The Republican journal., 1884-12-04
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE.
The holy hush of midnight brooded dark over
oNford's winding streets 1t was that weird
and witching hour of night when churchyards
yawn. Our worthy justice of the peace had re-
tired to his virtuous couch and was sweetly
dreaming of the good old days OF yore, when in
the street parade the snow white plume he
bore; rattle-clatter, bang upon bis outer door.
Shrieking fire, he leaped TO his feet and stood
trembling. so the sheeted dead shall leap to
their feet and stand trembling when the udg-
ment summons sound. Then he rushed out
doors but he came right back, for lady stood
OH the door step, and his toilet was not in
proper condition to make favorable impress
sion upon the heart of the softer sex. The JUS
tic arrayed himself in gorgeous garments, and
invited the lady and her escort in. They said
they wanted to be married. "Want-to-be-mar-
ried!' exclaimed the aston>hed Justice "Why,
in the name Of common sense. didn't YOU wait
until morning" Couldn't wait until morn
ing" burst out the girl, solemnlv. 'We've
waited as long now as we possibly can" Per
haps we Shall die before morning." The jus
tee married them without further words, and
straightway charged them to tell no man what
he had done. Then they went FORTH hand in
hand, into the darkness-the mysterious bride
groom and his bride.
NEAL DOW ON ST. JOHN
A Boston journal man recently interviewed
Gen. Neal Dow, on th effect of the defeat of
Mr.. Blaine by st. John. snd upon the cause of
prohibition.
"Do You think St. JOINS a .judicious course
in the canpaienE' asked the reporter.
81 had always thought Mr.. st. John to be
very level-headed man" said Gen. Dow, "but
when he went to New York, and said he want
ed to defeat Mr.. Blaine, he proved himself
otherwise. | believed that with the election of
Mr. Blaine. the republican party would obtain
new lease Of life. and we should have IA long
period of republican government His defeat
is very much to be deplored, but if the demo-
Gratis carry on as they have done in the past,
there is a chance for a republican victory four
Years from now"
II have heard the remark frequently made
that if the constitutional prohibitory amend-
ment were to be voted upon in this State, now,
it would be defeated. Do you think so:'
Il haze very little doubt of il. Many of the
republicans are very angry at the result of the
election, but it will do no good now. 1t will
undoubtedly nlure the prohibiory movement
for awhile, but the movement has reached such
proportions that no parry but the democratic
can win without recognizing it,"
THE LIFE-sAvING SERVICE. WHAT A MAINE
MAN HAS Dose FOR II.
Among the branches of the treasury which
Governor Cleveland will be strongly pressed
not to disturb is the life. avng service. This
Is the creation of one mat, Sumner I. kimball
of Maine. who has aborer necessarily TO make
it what it is. Although thoroughgong Re
publican himself, Mr.. kinba has kept this
service entirely out of politics, both in name
and fact. 1t at his suggestion that Con-
Sress passed law forbiddlng appointments or
in the ife-savng service which had
any reference to politics mode>tly excepting
himself from its provisions. TINS has been
scrupulon>ly followed. Senator SeweIl of New
intendent on the ground that he was a Demo-
crat, and Republican would be OF great service
Secretary FOlger sent an answer
which etfectually stopped any further attempts
by Sewell to introduce politics into this service
Mr.. kimball SAYS that he will make no effort to
remain and will resign if he finds it il in any
way desired by the new secretary. He has |
however. plans for the further development
and perfection of the system, which he would !
like to carry out
"HURRAH FOR MAINE.'
The contract for building G"orgia's new cap
ito at Atlanta was awarded to an Ohio firm,
the material to be the oOlitic stone of Salem |
Indiana. Owners of certain marble quarrie>
in Georgia protested and urged that native in |
dustrieS be protected. and the commission in
control of the work held meeting to consider
the matter. When the question came up to or
der suspension of the work, DR.. FELTON,, Il
well known Independent eXCOngre>S from
bSotSlt. tduStu 1t StuSdllbH ny say IHS ludl llt
was opposed to special gratultes to industrial
which always fall upon the mass OF
the people to pay. He said, Nv hen the govern |
ment came to erect public buildings in Atlanta.
| tried to secure the use of Georgian material
but we found that granite could be quarred in
Maine. brought to savannah and thence by rail
to Atlanta and laid down here at Il less cost
than 1t could be had at Stone mountain, only 16
miles away. hen learned that, said i'll my
heart. 'Hurrah for Maine.'"
This sentiment was loudly cheered by the as
sembly On being brought to vote. the motion
was indefinitely postponed by an almost unan-
nous vote. Hence The building of the capitol
will proceed.
MAINE WOOLENS.
A representative of the Boston Journal re-
Gently interviewed one of the houses in that
city engaged in selling the goods manufactured
by a number of New England WOODEN mills.
HAS American production done much TO
cheaper woolen goods?" enquirtd the reporter.
VERY much" was the reply. There is that
piece Of ladies' goods picking up q sample,
(which used to sell two years ago for 81 per
yard. We make it every way good, 30 that
the goods can be sold for s. 80 per yard. There
are those ladies' cheViots," exhibiting bunch
of samples of the fine ladies Wooien dress goods
made by the Coburn Mills in Show hogan. "they
are in every respect as good as those retaiIed
two years ago at 81 30. Then they We're not
made here. Now these goods are actually re-
tailed in New York for 80 cents yard. There
Is not much profit il making and handling
them, but it can be done at that price. Yes, we
bring down the importers prices on such goods
from 80 to 30 per cent when we get to making
them. Great progress has been made the past
few years in wColen manufacture, and if moth
ing interfereS we shall be able to rival the world
in Il few years more.
CoLORED JUROR.
When General Butter Went to New orleans.
among HE slaves liberated was Edmond
t smart mulatto. He was one of the
first that Col. |. T. Bangs OF Watervile. enlist |
ed in his colored regiment. lie made him his |
orderly. So well and faithfully did he serve
the colonel, that at the close of the war he per-
-uaded him to come home with him, and secur- |
ed him place in the Maine Central railroad |
repair shop at Watervie, where in short |
time he iearued to run the engine, which he has |
TO DO up to the present time. Being |
an intelligent man. and having acquired a tiue |
the selectmen placed his name in the |
Jury box. He was chosen to serve at the No |
vember term as one of the jurors of the town, |
being the first col0red man that ever served on |
a jury in henuebec county. ii vas admitted by |
ali his colleagues that no better man ever served
on jury.
THE GAME BAG.
Deer have not been so plenty in the upper part |
of Penob>cot county for years as they are at the
present time A few people still persist in break |
ing the game laws by hunting them with dogs. |
Dudley Daggett Of Jackson Brook, shot two |
caribou a few days ago on the west side of !
Ba>kahesan Lake. They came out to drink |
and he shot them without moving out of his |
tracks.
A moose which weighed 400 pounds has
been on exhibition at Iork's market Bangor. |
Il was shot by Oldtown Indians at the North |
West Carry. Moosehead Lake. The antlerS,
which We're large and handsome, were sold to |
a Boston gentleman.
John Dow, Of Waite Township claims to
have trapped and killed one hundred and for
ty-siX bears during the past thirty-two years. !
Fourteen of this number have been killed by |
him thus far this year.
Caribou are reported as being quite numer-
Gus near Baskahegan Lake.
EXPORTS FROM HOULTON.
For the year ending Aug. | the shipments |
from Iioulton were as follows: Shingles, 49, |
500. 900; potatoes, 1913 900 bushels; railroad |
seepers, S000 oats, 10 200 bushels leather, Ala !
tons; sheep and lambs, 6151 starch. 1l52 tons: |
hay, 1890 tons; hemock bark, 1440 cords; luln- |
Der, $40 900 feet horses, 52l; cattle, ls6; fresh
meat, l02 carloads; pelts, % carloads. These |
figures show increase over the preceding |
year of $4,000 shingles, GO 400 bushels of po-
tatoes. Ala tons of hay. A less number of |
sheep and lambs have been sent away than |
heretofore, on account of the saughtering es- |,
established last year at Houlton, |
which sends fresh mutton daily to the Boston |
market in refrigerator ears.