The Republican journal., 1896-02-20
NisWS OF THE WEEk.

MATTERS. he members OIL the
u. ptthe Maine State College rendered
- us ot the Women's Literary Club,
aI Reading Club and the Whittier
C eeeption at the home of President
u.e AZ 0rono, Tuesday evening, Feb.
Ihls reception was given in return
. several affairs of this kind tender
@ gentlemen in times past..... Charles
n .'lr who shot and killed Joseph
r..It Ill Old Town, Feb. I, was bound
oo Feb. 18th by Judge Whiting, in
80 the August court at Bangor.
lN Iaims he shot Gilbert in self de-
te... Among the new entries on the
lg '-kel. at the Franklin county court
H jngton. this term. is a suit brought
IF - Boston cooperative Association,
,a l its agent, W. 5. Field, against
H.- ". : Hunter of the Pennington
tor publishing an article, it is
lY HE association. as injurious to
ness. Damages are asked tor s., 600.
midwinter meeting of the board
oIs OF the Maine Federation of
w Me- clubs. convened at Orono, Feb.
-l win President Mrs. Henry Dowst
air, Mrs. Alice Frye Briggs,
lng the Literary Union; Mrs.
+t'l lavier Club, and Mrs. Wing of
Ib, were present from Lewiston
un. Thirty clubs We're repre-
YN delegates. The general re
from the various clubs show
deration is rapidly Increasing in
and in power. During the
ouslness nine new clubs We're adj
o membership. ...... The stock,
ind surety companies transacting
Id Maine wrote Insurance in the
A uIug 1895 to the amount Of S21,-
Ho. the premiums upon which
',0 to- Sl10, POS, an increase of S13,-
be premium receipts over the pre-
eaI. The losses and claims paid by
s4'-- eompanies in Maine for the year
ee December 81, 1895, amounted to
> which is 95,011 less than was
14e alug the year 1894 49,. The Maine
Leu Relief ball at Portland Friday
l.-at brew railroad men from all over
'u- 0tate in great numbers. City hall
Sic Haked full, one of the greatest
li""Hs ever known there. The jam was
80 Aieat that it was uncomfortable. There
was 3t entertainment for an hour and
iau and then dancing completed the
night entertainment.....T The assessment
i''AiN0 II llhHottCtluS UuSlutSS III Mdlue
Al'u4 1895 wrote, in this State, 6,326
p'iaes. amounting to SO, 49,, 55l. during
i'- wear and terminated All policies,
amounting to So, 249, S02.50, during the
Same 'eriod. The same companies re-
ported II 500 policies for 1923, 1s9, 1S9. so
la lotce at the close of the year, and paid
losses and claims to the amount of $191,-
b'',4,i.....At a meeting of the base ball
managers of Bowdoin, Bates and Maine
Slate Colleges and of Colby University
aei,i III Bangor Feb. 18th, college base
oaN leagne was formed and schedule ar
ranged Mr.. Ward of Bowdoin was
elected president, Mr.. Hamilton of Colby,
5tasnrer, and Nj. Martin of the State
oiiege, secretary. Hon. A. A. Bur-
lfIl, president of the Bangor & Aroos-
'4oE has offered to build branch of the
l9aa 10 Sherman Mills, if the town of
,oelman will aid him to the extent of
.a'nlShng the right of way, clearing
iH'ongh the woods and obtaining 0,OO0
'itepers. The branch would be IA
miles N length. 90. Barnabas Webb Counce
'9eu Saddenly at his home in Thomaston
'el'' 18Th. Mr.. Counce was a prominent
.'N~en Of Thomaston and merchant for
teaIS. He has held offices of internal
''Fenoe, assessor, fish commissio er, di-
RECTOR of Thomaston National bank and
many positions of trust. He was 72 years
"''i aud leaves widow and two daugh-
eis'-.. The Maine Reed club committee
'A l'anSportation has voted to engage ac-
''Hnodations for Isl people at ST. Louis.
--'-f fulltzer is to spend $50, 900 ON his cot
'se at Bar Harbor this summer. Last
season he expended about 500, 600 in
uN'ong and remodeling. .... The laying of
5ue double track on the Maine Central
from Portland to Brunswick has progress
e'' as far as Freeport. Two hundred men
u"ni brunswick are employed in this
@ofK',.. The cutters in the Calais shoe
in@''ory were notified Monday evening,
le1, 10th, that they need not return to
Soik on Tuesday as there were no orders
SSnead and the outlook for work in this in
EluStiy is not very promising. %. AS fine
sntShlp as Uncle Sam has in all his fleet
VI y. Hoating torch bearers IS being built at
sNe Bath iron works for the Boston
S,G"lion. sGn. She is the second electric light
@alp to be built in this country, the first
gl me being on the Sandy Hook station. ....
h"e Lewiston Republicans nominated
Nm f. Noble for mayor. Ward 5
va aS thrown out. The other six wards
faVe Noble, $50; G. W. Furbush, 4O5;
te;n'y tr;aI Sabine, 3d.. The Republican dis
d;. dizzy committee have called the second
nns, nls,lict convention at Auburn, We'd
nesuay, April Is. The convention will
t;O"ilhate candidate for representa-