The Republican journal., 1903-03-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Boston gathered at Hotel Brunswick
Feb. 18th in attendance on the 35th an
nual reunion and banquet. Comman-
der Robert E. Peary, U. $. n, OF the
class of ~, came on from Washington
to attend the gathering. Among the
other prominent persons present were:
President VIM. Dewitt Hyde of Bow
dom College; Lit. Gov. Shepley OF Rhode
Island: Senator Whitney OF New Hamp-
shire. and Prof. Fay of Tufts College, Il
distinguished Alpine climber. Typhoid
fever has reached the proportions OF an
epidemic in Augusta. 1t is claimed by
an official of the city hospital that there
are 100 cases in the city. There are II
persons at the hospital suffering from
the fever. There is much agitation
about the water supply in the city.
Most citizens will not drink the river
water when they can avoid it, drinking
water from springs instead. The Port
land Press says 'The Maine Central
is not at all DESTROYS of getting control
of the Washington County railroad, nor
has it ever wanted to buy that road.
For a number of years periodical re-
ports have been circulated that the
Washington County was Oh the market
and that one of the probable purchas-
ers would be the Maine Central. The
stories that WashingtonCounty R.R.
was for sale have doubtless been true,
but there has never been any founda-
ton for the reports that the Maine Cen
trail would like to get its control. Had
the Maine Central wanted this road, 1t
would have doubtless secured 1t go.
Hon. c. W. Davis OF Watervllle,
Democratic leader of the house, gave a
reception to the members OF the leglS-
Iature and State officials at his residence
IN that city Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 2Gth. A special train took
the party from Augusta to Waterville
and return.......The various plans
that have been proposed In the
legislature regarding the waters of the
lakes and rivers of Maine, if all carried
out, would make considerable change in
their arrangements. Water cannot be
made to run up hill, but i'll some cases
it is proposed to make it run in differ
emf direction by taking the hill away.
The body of Rear Admiral Frank
Wlldes was taken to kennebunk Feb.
18th from Boston and placed without
ceremony in a receiving tomb. In the
spring it will be buried in the Robert
Smith family lot. The funeral party
consisted of the widow and daughter.
Mr.. Smith of New York, Mr.. and
Mrs. V. F. Carney of Portland and
Miss Isadore Smith Of kennebunk.....
Fire in the county Jail at Augusta Feb:
10Th burned off the roof and damaged
the interior, causing a loss OF about
81, 800. The prisoners, of whom there
were about 80, were taken in an electric
car to the police station and will be
Il 60 fan a a
ments are made by the county.....The
February term Of the Piscataquis
supreme court was opened Feb. "a with
Associate Justice Frederick A. Powers
presiding. The most important crimi-
nal case for trial will be that of Edward
Ballard charged with the murder of
Martin Stanton near Eagle Lake. last
October. Henry Lambert will be
sentenced for the murder OIL W. Allen,
wife and daughter at Shirley. The
Penobscot county Clerk of Courts,
Charters F. Sweet, announced Feb. 10Th
that the amount of money collected III
liquor fines at the February term OF the
supreme court just closed was $50, 123. 81
several hundred dollars in excess of the
unofficial figures reported at the ad-
iournment of court. At the Democratic
caucus Feb. 10Th Arthur W. Greeley,
who has been mayor of Ellsworth for
four consecutive terms, was renomlnat-
ed by reclamation. His Republican
opponent is DR.. A. c. Hagerthy.... Hon.
Ira H. Randall of Augusta, who has
Just returned from Moosehead lake,
where he went to look after his lumber
interests, says that never before were
deer so plentiful in that region in the
winter, or as tame, as this season. Ihey
appear to be famished. Mrs. Helen c.
Neagle, who has long held the distinc-
ton of being the oldest woman IN
Maine, died in Bath Feb. goth, aged 1O5
years. She was born in county Clare,
ireland, Oct. 26, 1896. That Wednes-
day morning, Feb. 18th, was one OF the
coolest of the season is shown by some
of the following reports: Monmouth,
20 degrees below: Bingham, %; East
Sumner, 20: Pennington, 20; Rangeley,
%; Kingfeld, %; Bigelow, 30; Sidney,
%; Reddington, %; Waterville, Pa;
Gardiner, "a: Skowhegan, 3O.....Ih
recent change in the Augusta Board OF
Health made necessary new organlZa-
ton, which was accomplished Thursday
forenoon. George c. Sheldon, Esq, is
chairman, Joseph F. Young, secretary;
and DR.. W. H. Harris continues as
health officer....At the Bangor 4 ARGOS
took railroad general offices in Portland
it was stated that the loss on the round
house fire at Houlton, Friday morning,
Feb. goth, exclusive Of locomotives, Is
about $4,000, on which there is an In
surance OF $4,000. The loss on the ter
locomotives has not been estimated,
but it is thought that the total loss OF
round house and engines will not aggre-
ate more than $50, 900. The locomotives
were valued at $40, 900 each. None are be,
yond repair, and the officials OF the road
think that they can be put in running
order for $35, 600 The damage to the
road in the delay in freight traffic is
far greater than that by fire. With their
complete equipment the road has been
barely able to keep their freight NOV
ing. The annual banquet and reunion
of the New York Alumni Association
of the University of Maine was held in
the Hotel Vendome, New York, Saturday
Feb. 21st. About forty members OF the
association were present, including the
president, DR.. J. $. Ferguson, and the
secretary, P. H. Nealley. Speeches were
made by L. C. Southland Of Boston and
Prof. George E. Fellows, president OF
the University.
In BRIEF. J. X. Richards, solicitor
general, has been selected by the Presl
dent to be circuit judge OF the sixth jul