The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-02-01
NEWS OF The WEEK.

ST. MATTERS. Hon. Charles W.
90. one of the best known citizens of
1le, died suddenly at his home in
td, Jan. gath, at the age of so years.
ulse of his death was heart failure.
born in Mexico, Me- He was a
of the supreme bench of the
-'r r 80 years. In 1902 he was a
OF Congress. He retired from
uth III 1897. He leaves three chill
me son, Wesley X. Walton, is
and lives in the West There are
dlghters, Mrs. Ruel Small, wife of
mall, one of the official stenograph-
me National House of Representa-
md Mrs L. NJ. Crawford, who lives
NrW Jersey, Mrs. J, H. Eveleth of
aie is evidently a temperance wo-
" no believes in taking stand for the
Usc She is reported to have given
ce that no liquor shall hereafter be
'U. u any premises in which she holds
lterest. Now it is well known that
ate John II. Eveleth owned, in part or
Whole. all hotels, etc, now in Green
Mrs. Eveleth will therefore stand
e1 Legal rights as part owner in this
estate to eject all parties hereafter
ng This case will be watched with in
crest by ali who believe in the enforce
meut ot The provisions OF the prohibitory
aw....Ihe tramps are giving Maine wide
erth this winter, as any vi the officials
''ong the main railway Jhoroughfares can
yuu. Those who make the genus ho-
a study say that this is due to the
amp law which was enacted by the last
LAT 1.,t
'pai ludges the right to sentence a tramp
1u days in durance vile oI to increase
i term to ten months, according TO the
lNoHiDg and previous condition of servi
bile Ot the tramp in question. Now the
uer suits tramp 0. K. He likes to
se' lhe county in sixty day periods. But
W months is an altogether different thing.
Maine has come to do quite business
Ne manufacture of cigars. The num-
of manufactures in the State as
"h by the latest government figures,
and they used l16, 601 pounds of to-
during the year This " as made into
,'1iG cigars. The cigars were all of
size. weighing more than three
u'N pei thousand. Ihe Portland Ar
Aedls two very interesting railroad
lS One is that General Manager
f'7. Who has been in charge OF the
|Iq trunk Railroad fJr four wears, is to
'Ir The others is that his successor is
faNson Tucker who is now in Eng
..ul.... At an adjourned meeting OF the
'N and Lincoln Railroad company held
Dath Thursday the following directors
we're chosen: Lucius Tuttle, Franklin A.
llsou, Joseph S Kicker, George F. Evans,
'i.n Ware, Joseph Il. Manley and George
Nescott. All the members of the new
'ard are directors on the Maine Central.
lie refining directors were E. G. Clark of
" aidoboro, Eben Haggett of Newcastle,
Ny l.. " hlte and George Fisher of Bath
The State council of the Daughters of
he American Revolution was held at the
e>ldence of Mrs W. Z. Youland in Bid
letord, Saturday. The attendance from
'ihel Maine cities was not as large as was
Spected, which was probably due to the
-Atremely cold weather. Among those
resent were State Regent Mrs. Henry
rye White, Mrs. Ida Packard of Lewis
Ion, Mrs. Nora Grant Rice of Gardiner
Mrs. Rebecca Kendall of Portland ......
GOVERNOR Powers has been invited to at
end the campt fire of the G. A. r. in Port
and, February, IA, and be one of the
7Feakers. 1t is expected that the nation
al commander of the G. A. r. will be
resent at the meeting. Prof. Charles
~ Woods of Orono, the director of the
Maine experiment station, is sending out
lrculars announcing special course in
horticulture to be given at the station.