The Republican journal., 1917-02-15
Literary News and Notes,

Henry A. Farnham of the NV York
! Evening journal, formerly OF the b AN
! gor Commercial, is the author of short
story in the February ST. Nicholas, FaIe
/ and Flametta. Mr.. Farnham recer' y
sold two five reel scenarios to tine III
versal Film Co,
! Heath on Corporations, an authori-
tatlve legal vo.ume by the late Herher'
| NJ Heath, who received tee of $50, 900
for organizing the Portland " alter dis
trict, one of the largest ever paid to
M aine lawyer, if not the largest, will
shortly appear in a second edition.
The Wishing Moon, a novel by Louis
Ellen Dutton of Ellsworth, was publish
ed by Doubleday, Page & Co. in Novem-
| Der and has received praise from many
readers. Miss DuttOn has had numerous
short stories published in the leading
magazines, such as The Smart Set. The
Goddess Girl was her first novel.
Maxwell Alley. who has been conduct
ing the book page of the Bangor Com
mercial for more than year, has gone to
New York, where he will pursue literary
work. Mr.. Alley is the author of The
transformers, and co-author of The
Story of Indiana, with his father, Rob-
ert j. Alley, president of the University
of Maine, who, at the time the latter
book was published was State superin-
tendent of instruction of Indiana.
Maine men are among contributors to
The American Year Book. "a record of
events and progress during the year in
all spheres of human activity" publish
ed by Appleton's. Ralph Harper Mckee.
former professor OF che mistry at the
University of Maine writes on the prog
ress of chemistry. George Gus Smith,
graduate of Colby college, director of
the. United States Geological survey, is
the geological expert. James LIBBY
Tryon, director of the NV E gland de-
partment of the American Peace society
and former city editor of the Bangor
Commercial, writes on peace.
George Savary WATSON, Maine au-
thor, and painter who has made name
for himself in American literature, is
now residing on Pine street, Bangor
Mr.. WATSON is native of Groveland,
Mass, and was educated here and
abroad, taking course of three years in
the Royal Wurtemberg Art school, He
began his career as marine artist in
Boston and built house and studio at
Klttery Point, Me-. in 1889, in order to
study the sea. His stories Of the coast
are declared by competent critics to be
the truest to type of any published, the
dialect being especially accurate. His
books are Cap'n Simnon's Store, 1903;
The Green Shay, 1905; Hcme From Sea,
1908 He is a contributor to leading
magazines, including the Atlantic. which
has printed many of his articles.
From cover to cover you will find the
February issue Of The American Maya
zue crammed with entertaining and
valuable material. George AIDE. the ia
nous Hoosier humorist, leads the way
by telling how it feels to be fifty. He
calls his wonderful article Looking
Back From Fifty" Then, the article
about P. D. and j. o. Armour, the Chi
cago packers, is filled with business wis
dom and startling incidents. "When
Success Hung in the Balance" is hui
man document every man should read.
"How TO Regulate Your Weight" is told
by a we'll known physician. "Wiscon-
SIM contains some interesting facts
about that State told by Ray Stannard
Baker. David Grayson is also in this is
sue. The fiction is composed of stories
by Ollve higgins Prouty, Noble May,
and others. Walter Prichard Eaton
writes the theater article, and the Inter-
esting Peoples department as we'll as
the other departments are live and in
teresting.
James r. Connolly, the noted sea
writer, brother of Rev. Joseph V. Con-
molly of St. Johns church, Bangor, has
been writing since 1902 His best known
works are Out of Choicest r, 1902; Jeb
Hutton, 1902; The Seiners, 1904; The
D .ep Seas Toll, 1905: The Crest ed Seas.
1907; An Olympic Victor, 1908: Open
Waters, 1911; Wide Courses, 1911; Son.
ME Boys People, 1918. He was born in
South Boston, the son of John and Ann
(O'DonnelD Connolly, educated in the
public and parochial schools of Boston
and few months in the scientific school
Of Harvard. He married Elizabeth Fran |
ces Hurley of South Boston, Sept, %. !
l9O4 He was clerk and inspector with /
he United States engineering corps at
Savannah. Ga, 1890 1895. He had the I
distinction of winning the first Olympic
of modern times at Athens