The Republican journal., 1874-12-24

uel q. Ihurlow was elected President.
Joseph bennett and Iioratio n. Palmer
Vice-Presdents, and Charles Giles, Secrc-
tary. Daniel Putnam, Edwin G. kimball.
Prescott IIazeltine, Daniel Faunce, Ephra
i'm I. Maddocks, Samuel Edwards Ed
mund Z. Brown, Daniel Lane, Jr, and
Samuel A. Blodgett We're chosen Com
mittee Of Ways and Means" What the
| duties OF this committee We're is somewhat
uncertain; but it is very certain that they
/ found 'ways and means" to rally at the
polls larger number Of voters for "Old
Rough and Ready than ever before came
up in this town to the support of the Whig
candidate for the Presidency
On the 7th Robert w. Quimby reopen
ed the clearinghouse on the steamboat
wharf in connection with a refreshment-
room, and Luther Coombs opened the
New England House, which he pledged
himself to conduct on strict Temperance
principles" Since that time the house has
peen much enlarged and improved in its
| exterior ana interior arrangements The
oioest portion OF it was originally the
oWelllng-house OF Benjamin Eells, erect
ca oapout lool. Some Of the patrons of the
mouse while Mr. CoOmbs was landlord can
not lall TO remember the plaintive music
OF his voice when hunming the stanza
commencing with. GLOW lone dno,, Sa,.,
ior, O how long"
One of the enorossing touics Of nuIl;c
interest this year was Contemplated rail
road from this place to Waterville An
act incorporatinr the Belt,ct and N.tn,'
Vile Railroad Company passed the lepis-
latnre on the 29th of July Prior to that
time a route had been surveyed under the
direction of Mr. Butterfield of Lowell
Mass. chief engineer. the expense orwbjcb
was detlayed by the contributions Of our
toWnsmen The ronta was fnrrd ~ ha
leaSlDle and every thing seemed to pres
age the construction OF the road; but the
death-deW thrown on the enterprise bl
some ol the Wealthieat IN our community
Paoseo li'Ial 10 II. as IL nad previously to
~ e"'oi lSG vi ploIlc nature. lime,
VIII mniIli o"ls uoMn a. pom great ana
9,'it'li Icool 'iie ~ tie irlhlef' mas grad
"'lS, iIioN GU US iIolll Tue incubus; the
PoUti, h'S7 I'"oe iol Sr'titode thal they
ii il's1 ''hG" tlie ousiiieN9 ihto thelr own
i,'l'a9 ai'llouSil = ~ tiiis Iale houf' ana that
oui t0N ~ - no Ioh9ef lhe sleepy HOLLOW
4I'en ooiaiu "N[.Ilce once nlaue IT,
ileu'' Aiilos II. bllIlh9S, VINO lelt TINS
Pi"e as sergeant ~ tapt. y 4. Palmer 5
company, uleo at the Bite Tavern IN Boa-
.on' 0ii HIS way nome lr"hi Mexico on the
,ii'' ''S " oePteHiper' 1lS DodA was
olouSllU ieie "h'l oulle!l on the thlru on
""i' II oc'"Sioh very Impressive luheral
u1otouloe ,no,loe "'S PreaFhe" oN heN' ~ I.
i.'enei'
n' tiio 'iihu'l lall meeting september
ilVli' lhe "hole ntllnper OF votes thrown
iVI T alat inol was 'o7 NY iof Dana,
= 1,eilo, ~ lor liaihiin' W hlg' - TOT
''',i'ei' 1,'ol' balllel L Iuthitln, w hlS,
@ "'s eleele'' representative 10 the ieglSIa-
'o.c
Vests celebrated painting, Christ heal
ing the SICK, was on exhibition this month
at the Unitarian Church.
Ihe second annual session OF the Teach
ers Institute for this county WAS held ut
the North Church, commencing ON the
18th OF this month and closing on the
thlrd OF November. The members of the
Board OF instruction We're Rev. William
| Warren OF Nmdham, Hon. T., NJ Thurston
| OF Charleston, Mr.. j. L. Littletield Of
bangor and DIR, George 5 Rawson OF
feItonyllIe, Mass, The lecturers We're
heV. Mess Palfrey, Cutter and Fletcher of
TINS place, tey: stephen IhuIaton OF
Searsport and Mess, Warren and Little
heid 81 the Board OF Instruction. The
school Committees held their annual Con
Tentlon on the 5oth OF October and elected
lion. i1ugh J. Anderson member of the
Board OF Education tor this county. The
second annual Fair and Cattle show OF the
Waldo County Agricultural Society was
held III this place, commencing on the
10Th Of October.
On the second of November the estate
Signal and New Planet obliterated the
last part of its title from the planetary
system, and was thencetorward known as
the State Signal. On the 10Th of the
month previous its office was removed to
! lie building now occupied by Nj f. Dodge
/ At the Presidential election, November
th' the votes thrown were lor Cass
Demo. 500. tor Taylor, Wing, 800, for
an Buren, FreesOll. -. The Wings
We're very naturally elated by the success
| of tha;,. ca,IiJ,+ ol III III
- - utc'i C'tliute'tlC anu Httu Il Jupllee dI