The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-08-31
NEWS OF The WEEK.

,l MATTERS. Chief Justice John
has held his last term of court
--1I. for he is to resign his position
1900, and in October, when the
naming term of the year will be
hat city, he will sit in Wiscasset.
lis health, at one time consider
uieImined, has improved greatly
the past few months, the Chief
has not done much work on the
. Jhls year, having concluded, as he
t get all the comfort and enjoyment
.'a cut of the remainder of his life,
arlng that he has already done more
share of the hard work. Although
pthing his 18th birthday, Chief JUS
e'erS is still quite vigorous of body,
LIS mind is as bright and active as
wow Powers has appointed ten dele
- attend the convention of the
ederation to be held in Chicago,
-lG. They are Henry B. Cleaves,
la4, A. H. Gardner, Rockland;
lutel Butler, Waterville; j. P. Bass,
-H Chas. II. Prescott, Biddeford; S.
eayitt, Eastport; Prof. Henry c.
1 Ellsworth; VIM. II. Newell, Lew
Cyrus NJ. Blanchard, Wilton; Victor
Greenville. These dele
, aIe to serve without pay for services
eNpense.... SO far this year State
ou Agent Milliken has received near
l' more applications for State aid
were received by him during the
last year. This will bring the
up much higher this year than
-4e regular ratio is kept up, and
lie increase continue it will be
.ousands of dollars greater....
uj A. Willis, a prominent member
Knights of Pythias, committed
l Thomaston, Aug. oath, by shoot
ned 4 bullet through his heart, Iii
thought to have prompted the
..e is survived by a family...There
resent no less than eleven large
uS under construction in Maine
I a fleet OF siX more is TO be built
Sos Euslaud Navigation Company
~a'pyard at Newburyport, Mass.
Merrill quarries at Stonington
rA bought by Philadelphia men,
w 'l'A4tit tIiN1l4 IANCLCA NElh L liz
81 this quarry is of fine quality,
ldaIry is one of the most access
G vessels on tie Governor
said last week that the special
to choose successor to MI. Reed
1e called either the last Monday in
~ the first Monday in November.
Warrant for the election will be issued
after MI Reed S resignation goes
rel, on September 5.... Friends of
win c. Burleigh, wife of the con-
-aVl, regret to know that the lady is
uined to her bed, which she has
>A weeks, through injuries to her
which she sustained at Houlton.
seems to be no hope for her to get
Jnder a month";. The annual ex-
tnd field day of the Maine Histor-
ety viii be held on Wednesday,
ut Scarboro.. VIM. II. Looney,
f Portland, has been invited to
Ae principal address at the Labor
LIBERATION in Rockland, on Monday
nner A.. Asher e. Kinds of Port
Who has been Speaker Reed desk
s lt Washington for several years,
er4in that position under the new
.aeG Mr., Henderson has rendered
aye to him and it will be accepted.
nds's long experience, his knowl-
e 4 the duties and his capacity, have
linn Indispensable. -. The farmers
ties viii probably be commenced in
county, next month. The exact
E 4 the opening of the fall campaign
-.t been decided upon, but it will b e
a'Hdtely after the crops are gathere d
tl such dates as will not conflict with
Hrs.... VIM. A. Roberts of Biddeford
e inst Democrat in the First Maine
'et to publicly acknowledge his can
al for the Congressional office which
Hou. Thomas B. Reed is to vacate
Names spruce gum crop this
heats the record, having market
IA u S63. 600. 90. Rev. Elijah Kellogg,
ateran Harpswell minister and author
74Fs, is to deliver an address at Merry
ng park on Sunday, Sept. g.. Cards
F. 1een received announcing the mar
r. Or Iownshend, Vt, on Aug. 22nd of
C Landman and Miss Grace E.
Mr. Landman was graduated at
RS fl JS and formerly taught at the
school. He is now an assistant at
A ne Central institute at Pittsfeld.
Pie liquor fines paid at this term of
snpbscot Supreme Judicial Court at
which adjourned August 23d, will
Int To about S6, 500..... The Union
l1p S Mon closed its annual con-
t at Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 18th.
"aai reports showed the order pros
and increasing rapidly. The next
'ua- will be held in Washington in
nel. 1900
oBlEF. The United States Army
Navy Register says Admiral Watson,
succeeded Dewey at Manila, is seri-
p N with heart trouble. 1t is hoped,
"5'er, that enforced quiet may restore
I 'o health. Since the beginning of
spanish war there have been enlisted
Tue regular army 80, GIL men. This in
yes those who were discharged after
close of the war and the increase of
regular army for service in the Pilip-
es..... The Goth regiment will leave
l'shurg, n. Y, for San Francisco on
'd' to the Philippines on OF about Sept.
orders having been received to that
- last week. The regiment will 60
boston and Providence and will reach
,tancisco about Sept. 6....According
lellable reports received from Chill,
3.Ferty valued at more than $1,000, 600
been destroyed during the severe
u ms that have swept the country dur
He last fortnight. Hon. VIM. j.
yam !. is to stump Kentucky for the Dem
'auc candidates. About the first OF