The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-01-31


maintenance work, but by only small per-
centage in some towns, and by only about
20 per cent on the average all through the
State. AS to payments of State aid to
towns the commissioner says: "We have
never liked the present system of compel
ling towns to carry the States share of the
cost of the work until January 1st next
after the work was performed. 1t seems as
though this work should be paid for like
any other transaction ON completion.
Sec. nine Of the bill SO provides. These are
some of the salient features of the bill,
copies of which should be in the hands OF
all who are interested in the good roads
movement.
Belfast was well represented at the State
capitol last week. Mrs. Edward Sibley and
Mrs. Amos Clements attended the meeting
of the Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
Wednesday, as delegates from the Travel
er's Club of this city, and Hon. C. O. Poor
and Drs. S. W. johnson and A. Millett ar.
rived ON that day to look after the interests
OF the Waldo County Hospital. A hes ring
had been appointed for 2 p. m. Thursday
before the appropriations committee on the
resolve making the usual appropriations of
$4,000 for two years, but on arriving at the
State house Wednesday these gentlemen
learned that the hearing had been post
poned to January 30th. 1t appears that an
individual from Freedom had called on
Senator Staples of Knox and got him to go
to Senator Simpson, chairman of the appro-
priations committee, and ask to have the
hearing postponed, on the ground that
more time was needed to prepare evidence.
Senator Simpson, thinking the request
came from the hospital association, submit
ted the matter to the committee and they
voted to grant the postponement and the
usual notice was sent out for publication.
When the friends of the hospital arrived it
was too late to undo the mischief. Repre-
sentative DuntOn of Belfast knew nothing
of the matter until after the postponement
had been announced. 1t was reported at
the State house that this person from Free
dom had said the people of Waldo county
did not want the hospital; and if SO he
grossly libelled the people of Waldo county.
If those who are opposing this worthy in
sttution come out in the open at the hear
ing Wednesday they may have cause to re-
gret it. There is not the slightest doubt
but that the vote of the committee on the
resolve will be ought to pass
The hearing on the resolve appropriating
$4,000 for the Childrens Aid Society of
Maine before the committee on appropria-
tions was held Thursday at p. m. Among
those present were Rev. Harry Lutz, presi-
dent of the society, Mrs. George E. Brack-
ett, secretary, Mrs Charles A. Pilsbury of
the board of managers, Mrs. Arthnr T.
mttee, Hon. R. f. Dunton, attorney, and
Hon. Arthur |. Brown, Secretary of State
Mr.. LutZ addressed the committee briefly,
Mr.. Brown made statement as to the
value of the property, which is owned by
the State, and Mrs. Pilsbury added a few
words. In executive session that afternoon
the committee voted unanimously on the
resolve fought to pass"
Last week 5 weather paragraph might be
repeated here, with a few degrees added to
the "below zero" temperature. The Ken
nebec Journal makes the record for Jan.
18th 40 below, but there were reports of
many degrees lower. The conflicting re-
ports are no doubt due to the fact that mer-
curry congeals at 40 and beyond that spirit
thermometer is needed. The cOldest report
ed by the Kennebec Journal last Thursday
morning was 46 below, but gentleman and
his wife, both of undoubted yeracity, told
''Our George" that spirit thermometer in
dicated 81 below. A report that it was %
below at Portland was industriously eircu-
lated about the Augusta House, and was
generally conceded to be a frost on the
capital movers. When the Portland men
got out of bed they kept the telephone wires
hot with enquiries as to the temperature at
home, and soon made it known that the
record was only 16 below. Many guests at
hotels and boarding houses suffered with
the cold and one gentleman said that on
going to bed he placed his water pitcher on
the radiator and found the water frozen in
the morning! At o'clock thermometer
on Water street indicated 80 below and at
10 O'Clock it was 26 below. 1t was little if
any above zero during the day and at !
O'Clock was below, and dropping at rate
that brought another cold night and cold
morning Friday.
WEDDING BELLS.