The Republican journal., 1901-11-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

medical school graduation exercises as
changing the coursein that school from
three to four years leaves this coming
year without a graduating class. 1t is
believed that Mr.. Reeds address may
be part of the celebration, which will
be of an informal and semiprivate ma
ture, of the centennial of the fOunda-
ton of Bowdoin College, which was in
cOrporated in 1902. Pres. Hyde, Prof.
| Chapman and AlgernOn S. Dyer COM
pose the committee having this celebra-
court of claims rendered judgment Oct.
2eth in the cases Of several States hav
ing disputed accounts with the govern
ment for equipping troops for the war
with Spain. In the case of the State of
Maine, the judgment against the gov
eminent is $131, 5S7.....The American
Ice Co. has leased a lot of land on the
shore of China lake less than a mile
from East Vassalboro, and work has
already begun on large ice house,.
The '6S prize speakers at Bowdoin Col
lege are announced as follows: Edward
S. AnthOine, Richard B. Dole, George
E. FOgg, Portland; Daniel l. GOss, Or
land; Ralph B. Stone, Otter River,
Mass, George r. Walker, Portland, all
of the class of 1902 The jury in the
case of Walter King VS.. The Kennebec
Light & Power Co. in the Lincoln cOun-
ty supreme court, Nov. 1st, returned a
verdict for the plaintiff for 81, 1866.
Counsel for the defendant entered a
motion for new trial. The jury was
out one hour Young King sued for
$1,000 damages for the loss of both his
hands and other injuries sustained, he
alleged, through the negligence of the
defendant company in Gardiner....G
Hill has appointed the following dele
gates to attend the fifth ANNUAL conven-
ton of the National Live Stock Asso-
Hon. F. 0. Beal, Bangor; Isaiah Pom
pilly, Auburn, and Frank S. Adams,
Bowdoin.....Th Rickers of Poland
Springs, who recently purchased the
Bay Point hotel property at Rockland,
have bought the John jones farm adj
joining, paying for it $4,000. The
Jones estate, which has a fine grove on
it, will be connected with the hotel
grOundS.....T executive council has
authorized the State treasurer to rebate
95 per cent. OF the State tax paid by the
Bangor & Aroostook railroad, which
amounts to S16,S09, as provided in the
private and special laws of 1891. The
next meeting of the executive council
will be held Nov 25. As rule but one
meeting month is held The Rock
land football team celebrated the to 0
victory over the Camden team by re-
joicing around big fire built in post
office square November 2nd.....Two
more rural free delivery mail routes
from Augusta have just been establish
ed..."At meeting of National Guard
officers held in Augusta, November 2,
it was voted to give John t. Richards,
the retiring adjutant general, a compli-
mentary banquet at Portland, Novem-
Der 19th....Lieut. Harry NJ. Bigelow,
senior officer of the Naval Reserves of
Maine, has received orders from the
him to prepare a roll of men at once
who would be willing to enlist in a
National Reserve. .... Plans for the State
dairy meeting to be held in City hail,
Bangor, ON Dec and 4, have been
quite fully perfected. Among those
who will address this meeting from out
side the State are Hon. H. c. Adams,
dairy commissioner of Wisconsin,; Prof.
E. B. Voorhees,, director New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station, New
Brunswick, n. j., and Mr.. Geo. A.
Smith of Geneva, n. Y. These are
all men of national reputation. The
usual special premiums will be offered,
and in addition the Penobscot Pomona
i Grange offers special premium of $50
to be divided among the exhibitors
from that county. Mr.. Orrin Douglass
of Boston has been secured as judge of
; the exhibits 1.-The BURBERRY canning
factory at Vanceboro, which has been
canning apples since the BURBERRY sea-
son closed, closed down last week
until next season.. The complete record
of game passing through Bangor for
the month of October was 1,501 deer
and 90 moose; the record for the same
month in 1890 was 1921 deer and 70
moose, and for October 1899 it was ], 1872
deer and II moose. This is gain for
October of the present year of 210 deer
and IA moose over the same month in
1900 and of 10 deer and 10 moose over
+ October, $780,. The annual meeting of
! the Maine general hospital corporation
was held in Portland Nov. 5th. Mark
ed improvements were made during the
year, and the hospital is now in better
condition than ever before. During the
year 1905 patients were received, of
whom 2S3 were absolutely free patients,
assisted and treated at cost of $23, 321,
an increase over last year in number of
patients and in cost of treatment. The
average attendance during the year
was above that of last year. OF the
patients received, many suffering from
the effect of accidents, So died, and 767
fully recovered. The current expenses
| were SIS, s12.. Gov Hill has appointed
the following committee to raise funds
in Maine for the Mckinley National
Memorial Association: Fred N. Dow,
Portland; Frank L. Dingley, Lewiston;
c. H. Prescott, Biddeford; c. H.
Burleigh, Augusta; J. O. Smith,
| Skowhegan; Arthur Chaplin, Bangor;
Charles F. johnson, Waterville; G. A.
Curran, Calais; Oscar R. Wish, Port
land; E. K. Gould, Rockland R. W.
Shaw, Houlton; John NJ. S. Hunter,
Farmington....The eighth annual en-
campment of the division of Maine
Union Veterans Union, held in Saco
Nov. 5th, was attended by delegates
from all parts of the State At the
morning session Maj. Gen. Henry l.
Lord, division commander, of Saco,
Brig. Gen. Francis H. Wing of Show
hogan, of the LIST brigade, and Brig
Gen. Patrick Hayes of Chelsea Of the
I'd brigade were in the chairs. At the
afternoon session officers were elected
and installed. The affair closed with
big campfire in the evening. Among
ho cyIoa b ORG xuoro Eonrroccnon Amos