The Republican journal., 1904-12-22
MAINE NEWS ITEMS.

There are 1snatives of Maine in the
newly elected Legislature of Massa-
chuSettS.
Names R. F. ID. routes now number
1926 and many applications are now un-
der consideration at Washington.
There are no fewer than Al Bates
college students now out teaching in
country schools, % young men and 1s
young women.
The crew of the Portland fishing
schooner George H. Lubee received $50
each as the result of a trip of 10 days.
The schooner had rough time coming
in, but Capt. Lubee found good
market for his fish. They stocked
Stops.
The annual meeting of the Maine
Sportsmen's Fish and Game Associa-
ton will be held in the State House,
Augusta, Thursday, Jan. 8, 1905, at 2
O'Clock, for the election of officers and
the transaction of such other business
as may come before the meeting.
The board of managers of national
homes have appropriated the following
amounts for the Togus branch for the
quarter ending March 81, 1905: Cur.
rent expenses $500, subsistence 1884,
500, household $955O, hospital $500,
transportation 500, repairs $4,000, farm
$500; total S7O,s5O
The annual report of the commission
ers on inland fisheries and game, for
the year 1904, is in the hands of the
printer and will be issued by the time
that the legislature convenes. The re-
port will make book of about so pages
and will contain large amount of in
teresting matter relative to the work of
the department and to the game of the
State.
At the annual meeting of the Maine
State Sanatorium association, held in
Portland Dec. 18th, the following officers
were elected Gov John F. Hill, presi-
dent; Hon. Selden Conner, vice presi-
dent DIR. A. G. Young, secretary; Ire
by johnson, treasurer; DR.. S. H. Weeks
of Portland, Fl. B. Pencil of Portland
and Charles H. Payson of Portland,
directors.
The mystery surrounding the death of
David Libby of Newport, who was
found dead Dec. :, at Chester, where he
was on hunting trip, has been cleared
up. Herbert E. Griffin, aged II years,
upon being arrested, confessed that he
did the shooting, having mistaken Libby
for deer. The boy was held for trial in
the sum of 81, 1000.
Jesse Macomber, member of the
lumber manufacturing firm of Macon
Der Bros. of Franklin, committed sui
eide Dec. 18th by cutting his throat.
He had been i'll with nervous prostra-
ton for year, and three weeks ago re-
turned home from hospital at Bangor.
He was 40 years of age, and is survived
by his wife and two children.
Frank B. Nichols of Bath has form
ally announced his candidacy for the Of
fee of public printer of Maine. Mr.. Mich
OILS was born at Round Point in 1868.
After attending school at Bristol he pur-
sued a course at Colburn classical insti-
tute and Colby university and took up
journalism at the age of 81 He was
business manager and treasurer of the
Rockland Daily Star from 1893 to 1896
and became business manager of the
Daily Times in 1897. He is married and
has been prominent in Republican cir
cles.
The trustees of the Augusta water
district find it is impracticable to take
water from any of the ponds on the east
side of the kennebec river, and that the
cost of going to China lake removes
that source of supply. After four months
of tests 10y competent engineers the
trustees have decided to 60 to Carleton
pond. in the towns of Winthrop and
Readfield, about eight miles from the
reservoir in Augusta. The pond has
an area of 200 acres and depth equal
to Silver lake, with gravel and sandy
bottom and shore. 1t will be necessary
for the trustees to ask for new legisla-
ton to enable the water district to go
to Carleton pond for water.