The Republican journal., 1882-12-14

The Christmas tree business is Just now
booming in Maine. The trees are now lea ing
the State daily in carloads numbering about
1000.
Governor Plaisted has nominated the follow
ing AS trustees of the Reform School VIM. E.
Grant, Portland, Mark P. Emery, Portland,
Frederick Fox, Portland, ID. OCOnnel O'Don-
ohue, Portland, Hamlin J. Eaton, Norridge-
wOck. Also as commissioner of Pharmacy,
John III. Hammond, Lewiston, in place Of
Schlotterbeck, resi- gned.
Augusta has no city council but adermanic
rule. Now the aldermen think they should
have salaries.
The PASSPORT Sentinel deplores the tendency
of people to eat and drink, to the exclusion Of
church-going, on Thanksgiving Day. About
fifty persons went to church in PASSPORT. The
ball in the evening was crowded.
A F. Crockett, Esq, of Rockland, is a can
didate for the Governors Council from the 9th
district, and the Boston Journals Maine cor
respondent says he has no opposition.
People living in the shore towns of eastern
Maine are determined to have railroad. The
MachlaS Union says they are bound to
have a way out, and are ready to combine with
Jay Gould 1.-THE public be BANKED or any
other man who Will help secure the road.
The Lewiston Journals Washington cores
pondent says that Congressman Murch has re-
tired from the control of the national labor
Journal at Troy, \. u, and now intends to
take up bis permanent residence at the national
capitol, when the 18th of March next shall make
him private citizen.
At the NJ L. Church fair in Edmunds,
Thanksgiving eve, the Parsonage quilt was
sold at auction for $40. The quilt was made
up of red, white and blue material, and con-
tanned 232 names. In the centre of the quilt
was the name of President Arthur written in
his own hand. Among other prominent names
were those of Col. Robbie, Hon. c. A. Boutelle.
Seth !. Milliken, Joseph Dane, James r. Talbot
and others.
The wife of William Il. York. a marine
painter. Il native of Maine, was discovered in
male attire. She is crippled from an accident.
The family consisting of York, wife and child,
are living in a half sunken canal boat in the
Erie Basin, \. Y. DIRK is 90; Mrs. York is %
and boy s. They are destitute.
Mrs. Catherine Finn, a widow lady aged %.
has died i'll Bangor from injuries received by
falling on il cook stove, sustaining terrible
burns.
Gardiner has lost this week two of her hon
oned and most respected citizens, Captain p. G..
Holmes and Captain Barker Allen Neal.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Bailey of East
Fairfield. left her two children, one years old,
the other about ), alone in a crib while she
went out Il few minutes. During her absence
the children played with fire. The eldest one
was burned to death, and the 9th + cannot live.
+. Il. To1rey'S brass foundry. in Bath. Me-,
was damaged to the extent of $4,000 by tire
Thursday night: insured.
The Augusta journal SAYS that the First Ma
tona Bank of Augusta has received from the
estate of the late Israel BOothbY $500 toward
the amount of Boothby'S dcfacaton. and has
compromised the balance of the claim against
said estate in the suit against his >uretie> for
100000 and cost of suit.
Hon. Hannibal IIamin, United States Minis
ter TO SPAIN arrived home at Bangor, Friday
evening. accompanied by his wife. Both are in
excellent health, and though no public demon
>trIi0n was made, the venerable statesman re-
| cciVed privately a cordial welcome home by a
large number of neighbOrs and friends.
The Maine Historical Society is to hold It's
winter session on Dec. Goth, in Portland. and it
has extended an invitation to number of per-
sons within and without the State for that even
ing. That date is the eighty-feurth birthday of
Professor Alphcus 5. Packard, d. d.. of Bow
doin College who has been for many wears an
officer of the society. and DR.. Packard is to be
present to receive the congratulations of his
friends.
James Grace of Bangor. was found Friday
morning about o'clock. frozen to death beside
the road. about one mile out of the city, on Still
water avenue. He had been out into the coun-
try pcddling fish. and WAS returning home, and
i, supposed TO have become chilled during the
violent snow storm which was raging at that
time. and fell from his sled He was steady.
industrious man. and leaves a wife and one
son.
\ family group of photographs represent
Mrs. Sarah Small, of B0wdonham, aged 100
wears, and her daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Hink-
ley, aged 80 wears. her granddaughter, Mrs Sa-
rah Goodwin. aged "a wears. her great grand
daughter. Mrs Lydia Bickford. aged 36 years.
and her great great granddaughter, Miss Annie
Bickford, aged T. years.