The Republican journal., 1896-01-02
NEWS OF THE wEHk.


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NEWS OF THE wEEh.
NAME MATTERS. The failure of the
SHAW 4 Morse Lumber Company OF Is
.ll Falls, was followed by the failure of
sha W. Shaw of Newport, who was a
Heavy indorser of the lumber company's S
.noIes His liabilities on this account are
es mated at various amounts, from 500,
to $500, 900. A man who knows some
ttiug of the matter sets the figure at $40,
tur probablysmall and il is not thought the
editors will get over . cents on the dol
al.t... The legal committee of the Farm
hgtou Woman 5 Christian Temperance
MON is making it hot for the liquor deal
5 in that vicinity. The most extensive ser
of raids that hastaken place in Frank
county for years occurred at Farming
u last week. k..... Stockholders meeting
m. The George Valley Railroad Co. was
-eld in Mon, Dec. 10th. James Mitch
was elected President, W. ). Mitchell,
-c retary and treasurer. Out of town di-
tors same as last year. L. I. Thurs
and j. NJ. Robbins are the two direc
s- from I nion.... Ohio has ) l. times
t Illinois - times the inhabitants of
j me. Yet Maine has more savings bank
sits than either, those OF Maine be-
..o..s. -:,s. .'-..,. r 90, 80 6os;.
anna rt Illinois. ~gs. .4aS.54. If these
iu4- We're tNided equally among all
-r,...f,.Ot.s-,-I. ,-iltc. .iht. share of each
ii. .u..fII have earb ~ i. While The
..-. .f Naue would have each $50. -.
.".t BOVINE. an old brakeman iu
..,. ut the Boston N Maine. was
-.., kiUaa while emrI,lln. ears I'M the
+.i1..,i Portland. Dec. 27th. Uts
lis Cur in halves hy the rruel
T.Nne uas.nalricd and had one
Flt unst office at Pleasant Point.
add vas robbed h> burglars last
r....-.t4l niglt who s,,.,IT,d $500 IN, ,.,t,l,
~u in stau,ps by blowing, open the
.1libu.( o.. boiler, makers. Port
who +aitei Recently. will be ,.ble te
..u cents on the dollar. The firm has
orced IL 90 through insolvency.
.i3Lllirifs tnount to abaut so. 900
.. ,aje Winch ragged n Saco Friday
liug carried away a portion ot the
I.,regatioDa. eburcb steepl4. The
i annual nl,.priuo of the Maine P4da-
iral society opened in Bangor Dec.
toratbl,.. davs' session. M4nv lead
educators Of the State were present
,.,i ilit. nvelrion was the most success
.Il affair ina tIt. history of the organiza-
.,u. Friday Mrs. Helen Coffin Beedy.
.4f. DISTINGUISHED Maine literary worker.
.,dressed th- teachers on the need of a
tlt,. board Dt education from a history
-tsndpojnt. Miss Nellie Harvey. Castine,
rp..G A paper ut Drawing as an aid to the
t.hpr OF science Col1ntv Attorney
IA r Fmnnuns of York ,.ountv has
Gifted upon Attorney General +. 4.
,.e.rs of HouIton to assist in prosecut-
in, he murder case AGAINST Fred Hurd
tln ,llarrd R5ddaford natr;cide no
u. + the plea of insanitv which the
-..-.,ner's counsel has said will he the
.l.. defence Uttered exnert medical ex-
sf. nat1on will be instituted in hehalf of
t... Government The animal banouet
he Maine Commercial Travellers AS
>,rlatinn was held at the West End hotel
l.,rtIand saturday niubt Previous tn
-h.. hauuuet a husiness meetirp was held
.ni the following officers elected. Bion
lane nres. 4 NJ Nenisb vice pres +.
William 4 Roberts clerk and treas .
J. h. Dunbar T.. p Senter 3. p
ward and + NJ Marshall executive
n,n.nirten The session of the Maine
,e.laonrical sorietv at Banoor closed
saturday. New officers were chosen as
follows: President, T. 6. Phillips. Bath =;
vice urcsident / Il. Dnnton Lewiston
secretary and r1rasnrer p A Irvine
.rkmnd.. George Bowman of Norway
,tompted to commit suicide at Mechanic
ra.l9. SATURDAY. by jumping from the
rand Trunk Railway bridoe in the river
Gus ,nce of 20 teet He was rescued in
...bausted condition lie claims IN
add as the ctuse, Isaac G. Phillips