The Republican journal., 1903-04-23
NEWS OF The WEEK.

in making official visits to the Wild laEd
counties of the State for the purpose Of
making arrangements with sul!aoie
persons to act as fire wardens under tie
provisions of the new law passed by tie
legislature the past winter. This law
provides that he shall thoroughly police
the timber lands in the -unorganiztd
townships of the State so as to protect
them from fires. WardenS Will be ell
gagged at 81 per day for such time as
they may be actually employed; and as
sistants may be summoned at anytime
who shall be paid 15 cents an hour tor
the service rendered.-....Ine state lays
claim to the oldest twins living in New
England and probably in the United
States. The Maine twins are Caleb 5.
Haskell, one of the most prominent
citizens of New Gloucester, and Mis-.
Judith P. Bradbury, who is now living
in RoXbury, Mass. They We're born IN
New Gloucester, August l, 1914. Their
parents. Caleb and Judith Collins Has
kell. had twelve children, of whom ten
grew to maturity. OF Mr.. Haskeils
three children, the only one living is
Newell p. Haskell, deputy collector OF
internal revenue, with hea0quarters III
Portland. State School superintendent
Stetson has been invited to attend the
meeting of the Southern Education
board to be held in Richmond, Va,
April %. 25, 1908. The association is
COMPOSED of Southern educators ana
wealthy men Of New York. Robert Z:
Ogden of New York city, president OF
the board, las asked MI. Stetson 10 oe
his guest during the trip. The party
will visit places of historic interest III
northern Virginia after the conferences
close. This is the first time this honor has
been extended to a public school man
in New England. And still another
law adopted by the list Legislature at
IFS recent session is being discussed
around the State House. 1t is an
amendment to Chapter l01 Of the Pub
lie Laws of 1887, relating tothe support
of state paupers. This amendment, 1t
is contended. relieves the towns OF
Maine from further support OF tramps
and places such support upon the state.
Thus far 800 applications for guide
licenses have been filed with the com
missioners of inland fisheries and game.
They come mostly from registered
guides in the Rangeley region, Moose
head lake, kennebec and Cumberland
counties, and from other parts OF the
State where there is any considerable
amount of fishing done.....A number OF
cases for readmisslon to the Natlopal
Home at Togus were approved by Gen:
John Marshall Brown, manager, just
before his departure for Europe, ana
they are coming in quite rapdly......
Holm Calvin Stevens, the architect IN
charge of the repairs on the south
wing Of the State House, WAS at
~ n,,il nth Work Will
begin about the first of June and
viii be completed in November.
Arthur T. Dunning OF Bath has
signed a contract for year as teacher
of English in the BerlitZ school OF lam
cuages at Berlin, Germany. Bangor
men have become interested in some
granite property III Washington county
and will at once proceed to develop the
quarry which is situated two and one
half miles from the .JoneSboro station.
The company has Il contract to fur-
njsh the granite for trimmings for the
new Catholic chulch at Od Town,
while other orders are coming IN daily.
Some stone for d building III Lynn Is
beng cut at the quarry aud will soon be
shipped from Eastport.....Gov. Hui Las
DESIGNATED Friday, May Isl. as Arbor
Day. and earnestly recommends ina IL
he observed by the planting OF trees and
shrubs and the adonment OF puti!c
grounds. places and Ways..... lie sardllIe
factory at I.ubec of the Tucker Canning
Go. was dest struyed by fire April 10th,
tutaiung a loss of 5000: partially lnsur-
ed. The cause of the lire is unknoWn.
The factory was operated independent
of the syndicate, packing special
brand Of fried fish. 1t is understood
that the factory will be rebuilt and
probably at once..... Miss Clara FarNtu
OF Rock land has been appointed by
GOV. Hill as one OF the Maine delegates
10 the National Conference OF charities
and corrections, which Will meet at
Atlanta. Ga, May G-l2. Among tie
other delegates from this State are
Hiram W. Kicker, one of the proprle-
Tors OF the Samoset Hotel; and MIS-.
Anna Sargent Hunt Of Augusta, well
known i'll Maine clubdom.....N its
$500 Fourth of July appropriation, and
the naval and land maneuvres III Sep
telubeT to say nothing OF Oid Home
Week. Portland seems to be III Tor some
t4Xiiarating times tins Summel.....l he
plans for Houlton's new hotel pro-
vide for one OF the best hoStelries in the
State with "a rooms, 20 baths, and every
thing up to dAte.... Mayor BoothDy has
tary and naval maneuvreS scheduled to
take place in Portland harbor the en-
suing summer will commence the latter
part Of August, probably about the 10Th.
Manager Evans OF the Maine Cen
tral has closed contract for 400 box
cars and 100 coal cars with the Laconla
Car Company of Laconia, y. H. The
work of building these cars has begun
ard the delivery will begin in July. All
of them will be delivered during the
next few MONTHS. 1.-The Waterville 4
Oakland electric road people have
awarded the contract for constructing
the road bed, and laying the ties and
rails on the new line to Mitchell y
Johnson of Westbrook. Work will
begin at onceW. l.. White of Bath,
at one time a resident of Rockland, and
one of the best known railroad men OF
the State, died April 10th at his home
i'll Bath. He had been in failing health
for some time, and the end was not un-
expected by his relatives, Mr.. White
was twice married, and leaves four
children: William $, of Rockland;
Joseph c., of Boston, and Mrs. Lucy
NJ. Kennedy and Minnie White of Bath.
1.-The Memorial day Grafton before
the Machias q. \. R. post this year
will be given by a woman. Rev. Fannie
E. Austin, pastor of the Unlversallst
church of that place preached so ac- |