The Republican journal., 1901-12-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MkINE MATTERS. Mrs. Minnie f.
Thornton of Chestervile has brought
suit against the Maine State Agricul-
tural Society for $1,000, as a result of
the death of her husband on the
grounds of the association last Septem-
ber. Mr.. Thornton was killed by a
bullet from a shooting gallery. The
ont is brought by the widow as admin
lstratriX of her husbands estate. The
writ is returnable at the February
term of court for Franklin county. The
Maine st. Louis Exposition commits
SlonerS met recently at Augusta to dis
euss plans and projects for the placing
of Maine and its advantages before the
people of the South and West at this
exposition. While nothing definite in
the way of detail was determined upon,
1t was positively settled that Maine, it's
interests and its resources, shall be
properly represented at the st. Louis
ExpoSition....... report of the
state land agent for the period from
Aug. lSt to Nov. goth, has been filed
with the executive council. He reports
the total receipts in that period to
nave been S5,092. H. OF this, S1156S
was realized by the sale of blueberries
on State land. Cash on hand Nov. 30th
was $2,56l.54, and S2,097.73 has been
turned into the State treasury....T The
Bowdoin faculty has accepted the
design proposed by Mckim, Mead &
White, architects, for the memorial
gates to be presented to the college
by the class of 1876, and the entrance
will be erected the coming year. The
memorial as now proposed consists of
two tiuted Doric columns of Maine
granite each twenty feet high, flank
ing the path from Main street to the
chapel. 1t will thus be in the nature
of monumental entrance. Adjoin-
ing the columns will be two pedestals
bearing vases. The columns will be
encircled with bands of bronze at a
height Of four feet and bearing in
ScriptionS. Bronze chains will be hung
from the bands as a barrier between
The columns and the pedestas.
Fred X. Burbank and Jed Kelley,
Calais, charged with smuggling sheep
skins and sugar, pleaded guilty in the
district court at Portland, Thursday,
and were fined S25 and costs each, and
sentenced to one day in Portland Jail.
Mrs. Sabrina Watts Hall of Jonesboro,
96 years old, is one of the bright old
ladies actively interested in what is GO
ing on She can spin and knit, some
thing that few people of her age can
boast. The tWenty-second annual meet
ing of the Maine Pedagogical Society
viii be held in the State House, Angus
Ia, Dec, 26, p, 1901. All interested in
education are cordially invited to at
tend.....Prof. Shailer Mathews, Colby
II, of the University of Chicago, ac-
rompanled by 10 divinity students of
the university, started Oh an extensive
visit to the Holy Land, as preparatio
tor the study of divinity, on December
"A. They will visit all places of histor-
zeal interest in connection with the
Blble....The recent denomination of Ad-
miral Royal B. Bradford of the navy to
be chief of the bureau of equipment
and repair for three years more will de-
light many of his friends in Maine
Admiral Bradford was born in Turner,
and has been much in the Pine Tree
State. One of the surprises in Angus
ia financial circles last week was the
announcement that the Augusta Ma
tional bank was to be merged into the
Augusta Trust Co.....The U. S. Gov
eminent is considering the building of
another lighthouse on the Kennebec
river. A few years ago they erected
three on the lower Kennebec, and it is
proposed to locate the new one in
West Woolwich, nearly opposite Abagad-
asset Point......John Y. Lane has
been nominated by President Roose-
velt for postmaster of Augusta......
The fall term of the Bangor Theo-
logical seminary closed Dec. 18th for
the holiday recess, The seminary will
reopen on Thursday morning, Jan. 2.
Miss Carrie S. Green, the librarian, will
take a vacation during the holidays.
The town of Pennington has voted to
buy the Pennington water works for
$4,000, and towards payment it will
issue $42, 900 OF 3Q-year 5 per cent bonds,
secured 9y first mortgage on the works.
.....The Rlckers are having built a
couple of new-fashioned tally-h
coaches to run from Bay Point hotel
to and from Rockland to meet trains
next summer. Every room has been
engaged for the season....T Law
School of the University of Maine has
closed for the Christmas recess and the
students have gone to their homes for
the holidays. Thomas J. Dillon, we'll
known travelling representative of F.
W. Hunt & Co of Boston, died suddenly
Dec. 18th of rheumatism of the heart
az illo IlollO III 11tuli. liz Ndo
several years conductor on the Maine
Central railroad. He was 40 years old
-Four Knox county officials have
died i'll office during the past 10 years: !:
County Commissioner Henry J. Sleep
er, Clerk of Courts Ralph r. Ulmer
County Commissioner Thomas S. Bow
den and Sheriff Ulmer. Frank B.
Miller, who became register of deeds
in 1891, is the oldest county official in
point of service. Last year there were
organized in Maine $50 corporations
This year, with half month left to be
accounted for, the 800 mark has been
passed and the remaining days will be
enough to set the total up to or over
$50 Each corporation pays for the
privilege of organization according to
the amount of it's capital stock. Last
year the total amount for the twelve
months was $32. $40, and up to the first
day of December was $29,655. This
year, up to the first day of December,
the figures reached S45. $40, which is