The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-02-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. A Bangor exchange
says that Bangor may become coon
cat center and vie with ROckland and
Belfast in this unique and constantly
growing branch of the live stock indus
try. 4 druggist in the Queen city has
recently received letter from a st.
Louis gentleman, asking where 100 coon
cats can be procured The druggist be-
ing unable to supply tie demand has
referred the order to parties in Rock
land. ..... There is a growing feeling that
the Sardine canning industry along the
Washington county coast will assume
large proportions this spring. Already
preparations are being made for an un-
usually large pack in PASSPORT, where
the biggest factories are located. The
factories owned by the SeacOast Pack
ing Company have been improved and
in some cases enlarged in preparation
for big seasons work. Several OF the
factories which are being operated i'll
dependently will also pack more than
last season.. THE criminal term OF the
PenobScot county supreme court, which
convened Feb. 18th, will be one OF the
longest and most important ever held
in Bangor There are Is cases now
slated for trial, and it is expected that
the grand jury will bring in large
number of indictments. In many of
the cases long and interesting trials
are predicted, as the respondents have
engaged able counsel and otherwise i'll
Dictated disposition to fight. Orders
were received at kittery navy yard Feb.
9th to build the entire equipment
outfit Of battleship No. Is, which will
be constructed at Bath, Me. The order
includes one 40-foOt steam cutter, one
46-foot steam cutter, two 36-foot launch
eS, four 3O-foot cutters, two 30-foot
Whaleboats, 30-foot barge, two 2O-foot
dingies, all the cooperage, blocks,
sparS, furniture, tables, etc. The work
will cost in the vicinity OF $3.50, OOO......
An interesting and perhaps important
feature was added to the Portland NUM-
cipal election, Feb. 18th, by the nomi-
mayor by the ProhibitiOniStS. Rev.
Mr.. McAllister is a Democrat in
national politics, but in the recent
county compaign which resulted in Rev.
Mr.. Pearson being elected sheriff, he
was that gentleman's most ardent
champion. Capt. Alvah X. Woodward,
prominent retired sea captain, died in
Ellsworth Feb. 18th, aged 6S years. Capt.
Woodward for a long time was promi-
nently identified with local political
affairs, and for three years had acted as
tax collector. Manager Stanwood of
the Bowdoin base ball team, announces
the following schedule for the coming
season: April "a, Lewiston Athletics
at Brunswick practice game; April
u, Lewiston base ball club at Bruins
wick practice game April 30, Dart
mouth at Hanover; May l, Dartmouth
at Hanover; May II, Harvard at
Cambridge; May IS, .. of NJ. at
Brunswick; May 25, U. of NJ. at Orono;
May 20, Bates at Lewiston; June s,
Colby at Brunswick; June s, Columbia
at Portland; June II, Colby at Water
vile; June IA, Bates at Brunswick......
Z. ". Spotford died in Washington, ID.
C., Feb. 18th, at the age of so years.
From boy Mr.. Spofford had been in
the hotel business; first at the United
States Hotel and fremont House in
Boston, then to the Continental in
Philadelphia, and finally to the Riggs
House III Washington, of which he was
the proprietor for many years. He
owned residence at Hampden where
his wife now resides. Funeral and in
terment at Hampden......The annual re-
union and dinner of the Massachusetts
alumni of the Pennington Maine, Nor
NAL school, was held at Young's Hotel
Boston, Feb. 9th, with an attendance of
100 graduates, besides several guests of
the members. The large attendance
is remarkable evidence of the work
being done in the schools of Mas
sachusetts by the graduates of this
down east institution........Th Fourth
Congressional District Republican con-
yention for the nomination of a
candidate for Congress to be voted
for at the special election to be held on
the Sth day of April, will be held in
City Hall. Bangor, Thursday, Feb. 2sth,
at P. M...... Robert B. Davis, the editor
of the Hornet, against whom five in
dictments for criminal libel were found
by the grand jury, was sentenced to IL
months i'll the county jail Feb 18th in
the Supreme court at Bangor by Chief
Justice Wiswell. The county attorney
and the defendants counsel reported
an agreement whereby Davis pleaded
nolo contendere to all five charges and
was sentenced Oh but one of them. The
Others will be held up and should libels
appear in the future he will at once be
sent to jail on these counts.