The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-11-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. This from the
Kansas City Journal interests Maine
people: The wife of John F. Hill
just elected governor OF Maine, is a,
Missourian. She is a daughter of Nor
man J. Colman, eX-iieutenant gov
elnor of Missouri. and lifetime editor of
Colman's Rural World. In early life
she married Hiram :. Liggett, whose
death LETT hera competency. About two
years ago Mrs. Lggett became the
wife of DR.. John F. Hill of Maine,
with whom an attachment had been
formed through association during the
summer months at Bar Harbor. Mrs.
Hill has passed a large share of her life
III otficialdom She knows what it is to
preside in an executive mansion, and it
is familiar with the social features of
National and State capitals. She is a
woman OF tact, education. and refine
ment. and will do honor to Missouri i'll
the governors mansion in Maine ....
Kate Nannah OF Gardiner. the song
writer, one of Names most gifted
musicians, composed during August
fWentNthree piano pieces and twelve
songs. Her songs are always popular,
being melodiOus, with the words and
melody harmonious, and appealing to
.'Bairnie." the words taken from Gil
bert Parker's Seats of the Mighty"
has been made famous by Madame
Blauvelt on the other side so that it has
been published in l.ondon..... Prot.
Charles {. Everett, professor and dean
of the Harvard Divinity School. died,
oct. l7th at his home - Garden street
Cambridge. Charles Carroll Everett
was born IN Brunswick, Me, June 49,
IS29. He was librarian OF BoWdoln
College from 1888 to 1S5, and was also
professor IF modern languages there.
He Went to Harvard as student i'll 1851,
and was g aduated two years later. He
was ordained at Bangor and had charge
OF his first and only parish there from
1919 TO 1859. In the latter year he was call
ed to Harvard. DR.. Everett had been in
failing health tor two years. Bishop
Goldman, of the Episcopal church, has Off
cred to donate the st. John school plant
at Presque Isle for the purpose ofa pub
he hospital on the following conditions:
First that it shall be employed for that
purpose without distinction of sect OF
color: second, that no cancer patient
shall be refused admission on the ground
Of being incurable; third, that in case
Of the discontinuance of the use OF the
plant for the purpose of a hospital 1T
shall revert to the Episcopal Society,".
The Waterville Mail has undertaken
a crusade against the slot machines
IN that city and suggests that as they
cost about $50 each it might be a good
and plouS idea to seize a couple as
gambling devices The plans for
BoWdoin's new Sl50,000 library have
now been completed by the architect
Mr.. Henry Vaughan of Boston, under
supervision of the college committee.
and now await only the approval of the
aiumIus who made the gift to the
cIlege, General Hubbard of New y DIRK.
Tie main building will be $50 feet long
and - wide with stack rooms forming
Il large wing behind. This makes the
whole building about the same size as
the ~eartes Science Building. 1t Will
Ne placed on the south end of the camp
rs. facing inward, and completing the
qUadrdngle....Ih he last OF the ballots
t0r Tive November election have been
sent ont from the State department.
Here viii hc four sets OF names OF eeC-
tora. voters. Republicans. Democrats.
popUi,ts and ProhiMtionstS There
are Ovel II. 900 barrels Of potatoes stored
i'm the potato houses at the Il. x y.
station at Blaine mostly owned by the
tarmers The suit at Ellsworth OF Mrs.
Eva NJ, sellers Of Penobscot VS.. Will
lam Is cement, the prosperous mel-
chant of the same town, for $4,000
damages for SANDER occupied Oct. 18th.
and came over into the next day.
The ease Went to the jury, at II o'clock
Friday morning. oct 10Th. The jury at
2.3U r. NJ, returned a verdict OF - 900
for Il plaintiff. Frederick Archer, the
great English 0rgauist, Will open the