The Republican journal., 1885-11-05
Among the Maine Editors.
BEGINNING A NEW YEAR.

BEGINNING A NEW YEAR.
In entering upon new volume the editor of
the Aroostook Herald says: During the past
year we have endeavored to do the best we
could do under the circumstances surrounding.
We have probably succeeded in pleasing some
and displeasing others, which was to have been
expected 1t Is not possible to please all. We
part company here with some who have been
with us during the past year. We are sorry to
part with them but it cannot be helped We
presume that our position on the direct line
question is not satisfactory to some, while 9TH
ers who agree with us on that point do not like
our politics, and this is free country. Every
citizen has an unquestoned right to his own
opinion, and we have no fault to find. New
friend. are taking the places of those who leave,
and our list is steadily increasing. We have no
great promises to make for the year to come.
As in the past we have done the best we could,
so shall we continue to do in the future, devot-
ing our time and the limited measure of ability
vOuchsafed to US, to the development Of North
ern Maine and what we deem to be the best in
terests of Its people, expressing our opinions
frankly and fairly, and endeavoring to make
the Herald welcome and profitable weekly
visitor at the homes and firesides Of its friends.
INITIATED INTO THE BON TON CLUB.
Last Thursday evening we were suddenly
notified not to take our regular hash with our
family, but to wait on some dark and lonely
corner for given signal. when we would be
taken to the boom house and there thoroughly
initiated into the dark mysteries of the Bon
Ton club, who have partaken of so many hot
suppers at the boom house this summer. We
have decided to expose this crowd of unfeeing
feasters, omittng the ceremony of initiation.
Twelve pounds of sirloin steak, bushel of
sweet potatoes, lots o. pickles, hot coffee, ''cold
tea,' fruit and other good things We're furnish
ed, and under the professional treatment of
Chas. Charming, Frark Hammond and Albert
furber, were placed upon the table and thirty
member. of the club went to work. rousing
fire In the huge fireplace made the boom house
comfortable. After the feast, speeches We're
made by several of the members. Letters of
regret were expected from State Constable
Lace, County Attorney Bradbury and other
prominent gentlemen, hut through the ineffi-
cheney of the newly appointed postal clerks,
they did not arrive. The company broke up at
meeting TO take place as soon as "Jm Oliver
ripens of his clans. Fairfield Journal
A HUNGRY BANGOR JoURNALIsT.
A Boston paper says: In East Boston. on
the afternoon of the 20th inst, Miss Lizzie
Hodson of No. 10 Bennington street. heard
strange foot steps in the refrigerator on the
second floor She removed her boots, and ap-
preaching the refrigerator saw two strangers
busly engaged In devouring some portion of
the tamlly's evening meal. Her approach was
detected by the visitors, who strove to reach
the street, but she descended the front stairw ay
in advance of them, and closing the outer door
held the same fast until she summoned her
father, who was In an adjoining room, and the
latter called in two officers, who placed the
hungry callers under arrest. On reaching the
station it was found that both of the prisoners
We're from Bangor, Me. One of them, named
Michael McCloskey, had all the graces of pro-
fes.ional pad" while the other proved to be a
journalist of considerable reputation connected
with Bangor paper and correspondent of
of IDp eaUinU inurnQlS The lottar
completely overcome by the d.graceful situa-
ton in which he found himself, declaring his
connection with the petty theft was due in part
to q semi-lntoNicated condition, and in part to
the fact that his companion (McCloskeyl claim
Ell to know the inmates of the house and asked
him in.
CONCERNING SAW MILL GRADUATES.
The fact having been made public that the
editor of the Richmond Bee received part of
his early education in saWmill. he rises to eX-
plain In the columns of his paper, as follows
Now that public attention has been called to
the circumstance, we may confess, without
egotism, we hope, that our college days at the
Old saWmll were among the happlest of our
life. and that it would afford us much pleasure
to meet the redoubtable McCrillis. and others
who were our fellow-students at that famous
seat of learning. What battle, and struggle,
and wear and tear of life there has been since
then. The boys are scattered far and wide
one OF them has taken to preaching, and the
last time we crossed his path he turned his head
aud walked another way. Some of the sawmill
graduates are numbering in the distant West,
some are sailing the salt sea, while grass grows
over others IN almost all parts of the world.
As for the present writer-weIl, never mind
about Inn; but in fancy he sees all those iovial
llght-hearted young fellows who We're once his
friends and associates, and whose memory has
been recalled by very trivial anecdote indeed.