The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-03-26
NEWS OF TIE WEEK.

MAINE MATTERS. The kent's Hill
club, composed of former students OF
the Maine Wesleyan Seminary at
kent's Hill, held reunion and banquet
in Portland March 18th. Rev. W. F..
Berry, the president of the seminary,
was the guest of honor. He defended
himself from charges which he said
were made against him by Representa-
tive Edward c. SWEET in a recent speech.
The Fairfield & ShaWmut electric
railway company was organized III
| Waterville March 18th with a capital
stock of $4,000. A. f. Gerald is presl-
dent, W. I. Haines treasurer, Harvey
II. Eaton clerk and Messrs. Gerald,
| Haines and Terry directors....The Knox
| Wooden Co. of Camden will build an
extension on it's mill the coming season.
This extension will be a 15-foot addition
to the north wing. Such an addition
| will give them a great extent OF extra
room, as it will be 73XGS feet and being
the same height as the present building,
! will give two stories and basement..".
At the extra election held in Auburn,
March 11th, to elect mayor and ward
officers from Wards and >, the Repub-
leans were victorious. Hon. f. &. Eve
leth was reelected mayor; B. G. Brett
and A. q. Miller aldermen from Wards
and s. respectively....The aggregate
of typhoid C; ses in Augusta this winter
! is 100. New cases are being reported
daily. The city board of health lsttaking
active measures to prevent the further
spread of the epidemic.....P Plans for a
Maine College Tennis club are gaining
ground. Bates, University of Maine and
BoWdoin would constitute the league.
A curious matrimonial instance is re-
ported from Waterville where, accord
ing to the publication of marriage in
tentionS, two sisters are to marry twin
brothers. The parties are Perham e..
Potter and Annie p Murray, Percy G..
Potter and Emma r. Murray.....A Gard
liner apple packer solemnly declares that
he shipped a car of 175 barrels OF apples
to Ohio, earlier in the winter, and that
the returns did not cover the freight
bill by $50. The business which has so
long been conducted at Sargentvllle
under the firm name of W. G. Sargent
& Son, but since the death OF the senior
partner has been conducted by II. w.
Sargent, will hereafter be under new
management, as Arthur Fl. Sargent and
George w. Grindal have been admitted
as partners to the firm, which will be
known as the w. G. Sargent Co.....That
the Pine Tree State is well represented
in Massachusetts was shown at recent
meeting in Melrose of the Maine Sons
and Daughters when it was estimated
the State had 800 representatives IN
the town....A new coal company to
handle Welsh coal has been formed in
Portland with John B. Heating as one
of its leading members. The company
has leased land near the East End
Yacht club which will be fitted up to
receive the COAL Not only will the
new concern cater to the local trade, but
it proposes to send coal all over the
State either by the car load or by the
ship load....F. W. Rideout of Bath has
been appointed surveyor of wooden yes
sells for the U. S. Standard Steamship
Owners, Builders and Underwriters
Association of New Yo1k.....The rail
road tracks at Olamon were overlooked
March a. There was bad washout at
one point so that the Maine Central
trains were taken down the Bangor Il
ArOOStOok line.