The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-06-09
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.


AN INCIDENT OF DECORATION DAY.
touching incident occurred at the village
cemetery during the decoration services. A young
girl stood by the side of mound which alone was
the only mark of lis being the last resting place of
some one who had once lived and loved, but had
long since departed TO that bourne from which no
traveller returns The rank grass grew above the
grave in tangled masses and the little birds were
singing their sweet and solemn requiem over this
neglected grave as though to atone for the ao
sence ofthose who had loved the lonely inhabitant
of this silent abode when all about it were friends
strewng garands upon the graves of their depart
ed The Young girl held a bouquet of flowers in
her hand and seemed bowed down by grief An
old soldier passing by attracted the attention of
the girl and raising her fearful eyes she inquired
who lay buried there. [ pom being Informed she
burst into tears and through her sobbngs she told
the stranger that that the grave of her father,
who had been a soldier, aud died before her re
membranee. and that this was the first time she
had visited his grave or known where he lay
buried. The generous hearted soldier, who had
stood by the side of his fallen comrade when the
battle ragged thickest and who had shared with
him the pers and hardships of the field that our
liberties and ourloved country might be preserved,
stirred with deep emotion as the scenes OF the
past rose before him. and together the daughter
aud the comrade believed the sod with their tears.
The bouquet was lovingly placed upon the mound.
and no longer, as with each recurrence OF this
sacred day gather about the grave OF the heroic
Gead 10 sfew me llrS' mowers OF spring ana reeve
the lhrilllLs stores OF tnelr SaGHlces VIII 'Ais
mound De lofgolteh- lfarueiu JoUFhdL
WOMAN SUFFRAGE MEETING IN PORTLAND.
The Portland Press of Thursday says: Last
W. XatonaI Wa,oan's {, tfrara
~ uon No. ,Ia - al,I;ooo
Of abaut 100 present, OF which 80, according 10
Mrs. Gages count. were men The Secretary
,"so Nv tbo ohnast m,ors uhoS
tiIiaf 49, a. =; +f+ ,,;oi,,;+, ~, no ,Is,fnr,n
were Miss Susan B Anthony. of Rochester. n Y.
whose name and face are familiar to almost all our
people either by reputation or photograph tall
with HAIR arranged IL the good old fashioned way,
win sPeetacles on nose qnlck Keen ceVef, her
words pouring rom her mouth III perfect GAIA
raet' ana Eet WIN every s4llaoe enumerated Mrs.
saxon, OF New orleans, lady OF medium height,
WIN dark brown halr' aqullne nose, nrlsht eyes,
clear complexion. also raplu' ready speaker
MIS- HaSe TAN WIN Whte mar Drusheu back from
the forehead " I" Iady stanton, WIN a natufal
eIegahee Oh carriage ana manner ana an earnest
ness o. SPeeeH '4at was very convincing, he1-
olympia Brown " i,aclhe' niS petiie ii inquire
ana sweet Oh l"ce MISS h"Chet osteI' OF MIA
deIP1ld' d charming young giuseppe o. t-e iaili
u "hite ll"t ana PIaihe Cnu lIgill uolhian ana
ATS AefTtWether u MempllS' OF Inc true oouih-
EN- type. whose OltIette IehtuIeS ana Sparkling
LINZ
OF nat lhese were me strangers lien lhefe were
several foT'LtL4 lauAes ana gentlemen most OF
lheta vice pfesueAts 81 me epNNeAtloh'
me opJtct o. ne COM eHt'A Il Tue auNocaeF oi
slAleehth anehdLhehi 10 me constitution EN-
OoGying inc plIhc PIE % universal suffrage "hich
%lL be presented TO congress next winter. Adj
dresses were maze oy Lnzaoeth oeaion Matt JOS,
Iyn Uage ana susan D. Ahlnohy; lAey advanced
no new lueas pll clolhea tue olu ones IN pleasant
u Hol convincing language. \ plohhHn' Ph!-
slclah wrote letter when was real' 'eIlns Inc
women ey should refuse to become mothers III
Ill the ballot was accorded them.
COLLEGE FESTIVITIES.
tr+ia,, was obsarvad as = Fio1d pay NV tba ,tb-
l.tir 4tsoliation IF RoWdoin lnlIeEa ana as NV
inv IN tlln cIass If - The Athletic nvercisas
,raTa ioId Il tL@ fair Grounds in TonsbaIn and
,.onSist,i IN rnT1,ing iTnTirl, walnut bnnnin,,
fhrouino tha han,nor h.-r1e racn rena nrfIi11
efr nri7as heinr awarded ia tLs winnnrt Ma
To- ffaT oyern5ses consis+od of a rrator an
,r.,ion h.. II piaroo a moan, Nv a " lbi;,n,t
ton and the presentation of honors to the most
popular man, the dig the ponlest best monstache,
laHy man ana handsome man Andrews ofcheSra,
OF Bangor, furnished music Tor the occasion
Inele was large audience In Inc evening there
was Inc customary IVY mop
Inc Annual Field Day ct the Colby Athletic As
socahen was held thursday afternoon at the trot-
ing park Inc weather was favorable and d large
crowd was Ill attendance ne nne uniforms and
me inspiring music ct the est ater7llle band,
tie long line OF gaiiE decked carriages and the
bnght costumes ot Their 1alr occupants, lDarc a
lively and festive scene. The following programme
was carried OUT with the annexed results One
mile Wa1k' ) entries won by ellsworth, IN ;
mn 10 SECONDS huhhlnS hlsh Jump entries
Ne by u j. Andrews dLd Moulton, teet- ~ inches.
Throwing hammer Is pounds, :, entries won by
ofeestef - rect: inches. Ioo Yards dash, /
entries won by W W. Andrews, IL seconds
Stanclns long Jump entries Won Dy orcester,