The Republican journal., 1907-02-14
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY H. 1907

JOURNAL, THURSDAY, F
Farmer, and special correspondent, has 9
large amount of excellent newspaper w0rA
to his credit. His acquaintance with the
leading men of the State dates back many
years and he has often been urged, thus fal
without result, to give his "reminiscences to
to the public in book form. 1t would be a
most interesting volume.
There are three candidates for president
of the next Senate in the field..Henry II.
Hastings of Bethel; L. B. Deasy of Bar
Harbor and Frederic II. Parkhurst of
Bangor-all lawyers and members of the
present Senate. The latter is native of
Waldo county. 1t is said of him:
Frederic II. Parkhurst will answer to the
title of colonel when addressed by it, for he
held that rank on the staff of Gov. Hill. He
has lived in Bangor from childhood, al
though he was born Unity. He attended
Columbian University, where he graduated
from the law school in 1887. Returning to
Bangor he opened an Office and entered pol
itics as we'll as law. He was a member of
the Bangor common council In 1893, 1894
and 1895. serving as president after the first
year. He was member of the house in
1895, 1899 and 1901, delegate to the Republic
can national convention at Philadelphia
which nominated Mckinley and Roosevelt,
and has been four years member OF the
city committee, serving as
chairman half the time. He was born in
1864
A familiar figure at the Capital is that of
Joseph Williamson, ESQ.,, a Belfast boy who
is rapidly coming to the front in the legal
profession, having, with his partner, Lewis
A. Bureigh, Esq. son of Governor Bur-
leigh, large and increasing practice. While
the city government was Republican Mr..
Burleigh was the city clerk, but when the
Democrats took possession his part er, Mr..
Williamson, took the Office, SO that the city
clerk may still be found at the old stand.
A busy man is Col Fred W. Plaisted, who
is acting in the dual capacity of sheriff of
Kennebec county and Mayor of Augusta.
Despite the cares of office-and they must
be many and vexing-he is as NAL as
ever, and when asked for the freedom of
The city and the keys of the Jail, gave
ready assent. Had an incident of visit to
Augusta some winters ago been recalled he
would also have been asked for ticket of
admission to the post Office.
Members of the legislature and others
whose duties necessitate more or less rail
.oad travel, and who have been inconven-
enced by the delay of trains, are reminded
oy DR.. Twitchell in his weekly letter to the
Maine Farmer that sympathy is due the
,ailroad men. He says:
1t is easy to complain because the train is
late on a cola day, but who ever stops to
consider the hard work imposed on those
W no make possible our comfort or speed?
A fireman from freight train came into
station the other night, just
rom the run from Portland, and l asked
lim about his days work. Among other
luties, including oversight over the engine
ind close watch on the track, l learned that
he had shOveled over Is tons of coal in max
ng the run, and that this was the average
amount necessary to make steam and get
through on time; yet when these boys fail
% keep things humming there is a big COM
olaint lodged. To shovel Is tons of coal in
20 the fire box, rake down the cinders and
lshes, and keep steam at 200 pounds con-
tant and steady, calls for an active pair Of
rms and a strong back, but this is only a
mall part of the duties. Remember the
Joys in the cab who must be faithful to
luty at all times and upon whose faithful
less so much depends.
The delays are in part due to the extreme
odd which makes it difficult to keep up
team for heating the cars sufficiently and
unning the engine, and to the unusual
mount of freight to be handled. Not in
Maine alone but all over the country the
ailroads are finding it difficult to transport
he freight offered-one of the incidents of
his era of unprecedented prosperity.
In discussing the capital-moving project |
me gentleman thought Augusta would suf- |
er because Hon. James G. Blaine, Hon. |
oseph Marley and other prominent men |
Tho had formerly opposed this project had |
assed away. 1t will be found, however,
hat Augusta has both able and active men |
later generations to make gallant and |
etermined fight to retain the State capital. |
ONE of them are members of tine recently |
Augusta Hotel Co., formed to |
uild and equip an up-to-date hotel ON the |
tie of the present Augusta House. Hon.
has S. Hichborn, President of the Augusta !
;oard of Trade and cashier of the First |
National Bank, is president of the new
ompany, and A. W. Brooks is treasurer.
he board of directors includes Lendall |
'itcomb, F. C. Manley, Fl. NJ. Heath, M. F. |
Iolway, L. C. Cornish, R. E. Goodwin,
ercy c. Hill, Guy ?. Gannett, Byron Boyd,
.rthur F. Parrot, c. B. Burleigh, Thomas
. Lynch, Orville D. Baker, Fred G. Kins-
ian, Norman Bassett, n I. Weston, John
.iggett, G. F. Macomber and F. S. Patten |
,x-Gov. Hill and Ex-Gov. Burleigh are
mong the large subscribers to the stock.
La Grippe and Pneumonia.