The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-03-24


than 200 years, has an invitation with liberal
compensation to visit Cambridge, Mass, TO assist
by the written record she has as we'll as by oral
relation. IN making up the record of the faml-
". now numbering many hundreds of persons.
Union
Skowhegan complains of 1.-The great and growing
evil of gossip" 1t would seem that the business
revival has not hit Mrs. Grundy, says the Lewiston
Journal. 1t looks TO US as though Mrs Grundy is
booming
There arrived in Hallowel 10Th inst, on a
special train. ten carloads Of cattle and sheep for
Hon j. R Bodwell. The herd consists of 81 Here
fords, II Poled Angus. and 100 Shropshire sheep,
purchased in various parts of England by Mr..
Bodwels agents
On Sunday March s. Mr. William E. Gould
caused census of the church going population of
Portland to be taken. He found that, while there
are 1918 good seats in the Protestant churches of
Portland. only S02l persons, by actual count,
were in the pews
The charter for the Mexico & Bryon railroad has
been approved by the Governor. The road will be
three feet guage and is designed to be run as a
freight road entirely in the interest of numbering
parties
The machinery is going into the new smelling
works in Portland.
The Bath Independent says that Mrs. Ellen S.
Dunnell of Bath, supposed to be in consumption,
has Just been cured, as she believes, by prayer.
In York county there are 600 cotton spin
dies hummlng away every working day. represent
ing value OF - So 300 This is - 600 more than
there are in Cumberland and kennebec counties
combined. York stands second i'll the State in its
number Of spindles Androscoggin taking the lead
with 81 I 366
Mayor Senter of Portland in his Inaugural ad
dress. reports the net debt of the city at three
million four hundred and five thousand seven hun
dred seventy-nlne dollars 1t has been reduced
thirty-s thousand during the year by additions
to the sinking fund. He recommends close econ
omy, but reports the finances in good condition,
with no floating debt
Rev Dr. Vetromile has resigned his pastorate in
hachias on account of old age and inirmitles He
is going to Rome, where he expects to publish the
history Of the Catholic church in Maine from the
time of Rev Rahi to the year 1880. The history
is under the auspices of Cardinal Simeon.
The committee appointed by the House to aScer
tam the expense incurred by the State auatlOn
Commission and the several amounts of money
paid each person, find that the total expense was
Sl4l63 10 paid for clerks and stationery 3, S12-
90. Each member Of the Commission received
from 800 to 5000 according to the distance tray
elled
The game laws are being enforced in Washing
ton county with commendable vigor. At Gouds
borO last week four men were arrested for killing
deer and bound over to the Supreme Court. At
MachaS two Indians were held to answer for the
same offence
The Machias mon says the weather began to
moderate there about the 9TH inst. and that the
change gave new life to things The men from
logging camps thronged the streets Instead OF
drawing logs the talk is about driving logs
ming the saw mills, loading vessels, repairing
houses. stores, mills and building the Whitney
vile r. r. People experienced wonderful relief
released from l05 days cold. stormy weather
Wadoboro reduced her debt - 9jS - last wear
Cushing is out OF debt and has quite sum in
her treasury.
The ice departe ed from the channel of the Me
domak river March -. 1881 The river is now
open to navigation.
There are one hundred and ten names OF the
register Of the Maine Medical school, the largest
class ever in attendance.
South Thomaston hen has laid an egg measur-
ing by inches and weighing three and a quarter
ounces
The Boston Herald says Mr. Blaines son.
Walker, who has been appointed his private secre-
tary. bears much resemblance 10 his father. He
is OF marked ability, courteous. industrious and
universally liked.
Mrs. Senator Hale will spend the spring and
summer with her mother Mrs. Chandler, in Detroit.
The gross earnings of the Bangor { Pscataquis
railroad show gain of u per cent last year.
and the net earnings gain OF 81 per cent
Frank Preston Olds, who broke into the Bodwell
Granite Company's store at Einalhaven. has been
sentenced to three years in State prison.
The hotels at Old Orchard are being put in fine
order for the which is expected to be BY far
the most promising yet
The Bangor and Piscataqus Railroad Company
have reelected the old board of directors The
proposition Of some Of the officers to extend I he
road to Noosehead Lake submitted and is now
under consideration
The house and barn OF Moses Erskine in Jeier-
son was destroyed by fire 10th inst together with
eighteen head Of cattle, 10 sheep, 3 horses, farm
ing tools, etc 1t originated in the barn partially
insured.
Joe koderick. of Pennington, was found dead
18th inst, in the woods on Dead river FL left
the camp March tenth to hunt deer Not return
ing. search was made and his gun and snow shoes
were found sticking in the snow mile from the
camp. rod further on his body was found
The cause OF his death is unknown
Potatoes were lower last week in Houlton.
The only opportunity for Maine people to hear
Miss Annie Louise Cary this season will be on May
18th, when she will sing with Thomas orchestra
in Portland. After that she will go W est, where
she has engagements which will occupy her time
until July 3D.
Some two hundred car loads of hemock bark
have been shipped from Houlton by rail the past
winter
\ fight IL Georgetown between ten pound tom
cat and an owl resulted in victory for the latter
The cat was killed and the owl was captured with
dipnet
Portland has found a wonderful cure all spring
on Munioy Hill
By special invitation Howard owen ESD ad
dressed the House on Friday last on The Man
WHO Makes a Newspaper Mr.. owen read ex
tracts from his address delivered in 1879 before
the Maine Press Association upon the same sub
ject, and gave the humorous and ludicrous side
of newspaper life 1t was a most happy effort
and frequent bursts Of applause attesed the appre
cation OF all present.
The Boston Advertiser regards the report of the
Committee on Investigation of the Insane Hospi
tai as complete vndication OF the charges brought
against the management of that institution
Dayton elected a board OF Republican officers
last Monday for the first time since it was ncor
porated
The Knox 4 Lincoln railroad company has re-
Gently purchased the right to use the Miller plat
form and coupler and is placing them upon the
passenger cars as fast as possible
Baths centennial celebration was great success
Calais is to have $50 900 cotton mill
0sgood Carr. of the oldest residents and first
settlers Of Phillips died after brief illness Friday
night. aged q years
The Executive Council has adjourned, to meet
Tuesday March 10Th
Anburns city debt has been reduced little over
= .Ga0 the past year