The Republican journal., 1903-11-05
MAINE NEWS ITEMS.

A fine picture of Names first COVER
nor, William King OF Bath. has been
presented to the new high school OF
that city by the class OF rs.
J. Harry Mcclellan of Bath has been
unanimously elected conductor of the
Portland chorus of the Maine Music
Festival, to succeed n. L. Mower.
Fish Commissioners George w. Bow
ers reports that satisfactory progress
is being made with the new hatchery
for Holsters at Boothbay Harbor.
A Waterville man who had used
tobacco for 80 years knocked square
off month ago just because some
body told him he couldn't. There is
strength of will for you.
| One Foxcroft cider mill, which is
grinding about 800 bushels OF apples
daily, will yield its owner 5000 gallons
of cider this fall, and he proposes to
make vinegar of the whole of it.
Maine has another murder mystery,
the death of Mrs. Wyman at Kings
bury Oct. 25th, apparently having been
caused by shooting by her husband.
1t is the fifth murder in two years in
Piscataquis county. Wyman is under
arrest. He protests his innocence of
the crime.
The report of the railroad commits
sioners shows that while the Washing
ton county road is still running behind,
the rate is less rapid than heretofore,
and the prospect excellent for the line
ultimately to become paying piece OF
property. Pretty nearly every railway
line in Maine has had similar ex-
perience.
The following recently passed the
State pharmaceutical examination: W..
E. Traynor, Biddeford: James I. Gal
lagher, Ralph c. Hamilton, Portland;
F. A. Havey, Walter L. Collins, Carl
bou; James L. Race, Green Lake; Thos
johnson, S. J. Foster, Portland; Arthur
Dussault, Rochester, n. B.
Colonel Thompson went to North
Haven and thence to Widows Island,
Monday, to inspectsthe Marine hospital
! there. He was Joined in Rockland Tues
day by Colonel Stevens and arrange
ments for repairs will be made. This
hospital was built by the United States
government about Is years ago, but has
never been put to the slightest use. 1t
is now State property.
At the session Oct 9th of the Lewis
ton District Ministerial association
resolutions were adopted opposing the
resubmission of the prohibitory law
These officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Ammi c. Ladd,
Portland; vice president, d. B. Holt,
Bath; secretary, I. P. Baker, Conway,
n. H., treasurer, f. c. Norcross, Me-
| olo oyaontirn
Hosea Hewitt and ID. B. Holt, Bath, W.
p. Merrill, Brunswick.
Here is a tale of woe with a moral
plainly appended, as told by a North
Vassalboro correspondent: There is a
fellow in the village whose ambition to
get married overtops all other consider
ations. He was courting lady for the
past seven years, and during that time
never once popped the question. The
lady, thinking no doubt that the fellow
was lingering too long about it, sudden
ly accepted proposal from another.
The names were duly published and the
party got married unknown to the first
fellow. When the former lover heard
of the occurrence he became unman-
able"
Portland is to have five lines of ocean
steamships this winter, according to an
announcement made by the Grand
Trunk. The Dominion line will send
four passenger ships, instead of two, as
originally planned. The five regular
lines will be the Dominion to Liver
pool, the Thompson to London, weekly;
the Dominion to Bristol, the Leyland
to Antwerp and the Allan to Glasgow,
semi-monthly. In addition, the Ham
burg-American and some of the So
called tramp lines will run occasional
ships to Portland. Under the new plan
it is the intention evidently to make
Portland large passenger port with
weekly service.
A letter has been received from Di-
rector Chapman of the Maine Musical
/ Festival announcing the principal
works to be produced at the festival of
next October Mr.. Chapman states
that the leading attractions will be the
grand opera of Carmen" in concert
form, and the beautiful cantata, ''The
Holy City," by Alfred R. Gaul. Mr.
Chapman writes further that the chorus
books comprising the numbers Of Car
men" and 'The Holy City, together
with the miscellaneous features will be
in the hands of the various choruses of
| AdlAC uCAV WCCh. 1HCy Will OC CllCC
in number, with separate volumes for
the Carmen" ''The Holy City" and
the miscellaneous selections.
The new State fish hatchery at Oquos-
soc, just below the dam at the outlet of
the Rangeley stream, is practically COM
pleted. Arthur Briggs of Winthrop is
superintendent, and it is hoped to hatch
out 1000, 900 fry there next spring. Al
ready between 200, 900 and 300, 900 eggs,
including both trout and salmon, have
been taken from upper Kennebago
stream and placed there. Weirs have
also been placed at the outlet of the
Rangeley stream, where there are big
fish not yet quite ready to have the
spawn taken. There is in the weirs
one brook trout which weighs over ~
pounds. Eggs will be taken from the
Bemis stream and from Upper Dam.
While it is not likely that more con.
signments will be secured this fall from
the United States hatchery, it is pos
sible that a lot may come from the
State hatchery.
A party of Augusta gentlemen, in
which are A. 7. Fuller, r. w. Soule,
Geo. w. Wadleigh and Jos. Williamson,
have purchased tract of about 900
acres of land surrounding Silver lake,