The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

care to take the risk of getting jail SEN
tences at the August term of court,
which they consider would certainly
follow the renewal of their [. S. special
tax stamps Some Of the principal
bars were dismantled, and in one case
the stock on hand was disposed of by
auction. The majority of the retailers
viii continue in business, it is said, at
least a month longer, having that time
in which to renew their revenue stamps,
and having decided to take the risk of
Indictment on the old stamps or of
search and seizure. Neither the sher-
if nor the city police manifested any
interest in the proceedings. There was
pect of IA ''drouth" until the sitting of
the grand jury in August.
THIRD MAINE REGIMENT REUNION.
The annual reunion of the Third
Maine Regiment association will be
held at Winthrop Aug. 18th. This reg
/ iment was composed almost wholly of
kennebec valley men from Skowhegan
to Bath. Eight have died during the
year. more than ever before in the
same period, viz: James F. Howard.
Hallowell; 2. Q. .Nickery, Augusta:
IIadley o. Hawes, IIallowell; Wood
DuIy HAL. MI tllioI, ". w. Ll'Cl
more, Gardiner: Henry Penniman and
W. Kimball, Gardiner.
A CAMPAIGN ON SOFT DRINKS.
There is said to be a movement on
foot i'll Lewiston to close places that
carry only soft beers [ no, etc, on the
grounds that they are a nuisance and I
are largely used for the sale of hard
stuff 1t is argued that the soft beers,
including all beers which may be legal
ly sold in the State, should be carried
by the confectioners and others where
soda is Oh sale. Many places formerly
old fashioned rum shops, before Sheriff
Cummings got the reins of enforcement
in his possession, have been converted
into places to sell soft beer But the
bar and other fixtures commonly found
in bar rooms have been left undisturb-
ed
RESTRICTION ON AUTOMOBILES.
By vote of the town the use of auto
mobiles has been prohibited Oh most of
the important highways within the
limits of Bar Harbor. This is consid-
cred a serious matter by summer resi-
dents. as it restricts the use OF machines
to the side streets of the village only,
as the thoroughfares included in the
prohibition embrace the main roads
leading into the surrounding country.
HOWARD OWEN IN NEW YORK.
The Editor and Publisher of New
York recently contained the following:
Howard Owen, Esq, a retired jour
nalist of Augusta, Me-, is in New York
with Mrs. Owen, visiting his son, Fred
/ Howard Owen. The elder Mr.. Owen
was associated with the late Jas. G.
Blaine in publishing the Kennebec Jour
nal, and later served 20 years as gen
eral editor of the Maine Farmer Mr..
Owen just passed his 6Sth birthday and
says if any younger man wants to
'Wrassle" Eim to just step forward" /"
GRANGE COMMITTEE MEET.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
executive committee ofthe Maine State
Grange was held at the Elm House,
Auburn, Tuesday afternoon, June Both.
State Master Obadiah Gardner of Rock
land presided. Among the well known
grangers present were the following:
Master Obadiah Gardner of Rockland,
Secretary E. H. Libby of Auburn, and
members of the executive committee;
r. d. Leavitt, Turner; S. F. Sweetsir;
Columbus Hayford of Maysville Centre,
and John Dority of Bluehill. Routine
business was transacted.
PINE TREE CHIPS.
A Bath savings institution, which
has just declared semi-annual divi-
| dend of two per cent, has never skip
ped dividend since its organization 81
years ago and has paid as high as nine
per cent.
Division Commander Orne of the
Maine Sons of Veterans has made two
more appointments on his staff. They
are William H. Looney of Portland, as
judge advocate general, and George H.
Robinson of Augusta as sergeant ma
jor.
A most important banking merger
went into effect in Portland July 1st,
when the good will, business and assets
of Swan & Barrett were acquired by
the Portland Trust Company. The old
and we'll known firm of Swan & Barrett
has been in existence SO years, and has
been long known as most conservative
and successful.
Maine girls are forging ahead. Miss
Mary S. Croswell, graduate of Colby
college and later one of the teachers in
Wilton academy, has just graduated
and received the degree of NJ. D. from
Harvard Medical school. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew CrOs-