The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-07-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NN>l MATTERS. Paymaster Wins
o ot The Pepperill Mills, Biddeford,
,.a wliosity in his possession in the
apg vi large piece of cotton made
.A spruce log which some of the
Ir.t piicials are unable to detect from
eJliue. The cost of manufacture
g.orpn by this process is too high to
Dlete with the natural growth, but it
said to- be rapidly approaching mark
able jgures.....M Monday, July 1st, the
air uperintendent of schools passed
Il to the State treasurer list of the
0oa returns. The returns were un-
aaIy full and few deficiencies were
lvl According to law, such schools
Had not made returns, July 1st, will
i, b per cent. of the school fund.-.
r4 Fogg and deputies made the big
Sc SEIZURE of beer for the year, July
at The establishment of the Bidde-
ri Bottling Co., where they seized ale
3 jager valued at nearly $500. Half
dozen express loads of beer were
-'sd away from this place by the off
seizures were also made at four
0uls. Notwithstanding the seizure,
tt saloons were running full blast
tu.ght.,... The Lewiston school board
, voted to adopt the educational sys-
aol music in the first four grades of
public school. They have unani-
N,. reelected |. c. Phillips as super
tgdeut and George w. Horne as in
ge-ol of music. The official trial of
torpedo boat Biddle was held over
NUuthport course July 2nd and she
l} eXceeded the speed called for i'll
n.tract. The contract speed was
lHots, and without at any time
l- pushed to the limit, said those
hoard, she averaged 2S.6 knots.....
NiScasset 4 Quebec railroad ceas-
tHXlst at II O'Clock Sunday night,
rHth, all of its franchises passing
'ae control of the Wiscasset, Wa
- X t'armington Railroad Co. 1t
Sprcted that the road will be built
% Week S Mill to Waterville the pre-
E season and the remainder of the
.,o Pennington next season....Zion's
I0rate gives the chief credit for the
ot the battle to keep the doors
.1y open to women to Rev. F. W.
ford Of Haverhill, Mass, a former
noy and a graduate i'll the class
anthony Columb of North Jay
mJh hands, July 4th, through mis-
handling fireworks. He was
little home celebration for his
U.dren and lighted the fuse of
NlecIacker, thinking it was Ro-
g1udle. He held the cracker and
1 exploded it shattered both hands
Hl amputations at the wrist were
pssary..... George Hawley, a veteran
nlder of Bath, and well known in
nng circles, died July 4th, aged II
U.s. He was native of Nova Scotia,
9j lived in Bath 80 years. He is sur
- by widow, four sons and two
.iers.....More than half of the cen
portion of Blaine village was de-
Aed by fire which started from
le unknown cause last Friday even
The property loss will exceed $780,
and is only partly covered by insur-
e. Many of the residents lost every
lr they had in the world and are
ery destitute. Blaine is town of
Nt 500 Inhabitants, situated on the
of the Bangor and Aroostook rail
d. twenty-six miles north of Houl-
li AroOstook county. 1t formerly
: baown as Alya Plantation, but was
}porated as a town in 1874 and
aed in honor of James G. Blaine.
total value in 1890 was less than $780,
While it was generally believed at
sport for a number of weeks that
s seasons pack of sardines would be
Iy small and unsatisfactory one
ne to scarcity of fish, there now is
N prospect that it will be good
"..A two days race meet at Bangor
std Friday. There were three clas-
"a. 2.21 and 2.33, all for purses of
~ Ray Wilkes, owned by d. c. Nit
" Of Waterville, won the 2.29 class;
It time, 2.20 1-2, in straight heats.
+ 2.2l class went in straight heats to
'yltt, owned by E. H. Greely, ELS
Ith. best time, 2.25 1-2. In the 2.33
IS there were six heats, Fowler,
ned by A. F. Gerald of Waterville,
S the winner; best time, 2.26 81.
, dog question is bothering Bidde-
d. The assistant assessors returned
there have been licenses issued to
the dog officer has killed 229, and
fr are many unlicensed CANNES at
There were 176 arrests in Port
d during June against 116 for the
he month, year ago. OF the l76
7stS. 119, or more than the total of
It 900 were for drunk anpaSS
trait of the late Associate Justice
'mas II. Haskell of Portland is to be
Ated by Coombs, the Auburn artist,
the state House collection. Senator
.e and Congressman Allen and Lit
ied go with the naval militia in the
lphln this week. The cruise will be
Ienchman's Bay, probably dropping
Bar Harbor, Rockland and Squirrel
ana on the return. The Congression-
jelegation go as the guests of Cap
n Switzerland.