The Republican journal., 1882-11-02
Maine Miscellany.
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

SO far as is known, only one seat will be con-
tested in the next Legislature. Under the
terms of the apportionment of 1871 the towns
of York and Wells were classed together. 1t
was enacted that one town should send the
member one year and the other town the next.
The years in which York should send the mem
ber and the years in which Wells should have
the honor, were stipulated in the act in detail,
for the decade. In the last election, each town
or class nominated and voted for representa-
tive according to the old apportionment. In
the York and Wells class this could not be
done, rs the apportionment act did not state
which town should elect in 1882. Each town,
therefore, voted for representative on his own
hook. In York, John E. Staples (Rep.) had
235 votes. The Democrats abstained from yot-
ing. In Wells, Lamont E. Fisher (Dem.) re-
ceived 321 votes. The Republicans abstaned
from voting. Each of these gentlemen will
probably claim seat. The House will decide
the question. York sent the last representa-
tive.
In the Hiram district (Hiram, Denmark
Lowell and Sweden) i'll Oxford county. the
election in this case resulted in tie. Chas.
f. Hubbard Rep.) had $50 votes, and Samuel
WardsWorth Dem.) $50 votes. A new election
will be ordered. FKennebec Journal
BATH NIMRoD.
The Bath Times records the exploits of Mr.
j. B. Holbrook, local Sportsman. He claims
to have the best gun in New England for use
in the float. 1t weighs II pounds and is u
double-barrel breecl-loader of English make
and one that he found by chance in Schatfer's
gun store in Boston where it had lain for two
years or more, objected to by every purchaser
on the excuse of heayiness. Not bit too
heavy says Mr.. Holbrook, ''for use in float,
and worth a dozen of your $500 fancy guns"
Last year this gun killed 300 birds by record
actually kept ''Tred to get 800 to be up with
the times in cunning as well as in politics, but
didn't This year, since July ist, the gentle
mans game board adds up % teal and 30 black
duck exclusive of Il multitude of shelbrakes,
Whstlers. coots, ETC., shot in waters within fif-
teen miles of home: Last year he made the
best shot, it is claimed, ever made in these
waters shooting 10 ducks and teals with one
shot and recovering Is of the 49,
TOWN MEETING ORAroRY.
Some witty shots were fired at the town
meeting, Monday week. Two village fathers,
on opposite sides of the house, as we'll as on
the road question, We're ''argifying'' the merits
Of the subject when one said the other remind
ed him of the man, who, after the horse was
stolen, locked the stable door. The man who
was shot at got up smilingly, and for perora-
ton, said neghbOr \ reminded him of the Mig
ger who went out to shoot squirrels, having
only gun without any lock on it, He crept
around slyly. pointing the gun now and then at
stray squirrel. of course without effect.
Another darkey eXpostulated with him for
trying to bring down game with a useless
weapon. ''keep STILL you fool said the in
dgnant Sportsman-"keep still, you OLD fool
the squir11 don't know itr' Phillips phono-
graph.
| NEXT!
Uncle Moses Winslow, who resides over
| Deering'S bridge, has lived in two states, and
three towns, and has never moved from the
house he first occupied. First he was in Fal-
mouth, then Westbrook, and then Deering. 1t
was in Massachusetts once and then Maine.
! Portland Paper.
oh, that's nothing. The site of the Phlbrick
house on Elm street has been in two states two
| counties and three towns. The states are Maine
and Massachusetts; the counties Kennebec and
Somerset. and the towns Norridgewock, Mil
burn and Skowhegan. Somerset Reporter.
\ RAILROAD ITEM.
| The Knox and Lincoln Railroad has divided
$50 ,SG3.43 among the towns and cities interested
in it, the same being the amount of It's net earn
ngs from January lSt 1882, to September lst.
This is s. $3.50 more than last year The gross
receipts this year during the same period are
so, ,44.60, an increase over last year of $13,-
35l 20, while the expenses have been S6151.17,
an increase III expense of S. ,493.62. On the
| whole, this is a very satisfactory showing