The Republican journal., 1881-10-27


Twenty-Five divorces were granted by Judge
Dantorth at Portland Friday
The kennebec Journal says: With hay at $40 a
ton, potatoes 81 bushe butter scarceat % cents.
and eggs y cents dozen and going higher it
seems that Maine isn't the poorest state in the
| mon for farmers, by large majority
Samuel ID, Fades, Esq the senior editor of the
PIscataquls Observer, has suffered the severe af-
fiction Of the death of his wife who died on the
10th inst, after severe and painful illness caused
by an affection of the brain. She was most esti
mable and amiable Christian woman.
Mr.. F. o Beal has purchased the Bangor House
and stables Tor so 600 from the Bangor Savings
Bank,
Fred NJ. Iaines of Fort Fairfield has raised, this
year, 1000 bushels of potatoes, $500 of which are
merchantable, from about IL acres. From y
acres of new land he has raised 800 bushels
We find the following in the Studio Notes of the
\. y Herald NJ, J Burns is back from his favor
lie Monhcgan, Me He started three pictures out
OF doors while there. The largest some five feet
long by three feet high is called "HeaviDg the
SEINE, and contains nine figures IN row boat
The fishermen are careful portrait studies The
two other works are views close at hand of fishing
sloops sailing with good breeze.
The following changes have been made in light
house keepers Amos b. Newman has resigned
principal keeper at Mt Desert Rock Light sta
ton and James A Morris has been transferred
from Deer Island Thoroughfare Light station to
till the vacancy. Capt Charles A Colt first as
slstant keeper at Saddleback Ledge, has been ap
pointed to ill the vacancy at Deer Island Thor
oughtare. Nathaniel Bowden. second assistant
keeper at Saddeback Ledge, has been appointed
TO the place vacated by Capt. Colt
Iie following IS the amount OF crops gathered
al the Insane Hospital this autumn 2l6S bushels
OF potatoes 300 bushels onions i tons, l61
pounds Hubbard squash; i749 pounds summer
squash; 1876 bushels beets 600 bushels turnps :;
600 bushels apples n bushels first quality wheat
from bushel sowing on one half acre of land.
Professional trappers in Maine sell furs of the
valnc Of much more than Sl00,000 year.
The American says that manufacturers at Els
worth are making their arrangements for lumber
lDE operations this winter There will be large
amount OF lumber cut. the favorable saving
season viii reduce the stock Of logs to be kept
over to much smaller amount than was supposed
early in the season
The Moses Brothers put up about los, 900 cans
Of coru IN Dexter this season. The frost cut them
short some 20 0O0 cans Of what the seasons work
you'd have otherwise been
Nearly 100000 900 logs were RATED on the Pc
nubscot This year
New York and Boston decidedly prefer Maine
horses
The Avery House where the British made occa
Sional head quarters when they held Castine is
stu standing and IN good repair There Is an APP
pie tree in front, under which the Red Goats
drank their grog and played dice This tree is
probably the largest apple tree in the country Its
diameter one foot from the ground is hree feet
Though moro than one hundred years have rolled
away, since It's tiny leaf burst from mother earth
il still continues to bear fruit
FIFTY tons OF bueberries was shipped truIn Bath
during the past season. Most of the berries ship
ped were picked in the towns of Georgetown and
'hipsburg by persons. mostly women and children
Inc prices received by the pickers averaged about
i've cents per quart. and the amount received by
them aggregate some $1,000 which was mainly
distributed among the poorer class of these two
towns
The Home Farm of last week says: Mr. Hall
e. Burlclgh of the firm of Bodwell Il Bureigh
reached home at the Lang Farm" assalborough
on Saturday last, and their animals on Tuesday of
this week IRON their long Western Fair circuit
Starting from the New England Far Sept. 10th
Mr Bureigh took west with him thirty one head Of
Heretords and seven of Polled Angus exhibiting
them at the Michigan State Fair, jackson Indiana
State Far, indianapolis and the great Exposition
at st LOUIS Mo. At every one of these fairs the
ANIMALS received the highest admiration from
large crowds Of people, and won fifty three first
and eighteen second prizes. winning the Herd
pre- IN every instance where they exhibited
rs Il herd.
John Mclaughlin of Portland, challenges any
horse new owned IN the State of Maine to run a
three i'll five race for 500 against his horse Jim
T. over the Presumpscot Park course Oct 10Th
NJ 7. Davis and John \. Kennedy of Portland
have accepted the challenge Of Conley and Hamm
Of Halifax, to three races for $1,000 a side
season has witnessed marked rise ia the price of
all grades Of shingles. and the advance is support
ed by brisk demand
1t is stated, unohiciay that Mr. Tucker will
not accept the superntendency of the Northern
Pacific railroad
an active business man of Augusta, died on Friday
after short Illness Of paralysis Of the brain aged
- He was one Of the leading members of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
The marriage Of Miss Gertrude f Moore for
merry OF Gardiner, and the well known public
reader, Is announced to take place IN Augusta on
the 10Th OF October. A Chicago gentleman is the
happy man
The Waterville Mail says Frenchman over
10 years Old has recently married girl of Is for
ms fifth wife; hence the drumming and footing
lately heard at the Head of the Falls
The house, ell, large barn, furniture and cattle
belonging 10 Nr. SlOman, farmer of Litchtield
were burned Saturday night while the family were
at huskIDg Loss $1,000; cause unknown
Saturday forenoon patient in the Insane Hos
pltal, named Benjamin Racklffe from Nassaboro
Smclded IN his room. by cutting his throat with a
piece OF glass obtained by breaking mirror. The
man had been at the hospital but a short time and
prevlons to being brought there had made sey era
Inetlectual attempts to take his life.
Merrill ~ Bro. 5 packing factory at Gambler
land Center las made profit of about 5000 this
season
Albert s Eells, esq who died at Rockport, sun
day was one OF the original settlers of that town
and Tor many years engaged in ship building He
was conspicuous for his integrity OF character and
habits and his death will be deeply
Nathaniel Redion died suddenly in Portland Sat
urday of heart disease Il retired Friday night
and was found dead Saturday morning
Miss Annie Louise Garry marriage with a New
York gentleman is now settled, and after that
event takes place she will reside III New \ ork.
The Wing says Friday morning ez Senator
Iamhn, was standing in store in Pickering
square when farmer drove cup with load of oats
Mr. Hamlin purchased them and was telling where
TO take them, when the farmer, not knowing that
hls customer was ex Vice President OF the United
States, interrupted him by saying CURLY Cit on
and rlde up with me yourself" But you have no
seat IN your wagon, replied The ex Senator Never
YOU mind your closest on that bag of oats was
the business like reply; the eX Senator clam
Dered up and sat down on the dusty load, and the
cart rolled away while the farmer wondered at the
quaint look that crcpt into the face of his c0mpan-
ION DIS he gave nod of recognition to well pleased
lockers on.
The Augusta gfocerS, with one or two excep
tons, have decided to close their stores four even
nss in week Monday, Tuesday Thursday and
Friday until April st
In the department OF Maine u. A. L. since the
annual encampment at Rockland, February - 81
i1e number OF Posts has increased from 30 to 49,
possibly Do and the membership in Posts previous
1t Is believed that the present year will witness
cams IN tins Department quite unprecedented
The annual Encampment will meet at the Nation
al Soldiers Home, Togus the date to be fixed by
The Department Commander. probably in January
Some fifty tons Of cabbages are shipped daily
from Cape Elizabeth to Boston. They have adj
vanced from SD to $50 per ton.
Some gentlemen from Bangor, together with a
party from Boston went out to Lead Mountain on
mon River few days ago to hunt deer, taking
with them pack OF valuable dogs The State
Law torblds the hunting of deer with dogs, and
the violation Of the 'statoots" 50 incensed the
ienizens Of the vicinity that they turned out and
shot the dogs One Of the CANNES. owned by
Boston gentlemen valued at $50
John Matthews Of Warren, fell from the upper
between decks to the lower hold of the ship John b.
Bonas in the yard of Watts & Co., Thomaston,
frlday afternoon and died at 8 o'clock Saturday
morning
ID. b. Strout writes to the Lewiston journal
concerning the success of the Lewiston Reform
ynb under the administration of President Hilton
He says: The Club is very large, and perfect
III ion exists among its members. They are keep
ing their old iron clad pledge in wonderful man
mel. ii being very seldom that one of their number
n ha lost