The Republican journal., 1903-05-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. OF the 73 indict-
ments reported by the grand jury at
Ellsworth, 81 are for liquor, many on
old charges. In fact, it is said that be-
fore the prohibition law enforcement in
Hancock there had never been so large
a number summoned as at the present
session.. Mrs. Mary H. Deering, who
has made a statement in which she
pracucally confesses to shooting her
husband, VIM. A. Deering on the nigh t
of March IA, has applied to the over
seers of the poor of Brewer for aid,
which has been granted. Mrs. Deering
has So, 700 now in the hands of her son,
Frank A. Woodbury., who has been en-
Joined from spending it, except for her
assistance, by the court. Her asking
for aid is so that she may have proper
care pending the settlement of her
financial troubles. Mrs. Nora Grant
Rich of Gardiner has been appointed
to take charge of collection of photo
graphs of the Maine Daughters of the
American Revolution for the st. Louis
Exposition, with short sketches of their
ancestors. This collection will occupy
a large space in the Independence hall
building at the fair and will make an
interesting exhibit. All ID. A. RS are
invited to contribute photographs, with |
sketch. the same to be sent to Mrs. Rice
during the next six months. Ladies'
night was observed by the Pine Tree
State club of Boston at Hotel Bruins
wick April 21st, and besides the election
of officers, there was an interesting en-
tertainment and a banquet. The Off
GERS chosen were as follows: President,
Col. Andrew NJ. Benson; vice presi-
dents, William G. Waitt: Thomas NJ
Babson and Robert Luce: secretary and
treasurer, Luther {. Greenleat.. ....A All
the liquor sellers who complied with
Sheriff WhtcOmbs orders to quit the
business Dec. 5th last, plead ''nolo con-
tendere" in the Hancock county S. J.
court April 21th and their cases were
entered ''continued.' Sentences on
these will not be imposed unless the re-
spondents again violate the law regula-
ting the sale of Intoxicating liquors and
actions will not be prosecuted during
the term of the present county attorney
if these conditions are compiled with.
The first coal schooner of the season
arrived at Augusta April 22nd with 273
4 tons She is the tWO-maSter Abenakl OF
; Bath. Capt. ". f. Snowman. The YES
sci was loaded at Perth Amboy, and the
t trip to Augusta was made in six days..
/ DR.. Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston, who
0 will be 90 years old on May next, has
t gone to New Orleans to attend a medi-
t cal convention His daughter Helen
4 accompanied him....Herbert c. Butler
e of Rockport, who sued the local street
t railway for damages of $4,000, has been
= awarded SS,l77, the largest verdict ever
f given by Knox county jury. Mr..
S Butler was run into by a LIMERICK train
while driving in wagon. He claimed
that the cars were being driven at great
e speed in a dangerous locality. The com
n pany claimed that Buffers own care
|. lessness was responsible for the mishap
S The case will go to the law COURT.
= Weirman and boatmen report near
|, Eastport large schools of herring. 1t is
d stated that herring have been specially
) abundant in the vicinity of Point Le-
f preaux all winter The opening of the
a canning season is now but little over
y two weeks off, The grand jury of The
d T. S. circuit court, Portland, April 22nd
J. reported an indictment against Will
l. ford S. Alexander of Eastport, who is
e alleged to have snluggled 5000 boxes of
s herring over the border He is the
: assistant cashier of a bank. Other in
.
'. Charles Webster, Windsorville, retail
n ing liquors without payment of tax,
e plea nolo contendere, fined S25; paid
:, Henry Freeman, Eagle Lake, same
e offence, plea nolo contendere. fined s25
and costs, s14S; paid. Contracts have
been made for the erection OF the
+ additional wing of the Thorndike hotel,
Rockland, and of tireproof power
!, house separate from the building, the
I present year. Mr.. H. c. Small is to do
: the carpenter work and Mr. w. S. Giles
< the masonry. The contractors are
+ Camden men,. Twelve additional towns
;. have filed cert ticates notifying the sec
retary of State they would take advant-
! age of the road Improvement law since
l April IS. Up to that time 100 towns
: since done so are West Gardiner, Addi-
. son, Jay, Edgecomb, Brooks, Orono,
!, Webster, Wales, Passadumkeag, Thom-
aston, Gray and Islesboro.. 1T is
5 announced that Senator Hale has re-
= commended Walter w. Duffett, Jr, of
Il Portland for the position of national
, bank examiner for Maine, in place of
{ Charles p. Hatch, resigned. President
( Daniel G. Gilman of the Carnegie Insti-
4 tuition and president emeritus of the
Johns Hopkins University, has accept
ed an invitation to deliver the Phi Beta
Kappa Grafton on the evening of June
23d, during Commencement week, be-
t fore the Beta Chapter of Maine. Presi-
f dent Gilman is one of the foremost
y scholars and educators in the country.
9 .....An involuntary petition in bankrupt
: cy was filed in the United States district
7 court of Portland April 25th, against
+ the Stevens Lumber Company of Fort
: Fairfield.