The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-04-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

to have decided TO purchase the water
privilege and erect thereon an anti trust
pulp and paper mill Walter Wells esti
mated the horse power of the falls at an
extreme ninimum of 2472 horses. At the
same time the Northeastern Paper Trust
have placed Will Greenleat 4 Co of Lewis
ton orders ior construction at the Madison
plant to the extent If $500, 600. The
Moosehead pnlp mill at Embden has passed
into the hands If the paper trust, and
will be operated very soon. On the
whole an active busint S. seems probable
on the Upper kennebec this summer.....
Three natives OF Maine have collected in
Boston very large private libraries, the
sale OF which has attracted much atten-
ton. Captain Henry f. Blanchard,
formerly of Augusta, had library rich
in first editions of American authors and
early Bibles; MI. A. S. Manson, formerly
OF Gardiner, had large collection of
books relating to New England history
and the late Charles E. Pratt had an ex-
tensive collection of books covering the
general field of literature. Mr.. Pratt was
a native of Vassalboro, the first Friend
to hold office in Boston, and the first
president of the League of American
Wheelmen..... There is a silver mine in
Scion, in Somerset County, and nearly a
huL0A Val lOdtS pl ORC lIoIu IL dEC " bo
shipped west to be smelted 1t is not
probable that the mine will turn out big
enough to create Is to l sentiment there
abouts.. Arthur S. Cowan of Orono, who
was recently graduated at West Point,
writes home from Cuba of his safe arrival
there. He was assigned to the 18th
infantry, L. ). A, and commissioned
lieutenant Mr.. Cowan graduated from
the public schools in Orono and later
attended the University of Maine, where
he took a course of three years. ..... The
new minister to Spain, Bellamy Storer of
Ohio, belongs to the we'll known Maine
family which has won much distinction in
various professions BellaTy Storer,
ST., was bonn in Portland in i.9S, and was
educated at Brwdoin, although lie did
not graduate. He removed to Ohio in
1917 and began the practice OF law IL Gin
cinnati. He served in Congress in 1885,
and in 1874 was a Presidential elector on
the Wing ticket. A new born baby in Dover
received as his inst present the following
timely outfit from friend of his parents:
A bunch OF toothpicks, a toothbrush and
a shaving mug. The flag on the Univer-
sity OF Maine c.mpus tloated at half mast,
Apr. l4th, and in Cobuln hall memorial
exercises we've neld CONNIE mDrative of the
late Senator Justin 5. Morrill, of Vermont.
founder OF tie government system OF state
po1jaues similar nxn,cisss yynre ba]6
IN the ~ stare colleges throughout the
country to d honor to the memory Of
The great statesman and public educator
..... Horace y son of Watervjlle has pur-
chased from /. b. Hanson Of i lngor tile
famous tlogJer, Early Bird, JT., , 10 A
The purchase was made by Mr. Nvlsuu as
agent for George Van Dyke of Boston,
+i,a ,,~.s.,,+ ,,, ,,4,, ,f tb If ~. h,.,
F.rlv T;rd Farly R,r3 IT. ,listinc'
+inr at tla \t,ins Grr,t. t,i, st,l,. ,,,,,..,,,a
lis ma,Ll If y 10 1-4on = Lalf.mil.. t,acl
He was ,,,,t ~ +la,yall l.,,,,,.,, ,.,,o I2Io,l
Ress The second C,,no,es sional Disrr,ct
Conventiur, viii he haid i'm CIV nm
lewiston Nay1 1+h EIac+inn T,,oa ION
Tho tntai SIM, ran,,i,ed ~ NO ,ai.ad
nv substitution il, Ranonr In ansn,a TIA
en.ra0emnnf If Nine Semhrich fnr tbe
next Maine nnsic festival has haan r,isnd
Director " r. Chan,,an If Now VII
was infn,nad hv wirn and he ansva,,ad
with Communications sen,h,job will
sing at the next festivals hntb in
Banror and Portland the latter civ
having also subscribed the sum reonir-
ed...,....It is said thar Horace w
Chase. formerly of Bangor and for several
wears a successful hotel man in Los Ance.
les, Will 90 to Paris soon to fit M and
conduct a purely American hotel for the
accommodation of people from the United
States visiting the exposition of 1900
The Che1rytield house. which has been
run by Miss Alice McGould1ick since the
death of her father. Barney McGouldrick
two years ago. has been leased by A. NJ,
Stevens OF south oridoewock' The
grangtrs OF west WaslinG1on comfy are
soon 10 make move for creamery 10 he
established either in Cherr,tield or Har-
Iingtan. SIX towns will be embraced in
the territory. extending from Steuben TO
Columbia FalIs..... The Mouse Island
plnuqlty. inc]udinu the island in Boothhav
IaIior. Samoset hotel and the stone
patraqe. wharf etc has hrcome H..
property Ut george \ PAGE. cashier Of
the first National Bank III Slzowbaoan
Speaker Thomas p Reed Mrs Reed and
Miss Kitty. their DAUGHTER sailed frnm
New York for Europe Ami 19fh ON the
Paris. They will spend month in Paris
The Time of their return to America has
not been fixed Ontions Given hv tha
lradino sardine hackers of eastern iaipa
to a syndicate of Cbicapo canitalists 4x.
0ired April 18th and the money was Maid
A large portion of the sardjne industry
prac icaliv nassed INFO the control of tho