The Republican journal., 1899-03-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

&. A. R., and he entered upon his new
duties before leaving Bangor, Feb. 18th,
Mr.. SWEET is we'll known throughout
Maine on account Of his aplllty as
speaker He was prominent IN the civil
War and participated in some OF It's famous
battles. Commander Robie has not yet
made any other staff appointments:
The summer time table of the Washing
ton County railroad is being prepared and
VIII be in due time officially announced.
-Four through trains day will probably
be run and the running time from East
port to Washington junction is to be re-
duced one and half hours. This new
schedule will go into effect about the first
of June. ... Col A B. Sumner of Lubec
will be candidate at the next encamp-
ment Of the Maine G. A. X. for depart
ment commander This announcement
was made by his friends February 10th
and the G. A. R. men generally under
stand that the veterans i'll the eastern
portion of the State will take an active
part at the next encampment IN eecting
Col. Sumner. Col. Sumner was one of
the greatest fighters that Maine had at the
front during the war of the rebellion. He
was IN command OF the gallant Sixth
Name, an organization which probably
participated in more and saw more rea-
hard fighting than any other Maine regi-
ment.... Word has come from the sheep
ranch owned by G. W. 4 L. A. Robinson
on Foster Island in Machas bay, that
nearly 100 sheep were lost in the blizzard
of Feb, 14th. The heavy northeast gale
/ drove one entire flock to the west end of
the island, whore it is supposed they
| took shelter behind the massive blocks of
| ice, and were buried by hnge drifts of
! snow or driven to sea on a held of ice and
| browne ..... The ice harvest on the Penob
scot river has been completed. The crop
falls much short of that of last year.
The cutting began on the last day of
| December and was not finished until last
week. The cut amounts to 1872, 600 tons.
All of the ice housed was of excellent
quality, being from IA to IS inches thick
and clear and blue. Bradford Knights,
the alleged murderer Of Mamie Small at
Gardiner Feb. II, came before Judge
Larrabee in the Jail office in Augusta Feb.
10th. He waived jurisdiction to the Su-
perior Court and was ordered to stand
committed in the kennebec county Jail
until the first Tuesday in April, when he
will be tried. d..... Reports Monday morn
ing show that the small pox situation in
Waterville and Winslow is we'll in hand.
There have been no new cases for three
days. All patients are in the best con
dltlon possible and the epidemic is passing
away. The schools will be opened on
Feb. II. Some of the mills have resumed
work....T The arrest of wealthy Lewis
ton man charged with two attempts at
murder and seven libels, naturally has
made something of a sensation, and will
probably make more before the trials are
over. He is charged with attempting to
poison the judge and the city marshal. ...
Edward Ellingwood of Bradford was
found Feb, 18th at his home in that town,
which had been burned to the ground
with bullet hole in his head. The cir
cumstances indicate that the man was
murdered and that the house was burned
to conceal the crime. WV. The University of
Maine has been admitted to the New Eng
land Athletic Association, an honor held
by but one other Maine college, and will
send team to the annual field meet.
The kennebec river ice crop complete is
SOL 900 tons. This is 250 900 tons short Of
the usual crop Of the kennebec river.
The ice has cost The dealers on the aver
age 70 cents a ton The Penobscot river
crop is 1872, 600 tons and that of the coast
$50, 900, making a total of |. 1913, 600 tons
for the State, which is 800, 900 tons short
OF the usual amount, ... Mrs. Burgess of
Naterylle has received letter from her
son-in-law, Mr.. Nadeau, who went to
klondike last spring. 1t brought infor-
nation that the writer did a good sum
mer's work and had claim that pom
ised good returns. Two small nugl etS OF
klOndike gold were enclosed in the ter
..... Those interested in the trade state
that all indications point to a decided
boom III the expectation of white birch
spool wood from Maine ports chief Ban
gor, this year. The Biddeford clam
protective ordinance has been declared
defective by Judge Cleaves and the prose-
cutlOn of Saco Ferry residents dropped.
The point sustained by Judge Cleaves was
that the ordinance to be effective should
have been passed by the city council in
joint convention instead Of by the board
of aldermen alone. About 70 girls
member of the Pennington State Normal
School, celebrated Washngton's birthday
by being vaccinated. The school build
ing was turned into a temporary hospital
and nearly all the physicians in town were
pressed into the service. -. Mrs. Nancy G.
Stevens of Deerng was 90 Feb. 22nd, and
received the hearty congratulations of her
many friends. She was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Buckley, was born
Feb. %, 1906 and her sister, Mrs. Mary A
Porter, aged 81, and her brother Edward
Buckley, live on almost the site Of the
family homestead. She has lived for 10
years in house built 100 years ago, and
it now shelters four generations. Her
husband died Sept. 9, 1884, at the age of
81.
In BRIEF. Mrs. Zachariah Chandler.
widow of the famous Michigan statesman,
died in Detroit, Feb. 19th. She had been
sufferer for several months from various
| infrmities incident to old age, to which
she finally succumbed. Mrs. Chandler was
a native of Baltimore. During Senator
Chandler's career at the capital Mrs.
Chandler passed the winterin Washington
where she was noted as a social entertain
er Much of her time in later years was
spent at Ellsworth, Me-, with her only
child, who is the wife of Senator Hale of
Maine. Judge Advocate General Torrance
Of the Grand Army of the republic, has
| made his decision in the matter of disput-
| ed succession to the national commander
ship made vacant by the death of Col.
Sexton of Chicago. The decision is that
a successor must be elected: that there is
no promotion in the G. A. r. through
death. Captain Torrance holds that the
executive committee has full power to
Z elect the commander IT will be unneces-