The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-01-12

The dredging of the balance of about 900
yards at Lubec Narrows, at present suspended,
will be resumed early in the spring The channel
is to be completed BY next December.
In the supreme judicial court at Saco Friday in
the case OF Charles Snow against Hon P.
Gould and F. Moore Esq members of the law
firm Of Gould Moore, Thomaston which has
been on trial for two days to recover part of 81 900
which Mr. Snow claims Was placed i'll the hands of
Gould & Moore TO indemnify them against fees
and costs in divorce suits pending IN 1878 between
himself and wife III Knox county, and which the
defendants claim was absolute pa, mtnt for their
services, the jury rendered verdict In favor Of
the defendants.
Bangor is recommended for a first class signal
station If this is done the Commercial says
The station will be equipped with full set of
meteorological instruments Six readings of these
instruments day will be made and three daily
telegraphic reports forwarded TO the Chief Bureau
VIM reports the thermometer at y degrees
below zero on Thursday morning
The Unitarian societies in Maine are generally
prosperous The Bangor society has raised the
pastors salary $500. making it 50 600 The E Is
worth society cleared $3.50 by fair The Au-
gnsta society realized $500 from the annual supper.
The Brunswick people are pleased with their ne "
pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Gooding Mr. Ayers good
success continues at Portland The Waterville
church has bad the gift of very fine organ
AT the annual meeting of the Cobb Lime Go
the officers of last year were re elected follows
directors, RAJ els CuDo, ii Nlgn!, A j Br0,
c Hanrahan Spear; President, Francis
Cobb; Vice President, A. J Grd Treasurer, II
Wight: Secretary Henry Pierce The
cement works remain under the same management.
with MIR Shaw as Superintendent About 5000
barrels of cement have been manufactured. all OF
excellent quality and bringing about So per barrel
Messrs Halsall, f. Garrett and F Pierce.
Boston artists, exhibiting their sketches of the
past season at and near York. Me
very brilliant social event of the opening new
year in Bangor the wedding reception at the
residence OF Hon Charles Hay ward on Summer
street Tuesday evening Jan 81, on the occasion
Of the marriage of his Youngest daughter Miss
Laura Nav Hayward and Mr.. Wm e Murphy of
Detroit, Mich
1t is said of Mr. George B. Reed of Lincoln that
be has been sick and confined to his house tW enty
one years. and during this long period of sickness
his sntterings have been most intense and seem
ingly beyond the ability of man to endure. yet he
lives with hardly murmur of compliant, patiently
waiting for the change
Postmaster Joseph H Marley of Augusta, at
the request of Gen F Harrison. Supt of Public
Buildings has procured fine full length portrait
OF ex President Hannibal Hamlin, which is to be
hung in the Senate Chamber, by the side Of Will
liam Pitt Fessenden and Lot NJ. Morrill,
Kicker. Alfred; II NJ Howes Portland :,
Boulter. Saco e. s Smith. Concord H !;
& F Hyde, Bath: Freeman Mckown. Boothbay :;
Jrhn B Nealey South Berwick Stephen f
Kicker. Lebanon: David Howe Nethupn Mass :;
Lorin Merrill. Parsonsield. and G. T. R dion,
Saco, have signed a paper setting forth that they
were "shametuy neglected" on the day of the
accident on the Boston q Maine railroad at Cole S
Corner. Wells, Me