The Republican journal., 1885-04-02
IN GENERAL.

The Warrer powder mills are about to re-
sumo work
GOV. Robbie has appointed Thursday, April
23d. as Fast Day.
Nr. George Albert Bullen is collecting ma
telials for a history Of fralloweil.
Hon. John l.. Cutler If Bangor, sold forty
millions Of Maine >hingl->, la>l year.
1t is estimated that Portland will spend over
100000 for schools during the coming year
trout weighing IL pounds was caught in
Clear Water Pond. Industry, few days ago.
In 1902 Daniel Webster was school-mast
in FryebuTg, Me. and WAS paid salary of
$500 wear.
Joseph @. Smith. Esq, has resumed bi, resi-
dence at ckOW hogan, and active editorial con-
nectiOn with the Reporter.
The Herbert W. Leach lecture party. who
have been making successful tour of the New
England States, have gone to Ohio.
Mr.. Benjamin +. smith, of w iscassett, whose
sudden death Is announce, was a brother-in-
law OF Miss Blanche Willis Howard, author of
lone Summer
William {. Merrill. prominent shipbuilder
OF Saco for nearly twenty wears, and at one
time quarterm4ster in the navy ward at kittery.
is dead, aged G3 Years.
In Portland on Thursday Michael Clarity fell
out OF an elevator door in a fourth story, dis
tance of forty feet, and came out uninured eX
cept Sllght Spain of the ankle.
At the recent meeting OF ST. Adams, 5000
was appropriated for the arrest and trial OF j.
NJ skinner. its defaullng seectman, who de-
camped so suddenly sometime ago.
Rev. A. Il. p. Small, NJ. d.. OF Portland, has
accepted an invitation to preach the bacc.tlaure
ate sermon at the State College al the next
commencement.
China makes the best financial exhibit of any
town in kennebec county. The assets of the
town over Liabilities are S2,072. Fifty dollars
were appropriated to be extended by tie
Grand Army Post. Decoration Day.
The Waerville Sentinel il collecting infor-
nation relative to the revenue which Maine de-
rives from summer tourists, and >olicits stai>-
ties from railroad, steamboat and stage lines.
hotel and clearinghouse keepers. guides, etc.
The kenuebec river to Augusta was opened
to navigation in 1873. March Eth, he earliest
ever known. The present condition of the ice
Is such a. not TO break up before the 2Oth of
April, a> il is unusually strong and solid.
Il is predicted that if heavy rains come this
spring there viii he the largest trtshet on the
Penob>cot that ha> been experienced for Years.
There i an immense amount Of Ice in the riv
er>, streams and lakes, aud great body of
snow in the woods.
Boothbay is To Try the experiment this year
OF dispensing with IN itnerant collector Of
taxes. and citizens are required TO call at the
treaeurers office and settle.
David Chandler on trial at Green Cove
Springs. FLORIDA, for the murder of Edward
Grtchell, about Year ago, in d gambling house
III Jacksonville, was acquitted. Friday. Getch-
eli was from Maine and Chandler from South
Carolina.
John H. oedgecy. d native of Maine, died in
san Francisco on the evening of March l3h.
while attending a dance MIR. Scdgeley waltz
ed once OF twice around The ballroom, then
walked TO chair, sat down. and almost i'll
stantly expired. The deceased was in his 90 h
year.
The Somerset Reporter learns that a survey
for a railroad from Mons0n station in the town
OF Abbott 10 Athens village will be made IA
soon "a The snow leaves. Thr owners OF the
slate quarrje~ at Mon>on are determined to find
shorter line 10 market Than that over which
their slate now goes.
A number of Bangor Young men are enthu-
>la>tc autograph collectors and one or two of
them have very rare and valuable collections.
one Of The oldest collectors received TUESDAY
morning the autograph of Sir Garnet W0l>eley
written follows: "Wolseley. Gen'r'l, Camp
korti, The soudau, February 18Th. 1Ss5."
A meeting Of the Portland Law and Order
League wa> held March %. The officers elect
ed were: President, George :. Kimball Vice
Presidents Neal Dow. \. +. Cox: Secretary,
Carleton kimball; Treasurer, ". II. Hobb, !;
Executive Committee. George G. Littletield, l..
i. Warren. Thomas Edwards, Alfred Wood
man, A. NJ. Smith, John Higgins.
ID. Horace Holman. chief mastering officer of
the department Of Maine q. A. r.. instituted
Edmund b. CLAYTON post at Strong. Friday
night, with thirty-two charter members. DR..
Geo. ii. Higgins Installed Commander.
Holman was assisted by Capt. +. /. Merrill,
commander and members of John f. Apple
ton Post, Pennington. The ladies of Strong
furnished a sumptuOus repast 10 Portland Wis
ting comrades.
A fine group photograph of the Governor
and Executive Council has Just been completed
by Bath photographers. The photograph is
1SX24 inches, and the likenesses are very faith
full. His EXceilency Is represented seated al Il
table with the members of the Council grouped
about. The background i, executed in India
ink. The photograph will probably be hung in
the Council Chamber.
The annual meeting of the society of the Sons
of Maine, in Chicago was largely attended.
Among the officials, Charles NJ. Morse. esq.
formerly of Waterville, and years ago super
intendent of the Maine Central Railroad.
Among the honorary members chosen at this
meeting were Joshua l.. Chamberlain, Hannibal
Hamlin, Josiah II. Drummond. Nelson Dingiey,
Gov Robbie, Gen. John NJ. Brown, VIM. 2.
Frye and Eugene Hale.