The Republican journal., 1901-03-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
t,.>r MATTERS. The officers of
..V.ne Historical Society are plan
". to54t ont new and complete in
'lL' l-a Il, 'arge and valuable collection
d. ,ooks. pamphlets and manuscripts.
w.. Mil be great convenience to
I',- l' nortion of the public that is spec
..fg 5.1 Interested in delving into the
."'...,l,nf ". the past... Frederick II. But
i,rr HouIton. formerly of Bangor,
Hat hrs home in the former town,
gs-,g hi. after an illness of three
,GD1tfs V.tl Bright's disease. The de-
pa.s4d was first assistant engineer OF
,{s BANGOR & Aroostook. The late
Vr. A + Williams of Augusta, widow
If EyLioy. Joseph Williams, in her
g5g 1equeaths $4,000 to Christ church,
fgrsflau society, of Augusta, and
Ma, sam to the American Unitarian as
.a.qtiog uf Boston. HOphni Judd of
\W York and Lendall Judd of Angus
u af4 uaHed executors.....Th follow
.a7 members of the senior class of
B'tss college have been selected to
,.s- n.1 1 the annual public exhibit
: tm e Maine street Free Baptist
snnb r March 20; Willard X. Bach
sd4r East Winthrop; Arthur C. Clark,
Berwick William II. Sellingwood, Me-
4alt Fails, Harry l.. Moore, North
bgu. T.mie f. Rand, Dexter; Joseph
Wilson. Yarmouth, n. S.; Mrs.
N5tie 4. bow, East Newport, Caro-
fine Z. ibby, Pittsfield; Gertrude B.
Iibnf lewiston; Josephene B. Neal.
lewiston; blanche B. NoyeS, Lewiston;
Itla b loWle, Lewiston.... The mem
fl.> ot tIDe senior class, University of
Name IN he assigned commencement
alts. as announced Feb. Sth, are as
ioMa- Gertrude L. Frazier, Old Town;
Nara, g.. Merrill, Saltwater; Leroy
II lh1-y. Orono: Harold E. Folsom,
aI@N Harold G. Davis, Lewiston.
.T., -I.dSurerS of Damariscotta, New
castle u Bristol each have received
Gstt toI II coo from the administrator
at RI, estate of Albert H. Hustin, late
q NtW York. Shortly after Mr..
Huston death it was announced that
MsNu provided for such bequests, but
te checks were received only March
RI. There is no provision attached to
-.- Irluest...S sherman |. Graves of
8n@r.H4am, has been appointed
supervising principal of the Strong dis
Ig't wol Of New Haven, Conn. There
Var-yapl llcants for the position. Mr..
Gsts> 0jI 60 to New Haven April 8.
le@aIy Viii be $4,000. He is now prin-
Gr. Ell ,Lr Wellington street school in
~ll4leN Mass. Mr. Graves graduated
is.m Bates college in 1894. He was su-
Ie.i0tpudplt Of schools in Augusta, Me,
ltiur-lug to Springfield, and was then
Ueso- ut the Maine State teachers
Rsue.t.vu...'Ihe annual report of the
Maine ate Agricultural Society, Lew
stul WIS made putlic Saturday. The
total receipts of the year, including a
Jlaaal{ loan of $500, were S25, III
rd the expenditures S25, 5,657.1
lleMaeIledness is So, 400 The society
ag.ts real estate and other property
Ulled at So, 71S....The inventory of
The property Of the late Arthur SeWall,
.hesaW tuilder, of Bath, is $1,400, 900.
Estimates of the Penobscot river log
HI !o the season of 1900-01 place the
~ia at about 1901 900, 900 feet, and this,
Etlh ,Hr ogs hung up at Seeboomook
jd,S last summer, and scattering small
P's wl. bring the total quantity to
eone down in the drives this year up to
80ol! l,n 100000 feet. OF this nearly
g9f-lsi will 90 into the pulp Mills.
HE annual meeting and banquet of the
ftnobscat Valley Alumni Association
VI Tie lmversity of Maine will be held
HI J'e banquet hall of the Madockawan-
/" lu5 al Bangor, tomorrow. Friday,
evening An organization was formed
Hateryille, March 9th, to be known
az Ihe License and Local Option League
Name. There were gentlemen pre-
%4y NJ from Bath, Rockland, Portland,
64s.iast Nkowhegan, Bangor, Oakland,
lsow, Fassalboro, Augusta, Hallow-
q. Tarainer and Brunswick. The pur-
vSr. OF the league is that of preparation
ioi submission of the constitutional
Y9motory amendment, two years
I5hte The officers are: President, John
n y aIr' one, Waterville; secretary, w.
stevens, Waterville; treasurer, L.
AsNhailey, Rockland, and an executive
88Alhlttee of 20..... George w. Fuller of
palgor, a senior of Tufts college divin-
" school, has been given an unanimous
ial' 20 the paStorate of Spencer, Mass,
N'tFsalst church. Mr.. Fuller was
6siulsL y IN the newspaper business in
DaNso!. Paris Gibson, who has been
,r -Fs'tq senator from Montana, is a ma
g g,e oi lirownheld in this State and a
.laNtile of Bowdoin College. He is
'etis of Mrs. Hannah S. Wig
Sn S. 'tIeurated her oath birthday ami
S@l5 Monday, at her home in Bath.
S,, Nlgsln, a daughter of John and
5oi' 51ia1 Jaques Small, was born in Bow
ov o%al'3,ln, March II, 1907. She is the only
my, g IVY eight children now living. Hel
4o'ltI reached the age of 104 years. In
sIe married Merrill Wiggin, also
wo' ,vSIdent of Bowdoinham, and they
bgs bo''i % Bath to live; he died in 1857. She
ali oeen the mother of seven children,
pT.,, uead. She is in good health, reads a
''' ueal, and her hearing is excellent.
s,j ~ BRIEF. The torpedo boat destroy
- iw Law renee made maximum speed of
d,l AnotS at her third builders trial, Fri
ap1 p5' III run from Point Allerton out
Sg'.. S"u around Boston lightship. The
msd suIe is half knot faster than she has
x,oa' @ue On previous trials and it was a
Dayty DsagtteSSiul test in every respect. Re
eants ntS continue to come in from all over
tnt ItiaI california about the shortage OF
yosd ys,I cars and the inability of the rail
cToH companies to handle the big orange
said Many of the large growers, it is
somatltYe soa nave already lost heavily, and il
tNetlllng is not done in the near future