The Republican journal., 1898-01-13
NEWS Or The WEEK.

NEWS Or The WEEK.
81 NE MATTERS. Two Portland la
ids connected with the Woman's
sGan Temperance Union recent
sited Portsmouth and secured the
ars- Of people in Maine holding Unit
states liquor tax receipts. They
.4lI /, 900 such, 320 residing in Port
,a4 This is taken as preliminary
-v. .q a movement for better enforce
I'll If the prohibitory law. The Maine
tatrd Railroad has begun the equipment
passenger cars with the air brake
-l1 which will take the place of the
ld >tloned alarm cord and bell. This
, a-i of the air brake apparatus, but
GlI sntirely separate from it.....W. W.
!. u5>, Jr., of Portland, Me-, who has
es pPointed minister to Sweden and
,rely accompanied by his wife and
.l aided from New \ 0rk Jan. 5th, on
ar Louis for Southampton. Amos
rye, postmaster at Fryeburg, and
., esteemed citizen, died in that
u. aa. 9TH, aged 81. He was cousin
te states Senator Frye of Lewis
Walter d. Stinson has been ap-
.. postmaster at Augusta. He will
u ,p0n his duties Feb. lst. Some
= IS from Nova Scotia passed
4 bangor Jan. 18th on the way TO
H4dike. There were four cars of
gathered by contractor They
b St. Demands, colies and New
q aids, and all are going to the klon-
h ply Co. Each car had four tiers
f. 'a@ a9imals gave quite concert at
Maine Central yaId...... Mr.. James
has been at Machias for several
past week arranging the railroad
."' way claims, etc, says the Calais
s.T. The site tol the depot grounds
coded upon and deeds passed by
..U LougtelloW to the Washington
Baiiroad Co.. for land necessary
usn building side tracks, etc, at
The west end of the big dyke.
tonsidered most excellent loca-
a station..... "A hearing was given
-lSta Jan. t by the railroad commits
IN the approval of the two high
-. eI Ssings Of the Wiscasset & Quebec
...aO III the town of Pittsfeld. F. w.
representing Pittstield, opposed
pproyal asked for, on the ground
-e charter of the railroad had expir-
d limitation and that they had no
-a -5 build at all. Hon. W. c. Phil
ar the company, argued that the
ne legislature of 1878, chartering
Ipauy, was still in force, by reason
essye renewals. Hon. Z. F.
he Waterville attorney of the
.aIl- entral railroad, was in attendance.
e .Dcislon was reserved. George A.
the well-known horseman, died
-e .ug 1T his home in Pittsfield from
st Of paralysis, aged 63 years..
-l.6 6aad' new city building was thrown
lta iHl public inspection Jan. 7th, and
Sited by throngs of people. The
Aodng contains a police station and
H'r"- Tor the city officials. The third
IS devoted TO the city government
The building was constructed in
satisfactory manner and the citi-
ehs ife greatly pleased with the new
-al ce...... The last Maine Legislature
= tfIated S75, 600 for pensions, and
-att Agent Milliken reports that it has
81 'sen expended. He had during the
a4 81 applications for aid, and grant
20 Hl5 certificates. ....A An investigation
bio Tie accounts of James Emery, late
-esu er Of the Madison village corpora
lH lows shortage of S1166. Two of
lis Noldsmen have gone into insolvency
ut he matter of making good the bond
lali upon the other two.
is BrlEF. 1t is believed the long dis
anee telephone record was broken Jan
.Asf Gallatin, Tenn, when j. Fl. Connor,
el llesentative of the Bell Company, talk
N with the operator at Norfolk, Va. The
llfot used passed through Nashville,
atsFille. Terre Haute, indianapolis.
.sh0g, Philadelphia, Washington and
1f"ond to Norfolk, numbering 1,5OO
les Lady Henry Somerset has again
t"s7l"d her resignation of the Presiden-
a "I he British Women's Temperance
''si' ldtlon, on account of prolonged i'll
rA.A..., The full bench of the supreme
y l Ia Boston has handed down a decis.
'A rl ulng the decision of the appel
aNr in The case OF Charles H. Pattee, exc
t''' 9i the will of John Stetson, ,Jr.
-"tast Adah Richmond, appellant.
'e.A d. Iripp, inventor of the first shoe
5"-s ng machine, died in Lowell, Mass.
a4 3tA. He was born in Rochester,
, ass Il 1925. He was also the inventor
NNHtlIlS ouI llldtIilutS anu d SklVlDO
ln'eAIne........A = special dispatch from
'hans han says that japanese fleet of
AFee battleships, ten first class cruisers
'1a numerous smaller vessels, has receiv
81 orders practically placing it at the dis
'osai OF Sir Alexander Butler, command
j In chief of the China station, this step
'ehg taken in case Russia persists in ig-
,oHhs the joint interests of England and
apan' All the window glass factories
. The country under the control of the
Alnerican Window Glass Company were
'ut IN operation Jan. 7th. This amounts to
production of eighteen hundred pots and
IN give employment to 10000 men. ......
'lahdard Oil liquidating certificates sold
! so Is Jan. 7th. This is the highest
eure they have reached so far. jack
on Day was celebrated in New York.
,oSton and other large cities. In Boston,
Ills toast was drunk: ''To William j.