The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. The members of
the University of Maine chapter of the
Beta Theta Pi fraternity have presented
Dr.. and Mrs. A. W. Harris, formerly of
the University of Maine, with loving
cup The cup was delayed in getting to
Orono, but on arrival was immediately
expressed to Dr. and Mrs. Harris at
their new home III Port Deposit, Md.
The cup is of solid silver with gold lining,
and stands about eight inches in height.
1t has three handles and on one side is
the coat of arms of the fraternity, while
DIR and Mrs. a. w. Harris, from the
University of Maine chapter of Beta
Theta Pl....At a meeting of the stock
holders of the Maine Condensed Milk
Co. at Portland, Jan. Sd. it was voted to
accept the offer of the Gail Borden
Condensed Milk Co. of $50, coo and the
transfer of the property will be made
without delay. 1t was also voted to re
serve 500, 600 to pay the bonded debt of
the company, the interest on the bonds
having been paid in advance. The Maine
Condensed Milk Co. has factories at
Newport, Me-, and Whitefield. n H..
During 1901 about 100 dwellings were
erected III Millinocket and also the
splendid big hotel, the Great Northern,
Veritable palace il the woods. One
church was built and two more Will be
built this year. Only one other town IN
Maine has kept this pace IN 1901, and
that was the great paper town OF the
Androscoggin, Rumford Falls, III which
town $50 new houses We're built in 1901,
representing an investment of $4,000.
The oxford Paper Company'S plant
rnnnl,lat ld arch
bridge built across the canal. a 40-room
brick addition to Hotel Rumtord made,
and foundations laid for a Baptist
church. On the last day of December,
1901. Governor Hill SAID to d Portland
Press correspondents Il believe that in
every branch Of industry, including that
of agriculture. Maine has never had so
prosperous a year as the one just clos
ing. AroostooA especially has been
blessed with great crops and the farmers
are receiving tor all kinds Of produce
high prices Not only has the State pros
peTed but the people themselves have
had marked material advancement.
Maine can look with pride upon the
past, and enter upon the new year
with bright hopes by new rules
which went into effect on the Maine
Central Dec. 31st, trunks and other
BltCCS VI DdSSdSC blldl weigh HWY
than 25u pounds will not be accepted
until their contents have been lightened
10 such an extent as to come within the
bounds of the law. Ten pounds allow
ance is given for variance iii scales, but
this is the last chance and an ounce over
this amount will render the article unfit
for transportation except as freight on
any trains OF the Maine Central. Ac-
cording to the report submitted by Col.
4. y. CrOSSman, surveyor general OF the
port of Bangor. the year 1901 was very
poor one for the lumber trade. The
total amount of lumber surveyed was
l20 954, S97 feet, rs compared with l42,-
500 243 feet III 1900. decrease Of more
than 20,00o,00 feet. The survey, as
compared with that OF 1900 was as
follows: Dry pine u 401, DIG, 1900 1881,
Oh: green pine l,3I6.223, 1900 >, 5a2, SOS:
spruce Sl,91l, 594. 1900 l22, 46o. $50: hem
lock etc, 16 259, 562, 1900 I $3.50. 36l.. The
daughters of the late Hon. Charles \.
B0utelle have presented b. II. Beale
post. G. \. r.. Bangor of which he was
d member, with a large portrait of their
father, which Will occupy prominent
place in the Grand Army hail III Column
bIa strert....The revision of the Public
Laws of Maine, commonly known us the
Revised Statutes, is now being prepared
by John \. Morrill, of Auburn 1t will
he the fifth revision and its appearance
VIII be hailed with pleasure by every
lawyer III Maine. by the time it is com
pieted 20 years viii have passed since
the laws were revised m Franklin For
syth WAS arrested in Hyde Park. Mass,
Jan. 4th, by Deputy Sheriff Ireland of
Bangor charged with having kidnapped
his own two children in Bangor Oh New