The Republican journal., 1901-07-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


NAME MATTERS 1t is stated at
ts Office of the State insurance com
llssuuers that the following insurance
MnieS have withdrawn from the
staff The Fidelity Mutual Life InSur-
Hpt & o. of Philadelphia, the Buffalo
du Insurance Co. and the Buffalo
.o8mc rcial Insurance Co. The Pacific
Fire Insurance Co. has reinsured its
risks and gone out of business. The
Bg-uo companies are fire companies
aud elther has done much business
n Name. The losses by lightning dur
uc tine year 1899 and 1900, as reported
.Jtte insurance commissioner, were un-
usually heavy. They have been very
g SO far this year.....The steamboat
-are The biggest feature of the visit of
tHe Name Sportsmen'S association to
HDeo July llth, between the Rebecca
At the Priscilla, was won by the for
.t With 81 seconds to spare in one
dr i minutes, 30 seconds. The con-
-,t was exciting and many wagers
were made on the outcome..... Word has
.-H leceived at Augusta that part of
.r nth I. S. Infantry of the depart
lmt of the east has been ordered to
AuguSta to be stationed at the Kenne-
.eg arsenal. This is the first definite
5SsUrlnee received that military post
srU ue established in Augusta. ... Pres
M ndications point to large entering
s,rs III all of the Maine colleges next
ta. The Bowdoin entrance examina-
lau5 nave already been passed by 70
WU.r men and it is expected that a
will t,1r
H rptember.....O Orders have been
>,ued by the Maine Central for con-
UalforS, brakemen, baggage masters
ML ueWsboys to be vaccinated on ac-
count If the prevalence of small pox
'-, conforming to the wishes of the
State board of health. Augustus tax
t TINS year will be 1912 mills. an i'll
.rasr of three mills over last year.....
.4' hennebec Valley Camp Meeting
ts"latlon will hold meetings this year
Richmond, August 10th to 10Th, with
Ht" J. =. Johnson as leader. The
a".haud Star says the most important
n the granite industry ever con-
plated i'll this country has been ar
--l to take place next month, when
" Ioln l.. Goss, the owner of the ex-
-l> We quarries on Crotch and Moose
Islands, StOnington, in conjunction
... Mr.. w. 5. White, manager of
awth Bros. q Hurricane Island Gran
'f o., will ship the first cargo of gran
}4 rver sent from this country to Scot
hail.. Not only will this be the first
u--o ever shipped from the United
STATES TO Scotland, but it will be the
frs. ever sent from this country to a
/ ropean port Judge Putnam will
.N|g session of the United States cir
3t court at Portland at 1890 A. NJ.
friday, July 26, and will then hear, or
ahge to hear, any matters which
W-usel may have for him. There will
ut no other opportunity for counsel to
card before Judge Putnam in any
ending cases earlier than the Septem-
Deg rules. 1.-Two new weed pests, the
range hawk weed and the king devil
Hrrd, are gaining big hold in the fields
some parts of the State, particularly
f. >agadahoc county and the adjacent
0r, Of the surrounding counties, and
'r iuture of the Maine hay crop is in
destroy these pests and State law may
1e lycessary to help in their extermina-
1"r.."The Governor and Council have
been petltloned to pardon Henry Moody
d Frank Murphy of Salem, Mass,
Nrlug a sixty days sentence in Au-
1Iw Jail for vagrancy. The petition
Is med by the mayor ahd fifty citizens
w Salem. Pardons are also asked for
1N ramps serving so days sentences
n umberland county jail Lieuten-
aH' colonel Myrick, who was recently
4lponted to the command of the forti-
ltaJons about Portland, arrived from
fortress Monroe, Va, Thursday and
assumed formal charge For the pres
ent olonel Myrick will make his head
quarters at Fort Preble, but there will
De no change in the personnel of the
9''icers either at Fort Preble or Will
tamS....It is said that Hiram Kicker &
Sons of the Poland Spring House have
Practically closed negotiations for the
purchase of the Bay View House at
Rockland. The hotel will accommo-
0aIe between three and four hundred
4nests, and the plan is to run it in con-
heellon with the Poland Spring House.
,,.Iuly 18th, the asses sOrs committed
-b+ tax on the Telegraph and Express
aompanies. The total tax on the Tele-
graph companies this year is S2S54. So,
dgalnst s63S7. 80 last year. The Ellsworth
4 Deer Isle, the Great Northwestern, the
Cortland & Rumford Falls and the
Name Telegraph Companies are not
td&ed... The tax rate in Lewiston this
Year, is half mill larger than last
year, being % 1-2 mills. Mrs. Marti
wife of DR.. r. J. Martin of Augusta
who was recently drowned while at
lempting to rescue girl from drown
ing at Belgrade, is gradually recovering
from the nervous shock attendant upon
The ACCIDENT. Gov. Hill will make
some important nominations this week,
Which will come up for consideration at
NE next session of the executive coun-
clI July 25. Much interest is manifested
as to the successor of Dr. Robert J.
Martin as member of the State board
Of medical registration, there being two
gI.andidates for the position-D Will
nam H. Harris and DIR. o. G. S. Davies,
both of Augusta. According to an
opinion issued Saturday by Atty Gen.
oelders, the bank deposit tax law pas
SEQ by the last legislature will apply to
Ime deposits in trust companies and
national hanks