The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-01-28
MAINE NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. l.. M. N. Stevens and Miss Cor
don of Portland have been obliged to
postpone their trip to Washington for
little while, so many requests have
come for assistance in the State work.
Miss Eva L. Shorey, stenographer to
the Governor and to the executive de-
partment for the past six years, has re-
signed her position to accept one as
private secretary to Congressman Bur
leigh.
Charles w. Morse is not doing things
by halves for Bath. Having built the
city fine High School building he now
buys two houses near it in order that
their sites may be included in the school
grounds.
The Buck Memorial library at Bucks
field has recently received a valuable
gift of 40 volumes from Major John
Augustus Darling, L. S. A., which he
says is "a small token of the affection
bear my native town.
\ valuable house in Milton, Mass,
and another one, with land, in New
Brunswick were recently presented to
the Holy Ghost and Us school. Con-
trbutions for the spread of this doe
trne are being constantly received.
Mr.. Sanford is at present at Shiloh,
personally conducting the Bible school.
The advancement of Dr. P. II. S.
Vaughan from assistant superintendent
of the Eastern Maine Insane hospital
leaves the former Office vacant and it
will have TO be filled by the trustees.
No action has yet been taken, how
ever, and member of the board told a
reporter that nothing would be done
until the March meeting.
At the annual meeting of the State
council of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution in Portland, Mrs A. A.
Kendall Of Portland was reelected
State regent ana Mrs. L. F. Metcalf of
Bath, auditor. Mrs. Metcalf is presi-
dent of the Bath chapter recently Or
ganized. 1t was voted at a later date
to present the battleship Maine with a
banner to be embroidered with the coat
of arms of the State
1t is reported that Joseph H. Marley
of Augusta has expressly announced
that his term as member Of the nation
al Republican committee expires i'll
June and that he will not be candi-
didate again for the position. He has
been a member of this committee for
II years. 1t is generally understood
that Gov. John F. Hill will succeed
Mr.. Manley rs member OF the nation
al Republican committee.
The twenty-frst annual meeting of
the Odd Fellows Graded Mutual Relief
Association of Maine was held at Nor
way, Me-, Jan. 18th. The annual report
of the secretary and treasurer gives the
following statistics. Membership, Dec.
81, 19O3-2OO4. Total amount paid out
for deaths since organization, 1856, 7l9.
Average cost of $1,000 insurance includ-
ing annual assessments, q years, age
%, $6.3S, age so, 1857. Funds invested,
$13,6240S.
An association has been formed in
Portland of former residents of Water
vile. A banquet and business meeting
was held at Riverton last week, and it
was voted to call the association the
Waterville Club. Ex-Mayor Frederic
E. Boothby of Portland was chosen
president of the association and Charles
A. Bean, secretary and treasurer. The
following executive committee was
chosen: Frederic E. Boothby, Charles
A. Bean, Mrs. Joseph A. Warren, f. /.
Lowe, Miss Myrtice D. Cheney.
The Vinalhaven Fish Company had
the largest amount of business in 1903
of any year since Its organization in
1895, the volume being five times more
than eight years ago. The past year
the company has handled between sew
EN- and eight million pounds of fish. 1t
has one of the largest fish plants in the
country and does the largest cured fish
business of any company in Maine.
Their factory covers shout $4,000 feet
floor space and has wharf frontage of
400 feet. Last summer after the gov
eminent had dredged the harbor, the
company had a channel dredged to it's
wharf and now has between nine and
ten feet at low water. Early in the
spring the company will erect bonded
salt warehouse with a capacity of 1000
hogsheads. 1t is planning to increase
its already large salt business, having
cargoes imported, and 100 persons are
employed in boats during the fishing
season,