The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

UtlOlt lllG ltStdlol HUI liidue HIS W i'll q
of the city council, called |
upon to4iX the valuation, fixed the value
of the timber lands which he devised
in trust to Bangor at s161, 0SS.42. Six
teen wears later and two years before,
by the terms Of the will, the property
could be divided, the state assessors
placed the valuation at 1898. 7sl.s7, or
1892. 693.45 more than the valuation
fixed by the trustees of the estate and
the city council committee. 1t is not
surprising that the city is taking steps
to secure its right to the timber lands.
......4it the annual meeting of the Wo-
mali S Aid Society of the Eastern Maine
General Hospital at Bangor May 18th,
these officers We're elected for the COM
ing year: Pres. Mrs. Henry Lord; lst
vice pres. Mrs f. B. DEMO: I'd vice
pres, Mrs. r. VI. Sawyer; treas. Miss
Mary IL. Merrill: sec, Miss Jennie B.
Pickering. The reports of the officers
showed the hospital to be i'll a flourish
ing condition. Resolutions were adopt
ed on the death of Mrs. George W ebSter,
who was president of the society for
TWO years. The treasurer's report show
ed a balance of almost 81 900 on hand..
BY the terms of the viii of the late Dr..
J. T. True filed in the probate court III
Auburn, May 5, the widow gets the
homestead on Drummond street. the
two sous. who have always lived at
home. Edward c. and James Roscoe
True, receive the stock and interest in
the medicine business While his person
al property is divided among his widow
and the five children, three of whom are
married. go. Elmer Maxwell was sentenc-
ed May 10th ny Judge Putnam of the
|. :. court. Portland to eight years i'm
prlsonment at Thomaston State prison
and fined one dollar. MaXtield who was
convicted of manslaughter, caused the
death of Capt. George BaiSley of the
schooner J. b. Van Dusen on the high
seas last November. Maine is to fur
nish the granite for the palatial resi-
dence which Senator Clark of Montana
IS to build in New York The contract,
which is a Mathematician affair. has
been signed by the Maine and New
granite will come from the North Jay
quarries...... E. p Spotford, supervisor
of the census for the eastern Maine dis
trict has opened his office i'll Bangor 1t
is expected it will take three months OF
more to complete the work in that dis
trlct There will be 21S enumerators
Bangor will have IA of them, each ward
being looked after by two MEN, t has
been voted by the State W. c. 7. L.
society to keep open house. at the
state W. c. I. Z. headquarters. $50 Free
street, Portland, during Old Home W eek,
and the officers are already hearing from
many temperance comrades in other
States who are planning to come 'home"
on a visit at that time..,. Secretary
Rich of the Portland Board of Trade
Is III daily receipt of letters from former
Maine residents seeking information in
regard to Old Home Week plans and
sl9nltNing an intention of taking part
III the celebration. They particularly
inquire Tor accommodations either at
hotels OF private houses. May 10th.
Mr.. Rich received letters from san lose.
California, and Sharon. Conn... The
death of Miss Eliza C. kallock, one of
the nurses At the Central Maine Gen
eral hospital. lewiston. occurred. at s
r. N. May 10Th. after an illness
ot about two months. Miss kallock
was aged 30 years aud was born in War
zen. Name. to which place the remains
We're conveyed 10y train. May 18th
........... Bids We're opened in Port
tland, May 10th, for the compile
ton OF the breakWater in Rockland
harbor. There We're three bidders and
their prices We're as follows: Aaron
. tleaNes and sylvester i. Hill OF Che
bea@ue, >l.o4 per ton for rip rap stone
and S2.3G for cap stone. Wallace s.
White. Rochland 95 cents for rip rap
and SIP for cap stone. Romano V.
Perlni Wilmington. Del. S1.49 for rip
rap ana the same price for the cap
stone, According to the estimate of
quantity of each required this last nam
ed bidder was the lowest The state
nIent goes on to the office of the chief
OF engineers for approval. The officers
OF the Dirigo Federation. which iii
massachusetts is pushing the arrange
ments for the Maine "Old Home Week
August to Is. met at the Parker
House. Boston. May 18th. Tie Massa-
chusetts delegation will go on a special
tram to Portland Oh August 1, the date
OF the State celebration. Fifty thou
sand trout were placeain Schoodic lake.
May 18th. The fish came from the
United States hatchery at Greene lake.
and make 100000 that have been placed
III that lake, the present month.I IL
der the new orders of the post office
department, Maine parties who wish to
bld III stage routes will stand a show of
getting contract. Under the old sys-
old IN by contractors who made bust
ness OF sub-letting........T President
and Mrs. Mckinley have decided to
spend few weeks at Poland Springs,
soon after the adjournment of Con
gress..".At $ o'clock p. m May 14th.
during the progress of a heavy shower,
lightning struck the st. GATHERINGS
Catholic church located between South
Paris and Norway Oh Alpine street.
Fire was Immediately communicated to
the structure and tine building was
wholly consumed. ..T The creditors OF
the bankrupt banking firm of Wood
bury & Moulton. Portland. received
their first dividend May 18TH it being
10 per cent Another smaller dividend
Is promised later. ..Hon. w. W. Thomas
of Portland, minister at Stockholm. is
expected home on short trip early in
June. Mrs. Thomas Will attend the
exposition at Paris with Minister
Thomas. but will not visit America at
this date, as Mr.. Thomas comes on bust
ness and for but a brief stay.