The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-07-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


IS and break camp Aug. %. No new
enlistment will be made in any organi-
cation Of the national guard except the
naval reserves between July 20 and
Aug. "A. The troops will be furnished
with khaki uniforms. The camp will
be named in honor of Gov. Hill. Dr.
William C. Hatch, corresponding secre-
tary of the New England eclectic medi-
cal association, died at his home in
New Sharon, June 18th, from small
pox. DR.. Hatch had been very i'll for
some time and his entire family is
under quarantine. A son of the victim
is i'll with the same disease. The
Kennebec river is still at high pitch,
and work on the largest jams of logs
has not been resumed, as the booms are
not sufficiently strong. Weeks OF hard
many big Jams on the main river.
coming along all ght....Andy Percy
elected captain of the Bowdoin college
baseball team for the coming year by
the members of this years team at Il
meeting held June H.. The following
nominations were made at the Somer-
\
SkoWhegan, June 18TH: County At
tomey, e. W. GoWen: county com
missioner Forrest Williams: senator.
Forrest Goodwin:sheritt T. l.. Harding:
clerk of courts. T. Seekins...It is not
probable, says the Bangor News, that
Anna Held plans to leave the stage and
adopt farming as a profession. but she
has nevertheless bought farm at Bel
I al 80
same. 1t is the Blaisdell farm Just
over the line Ia Rome. The farm boz
ders on both lakes and commands a
splendid view..... Frveburgs summer
school and Maine Chautauqua will
3lst William II. Sargent OF Brewer.
son of Harlan z. Sargent, died of apo
pleXy very suddenly June 18th. aged 30
years He was a member of the board
of aldermen. a BoWdoin graduate and
prominent in society and business
circles .. From all parts of Maine. -
SAYS Hon. Samuel W. Matthews, score
tary of the Old Home Week Associa-
ton, come reports that this year will
eclipse all previous ones in the obser-
vance of the week, which will be from
August to August 9. OF course the
The battleship Indiana is coming, and
attendance OF President Roosevelt, who
will be in the state about that time as
the guest of Congressman Littletield.
The demand for invitations is large
and there is a great deal of enthusiasm
manifested, w., The banquet of the
Bowdoin college freshmen took place
at Riverton June 18th. stanley Williams
acted as toastmaker and stewart sym
onds of Portland delivered dn address. :.
The Bates college base ball team has
elected Fred L. stone of the junior class
captain of the team for 1903. stone is an
Auburn boy, fitted at Edward Little
nigh school where he caught Herbert
Oaks. now the crack pitcher OF the var
sltv. He has been the catcher OF The
Bates team for three years. and ranks
AS the best man behind the bat i'll tie
Maine cuilegeS.....Statt Pension Agent
Edwin c. Milliken has thus far this
year received 1886 applications for state
aid.....NL Leavitt. the newly appointed
state liquor commissioner. has Splen-
did WAY record. He enlisted at the age
o1 u, and was in that magnificent
lighting regiment the First Maine
heavy artillery. which lost more men
III battle than amy other regiment in
the Mon army. and was severely
wounded at the battle of SpottSN wanna
Va. May ~. ! Sill but continued in the
service mJli discharged on account of
his wounds, April II. l>ti:,,...ln the Re
publican County Convention at Port
land the principal oratorN Was 10y three
recent graduates from BOWdoin who
We're i'll College together swan of
" estbruok and Mr.. kneeland of Brdg-
tom We're classmates and both members
OF the same fraternity Aeta Delt Chi.
Mr.. +. W. W heller While not tie same
class was III college at the same time
.. Congressman Amos l.. Allen will
have contest or his hands in 1904.
The candidacy of eX-MayOr Charles +.
Libby of Portland to succeed Nh. Allen
at the close OF his next term OF service,
has been announced....A lover OF birds
has authorized the DamariScotta Her
aid to offer reward of $40 for lnforma-
ton that will convict anyone of VIC
lating the laws against the slaughter
of birds. Grows, hawks, owls and So
called English SparroWs are excepted.
The Maine Pharmaceutical Association
will hold its Ihirty-ifth annual meeting
in Portland, July 5, 9, 1902. An excel
lent and entertaining program has
been prepared, and all druggists will be
made welcome....The somerset county
socialists at a meeting June oath adopt
ed platform indorsing the platform
of national socialists, Endorsed the en-
actment of direct primary law; direct
legislation for Maine: election OF ma
tional senators by direct vote: the nine
hour labor law for all trades: law eX-
Guiding all undesirable immigration:
establishment of postal savings banks;
local ownership of local utilities: ma
tional ownership of national utilities,
and a law prohibiting free transporta-
tion.... Representative Littletield has
agreed to 60 to California for stump
ing tour from Oct. /. till the November
election. He will fill dates suggested
by Representative Metcalf of that
State. Waterville's centennial cele-
bration closed June Z4th SO far as
events were concerned. The parade in
the forenoon was all that could be eX-
pected. The trades display was spec
tally fine. a slight shower hardly mar
red the occasion, as rain fell but few
minutes. The city was crowded with
sightseerS as never before. The clos
ing events of the day We're those
of exhibitions by the local fire
department on Elm street, includ-
ing hose coupling and hose races, a
balloon ascension and ball game.