The Republican journal., 1884-12-18

from Franklin Grove, Illinois: owe express the
opinion of many others; we cannot do without the
Journal 1t has all the home news"
The Temperance Record published in this city
semi monthly, by Geo. +. Bracket, in the interest
of temperance, will ntinue through 1885 as
monthly publication, retaining its present form and
size The price has been reduced from 81 to 60 cts.
per year
The light seen in the heavens Tuesday night, the
9Th inst as noted in last weeks journal, is now
said to have been from large and very bright
meteor. The light was noticed in Bangor and Wat
erville as well as by number III this city, but no
one seems to have witnessed the meteor itself.
Messrs Critchett, Sibley Il Co. making fur
Their improvements at the shoe factory building.
The office will be moved across the stairway and
small addition built OUT Under the new arrange
ments the operatives and all others who enter the
building must pass through the office Additional
machinery is being put in and the company is get
ting ready to DO large amount of work.
Mrs. e. &. Parker, Superintendent of Juvenile
Temples, writes to the Temperance Record: |
want to visit Waldo and Knox counties very much
indeed, ana now have several Temples in that
vicinity calling upon to come. Unfortunately
have been quite sick from work since
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SLIDING ON THE SIDEWALK. City Marshal Gates
SAYS he shall vigorously enforce the city ordinance
prohibiting boys from sliding on the sidewalks and
viii make an example of the first offender The
Killing OF horse saturday was the result OF boys
violating the ordinance. Mn Gates recommends
that the city set apart place for the boys to slide,
an" suggests t''l Tue street ruhnlne "o"n 10 tiie
"d ht"lNcF! 9hlPyar' nc useu ioi 'i''t pun P'9e'
CITY NOT LIABLE In an interview with city So
licitor Dunton, he said that in his opinion the city
is not liable for the damage sustained on the night
of the Democratic celebration last month lie says
the names ot the parties who destroyed the prop
erty are knoWn' and mat they are responsible The
committee from the city government, Of which Mr.
Dunton is member will no doui report that the
city is not liable.
stt,pr rrrAPyrr A WASHINGTON da.patch of
ti.. Istt, ..,.
Thorn was , hin nf sensational r4nortee before
the Springer Committee to-day. j. j. Barker was
continuing ms te9tlhm! III t!t lhTt9lisdti"1 T." lIie
,nent H. MilIiken If the tnnmittre iskri The
witness whether he or the judge who passed upon
certain h"NmGts was tie ,ti'uI u I,
seif. Mr.. Mirken, to sentlemanlv questions Re.
p'i t We ~ pifa & NV, ,nt ~,
be" "AeI, we are running this Investigations -
retorfed Mn MllIlken- "1"u may . !, sald the
No tb, ,rn.srutinn w. y nnswrrn'i Mr. Miiii
ken slowly and in 4 sarcastic vein ''you are run
hlh2 th ! eng OIL 1.-THE but-eha'
\ NEW MARINE RAILWAY All JACKSONVILLE.
Mes-rs. Drew HaZcltlne & Livingston have bought
eighteen acres of land the river at Jacksonville,
Fla and will at once build a new marine railway,
with IA CAPACITY for hauling out vessels from 500 to
900 tons together with the necessary buildings,
which will cost them between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Jacksonville Times says the building of the
new railway Is the result Of the increased shipping
on the river and the large and heavier class of YES
s7ls now coming there, besides desire On the part
Of the hfm to q" an hlhis OF Work promptly ana
thereby aNoid the frequent delays now experience
ed. The present shipyTd viii remain where it Is
ana VIII he used for Ilghter work, ana tht On the
opposite SIDE OF the river Tor heavier WORK
Police NOTES Mark w. Robertson, Of waldo,
was before judge Boar,man on Saturday charged
,ith fine Iarc,nv Of four lambs owned Nv g. ID.
OH, h Co of the stock Farm Belfast Mr. j. D.
p,r,or th. rn,nnl.in,pt ana nne of the companv
,.ii ,n,t Ne ,,asturnd soma shenn in WaiIn adj
io,r,, th. farm ~ rpsnnudpnt and ,vhpn ne went
affair tlp,n several >,,,,. missing Elijah Walker
tetiil that I'D hn,,,,l to,, lambs inf Robertson ann,
,ftor tha, wen. lilr1 found o,nt,,jic tao IL, each
,f tl,ai,. ..,,. marked "G u orr. 4 10 (which j.
rho uri,,aIp mark of the stock Farm sheen. The
i,ns were of Shroi,.bire breed and very valuable
P,,ar.ou denied said he sula some lam!.s ia
W.li,.r Lut th,.v we're his own When he SOLD
,b,, to ,y,ll. b.. s,,,, NJ, ,,a,ts ~, then Had
ho.,, ..,1 I,,,l, ,,.bi.h r..o,,,;,,e, NJ, p.rL.,,
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Fogler for complainant, Brown for reapondtnt...
Charles Mcintosh for drunkenness, was sent tc
jail for fifteen days. Cora ellison, a paupcr from
the poor house, was before Justice Greer last
week. for the larceny of a cloak from Susie E.
Patterson, and fined 81 and costs In default OF
payment she was committed to jail. 'IameS R"h
bins, for drunkenness was sentenced to Belfast
Jait for ID daysfrahA Barton, OF "lnterp"rt
for drunkenness was sentenced to thirty days in
jail Mttinus suspended al. On Tuesday Sheriff
Nada" orlh received from kocklan1 Three men
and one woman to be Imprisoned III Jdli.J ohn
Met uun, John Harvey, Patrick Dillon and james
Lynch were before the Polce Court on " tdnesdaF
tbr drunkenness and sentenced TO fifteen days each
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WILLS The following is an abstract of the Wills
filed AT the December term of the Probate court in
this city Clark Nichols, of Scmsp0rt first desires
that his iust bills he paid to his wife MeldLable
Nichols, he gives the household furniture, provis