The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-05-07

F. A. Hale, of Lewiston, reports number Of
entries already to his June trotting meeting or
the State Fair grounds.
FRANCIS b. TORY recently appointed collector
of customs for the Bath district assumed the
duties of that office Friday morning.
young man walked frcm Houlton to Rock
land, a distance of some 800 miles. to see if he
could get a job on the new water works.
There was heavy snowfall in some parts OF
Maine, Friday night. A Readteld gentleman
reports that six inches of snow fell there.
The knox Messenger mare owned by l.. 2
Hawkins of Portland, died lately of lung fever
Only short time ago Mr.. Hawkins was Offered
81 200 for her.
Secretary 4. A. Gilbert Is about making .
tour through the State sampling commercial
fertilizers for the use OF the experiment station
be having been deputized for that purpose.
Friday afternoon an attempt was made tC
wreck Jewett's train on the Maine Central rail
road by placing plank across the track at
sharp curve mile below Richmond. The OBJ
struction was passed in safety.
Secretary Manning has awarded gold media
to Marcus A. Hanna lighthouse keeper at Cape
Elizabeth for heroic conduct In rescuing two
persons, the only two survivors. from the WRECK
OF the schooner Australia. January %. 1855.
! Prof. George l. Chase, Phi. D., l.. l.. D., Of
Providence. ana at one time principal of ar
academy at Waterville, died in Providence
/ W ednesday, aged - years. He had been pres
Capt. Samuel Snow, one of the oldest ship
masters and shipbuilders of Bath. died early
Friday morning at the age of - years. For
number Of years the deceased was member OF
the shipbuilding firm of Hall & Snow, and latel
commanded several ships.
Gov. Coleman Cow. son of Rev. Geo. b
Cow, d. d., former Waterville boy and
graduate of Colby is musical composer OF
considerable merit, says the Mail. "A GROUP
of Songs, recently published, is highly spoken
of by musical critics.
New York parties are negotiating for the
purchase Of the haahdin Iron Works and the
large track of woodland in that township il
connection with the works. now the property
OF the Egery heirs. The work Will probably be
started up again very soon.
The observance of Memorial Day, SATURDAY
MAY Both. i likely to be more general this veal
than evHr before. The q. A. r. Posts through
out III, State are making elaborate prepare
tons. many Of the towns having made liberia
/ apprOpI iationS TO aid in this fitting testimonial
to the memory of the nations defenders.
Fifteen inches of snow fell in DiXmont Sat
urdav. delaying the Bangor stage. Drifts over
four feet deep We're shoveed through to enable
tine stage to proceed. Thirteen inche. fell al
Dexter and ten inches in Bangor.
The granite business on the coast of Maine
Is rather dull. For eight or ten years, 400 tc
1000 men were employed on Hurricane Island
one hundred men are at work there now OF
has injured hard working stone cutters as wei
a. other classes OF laborers.
DR.. Lyman Fairbanks. formerly town phy
stefan at Winthrop, died quite suddenly Thurs
day, aged siXty-fve years. He was well versee
in literature, being VERY conyersant with au
thor> and poets. lie was a brother of Rev
George Fairbanks of Middeboro Mass a wei
known Baptist clergyman.
The Governor and council gave a hearing
last week on the petition to grant pardon tc
Sarah Written of Alfred, in the State Prison
under life sentence for killing her infant child
The council voted to commute her sentence Il
Il term OF years. it being established that she
was not wholly responsible at the time of The
murder.
The Maine Central conductors are to hav,
new uniforms. The coat is to be a cut-a-way
swallow tail. with vest and pants to match
New caps will also he adopted. They will be
something after the ST lie OF those worn by the
officers Of the Boston boats. A new uniform
will also be adopted for the brakemen. The
| uniforms are to be made in Portland.
gha>tly Joke was perpetrated on large
number of citizens at Bddefurd Monday. A
young man went into an undertaker's room
and fell asleep. He was placed in a coffin by
the wags, and the public invited up to look a
the victim OF a railroad accident. The jour
nal says: The feelings of the man in the cof1iI
when he aWoke can better be imagined thar
described.
Mr.. A. H. Bickneli, Of Maiden, Mass, a Ma
tive of Maine has been engaged to paint thu
portraits Of Gardner Colby and GOV. Coburn
which are to be placed in Memorial Hall, Co by
University. Mr.. Bckne has just completed
portrait of Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill, for the Stat,
House at Augusta. having previously painted ;
portrait OF MIR. Morrill, for the treasury depart
MT ut at Washington. His portrait of Lincoln
| At Gettysburg j. well-known.
Among the bids opened at the Treasury De
partment for the stone and brick work on The
Brooklyn po>totfice are the following by Maine
parties: Bodwell Granite Co.. S94. 80: addi
tlonal cost, 5S cents; time one wear. L. 5
Y bite, Rockiand gray granite, Sllo,lO0; adj
ditional feet, 81 cents Hallowell Granite Co.
| Bedford. S39S2S; additional feet 90 cents
time, one year. John Cox. Brooklyn. Noun
Waldo granite. S233.0OV granite Sl3l 900; ad
| liIinnal feet Ii cL nfs