The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-06-04
NEWS OF The WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. The assessors OF the
town of New Gloucester, Cumberland
county have made their returns to the
board of State assessors for the year
1908. New Gloucester holds the unusual
distinction of being the only town in
Maine whose personal valuation exceeds
its real estate valuation by double the
amount. In addition there is no other
town in the State that comes anywhere
near New Gloucester in the low
rate for taxation. The rate this year is
one and two one hundredths of mill.
There is more personal property taxed
in this town, proportionately to its pop
ulation, than in any other Maine NUM-
cipality Mrs. Mary Stuart of Hiram,
one of the Oldest pair of twins in the
country, the other being Mrs. Carolyn
Boothby of Leeds, died at her home in
Hiram May Goth. These twins were
born at Old Orchard. then part of Saco,
on July Goth, 1913. Mrs. Mary Stuart
raised a family of IL children, the
youngest dying at the age OF % years.
Besides the sister living in Leeds, she is
survived by two sons, Solomon and Ever
EFT Stuart, of Hiram, and three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Wentworth and Mrs. Cole
of Hiram and Mrs. Roberts of South
grandchildren, Wallace and Jedediah
and one great grandson, Wallace V.
Stuart, all of Biddeford.. Samuel w.
Matthews, labor commissioner for
Maine celebrated his list birthday May
2lst,with an informal gathering of his
friends. Quite number of congratu-
lations were received, and Mr.. Mat
thews had many callers at his apart
ments at the State house. Mr.. Mat
thews has been continuously at the
head of the labor department of Maine
since 1897. There are 80 of the As States
that have labor commissioners, and MI.
Matthews has visited nearly every one
of these States in the course OF his offlcl-
al duties. George H. Libby, city treas
urer of Portland and for 80 years con-
nected with that department, will not
accept a reelection after DecemberneXt,
when his term expires. He will remove
TO Crescent City, Fla. Lieut.. Col. Co.
Inns commanded the drill of the Portland
battalion May DIST and la Ell spoke to
the men of the coming war game. lie
said that the Maine national guard Will
be under the command OF regular army
officers and that the men Will be treated
exactly as are the soldiers OF the regu-
lar army. and will be subject to the
same ulSClpIIHt....- y Ia llltlilpNl VI
logs have reached the landing of Cooper
Brothers of late by train and to be
manufactured into veneer at the plant
in Newport. The landing is near Camp
Benson Oh the Dexter branch and the
iors are lowed down to the mill from
chat point...Lake CobboSSeecOntee is
taking the place of the seashore as a
summer resort Tor Augusta people, and
the HanmOnd's Grove settlement is
raUidlv growing The electric road
helps the pace. as business men can
Spend the night at the lake and be III
town for business during the day, Which
they cannot do at the seashore. 1.-The
Bath Iron Works Of Bath has contract
ed to bulld two big steel tug boats fol
the New York, New Haven 4 Hartford
Railroad Co.. at the cost OF $4,000.
They will be % feet in length..... Cam
den's school census shows 973 scholars,
this wear; gain of exactly 80 over 1902,
and very gratifying indication of in
creasing popuiation..... Prof. W. 5. Bay
lev of the L. :. Geological Survey VIII
collect data during the coming field sea
son in regard to deep wells by CORE
spondence and by field work in the
islands along the coast of Maine. He
will be assisted by Mr.. w. G. Wash
Durl....ll Is stated dt tie navy uePal.
ment that extensive experiments II
wireless telegraphy Will be conducted
along the Name coast IN August II
connection Will, the army and navy Y,
maneuvres. Three stations Will Dt
erected, provided the instruments cal
be secured, ole in eastern Name, one
near the central part OF the coast, ahc
one down i'll the vlclnlty OF Portland.
TIE FISHING SEASON. The opening
weeks of the fishing season at Moose
head Lake have furnished sport which,
to express it III the words OF the veter
ans who have tished there annually fol