The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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National bank Portland who emDeZzled
S43, 900 from that institution, was gwen
April 23d by Judge Webb OF the l. ,.
Circuit Court. He began his sentence
April 18th. lanes Gordon, native OF
Scotland. but resident OF the L nlteu
States since 1867, Is reported TO nave
been made superintendent OF the crotch
Island Quarries near StonlnSIon. 1hese
quarries have recently become the prop !
erty of RYAN & Parker, contractors tor
a portion of the Biackwelfs Island
bridge, New York Clty......The ostn an
nual session of the grand lodge, sons
of Temperance of Maine, was held III
estbrook April 23d. The following
were elected grand officers: Mrs. l.: =.
Darlington, Portland, &. F.: Rev: VIII
liam Moore, kennebunkport, y. W. A.
Mrs. \. l.. Hayes, Chelsea, y. W. 8; AZ
thur Varnum, Westbrook, u. e.; ": I.
Pratt, Portland, e. 5; MIS-. A. NJ. MOT
rlson, Portland, &. Supt.....:A Al recent
meeting of the Rockland Lime 20. IL
was voted to increase the capltal from
5000, 900 to 100000 and TO issue s2oo,Uoo
OF five per cent. thirty year oonds. lhe
money Is to be used in buying limestone
property in Vermont and Massachu-
sets which the company has had
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in pulp and paper mills and an effort
is to be made to interest persons en-
gagged in that line of manufactures.
The Bangor & Aroostook railroad haul
ed 667 .3O6 bushels OF potatoes out OF
Aroostook county i'll March; the total
hauling of the 1901 crop by that road
from Aroostook county up to the END or
March amounted to 3,OS9, 400 Dushels.
One of Aroostook' S largest potato deal
erS estimates that ten per cent. OF the
1901 crop yet remains to be marketed.
The potato plant this spring Will be
considerably in advance of any proceed
ing year,. The Bates college senate has
elected the following officers: \. 7,
Howes '03. Hartland, pres. E. ID. Bes-
sey 05 Brooks, sec; J. X. Flanders, '04,
Franklin Falls, \. H., sergt-at arms; Il.
A. Brown 3, Bowdoin Center, Republl-
can leader; n :, Lord, 'o3. Limerick,
Democratic leader....An attempt was
made in Portland to give at least SEM
blance of religious observance to Fast
day. Two union services were held.
One WAS at the Congress street Metho-
dist church. where Rev. W. 5. Bovard
presided. The day was otherwise OBJ
served as a holiday. All business was
suspended ....J Judge Bartlett 1ripp of
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Austria, and a native of Maine, has
been engaged 10 deliver The Grafton
which viii be part of the program of
the celebration of the 5Oth anniversary
of the founding Of the Delta psilon
fraternity at Colby. Holman F. Day of
Auburn will be the poet of the occa-
sion. The exercises viii be held in the
Baptist church, Tuesday evening, June
24tD...".The annual meeting and ban
quet of the Penobscot Valley Alum
III Association Of the University of
/ Maine was held in the rooms of the
. MadockaWando club Bangor, April
18th President Edward II. Kelley
otliciated as chairman. At the sub
sequent election of officers Mr. kel-
ley was reelected president..... The con-
test for the postmaSterShip at Rock
! land, between John Lovejoy the pres
ent incumbent, and W. o. Fuller. j.,
was practically settled April oath, when
both candidates received a statement
from Congressman Littleleld saying
that he should recommend MI Fuller
| for the appointment. The salary is
$4,000, Mr. Lovejoys commission eX-
| pred April 10th, and Mr.. Fuller will
| probably enter upon his duties eaIly in
May....The liquor deputies made mum
pcl VI ldluS dt L oltldllu SATURDAY, Aplll
10Th, and seized considerable liquor and
arrested four persons. The places visit
ed were kitchen baTooms, the regular
saloons all being closed...A a result of
drinking Columbian spirits, refined
grade OF wood alcohol, three c0nvlcts
at The Maine state prison are dead and
tour Others narrowly escaped death.
! The dead conyicts are Thomas Corn of
ork county, who was serving two and
half years tof breaking, entering and
larceny; W. +. Coffin OF Androseoggin
county who was serving ten years for
compound larceny, and Morey Wylley
of Washington county, serving two
years for larceny. The dangerously
sick were Edward Gtatl'am. the muir
derer Of Clifford Mosher of Grat1am,
who is serving Il life sentence: Joseph
" hlte OF Penobscot, two and a half
years for compound larceny: John l..
Sullivan OF \ DIRK county, five years for
compound larceny; and F. \. Currier, a
recent arrival. The men found a pint
bottle in the paint shop where they
We're employed, Wednesday afternoon,
April I'D and although they had been
warned of its deadly properties, each
took drink. The first Knowledge the
prison authorities had of the case was
early Thursday morning, when a guard
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