The Republican journal., 1901-04-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

wINs NJ TIERS. The first town to
.,ss advantage Of the provisions of the
.+ a introduced by Representative
'in g%ltou ol south Portland, providing
55 State roads and their improvements,
I'm ,r44 Town nj Dexter. Notice of this
srt .ams 10 he Secretary of States
a' oorics Wednesday, the town having
Dtgd ali its recent town meeting to raise
,S@for tue purpose of improving roads
1 rs territory. This action is sufficient
IN N .rrars az equal amount from the
,-a-a treasury. All other towns and
Fres are omitted to do likewise until
.6p full sjuu Of the appropriation, $15,-
Ta a wear is used up. They will be
a6pldled in regular order, as received
M the Secretary of State. The Knox
1ptv rommissioners have assessed the
rr-, tax and while the valuation of
al ait tye towns has increased, the
~tgi TAX Of sl6, 800 is reduction of $3,-
S6 from last year. The tax by towns is
As follow, Appleton 1906, Camden
g9 Gushing s142, Friendship $25s,
gorp s2iL hurricane Isle SOL, North
gaysl So Rockland $6459, Rockport
y%g South Thomaston S414, st George
Asa Thomaston S1512, Union S617,
Tna haven 3745, Warren 1868, Wash
ngtar s-7. Criehaven Plantation
g NaucuS Plantation, SAG. The
tos. valuation is S13,093,096. The
nuHs which the valuation has de-
creased ap Union, st George, Vinal
Hay-4, Warren and Matinicus... The
trustee, 4 the Maine industrial school
tmgrS eld a meeting last week for
.agUgrl>t OF considering plans for the
lta l- TO lake the place of Erskine
hal. vI.a was burned last summer.
Tirna presented were for a building
70 mediate y girls, similar to
Bake l.ul with the addition of few
llJt movements. The plans were
accepted Tie trustees of the Maine
STATE A-Gtultural Society had their
-salHg lewiston last week. A COM
llt' u Of the premium list was
loit .lH viii be ready for the printer
sso.l the question of evening ell
sraaI nt at the grounds is settled.
Le-'s- ut the fair will be Sept. SO,
N lsuaL the management are
i'Nl-l- Tor great program.....Th
&1f Maine, which have not been
It'>r rlghteen years, are to be re-
TNfliDfaNlth, the legislature having
% H6r1.-lt 1t will be quite job, but
I ls- done before, Jan. /, 1908.
t..a Wr taat needs to be done, for
BE LAST eamne of revised statutes does
ocWau all the laws by considerable.
iol j Morrill, of Auburn is to do the
'o.a-.-l He nit of Mrs. Alice L. Haskell
y ii'>l5ia vs.. the Maine Central rail
0ao .or 10000 damages by reason of
Illrr. received at the time of the acci-
len. III Bar llarbor, which was assigned
G tra Ut >kowhegan, has been settled
y counsel By the terms of the set
eleDt Mrs Haskell is to receive $4,-
M % full compensation for all claims
ga1SI lAe company......Ch Charles Brown
. l!oluaoton was instantly killed,
warren -9'n, in the Ulmer lime rock
.l&iIy A rock weighing one and one
-al ton> fell on him and crushed him
death s widow, one daughter and
!YF SONS survive him. .....A Sanford boy,
2 Vas ben sent to the reform school
VI lorclng another lad to drink pint
NHSkey The victim was made very
Nh Out Is getting over it.....The State
wand of trade is to see that Maine is
presented in the New England build
" ar thr Buffalo fair, and will start a
u'S. lption for the purpose of raising
Lr IAAdS- GOVERNOR Hill leading it with
subscription of $500. 1t is a matter
I'd, i0ulhes the State pride, and there
'sAl let TO be a great deal of trouble
..'l.. .alSlls the amount. Bath people are
N1'ilg 4.4S per cent. from Symonds,
poE q took of Portland, assignees of
y Moses This is the first and final
tAend. he amount to be divided is
"lI sio3oo0. The first dividend of II
VI, VI ggllJ 3n the claim against the Rich
s5 ,% rape company has been declared
ar nu Vi Is 7Gpected dividend of per
sac sl "l'l soon be paid. Ernest Grant
@toW-y !, escaped being instantly killed
., Oit i'erfy quarry, Rockland, Satur-
r wy iif vas standing directly under
iaS THAI was being hoisted when a
II 51A weighing several hundred pounds
az az WI tae oad, striking him a glanc-
= 'Io~ ~ the face. Grant was badly
' !, ,..il, 31u uiolsed, but it is expected that
NV VIII he abe to leave his bed within a
y. " aaS ~ VS.. For the second time since
m n..; ine liemocrats carried Calais in the
aEilglP7 sEg, election, April 1st, Brono
aDS1' a1' the party candidate for mayor,
Mn; 'lli;'ils over James L. Thompson, Re-
sl,.'d t... D. d92 to 467. The vote on this
@' % showed tina. 80 per cent of the
s-'' H. 'a,dJlon went to the ballot box.
II II, htlWblicans won in the alderman
1 Ny, : 10 }. The board last year was
tI'V4y t' republican. The great factor
+, ,'r gI tleetlon was the liquor question,
tio go'ut the same grounds as elsewhere
a 'gs ,ig slate..... The second reunion of
,tig, tc.S. battery association, an organ
siq iu1 llat served during the war with
larl s,l' was held in Waterville April 1st.
ne M was good attendance. Seve raj
N. o'g original members of officers are
Ilo, h ~ the Philippines service. The
ing officers were elected: Pres.
5nsl Sslterllng of Waterville; Sec, Benz
Ste"iu SauJilu of Waterville; committee, W.
lIUi UyiiInlhg, y l.. A. Bachelor, H. n. Otis,
MI mn roster, Capt. Cornelius Kelleher,
,r FD' u, ,g,TIacelon, Capt. Frank Hume,
pqb pgb " elch, Capt. Adams; Txeas., B. F.
pdu' pa The next reuniO on will be held