The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-11-23
NEWS OF The WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. Judge Vose of Ban
gor rendered a verdict of guilty in the
case of the State VS. Bert Hamlin of
Atkinson, which was tried in the mum
cipal court, Nov. 9th. Hamlin was con-
victed of killing a COW moose on Town
ship =, Range ., Oct. 4, and was sentenced
to pay fine of $500 and four months
imprisonment in default of payment.
Hamlin appealed and furnished bonds in
the amount of 81 900 for his appearance
at the February term of the supreme
court. ....T The rapidity with which the
School Improvement League of Maine is
growing almost takes away the breath of
superintendent W. w. Stetson. 1t was
but short time ago that Prof. Stetson
announced that there were q, 200 members
Of the league in Maine. He IS now
pleased to say that the league numbers
1000 members. The rapidity with which
the league has grown has been very
pleasing to him.. Edward P. Deering,
cashier and bookkeeper for Woodbury. &
Moulton, the banking house which recent
ly assigned, has been missing since Nov.
9TH. He left on the noon train for Bos-
ton and though every effort has been
made to find him, all have been unavail-
ing. Deeling left home without notify
ing his wife of his intention and took
none of his personal belongings with him.
..... The association of the New England
college presidents met with Bow DIN col
lega Nov. 10 Tor the 43d annual meeting.
Every college was represented. The sub
Jects discussed related to college currlcul-
ums and general topics. The question of
a su bstltute ion Greek as a requirement
at admission examinations was also con
sldered. The convention proved pleas
ant one for the delegates. "A Bath ship
builder recently received six sticks of
Oregon pine measuring lis feet in length,
- inches in diameter, and the cost in
freight was 81 POI 20. They will be used
for masts. go. Mckay & Dix of New York
have asked bids from several Maine ship
builders Tor a double decked four mast
schooner of about LOO tons for their
Greenland kryolite trade, having recently
lost two banks of that line. She must
have iron hanging knees, galvanized iron
fastenings and steel bowsprit fifty feet
long. Capt. Look of the schooner Lizzie
}. Clark, which arrived at Portland from
Boston Nov. 10th, reports encountering
a big school of whales while on his way.
| The Portland Press of Nov. II says: cit was
| learned On the best of authority last night
| that the liabilities of Woodbury. d Moul-
ton, the banking firm which made assign
ment few days ago, amount to $780,,
600 -. The State assessors bring encourag-
ing reports of Improvement in the farming
districts. The small towns show an in
crease of valuation, showing that the
business boom is not alone confined to the
manufacturing centeIs. The increase i'll
the summer tourist business has been of
direct benefit to the farmers as the pro-
ducts OF their farms have been sold at
| home and at prices as high as they could
get III the city Market. About 20 com
mercial travellers met at the Bangor House
November l1th to form lodge of United
Commercial Travellers. The matter was
fully discussed and it was voted to
organic a lodge. Ten men signed the
charter. DR.. d. B. Myshrall of Portland
presided over the meeting ".... President
Nathaniel Butler of Colby says that the
resignation of G. D. 3. Pepper, D. D.,
a former president of Colby, as professor
OF Biblical literature, does not mean the
abolition of that department. An attempt
will be made to induce the Rev. DR.. Pep
per to withdraw his resignation......T The
! Hon. Amos. L. Allen of Alfred, the
newly elected congressman from the First
district, will shortly leave for Washing
ton, accompanied by his family. He in
tends to get located there about two
weeks before the opening of the session.
... The suit brought against Grand Chief
| Templar U. A. Caine of the Maine Good
Templars, who is charged with slandering
a prominent Maine restaurant keeper by
telling an audience that he sells liquor,
was entered in the Cumberland county
superior court last we k, but will prob
ably not be tried till the December or
February term..... The Hon. Arthur Sew
all will probably leave F til the last of
this month ior a trip to Honolulu, Japan,
and probably Manila. He will be accom-
panied by Mr. Cheeseborough of San
| Francisco, and will not return to bis home
for many months......lt is proposed to
build the tower of the cathedral church
OF St. Luke in Portland as a memorial of
the late Bishop Nicely. 1t will cost about
$40, 600, and will be the gift of the churches
of the diocese......A white deer shot
near VIM was brought to Bangor and
/ attracted considerable attention. This is
the second animal of this kind which has
/ been seen this season...... The man chosen
to take the place of Prof. Hull at Colby
College is Prof. W. }. Drisko, a graduate
of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, in the class of '95. Since his
graduation, Prof. Drisko has been an
instructor in the Department of Physics
at the NJ. l. 7. He comes to Colby very
highly recommended and will doubtless
be valuable man for that INSTITUTIONS.
The will of the late Bishop Henry Adams
Neely of Portland has been offered for
probate. 1t bequeaths all of his property
to his wife, Mary Floyd Nicely. Upon her
decease the sum of 81, 900 is to be paid in
equal parts to the surviving children of his
late brother, Albert E. Nicely of Chicago.
The residue of the estate is given to his
wife to devise. The will was signed De-
cember 2, 1898. Mrs. Nicely is named the
executrix of the estate without bonds.
IN BRIEF. The New England Associa-
/ Of into bold itc