The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-11-24


hospital
Senator Frye's good health being discussed in
Washington, he explained it by saying, When
! school is ont strike for the woods
The New York Herald says: NJ F. H de Haas
| Is painting scene on the Maine coast with fish
ing boats sailing out in the late afternoon, the up
per portions of their sails glowing in the sunlight
which also strikes on the top of the line Of cliffs
Hon Samuel Tltcomb, one of the executors of
the estate of the late l. W Lithgrow has paid
80 600 into the treasury at Augusta for free Ii
brary fund. This makes $3.50, 900 already disburs
ed to legatees by the executors.
Musical matters in Watervlle were given new
| impetus by the recent convention, and perma
nent mlSlca organization has been formed in
that enterprising locality with about 100 charter
| members
With his usual Hberality Ex Gov. Coburn, of
Skowhegan. has presented Mrs. K. S. Whidden, of
Calais, lady visitor at the Insane hospital with his
check OF 500, to be expended for the benefit of the
patients This is his second act of the kind within
| year
The BrooksviIle Grange is building a store 50 by
| 30 feet, - feet post. with a large hall in the top
The second floor is to be occupied for storage and
| the lower floor for the store This Grange is grow
ing. averaging about four members a week
Benz. jenkins. of Lynn, Mass aged 49, died at
| the Maine Central station in Lewiston. Nov 10th,
/ when he was about to take the train for home
| Heart disease was the cause.
Several of the prominent citizens of Portland,
| members of the Congregational club have been
| discussing paper prepared by one Of their
! number on ''pernicious literature and they have
unanimously resolved that the sale of certain sen
/ satlonal papers illustrating crime and forth
/ should be suppressed,
Lewiston man sold two car loads of apples on
the track, for 5000. a few days ago
Boothbay Is making arrangements to establish
| a National Bank
Sewall Strout has brought suit against seven
| Bowdoin students for injuries done to his SON a
| Freshman. by hazing. His boys sight was in
/ jured by piece OF coal being thrown through a
window. $4,000 damages are asked from each.
| Noah X. Pettengill, Augusta, Charles q Dun
! nlng Brownville, Juniors Samuel Z. Packard
| Portland, Ernest Il Smith, Augusta Henry K
! Bradley Bangor Donald Clark, Bangor. Albert
/ F. Sweetser, Searsport, SOphomores
Twelve candidates for W est Point were ex-
amined at Lewiston Wednesday. Charles L. Pot
! ter of Lisbon. passed the best examination and
/ will be appointed by Congressman Dngley. Frank
/ B. Lothrop of Leeds, second.
I corporation has been organized in Augusta
called the Kennebec River Ice Co = for the pur-
pose of cutting ice. The amount of capital stock
is 80 eco
The reform clubs of Maine will hold their semi
annual convention at Auburn on the first Wednes-
day AID Thursday in December
The Maine Central Railroad Company have al
lowed the American Freight Car Heating Com
pany, 10 attach their patent apparatus to box
car, intended for the transportation of potatoes
during cold weather. Under the car all oil stove
is suspended fed automatically from a tank con
tanning thirty five gallons of ola sufficient guam
uty 10 last ten days. The bottom of the car has
double floor and the sides sheathed one third
Of the height, Through these air spaces the heat
from the Oil stove circulates and remains at an
even temperature. An aperture in the side of the
/ affords escape for the smoke
The Unitarian Society of Ellsworth have ex-
tended call to Rev |. 3 Mcdonald of Boston to
become their pastor.
Rev Alfred Gooding has been elected pastor of
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