The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-12-29


Collector of Bath district. and he will make
good one. He has been Postmaster there for sew
eral years.
There are about forty Bowdoin graduates in
Washington, including Senators Frye and Grover,
and Representatives Thomas Reed William d.
Washburne and William W Rice. Congressman
Dingey is graduate of Dartmouth.
Charles X. Conner, special examiner OF the
United States Pension Department of ashington
has recently returned from this State where he
heard case wherein the statements of is witness
es were taken
Cornelius Sweetzer, prominent and wealthy
citizen OF Saco, died suddenly Dec. Goth of heart
disease, aged - years. He has for many years,
been engaged in boot and shoe manufacturing and
was large owner in real estate IN Saco and Bid
detord. He leaves a wife only
The Gardiner Home Journal says Rarnum has
offered big prize for the handsomest man
There is no truth in the rumor that friend of
the Rockland Courier is going to compete for it.
Howard Owen will probably get it
Mr. Blaine says that he has considerable invest
ment in West Virginia railroad, and that all his
spare time will be occupied i'll developing it Mr..
Blame says he has many invitations to 60 South,
but that he needs rest He says, however, his
health Ia much better than it was a year ago.
Mr. Elisha Allen, the Hawaiian minister and
since Sir Edward Thornton s departure dean of the
diplomatic corps at Washington, is slender per
son. with gray hair and whiskers He wears spec
tacles, has the alert manner of a New Highlander
and might easily be mistaken for preacher or
professor. Mr. Allen is a Maine man.
The Pioneer tHouton1 says: One year from
date we expect to hail the arrival of passenger
train from Pressure Isle direct. The increase in
value of real estate between here and Presque Isle
during the next twelve months will be more than
the cost Of a railroad
EX soldiers at Calais in luck Two have
lately received back pay, one $1,000 the other
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The Lowell Courier says that the best speech
ms a ha X nfpr in WASHINGTON
by Mr.. Reed. of Maine Ohio had TO send te New
England to get the wittest and brightest orator
for the occasion.
The fern factory at East Machias has proved
total failure and the machinery has been taken
out and sold to parties in Boston. The Union says
II was hard blow to the prosperity of the town,
and tends to discourage investment in any other
enterprise at present
benevolent lady of Portland, sent, Thursday,
TO fifteen families III various sections of that city,
the wherewithal to have happy Christmas
AT the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees
OF the Maine Insane Hospital, the following off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year President
of the Board, DR., j. s Cushing, Skowhegan Sec
rotary, }. Marley, Augusta. The Rev C. T.
Penney was re elected Chaplain of the Hospital
From the final official figures of the population
OF the Cnted States at the tenth census. we find
the population of Maine in 1890 given as follows
Males 324 05S; females, 324 S7S; natives, 800
0J3 foreign, 81 SS3; white, 646, S52 colored L.
45l Chinese, 3; Indians 625 Total GAS 93J.
In 1870 the total population Of the State 626,
9Ij all increase the last decade of D. OBJ
The wife of Hon Geo A. Frost, died at Spring
vale. Thursday of cancer the stomach
tieO ? McAlster's steam sardpe box factory
at Militown was destroyed by fire Wednesday
night Loss s. O00 no Insurance The fire
tended TO a large storebouse nearly filled with
merchandise belonging to Chas FTodd Loss Sl0.-
GEO: partially insured
Herbert God Leach, % years Of age native
OF North Penobscot, Maine, is member of the
OF the Jeanette.
large amount Of lumber has been manufaetur
ed at Ellsworth during the season Just closed, for
which there is brisk demand at remunerative
prices The lumber manufacturers preparing
for extensive operations IN the woods this winter
The stave business is booming. Timber and wood
auds sell readily at good prices.
At the meeting of the stockholders of the East
ern Telegraph company, held at Augusta Dee u,
directors for the ensuing year were elected as fol
lows: Frederick Robe of Gorham, Henry Cleaves
of Portland. Il 5 Osgood of Augusta John g.
Moore and George G Barker of New York, 4. 81
Crockett OF Roekland Lewis Barker OF Bangor At
the directors meeting immediately after. Frederick
Robbie was chosen president and Fred f Richards
Of Rockport clerk and treasurer
Ex-senator Howe of Wisconsin, the new Post
master General was born in Livermore Me which
was also the birth place of the WashburD family
in 1916 He vas admitted to the bar in 1899 and
after serving in the Maine Legislature he emigrat
ed to WISCONSIN, and settled in the growing town
of Green Bay He was a successful LAWYER and
served as clrcuit Judge from 1850 to 1855 Hewas
United States senator from Wisconsin from 1861
10 1879 and though he had political rivals and de-
tractors M shadow was ever cast nDon his integ
rlty.
The Houlton Pioneer saws. The r r surveying
Marty from pres0ne Isle 10 Houlton were opposite
and ora milo vest Of RlanA viIliage last Saturday
They EXPECT TO reach Bridgewater this week The
crew frnm This end are MAXIM good progress. be-
INC now opposite and to the west of Monticello
from which TO Underwater Is ten miles
If is fact. though perhaps not generally known
that the records of Al, transfers Of real estate in
Name prior to 1850 and dating back to the first
settlement of the State are kent at the court house
in Alfred York county. These records make
some thirty four volumes in manuscript each vol
ume containing abont 400 pages No other comics
are in existence. and whenever LAWYER. or other
person has occasion to trace the ownership of
real estate back further than 1860. he must either
90 to Alfred and examine the records or get the
Register of Deeds there to send him certified copy
1t is proposed for Cumberland county to copy
these early d, EDS.
Jacob ". Bowden died of pneumonia at Bonan
"a Civ. Idaho Dec 2nd Mr. Bowden was former
ly a resident of Bluehill Name but has lived for
the most of the time for the past twelve years in
Burnham. He was blacksmith BY trade, and was
quite well known among the stone cutters in this
state and Mass as tool sharpener
The 6enuebec is still open at Haowell
The lincoln News SAYS that the firm of S Nick
erson y son, fish dealers of Bocihbay intend
ing to manufacture 1000 fish barrels at Bristol
Mills the coming season, at the mill formerly oc-
cupled by A Huston d Co.
William Smith OF Machias and Stllman Albee
of Whitney VILE were severely injured by trees
falling on them while at work in separate logging
camps On the MaCHlde !lNel ldSl 1uulsud DHlitu
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