The Republican journal., 1896-07-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

HI. -a,-ern Maine Insane Hospital at Ban
g va, aid July 10Th with appropriate
e.el IS by the building commission
Z 'ltue Grand Lodge of Masons, un-
5a td Worthy Master A B. Farnham.
A laal Of Bangor presided, and Hon.
1 a. little of Portland, chairman of
\ .aing commission, was master of
eeal LIES. Mr.. Little made an address
5ug the hospital and the stone was
!. . -le Masons, Grand Master Farm
ming the ceremony. This was
/ by addresses by DR.. D. A. Rob-
.l- angor; Hon. {. A. Boutelle and
/ wellyn Powers, Republican can
4 l governor of the State. .... The
opinion says that the where
l Nj. stephen Chase, a promi-
.- ness man Of that city who lett
about year ago, under the i'm
-4 Il having committed quite ex-
tuIgeries, and leaving a good
ieditors TO pocket more or less
0sses, has been an open secret for
me past. He is in Boston, doing
business in fish. CLAIMS. ETC.. fur
tlen to dealers in Springfield and
aints i'll Western Massachusetts,
tent and penniless, and no one
~g', to trouble him.. The people
lned in an enthusiastic ovation
A-a1 Sewall upon his return home
A. Many residences and places
IS We're decorated. Hon. F. H.
j. Republican, made the address
M de- music by the band, fireworks
ration of the occasion by F. W.
the Augusta Age, with hand
- Galore, made up the program....
attended stockholders meeting
* z. X. Il. Co., held in Wis
ly 18th all the propositions sub
Nere carried by practically unan-
te 80 shares voting yes, to J
.u~ action of the stockholders in
" completion of the road into
before Jan. l, 1S97..... Governor
- Las reappointed Gen. Charles
1i Bangor reporter of decisions
court OF Maine 80. The oldest
-.s' oxford county, if not in the
>ar tzekiel Damman of Paris. He
4+ years old next October. He
4- -hout glasses, walks without a
carries the appearance of man
He never used liquor, but has
fa nacco since boyhood. He had a
r Who lived to be 100, and two
-e Hr into the nineties. ... Mai. H. A.
>L"t i Bridgton is to publish a his
u 81 Main
d r quest of the regimental associa-
A will embrace the doings of the
.r-msn- IN its war period, and gives as
'a rs Iussible the whereabouts of the
%NS at the present time. 1t will be
nie which every survivor of the
,'sI,r-; will wish to possess. .... Joseph
y NtJams, Ex-Governor of this State,
a7- lis home in Augusta, July 10Th,
'sti - ears, from general debility. He
Nd' 91-l IN February 1914, and was grad
-a'g' nom Harvard. Afterwards he
l's.ed The law Office of his father and
"s simltted to the bar in 1887. In 1856
-e vas admitted to the State Senate, be-
1s elected to the presidency of that
body and became governor when Cover
u+ hannibal Hamlin was elected and be-
'4t I uited States Senator. Mr.. Will
a'as Vas in the legislature many years.
Ae caves wife and daughter. e. The Re-
'9'etus of Houlton, July 18th, nominat-
f acclamation George H. Gilman,
'o and proprietor of the Aroostook
tee- rs candidate for representative
Tie legislature. Over POO feet of the
y, sH ADDED of the Sebasticook and
-'lseuead railroad near Rock Dundee in
wa of Harmony has sunk from sight
.4I HOW is II feet under water. This
i road was built across a bog and
"s h' ertain condition of the soil was
37oe Of the sinking of the road. Ii
'ek does not continue to sink the
-'-'a-e to the road will be repaired in a
lime, as many men are at work at
ends filling up the place. At Old
'-Aafd on Sunday afternoon occurred
'F itosIng meeting of the Interdenomina-
1'iau Associates. The address of the
'l' Was delivered by DR.. L. B. Bates OF
2S'9n the famous Methodist preacher.
.7f % p Allen, returned missionary
-91 Armenia, also spoke. The summer
.0'e Tor missionaries called Minnie's
aside Rest was also dedicated with i'm.
E.pSSiye ceremonies. 1t was built anG
=, l',ed ', up by Mrs. Colonel Charles Greer
" VI. baitimore, in memory of her daughte,
-, ME-. The fourth annual wheel meet
>,,e pe Skowhegan Bicycle Club was held
r 'TGay. One hundred attended ano
lyi iIgie was big field Of starters. In The
S.. a,i mile Pike of Norway was first
eS'ns =, Of Norway second; time LII IA
q, BE quarter mile Pike was first, Stearns
pSooho, time SO 1-2 seconds. One mile
,dr -@t OF skowhegan first, Oliver of Madi
l3n pi second; time 230. Five mile lap race