The Republican journal., 1898-03-31
NEWS Or THE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. The operations Of
the Electrolytic Marine Salts Co. at
North Lubec are being well advertised.
The New York Times notes the arrival at
the mint in that city of about 92 ounces
OF bullion in the proportion of one third
gold to two-thirds silv er and value at
about $40. 1t is claimed the metal was
extracted from the sea water at their plant
at North Lub Assays of the metal
will be made and on them will depend
what is to be p aid for the bullion. 81.
The silver cup which has been in Bowdoin
college library for years waiting for some
class to win the competitive class drill
three years in succession has become the
property of the class of '9S This is the
third year this class has won the drill,
There were large number of alumni at
the annual indoor athletic meeting re-
| Gently. Peculiarly sad was the death
of Lucy Williams Cony, which occurred
March 18th, at her home in Augusta, the
residence of Hon. j. H. Marley, follow
ing as it did the death of her only brother,
Mr.. Frederick Cony, on March 18th. She
was born Feb. II, 1858, and was the only
surviving child of the late Gov Samuel
Cony and Lucy Williams Brooks. She
had been an invalid for II years. Those
Kansas double liability cases, or a majority
of them at least have been settled by the
payment of percentage in a lump sum.
The securities of the National bank of
Achison, United States Construction Co.
and one or more other companies were
those in question. An attorney connected
with the cases states that there were over
$500, 600 held on the Kennebec to which
the double liability was attached. 1t is
understood that steps to settle were taken
on recommendation of the supreme court
disappointment of Schools Stetson
notes with satisfaction a largely increased
attendance at all the normal schools,
which is accounted for in part through
the summer schools which have led the
teachers to realize the necessity of a
special training for their profession. The
constant agitation of the condition of the
rural schools and the unfitnesS of many
teachers, had also had an influence The
academies and Seminalies, as we'll as the
normal schools are seeing better times
and there is an improvement in the atten-
dance. Mr.. Stetson says the towns have
voted larger sums for school purposes
than in 1897, the appropriations having
been specially liberal for text books and re-
pairs. In the reports received at Augusta
from the town meetings in almost every
case there has been mention of a .'school
supervisor. The law recognizes no such
office, as the title is now superintendent
of Schools. ".... The Augusta House has
been leased for a term of 10 years by the
owners, Messrs. Vickery Il Hill, 10
Arthur 5. Pinkham, formerly of Pinkham
d Sherburne, Augusta, and Perry Arnold,
who was formerly steward at the hotel.
The house is now undergoing extensive
repairs that will cost SO, 600 or more and
will be opened about June M. At the
Winthrop town meeting a check for 5000
in favor of the town was delivered to the
treasurer by Road Commissioner Gale.
This check was transmitted by c. 3.
Fillibrown and is a gift to the town cover
ing the last expenses of setting up thirteen
memorial watering troughs erected to
the memory of Charles Filibrown, father
of the donor. A vote thanking Mr..
Fillibrown was passed and a committee
appointed to draw up fitting resolutions.
Governor Powers has made the following
| nominations: For Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, William II. Fogler of Rock
land for Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court to succeed himself Thomas A. Has
kell of Portland; for Commissioner Of
| Pharmacy to succeed Frank r. Partridge
0 Augusta, j. f. Young of Augusta; f T
| Judge of the Augusta Municipal Court,
| A. G. Andrews.....T The employees of the
| Cabot Manufacturing Co. of Brunswick, a
large cotton mill employing several hun
dred hands, held a meeting March 10Th
| and decided to 90 to work and await the
end of the cotton crisis for the restoration
of prosperity wages. Everybody is de-
| lighted with the prospects of better times
in Brunswick thus supplied -. Several
| Bangor men are arranging for the estab-
lishment of a creamery in HampdeD lower
corner, early this spring, with a view to
supplying the Boston market with fresh
! Penobscot county butter and cream morn
ings. The plan is to take each night and
transport the entire days product OF the
factory to Bangor, via the Bangor Hamp-
den and Winterport line, where it will be
4 shipped to Boston on the midnight eX-
press, arriving in Boston early next morn
ing. At a special meeting of the Pc TT
land Board of Trade, March 10Th, an
invitation was extended to the Maine
State Board of Trade to hold its spring
meeting there, March 3d.. The ice has
| gone out OF the SacO, kenneDec ana
Machias rivers. -. The grand jury in Somer-
set county has reported % indictments, T.
for offences against the liquor law. .... The
annual dinner of the Maine schoomasters'
club will be held at the Tontine Hotel,
Brunswick, Friday evening, April 1st.
The business meeting will be called to
order at o clock and will be followed by
the dinner at o'clock. 1t is hoped
that large number will be present. All
members are urged to come and bring
other teachers who are not members
Any college professor, superintendent of
schools, principal or submaster of a high,
grammar, or normal school of Maine, is
eligible to membership. Any such teacher
or school officer, who may not be a MEM
Der of the club, is invited to attend this
meeting and to join the club. Edgar B.
Weeks, Republican, was elected mayor of
Old Town March 21st, by over 800 majority.
His opponent was Eben I. Hartwell, Dem.
The Republicans elected a large majority
of members of the city government.
In BRIEF. Young Joseph Letter has
applied for membership in the Chicago
Board of Trade. His big wheat deal was
engineered through the efforts Of brokers,
Letter never HAVING been member of the