The Republican journal., 1885-08-20

AslOl famous steel steam NaCnI NOurmanaI
called at Portland Friday. on her way to Mt.
Desert. She is one of the handsomest vessels
ever put afoat, is some seven hundred tons
burden, and cost upward of a quarter of mil
lion dollars. She has three masls and is usually
bark rugged, but at present her wards are not
alott. Her metallic steam launch, painted snowy
white finished in mahogany. and carpeted with
velvet was plying back and forth in busy way
and excited much curiosity. the engineer pro-
peiling and guiding the craft with the incest ac-
curacy.
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IN GENERAL.
Iioulton talks of the electric light
Bar Harbor proposes to have "A casino.
There are thirty prisoners in kennebec Jail.
Ellsworth ha. voted to have a city liquor
agency.
The membership of the Maine Benefit Asso-
citation is now j25
w HIS NlltleIl, lPWeler, w atprNIlie, has gone
into Insolvency.
Seventy five new dwellings have been erected
this season in IIouIton.
Hon. W. W. Thomas, Minister to Sweden
has arrived AT Liverpool.
The deaf mutes of Maine will have a gather
ing in Waterylle on the 2gth and 3Oth of This
month.
There will be another murder trial at the
coming term of the Superior Court in Augusta
making the fourth in kennebec county within
Il year.
The Houlton Times tells of two farmers in
that town who have 100 tons of new bay apiece
which they are ready to sell for SD d ton.
The Democrat says that Mormon elder has
been holding forth in NORWAY. Some say he
has made few converts.
Since Napceboro was incorporated, eleven
years ago. ii has nearly doubled its population.
Ill Is Yet growing.
The Central Congregational Church of East
port Is reported to have received Il legacy of
5000 from the late Mrs, Saral; C.. Leavitt.
The ice on the Penobscot is pretty well clean
ed up, says the Commercial. and has been sold
at fairly remunerative prices.
The new monthly TO he published at the
Maine State College will be called The Cadet
and will appear the last of the present month
Thursday morning a very heavy shower
passed over OrOno. The damage is estimated
at $1,000. a bridge and other property were
DESTROYED
GOV. Robe has accented an invitation to at
tend The New England Fair in Bangor During
his stay he will be the guest of Hon. Silas G.
Hatch.
The present season. among all lumbermen. is
by far the lulc>t summer for numbering ex-
perienced Oh the Penobscot for n number of
years.
Judge Goddard of Portland SAWS that in 1873
he heard Gen. Grant say in answer to a nues-
ton, that be believed he had never spoken a
protane word.
Miss Blanche Willis Howard must be classed
among the successful authors. Ii is stated she
received $4,000 from Ticknor & Co. for her last
novel, "Aulnay Tower"
The Central Washington Agricultural Society
will hold It's Cattle Show and Fair on the
grounds of the Machias Park Association
September - and 30
The people of Ar0ostooL are Incoming thor
oughy aroused on the matter of direct rail
road, and the meeting to be held in Pressure
Isle August 22nd will undoubtedly be a Mass
meeting
Tho Bradley Fertilizer company have secured
control of the extensive work and property at
brakes Dock, Grand Manan and will com
mence manufacturing fish pomace at once. F.
NJ. McNicar of PASSPORT is manager for the
number of Houlton Young men. who went
West 10 grow up with the country. have lately
returned. They are all of the opinion that
Aroostook is better than the West for Young
men.
One of the most terrific showers known for
wears occurred in Oxford county Thursday.
Rain fell steadily for > hours and the thunder
was almost continuous Crops were damaged
and the roads We're badly washed
The will of Horace UaWley late OF Portland
leaves to the Portland Home for Aged Women.
the Home for Aged Men, the Widows Wood
Society, the Female Orphan ASYLUM and the
Maine General Hospital the sum of 81 600 each.
Detective True of Hallowell has been an
land fair at Bangor. Two detectives from
New York and three from Boston will be on
the grounds so that ample protection from
crooks will be obtained.
The Black Diamond Granite Connanv of
Addison lately quarried a block of granite con
tanning nearly 80 cubic feet for the Mitchell
Granite Company of Quincy. Mass. which is
to form the principal stone in the construction
of 900 monument, which they are to erect
in Troy, ny
OF the 249 churches in the State. oo5 have
houses of worship estimated in value at 81 .31S.-
$50. The membership sncludes 81 OSG. 691 of
" HON were added last wear on confession.
The benevolent contributions exceed the pre-
vious Years bv 81 525.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
county convention was in session at HouIton.
Thursday, aud held large and enthusiastic
meetings. The temperance textbooks for
schools, prepared under the direction of the
National w. G. Il. IT,. published bv A. S
Barnes, were unanimously endorsed.
About 900 fish barrels are sbipped from
Bangor annually to Gloucester, Portland. Booth
bay and the other fishing centres. together with
considerable quantities of stock-hoops. slaves
and headings. The industry EMPLOYS about
one hundred men in the city and Immediate
vicinity. and its product provides fregbts for
quite fleet of coasters during the open season.
The dredger, Thursday. scooped another old
cannon from the bottom of the river, reports
the Wing. 1t is supposed to be one of the iden-
tcal guns which were lost overheard in the
year 1873, when one of Commodore Salston-
SAILS sloops of war was blown up. The one
on the post-office approach was lost from the
same vessel.
York county farmers say that the potato
crop this year promises to be larger than for
several seasons. The weather has been Won
derfully conducive to the growth of this vege-
table. The early potato is of good size. very
smooth, and free from that usual pestience
the grub worm. There has been no sign of
rotting. Potatoes are selling freely at good
price.
The poultry exhibit at the New England Fair
this fall is destined to eclipse anything of the
kind ever seen here. Applications for en-
try are being received in such large numbers
that the officers have found it necessary to en-
large their Accommodations. Poultry in large