The Republican journal., 1881-02-17


Swans bondsmen his father in law Mr.. Q
w Hawkes. and Mr.. j. e. Walker, who have
taken an honorable course IN the matter, and
stand ready to make good whatever detacatiOn
may be found IN the town funds-Swan. himself
stating il in his letter at 81 ,076 Mr.. Hawkes. has
taken legal possession OF the lumber. pumps.
notes bills and other securities made over to him
for his protection by Swan. 1t seems by the let
ter that Swans pocket book not in so fat a
condition was supposed, aud that he carried oil
but very small sun Much sympathy is felt for
Mrs Swan in the community. She is said 20 be
most estlmable woman,
A Mechanic Falls correspondent of the Lewis
ton Journal writes that the seectmen of Minot
have concluded the investigation of the town ac-
counts OF Thomas b. Swan, and they find not only
the detalcatlOn OF S9139l, which he admitted IN
his letter of confession, but also further defaca
ton Of Sil5 paid him last September by Town Col
lectOr Campbell, for which he did not credit the
town. This makes his defalcaton to the town 81
4lSSl.
Thus far only the three town notes gwen by
Swan to Mrs. Cushman. for 500. Atkinson, 81 900,
Stowe S25U and W Dean y ,,}SU-tota 50. 80
have come to light. These parties supposed they
were receiving town notes. but Swan saws he pur-
posely so wrote them that the town is not holden.
How much Swan received from his corn shelter
and mower swindles before {. S. Detective Bge
low stopped his operations, is unknown. But
probably more than 81 900. and if he had been let
alone a month ur two longer, he would have drawn
in several thousand more from the pockets of poor
men.
Many who have the best means OF information
do not believe that Swan has confessed all the
steps of his career The stock brokerage excuse is
not generally accepted Swans business for sew
eral years--especiay his tree busness--has been
carried on in way that had not added to his repu-
tation for square dealing. The fact that he admits
he was detaulter one year ago looks strangely by
the side of his claims then of superior virtue and
regard for the tax payers. Swans renewal of his
charges against W R White is regarded as simply
further attempt to cover his tracks 1t is gener
ally supposed he is in Canada where he cannot be
reached under the eYtradltion treaty.
MECHANIC FALLS, Feb. II. The revised figures
show T. B. Swans deficiency to be 81 659 49, due
the town Of Minot on the treasurers account He
has not Seen heard from since he was at Chicago
PORTLAND, Feb Is. Charles W. Y ork and Enoct
L. Davis who were arrested for completely in Z
b. Swans swindling, were brought before Commits
sioner Rand to day and bound over to the Apri
term of the U. S. Court In five hundred dollars
each.
GENERAL.
Millbridge wants public library
Castine is good place to hunt wild cats.
TIlden Son. instead of Little q Hunt, are tC
manage the Castine Packing Co.
The Tapley mine in West Brooksve has beer
sold for $4,000
The work on the buildings for smelling works al
the Blue Hill mines is being pushed rapidly
Jordan's river and think 1t should be for the bene
fit Of all, and not solely for those who own LAND
along the river
Lewiston has caught the first grasshopper.
The eldest surviving exmember of Congress
from Maine, Is the Hon. James Bates, who repre-
sented the Somerset district as a Jackson Demo
crat from 1881 to 1888. DR.. Bates is now residing
at Yarmouth at greatly advanced age.
Among the relies in the collections of the Maine
historical Society is piece of beam in the old
est house in the United States, built at ST Angus
tine by the governor of the colony
Capt. Robert G. Davis of Bangor, master of the
schooner b. f. Farnham died of consumption IL
the hospital at Georgetown, British Guiana on the
9th of January
1t is reported that D. II. Knowton & Co. o.
harrington, are to start new paper in Farming
ton soon. 1t will be Republican in politics
Bremen is to have regular mails from Waldoborc
after July lst..
Waldoboro has subscribed about $50 900 to the
stock for a cotton factory.
The Lincoln County Educational Association
was organized at Damariscotta Feb 9Th, C. V
Hanson. President.
E. L. Maddox, who styles himself the champ
on "a hour walker of Knox, Lincoln, W aldo ant
PenObscot counties, has issued challenge to the
pedestrians of those counties to foot race of ont
mile, square heel and toe seventy five hours e
as you please, for any suitable prize they may
name. Said race to take place in Rockland, Hamp
den or Bangor during the months of April or May
religious revival is in progress in Friendship
Hundreds of bushels of apples and potatoes were
frozen in WadobOro during the recent cold weather
Skowhegan is out of debt. Happy Skowhegan
1t is estimated that there will be 10000 cords O
spool stock cut in Piscatauuis county this season
This is 1000 cords more than were cut last year
Mr. E. Fl. Elwell, of the Transcript, was one O
the er-dinner speakers at the annual meeting O
the Massachusetts Press Association in Bostol
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