The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-07
MAINE NEWS ITEMS.

1t is estimated that Maine has an income
of $l5O,0OO year from skunk skins.
Potato shipment have been made of late
from Fort Fairfield to Australia, South
Africa and China.
Bowdoin College closed December 23d for
the Christmas vacation. The winter term
opened January 9th.
Rev. DR.. o. B. Cheney, the founder and
for forty years the president of Bates Coz
lege, died at his home in Lewiston December
god, aged 81 years. His was long life, filled
with good works.
Maine is preparing the most elaborate ex-
hibit it has yet attempted for the Sports
mems show at Madison Square Garden,
arrangements this year being in the hands
of Charles E. Judkins of kineo
Orland's veteran trapper, Albert F. Soper,
during the time intervening from October
II, to November 10, 1908, caught the fol-
lowing game: 81 foxes, II coons, 16 minks,
20 skunks, a. muSkratS, and ! wildcat. The
sale of these animals Melted Mr.. Soper
1886 So.
Hervey H. Patten, practicing attorney
of Bangor, formally announces his candi-
dacy for county attorney to succeed County
Attorney b. L. Smith, who defeated Mr..
Patten for the place. The other candidates
already in the field are Joseph F. Gould of
Old Town and Daniel W. Mason of:Bangor.
A copy of the will of the late John L.
Cutler Of Boston has been presented for
probate in Kennebec county. He left a
gusta and other portions of the State. He
at one time lived in Augusta. He bequeaths
81, 1000 each to the Pennington public library,
Bowdoin college library and Lithgow library
at Augusta.
Land Agent Ring says there will be no
more talk this winter Of the mills shutting
down for lack of water. Another thing is
that the rain will not interfere in the least
with numbering operations, for the swamps
are frozen solid and the water ran off the
surface. The lumbermen will get on nicely
without more snow for month or so yet.
That the rent of premises occupied for the
illegal sale of Intoxicating liquor, when such
fact is known to the lessor, is uncollectable,
was the novel defence in civil suit heard
in the municipal court, December 22d, in
Bangor. The action was brought by John
J. Mccain and James F. Singleton against
Frank IL. McGill. Judge Bailey reserved
his decision.
Some of the earliest Maine libraries are
Bowdoin College, 1894; Castine, 1901 Colby
College, 1920; Bingham, 1859; Hallowell,
1912; Maine Historical library, 1922; Bangor
Theological library, 1852; Waterford, 1852 !,
Washburn, 1862; South Deer Isle, 1868 ;
Portland, 1867; North Paris, 1861 Bidde-
ford, 1862. Most Of the libraries have been
established in the last 20 years.
According to record kept by the agents
of the Washington County railroad, the
amount of big game killed in the county
this year shows some gains over the records
OF 1902, which was considered a banner
year. Princeton leads the list with IS deer,
Cherryfield being second with 81 deer. The
table shows an Increase of + deer, three
moose and five bears over the figures of 1902.
The shipments of game at all stations show
total of 275 deer, moose and 10 bears.
The report of Land Agent Ring shows
total receipts of $23,77O, which included the
sale OF stumpage on public lots, $6423 :;
sale of islands, 500; stumpage on Indian
lands, $766; sale of lands, $40 The expen-
ditures included forest fire protection, $9,926;
indexing records, $1,000; forestry work,
$215; establishing public lot lines, 1892 !;
public instruction in forestry, 1896; expen-
ses of land agent, $265. There was turned
into the State treasury money collected for
stumpage, etc, 81 ,5O6. Mr.. Ring had cash
on hand on November 30, $4,943.
Memorial exercises are to be held at the
University of Maine Law School January.
Sth, for the late Walter Granville Mansur
of Pittsield. Mr.. Mansur was popular
student at the school and his death, which
occurred about a year ago, came as a per
sOnal loss to his many friends A fine like
ness of Mr.. Mansur hangs in the library at
the Law School. At the memorial exercises
there are to be three speakers: n. V. Mac
Lean, who will speak on him as classmate;
T. A. HaSty, who will speak of him as a
friend; and Dean w. E. Waltz, who will
speak of him as student.