The Republican journal., 1896-01-09
NEWS OF THE WEEk.

MAINE MATTERS. On New ears day
,ar Moody building at Good Will Farm
EAST Fairfield, was dedicated. The build
b. WAS furnished throughout bv Miss
Mary +. Moody and is a memorial to
Charles Eckiey Moody. On the first floor
IS the superintendent office and teach
is room, three recitation rooms. two of
which, by a rolling door, can be thrown
MO one. On the second floor are the
library, the natural history, and the art
oom beside two recitation rooms. The
ibrlry contains about 1000 volumes.
Tie cost of the building and furnishings
was about 80, 900. Col +. c. Stevens
Las been appointed acting superintend-
ts, of state public buildings, and Israel P.
BItltr of Portland as acting secretary in
tae executive department. 1t is believed
1t 7'ItNe appointments will be perma-
nr .t.... George +. Marsh of Boston. now
'tte-lug N the Brimmer school in that
NtI. has been elected assistant teacher of
.gt-i- iH fhe n""tland High sch o. at d
salary ot 81, 900 He graduated at Har-
Y1rd III lSSS..... George Il. Cunningham
has assumed tine proprietorship of the
American House, Ellsworth For the
past two years he has been in charge of
Hotel Brewer. Bar Harbor. Previous IL 90
lugfo Bar liarbor, he conducted the Frank
Ina Road house, and during the summer
ot 1888 he ran Shore Acres. at Lamoine
Beach. ..... Ihe encampment of the Depart
lneht OF Maine q. A. r.. will be held in
Bangor on teo. Is and 80. 1t is expected
t-a1 there will be fully 600 delegates
present including about 100 from the
W omen' Rehef Corps of the State Com
mauder in Chief Walker of Intlianapoljs
hfl ont
was rendered President Butler of Colby
University 10y the trustees last Friday
evening IN Memorial Hall There was a
large attendance Of alumni and other
irlends OF the college. Hon J. H. Drum
1oudt President of the board of trustees.
aud wife, introduced the guests to Presi-
gent Buter.... The annual report of lum-
'ei traffic at Bangor has been submitted
p} surveyor General Cross man. 1t shows
1Haf business fell off greatly during the
t'a lS'33 The years figures show only a
~4gA' Increase over those of 1898. which
was an unusually dull year. The reports
snow that 1S,94S, S12 feet of dry pine,
24 l62 OF green pine, 81, 400, 6l2 spruce
'ld -, Al, 93l hemlock We're handled last
5Fal.-...... Excitement still prevails in
hEion, the little town in Oxford county.
Where recent discoveries OF gold have
'rtu made. The residents are industri-
'd'ly working with the fondest hopes of
s1eeeSs...... The State librarian is sending
9.-J Tie 67th Maine report of court decis-
,'hs TO the clerks of cities and towns. ....
eHas 7, robbins of the firm of Robbins
Son, prominent citizen and business
man u Calais, died suddenly, Saturday,
WI acute laryngitis. 1t is estimated that
/ -'e reduction in the rates of fire insurance
07nng the year 1895, will result in the
saving of about $50, 900 to the property
owners of the State. Mai. J. D, Pulsifer
t.e veteran court stenographer, died at
~ 4S nome in Auburn, Jan. 9th, aged 49,
ne was the first official court stenographer
,h Maine. For years he and members of
nlS family did most of the court reporting
Ia the State. He had been official report
ei nt both the Maine Senate and House
ana lor four years was reporter of the de-
1isiohS OF the Supreme Court. He served
ta paymaster during the civil war.