The Republican journal., 1876-09-14
The diphtheria is quite prevalent about town.

tic u!phlneFla Is quite prevalent ABOUT Town.
The Republicans captured the poor imbecile Dick
Mckenzie, week before election, and kept him
secreted until after the polls closed. If it the
intention that he should moi vote the act was not
very blameworthy. He has not glimmer of the
meaning Of vote. and strife for such support is but
n buresquc on suffrage.
| ON Tuesday morning our people were startled al
beholdng hundreds OF teams pouring into the city
| from all parts of the country, when it became known
| that they were Changers, and bound on ex-
cursion 10 Ryder's Cove Islcsboro The steamer
Pioneer was chartered for the occasion, but the
| crowd was large that the sch Lillian was
! brought into use. The steamer and schooner were
both quickly flied by these sturdy filters of the soil,
and still they came by scores. The yacht Z. ".
| Bonney and Islesboro packet were also chartered
and filled, when the squadron moved down the har-
Dor with fifteen hundred and fifty people on board,
| accompanied by the Monroe and Brooks bands. 1t
was the largest excursion that ever left Waldo
County. They returned in the evening
| We alluded last week TO family Of six persons
that were travelling on foot from Houton towards
this place. They arrived here on Friday and during
their stay were objects of much interest In an in
| tervlew with them, we learned that they had ac-
tualiy walked the whole distance from PASSPORT to
Iloulton. and from UOuOn 10 this city. The father
ltliam Leighton, is shoemaker by trade an able
bod'ed man who ought to earn good living, but is
possessed OF an inclination to be on the tramp. His
wife ls woman Of perhaps So and not OF remark
able Intelligence. But the children were good look
ing and repossessins in spite Of their rags and bare
tert. The Oldest is boy OF ., .he next a girl of
the next girl of j, and the youngest an infant of
three months. The infant the mother had carried in
her arms ever all the three hundred miles of that
long journey. And the children had battered their
weary little feet along he rough highway with not
Il pair OF shoes among them ALL binding the bruises
with such rags they could get, A. night they
slept in barns hoyels, snch accommodation us
offered, frequently without supper and in some in
stances going twenty -four hours without food Think
OF that, YOU mothers who put your darlings to bed
each night with tenderest care, and permit not
the winds OF heaven TO visit them too roughly. How
little you or they know of the real hardshlps of life.
lhe family desired 10 reach Boston, and enough
money was given them here TO procure passage
the steamer. They left by the katahdin on Saturday.
RErUELiCAN REJoICiNGS. Our Radical men and
brethren celebrated locally on Monday and tuesday
evenings expressive of their joy that they had lost
cly 5000 majority since the last Presidential election
On Monday evening, salute was fred and meet
ing was held at I!ayford Hail. at which Col Chase
presided, Mr., Castle read the returns as they came
IN Brief speeches were made by Collector Marshall
and ;. l.. MllAken. Cheers were given at intervals
ana fhe aSSenbla@e seemed to feel good generally
ON Tuesday evening grand illumination and pro
ccsSion took place. bearers OF y torches formed
Oh high street at $ O'Clock, accompanied by the
Searsport Band. W. W. Castle acted as Chief Mar
shall. The procession moved through High street,
and Church street to Primrose Hill, crossed to Wal
DO Avenue, thence to Main street. up Main to Cedar
crossed to Congress, thence to Main, and down to
headquarters The following houses were illulnina-
ted Oh the route Of the procession-Mrs. entworth
II. j. Locke, l.. r. Palmer, j. c. Thompson W. G.
luttle, Geo. Z. Wight, Rev, ); A. Ross, Thos. Car
ter, s. II. Mathews, n. Z. Houston, Miss Frothing-
ham, Ed Siblcy Henry McGivcry, W. IL. Foglcr
+. a. knowlton, j. 7. White Mrs. Veazie, W. II.
Burrill, H. Chase, E. Beaman, d. Fauncc, g. K.
Sleeper. W. o. Poor, Col. Iicrsey II. II. johnson,
Daniel Lane, A. Bradbury, High School Room, Drs.
Flanders and Lombard, Custom House. W L. Mar
shall, DR.. fcndlcton, \. d. Chase, A. Hayiord, Dr.
Small, y. Perry, A. ID. Bean, n. Mathews, j. c.
pckerson, VIM. NJ. Woods. II. II. Forbes, G. L.
iazeltlne, Eugene Rust, Mrs. Libby, W. NJ. Rust
NJ I. Carter John Poor, W. C Frye Rev $ Good
enough, j. W. Frederick, Mrs. Smith, S. Is. Hanson,
b. /. Field, $. q. lhurlow, W. T. Hartman, Chls
Baker, Samuel Norton, 5. Sleeper, A. }, Harriman
5 l.. Milliken, q. O. Bailey, Nehemiah Abbott, Asa
llowes, Mrs. Eells. The iiluminaions of Col Her
sey, ii. II. johnson, Collector Marshall and W. g.
Frye were especially fine, Besides these many
places Of business were lighted up. The best dis
plays were chcercd by the procession. After the pa
rade WAS over the band serenadcd the successful
local candidates, Col. IIersey. ". q. Frye, b. P.
Field and Representative elect, Woods, also $. L.
Milliken, Esq.
MONROE, ON Saturday, a ho,ting match took
place on the park, between Starlight owned by j.
Haley, Esq, of Frankfort, and Trotwcll, owned by
Mr.. IL. c. Marden. OF Monroe. Mile heats best in
three, lr0twe won the prize. There Il large
gathering of people. When they returning
from the park to the village the horse of Mr. Filing
wood, OF swanyille got frightened 10y careless driy
ing, threw ont the driver and three ladies without
much injury to tbcm, but ran over Mrs. Smith,
lady about tityfye years old, bruised and famed her
quite badly, and broke one collar bone.
SEAEsPoEI. Ship Clarissa 3. Carver, Capt. j.
Dow, sailed on Saturday, with fair wind. Capt
u. has with him all his family except one daughter
Miss Pcrsis Bell, the celebrated yionst, goes as
passenger. y visit to the ship tic evening pre-
yious to sailing, gives assurance that all the
panions OF the voyage will have not only comfortable
but very elegant accommodations. The ship now
building by Capt. J. c. Nckes is advancing very
rapidly in her construction. She will be one of the
best ships ever built at this port.T The buildings Of
Capt. John pendleton are now raised and boarded
in. External appearances indicate that the captain
viii have very elegant rcsidence..Jacz Frost
made his appearance Sunday night, heralding IA
very fine election disqualification was very quiet,
but very earnest work done all sides...On
Tuesday afternoon the work Shop in Mctvery's
yard was totally destroyed by fire. There is no
work going Oh in the yard and the origin of the fire