The Republican journal., 1885-02-26
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
THE GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT.


campment OF the Maine q. A. r.. met to-day, |
in the Baptist vestry. Department Commander |
Williams presiding. read his report for the past |
year. Twenty-seNen new Posts were formed |
and 1000 new recruits were added. The Quar-
terma>ter reported an neXpended balance of
$1,000. The Committee on Credentials reported !
200 delegates A telegram was received from /
the President of the Senate. announcing the |
passage of an appropriation of $4,000 in aid of
the National Encampment at Portland. eXt /
summer. The Encampment sent return tele- |
gram of thanks to the Senate and House of
Representatives. The Encampment endorsed
the pension bill passed at the last National En- /
campment at Minneapolis
The following officers were elected: Gen.
James \. Hall. Commander; c. +. Moulton,
Senior Vice: }. Q. johnson, Junior Vice; X. l..
Howard, Chaplain; DR.. 5. c. Gordon, Medical
Director. Council Of Administration, George
NJ. Seders, m. Il. Eusti>, H. q. Perry. John
+. Lamb, Geo. NJ. Fletcher. Delegate al Large
to the National department. II. Ii. Burbank;
sub-DeIegaies, Aug. Z. Prince, 5. W. Lane. }.
II. II. Hewitt. j. b. Adams, Geo. NJ. Brown.
gen. j. l.. Chamberlain, Gen. Smith, of Togu>;
.Nlternate>, -" Emerson, DIR. ii. G. Vaughn,
Dan Staples, T. Q. White, Charles X. Lorlng.
John Hemingway, Isaac Dyer, f. NJ. Drew.
The following prominent comrades We're pres
emit; Gen. oelden Conner, Col. |. ). Bang,
Gen 5. j. Gallagher, Gen. Geo. l.. Beal. Col.
Staples odd Third Name, eN-Department
Commander A. {. llamIin.
This evening 7. Henry Tilis0n Post gave a
camp fire AT Union Han to The Department of
Maine. After the banquet responses 10 senti-
mtuGs followed thus: "Our Country Rev. {.
A. Southland, Rockland Grand Army" Gen.
J. a. Hall, pmari>COtta; The Army" Mai
&. Nj. Brown. Bangor; The Navy" X. X.
Galley, Portland; Memorial Day" IL. II. Bur
bank. oaco: Estate OF Maine" Geo. NJ. Seder>.
Portland: The Ladies' Post Department
Commander Williams; "'lhe Press" ;. l.. Mil
Ter. of the Waidoboro News. The Department
officers were publicly installed in the presence
OF large audience. The encaNpment had
tine time and were Hospitality received. The
best harmony prevailed.
PROPOSED TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.
The new temperance bill formulated by The
committee provides that liquor notices shall
not be published in newspapers. the penalty
being so and costs; that persons shall not
travel from place TO place in the Sale obtain
Ing orders fpr liquor, under 4 penalty Of not
less than so OF more than 500, in default of
payment OF which said person Shall be impri>on-
ed Tor a term OF not less than two or more than
six months; that persons for illegal sale Of
liquor shall be punished by fine of not less
than $50 or more han 800, or may be inn
prisoned for thirty or moi more than ninety
days. each subsequent offence being punishable
by iinr and Imprisonment; hat no person shall
be common seller of intoxicating liquors.
under line of Sl00, in default of pay mcnt OF
which he ~ 7 be imprisoned Ion Two months;
that persons ilty Of keeping tipping shop
snail be fined 1lu9 on first conviction. and IN
default OF payment he imprisoned three months
that dumps aud othCr appliances used 70 con
ceal the sale of liquor. SHAH bt used as violence
and taken before the { rand jury jhAt arrests,
lines, and impri>onmel for drunkenness >hd
be imperative; that liquor agents Ehnf not be
appointed in town, where there are regular
registered apOthecares unless the town other-
wise provides: that ply >iciap> shah give an
affidavit That they Will hot prescribe liquors
except in actual eases Of sickness thai drug
gl>ts shall sell liquor only on a prescription