The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-08-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OE LIE VEEAs
MAINE MATTERS. Cigars made from
tobacco grown in Saco were passed
among friends recently by Uranus Stacy
of Saco. MI. Stacy raised the tobacco
near his home and after having it
properly cured took it to one of the CT
gar makers. There it was rolled into
cigars, the quantity being large enough
to make 200 smokers. The Biddeford
Journal says they were rather mild but
OF excellent quality....A memorial ser
vice in honor of the late Sheriff Pearson
was held at the campground, Old Orch
ard, Aug 18th. Rev. Israel Luce pre-
sided. Addresses were made by Rev.
DIR. Edward S. j. McAllister and Ches-
ter |. Orr of Portland, and Rev. F. a.
Leitch of Old Orchard The State AS
ISOLATION of County Commissioners at
the close of their recent annual session
at Bath voted to hold their next con-
vention at Portland. The following
committee was appointed to draw up
resolutions upon the death of the late
Hon. B. c. Burgess of Vassalboro:
Stephen l.. Purinton of Limington, Seth
J.. Chandler of Lewiston, and Nahum
Hinckley of Bluehill.. There has been a
touch of frost in the Iowlands reported
in several Maine towns........Among
the Kennebec County fairs which
will attract the attention Of the
people during the coming season, will
be that of the Pittston Agricultural
and Trotting Park association, to be
held Sept. o, 10 and II. The manage
ment feel sure that it will be more of a
success than ever. More than 5000 i'll
trotting purses and liberal agricultural
M of both
and farmers The fact is recalled that
Maine has had but one representative
on the Supreme bench of the nation
Nathan Clifford, who was appointed i'll
1858 and served until his death in 1881,
almost a quarter of a century. New
HampShire'S representative was Levi
Woodbury., who served from 1915 to 1851,
and Connecticut's representative was
Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth, who
was appointed in 1896 and retired in
1900. The present Chief Justice is a
native of Maine, but was appointed
from lllinois....Th newly elected Of
ticers of the Corps Of Maine, Spanish
War Veterans, have issued general
orders organizing the corps. Corps
commander Carver announces that Col.
Charles X Osgood of BIddeford is
appointed adjutant OF the corps, to
whom all communications should be ad-
dressed. Corps headquarters are estab-
llshed at Auburn. Ii was the Goth
birthday OF Hon. Albert W. Paine, the
Nestor of the Maine bar, and undouDt-
eddy the oldest practicing lawyer in New
England, and in honor of the obser-
vance his daughters, the Misses Paine,
gave a reception at their home IN Court
street, Bangor, to which the Bangor
members of the Penobscot bar We're in
vited..... Aug. 10Th the firm OF +. X |. X.
Stetson of Bangor closed with the nit
ed States navy department a contract
which means steady employment all
next winter for the big crew III their
shipyard III Brewer. This contract
calls for the construction of four coal
scoWs, or lighters. to be used in connec-
ton with the naval coallng station re-
Gently established at East I.amoine.......
The Maine and New Hampshire Gran
lite Company of Portland were the sue
cesStul bidders on the Union county
court house to be erected in Elizabeth
City, New Jersey. This building is to
be built entirely of granite from the
quarrles Of the Maine and New IIamp-
shire Granite Company at North JAY,
Maine, with the exception of the base
IOileoo W llllll Will NC Vi Sldllllt IlOlH
their Redstone, n. H., quarries. This
contract, together with the contract for
a large bank building III Chicago recent
~ secured by this company for their
RedStone quarries, and some other
smaller orders, will involve the outlay
of nearly a million dollars and will keep
their quarries in full operation for
some time to GOMEZ Treats island,
Ill Passamaquoddy bay, has recently
been purchased by l.. G. Atwood, who
intends to utilize it for sheep pasture
and for farming purposes. The island
contains something more than eight
acres, most of it cleared land suitable
for the raising of vegetables and grain.
There are now two dwelling houses on
the island; also smoke and fish houses.
.......The September term of the Ken
nebec county superior court will be
very busy, there being a considerable
number OF criminal cases. The most
important are the manslau9hter case
against James Granger, and the forg.
cry case against John l.. Ingham..........
Hon. Joseph W. Symonds of Portland,
president Of the Maine State Bar asso-
citation, has designated Frederick II.
Appleton of Bangor, Geo. f. Bird of
Portland and Leslie {. Cornish of Au-
gusta, as delegates from Maine to the
annual meeting OF the American Bar
association, to be held at Saratoga
Springs, n. V, on August -, 2S and
aud 90
PoLITl CAL POINTS. At meeting of
the Prohl btiOniSt Comfy COmmittpa