The Republican journal., 1884-01-24
HE MAINE STATE TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE


perance Alliance will be held in Gardiner
Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. Both and 3lst.
Among the speakers expected are the follow
ing: Rev. DR.. Dorchester, Rev. Dr.. Miner.
Neal Dow, Revs. +. W. Brakeman. W. S. Nc
lntire, ID. W. LeLacheur, Grand Worthy Chief
Templar Torsey, Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens, Presi-
dent of the State Temperance Society. and Mrs.
III. Barstow, General Superintendent of Juve-
nile Temples.
MAINE BICICLERS ATTENTION..
About the first of August next party of
wheelmen from various parts of the country
will make the tour of the kennebcc valley,
from the city of Gardiner to the Forks. The
party vii! be composed of representative 'cy-
cli>ts, and "A good time is confidently expected.
1t is hoped that all Maine wheelmen will Join
this party, and assist in giving our visitors a
time to be remembered with pleasure. For
further information address +. A. Elwel Port
land, Me.
WHO DIES FIRST.
A noted Topsham man somewhat eccentric,
and well known here in Bath. and crony of
his who is almost ever with him. have mutual
ly made their wills in favor of each other.
The one who dies first gets the others property
and vice versa. Both are pretty well OFF. One
has an extensive claim on Government for
timber lands. Both men are we'll advanced in
years. Bath Times.
IN GENERAL.
The Thomaston ladies have organized Il relief
corps.
The people of Ellsworth are talking of a WA
ter-works system.
The trial of Oscar L. Blaney. charged with
kitlery murder, has been set for the 10Th.
Clarence Hale, Esq. of Portland has been adj
mitted TO the bar of the United States Supreme
Court.
Hon 5 I. Humphrey has been appointed us
signce in insolvency of the katahdin Iron Com
pany.
Circular, have been issued calling reunion
of Dr. \. T. True's scholars to take place in
Bethel. Feb. 22d.
Mr.. NJ. Pitman, of Williamsburg. Me, an old
gentleman s. years of age is cutting Il second
set of 'eeth He has already cn seven.
Cap. Joseph I. Manson, of kennebunk, com
mitted suicide Thursday morning taking two
doses Of paris green.
1t is estimated that there are upwards of L.
Oo0.GJO bushels of potatoes in ArooStook county
awaiting shipment west.
DR.. Quimby, by his energy. frugaity and
busy life, accumulated a property estimated at
$4,000, which he leaves to his widow and his
family.
Mrs. Betsey ochermcrLorn. Il lady OF 50 years
living at East Lnington. was found upon the
floor of her sleeping room on Tuesday morning
with her hands and feet frozen.
AT the meeting of the Androsc0Lgin Bar As
sociation Jan. 10Th. John +. Cotton was unani-
justice of the supreme Court.
The house of Lewis Small, of Biddeford. was
burgariIed Thursday afternoon while the fam
lily was away Bank books. papers. money and
other articles valued at $500 were stolen.
The President ha> approved the bin fixing
the time for holding the regular term of the
District Court of Maine at Bangor. This is the
first bill Of the 18th Congress, which has become
Il law.
DR.. John j. Gilman. a leading physician and
prominent citizen of Portland died Jan. 10th.
from complication of diseases, the chief was
pneumonia. He was born in Exeter. n H..
May oh. 1906.
Mrs. Barrows, one of the parties charged with
the murder of her husband, Thomas Barrows.
at kittery was brought into court at SacO. Fri
day and pleaded not guilty, and the case was
assigned for trial the 18th.
The Albany Law journal says that few men
have done much for the reformation of The
rules of evidence as the venerable Chief Justice
Appleton. of Maine who has recently retired
from the bench
Mrs. Hunt. of New York is TO build fine
establishment near the Howard villa at Bar
Harbor. says the Bangor Commercial. The
stable alone will cost between 5000 and S60O0.
The entire cost of the buildings Will be about
$4,000. The same contracted is building fine
cottage for Mr.. Cain of New York.
General }. 7. Cilley Of hQekand, who was
suspended from practice as a pension claim
agent on account of alleged irregular tran>;c-
tons, has been rcnstated and has resumed
practice. The investigation resulted in com
plete eXoneration from the charges.
The House committee on claims have agreed
to recommend to the House that the claim of
the owner, and officers of tie brig Olive Fran
els of MachiaspOrt. for damages sustained by
collision with the United States gunboat VIM
oo>ki in 1866 be referred to the Court of
Claims
HerbertJ. Banton, of Bangor. who was arragn-