The Republican journal., 1884-08-21

S27 ,l76.79 we have increased to $ll6,755 .9G,
From the amount of investments then of ST.
o., So, we have increased to 1890 $3.50.
Stephen X. Dyer, Grand Treasurer, reports
that the available assets in his hands. amount
to $9G97.9l, an increase for the year ending
Aug. l. 1884, of $l23.17. The income exceed
ed the expenses 1923 -.
The Grand Encampment and Odd Fellows
annual meeting occurred on the 18th. The re-
port of Grand Scribe y. q. Cummings of Port
land shows four encampment> instituted during
the year; net gain in membership, $780, whole
number of encampmentS n. with a member
ship of 3,911I. There were % deaths during the
year. Relief report to Dee. 81, 1855 Number
of Patrarchs relieved, 21.; number of weeks
sickness paid $3.50; Patriarchs buried, % ::
paid relief to Patriarchs, S9,4lS.19; paid for
buryng the dead, S4c7; total relief. 50 905. - :;
current expenses separate from benefits and
charters, S5,5l0.20; amount of receipts by sub
ordinate encampments, Sl9.022.25 invested
funds $5.I1l.29l. Officers elected and INSTALL
ed: Grand Patriarch. Edwin A. Gray. Port
land Grand High Priest, A. +. Richards.
Fryeburg; Grand Senior Warden. Milton Hig-
mings, Portland; Grand Treasurer Charles b.
Nash. Portland; Grand Inside Guardian. f..
L. Mcintyre, kennebunk.
IN GENERAL.
The Hon. Fred Douglass and wife are in
Biddefurd.
The freshman class at the State College num-
beers about thirty.
1t is believed that the power Of the Colorado
potato bug, is waning.
The Maine Central railroad has declared :,
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent.
Inspectors Porter and Bean made thorough
inspection of the STATE prison Thursday.
State of Maine Bonds to the amount of Sl0,-
000, were Cancelled Friday by the State Treas
urer.
The day trips Of the popular steamers Tire
mont and John Brooks. of the Portland 4 Bos-
ton line. are meeting with good success.
Mr.. 7. c. Manning has been dredging the
DamariscOtta river for live oysters. He reports
that be unable to find any
| The international Steamship Company have
made a contract with the Merritt wrecking
company of New York, to float the state OF
Maine
one hundred and tifty-five tons of hay, weigh
ed when drawn in. says the Maine Farmer. was
The crop of the College Farm the present sea-
/ J. W. Estes X Son of Augusta have been
| awarded the contract for furnishing the Ma
( tional Homes for Disabled Soldiers 10000 pair,
/ of shoes.
The lime rock quarricS of Camden furni>l
about all the lime used in Boston. having al
most entirely displaced that from other local.
/ lies OH account of its WhIene>s.
The will of the late Hon. ). +. Spring, OF
Portland, gives $4,000 10 the Maine Genera
] tlD~ltHi. @H,tNNl / Orphan
and - 600 10 the home for iced women.
:. i. Miller. treasurer of The 20fh Maine reg
mrnt association. acknowledges the receipt OF
so from Hon VIM. J.. Putnam of Portland
| for the nr0po.ed monument nj gettysburg.
Franklin simmons. The SCULPTOR. writes from
+ Rome uuder d1tr of .JiIv ID ih.t The model a.
his statue of Roger Williams Nth be prepare,
ana sent TO Colby University.
MIR. Wvman la, settled with the ,rinci,a
Maine creditors of the shaw Brother, at /,
cents on a dollar. The debt, thus settled il
thi, state amount to between seven and ei.h
hundred thousand dollars.
Hon. George Il. Ioring. l.. :. Commissions
of the Department of Agriculture and Pre,i
/ dent of the New ENGLAND Fair Association. vii
/ deliver an n,Iirc>, N the Eastern, Maine Stat,
! Fair. sent. I'M.
The Watpryille Sentinel has issued 4 pea
tjttIl pamuhlet entitled ..Thp Popullr Route I,
the Ranorlcv Lake, and Dead River Region
1t i very useful To those who have been. O
think of Ii>itiu. his Interesting section of tn
state
II /, understood that a pptilion will be nre