The Republican journal., 1907-01-03

upon their duties Jan. LIST are Freeman NJ.
Wood, county treasurer; William p.
Thompson, county attorney, and Edward
Evans, county commissioner. Mr.. Thomp-
son is Democrat, the others Republicans.
Tileston Wadlin, clerk of courts; and Geo.
d. McCrillis, register of deeds, succeed
themselves by rejection.
PRISONERS TO WORK. The board of
prison and Jail inspectors propose that here
after tramps and other Jail inmat shall be
made to work. E. P. Mayo OF Fairfield,
who returned home last week from a tour
of inspection with other members of the
board, said:
ave are going to start out Jan. 1st aud
visit the county JailS where the prisoners
are not employed at some kind of labor.
The inspectors will issue an uItimatum to
the county commissioners of the counties,
where there are large number of prison
ers lying idle, to work the prisoners, or we
shall do so. This is not any ones pet
theory. 1t is the unanimous opinion of the
board. The inspectors have full authority
in the matter. They can remove prisoners
from any Jail where they are not being
properly cared for and order them placed
in any other Jail of the State, where they
will receive proper care. We do not con-
slider that prisoners are being properly
cared for when large jail is nled with
men in idleness."
MATHEWS BROS. BUSY. A Journal rep
resentative called at the Mathews Bros
woodworking plant last week and learned
that it was never so busy at this season as
now and that the business of the month of
December bids fair to exceed that of any
fhn isfn pf tbn
The business was established in 1872
The new warehouse, completed the
past season, not only permits the
work to go on regardless of weather
conditions, but so facilitates the handling
of material, the receipt of stock and the
shipment of orders as to largely increase
the capacity of the establishment. Mr.. O.
E. Frost the manager, said that the orders
now on hand would keep them busy until
the middle of February. Among the orders
are the hardwood finish, hardwood floors,
doors, windows and veranda finish for the
Elks Club at Houlton; finish, doors, and
flooring for the Mansur building in Houl-
ton; everything, including windows and
frames, for the 4-story- Haines building in
course of erection in Watervlle, all the fin
ish to be hardwood; the windows, window
frames and all exterior finish for the Pierce
house in North Leominster, Mass. The
last of five car loads of sash for Darlington
and Comfortable, R. l., was shipped last
week. This is in addition to the large
amount of regular work for the Boston
market. For many years much of the pine
used in this factory was brought from Mich
igan and now they are receiving pine from
California.
The j. KS CHRISTMAS TREE. The
Christmas celebration of the j. X. Club
took the form of d Christmas tree this year,
and needless to say it was success. The
tree was secured and erected through the
kindness of two of the members fathers,
and was a beauty in itself. Miss Helen
Bird was the hostess of the occasion and
the tree was decorated by her, with the
assistance of several club members and
the valuable aid of Miss Bertha 1. Bird.
Wednesday evening, Dec. Goth, was the
date set, and after all the members had ar
rived and had been relieved of their various
mysterious. looking bundles the company
was ushered from the parlor to the sitting
room, where the tree, brightly lighted by
candles, and with almost every available
place hung with prettily wrapped and
brightly tied bundles, which were most
tempting in appearance, was placed The
word had gone forth that nothing was to
be touched until the candles burned down,
and SO rapidly moving circle of nOt-exact-
ly-silent admirers revolved about the center
tributed and quiet restored in a measure.
By and by even the candy lost its interest,
and the candles received quite bit of as
sistance in going out. Miss Bertha Bird
acted the part of Santa Claus to the i'm
patient girls and distributed the gifts,
which were opened amid obs! and abs of
admiration and peals of laughter. AS the
ten cent limit had been strictly set, none of
the gifts were elaborate, though many were
most dainty and attractive, and others were
happy hits on the recipients. The poetry
which accompanied many of them was no
small part of their charm, and everybody
enjoyed her neighbours presents equally
with her own. The timd member now
need have no fear, as she is amply supplied
with a lantern, plenty of masculine protec-
ton and even coupe; the proud mother
had plenty of reminders of the small boy at
home; several musical members have new
instruments to pratice OH; the school teach
ers are supplied with ssrods" and rulers; the
proud owner of ''the incest kitten in town"
now has several rivals for her first feline
love; the girl who is always thirsty was
amply supplied with tin clippers and tumb-
lers, and the domestic girl was so overloaded
with tin ware that spoons and strainers
| were at decided discount. Among the
| cleverest gifts were vegetable dolls, which
were labeled with appropriate NOTICES. such
as "May you always beet" etc. Everyone
had her share, and, as the bridge iend who
got the tiny pack of cards might say, Sion
! ors were even." After the tree was stripped
of everything (including some of the pop
corn) the party adjourned to the parlor,
each one richer by nearly dozen articles,
where general " Tossing up" ensued be-
fore the delicious ice cream and waters
were served. Flashlights were the next
thing on the program and several cheerful
groups" were taken in the bay-window be-
| fore the final breaking up. The evening
l vuoo ~ NJ tho mr. oninu0 fa1a in the N1nhsS