The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-12-25
NEWS or TIE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. At the meeting
=. .ne State board of pharmacy 10 Au-
gusta Dec. 10th, ID candidates took the
examination Ua for registered pharma-
clsIs. chairman Lord Of the board
saiu. As far as ia known, and the
commissioners have made thorough in
veStlgatlOn, there is not drug store in
Ihe state where registered apOthecary
not employed. The commissioners
Deileve That the day of the pharmaceu-
Ical 'front.' with bar attachment in the
rear mas gone by. During the past
year out few complaints have been
maoe aooat the illegal running OF drug
STORES. .....Considerable interest is be-
ing SHOWN relative to Gardiner having
centennial celebration in 1908. 1t was
IN loOS, Feb. 18th, that Gardiner was
Incorporated as town by itself, hav-
Ing previously been part OF Plttston.
Inc population at that time, including
west Gardner, was $780, Gardiner was
made city in 1850. Hon. George M.
Selders, attorney general of Maine, has
rendered a decision that the New Eng
lana Home Buyers Association of Bos-
ton cannot do business in Maine unless
! II deposits $25, 900 with the State treas
| urer ana thereafter sum equal to Is
per cent. of the deposits made in such
corporations by the citizens of the
State.:... Word comes from Rockland
, that the Rockland G. A. R. delegation
to the encampment will favor the cleo
| ton OF Gen. Chamberlain of Bruins
WICK, although they realize that there
IS hot contest ahead, as Milliken is
thought to have much strength.....In
the United States district court at Port
land, Dec. 18th, the five sailors of the
schooner Helen M. Atwood, charged
with mutiny in the Kennebec river at
Bath, were sent to Jail for 10 days..
Hon, George E. Macomber of Augusta
has been appointed trustee of the In
sane Hospital to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Hon. P. O. Vickery. 1t
mas been customary for many years to
have resident trustee at Augusta, and
Mr.. Macomber will fill the BILL. The
abstract of the condition of national
banks IN Maine at the close of business
on November rs, just made public by
the comptroller of the currency, shows
the average reserve held was 17.43 per
cent; loans and discounts amounted to
$2S, 707, O39; gold coin amounted in the
aggregate to 81, 215, 661; the total specie
to 81, O51, 708; lawful money reserve to
$2,OO5, 427; and individual deposits to
1924, 1928, 49,. Residents of Washington
in Knox county are hoping that the
proposed trolley line from Augusta to
Rockland will run through their town.
A citizen of Washington states that the
town will give the right of way....There
will be a meeting of the Republican
State committee for organization in
January. Several new members are to
| be in attendance for the first time,
Hon. F. M. Simpson of Bangor will
probably be reelected chairman, and
Hon. Byron Boyd OF Augusta secretary.
From Fish Warden Dow the following
| figures for the month of November are
| obtained: Number of Holsters taken in
Cumberland county, 81 200; number of
Holsters landed by smacks, 25,s45; num-
Der of Holsters seized, 1,794; number of
barrels of CLANS taken inthe county, 3d.
1913; number of cases of clans packed,
700; number of cases of clam chowder
packed, 800; number of pounds of smelts
taken in the country, $4,000. There
were aHo about 100000 pounds of mixed
fish landed at Portland during the
month of November. In the United
States court at Portland Dec. 18th
Harry L. Gilman of Waterville was
convicted OF sending obscene circulars
through the mall ana was sentenced to
pay fine of 800 and so days in JAIL.
Dr. F. W. Huntington says that there
is no change in the cattle situation at
Portland. The matter rests entirely
with the English government. The To-
! cal authori ties and Grand Trunk offici-
ais are doing everything in their power
to have the order which affects Port
land rescinded and there is every reason
tO@belieye that if will mt he GREAT
while before the embargo is raised.....
The death of ex-Speaker Reed at Wash
ington calls to mind that of the four
famous Republicans who long repre-
sented the Pine Tree State in the
House, three died in the National Cap
ital. Captain Boutelle was the only ex-
ception. Two of them, MI Milliken
and Mr.. Dingley, died in the harness.
Mr.. Milliken was the first