The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-06-24

NEWS Or THE WEEK.
NJ. MATTERS Sorrento is rejoic-
lhe number of distinguished guests
entertain this season. Mrs. Nellie
~utoris has arrived and is occupy
rerdale, the summer home of Mrs.
am OF Boston. Mrs. Gen. Grant
lost likely, spend the season with
titoris at Cloverdale. Hon. Gro
veland, president, is expected
ll the season here also. Chief
Fuller is already occupying his
.-e.....A large audience witnessed
alcation Of the Moody Memorial
at Good viii Farm June 10th.
mon was by Rev, O. F. Folsom
tyer by Rev. \. T. Dunn of Wa
The dedicatory hymn was writ
tAe occasion by Rev, A. j. Lock
Pastor Felix" Of Hampden. The
listers Of Bath, who donated The
iu memory of their late brother,
-sent. Other people Of note from
this state and Massachusetts
.tcendanee.-... The final eXamiua-
-4e case OF the Briggs family at
hill, where it was suspected
lad died from using the milk OF
COW, has been made The re-
he scientific experts TO whom the
the COW had been submitted
a that there was no tuberculosis in
M, and none in the children. Rob
McC Cam. a postal clerk on the run
cen Bangor and Caribou, was found
iu b,a Thursday morning at the
Exchange. The cause of the
was probably heart disease. He
.l,r 81 years of age. Lightships
aal No. ~, builJ by the Bath Iron
we've successfully launched from
-f> june I7th in the presence of
90 people. The two new light
7r their names from the stations
Atch they are to be placed. They
H If the latest type and have all
uY, displacing about 500 tons.
.rlctionis of the composite type
rAeI shakeup has been made by
Moulton at the Bath custom
Col Edward c. Plummer, who
u acting deputy collector several
SO, been removed. Plummer is a
'emocrat and was appointed by
'l Larrabee to fill vacancy On
collector Moulton appointed
H. Clark, an insurance broker,
,lman of the Republican city com
,......At meeting of the Maine
upuist committee, held in Auburn
tia, to take action relative to the
n of fusion in the next National
all present were opposed to
and in favor of a middle of the
"Qrse. With one exception the
.ls OF the committee heard from
" VI the same mind. The following
npointed delegates to the Middle of
9ad Populist conference at Nash
Tenn, July 4th: l.. c. Bate
/, Y. Turner of Auburn; John
,e Il Levant..... Mrs. Frank Page was
sled at Old Town, Thursday, on the
q Of arson, in burning Frank Preble's
N 1t is charged that Preble and Mrs.
plotted to burn the buildings, have
age accused, and thus dispose of him.
~ has disappeared. The parties
q been mixed up in all kinds of scrapes
He past few months. go. There is not
h of an outlook for the corn packing
ae1ns of Maine, this year. The Burn
Morrill, canning shop at Norridge-
K Viii have about half of the usual
= nj corn. Owing to the wet weather,
number of weeks past the farmers
not had the chance to get a good
! uto the ground, and the conditions
W. which the planting was done will
A.iow of more than two thirds growth
h he seed. Canned fruit will also
L. short of the usual amount of can
Isaac Mcclellan, the aged poet
',man Of Greenport, l.. l., who is a
'r Of Portland, and who recently cele-
ei his 9lst birthday by playing whist
" evening at his club, is troubled but
NY his age, and has his boats, fish
tkle and shooting implements always
iN Tor use. I'D. Ii. knowlton of
mngton, secretary of the Maine Pom
ct society, and himself an active fruit
Wer tells the Associated Press that the
cations all over the State are for an
rage apple crop. He comments on the
Naence of a full crop of caterpil-
8 ia his section, and the evident dislike
he farmers to disturb the pest. ..... Will
n t. Wood, travelling passenger agent
the Maine Central Railroad the last 13
fs, has rendered his resignation, to
e effect July l, to engage in other
lness. .... The close of the college base
season in Maine left the question of
championship pennant in peculiar
J0s. Each of the four colleges have
three games and lost three, SO the
lnant remains with Bowdoin, this col
having won the championship last
r.. President Tuttle, of the Boston &
me, is quoted as having told a promi-
II Maine man that vigorous policy of
adjustment was to be adopted with re-
a to the Maine Central system. Every
ation which can be abolished will be
on and in every position in which some
er man can do the work better than
man who holds II a nhapuo will he