The Republican journal., 1897-02-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
MAINE MATTERS. The Maine Bar As
,a alton met at the State House Feb.
for their annual meeting. The fol
~ officers were elected President
DID, Francis A. Wilson of Bangor; vice
residents, Hon. A. r. Savage of Auburn,
+. A. Powers of Houlton and Hon.
W. SNmonds of Portland secretary and
tsHrer, l.. c. Cornish, Esq, of Angus
a. The annual banquet was held in the
~ung at Hotel North. Hon. II. NJ
lyh was toastmaster, and after the in
-, man had been satisfied, there was a
1t fun and reason from the brilliant
-.lis OF the State. Among the speakers
tour justices Of the Supreme court,
'-s~gs. Haskell, Emery, Wiswell and
W Htuouse, and Hon Chas. F. Libby of
ISLAND. The meeting and banquet were
-Ieat success.... The board of directors
ne Maine Federation of Women clubs
"s'y at the State House Feb. 10th in an
tI business meeting. About forty of
ghty clubs were represented by fifty
es The officers were all present. Six
iubs were admitted from Portland,
-i. Old Orchard, Fairfield and Au-
lu he regular annual meeting will
.e.a al Bangor, October l3, Il, 10, by
5f'ian of tour Bangor clubs. The
zee reports and routine work oc-
the forenoon. The afternoon was
ea To some discussion on literary and
onal topies......At the meeting of
'rmocratic State committee in Bath,
l}th Geo. Z, Hughes of Bath was
aouslv chosen chairman. Other
elected are: Fred E, Beane, secre-
and j. Barton, treasurer The com
-ttees were left in the hands of the
amman. and without the transaction of
iAtr business the meeting adjourned
7eot to the call of the chailman....
Colnela T. Crosby, Fly Rod" of
ps met Landlord 0. A. Dennen of
Ninet House, at Greenville, Thursday,
hose sam Cole and Granville GRAY of
uyi-e and Frank Smith of Chesun-
"& to lepresenS the Moosehead guides
F aportsmen exposition in New
the first of March,. Walter X.
t" z leading Penobscot county man,
been arrested as an embezzler This
Was the result of developments
he failure of the extensive Shaw 4
A"Se Lumber company, which carried
Wu many firms and individuals and was
'hscot's surprise of the year,.
new instructors have accepted
-tlons at the Maine State College,
andrews, instructor in the depart
H.1t of physics, and Charles Nudge,
sSlsrant i'll chemical laboratory work..
la the case at Portland of Percval P.
1aEler VS.. City Marshal Kittredge of
birth. in which 81 900 damages were sued
jy reason of false arrest of Baxter in
SD OF Bowdoin students during the
5an demonstration in Bath Sept 26th,
a7 lury were out two hours and returned
vtrdict for Baxter, fixing damages at
cent..... John G. Brown, an honored
7." respected citizen of Pennington, is
"id, aged IS. He was register of pro-
'te from 1884, and was a pominent pro-
p.ta lawyer. r..... The Maine Electrical Con-
auetion Company of Fairfield was peti-
) lrSt National Bank of Fairfield and de-
AIRED insolvent in the probate court. e. A
peealiar suit was tried recently in the Ok
ford supreme judicial court at South
i'aris Addison Monk of Hebron boul hit
-ha farm of S. Davee, paid part down and
lipmised the balance the next week when
tile writings should be DONE He changed
BPS mind by reason of sickness and asked
me return of the money, which was refus-
eI Suit was brought to recover Yer
liet was rendered for the defendant .....
Secretary Young of the Maine Board of
Health has received an inquiry from one
ol ihe leading physicians of Vienna for
'r9pe for the American dish known as
riddle cakes. $50. George M. Mason of
'-iand, an extensive lumber dealer and
manufacturer and ex member of the Leg
sAtuIe, died Feb. l1th, aged 80 years. =.
i'obert j. Burgess of Portland has been
a"drded verdict of IS, 600 in the federal
urt before Judge Baker for INJURIES sus-
ilned in an Illinois Central wreck near
NVn, ILL.,. Nh. Charles O. Baker, lost
ght agent of the Maine Central rail
ad, died Feb 9th at his home in Port
aud, He was one of Maine's pioneer
t9e drivers, before connecting himself
with the Maine Central railroad The de.
'eased was about II years old and death
WAS due to pneumonia. Mr.. Baker was
native of Lancaster, N. H., and his death
"lil be much regretted as he was a
h'ghly esteemed man.. Charles A. War
len of North Sumner was killed by
falling tree Saturday, while working in
the woods. .... Rev. Henry 7. Cheever died
at his home on State street, in Worcester,
Mass, Saturday night, aged SO years. He
was born in Hallowell, and his father was
the late Rev. Nathaniel Cheever. E. E.
Newbert, pastor of the Unitarian Church
at Augusta has resigned. His parish
oners are endeavoring to persuade him to
withdraw his resignation. ... Judge Sy-
monds of Portland, who has been abroad
orseveral months, sailed for home Feb
I"th.. The Portland Republican caucuses
were held Monday night and resulted in
the election of delegates favorable to the
nomination of Charles H. Randall for
Mayor. Randall carried four wards and
Mayor Baxter three. In Dee1ing the Re-
publican caucuses resulted in the choice
OF delegates favorable to the nomination
Of Henry H. Davis for Mayor.