The Republican journal., 1903-01-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

ROckpOrt Lime 60. mas DOuSnV ehe
Alden Gay farm on the Old Thomaston
road, which is said to contain fine mag
nesia quarry which is now being put in
readiness for operation. This section
of Knox county, especially in Warren,
contains magnesia rock of fine quail
itv. which when prepared is used exten-
sively by the pulp mills. The com
pany intends to add magnesia lime to
their present products.....At an execu-
tive session of the Eastern Maine Music
Festival association held in Bangor.
Dec 31st, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Hon.
F. o. Beal, president; George s. Chal-
mers, clerk and treasurer; Hon. f.
O. Beal, Charles J. .Wardley, Mrs. Frank
Hinckley, Miss Jane B. Pickering, M:
H. Andrews, Joseph M. Bright and
John L. Parker of Bangor; F. W. Rol-
Inns, Ellsworth; P. H Longfellow, Ma
chias and Hon. John F. Hill, Augusta,
directors.....At a meeting OF the cover
nor and council Dec. Both the petition
of Calvin Graves for pardon was dis
cussed at length and the petitioner was
given leave to withdraw. Graves is
serving a life sentence at ThomaSton
for the killing of two game wardens,
II wears The Bangor dealers in
spring water supplying the city and
brewers have combined and raised the
price 20 percent, giving as reason that
there is no money in the business at the
present prices, considering the breakage
Of bottles which all the dealers uSe.....
Capt. Burt Curtis of Dexter, who owns
the steamer Jolly Roger of the Great
Pond fleet, has bought the Merchant
farm on the shore of the pond and Will
build a house thereon in the spring.
Can't Curtis is building a new steamer
of 40 feet in length at Dexter, which he
will bring to Great Pond in the spring
AT the monthly meeting OF theWater-'
vile board of trade a movement was
started for the prevention of further
posting of bills on the shade trees OF
the city....At the annual meeting OF the
Maine school-masters' club i'll Water
vile Dec 31st the following were elect
ed: President, Elwood I. Wyman, Wa
tervilie: vice president. }. y. Newton,
kents Hill: secretary and treasurer,
payson Smith, Rumford Falls; member
of executive committee Preston keyes,
Bangor: member of membership com
mittee, Myron Z. Bennett, Sanford.
The business meeting was followed
Nv the annual supper at the ElmWood
hotel. The club received several addl-
tiOns to its membership during the CON
yention of the Maine teachers assocla-
tion.....The year 1902 was watched out
and 1903 watched in by many Portland
organizations. The Portland yacht
club gave very largely attended
smoker" and fired salute i'll honor of
the new year There was a crowded
and very impressive watch service at
the Chestnut street church. At the Pear
son memorial mission there was watch
service Rev. MI Beale, Rev. Mr.
Dexter, Rev ". 5. Bovard, Rev.
John Collins and Rev. +. p Wood
ward spoke briefly. and Rev. BoWley
Greene made the midnight appeal.
Justice Spear in opening the Knox
County Supreme Court at Rockland
last week announced that he would
adopt a practice prevailing III some OF
the counties and compel each llquor
dealer against whom an indictment is
found, to appear personally and plead.
For 70 years it has been customary for
those offenders to pay fine or appeal
through an attorney....POrt is to
have new coal company. to be called
the Peoples Coal Company. 1t will be
capitalized at 100000, of which $4,000
is to be paid in. 1t will be organized
for the purpose of selling imported and
domestic coal, and also wood in Portland
and throughout the State. "A commit
tee las been appointed by Mayor Dan
forth to act with the committee of the
city government in the arrangements
to be made for celebrating the Tooth
anniversary of the town of Gardiner....
The seventh annual dinner to the poor
children of Bath was given at the Y.
NJ. {. y. gymnasium at noon Jan. lst,
by George Z. Thompson and Frank n.
Thompson. Following the custom of
past years, the affair was left wholly in
the hands of the ladies of Whatsoever
Circle of Kings Daughters, and was
attended by nearly $50 boys and girls.
At the conclusion of the dinner the
tables were cleared and respread for a
banquet given by the Messrs. Thompson
in honor of the members of the Circle
of Kings Daughters..... The passenger
DEPARTMENT of the Maine Central rail
road is arranging for its exhibit at the
ninth annual. Sportsmens Show in
Madison Square, New York, which
commences February 21st. Maine with
all its attractions of camp life and the
beautiful forests will be exhibited and
some of the most noted guides will be
on hand to tell all about camp life.....
The High school building at Fort Fair
field was burned Jan. 6, a loss to the
town of over $4,000 The insurance is
$1,000 The fire started from furnace.
The library books and the laboratory
apparatus were lost. The newly elect
ed Republican State committee met at
the Augusta House in Augusta for Or
ganization JAN sth. Three of the men,
bers never served on the committee be-
fore. F. NJ. Simpson of Bangor was re-
elected chairman, Byron Boyd of Au-
gusta secretary..... By the will of Miss
elizabeth Purington of Bowdoinham,
she donated her house and lot to the
Methodist church for parsonage, and
also a sum of money deposited in a Bos-
ton savings bank....The financial show
ing of kennebec county is excellent. In
the past year 81 400 bonds which became
due were paid. The bonded indebted
ness is now S2S,600 With the sinking
fund and money in the treasury the
county has more than enough to meet
these bonds Not becoming due for
some years they cannot be paid now.
Thus the county is practically out of
debt. The annual meeting of the State
military and naval orphan asylum as
sociaton was held Jan. 9th in Bath |
Pres. Seth I. Snipe recommends that
the children of Spanish war veterans
Io ,lir;bJa to o1p ttapop tO tho jpctitu. +!