The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. The ice crop of
Maine. which in some seasons affords an
annual profit of $4,000. 900 or $1,000. 600,
exceeds the annual profit of gold min
ing in California, for it is to be noted
that the average cost of producing and
making ton Of ice is far less than the
average cost of mining and treating a
ton of quartz, and that the percentage
of profit realized i'll the production and
sale of ice is far greater than the per-
centage of available profit realized from
the production of gold. Gen. Joshua
l.. Chamberlain has been invited by the
Portland Old Home Week committee to
be the chief marshal OF the grand
parade, which is to occur on the morn
ing of Aug. :. Gen. Chamberlain is to
have an honorary staff of six men
whom ne will select from some of
those Who made Maine famous during
the civil war. He is also to have a
working staff of six men who will act
as aids to him in the formation OF the
parade The Maine Typographical sur
vev commission. of which Hon. William
Engel of Bangor is the chairman, is pre-
pairing to give some definite and rather
surprising information ON the extent OF
peat boys i'll Washington county: 1t IS
believed that these boys will offer an
opportunity for remuneratlve develop
lnent which viii not many years longer
be neglected by Name. .Shipbuilding
is iourishing at Bath this year even
more than last. and that was the bust
est ont. for decades. In the first six
months OF this wear there We're launched
is vessels. of'over $1,000 tons. and there
is as much more now Oh the stocks. be
sides several contracts that have not
been commenced yet.....). W. Manson,
Esq. of Pltt>Iield. representing W. j.
HAYES of cleveland. O., Yho owns the
controlling interest IN the >ebastlcook
Il Moosehead railroad bonds. has petl-
toned the court to have receivers GER
tificates granted SO that the work OF
completing the line into Harmony may
be undertaken. Mrs Caroline Hight
of Norridgewock. who was born july
S, 1900, celebrated her Tooth birth
day anniversary recently. Eighteen
members of the Eunice Famsworth
Post. Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. OF Skowhegan, called on Mrs.
Hight and presented her with basket
containing 100 roses, century plant
and a SO gold piece. Exercises were
held in tent, and these Mrs. Hight
was able to attend, as She is III quite
good heditn..".IfeSlQenl MchlnleI
sister and niece are spending the month
OF July at the Mascot, Orr's Island.
About the first of August they will be
joined by President Mckinley, and in
company with him will go to Poland
Springs The destructive green pea
louise Nectarophora destructor was
abundant in Maine IL 1899 doing much
damage to garden and field peas. The
pest has been already reported in a
number of places this season.....Th APP
peal of Ansel Tucker of Portland from
the probate of the will of his brother,
Payson Tucker, was filed July 18th BY
agreement Of counsel the hearing viii
take place at the October term of the
supreme court... The L. I. Boothby
X son Co. has been organized at Water
vile for the purpose of carrying on an
insurance business, with $4,000 capital
STOCK OF which 800 is paid in. The
officers are President. ". A. r. Booth
by OF Waterville: treasurer. Martin +.
Bartlett OF Watelylile...Sec. Long has
Informed Senator Hale that the North
Atlantic squadron has been ordered to
Portland, Rockland and Ban Halbor.
this summer and says he expects to ar
range to have the squadron at Bar
llarbor during the expected visit OF the
English squadron.