The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-10
Maine Matters.
ICE MOVING IN THE kENNEBEC AND PENOB-

ICE MOVING IN THE KENNEBEc AND PENoB-
SCOT.
sunday afternoon extensive damage was
done by giving way of ain ice Jam on the Ken
duSkeag stream, Il short distance above Bangor.
The Jam was situated above Merril's mills,
and few minutes past five the flume and
portion of the dam WAS swept away. The
plaster mill and Shinge mill owned by J. II.
Mayo was destroyed. The current swept on
and entered the mill pond, Just above the mills
of Morse 4 Co., where there was a large
amount of logs. The ice moved these logs
against the covered bridge over Valley Avenue
and he bridge was swept from its moorngs on
the "a>teTly side and swung around so ii now
lies Ill on the west side in Il damaged condition
and cannot be put in place again without be-
ing taken apart. About one million and a half
OF lGg> and from two to three hundred thou
>ano feet of manufactured pine lumber was
washed away and carried through the city,
down the PenobscOt to sea. Some of the logs
have been stopped at Winterport and Bucks
port.
The ice in the kennebec river broke up and
moved down river Sunday afternoon. Some
1000 logs stored in Brown Island boom and
owned by various parties were carried away.
The river will b. open TO navigation in few
days.
TRAN ELLING PALACES.
On Monday last two new Pullman sleeping
cal>, built for the Maine Central. began 10 run
between Boston and Bangor over the Eastern
and Maine Central roads. The cars are named
the Penob>cot and kennebec, and are set on T.
wheels made Of paper and T. inches in diane
ter. Each car i - feet long, and is painted
dark brown, set of with gliding. NJ one end
l. 4 ladies toilet room. and opposite is a small
room containing Baker heater. The drawing
room contains lounge and double and single
berth, together with laVatorN. The main
saloon contains dozen sections. the seats being
4 no Xl.il nil
have handsome curtains. smoking room
and q laNdtory and toilet room for gentlemen
occupy the other end of the car. The interior
finish is mahogany, French walnut and holly
wood ta>tefully blended, ana a dozen double
lamps furnish light at night.
TIE RIGHT KIND OF a JUDGE.
There was quite Il little episode in the Police
Cour. Gardiner, Monday forenoon, says the
Home journal. \ Young man was on the
stand te>tifying in liquor ease. He had teSt-
fed that lie had bought whiskey. and in answer
10 Judge Farrington'> question of whom he had
bought it, he said be did not propose to tell.
VERY we'll" said the Judge, MIR. Marshal.
take he witness and lock him up till he con-
cludes to tell" He then adjourned the court
till w o o'clock. When be got down to his Of
flee h. found the marshal and with him the
Young man. in tears. and he said he had made
up his mind to tell where he got his liquor,
The Judge informed him that the court had ad-
.ourned tin two O'clock. Must lock ;mup:'
asked the marshal. Yes replied til 'dge /;
Il want people to know that my court Is not
run fer the accommodation Of boys"
BASE BALL NOTES.
The gamls OF ball between Bowdoin and Col
by have been arranged and will come of rs fol-
lows; MAY 10, at Brunswick; May Il. At Wa
telVia: May =. at Watewille; May 81. at
Brunswick: jane !. al Lewiston. There i to
be game with Harvard at Cambridge, May J.,
and perhaps games viii be played with Tufts
and Phillips Exeter Academy. Bates has not
entered team. 80 that the number of college
games in the State will be less than last season.
The Lewiston Base Bal Club has decided to
correspond with other clubs in the State in re-
gard t. forming Maine Base Ball League. \
meeting Of delegates from al the leading clubs
in the state probably will he called to meet at
Lewiston for the purpose Of forming such Il
league.
THE MEDUNUEkEAG.
Representative Boutelle has filed at the State
Department at Washington complaints ard
claims Of citizens Of Maine for damages result
ing from Instructions to navigation OF MaduXu-
ekeaS river. Il tributary of the ST. John, by
bo0m> AT Woodstock. y. b. The river is the
wafer course outlet for large tract of TIM
bel lands i'll the State of Maine and damages
are Gee t>ioned by the detention of logs. The
Washington treaty guarantees free navigation
OF the st. John and its tributaries and the OBJ
Stlutl"hs are aiitSfu 10 pt IN c0htfaNentlon 81
the treaty. The matter j. the subject of dip
lomatic correspondence.
THE PUBLIC sC1ou1.s.
yeal, SD for each pupil attending so .S9l
more ihan lhe previous year, There were 2l3.-
~, cnldfth OF school age ~ the state, Of whom
I4G 1 were ON the sghool rolls, falling off Of
~ or the Ia>t Is years there has been an
annual decrease in attendance There are in
the SlaIe 4.t3t schools with $500 teachers The
SclioGI properly Is worm S29'o.396. $4,000
,iia 5i ~ year before. me Normal school
graduated ;" teachers during the year.
THE GOVERNORS FLAG.
ne" ana Deaulllul Governor nag. ordered
a>l i"lii ha5 uIl arrived Ill me state House. 1t
!, 81 sim, tne uGSISh beng the Maine coat OF
a. ms - ourpu " eiIcie OF Diie Stars on Il
DiuG ned mere Is heavy gold fringe around
g 1t l. iuI ll5hGd win heaNT %ou
!19>,i>' ~ ma VIII iropaplv De suspended IN
lliS o'tlHoI room ana u>ea az reviews anu
othti NIillhdi occasions. o}her States nave
1,lillar hi'S> put thlS Is the hr>t ever owned by
-n"ine' 1T vas AidHuiactUEtu by |. A. Merrill
Co., Portland.
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. Nv oP'ilient anu marriage 10 the boy OF
.i'l eHote' oI 4 young laI! OF nlteth years. Is
tile i1tt>t excitement Ill west Washington. Inc
itSu' Is that pa ana ma are furious; 1ather-ln-
I aM ptlli.HHhl hu>Dind ana VIE triumphant
'Il'hil'! Corner ana " justice OF the peace
uo S's'IlS noloi 'e.f IhiS oelhS the second run
w. .i'"''h 'lert 'llS Wih'ef' says Inc courier
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