The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-12-03
MAINE NEWS ITEMS.

there are in the interior waters of Maine
.t vessels propelled by steam.
,ougressman Littlefield spent Thanks.
wing at his home in ROckland.
Washington county regrets to report that
lie herring pack will be the smallest fo1
.rarS.
Much land has been bought at Seal Har.
boz, and no doubt there will be building
boom III the spring.
It is expected that the cut of logs on the
r4>l and West branches of the PenobScot
aud the adjoining lakes and streams will
he 'arge this year.
William NJ. Emery, publisher of the His
Mt of Sanford, Maine, is compiling gene
tosy of the Chadbourn family of York
unity. from 1880 to date, which he hopes
o publish in the near future.
William S. Boothby of Limington, who
gently celebrated his S9th birthday, is al
most as rugged as when boy, and declares
''a. he feels as young as he did 25 years
60 lie still does much work about the
4ru
The will of G. W. Boyd, in which he
-strs his entire fortune, 100000, to pub
c institutions, was probated in Boston
4
1gtand gets $4,000, as also does the
l-,ueopathic Hospital of the same city.
CEN. Joshua L, Chamberlain of Bruins
oD, the department commander of the
Name IL A. R., has Just issued orders to
,rveral posts of the State urging them
o We more attention to the incucation of
..' 'Otlsm, by holding at frequent inter
4- meetings at which patriotic subjects
H be discussed, or papers read by mem
,-.- of the post.
I4e Maine Commercial Travellers Asso-
+jon will hold the most elaborate BAN
at IN its history on Saturday, Dec. 26, at
ulumbia, Portland. The annual meet
Tvs with election Of officers will take place
o'clock in the afternoon, to be followed
- banquet at S The speakers of the
ius viii be John P. Swasey of Can
William T. Cobb of Rockland; Ed
ll +. Winslow and Judge Enoch Fos-
Ire kennebec county Republican COM
-t held a meeting for organization at
- Ila.lowell house, Nov. 25. The commit
-organized with W. NJ. Dunn of Water
as chairman and E. c. Stevens of
sea as. secretary ahd treasurer. The
-f members are John P Carson of Mt
non, Charles S Hichborn of Augusta,
aE j. Ham of Augusta. John a. Wood
4 of China, Elliott Wood of Winthrop
harles c. Gray of Gardiner.
Martin Clancy, 53, for more than 80 years
at the Cony house, Augusta, is dead,
-rrl an illness ct nearly three months. The
aG,e of death was an abdominal tumor.
caves two daughters, Miss Alice F. and
y - Annie T. He was born in Ireland
.ml came to Bath when young man. He
a3ls employed in the Shannon house in that
~, later in the old Mansion house in
augusta, and 80 years ago he came to the
my house. He was dean of Maine hotel
axis.
4 recent report shows that there are
l.+ fourth class post offices in Maine
lIing the last fiscal year. These offices
-ded the government no revenue, as the
pHStmasters are paid the amount of can
led stamps for keeping the offices up.
heir compensation ranged from less than
'ia mp to $1,000 There were eighty-four
d tAese Maine offices where the compensa-
;.f was less than $50 year each; 256
fees where the compensation ranged
nom S5OO1 to 500; $40 offices where the
@mpensation ranged from $4,000 to 5000
otfices where the compensation was be-
@een S200.01 and $500 and 112 Offices where
le compensation was between $5OO.O1 and
5000, The establishment of rural free
leIirery is reducing the number of fourth
ass offices. There were LAB in Maine
ie previous fiscal year.