The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-09-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

.,INF MATTERS. Hon. l.. L. carrie
lion. H. Q. Stanley and Hon. E. E.
o members of the board of fish and
y commissioners, went to Bar Har-
sept. 18th to give hearing relative
shing through the ice at Eagle lake,
he town OF Eden. Another matter
u upon at the same time and place
eIative to the killing of deer in the
MS Of Eden, Mt. Desert and Ire
n Friday the commissioners
a earring at East Machias relative
Uniting the number of bass that
he taken in any one day, by any
party or boat, in the waters Of
lev lake.....Dr. G. M. Twitchell,
ny Of the Maine Farmer, scores the
- fair management for catering so
r,ively to the sensational part of
fair and makes an allusion to the
MO horses seen at the Bangor fair
.h Is interesting. DR.. Twitchell
We believe a society makes a
mistake in catering so largely to
and spending SO much
ey for startling novelties, when
ION of this sum expended in parades
lttractive, yet educative features,
ID call into the State many COM
frs and leave a far better feeling
ms visitors. The indignation
d ,sed over the cruelty practiced on
living horses put stop to that
finance after one day and it may
he taken as a lesson for the flu
Ninety indictments. nearly
Aalf of which were for alleged
.tton of Maine liquor law, were
H-d by the Cumberland county
.or Court grand jury. Among the
ueuts were six for assault with
TO murder, and one for arson.
If these seven alleged offenders
1om Brunswick..... Captain But
the fishing sloop Minnie Kane
that thieves visited the vessel
his absence recently and stole
md two savings bank books,
-,.ntimg the entire savings from his
~. rs work.. BY the will of the late
uu Dudley Philbrick a considera-
m is added to the funds of Bates
.-e Dr Philbrick' S death occurred
ssh BY the provisions of his will
nd of his estate was to go to
ipon the death of Mrs. Philbrick
ned Friday, September 6. The
mount of the bequest will be
alter. He received the degree
d. from Bates College in 1872,
degree of ID. G. l.. from st.
ltS I University of Scotland i'll 1879.
IS for a long time a trustee of
aliege 1.-THE thirty-third annual
OF the Maine Universalist sun
4pol convention will be held at
md, Oct. s and 9. All schools in
re having 80 or less pupils are
.od to four delegates: all larger
are entitled to one more dele
ur every 80 additional pupils.
and superintendent are mem
the convention. The season
shipment of ice from the
zee and other places in the State
JWing to a close, and but few
weeks will elapse before the ship
1 the last cargo will be noted.
upre is still a good demand and it
.lt that all the ice will be ship
om the Kennebec river with the
-Ion of that il the large house Oh
..of the old Rich houses i'll Farm
- and i'll the houses at Hallowell.
kennebec county grand jury
sept. nth after eight days session,
Wug 215 indictments of which 200
mr. alleged violations of the pro-
Uy law.....F. H. Hubbard has
url as Maine Central trainmaster
MAS succeeded Sept. 23d by Fred
uhorn, late conductor on trains
u ~. Mr.. Hubbard succeeded
inf G. Manley as trainmaster,
from the position of station
t 1t Waterville He has perform
+, duties very efficiently and is very
ar with the men. Many express
nj regret are heard among the
@d men over his resignation, but
- lad to lose Mr.. Hubbard they
lad that he is to be succeeded by
~tnborn, who has long been a
af and efficient conductor, knows
man on the road, is a master of
>iness and is popular alike with
men and the public. Maine
are directly interested in at
We of the highest officers of the
commandery elected at Louis
asst week. Hon. Joseph A. Locke,
aj grand senior warden, is lead
urtland lawyer, an ex-president of
Maine Senate and long prominent
a,onry, Rev. II. w. Rugg of Provi-
r II. L., advanced to the position
und generalissimo, has filled
csalist pastorateS in Maine and
ade a Knight Templar in 1863 by
- Commandery No. of Gardiner.
-uty million dollars will probably
sum spent in Maine this year in
uer travel. This makes the sum-
uade one of the biggest of Names
mas. Every year shows a marked
use in the tourist travel to Maine.
ties show that as a summer resort
Increasing in popularity more
IIy than any other of the New
and States..... 1t is claimed that a
an blacksmith of Machias has dis
red the lost art of tempering cop
f the report is true, it not only
MS the fortune of the smith, but a
service to mankind. The scien-
men for generations have studied
'roblem which was so simple to the
'nts, but all in vain. Here's hoping
lanes H. Duffy has won the prize.
e Bodwell Granite Co., Vinalhaven,
Va engaged in polishing the 40-foot
on of the second pillar for the
opal Cathedral of St. John the
he, New York. The 20-foot section
eady completed. There is a certain
mt of waste on either end of the
ons and when the mammoth col
s are in place they will be So feet in
H The first pillar was turned in
lece, but the remaining seven will
b two sections each, owing to the
hat it was found to be impossible
llSh them as was at first intended
3ut breaking. The company ex-
need considerable difficulty in en-