The Republican journal., 1901-05-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

.rrIHe JlrY III the case of Merle Clark
.rUUU4. against James H. Davis of
ntAud for breach of warranty in
+-egetdJge of horses, after deliber-
.am. at enc and one-half hours return
saWnict for the plaintiff for S115. 70.
,-orge { sheldon, Esq, of Augusta,
Dpeared for the plaintiff and f. n.
ljfnqil. Esq. of Skowhegan for the de-
miaut The case was on trial for two
Es and treated a great deal of inter-
Al The annual convention of the
Vslut Letter Carriers Association was
fd at Bangor April 25th, with a large
igrndanee Officers were elected as
8l0Gs PRESIDENT, O. B. Lovejoy,
D.k.and: vice president, r. R. Reed,
LEWISTON Secretary, George E. Donnel-
X Portland; treasurer, Herbert Gray,
Hdietord. 1t was voted to hold the
grGtion in 1902 at Rockland on Fast
ar In The evening, the Bangor car
rtrs gave the visitors banquet at
Glch John A. Parsons of New York,
mssWeut of the National Association,
@}ol Chapin, Postmaster Oak, Col
ri. vt customs Day and others were
He,s Past day was generally OBJ
gNed throughout the State. In Port
md there were union services at many
a the churches. A feature Of the day
d Portland was the annual Fast day
leytug Of the great council of Maine,
Order of Red Men, held
M die purpose of electing and raising
a chefs Nearly every manufactur-
r. establishment in the State was
,s,r. and the publication of nearly all
:Ulng papers was suspended.... The
NIL of Martha c. Williams, filed in the
yfok Mass, probate office, gives 5000
a - the Baptist church of Oldtown.
T ue Baptist State Convention of
NHlc Slou each to the Needham Bap
& UGeh and the Goodwill farm,
!l-r II and $500 each to the Baptist
u. visionary society and the Bap-
ri ueign missionary union. Two
lr-, Nice and Jane Patten. are made
sH.Htes of the will, and Alice Pat
i7 Is gwen $4,000, any portion of that
ga .tt at Miss Patterns death to be
1Ne among the Baptist missionary
l-0 mentioned......The office of
FmA Flood, Pleasant street, Water
7s Nue robbed at an early hour last
-usIl morning. The burglars blew
DIR safe and secured cash amount
-g 'a $500 and some valuable papers,.
.5o Of Stonington was in Rock
l' ,- week on business. He reports
-.glre business as excellant. At
-. ear Ntonington some 500 men are
Goyed and more are wanted The
-a-1rau Gas Light company of Phila-
s1..8 has made an offer of 1S5 for the
'9ss Of Jhe Bangor Gas light company
nl Ile stockholders are now consider
l hr natter, with the probability of
Accepting The Bangor Gas Light com
ia4 ir i capital stock of $780, 900 di-
Jlr rQ 800 shares of the par value
d >a. paying dividends in recent
@e IL i per cent. Geo. O. Hubbard
C Brunswick is among the selections
y le >ecretary of War for first and
H2d leutenants under the Army re-
ayal1atlon bill. He has been ordered
Mr3amuation and should he pass will
appointed. There were four allot-
lVlJaior Maine. The others were Chas.
1+Jti4ry Henry E. Potter and Henry
rotkett... Vice President Roosevelt
coming to Maine on a fishing trip
;rs summer, and the members of the
-ty@oueag Fish and Game Club have
lO@Ned to give him one of the best
LF' Of his life. At a recent meeting
/. l-r Debsconeag Club Vice President
lo0Seyelt was elected an honorary
a5lJer and an invitation was sent
sSng tm to come to Maine this fish
W \ season and enjoy the sport afforded
.I IIt0seoneag Lake.. At temperance
9li under the auspices of the Maine
@yaAodlst !! Conference Sheriff Pearson
lumberland county claimed that
va attempts had been made to
s.g sigt hl'o.. Matthew S. Quay of Penn
9Ra4a will come to Maine this sum-
%, haylng leased a cottage on the
sit OF Moosehead lake, near Kineo,
,ltI9 he will spend some time with a
e.! OF friends. Hon. J. p. Bass of
@psoI has bought of Ferdinand Wy
r'4 VI BOSTON all the stock and bonds
t1e Oldtown gas company and
%y4lc company together with the
,.al'ljSe of each company, contracts,
r5thehts, etc. The electric COM
9-l how furnishes power for 1000
@alaeScent lamps, and the plant is
% improved. No move has ever
'1 made toward establishing a gas
9., Preparations have begun at the
pN lrou Works at Bath for building
r,!l eat| battleship. Contracts for max
y, lg Ways and for all steel material
y.a been closed with the Carnegie
m 70. President Hyde of the Bath
r.t " oIks, when seen Monday night,
%ru mat the proposed shipping COM
would not affect the vessel build
at Bath.