The Republican journal., 1900-01-11
NEWs OF HE WEEK.

M MAI>f NJ lrTEES. At the meeting of
I'll Name Fish and Game Association in
Bau4,i las, week the speeches were CON
: Enc to two questions, an absolute clos e
time upon An moose and the requiring of
mon resident sloitsmeu 40 take out lcen-
ses. mmjssjouer Carleton announced
E himsel us being opposed to an absolute
close time upon moose Gov. Powers
Favor The license law and, while he
reeard- the September law as still an
experiIneut be thinks that the trial it
ectist4t in lsa9 showed an increase of
fores' fires Whleh he considered attribu-
tabie 10 it. Mr.. Oak favored the Sep
teuhel law. and thought that it bad not
sbeen responsible for any fires. Hon. l.
X ststsou of Bangor, 0. NJ. Spear of
st5Af.lineI and Col. L. G. harrington of
A Augusta were all i'll favor OF the license
4 5laN NO action was taken toward having
ssueh iaw passed. Col. E. c. harrington,
5iuslectr1- general of rifle practice, has made
IS report wa the iitie practice of the national
g4dfa to Adjt Gen. Richards. He re-
ports that the spanish war SO transformed
mlttors in the guard that little or no prac-
f..s~ vas possible in 1898 and 1899. Only
I'i4 Iduits ol Tue NO ItSllutulS udll-
..a asst YEAR Several of the ranges have
yeeu rebuilt, and special attention will
lr paid 20 practice this year. He advises
r1 fImdtion of State team to once more
uarItipdte in the interstate shoots. The
>4 se'esS powder tests made by the board
appointed proved highly satistactory.....
a> been decided that the testimonial
..n.,uey to ex- Chief Justice Peters shall
AZ ba Htyr n
.u'ag, Feb. 1....At a meeting of the
D-l4bbean State Committee in Augusta
- Neek it was decided to hold two con-
u. Ms this year, One will be held
N"8 II in Lewiston for the purpose of
ups delegates to attend the national
nrion in Philadelphia, and the six
ioDtial electors. Hon. w. I. Cobb
kland was selected to preside at
.- g.teting. The second convention for
pulose Of nominating candidate for
lnor will be held in Bangor June u.
"details for the convention were post
peri to the meeting of the committee in
ston on the night of april 10. John
Hutchinson, the last of the great
ehinson family of singers celebrated
birthday IN Portland. He was 10 Jan.
and was the guest of George A. Thomas
at Miss Charlotte Thomas, at what is
silly known As The historic Thomas
a..uslon.' Mr.. Hutchinson was given a
tptiGn Thursday evening. He talked
-'e~y of the past, and sang some of the
time anti slavery and temperance
f-s. He received many old friends, and
9as highly gratifed with his reception.
Dr. Theodore L. Estabrook, the oldest
Piacticing physician in Knox county, died
lr his home in Rockland Jan. 5th, from
taiyular disease of the heart. He was 81
wears of age and is survived by widow.
j was native of Camden and came to
Eockland in lo61..... The Maine Ornitholo-
rjcal society held its annual session in
Brunswick last week, and the following
Ulcers We're elected; President, W. L.
lowers, Gardiner; vice president, II. l..
>pinney, Seguin Island; secretary and
editor of official organ. J. M. Swain, Port
iand councillors, A. L. Lane, Waterville,
and o. w. Knight, Bangor. Capt Fl. l..
epinney of Seguin light read paper en-
-irled ga Day with Shore Birds. '..... The
annual report of the State board of medi
al registration shows that So examina-
lions were made, 81 physicians registered
and five rejected OF those registering IA
were regulars and seven ''homeopath-
les" OF those rejected four were ''reg
ulars' and one "homeopath. The
whole number of certificates issued to
date is ], 451. No certificates were revok-
ed..... The management of the St. Croix
cotton mills at Milltown, N. B., announce
an advance of 10 per cent in wages. The
mill employ $50 hands..... After making
the extensive improvements on the court
room, rendering it one of the finest and
most convenient in the State, the Kenne-
bee county commissioners have been able
to meet all expenses, add 81 600 to the
sinking fund, and reduce the county debt
81, 100. The county bonds will ali be
paid as they become due. All this was
performed without any increase in the
rate of taxation.....T The annual meeting
of the Maine Board of Agriculture will be
held in the Office of the board Wednesday,
Jan. IT, Seven counties will send either
the re- elected members or new ones, as
the terms of the seven old membe ex-
pre this year.....Dr James w. North of
Augusta and Miss Marie Winslow Tyler
of Mt. Vernon were united in marriage at
the residence of the BRIDES parents Jan.
4th, and have departed on a two months
wedding trip in the SOUTH. Frank w.
Palmer, proprietor of Palmer's mill at
Sheepscott and extensively engaged in
luuDeIlLS, ultu odluIudy nOIuluS dlleI d
short illness. He was one of the select
men of Alma and highly esteemed citizen.
1.-THE York county grand jury found 33
indictments in all. Seventeen were liquor
indictments, five larceny, three for adultery
and several for assault and minor offences.
1.-THE Whitman Agricultural Works in
Auburn have assigned to Hon. J. P.
Hutchinson of Auburn, treasurer of the
concern and holder of it's stock. The
factory, which manufactures agricultural
implements, is running on uncompleted
orders. No figures, either of assets or
liabilities are given out, but the assignee
and officers are confident that there will
be no loss to creditors. Charles B.
Towle, aged 80, committed suicide at
Waterville Jan. 5th by shooting himself
with a breech-loading shot gun through
the heart. He had been ill with consump-
tion for over year and could not possibly
have lived more than two or three weeks.
He leaves wife and one child, year old.
....At the dinner to be rendered ex-Chief
Justice Peters at Bangor on February 1st,
among the prominent men who are ex-
pected to be present are Senator Hale.
Gov. Powers, Judge Putnam. Judge
Webb, Chief Justice Wiswell, Judge
Strout, ex- Gov. Cleaves and many others.
,,,, Gardiner ice dealers take deSpondenj