The independent-reporter., 1910-02-24

circles, 1t 10 said there will be no oppo-
sion. In order to again become
candidate, Mr.. Hyde has decided to
give up European trip which he had
planned for next April.
The Colby Alumni association Of
Boston and vicinity held its 18th an
nual reunion and dinner at the Bos-
ton City club, Friday night. Among
the guests were Pres. Arthur ], Rob-
erts, former Secretary of the Navy
John d. Long, Justice L. G. Cornish
of the Supreme court, W. P. White
house of Portland, Prof. Anon Mar
quand and Ralph Good. captain of
last seasons football team. Former
Pres. Allen p. Soule was toastmas-
ter
Charles Kapriskas, one Of the oper-
atives at the Edwards mills, was in
court Friday to answer to warrant
sworn out against him by Joseph La
breque, another operative, charging
him with having assaulted Labreque's
sister in the mill Thursday afternoon
by throwing bobbin at her. shaking
her and also tearing her garments.
Kapriskas entered plea of not gull
ty, but the weight of the evidence
was against him and the court held
him guilty, imposing a fine OF IS.
which he paid.
Mrs. Francis Olney Goodhue Gla-
zier, a descendant of DR.. Jacob Quin-
cy, father of the wife of John Han
cock, died last week In Portland. She
was 81 years old She was an au-
thority on the Portland Of 80 years
ago. Her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
was Mrs. Pope sMaryick, whose son,
Samuel, was killed on the steps of
her house at the time of the Boston
massacre. She had hundreds of an
cient things, including pieces from
he dresses of Mrs. Hancock, and
books and china and silver brought
from England bys John Snatswell in
1882.
Clinton D. Chadbourne, formerly
of Lewiston, now located in Wyom-
ing has invented a revolving sign
which operates from the opening and
closing of the entrance doors Of the
building in which II is installed. The
rotary disc turns each time the doors
opens. OF course the sign suddenly
appearing before the eyes of the per-
son entering and bell sounding at
the same time, at once attracts his
attention and acquaints him with the
name and business of some wide
awake advertiser. The delicate me-
chanical contrivance that operates 1t
is located just behind the face.
DR.. Clarence E. Meleney, graduate
of Colby, '76. was recently reelected
associate superintendent of the
schools of New York city. Dr. Mel
eney taught much while a student at
Colby and after graduating served as
principal of the grammar schools OF
Massachusetts, New York and New
Jersey He was soon elected super
|intendent of the schools at Patterson
N. j., and then was called to Somer-
Vile, Mass, where for three years he
was professor of art and science of
teaching and school management at
the Teachers College.
1t is said that q tenement five floors
high and to harbor seven families on
a floor-35 families all told-is about
to be built In a Maine city in defiance
of the warnings against fire traps
which have recently been taught by
disastrous fires in more than one of
our cities. To imperil the lives of
children and tof families by violating
the letter and spirit of every sane
law of construction is to reproduce In
the architecture of cities those Of
fenses against life, limb and prop
erty which are already challenging
American industry and politics. The
greed of power and of gold has up
set many civilizations; that 1t seri-
ously menaces our own is obvious.
The Boston & Maine railroad COM
pany has ,patitioned the railroad COM
missioners for such orders and de-
crees by the board as may be neces-
sary to enable the company to pur-
chase tbs capital stock, or major
lity thereof, of the Worcester, Nashua
l& Rochester Railroad company.
which at present il operated by the
Boston 4 Maine under lease. The
petitiuu b brought under the acts of
1898, chapter 1874, which authorizes
the Boston & Maine to purchase, sub
1ject to the approval Of the railroad
commissioners the stock or any part
thereof Of amy railroad corporation
whose road is leased or operated by
it.
Bangor News: Bar Harbor's share
In the rivers and harbors bill before
Congress at the present time 10 $685.
600, and win be devoted to continu-
alton Of the work on the Bar Harbor
breakwater. This piece of work has
been under construction something
over 20 years, and every year or two
comes mp for debate. II am very
] strongly of the opinion that Peary
should be retired with the relative
rank Of rear admiral. as recommend
ed by the secretary of the navy" said
Mr.. Mccall recently. HE has
certainly added lustre to the Ameri-
can navy BY TIE most brilliant ex-
ploits recorded In the work of explor-
ing the ocean and especially by his
discovery Of the North Pole. 1t is all
the more to his credit that without
orders from his government and
without drawing on the treasury, he
himself organized his expeditions and
raised the funds necessary to carry
them on. 1t is belittling Of his SER
vices to give him only the thanks of
Congress and a medal What foreign
navy would not be proud of such?