The Republican journal., 1901-11-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

lion dollars worth OF potatoes this year,
hut puts forward claim as a producer
of pearls as well. The Aroostook Re-
publican tells of one pearl for which
New York expert paid s25 and says the
expert is of the opinion that the pearl
industry will be worth from $25, 200 to
100000 annually to Aroostook.. The
Maine cities having the largest mum Der
Of horses are Portland, 2,467; Bangor
3.O24; Augusta, 1858; Lewiston, 1,265;
Fort Fairfield, 1854; Caribou, 1,141
Presque Isle, 1,07S.....The taxpayers of
Old Orchard have voted to exempt from
taxation the park which Mr.. Wesley G.
smith proposes to build there..... One
man in Oxford county has an order
from New York man for all the cider
barrels will probably be shipped. The
capital Island House, a summer hotel
ON Capital Island, Boothbay Harbor,
was burned Nov. Sth. The house was
unoccupied at the time and the cause of
the fire is not known. The building was
owned by j. w. Ladd and S. n. Maxcy
OF Gardiner. Franklin county is
fortunate in having an unusually good
crop of apples this season, and con-
sentative estimate places the returns at
500, 000..... Frank French of North New
port, fireman on the Maine Central
r. r., was killed at Foxcroft, Nov. 18th.
The air brakes on a freight refused to
work, and the train, which was pulled
by two locomotives, crashed into a
hullding. The engineer and fireman on
both locomotives jumped to save them
-eIyes, but French jumped too late and
the engine toppled over on him. He
died within a few minutes after being
tr5en from under the engine. B rad
trd Knight of Richmond was sentenc-
ed at Augusta Nov. Sth by Judge
Nhitehouse to State Prison for life for
Tie murder of Minnie Small, his sister
Ing Jaw, also of Richmond, at Gardiner
aU February II, 1899. The class of 1868
1 Bowdoin college gives prize for the
est written and spoken English com
0ition. Six young men from the
,enior class have been elected to receive
I'll IS prize. -Four of these young men are
5rtland boys: Roland W alker, George
Fngg, Edward Anthoine and Richard
NYle..".Mrs. Dora Huntley, who was
rested at Rockland Nov. It'll on the
rye of stealing S155 from Charles
llIett of Nova Scotia, has been held
500 for the December grand jury.
The Walker manual training school was
nd Nov Sth. Hon. James p. Baxter,
d behalf OF the trustees of the Walker
state, formally presented the building
the city of Portland, and Mrs. Charles
Flagg. president of the woman's
ltrary union, on behalf of the literary
Uon, presented the city with the
.lUipment of the school of domestic
ence. Mayor Boothby accepted
.ash gifts for the city.....An inquest
d Saturday at Greenville to investi-
-e the circumstances surrounding the
urth of W. c. Tuckey of Colinwood
H who was accidentally shot and killed
t j. c. Hostattler of Toledo, O., near
lily bay. Moosehead lake, Nov. Sth
1T ulted in verdict fully generating
1-r. Hostattler from all blame. The
. timony showed that the bullet that
Used death was spent one that had
ready killed deer and then glanced
tnm tree. Miss Alice NJ Cobb of
cortland, professional nurse, has sued
Key. c. Everett Bean of Wells, to
gtcover 81 for services in 1899. a
,nIStee has been placed on his salary for
september and October. Former Mayor
Y II. Higgins died Nov. 9th at his
lome in Ellsworth, aged 81 years. He
WtS prominent business man of strict
utegrity and sterling worth. He serv-
I'd Us mayor for two terms and for the
pst two years had been an alderman
Hd city treasurer. Funeral services
we're held, November 18th, under
the auspices of the Masonic fraternity,
Mt which he was prominent member
The New Y ork Geological society has
ought the entire menagerie of wild
duimals which has been one of the at
actions at Merrymeeting park, near
brunswick, for number of years. The
they will fill five cars. The purchase
.aribOu, one moose. four deer, one prong
Htln antelope, two black bears, three
tnber wolves, one cross fox, one ocelot,
red fox, porcupines, raccoons and a
umber of wild swan, geese and ducks.
... The impression continues to prevail
at Augusta that Col A. B. Farnham
II be the governors selection for adj
iltant general. An effort is being made
FL create diversion in favor of one of
the other candidates, but how much 1T
~ II count for remains to be seen.....Act-
.Ug upon request from the State Board
ut Health the Portland Board of Health
"'Il inspect all steamers arriving at that
port from st. John, n. B., to guard
against the introduction of small pox i'll
to the State. The sophomore class at
Oolby college has organized dramatic
cub with the following officers: Presi-
DENT G. N. Perkins; secretary, George
loman; business manager, John B.
Ioberts; stage manager, J. d. Buck;
executive committee, A. II. Pierce, A.
e.. Smith, E. W. Winslow....The sol
diers' home at Togus has 1850 inmates,
more than the capacity of the institu-
ton. In consequence "a men are lodg-
ed in temporary quarters....Ar w.
lIodgkins, one of the conductors on the
lewiston and Bath division of the
Maine Central railroad, had a narrow
escape from death Nov. 18th. He
nmped from the train as it came into
tie station, struck on the icy platform
and slid under the train, which was
S'jil in motion. Only by quickly rolling
over was he able to escape. The rail
lad commissioners have approved the
artlcles of association of the Berwick
and South Berwick Electric Railway,
oi which Governor Hill is the heaviest
stockholder. The road will be five
miles in length. The commissioners
lave also approved the petition of the
H1mford falls railroad to extend its
racks from Bemis to kennebago Lake
VI the Rangeley region, a distance of
GIuvpn p,iIac nnd tho inoroaco Of itc