The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

filed in the supreme court in Augusta
by the Lockwood Co., and the Hollings-
worth & Whitney Co., both of Water,
vile. Without a doubt, this is the larg-
est number of defendants ever named
in an equity case in. Maine. The object
of the bill is to prevent the throwing OF
sawdust and mill refuse in the waters OF
the Kennebec river and its tributaries
at any point above Waterville. An in
junction is asked by the defendants re-
straining mill owners from casting
waste matter into the river and from
any use of the river or its tributaries OF
such nature that it will injure them
in the operation of their mills at Water
vile, and for such other relief as the
nature of the case may requlre.....I The
Maine Historical Society held its regular
monthly meeting in Portland March l4th
and number of papers were read that
excited the lively interest OF all present.
Among the papers read was one by
Charles E. Allen Oh ''The Congrega-
tional church Of Dresden, Me-, and It's
minister in 1901" Samuel S. Dole pre-
scented a paper on 'What Found in an
Old Account Book" Clarence Hale
ESQ, contributed a paper on "The Cap
ture of the Caleb Cushing" and Rev.
DIR. Burrage read a paper on captain
.Jedediah Preble's Regiment at Ticon-
deroga in 1855" ....A State Society, Unit
ed States Daughters of 1912, has been Or
gained in Portland. History says that
more soldiers were enlisted IN the war
of 1912 in the district OF Maine, accord
ing to it's population, than in any OF the
States. Any woman is eligible 10 mem
bership in the society who is above the
age of is and whose ancestor served III
the war of 1872 acting as soldier, sailor,
marine. or as military, civil or naval
officer in the employ of the United States
government during the period OF l7S3-
lSi5.....All the travelling libraries are
now out. 40 being enjoyed at present in
the different towns i'll the State. The IL
braries have been much appreciated this
WINTER. Hotel Thacher, the largest
hotel in Biddeford, was closed to the pub
lie March 18th. The deputy sheriff
made a seizure and it was this that
prompted Landlord Wiley to close. All
hoarders were notified to seek new
quarters. The livery stable Of \. l..
Stafford, at Bar Harbor, one of the larg-
est in the State. was destroyed by fire
March 18th. A cook house connected
with the stable was also burned, and
three adjoining cottages were consider
ably damaged by fire and water. All
the horses were removed from the burn
ing stable in safety, but carriages and
equipments were destroyed. The entire
loss is nearly Sl2 000 and is covered by
insurance. Newton L. Nichols, son OF
Rev. George f. Nichols, pastor of the
Main street Baptist church, Saco, has
been appointed by the Hon. Amos l..
Allen as alternate for the naval cadet
ship at Annapolis. THE Maine apple is
bringing fancy prices in Liverpool, from
81 % to 1915 a barrel, and over 1000
barrels were shipped last week from
Portland to that port. One factor IN
this is that the farmers are paying bet
ter attention to the packing OF their
fruit. The New York Court OF Appeals
has rendered a decision in which that
part of the laws of 1895 known as the
Tobin law, which related to the cutting
of stone in New York state, requiring
that all stone used in State and NUM-
cipal contracts should be dressed within
the State. was declared to be unconStltu-
lional and void. This decision is of par
ticular interest to Maine as it is ex-
pected that the repeal OF this law
will give our stone contractors bet
ter sight in the New York markets.
These are busy times with the Mon
son Consolidated Slate Company, from
whose two quarries at Monson carload
of slate in various forms is shipped each
day The concern is employing about
Seventy-fve men at present. Among
recent shipments is that of twelve car
loads of 12X12 tile for the Boston post
office. one of the largest jobs of the kind
in recent years in New England.....A
set OF the books written by Frances E.
Willard has been presented to the
Portland public library by Mrs. L. NJ.
N. Stevens Architect John Calvin
Stevens is perfecting plans for new
buildings and improvements about the
Maine General Hospital property. The
much needed nurses dormitory is to be
erected between Charles street and the
hospital. 1t will have frontage of $50
feet and run back about 10 feet. In the
rear OF the main building new operat-
ing room will be constructed on modern
lines and an addition will be made to
the laundry. Charles S. Wilson, who
has been appointed secretary to the
American legation to Greece at Athens,
is the son of Hon. Franklin A. Wilson
of Bangor Mr.. Wilson will leave fol
Greece in a short time. Mr.. Wilson be-
gan his education in Bangor and prepar-
ed for college at the Roxbury Latin
school, where he was graduated with
honors. He was graduated from Har-
ward College in the class of 1S97.....There
is talk of hotel being built at Cobbos-
seecontee Lake. The Augusta Journal
says, the plan originated with I'll. B.
Locke, until lately one of the proprie-
tors of the Hotel North. Whether or
not things will come to head, and the
hotel be built, depends largely, if not
wholly, on whether or not the Maine
Central Railroad Co. builds the proposed
extension from Winthrop to Augusta.
... March 18th, Arthur Chaplin was
for the third time sworn in as may
OF of Bangor, after which the newly
elected city government was inaugural
ed In his address Mayor Chaplin advo-
Gated municipal economy and the i'm
provement of the city electric light
plart.....At the Old Town city election
March 18th George p. Longley, Repub-
lican, was elected mayor by the mar
row margin of IS votes, receiving
total of 461, while his opponent, DIR. A.
J. Bradbury, Dem, received AS. The
Republicans secured Wards l, and 4,
while Wards and went to the Demo-
Gratis ... One of the largest shipments of
ever made in the United States
went through Bangor recently. 1t
consisted of 80 carloads of LOCO cases
each from the Seacoast Packing Com