The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-06-10
NEWS Or LIE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. The i Ii Maine
23ld. Almost So years nave passed
service. Ex- Mayor Frederick NJ. Laugh
ton OF bangor uied May u III at the home
of his 1alHer, Dr.. Samuel \. Laughton,
after long Illness ot Brights disease,
complicated with other ailments. Mr..
Laug hton was bonn III FoXcrott May 30,
lS44. The funeral WAS held at ,. 81
Sunday afternoon, conducted by ST. John
Commandely Knights Tempiars. All the
Masonic boules OF Bangor attended, also
the Odd Fellows, Board OF Trade, en-
ployes OF the Public Works Company,
and delegation from Portland OF the
Grand Lodge Knights OF Pythias. 80. The
following members OF the executive
committee tor Maine were elected
at the recent annual business meeting
of the New England Woman Sui
rage Association, held in Boston
Mrs. Eta H. Osgood, Mrs. &. a,
Quimby, Mrs. S. }. l.. O. Brien, Mrs.
Sarah hamilton, Mrs. Annie Greedy, Miss
L. Yates, Mrs. Helen Z. Beedy. .... The
HallowelI Water Company has tiled notice
OF lis acceptance OF the Guys Offer to pur-
chase the water plant. The city Will
probably take possession as soon DIS the
necessary papers are made out and ac-
counts settled. The price to be paid is
ST., 200. 80. The soldiers and sailors munu-
ment at South Portland was dedicated
May Goth. Gen. e. 7. Mattoeks OF Port
land delivered the Grafton. The veterans
OF Bosvorth and Thatcher Posts, G. A. X.
We're present, and Shepley Camp, 5. OF w.,
did escort duty. Hon. Edward {. Eey-
nolds, who presided, gave an interesting
history OF the work ot the association,
and paid d high tribute to the eX- soldiers
AT 4 largely attended town meeting
at Pennington May 10TH il was voted by
a substantial majority to donate the
sum of -, 800 to the Franklin, Som
erset a. kennebec Railroad Company,
to assist in building the road via New
Sharon through kennebec county to tide
water. .... The law court has sent in a
IescIipt in the case OF Harriet +. Hussey
TT al, in equity VS.. Charles II. and L. j.
Southland OF Sagadaloc county, sustaining
the bill and ordering an Injunction as APP
pealed. The rescrlpt states that Judge
OF probate appointed as executor of IA Will
is not qualified, even before the probate
OF such will, to appoint special admins
traitor on another estate to which the es-
largely indebted, and such appointment is
void. After a long conference with Gov.
Black, and Capitol Commissioner Perry,
State superintendent OF Public Works
Aldridge May 10Th awarded the contract
OF completing the State Capitol at Albany
to the Hallowell Granite works of Hal
lowell, Me. The company's bid was
500, 600. Bowdoin college was a suffer
q by the brief thunder storm of May
10Th to the extent OF more than
II, 600. At /. 10 a bolt struck Winthrop
hail, doing considerable damage to the
rooms, went to the gymnasium and thence
TO the chapel, where one end of the build
ing was partially demolished, and then
took off the tower of the science building.
The most damage was done to the chapel
and probably it will cost $500 at least to
repair it. All told it is believed the dam
age must exceed 81 900. ..... In her trial
May 18th the gunboat Nicksburg, built by
the Bath Iron Works, developed II. Us
knots, about 40 OF Il knot better than
the Newport, owing to better weather
conditions. Three children of Luther
Bridges OF East Bluehill have died within
TWO weeks OF consumption caught from
tuUeTcular milk, and two are dying. The
COW, which the experts say was the worst
ease OF tuberculosis ever examined by
them, has been killed. The children
We're all healthy till the father bought the
COW whose milk they drank. One child,
who abstaued from milk, is we'll and
healthy Capt. +. c. Barker and the z.
X j. +. Il. Il, have pat 100 600 trout into
M@@SelUokmeguntic lake thi', season..
Lieut.. Pealy has offered to take on tie
projected expedition ~ Greenland one
Colby professor and five students, and the
offer VIII no doubt be accepted.