The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-07-23

Edmund Wilson, S. S. Brown. John W.
Deerlng. John w. Redman, aud other leading
Maine Democrats are in Washington after
spos.
OF the two temperance camp-meetings to be
held IN Maine, this summer, the first will occur
at Sebago Lake, Saturday and Sunday. July
25th and 2Gth
Two of the Monson quarres are running day
and night to fill contract for about 20 squares
of slate for court house in Indiana. 1t is to be
sawed out and to be of double thickness.
At Newcastle townmeeting it was voted that
the town discount from the price of the fish
stream sufficient amount to reimburse the buy
ers for the sum lost by them. Similar action
was taken by Nobleboro.
Henry Watkins, of Franklin. Mass. has dis
appeared. He Is IA member of Post 60 Ii. A. r.,
and went to the G.. A. r. encampment at Port
land, where he was seen to arrive. From that
time nothing has been heard from or of him.
The new editor and proprietor of the Boston
Sunday Times. Mr.. Daniel s. knowlton, is a
Maine boy, and son of the late George II.
knowlon, who edited the Portland Press some
10 years ago He graduated ut Yale in the class
of 1888.
AT "A special town meeting held in Bruins
wick, July Is. it was voted TO accept the propo-
sition Of the Peiepscot Water Supply company
10 furnish the town with water supply, in.
GLIDING thirty by drants at $4,000 per year fol-
twenty years
On the arrival of the Bowdoin boat crew al
Brunswick Friday. the citizens turned out
headed by the Juvenile band. and escorted them
through the principal streets 10 the college
grounds. Speeches We're made bv members OF
the crew and Prof. Robinson.
At the meeting of The Maine Veteran as>oca
ton. held in Boston. July 18th, Colonel +. :.
Hazeltine was elected president; Or. II. G.
White, stephen Mitchell and William Gillespie
vice presidents; c. Small, recording secretary
+. c. Lord, corresponding secretary; and Z. p
/ simpson. treasurer.
Adiutant General Gallagher has issued an
order stating that the First Brigade NJ. V. NJ
Will 90 into camp at Augusta for period OF
four days, commencing Tuesday. August 18th
The camp will be prepared and the tents pitch.
ed on saturday. Aug. 22d- No enlistment OF
mu>ter-in OF men Will be allowed within Is days
/ OF the eneampment.
Since the recent rains an estimate of the sup
ply of spruce logs for the present season, rs
compared Wit 1884, shows a shortage is fol.
lows: On thf Andro>coggin. 10,G00,000; or
the kcnntbec. 3J.pOo.0O0 To 10000. 900; on The
Ptnob>cot. 80. i0O,000 to 40.000.000: on the 81
CroiX. 1Q0O0nJ0; on the st. John, 50 900 600
/ total 115 eco 900
The Dexter Gazette tells Of queer ease il
+ C0riuna. When Corinna man returned FROM
a neighb0ring town the other day. he touno
that his wife had Disappeared; and on The next
day his wife and another man made their ap
pearance and carted of the goods WHILE ac
cording to the Gazette. 1.-The di>con>olate hus
band sat ON the fence and SAW the procession &c
/ BY
The liQuOr-scller> appear to be getting deS
peratc at the relentless war waged against
them. An Augusta man who testified against
a bogus rum->eiler IN the courts recently wa,
attacked ana badly injured. the other day, In
cendlary fires and poisoned cattle in other parts
of The Stale are believed by many to have orig
mated from similar source.
4 town meeting in Thomaston. saturday
adopted the rules of the State 30 ard of Health