The Republican journal., 1872-03-21

conclusion must do what Is necessary In the matter
| of exemption from local taxation to foster and en-
| courage any and all manufacturing business. An
ordinance now grants exemption under certain
| limitations; and II any arise requiring further
action | do not doubt will be ready to give
whatever special exemption may be required.
WM. g. MARSHALL.
| The Convention then dissolved and the Com
mon Council organized by choice of Asa. A.
Howes as President, and John W. Haraden as
| Clerk.
A new Convention for choice of city officers
was formed in the afternoon and the following
persons elected, viz:
John II. Qumby, City Clerk; Daniel Hara-
den. City Treasurer; Lewis w. Pendleton, City
Physician Nehemiah Abbott, City Solicitor
Rev. Wooster Parker, School Supervisor; John
Poor, City Sexton; Charles K. Thombs, Chief
Engineer John II. Quimby, William Q. Mar
! shall, ". o, Thomas, Overseers of Poor; Cyrus
Patterson, Harbor Master; Cakes Anger, Geo
| Woods, Noah NJ. Mathews, Assessors
Stephen q. BIcknell was elected City Marshal
| but declined, and the election of Marshal was
| postponed until May.
| Columbia P. Carter, Surveyor for CITY Dis
| trict; Daniel &. Kinds. No. | ; Jesse Town
send. No q Warren II. Paul, No. 3; Benz.
Miller, No. 4; Rufus P. Hills, No. 3; John NJ
Brown, No 6; Edwin Brier No. : Hazen J.
Mckeen. No 8; Isaac Whitaker, No. 8; David
Gilmore, No. 10; William ID. Downes, No II
Frank P. Eames, No. u; Arthur G.. Lsnpher
No. 10.
FIRE ENGINEERS. Daniel Faunce, II. n.
Lancaster, Noah NJ Mathews, $. G.. Bicknell
Axel Hsyford.
BOARD OF HEALTH. L. W Pendleton, D.
Fsunce, L. r. Palmer, Charles Moore, w. o.
Poor.
MEASURE OF CORN, GRAIN AND SALT. Ed
mund Benner, W. L. Bicktord. John B. Wal
ton, Augustus Clarke, Chas. F. Swift.
MEASURE WOOD AND BARK. Daniel Faunce
=. Haraden, II. y. Palmer, r. A. Quincy, w
=. Mitchell, A. Gammons, q. B. Ferguson, -
Pattershall, VIM. Cunningham.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER. II. n Palmer
Cyrus Patterson, Fl. II. Carter, NJ R. Cooper,
|. q. Hall, 5. II. Mathews, T, Condor, NJ. W
Ferguson, Albert Gammons, Samuel Otis,
Robert Patterson, d. Pattershall.
CCLLERs OF HOOPS AND SLAVES. John
Poor, j. r. Beckett, Hosea Coens.
VENICE VIEWERS. D. L. Pitcher, Howard
Murphy, VIM. Cunningham, f. r. Maddoeks,
Edwin Brier, George II. Brer.
POUND KEEPERS. B. f. Field, w. B. Otis
John Young. +. P. Brown, Lemuel GuptH
SfXroN IN WARD FOUR. Thomas A Beck
with.
The Convention then adjourned TO May
regular meeting.
At the special election for Constable in Ward
,, held Tuesday, March 10, Ezra Pckford was
unanimously elected, 81 votes
Orders were passed authorizing the district
school agents to employ teachers; making barns
and yards of qualified pound-keeper- legat
last year; authorizing discount OF twenty per
cent on highway taxes paid in cash before
August lst. and directing assessors to place In
the tax list of each District only the tax on
Polls and Estates III the District.
Resolved, That il il not oypedient to elect
any member OF city Council Surveyor Of High
ways, and that no member OF the Board Of Alder
men be elected Oyerseer of Poor.
A TRAN sNowBorND. The train that
left this city at three O'Clock on Friday AFTER
noon was mixed one, consisting OF four or
five freight cars and one passenger car. with
about twenty passengers, three or four being
ladies The air was full Of snow which the
furious gale was piling in heaps, aud packing
as hard lee. But with good pillow and
strong engine the train made time until a mile
beyond Brooks, it plunged into a heavy cut
hlIed with snow as high the smoke stack
Here it stuck fast, unable to advance or retreat
for in a short time the bowling wind had piled
IN drtt in the rear AS high as that in front
and the engine was buried out Of sight. Nothing
was to be done but 10 make the best Of il, and
await events. A. supper time drew near there
was some anxiety on the score Of sustenance
An investigation of the freight discovered
boxes of eggs, some clans and box of dressed
turkeys Fortunately there was good supply
of wood, with a stove i'll tie baggage car and
one in the passenger car. Hon. F. A. Pike,
who had some experience among logging and
fishing camps, was placed AT the head of the
commissary department Some small addi-
tons to the bill OF fare were made from neigh
boring farm house, but it consisted mainly Ut
boiled eggs and fried turkey. 1t was rather
monotonouS for three square meals but q good
deal better thar nothing. Next morning Con-
ductor Mace got q shovel brigade Of q men
with five pairs OF oxen, and dug the train out
the oxen hauling the cars back to Brooks depot,
followed by the engine. Towards night on
Saturday, the blockade was raised by Conductor
Wescott with big snow pIow andtwo engines.
that cleared the road from end TO end. The
train then proceeded to Burnham, and returned
about midnight with the accumulated passen-
gers and mails. During the detention Con
ductor Mace was unfailing in attention to the
comfort OF passengers, and no one suffered.
DEATH OF JUDGE PATTERSON Nathaniel
Patterson, Esq, Judge Of the Police Court, died
at his residence in this city, on Monday night
He had been in his usual health IN to the pre-
vious Wednesday, except that he suffered some
what from a cold, when he was seized with
fever, under which he gradually sank. Judge
Patterson was "A years Of age, and was born in
this city, his grandfather having been among
the first settlers of the place. AT an early age
Nathaniel suffered amputaton of one OF his
legs from the effects of a fever sore. since which
he has walked with crrtches. He studied law
wit Of
never engaged largely in practice He was
clerk or assistant clerk Of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes at Augusta for several terms, was
Clerk of the Courts in this county for ten wears,
and twelve years Judge Of the Belfast Police
CONTRIBUTING upon the very day on which his
term in the latter office closed. Judge Patter.
son was man of kindly fee ings, warm heart
ed, genial and exceedingly popular. He was
noted for his keen wit and droll humor, which
in his more active days drew around him an
adm iring circle Of friends " no appreciated his
qualities, to feast upon his uutaing fund OF
anecdotes and witticsms. He will be long
held in kindly remembrance by his numerous
friends. Judge Patterson leaves widow and
three children.
The lecture goers of our city are to have the,
rare privilege of listening, on Friday evening OF
this week, to lecture from Wendell PHILLIPS.
of Boston. He has been long known as one Of
the leading thinkers of the country and one of
the most eloquent of living speakers. Extreme
and impracticabe as we have regarded him.
we nevertheless recognize the decided talent Of
the m an, and anticipate much pleasure from
listening to his discourse. His subject will he
The Lost Arts, in which he will pas, in review
the many particulars in which the people of
former generations eXcelled those of the present
day-al of which are interesting, and some of
which are exceedingly curious. and not always
iattering to our assumed superiority. The
lecture, which is full of learning, research aud
ability, has been delivered over twelve hundred
times, and never fails to excite the greatest in.
terest. A large audience may he expected to
greet Mr. Philips first appearance IN thi, city.