The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-09-26
NEWS OF THE wEEA.

|. MAINE MATTERS. The kennebec jury,
nat. 18th, after a half hours delibera-
ayA. brought in a verdict Of guilty against
Welae Burns for assault, with intent to
Mi ep H. L. Hopkins, June 25. The
,eilnei tor Burns filed exceptions, which
means chat there will be no sentence at
Blessut GOV. Cleaves has appointed and
commissioned the following gentlemen to
iepFes4ht the State OF Maine at the farm
ls e0ngress of the United States which
Viii h4 held at Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 10th:
William Freeman, Cherrytield: Harold NJ.
>eVall Bath; George NJ. Twitchell, Au-
.ssts u a. Gilbert, North Greene; A. J.
lM.ia. Orono; A. c. I. King, South
afis M Ihe question of whether the
yWn u foXcroft is liable for the payment
any N all of the notes given by the
aie tpgn treasurer, Elias j. Hale, is to
reSfRi IN the courts. An action against
+ ae towA was begun Friday by Hartwell
| -eTejQY 10 recover 500 loaned to Treas
4f Hale. 1t is reported that other ac-
lS are to be begun Immediately. 1t
Z Ne remembered that at the time of
4r lelafcaton the town officers and coun-
admitted that Oh some OF the notes
i iONl was liable. But the aggregate
Ae notes thus allowed is very SMALL.
Vie Louise Cary Raymond has sung
iat0 the treasures Of poor little
-ile churches the past sumner, u. The
eipls OF the Maine State fair, including
state stipend OF s., 600, Will be fully
0oo This viii leave a handsome
alglu, say ~, 600 to 90 toward cancel-
lg the debt VI the society, which is sl2,
M- The Surveyors are busy making
ins ana charts tor the widening Of the
|-bec channel. The Moore & Wright
|fesiein4 Company OF Portland have the
|sltract and viii commence operations at
4 4ally date, his work is also much
seded III the st. Croix river, as it is get
aAA ~ be a common occurrence TO have
ny steamer between Calais and Eastport
iFla5ed IN her trips by grounding for two
q three hours at time. 49,. The large
| Mck building of the Gannett & Morse
Nncern, in which were large, new color
Nesses and all the subscription lists of
NE Comfort. was untouched by the fire
i thursday morning, which destroyed
as wooden annex. No help was thrown
ylt 9f employment, and business is going
" as usual The reports sent out that
0uslDess was interrupted were incorrect.
The work of Assistant Professor Gro
Vel VI tile department of civil engineering
n Ene Maine State College at Orono, who
away On a years leave of absence for
(aaay, has been taken by Professor FL
More y Cummings and this gentleman
las already proved his eminent fitness for
lAe work. -. Work was begun last week
IN Fhe Sebasticook & Moosehead Railroad
Slsnslon from Hartland to HARMONY.
Vetk Piummer of the State Board of As
@ssors says that the total valuation of
snF state will be $1,000, 900 more this
sTaf Than last. There are now 2, 100
tssfans at the National Home in Togus,
"4u wv more are waiting to go there
wen the additions are completed. .. The
ep9gintlnent Of Hon. F. E. Timberlake of
ldilps, as State bank examiner, was
uall mously confirmed Thursday morn
ey the executive council. The COM
lislon was issued to Mr.. Timberlake,
a. aux he took the oath of office. George
a. STARR, British vice consul at Portland,
nHi Thursday, after long illness. He
ua' represented Great Britain there for
4alF years. Oscar S. Blaney committed
'a,eae IN the State prison Sept. 18th by
nai4ng- Bianey was convicted of the
|aieei OF Thomas Barrows of Kittery in
T mn thd was sentenced to be hanged.
"e s'1tenced was afterward commuted
alsonment for life. :. Of the native
tA population of the State of Massa-
.ssest sb,9ss come from Maine, or as
4nn people as now live in Portland,
.TSistol srStol and Bangor, Maine's three
sss' 'lties... .Millard K. Page was
4alp ut'd IN his room in Denver, Col.
TIL pN zVti Physicians pronounced it a
Tai. W merit failure. He was native of
Hsn4g He lie was a protege of Hannibal
na',,lln an' when in Washington met Sena-
s4a,a. aaoof Who engaged him as private
nee"ly, aposition he held till his death.
I-niya.n, D, l.. Whitman, formerly of Colby
na Who succeeds the late DR.. Will
msd@ president of Columbia University,
pigas nis deaut in Washington Friday
xss 10 as pubic speaker. The occasion
ltaane ane ceebrition of the anniversary of
na qsp al 1 nn1l1l,eatian at banquet in the even
amha a. which Baron de Fava, the Italian
pnssas pnssassador, aid other disting uished
ker k,s Mapre were present. 20. Secretary B. Wal
tura eAeen OF the State Board of Agricul-
moes says .1 That the Maine fairs have been
he T. .lah ordinarily successful this year.
sivelv oeen doing them pretty extern
is ohI;a Ak anu is one Of the State officials who
soo 10 travel about more or less.