The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-08-11
SEVERE STORM AT SKOWHEGAN.

| down before IL was eXtlngulSneQ Inc damage is
| 500 Fully insured 1t struck the telegraph Of
flee with loud report, followed to the ground the
| wire without doing any damage Several trees
were struck, but no other building was damaged
in the village. Lightning struck Sargent Palmers
buildings, Skowhegan three and half miles
| from the village, burning the house, ell, sheds,
| barns. two hundred dollars worth of hay, horse,
COW, farming tools and cart Part of the furniture
was saved. Insured for $50. Loss $1,000. Palm
er lost full set of buildings in the same place by
| lightning five years ago Geo. Jewell, Skowhegan,
had his barn struck and burned twelve tons OF hay,
wagon and farming tools. No insurance. Loss
| 81 300. Mason Glover, of Canaan had his barn
struck and completely smashed 1t was not fired.
| No insurance Loss 5000 Six fires were seen
from here i'll different directions after the shower
| OUT Of EDEN
In the wear of lS4S, petition was before the
Legislature OF Maine, praying that small strip OF
land on which lived three or four families, be set
oil from the town of Eden and Joined to the town
of Mount Desert Everybody then thought that
the petition would be granted as there seem
ed TO be no objections by any one. But Just before
the final vote was to be taken, Mr.. Asa Coombs,
an eccentric gentleman from South Thomaston,
and we believe he lives there now jumped up and
| called out in sharp loud voice-"Mr. Speaker
| object to granting the petition. There was a
| family turned out of Eden good many years ago,
and il created good deal of trouble | object to
turning any more families out of Eden" He sat
down. amid roars of laughter 1t killed the bill,
and the families were not turned out. Bar Harbor
! Tourist
TIME NO OBJECT.
In New England country town time is not so
valuable as in the large cities. Life may be dis
cussed in detail AS | sit at my window CONVEX
satlon floats up to me =
Old Lady What started that pump"
Farmer diving next door ~ did"
| Old Iady-"No, what started it I"
Farmer-'I did myself, | tell yer. I've just
been ont here pumping
Old lady-"No, | mean what started it,.
, Farmer-"O, yes-wel-l poured water down
| her
''OId Lady How o,ach water'd yer pour down 2
no answer. How mad water'd yer pour down =
-lo answer, and the old lady goes pacidly into
the house. III perfectly good temper, but sorry not
to have got more information, Waterford Cor.
! Portland Press.
IN GENERAL.
Portland sustains Spanish literary society,
| with membership of 30.
PAilaielPhians predominant at Bar Harbor this
| summer being three to one Bostonian.
The [ Steamer Eagre is at Gouldsboro sur
veyng and sounding the bay
The Maine wooden mills receiving large
/ quantities of wool from the Provinces
\ the His oreal Society rooms, Portland, can
| be seen the moccasins of Rain in-the Face, who
killed Custer
Prot q 7 Fletcher has been engaged prncl-
| PAL Of the new Grammar school upon the east SIDE,
Augusta
/ Lrbulou BRYANT Of Hebron is 90 years Old, but
can see Ike hawk, and prides himself on hoeus
away from all the boys
\ number of cases of poisoning from Paris green
a. reported Potatoes should be washed careful
I w. at this season.
The New England Bee journal and Home Ga
zette is the title of paper Just started at Mechan
ic Falls by Henry A Poole. Bee culture is to be
lis speciality.
The Democrat says W W. Mayo A. B an
/ SO graduate OF Colby University will have charge
/ IF Hebron Academy during the present year.
MISS Hooper. OF Arlington, Mass, rescued
| from drowning near he Ocean Bluff Hotel at h ell
uebuukpor Sunday week, by Miss dunbar, OF
! Boston
Mir VIM Grant of Wmteteld died in that town
+ recently aged over loo years In early years he
was cooper bat OF late years had carried on a
farm.
Capt. Marcus Handy Of Prospect Harbor. master
OF the brig ''Marena died recently Of yellow fever
/ in Cienteugos.
Mr. Henry Dennis has presented to the Maine
! Historical Society copy of the United States
Chronicle. published at Providence, Aug. \. 1888
and addressed to his ancestor Gen. George God
treN.
The Rocklaud Gazette says: Hon I. II Murch
and Wife are sojournng at Matincus for the ben
/ eft of the health OF Mr.. Mureh, who We understand
/ is suffering from nervous prostraton
The total amount Of capital represented in the
! = 20 600
/ capt. W Nickerson formerly of Bangor, Low
q resident OF Limestone, Aroostook Co. com
handed the Bark Gold Hunter, which. in 1892,
sailed from Ran,,or far San Francisco with "a mas
! s,.f-,nrs
/ The rear drive Oh the kennebec has at length
zone down tshas been estimated a grenter MN.
| Der Of logs has been put into the kennebec this
! year than ever before.
! Arnerinyn saw. A hal hnov ras nlacad on Lone
Iedga fhn @}i II is rnns Inv the action Of ths
sea stna1n ,yhistie il to he nIaced on Raker's
| Island soon
Josiah i Dyer an Enplisbman WAS horribly
! beaten saturday uight In a boarding honse on
! Grauita island 'VinaI Haven nv Michael Rattlas
ami potriri n1lav and il IN a critical condItion
/ m. Rncllond Gonr;nr saws. mo rafunding Of
tho citr, oLt rontin,ns to nrogross farorahlr IN
| Ia the nrasant ti1na railroad sivns have haap
! IorrLt a,rrraaat;nf+ 1,,0 o0n or tba nav fcnr
| nor can't hands SII5 u0O have TINS far heen sold
| tbo s,lccoss az tbis rafunnp scheme far nycpeds
ti. ovront,tio,s If it's most sanrn;na Snnnortars
Tho water in Union river is tho highest that il
4 has Lnon at this season for a number of wears
a,,l ITO ,n,-,,toturar, moi have Io,s ora ou,I1od
| ~ RIM thoir mills 10 thair fnIl canacifv
Tho Ran,ror Co,n1nnrciaI learns hat Mr. a. +
| oak tormnrl,, from Garland in penohscot conntv
and ., 3not of tho state ,olIe5e IN ~ has con
tr,ctaG + .I1ra,. AMI low mt lnt9 in tho shin
| ~ Noe Svcndn, FIR tho occnnancv Of A colrny If
INV f,,t;Iies rom nd S,ndan that ara aynarted
! IN arrira This fall
| + n Einhois forr,orl o ,oo,nhor of flo class NJ
! ~ rIhT i9nivarsltr and a <,rsyinate ~ IA
Maine WaJcaI srhoai in the class Of 1891 has "a
5y,ad an ,rnointInnnt Ia 90 To tho vast coast ~
! trrc in barra ~ tIa sofantitin vow of az, oxno
Ji,i,r, 5Ir ~, ,ns4,inns If ths an"ar;nan RIA
| ~ Fnr.il,n Missions
tol = nan,rs n+ w,tarvill has I...,, o,,no;t IA
| Assistant Irsneotnr tianaral ON tha SID of tho
! lini+nqIlnr far tina Grand Armv for tha I1nitad
| states
n, s,,,,la, the .ia rlt tho Iiyhtrin,, l,ilad tina
! o,I,' COW, If samuel Franch of Vt Varnon a noon
| mai, Win unite a family The ne;ghhors immedi
| atei} raised enou,h money 10 bIiv a GOOD COW and
sometime, over
/ Tha nr0nar PRONUNCIATION ;s .tuarrv ID, cook ~
| So SAYS the Portland Transcrint
FoHr new and elegant nostal cars are to he
nIacnd nn tho lima betweer Ksn.,nr and RoSton
| 1'Uo ~ +iel Tunr. ,nnstrl,ct.d hT tna Maina Ca
! trail cornnan,. The other two bv the Eastern Tha
| cars are 30 feet In length and are models in every
rosnant h,,;n,, all tha lataat i,nnrn1omants ho:!
ve,y handsome withal The railroad comnanS
! ham. tn Jisnanse with tho snec,a mail ga, IRON,
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