The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-08-19

rotary Brlstow on the subject of the whis-
key fraud. He says: 'Be especially Wig
liant, and instruct those engaged in the
prosecution of the fraud to be, against all
who insinuate that they have high infiu-
ence to protect them" Those who have
high influence to protect them, and keep
mum about it, are to be let alone, we in
fer
The Maine Central Railroad is selling
excursion tickets at low rate from all
its stations to the White Mountains, over
the new Portland and Ogdensburg Rail
road, The cars now run through the
Notch of the White Mountains, making
cheap and easy access to some of the
grandest scenery of the continent. Tick
cts are good for twenty days
= Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the United States Hotel Portland
one OF the institutions OF that city, 1t has
recently been refurnished and many i'm
provements made for the comfort of guests
Under the management of Mr.. Walcott it
is retaining all its old friends and customs,
and attracting many new ones.
The Greenfield, Mass, Gazette was
recently sued for libel in stating that a
man and a married woman of the place
had planned an elopement. 1t was un-
fortunate for the plaintiff that the paper
proved the fact by letter written by the
woman. Verdict for the man Of types.
The Dexter Gazette boasts Of gro
Gerry store cat in that town that tips the
scales at fifteen pounds just think of a
quartette of that breed of teines serenad-
ing under the windows Of a tired and
sleepy man!
A reunion of the surviving members
of the seven Maine Light Batteries will
take place at Portland September 23d
An earnest invitation is extended to all
who served in those batteries during the
late wal
~ 49, itltoii, Guy tullol vi tne DILL
gor Wing, and one of the pleasantest gen
tlemen connected with the Maine Press,
has resigned his position and will be sue
ceeded by William Curtis, of Brunswick
The ladies Of ST. Thomas Episcopal
Parish, Camden, gave an elegant enter
tainment last week, for the benefit of the
church fund. 1t was refined, elegant, en-
joyable, and financially successful.
That story about tramp holding a
pistol to the head of woman in Thomas
ton while he robbed the house, is all bosh.
There's enough that is true about tramps,
without calling in Imagination.
A person at one of the Portland hotels
whose tayorite bottle was visited by the
help of the house, put a potent drug in
the liquor. The thieves had very busy
time after partaking of it,
The third annual reunion Of The Sec
ond Maine Veteran Cavalry, will take
place at Bath Sept. 18th Gov. Dingley
will be present Free return tickets will
be furnished by railroad
= Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the family school of the Misses
Watson, at Boston Highlands The school
has high reputation with parents and
guardians,
The Pittslield director Of the new
Waterville bank is not s. e. Manson, AS
stated last week, but DR. j. G. Manson,
the well known physician of that town
- The Maine Central Railroad folks
don't believe this temperature is to en-
dure. They are making four big snow
ploughs.
The latest absconding Of bank OIL
Ger, was the cashier of an institution at
Waupun, Wis He cleaned it entirely out.
The sea serpent continues to be re
ported at different places along the coast,
probably looking for a cool place
- Postmasters who Illegally force the
sale of stamps in order to increase their
pay, are being removed.
W Ellsworth voted on Saturday to loan
its credit to the Shore Line Railroad -,l4l
in favor, Il against.
Horace Binney, the venerable phila-
delphia lawyer, died last week at the age
Of 90 years ......
The summary imprisonment Of tranps
i'll New Hampshire towns makes them
scarce.
Going iathorn, the well known lum-
herman Of Pittslield, died last week
~ The President is visiting Rhode Is
land and Massachusetts, this week
The yellow fever has arrived at New
Yo:k quarantine, from Havana.