been
pnt 800 barrels. The crop is poor,
HAT means the loss of great many
lands of dollars to the Maine farmers,
snnireds of whom the apple crop was
,soie product; cash received when de
,rs, IN the cars. ".....T. Snow & Co.,
tland, wholesale fruit and produce,
~ suspended business. The liabilities
,bpat SD, 600, assets not known. "A
gial entered the house of E. b. Spear
Enildle street, Rockland, Tuesday night
uth. and stole small sum of money,
IA watch and other articles, aggregat-
IN value Sl00 Some of the articles
aiken from the sleeping room, but
and Mrs. Spear were not awakened.
Charles Marston, citizen OF Bangor,
Al the home of his daughter at Win
..reY. Mass, Dec 10. Mr.. Marston
monument in business and social cir
+. m Bangor, where he had held many
lai offices. The cause of his death was
fmmatiSm. Services were held in Win
I.ster. Thursday. and the burial was in
Imgor. Saturday. A widow, son and
0ehter sufvive.....T The figures show
ex-tax collector John E. Gagne of
I.tston is 81, 600 short. He says he
\ account for the apparent discrep-
&c.. The manufacturing of oilcloths
|qaiMe is an important industry. The
product annually is over 5000, 600
i, and these cloths 90 all over the
|mnriy. Charles NJ. Bailey of Winthrop,
Quaker millionaire, made his fortune
rally out of oilcloths. He runs
~ riants, two in Winthrop and one in
| mhegan. He has been in the business
gMNs. He gives employment to 20
Is. and his pay roll is so. 900 month.
Es1Otal product of his factories annually
| ..ntD 900 yards, valued at $500, 0OO.....
$ trace Griffin, the woman who was
a BY Michael Linihan in Orono, re-
|rar. seems to be improving. The
is.rians have been unable to ex
the bullet, but the patient will
,imhiy recover. Linihan was buried
|noAber 18th, at the expense OF the
ei.-. The ministers and temperance
r0kers in PASSPORT have again directed
LAIN attention TO HE numerous grog
0.s for which that city is so well known
b. these places have been notified to
IA up..... Miss Helen A. knowlton of
Hand has been appointed by Gov.
caves a commissioner to take deposit
ins and disclosures of trustees, to adj
M ster oaths. acknowledge deeds and
0.uuize marfiages.... The U. 5. Pen
5Il Agent at Augusta says there will
,4e Neen 1000 deaths in his district for
ss urlent fiscal year, but his disburse
l-lt, will not fall off in 1896. owing to
N mew allowances and increases, though
SAID tile tide must ebb. The body OF
(. !se Eaton of Green's Landing, who
N oeen missing since Dec. lOth, was
4 aH I,ee. 18th on Wreck island, where he
al frozen to death. ...... Alfred 5. Hurd,
h. ,elf-contessed murderer of his father,
,nl4S NJ Hurd, was arraigned before
,eoper Weymouth in the municipal
ovlt ut Biddeford Dec. 18th. His counsel,
laVnr Hamilton, waived examination and
N, reA plea of not guilty. The prison
+ ,rs, bound over to the January term of
he supreme court. ... The semi annual
i&es ~ saving banks for six months pre-
,din- bet. 30. lS95, amount to $3.50, l23,
alnst sl9T. Al for the six months pre-
e8imn April 30th This falling off in re-
tfg Is credited to the large amount Of
y.nStinents in government bonds made
i 1Ae savings bank during the SIX months
,eee,ling Oct 50th.......The law court
No. 18th rendered decision in the ia
oa, case OF Diloway ct al, OF Boston,
veg brokers. against Geo. a. Alden Of
.felville, 10 recover on note OF S12,-
s giveu in le;'3 for certain deals in
sinhs. The decision says that inasmuch
Re brokers held certain amounts Of
b. Is dealt in for purpose and did finally
Hf over the balance Of said stock to the
ilsM,iant the transaction was not a wager
ar legitimate trade and the defendant
D-- settle 90. The French Republican
aIeforel met Dec. 18th and orgaH-
--Y Reed club. M officers were eiect-
( bDt committee was appointed to draft
l-llH~ and make other necessary arrange
Aaf. Among the speakers We're
.no BDuneau. j. B. Jacques and j. 5.
.Y.oA. II is expected that the French
ewshrpel, the only one published in the
tIe viii give Reed it's entire supp ort.
e Augusta pension agency pays out,
IartNrly. in the neighborhood of $500,
w ldking an annual sum OF over s.
W.EH. 0f the 20. 900 pensioners about
.st are inmates OF the Togus Home.
ll0 receipts of the State treasury from
be collateral Inheritance tax up to Dec.
+ was - 1892. Last year the entire
eaipts were only about half that sum.
Il ,al
l,'hpme in Calais Dec 9th after pro-
ll-ol illness. aged 80. After common
aia0l education he studied law in the Of
ee of George B. Burns. After practicing
SHORT time in PASSPORT he went to Calais
MI upon the death of Mr.. Burns succeed
y 10 his large practice. He was mem
el ut the Democratic State committee
4yeFa wears, but was never a candidate
81 public office himself, until elected city
elctor of Republican board of alder
men, April last, which office he held at
Ne time of his death. He leaves widow,
hee sons and two daughters. -. The
bird annual meeting of the Interdenomi-
atloAal Commission of Maine was held at
-ugusta Wednesday Dec. 18th. The fol-
wing officers were elected for the en-
sing year: President, Rev. W. D. Hyde,
lowdoin: vice president, Rev. E. T..
dams. Lewiston; secretary and treasurer,
'ey 4. I. Dunn, Waterville; executive
Rev. w. d. Hyde. Rev. E. T..
Adams. Rev. |. II. W. Wharf, of Els
worth and Prof. S. W. Anthony, Lewis
va inblc services were held in the even
n Vt the Congregational church and
'ele we'll attended. The next annual
V4e'ing will be- held in Bangor, Deceni-
lel ~, 1896. 80. The October statement of
az Bangor & Aroostook railroad shows
i'oss earniags $50, $40; expenses S5l, 520;