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

MAINE MATTERS. Maine now ranks
as the third State in the production of
pulp and paper. The census of 1900
gives the State IS mills, with a product
worth 81, 223, 1875. In these places 4,S51
estimated at $17,473, 100. 1t has been
predicted that Maine will be the first
State in this industry within 10 years..
A State convention and rally of the
single tax association of Maine was to
have been held in Portland, Oct. 23d,
but for some reason there was mistake
made in the sending out of the notices,
and the present officers will hold over.
In the evening Pres. A. M. Rich of Sc
bago presided at public meeting and
Rev. DIR. E. j. S. McAllister delivered an
address on ''Single Tax and the Rum
Power ..At the meeting of the Maine
State Jersey Cattle association in Win
throp Oct. 23d, these officers were
elected: President, A. T. Russell, Leeds;
vice presidents, w. G. Whitmau, Turner,
NJ. F. Norcross, Winthrop; directors, W.
H. Keefe of Monmouth, w. B. Frost
of Wayne, Jno. Pike Of Wayne; secre-
tary and treasurer, n R. Pike, Win
throp......Rev. George Crosswell Ores
sey, for seven years pastor of the
Unitarian church in Bangor, having
been the predecessor of Rev. Seth Cur
tbs Beach, who recently resigned, has
received and has accepted a call to the
Unitarian church in Portland, Ore, one
of the most prosperous of the many
parishes in the growing metropolis of
the northern Pacific coast....... The big
steel sailing ship William P. Frye left
Bath, Oct. 23d, on her maiden voyage in
tow of the ocean tug Triton. On board
was Miss Caroline Frye Briggs of Au-
when it was launched. Miss Briggs
will be the guest of Miss June Wheeler
in New York and of several Boston
friends before returning. About 5000
tons of sand was taken by the Frye to
New York for ballast There she will
take general cargo to San Francisco.....
The sophomore class of Bowdoin col
lege has elected officers as follows: Pres
ident, Raymond John McCutcheon of
Hallowell; vice president, Archibald of
Houlton; secretary and treasurer, Har-
old Josselyn Everett, Portland. ...Peti-
lions have been filed with the county
commissioners requesting that the Wis
casset, Waterville & Pennington rail
road company which is now building
line from Waterville to Weeks Mills,
deposit with the commission as security
for damages and costs as follows: For
John Dunbar $3.50, Mary H. Spring
$3.50, John I. Howard 5000 All reside
in Winslow...T The apple crop through
out the State is light, but prices are
high. Farmers are selling what apples
they have, which, almost without ex-
ception, are of superior quality, for
prices ranging from 50 to $3.50 against
IS cents to $3.50 last season..... Charles
W. Clary and Joseph Labee of Bailey
Island were arraigned before Judge
Roberts at Brunswick on the complaint
of Fish Wardens Richard Orr and Isaac
II. Snow, charged with having 107 short
Holsters in their possession, Aug. II.
They pleaded not guilty, but the evil
dence against them was of such a con-
vincing character that Judge Roberts
found them guilty and fined them Sl07
and costs. Mr.. and Mrs. James Har-
riman of Newport celebrated the Goth
anniversary of their marriage Oct. oath.
MI Hartman is IS and his wife 50
years of age. Both are wonderfully
only three are living; Miss Martha O.
Hartman of Cambridge, Mass Mrs.
S. A. Howe of Newport, Me-, and Mrs.
Alice Hartman, who has been in news
paper work in the West and Washington
for several years.......J Joseph P. Rich
ards, a respected citizen of the town of
Falmouth, was killed Oct. 23d, during a
struggle with an ugly COW. Deceased
was a blacksmith by trade. He for
merly lived at Boston, where he was
prominent as singer in several church
choirs.....It was pleasant news to the
citizens of the State to learn from the
later dispatches that although the New
England building at the Pan-American
Exposition was partially destroyed, the
Maine room fortunately escaped des-
truction.....T There were 49, pensioners
in the State of Maine on June 30th last,
according to the report of the commits
sioner of pensions. These 1855 pen
sioners received from the government
last year the sum of So 954, 66S. 43, which
was disbursed from the pension office at
AuguSta..A verdict for $4,000 for the
plaintiff was returned by the jury at
Bangor in the case Of Mrs. Bessie T.
Haskell VS.. the Great Northern Paper
Co. in the Supreme Court Oct. 25th.
This is the largest verdict ever given by
a jury in Penobscot county and one of
the largest ever given in Maine. The
defence has already filed motion for
new Crldl ana the Case Will De TAKEN TO
the law court. Friends of the Maine
Music Festival as regular diet have
evolved plan to give it permanence,
under the lead of Edward A. Noyes of
Portland. 1t is proposed to secure
pledges for three years for at least
twelve hundred course tickets each
year. This will pay the bills and no
very serious burden is thrust upon any
one. The festivals this year were keen
ly enjoyed by all.....Mrs. Thomas Dan
forth committed suicide at her home
in Madison Oct. 26th by taking arsenic.
She was about 60 years of age. Her
husband died short time ago.. Those
in charge of the annual fair held by the
Dorothea Dix Memorial association at
Harmony hall, Hampden, on Wedpes-
day and Thursday, Oct 22d and 23d,
report the event as having been the
most successful ever held. The associa-
ton as result of the money raised is
now able to meet its financial obliga-
tons ON the land bought some time
since as site for the park and monu-
ment to the memory of Miss Dix. Two
natives Of the State, at least, are
among those honored recently by Yale.
The degree of doctor of divinity was
conferred upon Pres. George Harris of