The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-04-20
NEWS OF The WEEK.
MAINE MArrppe ph:,

| Do..l A|oiAluSeWOCK, known as the
t pouipazine water power, which has never
been fully developed and in which there
arc said to be great possibilities tor
manufacturing purposes. To what mr.
pose the power will be applied if purchased
Is not given out, though it is rumored a
trust pulp mill will be put up. In the
"intei the hog cholera decimated the fine
noiu OF hogs at the insane hospital. re-
o"i'iug IN severe financial loss By feed
lns ,ne remaining swine Oh a special diet
"nu ny thorough fumigating of the
PiSSoiy, me contaglon has been suppressed,
80 mat 1t is believed that all danger is
past lit is claimed that in the passage
"I the new fish and game laws an interval
VIII occur the present month when it will
oe legal to fish through the ice in lake
Maranacook, and it is reported that
large number of fishermen will avail them
serves OF the opportunity to fish there,
the lake being well stocked with trout.
So. lion. l.. I. Carleton has been re-
appointed by Gov Powers as fish and
game commissioner. There had been no
| question OF his reappointment, or oppos-
tion to it. He has just completed his first
term to the satisfaction of all interested
III The hsh and game interests of the State.
| 800, The Merchants association of New
DIRK are to give Senator Frye banquet
| April 10th, in recognition of his efforts as
| chairman Of the committee on commerce
Tor the good of the harbor of that great
metropolis. A II the leading commercial
| ana financial institutions of the city are
| participating in this great and richly
| deserved testimonial. The annual meet
| ing OF the Bible Society OF Maine was held
in Portland April s. These officers were
elected, President, Rev. A. t. Dunn, d.
D., Waterville; vice president, L, NJ, Webb,
| Portland; corresponding secretary, Rev
Asa Dalton, D. D., Portland; recording
secretary, Newell ". Edison, Portland
| The society received $1,000 IN legacies
last year..,... Waterviie and Fairfield have
accepted the act to incorporate the kenne-
| bee water district by an overwhelming
vote in each place, The opposition in
1 Waterville developed but 10 votes aud in
/ Fairfield only half as many. .....At re-
cent meeting held in Boston by those
Interested Ill the Waterville and Wiscasset
railroad il was decided TO change the
water terminal from Wiscasset to Rock
| land, Every graduate of a Maine col
ege within the last twenty years is
familiar with a song, ''Phi Chi, ~ written
to celebrate the fame of Bowdoin's famous
haziug society. The authorship has often
! been attributed to Professor Henry c.
| Chapman but he has always denied the
! honor. ana states thai the SONG was really
written bv Mr. Edward p Mitchell the
| brilliant editorial writer of the New York
! sun. The LARGEST real estate deal ever
recorded in Somerset conntv occurred
I April 5th. when over 100 000 acres of tim
Der land situated in the northern mart If
I the county chanoed hands The sale was
4 made nv Carer Shanck and Edward II
| Haskell of Massachusetts and Chas w
/ Mullen of Oldtnun Me tn tho Great
/ \orthnrn pane, "a Tue consideration
1 nar,ad in the daa9 WAC a.1o0 Ooo -rha
4 officers If the Maine ScbnnI n,as+a,-s Chm
/ fo, the epsnino vnara,aasf,l1ows. Prasi-
! dent r W InLrsnn M yVa+arv;1la. ,ira
president " Harris University nf
| Maine. secretary and +raasnrar Snnerin-
| +endent MARY, : >nnyy R3n,ro,. avadntive
! committee princiraI " I Tbomnson
! China Snnerintandent Radoer
/ Skowhepan prof w q Na1latt Farm
/ inpton Normal school. mambershin COM
mittea p,incinaI n n DraLa pjttstield
! G. cook Angnsta PRINCIPAL a r.
| t,etchell Fastnort Hioh schnnl At the
recent meeting of tba National live Stock
association beld at Tnnaka Kansas
prominent tirnra was Cant,in w s
! SeavAv of C9lnradn travelling aoant Of
/ TLiars natectiva aoancv Ha i . n.tiva