The Republican journal., 1903-10-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS, The American
ice company has to do large amount
OF WhlteWashing in order to keep the
houses along the Kennebec properly
protected from the weather. The COM
pany recently introduced a machine
with which to do the work. 1t is a force
pump worked by hand, with tank as
large as barrel, which holds the white
wash, and 250 feet of hose. The wash
is sprayed upon the surface to be COW
cred, the operator being able to cover
the top of the gable ends, 10 feet high.
The wash is made in the tank as fast as
required. The machine will do the
work of Is or 20 men...The Eveleth
home at Greenville with stables and
outbuildings was burned Sept. 18th.
The house was one of the Oldest and
most famous in northern Maine, and
was erected in 1916. The property was
part of the John H. Eveleth estate and
valued at $1,000, partially insured. The
origin of the fire is said to be defec-
tive flue.....The State assessors report a
decided increase in the amount of stock
in Maine the past year '1n the whole
State" said Chairman Pottle, ''there
will be an increase in the number of
COWS kept by farmers of from 10000 to
$4,000, and it is one of the best pieces
of evidence of the more prosperous
| condition of the farmer that can be
asked for" "....An Augusta despatch
says: 'The outlook for winters work
OIL the ice fields is problematical. 1t is
| hoped the present warm weather will
move much of the stock now on hand.
Just how much will be carried over
cannot be stated as yet. just before
the last cold spell there was being
shipped about 10000 tons week.
| When the cold spell struck there were
1000 tons floating. Practically all the
old ice on the river will be shipped. All
the Bangor houses are empty, as we'll
as as the Wiscasset houses. The Booth
bay houses are nearly empty.....There
A. r. who have attended more of the
annual reunions of the national body
than Seth T. Snipe OF Bath, who re-
Gently returned from the encampment
at San Francisco. He has attended IA
of these encampments since the asso-
citation was organized 81 years ago, and
states that they become more and more
enjoyable each year. H attended the
convention at san Francisco II years
ago, going and coming by a different
| route each time..... Chairman Louis b.
Goodall of the Maine commission to
the st. Louis exposition tells the Ken
nebec Journal that the commission has
appointed Edwin c. SWEET of Portland
as it's secretary and has instructed him
| to confer with the different architects
in the State, requesting them to submit
drawings of log cabin such as they
think would meet the requirements
of the Maine building.....The Bath
| board of trade has selected a com
mittee to cooperate with the Mari
time Association of New York board OF
trade in an attempt to secure favorable
national legislation this winter which
| will increase the number of American
vessels engaged in the foreign carry
ing trade....A government bulletin
shows that there are now II Maine per-
sons holding government positions III
the Philippines. All the cotton mills in
Lewiston and Auburn began on full
time last week ..M Mrs. Ruth Curtis is
dead at the home of her daughter in
kennebunk, aged 104 years. Mrs. Cur
tbs was probably the oldest person IN
Maine She was born Dec. II, 179S,
and had lived in Kennebunk nearly all
her life. Early last spring Mrs. Cur
tis broke her hip and since that time
had been confined to her bed..... The
firm of Bryant & Kent, who have been
operating the J. H. Eells kilns in Rock
port for nearly two years past
have assigned to Harrison c. King
man of birmingham, Mass..... Water
vile is going to have fair, next year.
The dates have not been selected as yet
except that it will probably be right
after that in Lewiston. The new fair
will be held at the Central Maine track
on the line of the Waterville & Oak
land Electric Road and by the time 1t
is ready to open there will be an ele-
giant set of new buildings there for it's
use. There is already as fine a half
mile track as can be built anywhere
with a fine big grand stand and small
er one for the best baseball diamond in
the State. -. There are 10 fair co-eds in
the large class of freshmen at the Uni
versity of Maine.