The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-08-10

As Messrs. John and Isaac W. Howe of
Boston were coming down Green mountain
about one O'Clock, Wednesday afternoon, Aug.
End, on blackboard with party of ladies, the
team was stopped by an armed highwayman,
| and they were forced to give up their gold
watches and money, a total value of $500 or
s14Oo. The robber was armed with brace of
large pistols. A party started in pursuit of the
miscreant. One thousand dollars reward is
offered for his capture dead or alive.
The Lewiston police spilled one hundred gal
Ions of liquor, Thursday afternoon.
The Republican reports the potato bug is do
ING good deal of damage to the potato crop
about Machias.
Edward ?. Tobey. Esq, of the Providence
r. i. } journal, will deliver a poem at the re-
union of the First Maine Cavalry Association.
at Brunswick Sept. 9th.
W. o. Fuller. Jr., editor of the Rockland
CouricrGazette, will pass his vacation at
Moosehead Lake during the present month.
The Augusta journal has received note
from Henry McGilvery, Ocean Point, COM
planning that injustice was done to Charles Hill
of Maine. by the telegraph article published in
the papers in relation to him. Mr.. Hill was
said to have claim against the Chinese, which
he expected to get if Mr.. Denny was APP
pointed Minister to China, and he is charged
| with having melted i'll feeling in China against
John Russell Young. the new minister.
Blaine, it is stated, will stump California if
Joseph Russ is the Republican nominee for
Governor. Mr. Russ Is a native of Maine. and
was one of Blaine's strongest supporters in the
Chicago Convention.
Mr.. Elijah Smith. one of Bangor's entcrprs-
ing farmers, finished having Thursday. having
harvested in all from 2I5 TO 800 tons of hay, all
housed III prime condition. On Tuesday he
moved with three machines eighteen acres in
five hours; the same was all rakcd and bunch
ed by three rakeS and nine men in three hours
and twenty minutes. and "Wednesday night it
was all housed; in all seventy-six double loads.
OF about fifty tons with three teams
There are now 459 patients at the Maine
| Insane Hospital-the largest number ever ac-
| cOmmodated there.
The farmers are wearing long faces, and I'M
les rain comes soon the crops will he mate
rally injured.
The town of Hollis boasts of the largest boy
in the state. His name is Charlie Chapman.
His age is Is years and he weighs 202 pounds.
Friday about 80 O'Clock. p. NJ. as Simon
Estes. esd. of North Imngton. was at work in
| MS open field gathering potato bugs he was
struck by ball of lightning from a passing
cloud and instantly killed The dish was found
some ten feet distant.
Francis Plaisted retired merchant and in
illenta citizen of ork, Maine, died Aug. 3rd.
after lingering illness. aged SO years and II
months.
Miss Helen Maria Macdonald whose demise
at Washington. July 7th, has been noted and
whose unique career in Boston has been briefly
Sketched in these columns, did not leave a last
VIII and testament. as was at first supposed.
According 10 me records OF the PROBATE I 0ur.
she died interstate, and by petition of next of
kin. Mr.. F. {. Darlington. associated with Gen.
Butler. her counsel in the numerous actions for
patent infringement. was appointed special adj
mln>tratOr of the estate. Miss Macdonald was
one of seven sisters. whose home was originally
in the Provinces. They now constitute the
heirs At law.
The Wing says at Garland. Saturday. the
mercury marked 100 deg. in the shade.
saturday forenoon ". H. Gowell. a carpenter.
at work on the Bates Mill. fell from staging
twenty-five feet to the railroad track. breaking
the bones Of the wrist arm. leg, hip, and one
heel is badly bruised. The doctor has hope OF
his recovery.
Lieut.. commander Royal b. Bradford. who
sent ont a launch from Newport. r. l.. Friday.
using electricity 10 move the launch. and to per
form several explosive feats with torpedocs. for
the benefit of the United States navy is a son Of
General Philips Bradford. of Turner.
Saturday morning Eugene c. Iiurd of Main
Stream Village. Harmony, having dispute
with his brother. Howard W. Hurd. about
note. deliberately leveled a shot gun at MIN and
fired killing him instantly. Both were Young
men.
The Maine Central Railroad Company has
presented $50 to the Maine General Hospital
for Il free bed.