Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-07

Legislature, as no fewer than 38 are
under 40 years of age. There are 81
who are unblessed with a wife,
OF the college men in the Legislature
this winter, Bowdoin claims eight:
Bates, six; Colby, five; Harvard, three;
U. of M. two; Amherst, two; Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology,
two; and Yale, Tufts, Dartmouth,
Brown, Wesleyan, Boston University
and the University of Vermont one
each.
1t would doubtless be in the nature
of a promotion for Bishop O'Connell to
be made rector of the Catholic Uni
versity in Washington, but Maine
Catholics would regret exceedingly to
lose MIN.
With five new cases and two deaths
from smallpox, the Shiloh colony is
evidently in for a little more advertis-
ing.
There is little talk of building the
burnt section of Bowdoinham, but the
town greatly feels the need of hotel,
and will feel it much more when sum-
mer comes.
The typhoid epidemic is unquestion-
| ably becoming a very serious matter
in both Augusta and Waterville.
What Maine bird lays it's eggs and
matches it's young in the forests in the
dead of winter? A Machais man found
small bird of a blush color with it's
nest in hollow stub, last week, and
there were five little eggs in the nest.
One of them, being broken, was found
to be nearly ready to hatch.
Bucksport's vital statistics for 1902
show a coed condition of things. There
were SO marriages, against 80 in 1901,
and 40 births against So in 1901 More
over, there We're but 80 deaths against
62 in 1901.
BY the newspaper deal in Bath
| newspaper fraternity, Joshua r. Upton,
retires to private life. Failing vision
compelled him to lay down the pencil
which he has been welding from his
youth. He will be missed in many
| quarters and his numerous friends will
read of his retirement with regret.
His father, Elijah F. Upton, owned and
edited the Bath Times from 1866 to 1869
and again from 1870 until 1888, and the
son Wasassociated with him. Upon his
fathers decease in 1888, Mr.. Upton took
control of the Times and published it
about a year, when he sold out to the
ShoreyS and in the same year estab-
liShed the Enterprise which he has
published continuously until the pres
ent time.
In addition to the other things which
are to be done in Portland this year it
is believed that an appropriation will
be passed for the buildingo of the stables
For the department of public works
This stable is to be located on land al
ready purchased by the city at the foot
Of Wilmot street on the dump" the
building is to be built of brick and will
cost when completed and ready for oc-
upancy something like 100000 The
city is now hiring a stable for the pub
lie works department and it is thought
that it will be a good investment to
build one as soon as possible.
Fly the death of NJ. n. Rich the secre-
taryship of the State Board of Trade
is also made vacant. and there seems to
be only one candidate for that position,
namely f. M. Banding, the secretary
If the Bangor board of trade, and pre-
sident and manager of Journal Pub
fishing company, publishers of Indus
trial Journal of Bangor. Mr.. Banding
S a young, active man, who is adapted
in every way to the position and would
act for the best interests of the entire
state There is only one objection to
Mr.. Rlanding, and that is not a person
Il one. This objection is the fact that
Henry Lord, the president of the State |
board of trade, is also from Bangor |
md this would give the Queen city the
two chief officials of the board. 1t is
Known, however, that President Lord |
has expressed a desire to resign, and if |
Re should do this, and Portland or a |
western state man should be elected to |
the position, all would be well. Mayor