The Republican journal., 1896-03-12
waldo county j, entitled to % delegates, as 10
NEMS OF TN WEtk.

" AIEH MATHIS. Whom The late Ira
T. Harrington NJ Portland died he left
500. 00O to the Maine Eye and Ear In
Urinary, The heirs fought the will on the
ground hat 10y law the Intirmary cannot
mold property to that amount and that it
should revert to the, heirs Judge Strout
of the supreme Court Feb. 27th decided
that the will is valid ant that the Intrm-
any can hold the property unless the State
lnteTveneS, and then a trustee can be APP
pointed by the court. This probably ends
the fight against the will The State Re-
publican headquarters will be opened the
first of April in one of the stores on the
first floor of the Temple block, Augusta.
.... The Knox county Cooperative Cream
cry ASS, citation Feb. 18th decided to dis
continue business. 1t owns valuable
creamery at the Meadows, and up to this
year has been producing 10, 600 pounds of
butter annually. it is charged that
through lax management, combined with
keen competition upon the part of new
creamery the cooperative business has
been greatly falling off until at present
the assoeiation's finances are several thou
sand dollars behind. The disposition of
the creamery has not yet been determined
..... The Bates vs.. Colby contest in the
New England Inter collegiate Debating
League at City Hall, Lewiston, Feb. 9TH,
resulted in a victory for Bates. The reso-
ntion was: "Resolved That the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver at ratio of
III "a ! should be the financial policy of
o'H government. The decision was
awarded for best presentation of side
Topic, "ratoly and delivery. Bates ex-
ceiled III nearly every point and was
e"pecIatly strong IN the olatory OF its rep
ffSehta'IVes. Inc deelsl"n was given
unanimously to bates, who VIII low meet
lutlS III Aplll..,,A Bangor man paid
handsome price Tor coon cat, paid SO in
advertising when the cat ran away, and is
out oyer so on crockely which the cat
SMASHED on her return. The family is
now looking for ira p cat to adopt.
The Portland Marine Society's Charitable
Association held its 10Th anniversary at
the Falmouth Hotel Feb. 9th. There
was banquet, followed by addresses by
GOV. tleaVes. Mayor Baxter and others.
The secretly is conn csed OF sea captains,
retired and active, and is for the purpose
OF AIDING widows and orphans. 80. Rev. +.
w. . bIlen OF Bath has arranged for
debate to take place IN the near future at
IiS church, between Editor john Patten
OF the bath Times ana gentleman whose
Afiuc Hdo hot DIS YET peen given 10 tne
public. The subject will of course be
temperance and prohibition. Tyler c.
Rurpee, assistant engineer of the Bangor
Aroostook, has been engaged to make
location survey of the Woodstock q
Centerville road. The location party will
take the field Immediately, as it is expect
ed TO begin construction with the opening
OF sprrg:. ... The coroner's jury at Rock
land, in the case of Thomas Early, whose
sudden death occurred February 9th,
reports that acute alcoholism was
the cause. One of the witnesses testified
that Early had drank nearly pint of
unaduteratcd alcohol the previous day in
addition to other strong drinks. Judge
L. A. Emery, in the supreme judicial
CONT i'll session at Dover, Feb. 2Sth, SEN
fenced VIM. Dcnond, the 19-years- old
muldere! Of John Rodelick, to three
years with hard labor III the State prison,
The crime was committed, Sept. b. 1898,
III the vicinity of Chesuncook lake dur
ing drunken quarrel over drink. In
consideration OF his youth and pre-
vious good character the prisoner was