The Republican journal., 1902-12-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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vr>f MATTERS. The Maine State
D,.,ti7e 4ssJriation held its second an
80. meeting in Lewiston last week. The
l.rocIng ot'ic ers were elected: Fred L.
a3,rn Lewiston. chief; Charles A. Max
r4p Portland vice chief; A. P. Bassett,
y,.aa, srl. and treas; Fred A. Porter,
gqnford Falls. Alonzo Sylvester, Far
ni1e,on Maxine Bolieu, and F. L.
M,m Lewiston, and Chas. A. Max
g:a Portland, ex-com. Papers were
rad ty red 4 Porter on Grimes and
lzalaaIs ou the Border" Charles A.
Wg1agn no Grimes and Criminals on
M S4aboad and Fred L. Odlin on
qimno oGy' The executive COM
rtJsy MAS instructed to bring the mat
wgl state detective force before the
unmg eeslature......Pe .Perley Grant of
Tate1yr a brakeman of a freight
,fsll running betweed Waterville and
Bangor est an eye at Newport Dec
T 5etause he wanted to Jump" a
aas4uau ou the same train. Grant, to
a5 some fun with his comrade, placed
saiIoaG lulpedo or the rail near the
aco1otVt leside which the other
Dss41-44 vas standing just as the sig
e8l 8as gwen to move the locomotive.
G2lt moved away few feet after
pacing tie torpedo. The other man
gmpel al ught, but the explosion was
iisasto0- 10 Grant. A piece of the
tl covering of the torpedo flew from
M1el tie pressure of the wheel and
FlJok iIaut directly in the eye, cutting
sash which entirely destroyed the
yGIc i4- injured man was taken to
r- Eael Maine general hospital in
5mgp ahere his wound was attended
W AZ Ueeting of the members of
to ''owoil college football team, held
j l.. .-.sW]ek Dec. 18th, in the office of
" fuuh y Whittier, the physical di-
FdaA tlcry Oliver Beane 'O4 of Hal
o}~L ,s ected captain of the team
!as& -.al The election was nearly
Hal.Mol- few votes being cast for
Nalsr- poland Philoon 'O5 of Au-
@n Gbo iater moved that Beane's
riro-oa be- ulade unanimous.....George
! BotNo.. ,nd Capt. G. W. Elgey of
st1t ite have closed a contract
WI p! he ey Spear company of Bath,
"00iC HI them four-masted achoon-
@h-D VIII be commanded by Capt
tsa Sic viii be craft of about 700
fIs and ct u e following dimensions:
.'oiee' oa keel, 81 feet beam and 13 feet
llrep N-pext legislature will be asked
hy@itasriise for railroad corpora
Iol 'oea,ea within the drainage of the
Aruaetee liver or its tributaries, and
extending from Bingham to Moosehead
IKE Ilis petition will be signed by
W NJ Aver president of the Somerset
ld1%ay AS this roads terminal point
L bingham 1t seems likely that the cor
.9iatIoh intends to extend its line to
y We :, lakt the coming SUMMER. Thomas
Ateity a saloon keeper in Orono, six
Iles aboV Bangor, was knocked sense
lSs and robbed of $31O near the Maine
tvltEa station in Orono Thursday
lsft Dec lsth. Kelley was on his
WY Wy AoHe from his saloon at the time.
ls assaiialt escaped, and Kelley vas
wade Il give any description of him,
vi. connected story of the affair.".
we arulouth firm in the Christmas
,,tt T business shipped this year from
%"llit 5s ~ carloads averaging 700 bun
~es 70 q '1f and five trees to a bundle,
.4dAlilg a total of over 100000 Maine
NJ vIsVS sent Ia the New York Market.
5us Isa, augusta Shoe Factory, which has
S5ea e. leased by the Charles A. Eaton
~, ~ VI Massachusetts,, is now in opera
rgq p!r The full complement of employees
ia sn. oe about $50. The output of the
oas"6y rs. Tor six months to come is en-
s5seo s5 present there are 1877
b@Vuefs faa IN The State prison at Thomas
.s. .so "a ol whom are inmates of the in
sra sp's department.. This is about an
s'9isge So,. quota, except possibly that it
rl I'y be a Slight increase of insane con-
ms@ 5r, he largest number that the
%.gOo %s. h's ever held is 239..... Hon. AL
rr'. pS'' w. andrews, judge of the Augusta
AZ aafl',,tiPai eonrt, stated Dec. 10Th that
rana ~,., .I't first of January, all persons
tog, yp' tled iii his court for selling in
ss, sws,S.tcahug liquor would receive a Jail
R-ehct r., III addition to fine.....R. S.
po, '7 Who for 10 years was in the en-
6,! Vi Ihe Maine Central railroad and
fra;sT h. several years as conductor of the
trsi, tsis1l y department.. has resigned. His
Harna g'i mas been given to H. n. Pomeroy.
frs,.iy Buck, formerly brakeman on
and aSdisl't, ~, has been raised to conductor
frm N mas "a taken Pomeroy's train. The
w. H. VI T.. 5. Dolloff & Co., clothiers,
W"elyllle, has made an assignment to
he h@iitn Ee4. Z. Philbrook. Approximately
~ Tttlaplltles are $40, 900; assets $1,000.
Mai,nne Msi ne second annual exhibition of the
tjon tj'Ne C. POULTRY and Pet Stock associa-
Ibs WAS held in Lewiston last week.
eyp,n snow was highly successful in
Ceo55al respect. The association elected
dent dse NJ. Twitchell of Augusta presi-
deeB'o d5' 70 Z. succeed Parke G.. Dinglcy, who
arc 'Teo reelection. The other officers
pres.A =, 4 =. Peacock, Kents Hill, vice
bavr a. a L. Merrill, Auburn, sec; II. c.
Anh0a All, Auburn, treas; C. L. Cushman of
N I'm, sllas Bartlett of Lewiston, I.
burn rpeohafd and c. H. Merritt of Au-
eseensiild aild George r. Coffin of FreepOrt
show u,i,9 committee. The next annual