The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-09

the freShet of Dec. Is, which is one of
the worst ever known in the State, but
it will be enormous. No one places
the total damage to roads, bridges.
mills and other property at less than
$4,000 00 and it is likely to be much
more. Reports of damage in the back
towns continue to come in. The cleo
trio roads suffered severely.....E. c.
Brown, who will be remembered by
many as ''Comical Brown" is repairer
in the paper mills at Rumford Falls.
For many years he was popular
entertainer throughout New England.
III. D. Grahame has closed a contract
with Lee 4 Shepherd, the Boston
publishers, whereby they give him the
sole rights for the stage production of
Charles Clark Munn's popular novel,
Uncle Terry story of the Maine
coast. Up to date this popular book
has had circulation of some eighty
thousand copies since last December.
Hon. Seldom Connor, formerly gov
ernor and now United States pension
agent for the State of Maine, has re-
ceived check for $4,000 on an endow-
ment policy due him from the New
York Life Insurance Co. Mr.. Corners
many friends are extending their con
gratulations. Mrs. Anna Sargent
Hunt, president of the Maine Fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs, states that the
annual session of the federation will be
held in Dexter on Tuesday, Jan. p.
1t will be the winter session and
will be wholly devoted to business.
The autumn meeting was practically
literary session. The Federation will
meet with the Woman's Literary Club
of Dexter....T There was meeting and
banquet of Colby alumni at Portland
Friday evening, Dec. 9th, at which
President White was the guest of honor,
There were 60 present. The speakers
were Hon. J. S. Drummond. President
White, Rev. c. E. Owen of Waterville,
Crane of Hebron, Prof f. W. Hall of
Colby, Rev. DR.. Wilson, Miss True of
Waterville W. G. Chapman, Dr. Alfred
King of Portland and W. E. Sargent Of
Hebron. A letter was read from Judge
Whitehouse of the Supreme Court..
The following officers have been elected
10y Pine Tree division, Order of Railway
Conductors: Chief conductor, F. B.
Sears; assistant chief conductor, II. G..
True: secretary and treasurer, w.
Sprague: senior conductor, c. f. Tryon,
junior conductor, W. E. Cotton: inside
sentinel, l. NJ. IIaseltine; outside senti
mel, l.. w. Could; division committee
}. 5. Lysaght, David Pratt, H. d. Steven
son.. Charles {. Smith, believed to be
the youngest man ever appointed as
trial justice in this State, has been
named to succeed the la te Judge Samuel
/. Neal as judge of the police court at
klttery. Judge Smith is "a years of
age. Judge Neal was kicked to death
by horse on Christmas day.....Silas L.
Young, Wiscasset's oldest citizen. is
dead at the age of 95 He engaged in
the grocery business there 10 years ago
and was active in his store until years
ago. He was postmaster under Presi-
dents Pierce and Buchanan. So. The Rev
Hudson Sawyer, who for the past eight
years has been rector of the Episcopal
has been appointed chaplain at the
eastern branch of the National Home
for Soldiers at Togus, Maine. Mr. Saw
yer will be the first regular chaplain
this home has ever had, the pulpit
formerly being supplied. The COVER
nor and executive council, Dec. 3lst,
elected Francis keefe of Eliot as mes
senger of that body. The salary is $500
year Mr.. keefe is at present a clerk
IN the office of the secretary of State
and is an aide-de-camp on the staff Of
Gov. Hill, with the rank of lieutenant
colonel. He served in the hou2e fruYe
the Eliot district in 1890. George W.
MaXey, a Well-knoWn resident Of Thom-
aston, died at his home there Dec. 31st
He had been in the hotel business for
many years and was in the navy during
the civi! war MI Maxey was 50 years
old, and is survived by a wife, two daugh-
ters and son, the latter residing in Ban
ID, t,+ Il
ty have organized an association, the
principal object Of which is Ito obtain
from transportation companies just
for individual shippers to secure with
out long delays" The association is to
be known as the Aroostook Potato
Shippers association.....Th growth of
the street railway system III Maine has
been marvellous. Twenty years ago
there were II "a miles of street rail
road track in the whole State. The
first trolly line was built in Bangor in
1889. At the beginning of the present
year there were 269 miles of street rail
way in operation and enough has since
been added to make the total nearly
300 miles Ion. A. W. Gilman, who
was elected commissioner of agricul-
ture, under the new law passed by the
last Legislature, filed his bond and
qualified, Dec. 31st, and took formal
possession of his Office Jan. 1st.
FISH AND GAME. Fishermen around
Bath and vicinity are doing fairly
good business this winter. Smells have
been somewhat scarce the past few
days on account of the high tides. FIT
teen cents pound is paid for them IN
the local markets. Bass fishing on
Winnegance creek has improved on ac
count of the recent treshet. The fish
find ready market in both Boston and
New York markets, where II or 16
cents pound is paid for them. Fred
Townsend, while out hunting in the
l,