The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

merly taken off on Sunday evenings
during the winter, are being continued.
This line Of steamers is owned by the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railway company, which has practically
a monopoly of the transportation bust
ness between Boston and New York,
and former attempts to break in on
them have not been very successful.
The prominence Of tBill' Sewell Of
Island Falls, Me-, and the strenuous
efforts he is putting forth to secure his
>>~ :" appointment as
Presidents Guide collector Of Gus
.---E5 toms at Houlton,
Wants one Of the best
positions in the
a Fat Office gift of the gov
~ eminent, is STIR
ring up the political leaders who have
always looked upon this as one Of the
plums that should 60 to the hardest
workers in the interest Of the party.
Chip Sewel was President Roose-
velt's guide when the latter used to
20 hunting in Maine during his college
days at Harvard. Mr.. Roosevelt also
took. Sewell out west with him, and
the strongest friendship has always ex-
listed between the two men. Sewell,
| however, declares that he is not depend
ing on this friendship to secure the ap-
poin'tment, but has been at work for
weeks getting signatures to petition
in his own behalf. Everything seems
to be going his way>-and it is expected
he will get the ppointment-altho SEN
ator Hale and Congressman Powers
think he should be satisfied with the
postmastership at Island Falls, and are
trying to convince the, president Of this
fact. Senator Hale wants to give the
position to one Of the party leaders in
that section Of the state, and Sewell
has never been known as a politician
until recently.
Melvin O. Adams, who was induced
to accept the position Of United States
attorney after the. death Of Mr.. Moul-
ton, in order to keep harmony In the
party, has now resigned, and Asa P.
French has been appointed. Mr.. French
is now district attorney Of Norfolk and
Plymouth counties, and was a candi-
date for attorney general.
John Bartlett Of Cambridge, who be-
came widely known as the author Of
"F'amiliar Quotations." died this week
at the age Of IS years. He was mem
Der Of one of the oldest New England
families.
The Thayer & Osborn Shoe company,
which located in Alton, N. H., about
two years after the townspeople had
made all kinds Of concessions, and even
put up capital, has now purchased the
;! Mute factory Of Pennington, and will
j move the plant. Many of the operatives
own homes, and will be out of employ.
ment.
/ James NJ. Cooper, clerk of the New
Hampshire house Of representatives
and recently appointed private secre.
tary to Congressman Currier, died at
his home in Concord Tuesday. Mr.
Cooper was 81 years old, of English
birth, and after coming to this country
seventeen years ago, associated him
self with Mackihsfeld Addey, the blind
editor Of the White Mountain Echo
} He was connected with other papers
> but for the past five years has beer
J chief clerk Of the state labor bureau
assistant clerk and clerk of the house
: of representatives. r. :. =
) Steven Baird Of Chittenden, VT, Z
} gunsmith, after working secretly fol
: forty years has discovered a method oil
, welding copper, feat which expert
> metallists claim has never before beer
, accomplished. Mr.. Baird is now Il
years old, and his discovery would no
have been known if it had not leaked
, out thru his little daughter
3 Adjutant General W. H. Gilmore o:
Fairlee, VT, acting for Mrs. Amelia s
\ Kirby, a granddaughter Of Captain
+, Samuel Morey, has presented the Yer
: mont Historical society the model O.
. the first steam engine ever made il
l America. It. was built by Captain More,
. in 1892, and propelled small boat o.
t Lake Fairlee and the Connecticut rive
3 seven years before Fulton 8 trial on tn
: Hudson. .ss..
I The first church ever sold at auction
r in Vermont is the Old North at Con
8 cord, landmark for nearly centur,
which this week passed into the hand
of w. II. Wentworth of Kirby.
, Heavy rains in Maine this week hav
been welcome, as many Of the mill
have been running only part Of tn
: time because Of the low water in tn
9 rivers. ...
Colonel Samuel Adams Drake, tn
) author and historian, who has lived a
) Kennebunkport for more than thirt,
: years, died there this week Of Bright
> disease at the age Of 70. He was bor
: in Boston, and was the author o
,. twenty-three books, mostly relating t
; historic events in New England and th
, middle west. He served in the civil wa
:. with the First regiment, Kansas il
) fantry.