The Republican journal., 1903-01-22
MAINE MATTERS. Rockland Demo

MAINE MATTERS. ROcklanQ Demo
Gratis will petition the State legislator
for an amendment to the cl arter 50
that the municipal year may begin Jan.
1st. Without regard to party, there are
many WHO favor the CHANGE. The
Vickery realty company has been form
ed in Augusta with Mrs. 2. o. Vickery,
! president and Gov. John F. Hill, treas
| urer. 1t is reported that the real es-
! tate of the late Hon. p. 0. Vickery will
, be embraced in the new company..... The
Maine Democratic club celebrated its
fifth anniversary and also celebrated
Orleans by banquet at City Hall, Port
land, Thursday evening. JAM Sth. There
were about $50 members in attendance
and the evenings program was long
one. The old board of officers were re-
elected. Many cases of smallpox have
been reported in Northern Maine, es-
pecially along the Canadian border.
At Seven Islands 50 cases are said to
exist. At Van Buren, there are II
cases and at Fort Kent and Presque
Isle one each. In several other local
tiles the disease has approximation
Edward G. Plummer. secretary OF the
Atlantic carriers association, has gone
to Washington, where he will look
after the interests of Bath vessel own
ers on bills coming before congress-.
Skowhegan reported "a below, Thurs
day morning, Jan. sth, with 20 at Clin-
ton and about II at Augusta. Up in
Aroostook Wednesday morning, Jan.
7th, it was 5 below at Van Buren, and
Thursday morning, 5 below at Island
Falls. General orders were issued Jan.
10th from the headquarters of the di-
vision of Maine UnionV Veterans' Union,
absolving itself from the authority of
Robert st. George Dyrenforth as COM
mander-in- chief of the national body,
and uniting with the Massachusetts and
other branches for separate organiza-
tion.....The Normal schools at Farming
ton, Castine and Gorham had an aver
age attendance of 436 students in 1902
as against 442 in 1901. The graduates
numbered 16l the last year, while the
preceding year sthe graduates number
ed l57. The Pennington school gradu-
ated 46, Castine 81 and Gorham 64.....
Hon. Seth Chandler. aged about IS
years, one of the county commissioners
of Androscoggin county, and former
mayor of Lewiston, died very sudden
tai Jan. 13th.... Fifty milk producers
in Newport Jan. 13, and thoroughly dis
cussed dairying. Resolutions were
adopted asking the present legislature
to appoint a dairy instructor and to ap-
propriate money to carry on his work.
The best way to dispose of their milk
products to obtain the largest returns
was discussed. Representatives John
Jones of Corinna and Thompson of
China of the Maine legislature were
presented Ohm B. Varney, one of the
Oldest citizens of Berwick, died Jan 18th
at the residence of William Tibbetts,
Logan ST., aged ST. after a weeks i'll
ness. He was the inventor of the Var
ney plow, the first of the cast-iron
ploWs THE question OF the re.
submission to the voters of the state OF
the prohibitory law has aroused consid-
cradle opposition in Old Town and vicln-
ity, and Jan. 18th four numerously sign
ed petitions were sent to the legislature
through the efforts of the W. c. /. U.
A large number of prominent citizens
signed the petition.