The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-08-11

| Mr.. and Mrs Hayden of South Thomaston, cele-
| brated their golden wedding the other day. About
lo0 guests we're in attendance. Mrs. Caroline Rose
of Camden, who acted as bridesmaid at the wed
ding fifty years ago was present at this annver-
sary, accompanied by her sons Charles and Edwin
| and the latters wife.
| 1t is said that $50 900 is low estimate of the
amount annually left by ''cty folks among the
hotel keepers, stage drivers, guides, dealers IN
| camp supplies, etc, around Moosehead Lake
The Supreme Court has decided that sawdust
| and shavlngs are included in the act prohibiting
refuse from being thrown into rivers.
| The post office at West Deer Isle, Hancock
| County, has been discontinued.
Prof H. A. TOrrens has been engaged as con
| ductor OF the Musical Conventlon which meets at
| Damariscotta i'll September
There were 100 arrivals at Squirrel Island one
| day last week.
Carol Z. Pilsbury, Esq son of Hon. Eben F.
Plllsbury of Boston, has left Winthrop, where he
has been practicing law, and has become private
| detective in Boston
| Several houses IN the vicinity of Bangor were
struck by lightning and damaged seriously, during
| the heavy shower late Saturday night.
The farmers OF Androscoggin Co who are using
hay racks, with cut under to facilitate turning
to be called upon to pay license for infringing a
patent on the device
The body of man about - years of age washed
ashore at Crow Point near Mispec In his POCKETS
| was baggage check marked Boston to Calais,
| Me-, and on his handkerchief was peculiar de
| sign. supposed 10 be a CALAIS man.
The Portland Sunday Times came out IN an en-
larged form this week the occasion Of its seventh
| birthday. We are glad to see such evidence of
| the prosperity of bright newsy paper
| Last week, Hon. Joseph l.. Smith, of Odtown,
obtained bond from the agent of the eazle heirs
| OF all the real and personal property they own III
0ldtown, for fifty thousand dollars for thirty
| days The property comprises valuable water
| privileges which it is proposed to utilize.
| correspondent writes the Wing from East Cor
NTH that ex Gov. DAVIS is gaining rapidly and will
| soon be able to attend to business
Augusta Is to have public library and reading
| ROOM the late Llewellyn W. Lithgow having be
queathed $50 900 for that purpose upon conditions.
which have been accepted by the government OF
| that city.
L H. Elliott, of Skow hogan, had his farm build
ings IN Canaan totally destroyed by fire Friday
night, including thirty tons of hay, horse harness
and farming tools c. IL. Burrill occupying the
| house lost $500 on furniture; no insurance, Eli
otis loss $1,000; insured 81, 300, Cause defective
| chimney.
| The annual meeting of the Odd Fellows Mutual
! Relief Association. of Maine was held in Portland
| Monday night The total membership is .}5OJ and
they have paid $50 900 in benefits the last year.
| The Association has Sll.15S 50 on hand The fol
| lowing officers were elected President, Ii A.
| Shorey Vice President, G. Ii. Rich; Secretary b.
| kmball Treasurer, j. \. Reed.
| The French barquc Victor ct Eugenie" which
| arrived at st johns n. F.. SUNDAY. brings tidings
| Oh Tue uOTy 'NltH OF hdtn whose crew, OllSon ana
| Turner boarded the Eugene few day since and
| reported having tapszed the dory on the twenty
| eighth of July and spoiled their provisions The
captain supplied them and they resumed their
voyage Tor Europe. Both men were in good
! spirits and healthy
| In kenduskeag Col Masons barn was damaged
| by lightning The farm buildings owned ana oc
| pied by Clifford Shores, of East Cornth. were de.
! stroyed by lightning Sunday night with fifteen
tons Of hay two horses and farming tools Loss
| $500: no insurance In Bradford, lightning en-
tered barn and killed horse, without doing
| other damage At st. Adams two sets OF build
lngs were destroy ed all during the storm Saturday
| night.
The Secretary OF the Soldiers and Sailors Execu-
| tive Committee has received notice that eighteen
! of the Maine regiments will meet in Portland at
| the grand reunion on the 23I inst
Four colored babies have already been entered
| in the State Fair baby show
United States ship lantc, Capt. Woodward,
| for Bangor, came into Rockland Sunday. for a
| pilot and left Monday morning. nited States
training ship Portsmouth also arrived sunday and
sailed Tuesday for Mount Desert
The Portland Company has received an order
from the Northern Pacific railroad for ten locomo
tives They Will be twenty six ton engines, of the
| eight wheel American type
Chas Reed sou Of Horace Reed aged ~. was
caught in the Niger chain at clusters mill OfoMo.
| Monday, wound arould the shaft and horribly
mangled He died in a few minutes
party Of ladies and gentlemen belonging III
| Bradley camping out on an island in Pnshaw
| Poad seven miles above Bangor Saturday night
| durDg the terrible storm When the STERN was at
lis height tee fell rushing in the tent one lady
named Mrs Spencer had leg badly broken above
| the ankle. The others escaped injury, The party
was Obliged to remain The island until DAY light
when the lady WAS conveyed to Bangor