The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-09-30
NEWS Or IHE WEEK.

NE MATTERS. The school popu-
If the State, according to the fig
'm this year reports from towns,
II. a gain of about 400. There has
ut slight change in the number of
us IN Maine for several years and at
decrease has been noted. ..... Gov.
has renominated Judge Lucilius
merry of Ellsworth as justice of the
ne Court. Judge Emery's term of
Npires October 4th, and his nomina-
NIL be confirmed at the meeting of
Nlueil October 5th......A contract
aen closed with the Franklin Con-
.0n Company by the Pennington,
Sharon X kennebec r. Il. Company
The railroad from Pennington to
>uaron...... The following patents
been granted to Maine people: G.
%, Gardiner, combined mop and
linger; r. II. Ingersoll, Biddefold,
M selecting device for machines Tor
-s in warp threads. .... The labor
7siUner is mailing to the assessors
city, town and plantation, so in
blank which asks the following
.'c> LIST, How many and what kinds
-ies, mills OF shops for manufao-
purposes have been enlarged, com
Jr are III the process of erection
lg 1897? ID, Estimated cost to the
,e. 3d, Probable number of hands
~ HaI ,mpluY.... The Maine Steam
lmlaDv nf Portland has made a
With the Delaware River Steam
l4iueerug Works of Chester, Pa,
another steamer for the line. The
--~gl Will be similar in construction
.t.afi to the John Englis OF the same
E.IcA was launched in October last
ui viii be ready for service in
ls9s.....The nth year of Colby
>lty opened sept. 23d with the
Exercises at o clock. President
presided and after few words of
ae, presented President Charles F.
of Shaw University, Raleigh,
graduate Of Colby in the class of
resident Meserye spoke for 80
hrs on ''Some Present Tendencies in
EDUCATION" The entering class
ls l5 men and IS women.... The
irost which descended upon eastern
last week caused loss of many
nds to the farmers and corn canning
l'es. The crop was late this year
r the frost held off 10 days longer
d would all have been harvested in
est condition for years. AS it is,
.ng will have to be suspended, and
cost of the corn left in the fields will
rthless except to feed to the cattle. -.
% Tucker of the Maine and New
shire Granite Co. has presented a
me stone for the new Congrega-
chapel at Gorham, made of Quincy
i-. The stone bears the inscription,
u-regational Chapel, 1897. ~. ... Daniel
johnson, once a manager of the
Yual Soldiers home at Togus, and
nan who criticized Gen. Stephenson
-Ae management of Togus, in strong
mage, is locked up in the Kennebec
He is charged with robbing an old
evan. Robinson called himself 1.-THE
lier' Friend in his printed attack on
IL otephenson.... e.. After being out near
hours, the jury at Rockland in the
Of Herbert A. Oliver against the
TT Bros, returned a verdict of $500
the plaintiff. Oliver sued for s., 900
account of damages received while
us III tho ilAlo Iudily; OWHcu ny
y Bros. The case goes to the law
t..... The death of the six years old
shter of Louis Latulippe of Water
# Of malignant diphtheria, has caused
s of an epidemic, as it is said that the
d attended the Brook street primary
"ot after she had been taken sick.
he tireman's S muster at South Wey-
nth, Mass, Sept. 23d, the Gen. Bates of
bon Fa lis won the first prize of $50.
LAYOUT was $50 feet ) IA inches. ....
lushman and wife were badly injured
runaway accident in Auburn, Monday
aoon, but their condition at last
es was improved. -. The diphtheria
e IN Waterville is increasing. There
another case in the family of Lewis
uippe and two more are reported on
onic street. At least so children have
II exposed, and an unknown number of
1enS.