The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
MAINE NEWS ITEMS.

The clerks of the Rockland postotfice
have Joined the national association. John
| IL. Flanagan is president, and Frank J.
| Magee is secretary and treasurer.
Hon. S. w. Gould of Skowhegan, Demo-
cratic candidate for governor in the last
election, is rapidly recovering from what
was at first considered fatal illness.
j An automobile factory is to be added to
the industries of Sanford. The proposed
CORPORATION will probably be known as the
| American Automobile & Power company.
The Bangor coal dealers have advanced
the price of anthracite from S. Is and 81 to
81 and S7.25 a ton. 1t is understood that
this price will hold without increase until
spring.
The Bath Iron Works has been granted a
years extension of time on the battleship
! Georgia. 1t has been officially announced
This gives the builders until April, 1905, to
complete the contract
Maine has more rural free delivery than
any other New England State, except Con-
necticut, which has a little larger population
than Maine, but on much smaller area,
whereby the establishment of routes is
more feasible.
Reports rec lived at the fish and game
! office indicate that quite number of caribou
| nave DGeH S6GI ny utlulclS lHlS Idlis Jul IL
is not felt that this animal has returned in
| any large numbers. There is Il perpetual
| close time on caribou.
During the meeting of the North Amer
lean Fish and Game Association, which is
to be held in Portland January 20 and 21,
the Portland Board of Trade will tender a
BANQUET to the visiting delegates and COM
missioners at the Falmouth.
The Maine Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers is investigating the recent dis
charge of an engineer of the Maine Cen
trail railroad. 1t appears that Josiah S.
Paul of Waterville was discharged for re-
fusing to go ont on special freight.
At Sargentville active preparations are
on foot for the winter operations of the
Maine Lake ice company at Lake Mime
wauken. A cargo of coal has been re-
ceived, there are several inches of ice in
the pond, and things look favorable for an
| immense business.
The close Of the, present year will find
nearly $500, 900 in the State treasury. There
| was time last winter when it seemed
doubtful if there would be anything left,
but the raid of the legislature ceased and it
| now appears that the State is in very COM
Portable circumstances. 1t is the first time
that Maine has had such balance. The
State has no temporary endorsements. 1t
| still owes a large amount on war debts, but
| is steadily reducing the total
After SO years service Conductor L. "
PhilbrOok of the Maine Central railroad
has resigned his position. He will be
missed by the travelling public. As the
| Kennebec journal well says: During all
the long years of his service he was always
the same-kindly in his manner, cordial to
everyone, faithful in the discharge of his
duties, and never forgetting for minute
| that he was q gentleman.
The number of deer killed this year is
close to the record-breaklng figures of last
year, and more than the average in previous
killed, against 1912 in October of last year.
| For the q days of November this year
there were 1911 deer killed, against 1888 for
the same period of last year. The 1902 fig
ures surpassed all earlier records; In view
of the license this year the records make a
showing beyond all expectations.
A party of eight hunters from Ohio and
Indiana have just been rounded up. These
people camped up in Canada, just across
der to hunt in Maine without guide, un-
der pretence that they were hunting only
in Canada. The game wardens kept them
in mind, and when they returned this year
they went on hunt for them. After the
snow came they were tracked into the State
Of Maine. The wardens collected SIS IL
cense fee and 1875 fine from each man.
Maine stands twenty-second in the average
of $231 "a as annual compensation of fourth
class postmasters. The State ranks tenth
in expenditure per capita for mails, the
whole number of post Offices in the State
being 1,166, at which the gross receipts
were 1890, 1854, or $1.87 for every man,
woman and child. The State ranks thirty
first in population, having an estimated
number of 7O4, 1882, but Maine stands twenty
first in the number of presidential post
offices.
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