The Republican journal., 1882-02-16

ANNUAL ENCANpMENr G. A. Il.


ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT G. A. Il.
The Department of the Maine Grand Army
of the Republic commenced its fifteenth annual
convention in Gardiner. Feb. Sth, with 81 dele
gates present. The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing wear: Department Com
mandcr. Col. A. Il. Farnham. Bangor: Senior
Vice Commander. VIM. f. Bradbury, Biddc-
ford; Junior Vice Commander. J. l.. Pierce.
Machias; Chaplain. Rev. r. l.. Howard. Ban
gor; Medical Director, +. A. Thompson. Do
yer; Council of Administration. j. l.. Sears,
llNermoro Falls; f. W. Drew. Lewiston Il. y.
Crockett, Bath; {. \. Lang Portland: +. Ad-
ANS Biddeford; Delegates to the National En-
campment. ;. W. Lane, Augusta: q. II. Went
worth, Watcrvie; s. o. Rogers, Bath; W. X.
Ripley: Alternates. A. ID. Stetson. j. q. John
son, b. j. Hill, Il. Mccoy: At Large. Seth ..
Rogers, Bath; Officers appointed by the De
parmcnt Commander, Assistant Ad iutant Gen
rral, John +. Foster Bangor: Assistant Quar-
terma>ter General, Edward Jordan, Bangor,
The officers elected Were installed by Geo. :.
Merrill. Commander of the National Encamp-
mcnl. The next convention will be held in
Auburn in 1888. Past Department Commander
JAS. e. b. Adams, of Massachusetts. addressed
the convention. The Council of Administration
was instructed to procure and present a gold
badge to eN-bepartmtnt Commander w. q.
Haskell for his ability and efficient services. The
convention having completed AL business be
fore il adjourned. The Department now num-
brr> 81 Posts, gain of u Posts since the last
annual meeting. The gain OF membership dur
ing the past year was 1916 \ social meeting
was held in the evening. The programme com
sisted of short addresses. music. etc.
The ladies OF the Relief Corps of the State
held Il meeting same day and place. TO decide
the advi>abty of forming State Department
Of the Corps. 1t Was voted not to organize at
present. The next convention will be held in
Portland in June. 1888.
SUICIDE OF MRS. CHApBoURNE.
y special TO the Commercial says: Another
chapter of horror is now added to the story of
the cold blooded murder of Alvin I. Watson in
Parkman, Piscataqui> county. June 26th. 1881.
Mrs. Benjamin ChadbUurne, the wife of one of
the convicted murlrrer> of Watson and the
mother OF the other sentenced murderer. has
committed suicide. She was stopping al iIarri-
son Bailey house i'll X. Adams Somerset coun-
~. The woman WAS found. Tuesday. 9TH. 10 be
very i'll and >utterin" terrible agony. She eX-
planned that She had IN attack of collie. 4
physician was summoned and he declared that
Mrs. thadbournr had taken poison. She died
soon after the arrival of the doctor. without re-
Neallng-any Of the terrible secrets which were in
her possession. The next day She was buried in
Cambridge. Somerset county. The dtrca>td'>
husband. Beui. (hadbournr. and son. BENZ
Wallace Chadbournc, arr now confined in the
Ptnob>cot county jail, awaiting the result of Il
motion f0r a new trial Her other son. the deaf
mute Samuel Byron Chadbournc. is in the state
Insane Asylum. The woman is supposed. by
many to have been an accompcc i'll the terri
bic murder of Watson.
THE kNoA AND LINCOLN Il. Il.
The Maine Central Railroad directors last
month made a proposition to lease the Knox
n Lincoln Railroad. paving rental of 500 500
per annum for the first twenty wears. and So
wv per alllllm ptfptllallN thereafter. HE
matter WAS considered by the towns and COM
mitee> appointed which met the Maine Cen
tral directors in Portland on the Sth. when the
lease was perfected. The lease as drawn GUAR
lntee, TO the towns the same number of trains
a. i now run: local freight and passenger
rates Shall De the same as on the Maine Central
line between Portland and Bath. The rent
shall be paid >,.mi-annuaIIv and if naym.nt i,
delayed 90 days then the towns may lbrogatc
tile contract bv giving 80 tlay- notire. Inf the
Maine Central Shall have no such bower of abro-
CATION. The lease has now to h,. ratified h,.
the towns. when it will 90 into effect.
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liy EAf' utN! Noui'Ii uf>dAH ronil!h'H il
lohF Il>l o. justices of the peace, trial Justices
H .! hola!l%> PlDilt- SrNrraI county h"mlnit-
luis " l!icn were r''ciGd ~ the ia5t session.
Wy hS|ih PlFSrt''o' me "hnCli hrrllntd I"
liltil, ne nomination Oh non: llIlai
~ a'iinlli y IoriIiu is 'uNlItf OF me "
Prrlhc 'udifld 'lft was brought up by the
'oetrllor' III view OF the 1act thai Judge LIB
t'l.ii N's,2 hol fAl'ift UNI ffll -'a Il Was
the desire of the Council that this nomination
be laid on the table until their next session
Governor Plai>tcd urged immediate, action. and
the nomination was unanimously rejected Com
lnunlcatlons from DR.. H. VI. Harlow and j. H.
Marley. asking for I'M investigation INFO the
charges made against the Maine insane Ho>p-
tai were referred 10 the committee on Visiting
the Hospital.
rxG1<rp.
III" road, in Eastern Maine are badly drifted.
The Winter lIarbor correspondent IF thc Els
worth American SAYS = man in that vicinity has
been married six Times.
Machia> i shipping rabbits to Boston.
IN the town of 81 George are four brother,
ana three sisters. whose aggregate weight i l.
- pounds, and average 30.
The Pcpp"rclI and Laronia Manufacturing
companies of Biddcford. have each given 500
to the Dung Mems Christian association. of
thal city.
C'eorgr +. Whiddtn, Of Pressure Isle, who
was chosen last autumn the \roo>tool member
u the straight Grecnback committee. has de-
rhned. Mr. Whidden has taken plenty of lime
L. make up his mind.
lhe questions Of the Executive Council Of
Name and the opinions of the justices Of the
supreme Court. concerning the Governors |
power to remove the Reporter Of Decisions