The Republican journal., 1904-11-03
NAME NEWS ITEMS.
iddeford is wagiug war against trading

Biddeford is waging war against trading
stamps.
The packers say that Names sweet corn
pack is about Is per cent of the average.
This is the way an Indian over in Wash
lngton county sizes up the game laws: XIII
man, too bad kill cow moose, pay $500"
From one pound of seed Alexander Ross
of Mapleton harvested 112 pounds of perfect
potatoes, the yield being at the rate of 300
barrels to the acre.
The wife of the late Senator Marcus A.
Hanna has bought lot of land at Seal Har-
Dor, Mount Desert, and will have summer
cottage built there. Mrs. Hanna passed the
summer there this year.
The Maine Central has ordered eight loco
motives of the American Locomotive Com
pany, 100 steel cars, 50-tOn capacity, of the
Standard Steel Car Company, and is in the
market for 80 refrigerator cars
William F. Tracy, who assaulted Rev. II.
N. Pringle on the streets of Eastport, July
4th, was sentenced Oct. 10Th, by Judge
StrOut in the Supreme Court at Machias, to
four months imprisonment in the county
Jail.
The Dexter case of William T. Springall
VS.. F. D. Dearth, a suit for alienation of the
affections of the plaintiffs wife by the de-
lcuu6nts WtuG " Guc Jul Ill DduSOTs OCU.
Goth. verdict for the defendant was re-
turned in IA minutes.
There is an odd combination Of pets in
the BiddefOrd greenhouse of Charles s.
Strout in woodcock and cat. They live
in perfect peace, the woodcOck growing fat
on the worms in the rich earth and the cat
keeping the place free from mice.
An official of the Edwards Manufacturing
Company, Augusta, has announced that their
mill will start Oct. 31St under ten per cent
reduction in the wage scale. The mill has
been closed since the first of July on ac-
count of repairs and the condition OF the
cotton market. About 1900 employees are
affected.
"Aunt salome" Sellers of Deer Isle, who
celebrated her 104th birthday last week, at
tributes her prolonged life to the exercise
of five rules: 1. Never worry and never
miss chance for a good laugh. 9. Breathe
plenty of pure country air. 3. Do plenty
of good muscular work. T. Be temperate
in your habits. s. Take as much sleep as
nature demands
The Medical School of Maine was opened
Oct. goth for its S5th annual course with a
estimated at 40 members. number of
changes have been made in the faculty
The duties of Dr.. Israel T. Dana, professor
of pathology and the practice of medicine,
who died during the year, have been divid-
ed among the instructors.
One of the smart old women of Maine
is Mrs. Phillip Hubbard of Palmyra. Mrs.
Hubbard is &c. and is the Oldest member OF
the Grange in the State. At the recent cat
several first premiums for articles of fancy
work which she made herself. In addition
to assisting in the housework she finds
time to do considerable plain and fancy
sewing.
The women of the freshman class of Colby
College have elected officers for the year as
follows: President, Anne 7. Roberts of
Caribou; vice president, Esther E. Weeks
of Miscasset; secretary, Florence f. King
l.. Woods of Brooks; executive committee,
Evelyn A. Carver of Seal Cove, Bertha Fl. |
Bangs of Portland, Jennie Cox of Freedom.
Ragnhilde Iverson of Portage Lake.
Susan A. Baker, late of China, bequeath-
ed to the First Baptist church society of
China her homestead situated in China
village, the income to be used for the sup
port of the church. In the event of the
church ceasing to exist, the money to be de.
rived from the sale of the homestead is to
go to the Maine Baptist Missionary Convict
ton. The Maine Baptist Missionary Union
and the Maine Baptist Missionary Conye1-
ton are made residuary legatees.
The new rural telephone lines give the
ArOOstOok papers the text for many inter-
esting little items. Here is one from Fort
Fairfield. A lady was awakened at about
three O'Clock in the morning by furious
ring of the telephone in her house. Feeling
from the wildness of the ring that it must
be something mortally important she scamp
cred down stairs and neryOusly seized the
receiver, only to hear shril soprano voice
shrek, SCOT your washin' done yet? Had
mine out half an hour ago."
The steamship service at Portland to the
first of January has been arranged. There
will be dropping out of the Bristol and
German service, or four boats a month. The
freight steamships will be tirst-class, and it
is believed that there will be no falling off
in the amount of the export business No
passenger steamers will come to Portland
up to January LIST, and may not during the
winter. There will be steamer of the
Thompson line to London, and Dominion
line boat to Liverpool, each week, and semi
service to Glasgow.
A. NJ. Sawyer, assistant adjutant general
OF the department of Maine Grand Army of
the Republic, has been notified that the next
annual national encampment will be held at
Denver in September, 1905, and that strong
representation from Maine is looked for. |
Colonel E. c. Millken, department com
mander of the department of Maine Grand
ARMY VI Ine hepuDllc, mas appointed COM
rade James W. Bracket of Portland de-
partment aid on staff of Colonel Allen C.
Blackwell, chief aid in charge of the depart
ment of military instruction in the public !
schools, approved by national encampments. !
In the annual distribution of student hon. |
Ors in Boston University Law School |
Maine boy, William L. Pullen of Camden,
was chosen as librarian in charge He fitted |
for college at Kent's Hill seminary. He
was president of the school debating club
and of the literary society during his senior
year; He was prominent in athletics, and
was left end on the school eleven. He held
the same position on the all-Maine inter-
scholastic team. He also held the record
for the Maine 1nterscholastic Association
of 10 Is seconds in the 1OO-yard dash. He
spent one year at Harvard after graduation
and entered Boston University Law School
TWO years ago. He is a member of the
Maine Club, the Masonic Club and of Phi
Delta Phi Fraternity.
At recent meeting of the Daughters of
Maine club of Somervi!le, Mass, the pro-
gram was sold Home Week" Mrs. Mar
,issa R. Sleeper gave an interesting account
If the observance of Old Home Week at
ROckland, Me-, it also being the semi-cen-
ennial anniversary of that city. Mrs. Lucy
NJ. Titus read an able paper on Education |
n Maine," and Mrs. Clara P Haven gave |
IN account of the observance at Holden, |
Maine. Miss Elizabeth H. Soule read two |
poems from the pen of Holman Day, entitled |