The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-06-18
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. The jury at the
United States court at Bangor returned
verdict, June 5th, in favor of the plain
tiff in the snit of United States VS.. Dan
iel H. Pooler of Palmyra. This was civil
action for money had and received on
which the government sought to recover
cash paid Pooler in pensions alleged to
have been fraudulently received. The
verdict was for the sum OF S1492.S0,
without interest. Twelve men charged
with having in their possession short
HOLSTERS contrary to the Revised Statu-
ties were arraigned in the municipal
court at Rockland June 5th. Some OF
the respondents pleaded guilty and paid
the customary fines, while others con.
tested their cases.. Edmond Day OF
fremont, Hancock county, has made an
application to the Governor and council
for pension as an Aroostook war vet
eran. In his application he states
that he is 81 years of age and was asol-
der in the drafted militia in the Aroos-
took war and served under Capt. DAM
ell w. Clark. Gov. Hill June 9Th ap-
pointed Capt. John r. Mcdonald OF Ad-
olson. Washington County, as steam
boat Inspector to succeed Capt. Horace
Atwood of Hampden, whose term has
expired. The statutes provide that the
two inspectors shall have a practical
knowledge of shipbuilding and it is said
that Capt. Mcdonald fills the bill in
this particular. The other candidates
were Capt. Atwood for reappointment;
Henry NJ. Godfrey of Lubec; Capt.
John O. johnson of Liberty and A. u.
Fairbanks of North Monmouth. Letters
were received at Augusta June 9Th an
nouncing the candidacy for Secretary OF
State in 1905 of VIM. S. Cotton OF LISBON
Falls, who for many years has been
clerk of the House. Hon. Byron Boyd,
the present Secretary of thc State,
stated to the Bath Times correspondent
that he would be candidate at the
next session of the legislature.......
Some months ago the Colonial Danes
of Maine offered a prize OF S25 to be
contested for by the girls of the two
upper classes of Colby, University OF
Maine and Bates, for the best essay. on
the early history of Maine. The prize,
which is to be given annually, is termed
the Mary Floyd Nicely memorlal prize,
in honor of the first president OF the
Colonial Danes of Maine. The PRIZE
for the present year has been awarded
to Miss Lillian Alice Norton OF Lewis
ton, a senior at Bates college; her sub
iect was THE Life of the Maine Ind
ans" Samuel r. Dana of Portland
won the State tennis championship at
Brunswick June Sd, by defeating los
cousin. Luther Dana of Westbrook, IN
the final round of the Maine intercollegl-
ate tennis tournament. Both are Bow
dom men. The score Of the final round
was &c, Ct. 6-1. 6-3....One OF the
most important real estate transfers IN
Bangor in a number of years occurred
June 4th, when H. c. Chapman q Son,
for the past II years lessons OF the Ban
gor house, purchased the property from
Hon. F. O. Beal.. 1.-THE new book en-
titled Ike Giidden in Maine, written
by Hon. 4. d McFaul of Machlas, has
appeared. MI McFaul is a member OF
the lower branch of the legislature from
his district and is slated for one of the
senatorships from Washington county
at the next session.. The members OF
the Kentucky Press Association are
to visit Portland the last of July. The
trip will include Chicago, Toronto,
Quebec, Niagara Falls and Portland, Me-
At the recent meeting of the executive
committee the plan of extending the
trim to New York was discussed, but 1t
was decided to defer that visit to an
other time.....At Portland June 4th the
Maine Medical Association elected of1i-
GERS as follows President, DR.. Augustus
S. Thayer of Portland; treasurer, Dr. A.
5. Gibson Portland; first vice president
Dr.. F. L. Dixon, Lewiston; second vice
president, F. L. Shaw, Machias: CORE
spending secretary, A. H. Sturtevant,
Augusta: board of censors, Drs. Addl-
son ). Thayer, Portland; Herbert F.
Twitchell, Portland; H. l.. Bartlett,
Norway: Committee on publication,
Drs. Walter f. Tobie, exotficlo, Port
land: ]. f. Heating, Portland; G. D.
Wild, Hiram: +. ". Sears, Portland, /.
H. Pavson. Damariscotta.....Ho Mat
thew ). Quay, United states Senator
from Pennsylvania, passed through
Portland June Sd with a party OF friends
on the way to Moosehead lake for
short fishing trip. Senator Quay has
been coming to Maine for number of
years, but formerly has gone to Aroos-
took county resorts."....Dr. David ~.
Pletts of Brunswick attended the SEES
sion of the Maine medical society IN
Portland June 4th and a banquet III the
evening and started for home. He be-
came sick on the train and got off at
Westbrook Junction, where he tainted
and fell between two cars, the wheels
cutting off both legs....An author who
has won much recognition proves to be
a Maine man, native of South Levant,
Penobscot county. He is Simeon Ford,
whose new book, Horses Nine, pub
lished by the Scribners, New York, is
having so great sale. Mr.. Ford was
IS years old when he left Maine, and his
schooling ended with four years
Latin course in high school at Haver
hill, Mass. He has been engaged in
journalism many years.....Joseph E. 5.
Cony, special examiner of pensions for
the United States government, died in
Baltimore, June 2. from paralysis, aged
sixty seven. He was a son OF the late
Governor Samuel Cony of Maine....An
order was issued at the war department
June 9TH for the 54th company, coast
artillery the torpedo company at the
school of submarine defence at fort
Totten. n. Y, to proceed to fort Preble,
Me. about Aug 1 next for duty in con-
nection with the submarine defence OF
the Portland artillery district during
the army and navy maneuverS this au-
tumn. Mai. Arthur Murray, artillery
corps, will command the company.
TIE alumni of Bates college have had
an oil portrait of ex -president Oren b.
Cheney painted, and will present it to
the college at commencement: The