The Republican journal., 1901-01-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


,..>. NTrHRs. The librarians of
.s.,,r. }faale held a two days conven-
.@'..rt.- University of Maine, Orono,
w.. ,,4e. aud voted to form a perman-
' , ...neH(iuu. TO be known as the
s..r-.0 Maine Library club, the pur-
winch IS to advance the interests
fT,1trlaus and for mutual aid in their
gar- rle following officers were elect
NJ presueUt, Ralph Jones, librarian
+lp University of Maine; vice -presi-
ian. Miss + NJ. Pond of Belfast; sec
-,.rF 0l.a treasurer, J, S. Winchester,
lg1rua. The annual meeting will be
S4I next september, at a place to be
E.,4n ater. .... Mrs. Anne Longfellow
Tsr4 widow of George w. Pierce,
a5 eldest sister of the poet Longfellow,
TgI A, tbc famous Longfellow mansion
1r congress street, Portland, Friday,
rqa 10 wears. Her home now becomes
=. lroperty Of the Maine Historical
>rip-e nm accordance with her will
male ituut SIX years ago. Mrs. Pierce
Iqgvfs brother, Mr.. Alexander W.
ropgf, loA. WHO lives on South street,
N-lau3 al The age of 81 years, and
dr sls4D Mrs. James Greenleaf, who
hive, 90. 3mbrdge, at the age of So
T-sl5... rhe seventeenth annual
lleima ut the Maine Hotel Pro-
rq4.eg, Association will be held in
Agast cu friday, February 1. There
sIlb,,. BUSINESS session at Hotel North
J'ap. 1- and a banquet in the evening
m u augusta House.....ln an inter
view lat week Ex-Governor Llewellyn
lOrp- announced his candidacy for
nirsu8llr to Congress, to take the
raa e eft vacant by the retire
4U NJ liu Las. A. Boutelle, of the
mr Name District, next March.
'I. management of the Bangor &
Iu nh aiIload is contemplating the
~ early spring of its car re
M sHe from Hartwell, about two
Ua- NoYn OlQtuWn, to Millinocket.....
Edward l#1tam WAS arraigned at Port
aU-- ,u- ~ tGl the murder of Clifford
Nr.tl ~ Hurhan, on Jan. ~. He
F~NH. Ho guilty and his case was con-
,.l.u MIS- oeCaSioned i'll Ellsworth
.. Wien the report of the ap-
IWr W 'Oe estate of the late Lucy
Y .D- gN5 lied. 1t was not general
-uN oa- Ms. Phelps had any prop
VI appraisers found Boston 4
4Hw oad stock and securities
.Hp we than $4,000. The prin-
ap- ae-,n is Edward A. Phelps of
A'I G Mass. but the proceeds of 30
+e Boston 4 Albany stock,
Gns ,W small bequests are deducted,
.only divided between the
A''- Visionary society, Maine Bible
sW'-'' -4Neucan Missionary Associa-
''4 'WeQran Board of Foreign Mis-
s.ia-o. 'e American McA Il Associa-
.H.' hr-leiruSetts has only two eX-
s'5. .De wing, but Maine can boast of
bon. "So.a l. Chamberlain, Sidney
ltlap s-elllen Connor, Alonzo Garce-
rJtuck Robie, Sebastian S. Mar
at-!RaC Burleigh, Henry B. Cleaves
aN -p'rilyn Powers. ......AndreW Car
-5-f '#oagh Senator Frye, has offer
tl a give 10 Lewiston for public
.'~!! w1Iding sum up to $4,000,
1ia'l ''eui ne 10 times the annual pro-
.'i0l ID. lewiston for the support of
~ -9iery The city government will
,E'"Aate a sum sufficient to meet
u anegie's offer and a lot will prob
II.+ - anaied......At a meeting of the
Y'''. iC state committee at the
ne 'g. i4i / gte5 Fairfield, Jan. 22nd, Hon.
'"' Hughes of Bath was elected
ra'. r.'l MAJ ot lhe general committee and
-FQ Emery Beane of Hallowell was
70
RBl9n'''tice Bln VII be chosen iater......T The
i5 I7'- blit steam yacht Wacouta, own
a.. riesblent Hill of the Eastern
~. Iling 20, which is soon to leave
iss ,se i'nloh for cruise to the Medi-
". %'aleal 'ailleal Will have quite complement
4l,eTS from Rockland and vicinity.
,@g.- AVID Weed will be in command,
NY es- 'cob Ihorndike will have a posi-
VIII VIII ia luartermaster and Fred Post
Ts,, ', w oLt OF the assistant engineers.
MI ~ Henry J. Speed of Owls Head
y Su go second mate. "A New York
at ia1VA states that Orlando J. Hack
t's N. ,a .94 q number of years engaged in
ar5 ulSoiaice ~ business in Auburn, Me-,
pr.,.o was arrested on a sWindling
Vbo, nearly two years ago, and against
H. '"V indictments for grand larce-
I5. Ge't round on September Is, 1899,
7T p'rA ARRESTED, and is now locked
e1',l ,r 3if Iomhs...T The largest gather
.@5 MWne Betas ever held in Port
tfa ',.[,.ygtfr'i last Friday evening, when
r-T'' ''ot ~ A'utmi chapter of the Beta
d-,', j. Fraternity held its annual
0co u ny the Falmouth Hotel. The
gr,. ,''4 4Pitr Beta Sigma which has re-
Nal oern formed at Bowdoin was
r- i'spleSented, as was the chapter at
ta1r.p p',gfSlty of Maine. W. R. Pat
IGFSase1 Nachias, acted as POSTMASTER.
gm. teIS elected for the ensuing year
Banu.. award II. Kelley, president,
asss,.l., W, loomel +. Marks, secretary and
oHrt.,e o.rg,e Portland. "A branch head
SIlot oi the Holy-Ghost-and- of
Nater.;dp dpurham, has been opened in
tm'ts' oi;:: A: X. Perry, one of San
tgeISsgll.i,et Sgliet assistants, is in charge with
han nFI6F. ~ The will of Robert Cod
Nth ,;r " boSton, filed for probate Jan.
Oes srrlr Us about $50, 900 to public chari-