The Republican journal., 1901-07-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


in the State at the outbreak of the
Spanish war, and who was with the
first Maine at Chickamauga as lieuten-
ant colonel. He says that matters are
looking very favorable and that he ex-
poets to return to the United States in
about a year, when he will bring a num-
Der of interesting trophies for the State
Capital. He speaks in high terms of
the Philippines and advises his friends
in this country to advocate expansion
.At meeting of the stockholders Of
the Atkinson Furnishing Co., held in
Portland, June 18th, it was voted to liq-
uidate as the directors have recently
sold out the stock and fixtures of the
company to new corporation. This
closes out the famous Atkinson Co.,
which at one time had many branches
in many New England cities and head
quarters at Boston. One by one the
branches have been disposed of until
manned. The Bangor branch was dis
posed of to a local syndicate some
months Representatives of syn,
dictate of New York capitalists were in
Bluehill last week Investigating the
Dunn mining properties at Bluehill
which include the Douglass, Bluehill
and other copper mines. 1t is under
stood the negotiations for the mines are
practically closed. The New York men
are buying them to operate. Hon. VIM.
II. Morton of Salmon Falls, n. H., has
presented Berwick Academy with $4,000,
the income of which is SS>be used for a
scholarship to be known, asNthe VIM. H.
Morton scholarship. Berwick Academy
was established in 1719 and is the oldest
institution of learning in the State of
Maine Baths grand old man,"
Charles Davenport, aged 80 years, died
Wednesday. He was probably the
wealthieSt man in SagadahOc county
and had for many years, up to within a
few weeks of his death, led a class in
Sunday school, The death of ex-Goy.
Pingree of Detroit, in London, brings
keen sadness to Maine as well as Michi-
gan, for the Pine Tree State was always
proud that the ex-governor was among
the distinguished "SonS of Name"
he being native of Denmark, Me-.
The State Board of Trade has accept
ed an invitation from the ROckland
Board to hold its annual meeting at
that place on Tuesday and Wednesday,
Sept i and Is A banquet and trip
to one of the granite islands off Rock
land will be among the features of the
excursion.....M Mrs. John F. Hill of Au-
gusta, the wife of Governor Hill, under
went an operation at the Maine General
hospital, Portland, June 10Th. The
operation, which was performed by DR..
Gerrish of the hospital staff, was not a
serious one in its character, and the
patient is doing finely. REV. George
W. Fuller, formerly well known Ban
gor newspaper man, received the degree
of bachelor of theology at the Tufts
college commencement. He has receiv-
ed a call to a pastorate in a Mas
sachusetts town.. Mrs. D. w. La Lac
heur of Portland has received cable
gram from Freedom, Africa, announc-
ing the death of her husband Rev. DR..
d. W. La I.acheur. there. Mr.. La Lac
heur formerly was pastor of the
Vaughan street church in Portland,
and was well known throughout the
State. For several years past he has
been connected with the Christian ALI
ance Missionary society and at the
time of his death was making tour of
the world in the interest of the society.
The cause of his death is not known
II was 50 years old. 1.-The Bay Point
hotel at Rockland will not be opened
this season. Alan Campbell, who
recently bought the hotel and 16 acres
of land fer $4,000 has failed in making
his payments and the directors find it
necessary to dispose of the property to
other parties. n. P. Sewall, a former
proprietor, offered $50, ZOO in cash for
the entire property. H. W. Kicker of
the Poland Spring House is also con-
sidering the purchase OF the property.
The largest fish ever seen in Ellsworth
was displayed last week at Giles &
Burrill's market. 1t was a halibut
weighing, dressed, 40S pounds The fish
weighed, when caught, 43S pounds 1t
was caught by Fred Erickson of Gran
berry Isles, who hauled the monster on
board his fishing boat alone. Mr. and
Mrs. George PaysOn of Portland have
subscribed one thousand dollars to the
fund for building the nurses home at
the Maine General hospital Hon.
Paris Gibson, United States Senator
from Montana, made short visit to
Maine last week. Senator Gibson,
who is a native of the little town of
Brownfeld in Oxford county, graduated
from Bowdoin College in 1851 and came
to Maine to attend the 5Oth reunion of
his class at the commencement exercises
of his alma mater.... John Pierce, the
well known granite contractor, accom-
panied by G. R. Helms of the firm of
Helms & Lafarge, architects of st.
Johns Cathedral, New York city, for
which the large columns are being
quarried at Wharff's quarry, Vinal-
haven, visited the quarry last week..
Maynard S. Bird was found to be the
successful bidder when the proposals
for $4,000 in IL per cent municipal
refunding bonds of the City of Rockland
were opened at the Treasurers office
June 10th. His bid was at the rate of
$1054 Az and the city receives as premium
1905 60. One of the principal features
for the entertainment of the members
of the Maine Sportsmen's Fish andGame
Association, during their annual ex-
cursion to Moosehead lake this year,
will be twenty mile race between the
Priscilla and Rebecca, two lake steam
ers. The race will be over 20 mile
course and will probably take place
July 9Th. Edward GRAHAM, convicted
of the murder of Clifford Mosher at
Gorham on January II, last, and his
negro accomplice "Bill'' Hands, arrived
June 21st, at the State prison in Thom-
aston, where the former was sentenced
to pass the rest of his life, and Hands
the next ten years. The convicts were
accompanied by the prisoner named
Kelley, whose testimony led to Graft
ans arrest last winter. The trio were
i'm charge of Clerk DennisOn of the