The Republican journal., 1881-06-30

give concert in connection with their Com
mencement exercises as in years past
Maine man is said to have sunk $500 IN the
Globe Company of Boston.
The wound of Haynes, the murderer, who tried
to escape from Thomaston has healed, and he is
apparently as we'll and strong as before his body
was bored with rifle bullet.
Mr.. M. r. Hogan says that he rode June 10th in
a snow storm at Houlton, and that the snow was
as hard as any time last winter
4 New Portland correspondent writes: Under
the most favorable circumstances from now to cut
ting the grass the crop must be very light, and
hay is he staff of life in Somerset county SINH
lar reports come from Waldo county, says the Bos
ton Journal
st. Johns Commandery, Knights Templars, of
Bangor was presented with an elegant sovereign
masters robe and crown June 22d, by }. Edwin
Sherman. Mr.. Sherman was formerly member
of this commandery, but is now a member Of Re
Molay commandery of Boston.
Mr.. Chas. H. Nelson, of China has taken 100
horses to Boston, for market, within the past
four months.
The Watervie Sentinel says the average 18th Of
July celebration is humbug.
Under the laws of Maine divorced woman takes
the name she bore before marriage and she may be
Miss or Mrs, as may be most convenient
The Gazette says Rockland mining matters
seem TO be very quiet this season and we do not
learn that any developments are likely to be made
on the "Rockland City owls Head or any of
the other prospects in this immediate vicinity.
The New Age dominates Hon. J. R. Bodwell, of
Hallowe as the next Republican candidate for
Governor of Maine.
The Chicago Tribune speaks of ex senator Ham
lin of Maine as one of the best and wisest men
this nation has produced"
4 lady stopping at of the Rockland hotels
sent her little girl to Bath Saturday so as to
have her ont of danger if the earth was destroyed
Sunday. She said she had been told that Rock
lard was SO wicked that it would be the first to be
destroyed, and thought that perhaps the rest OF
the planet might be spared for a time after that
bad place was wiped out So says the Opinion;
Marceus Walker ofthe lumber firm of Walker
a Simpson, Houton, arrested in Perry Wed
nesday night charged with attempting to abscond
with money belonging to his creditors Several
firms III Portland are victims iii various amounts.
zen. Tilson is to build new fre!g nt house 100
ii by u it. on the south side of his wharf, at
Rockland for the accommodation of the smaller
steamers and sailing packets The lumber has
been contracted for and the building will he com
mcnced IN short time.
An intimate friend OF Secretary Blaine says
He told Inc the other day that be going to
Maine to spend good share of the summer; that
he was getting wagon fixed up for a four in hand
team that he has four handsome bays; that he
was going to ill the dray with his own and his
neghb0rs children and go spinning round the
Maine hills. camping out fishing. loating and hav
ing a good time out of doors He thinks that what
lie needs is fresh air relief from care, diversion
Of mind and body, and the Punishment OF office
hunters Blaine says he is good fourth hand
driver. and that he learned how to drive in Cali
toruia, and has had good deal OF practice since.
Portland city council has passed an order ap
propriatng - 300 towards detraying the expenses
OF the reunion OF the soldiers and sailors in that
city this summer. President Garfield and suite,
Gen. Sherman. Gen. Hancock and other prominent
persons have been invited to be present.
Hallowell is to have grand celebration on the
It'll OF julF-the first for sixteen wears
cd on he
inst, IL the one hundredth year OF her age,
Mrs. Waiter Carney of Rockland, who has re
Gently returned from a yoy age with her has
band brought home with her a boy from Japan,
who has quite history for one so young His
parents were Chinese, and on account of a massa
ere in China he taken TO Japan and given to a
captain whose ship was atterward lost upon Cape
Flattery. the steward carrying the boy ashore on
his back. he was then gwen IN charge OF capt.
Carney, with whom he has been several years.
He is about thirteen years of age intelligent and
smart
The French Catholic convention held in Water
Vile last week, was largely attended. Thursday
the convention adopted a resolution opposing i'm
migration Of Canadian French to our great manu-
tactuIlng cities, advising such as are determined
to leave their homes in Canada to settle upon the
lands in the Aroostook Valley A resolution was
adopted advising all French Canadians to become
citizens OF the nlted States and to particpatetn
public affairs The convention condemned strikes
as 'ttll iiltilldl 10 INC Interests IL WIS III
tirned 10 be the duty of French Catholics 10 main
tam separate schools, where both French and Eng
fish may be taught.
The commencement exercises at the Maine State
College III OronO began Saturday evening with
prize defamation by the sophomore class, i'll
which the various parts were well rendered The
baccalaureate sermon was delivered Sunday even
! ing by Rev W. W Lovejoy OF Calais. The general
subject was Manhood and its Condition !" text
Ezekiel, H., /: Son of man. stand upon thy feet
and | will speak unto thee
Alvin Watson, a single man living alone three
miles from Parkman Corner, was found murdered
in his door yard with fifty two wounds in his
body Samuel Chadbourn, deaf mute, has con-
tessed that he committed the crime. Suspicion
also points to others as being accessories
The ship Franconia, lost on Farraones near San
Francisco, was built at Bath Ne, was owned by
W. Y Moses, of Boston, and had 2,Sj6 tons OF as
sorted merchandise on board Part of the cargo will
be saved
For several months horse thieves in Bldde1ord
aud adjoining towns have succeeded IN plying
their business and getting away with several valu-
able teams undiscovered On Saturday a team
valued at SD stolen from Bddetord, belong
ing to Eben Page. Deputy Marshal Kinnison was
at once detailed to look up the case and succeeded
on Sunday in recovering the team and arrested
Wilbur Stone as the thief who duplicates several
others
C. A Littlefield. OF Wells, Name was awarded
the Hibbard prize for elocutioD FRESHMAN class
at Wesleyan College, Hartford, ct
The Indians are at Bar Harbor and have
taken up their abode at their old place on the
Point. In the camp are representatives from the
Penobseot. the PassamaGuoddy and the St John
River tribes
The Commencement exercises of Bates College
in Lewiston and of the Colby University in Wat
eryille were iuaugurated with religious services
on Sunday last.
At their last meeting, the Executive Council
adjourned to meet on June 18th, Wednesday, On
that day. however the Governor. Council, and
! Secretary of State are to visit the Agricultural
College at 0rono. They will be il Augusta on
Thursday, ready to transact all business that may
properly come before them.
At Bangor, Prof D S. Tacott d. d. has resign
ed the chair OF Sacred Literature in the seminary
after an incumbency Of torty-two years.
Mr.. Henry c. Robinson ordained as gospel
minister. at the Congregational church in Phps
| burg, Tuesday, DIST.
Mr.. Rufus Huntley, aged % years, one OF the
Oldest citizens OF East Machias died Sunday June
10Th.
Mrs Relief Simpson died in Dxnont June u
aged 81 years ) months l9 days Mrs Simpson
with her husband was among the first settlers OF
| that town, they having moved there from Frank
fort sixty seven years ago, when the town was
wilderness, covered with the original forest in
which rOamed unmolested, bears, wolves, moose
and deer Wing