The Republican journal., 1881-12-15
Maine Matters.
RAILROAD SURVEYS IN ARoosrooK.

Instance by post road Is only forty two. The IN
tentlon is, We understand, to have the road com
pleted TO this town by the first of Jan SO
From what we can learn concerning the Maine
Central surveying parties, they are progressing
with the work satisfactorily. The Pressure Isle
party have reached Masardls, having covered forty
miles They found easy route from Pressure
Isle 10 Ashland with one exception,-fve miles
below the latter town-where there will be some
heavy work required. From Masardis they will
follow the Aroostook valley to Oxbow, eight
miles, thence south in the direction OF PaIten
town Of considerable importance lying upon the
east line of Penobscot county thirty-fve miles
west of Houlton The Dexter party are working
their way towards Patten which they will reach
in two or three weeks. The weather has been
very favorable, and no serious obstacles have been
encountered. Pioneer
THE PORTLAND SMELLING WORKS BURNED.
Shortly after eleven o'clock Thursday night the
Portland Smelling Works were discovered on fire.
and IN short time the building used as the acid
works and the smelling works proper were com
petely enveloped in flames. An explosion occur
red IL the acid works, which blew the roof off but
did no other damage. There were seven furnaces
IN full blast The floor overhead had become
oyerheated, and when the fire burst out man Ill
the second story had but just time to escape The
building burned ike finder box In the acid
works there were two immense tanks on The sec
opd door and seven furnaces on the first floor In
the other building were eight furnaces. the boiler
and engine and much other maciuery The works
bad been but recently completed There had been
$4,000 expended upon them and the insurance
amounts to only about 100000 The company had
large orders ahead and the fire will prove disas
trous on that account. There we're about twenty
men employed at the works, which were running
night and day
THE SEATS MAINE REPRESENTATIVES DREW.
Perley, writing Of the seats drawn by the New
England delegation in the House Of Representa-
tlVes. says The New England delegation did not
fare very wei. Many of the Representatives were
compelled to stand while the long list OF names
was called impatiently waiting tor their oUn
Maine had the best fortune in the last Congress-
and was called the first Of the New England States
ID this MI Dingley was the lucky man He took
seat in front OF the one reserved for Judge Kel-
lev, but afterward changed it fer GRE near the
front. Reed, who was lucky enough in the last
Congress to secure the very good which he had
secured when he first entered. when called to day
made long strides down the aisles and after re
celvlng his favorite seat leaned back and smiled
and seemed at home. This made a little New
England colony of Reed, Gambler N0rcross and
Grape. arranged in eligible positions Murch was
among the late corners Ladd took his old seat,
which was not very good one. but he seldom has
anything to say from it,
DEATH OF SENATOR HALE's MOTHER
Mrs James ). Hale, mother of Senator Eugene
ale. died very suddenly Monday morning Dc
9TH, at Turner. She had been quite feeble for
some time and Dr. Cushing her son in law had
sent a message to Lewiston 10 telegraph 10 her
sons. Senator Hale aud Clarence Hale Esq that
she was liable to pass away at aDy moment and
when the rnassar oear retnrned NIc' Uala,,-o dad
1t will be remembered that her husband, James 5.
hale ESQ was accidentally killed while logging
last winter. Mrs Hale was a very snn4rior woman
She was well informed, social and lady like il all
her iutercours,. with those around her She was
proud OF her distinguished and daughters
Mrs Hale has long been member OF the UoIgre-
CatjonsIjst chnrc; in Turref
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Ellsworth IS nd OF the small Pox
Inc douglass mine Is WORKING \" men 10 ID tie
smart
Bath grand Army fair was great success
Inc bangor papers are SO hard up Tor locals that
lheF announce the arrival aud departures OF the
regular boston steamers.
Inc Bangor Grand Army fair Included among
othef attractions, baby show and ian drill 1t
vas largely attended
lheTe vas good slelghinS from Blanchard TO
MooseAead Lake last week. and u was stll further
improved on the OH by tall +" four or tive inches
OF snow,
tl1ty thousand circulars day a-e now sent from
he Augusta post office
The Reporter says that there have been made
lAIs IAN al Two cl1tf mills, one ii Moscow. The
olher ID Pleasant Ridge, the amount Of $4,000 ga
Ions OF CIDER
The ice dealers Of Maine are rejoicing over the
prospect OF al open winter 1t indicates high
prices and large profits for them next sprlrg
Inc capital OF national banks in Maine. Nov. LIST
was SIT, $40 po0 circulation - II "a loans md
discounts ~ ,3J3,9OS; individual deposits 4333,-
VSo
The Greenback State convention in Maine. viii
be held ii Bangor June lst This is the wing Of
the democratic party that masq uerades under that
name and not the simon pure article bearing the
Scion Chase trade mark
ten } A. He'll and wife of Damariscotta have
Just celebrated their twenty fifth wedding ami
yersary
a company has been formed to explore the
VEINS OF I'm ore IN Winslo@. on the kenneDec
Prot 7. Ii hitchcock says that the ore seems sUt-
recently abundant TO remunerate quite extensive
oulays Tor INNING
Gen Joshua L. Chamberlain OF Maine has loaned
Cot Hail, BY request, for exhibition in the Soldiers
Bazaar, Boston the sword he wore when shot down
and left for dead upon the field in the assault on
Petersburg Also the rebel bullet which was Shot
through his body at the time, the old headquarters
flag and other valuable relies
The Observer says that c . Palmer OF Dover
mas sold his trotting mare for $1,000
There are some twenty companies engaged in
numbering on Dead River and lis tributaries and
the estimated amount Of lumber to be cut foots mp
81 QUO QUO feet.
The law students OF Hancock County have late
ly formed society. known the Hancock Co
Law Students Association The following off
GERS have been elected President, L B. Deasv
Of Prospect Harbor Vice President, II P A
Spoford of Deer Isle; Secretary. A Letlingwell
of Bar Harbor; Executive Committee W King
and n .. King of Lamone.
The Postmaster General has reprimanded the
postm aster at Waldoboro for allowing the, Mail
messenger to present mail matter at the cars out
side of the locked pouch This he had done, as a
matter OF accommodation, as almost any one would,
but IL is contrary to law.
The following is list Of estimates for public
works and rivers and harbors Of Maine: kenne
bee Arsenal, $1,000; Fort Gorges, Portland Sl3
900; Fort Preble Portland S35 600: Fort Scam
nell, Portland, 500, O00 battery at Portland head
$4,000; fort on Cur Island Portland. $50 900; fort
on Hog Island, Portland $4,000; improving
Portland harbor $4,000; improving Richmond
harbor, $4,000; improving Rockand harbor
100000; Cathance T.ver. $4,000; Lubee channel
100000 Mo0sebec bar $4,000 These items are
subject to revision BY Congress
Russells moccasiD factory at ilton was burned
Dec z.
Charles Davis and his wife, OF Portland cele
bratpd their JoldaD nao a NJ II