The Republican journal., 1882-06-01

The Republican caucus for Belfast, to elect dele
gates to attend the state Convention at Portland on
the 18th inst, was held at the Court House ou Sat
nr'iay evening last The caucus called to ORDER
! IN \. u. BEAM chairman Of the City committee,
who nominated Dr. }. NJ. Fletcher As chairman of
| the meeting. Il. Il. Dyer was made secretary. The
following i, Il list of the delegates electcd--O. w
| Pitcher, Geo. +. Johnson, H. f. Mcdonald, c. w
| Ianey, c. II. Davis, Philo IEcrsey, NJ. r. Marshall
j. d. Tucker, J. 9. Gates, X. 4. Dyer Con- W. ii.
| Fogler introduced the following resolution. which
| passed unanimously-"R Resolved, That by his long
and able service in the Republican party, by his
gallant fight in the 9th Congressional district in the
campaign of 1880, AMI by tho usage of the pulty,
Hon. Seth l.. Mjlliken is entitled TO denomination
| for member of Congress, ana We therefore instruct
the delegates elected by this caucus to use all honor
| able means to procure his nomination" Mr.. Mill
ken responded to this in a happy speech of fifteen
minutes. He reviewed the campaign Of 1850 and
| said the 9Th Congressional district made the most
gallant fight of that year, largely reducing the op
position majority. He predicted clean sweep for
| the Republican ticket this year. He was appauded
at the close The caucus was harmonious and quite
| fully attended, seventy five votes being cast.
The following copy Of an old petition is sent Us
| by j. +. Pratt, NJ. d., of Chelsea, Mass
| To the Honorable the Senate and the Honorable
| the House of Representatives of the commonwealth
| of Massachusetts, in general court asSemblcd-Ihc
Petition of the inhabitants of % mile Pond Planta
| ton In the county of kennebec humbly >hcNGth
that they are destitute OF the privileges and
| advantages resulting from municipal regulation.
| They therefore pray that said plantation with the
| inhabitants thereon, may be Incorporated into a
| town by the name of NeIc Columbia, and may enjoy
| all the privileges and immunites which other towns
| enjoy. Said plantation is bounded Us follows viz
| beginning at the northwcstcry corner of Gen.
| knoX's Patent and thence running parallel with
| General Bridges town line, north one hundred and
sixty rods thence, west north west i've miles thence
south south west six miles, thence eaSt-southe
| to Gen. Knox's Patent line, thence on said line to
| the bounds first mentioned, and as in duty bound
| shall ever pray (lS04}.
(Signed) Daniel Whitman, Benjamin Bartlett
| Amos Jones, Abner Knowles, Hezekah Chase
| Henry Farwell, Frederick stevens Jonathan Bord
| way ID John stevens, John Boodey, Nathaniel
| stevens, Benz. Racklef % Daniel Richardson's
Robert Jackson, Jr., lchabod Hunt, Peter Jackson
| simeon Murch, stephen Sparrow, Jonathan Wick
| cry, Charles Hopkins, William Hunt James Mitch
| ell, samuel Kelley, Joseph stephens, David Wick
| cry, Mark Libbey, Nicholas Dodge, Joseph Greene
Joshua Sincler (?) David Bean, David Ware, John
! ing I'd John Chase, Joseph Mitchell William
| Mitchell, Noah Mitchell, John Malvern 90 Samuel
| Webb, William McGray, Lemuel Bartlett, Josiah
| Whitney, Charles Whitney, John Perey, Nathaniel
| Frost. Jeremiah Mitchell, Mathew Fowler, Joseph
| Carter.
Where the Cd is placed question arose about
| the name