The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-06-15
NEW 5 OF THE WEEK.

rssr MATTERS. The board of State
,.. r- as committed the assessment
+'..e, savings banks for the past six
gA.l- .a The state treasurer. The total
fA ssessment is Sl9S,575 against
-luq asst November. There are 81
aMau4 a.lding associations in the State,
9u-4 bat Is pay tax, and the total
M amounts to but Sl47 for the past six
gm.4s The Auburn association pays
aa la--rs5 tax, so, and the Falmouth
4- E ane cent, and Dexter IA cents.
ss,.. 4,I.us which have more to pay are
tea lsta. Bangor, Brunswick, Bucks
ai. .sao. Gardiner, Hallowell, Piscata-
u.s. fGtand, Rockland. Somerset,
,-t ".tland, Waterville and York;.
ga-. ai have no baseball team this
Qrmr ie plan of having three
g-- ague to be composed of Ban
W .Histon and Waterville having
t- d1ued the plan was to have the
t,v IT Maine nine represent Ban
~. -..r to he Waterville' S team, while
ee s,4 would be represented by Bates.
. .."--.N 4tStlduCt AClnulSSlUutl CdlI
@e.Ia7' .Lere is undoubtedly decrease
-'..a.mber OF fincendiary fires in Maine.
q. u4tS for this from the fact that
-e --5tr npw at once institutes an in
'e,7 on ntO all fires concerning which
a.r luy mystery. The meeting of
l5 Nnae Deaf Mute Mission is to
e ea Ia Augusta, August % and 24
.-r toenoon session will be held in the
5ie ptsr church, while the evening
1r-- 2il be held in the Congregation
3a-H,1 Not only the deaf mutes of
-e 5e 4re invited to these meetings
m .at PEOPLE as well..... The statistics
laage graduating class are always of
4@eSt At Colby, for instance, this
A7d if The % young men are Republi-
als 4a tAe remaining two are Prohibi
1ols-. Jesse Dwight Dana, 1900, of
-s7 Stun Las been elected president and
lda4ge If the ! ale track athletic as
".la-i 5u,... The commencement exercises
le Maine Wesleyan seminary and
@at Jllege at kent's Hill took place
l-1e rl A class of So was graduated.
"' reiethen was continued as acting
A@a-ai for the ensuing year by the
siets Secretary of State Byron
" tad Private Secretary Oramandel
'@tl say that Governor Powers has
>Ht7 not received any notification
'A don Thomas B. Reed of the latter's
5aauou as congressman from the First
'hmiugt0n normal school has IS mem
sls She argest class ever graduated by a
Aaine normal school. .... The fremen of
Eastern Maine are planning on a big
august muster in Bangor. Damariscotta
iepa NJ TO celebrate the Fourth by an
1'Iasll.oned hand engine muster......
@i9oStoQk county has sent out by the B.
a i halgoad, 2,51S, 81 bushel of pota-
ofS -ls year, most of them for seed in
0- Ats' and South. Aroostook' S potato
4s"s are becoming world famous, and
Po noItlernmost county sends out con-
'4tlaoe hay, live stock, buckwheat and
Iei farm products, as well-not to men
-o9 shingles, sleepers, telegraph poles
.oa ''het lumber products. And it is
a'" raslng the wheat for it's own fiour....
'a}i stefson in his illustrated pamphlet
d Issued, on STUDY of Schools of
NoftleaSt Maine," brings out the "old
's' school house, with striking effect in
'Ae OF his illustrations. 1t is an inter
slA- pamphlet, however, giving graph
account of the educational conditions
1ldt idI away section of Maine. To
'- al existing vacancy an the board of
"Nlpiu Olege overseers the alumni are
.Flurs'ei to send in their votes for one of
-'Se iUr graduates, who are given out as
9 eligible list" Hon. De Alva S. AL
.@4Soel 70 Buffalo, n. Y; Rev. E. S.
''hho.e, II, Augusta; Judge A. p.
.N"e.i -, Ellsworth; and William L.
'og , Rockland. Gen. c. P. Mat
'' s' Viii deliver the Memorial address at
Ivy gaa ou The 18th. The Generals close
image with Spain has refreshed his
emory Of the stirring scenes of '61-'65
winch he took an active part, and the
9fS ia Elue have an interesting hour in
.J'e Ter them. Capt. John r. Williams,
artillery, who was in command OF
~ ,9i' Treble for some time, has been de-
s'''ea member of army retiring board
... .neet at the war department in Wash
* as'on Ex- Senator James w. Bradbury
ib,aoned his 97th birthday Saturday at his
tbol oIe IN Augusta. Many citizens paid
'4''I respects and offered congratulations.
H. Mr. D. W. Hezeltine, secretary of
se.s @s State board of pharmacy, has been
Iss-olhg out notifications according to the
bet S recurring all druggists to register
Al Azure July lst. So far he has received
fbo " 2o0 responses to his notices out of
h.. ooo druggists in Maine. The State
6sq isa'o will meet in Augusta next Wednes-
Has TO examine candidates for registra-
FUu''' The baccalaureate sermon before
Ma graduating class of the University of
Rsalse Ra,he was delivered by Rev. Seth Curtis
n @eh "l OF Bangor, at the Methodist church
w.' " orono Sunday evening. The subject
Aa,. I Manhood" and the text was from