The Republican journal., 1881-08-18
THE RACES AT CALAIS.


condition. The three minute class not having
filled, the two thirty four race was the only one
contested S B. Hills Walter Calais, won in three
straight heats, V. c. Halls b. Black Arthur,
Portland, second and J. F. Fltzpatricks C IN. Jen-
ME- St John, third, r. S. Eaborn G. Richmond
Girl, W oodstock distanced. Time, 23s, 2:39, 237
The summary of the second day Thursday is as
follows: Three minute class -Flirt |, L. | /;
Mountain Boy, ., 2, 3; st. Stephen Boy 3, 3, 3.
Time, 24l! ], 2:42 2:47 J. Flirt is owned by W D..
Ramsdell, of Portland. Two forty class Black
Arthur 9. :, |, |, L. Jennie l. |, 2, 3, ?; Rich
mond Girl, 8 3, 3, . 3 Time, 2:4I, 242, 24o PAL,
,,i2. Black Arthur is owned by V. c. Hall of Port
land The free for all race was not contested. Tom
B. Patchen, of Portland, made three trials to beat
230 Time, 2:33 Dbl The second heat the
driver upset and no record was taken.
FIRST MAINE CAVALRY REUNION
The First Maine Cavalry reunion will take place
at Dover on Wednesday, Aug 3lst instant. This
regiment is the one commanded by Col. q. S. Dou-
ty, at Aida when he shot in terrific charge
upon the enemy, and the people of that vicinity
have special regard for it on that account. There
will be exercises at the grave of Col Douty in the
afternoon, when Maj. Thaxter of Portland-for
merly of Bangor-wl deliver an address In the
evening there will be exercises at Mayos hall and
a collation., TO which many of the citizens will
be invited as can be seated The address of vel
come will be delivered by Hon. A. Il Lebroke, of
Foxcrott, and the Grafton by Col. J. B. Peaks, of
Dover Responses may be expected from ex Gov.
Davis Gen. j. p Cilley of Rockland, Mai Thaxter
OF Portland, Maj. Hall of Woburn, Mass Maj. Ny
rick of Augusta, Maj. Chadbourne OF Sato. Sergt.
Smith of Portland and others Sergeant Smith has
the distinction OF having commanded Brigade of
Rebel Infantry, while private in Co. X and he
VIII tell how 1t was, himself.
MAINE MINES.
Mr. C. W Bryant, who is largely interested in
Maine Mines aud who has been in Europe several
months, arrived IN Boston, on the Utopia last Sat
urday He has visited the great smelling works
at Fyeburg, Germany and at Swansea, England,
to see what arrangements could be made for the
disposal OF the ore Of the Maine mines. He finds
the be smeted at either place at profit,
and ii Is practically settled that shipments shall
be made to Swansea at once. The proprietors of
the works there will purchase the outright and
the offer is such as it is believed will leave net
profit OF so on the rough ore
TEE STATE FAIR
The State FAIR will be held in Lewiston. Sep
TENDER 9th, 7th Sth and 9th, Tuesday, Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday. We have every reason
to believe that this will be the most successful
Fair ever held in Maine The trustees have de-
cded TO build about fifty new stalls and large
wooden Agricultural Hall, for the agricultural i'm
plements in the place of the tent used last year.
At the meeting at the Dewitt the trustees ap-
pointed awarding committees. They believe that
the coming Fair will be the biggest show ever held
III TINS Sldle nt men Oh III lS Oplll-
ION too, and are making arrangements on thr
largest scale
IN GENERAL.
West Waterville is out of debt and happy as a
big sun flower.
Jay has voted all exemption of taxes On im
proyemeuts of her water power
Here is an indication of the march of improve
ment The Rockland Gazette saysThe Liquor
Agency has been renovated by being washed,
WiltpWaSleu. r.
which consists OF chair and table, painted red.
II looks very neat and tidy.
This has been good wear tor sheep and lambs,
says the Aroostook Times. The latter bring from
fifty cents TO dollar more than last year. Lambs
worth from - 30 to 81 90, ard buyers say they
are hard to find at that
Cooleys Weekly, of Norwich, Conn, says L.
5. Wnslow is down in Maine, where with long
pole one can catch mackerei, Holsters and cod from
the garnet windows.
Mrs, Crossman, OF Boothbay, has so far recover
ed from the injuries inflicted by her drunken bus
band as to resume her houSework She will inter
cede for the offender, now in Wscasset Jail, and it
IS thought his imprisonment will be light, though
he narrowly escaped committing murder.
The Mount Desert Herald press is run by three
'IDjIns -PassamaquOddy'S
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue in his
report credits Maine with 694 retail liquor dealers,
who pay government taxes as retailers, and six
wholesale dealers.
The American SAYS Ellsworth needs better hotel
accommodations
June trosts so injured the bueberry crop that
the Franklin factory will be idle this season
The Twin Lead Co. of Blue Hill are sand to have
struck ii rich
Judge Gilbert according to the Bath Times.
speaks of Hon W. p Frye as his predecessor in
Congress
The Gardiner Home journal says five year old
boy residing i'll Winthrop, who had watched per
forming bear, remarked that one OF the men WI h
tl,..t, 49,.
ton.
Fuller of the kockand Courier has gone to
Moosehead Lake Now We shall hear what the
moose said
We glad to learn that Mr. S l. Boardman of
the Home Farm is recovering from his recent i'll
ness.
Charles L. Furnish, Esq the well known theat-
real manager, died III Bellevue Hospital, New
York, Aug. It'll, after an illness of about week
tie was a native OF Portland and his remains were
taken to that city for interment
A Portland lady responded to an insulting re-
mark from IA flop with some well delivered slaps on
the blackguards face. He sneaked of Ike whip
ped cur
The Auburn city council has voted to issue
- 600 OF bonds for the purpose of erecting sol
dierS monument.
The Freshman class at the State College NUN
Der twenty stout, able bodied Young men
two days trot was held at Dexter last week
Elevator Won in the :! % class and Yellow Dog in
the > 81 class
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is al the Bay View
house, Old Orchard
The Union says that the BURBERRY packing
company at Columbia Falls, have started work in
the new factory. They can pack 80 to 300 bush
els of bueberres per day if the berries are brought
III. The pickers are taking to their tents on the
Great Plans.
}. r. Osg0od d Co.. Boston, are to publish this
fall novel by Blanche Willis Howard of Bangor
Col. W H. d. Cochrane, agent OF the Hoosac
Tunnel railroad line, has contracted with the
Hurricane Granite Co, of Rockland, Maine, to
transport 5000 tons OF granite paving blocks to
Chicago. 1t will require SIX hundred cars to com
pete the shipment
If President Garfield continues to improve Sec
Rotary Blame will deliver address at the ex-
hlbltlon OF the County Agricultural Society, in
Leesburg, Va in September next
The crew Of the life saving station at White
Head rescued, Sunday, two men belonging to sch.
hlckSburg, Capt. Kendall, of and from Bangor for
New York, which was lying at Seal Harbor.
Their names are Thomas Wilson the mate and
John Lynch seaman. They left the vessel to 20
fishing, but the wind got so high and the sea so
rough that they decided to return lii jibing the
boat was capslzed They Oh the bottom of
the boat for three hours and would soon have per
lshed- 1t was foggy at the time
The man found drowned near Red Head proves
TO be ". Lord of Midtown, Me
The strike among the Cabot Companys opera
tves, Brunswick, has ended, the operatives return
ing 10 work at the prices offered by the COMPANY
William Cox, a native of Damariscotta, son of
the late Capt. John Cox, Of Thomaston died at the
Sailors Snug Harbor, New York ami was buried
there last week.
The President has recognized George Emerson
Bird as British vice consul for the city and port of
Portland, Me.
The yacht Ray Of Portland, was laying of Booth
bay Sunday night. week when she was struck by
lightning. She had party of ladies and gentle
men aboard who were not injured, only stunned by
the shock, but the vessel was considerably dam
aged.
tx Senator Hamlin and wife are at Ellsworth
the guests of Senator and Mrs Eugene Hale
hon. Everett Smith, eX Fish Commissioner has
returned from sojourn in the Provinces where
he has been for the purpose Of recruiting his health
which had become much impaired by an attack of
diphtheria
The barn of A. Ii. Swift in Industry, was struck
by lightning recently and burned to the ground.
There was about forty tons of hay in the barn.
\ Portland correspondent of the Boston Post
describing the funeral of the late Judge Clifford,
says: Among the pail bearers was Hon n s.
lhttletield of Brdgton, who fifty four years ago