The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-08-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

HI}NE MATTERS. 1t is expected
n he Wiscasset Waterville 4 Farm
.tu Il. r. will be completed from
" -tasset to Waterville by the end of
ear. All the surveying has been
eted except a few spurs to manu-
ac-arers along the line. The heavy so
lu.ad rails have been taken up from
old Wiscasset & Quebec roadbed
r.W Albion to Burnham and will be
-ai on the new main branch to
N8rerville.....The Augusta, Hallowell
,ardiner railroad companies have
eltreG into an agreement by which
tsg acquire Amos Gerald's charter for
t-o.ey line between Augusta and Win
rlop They will begin construction at
H..- completing the new road next
,.rug. They have already given an
1-r for their location in Augusta
,-,etS and the Manchester and Win
--.op town authorities will provide for
.tatlon on the highways of those places
a. am early date.....The State assessors,
JUS, returned from Washington and
.Iltock counties, bring fiattering
reports of the prosperity prevailing
.egc They found all the summer
resorts crowded with people. The sar-
l1l- factories are overrun with busl-
less The herring are plentler than
ever known before. Fishermen are
raaIzmg handsome thing ....Cow Is
aIl IS to be included in the system of
oications for Portland harbor A
Tt is to be built at once. There will
- uattery ON the island, and a mod
-.l search light. The proposed FORTH
aaouS will command Husseys sound.
proposed to have military force
about 1000 men there when the works
ae al finished. 80. Milton B. Bucklin of
evidence, r. L., was drowned while
winning in Narrow pond Aug. 22nd.
especially distressing feature was
-t his tiancee saw him drown and
Jndble to save him. Bucklim was
Years of age, and had been a guest
I-eIe OF n. n. Knight ..At the regular
meetlng of the governor and council
AUS END a pardon was granted Abner
De der of Harris A. Whitman at Paris
l.H The petition for pardon of Loren
I6lns for attempted murder of Henry
..iolSe at Waterville was put over to
4. ueXt meeting. The library in the
Name Building at Poland Springs has
.,,ed the 5000 mark and has begun to
Sal. toward the fourth thousand over
--. If the hooks have been the Gifts of
g.e-ts. which.fact shows the we'll known
..altv o. PoIand's visitors. Hon. Chas.
Libby of Portland was elected A
n.nber of the executive committee of
... american Rar Association Hon.
l. 4. Emery was chosen vice president
.9 Maine The next meeting of the
.,sariation will he AT saratoga Y Y,
u.i.ty lobster fishermen saw that nonu-
.lerilstacean is diminishing rapidly in
.Hubprs In most INSTANCES those en-
nD,.d in the industry renort their
afcA the liehtest for YEARS. While others.
disruuraped at fine ontlook have remoy.
5+beir trans and shandnnad the husi-
hess for The season The hodv of Chas
A cole of Pawtncket r l. WHO was
owned at Castine Ane 18Th was re-
,urpred late last Thnrsdav afternoon
l4sr the Mace where The drowning oc-
.rred. The remains were taken to
worth for mrial Miss Carolvn 4,
Stone Of Sonth Rrnwar has res;oned
aar position as teacher in the normal
school AT New Rritain Ct to accent a
no~e remnneratiye Mace in the Farm
M.ton Normal school of which she is a
gridnate Auonstns r Rerrv of An
bsm who is successfnllv Working a
mu4in the MI Anatite vicinity is
Merfino with hio results Resides a
arge Quantity Of CRYSTALS and tourma-
Ines. some fine specimens of tin crys-
AlS have been secured Mr. Rerrv has
sapped away 400 tons of minerals this
Month. He has shipneJ over 1000 tons
ot yaluable snecimens and material.
N- Wv -
IN BRIEF. Important retirements
and promotions in the United States
law viii occur within the next few
VII Is as announced at the navv % denart art
nent Ang, 23d Among them IS that Of
Rear Admiral Schlev Who retires from
tne active list October 10, The retire
mfnf OF Rear Admiral Scblev will nro-
mote two cantains to the grade of rear
3buiral They are Canfains Frank
Wildes and Henry Glass. Apparently