The Republican journal., 1885-02-05
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NEWS AND Gossrp ~ IL OVER THE ST.
MAINE LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE.

A convention of the friends of temperance |
for the purpose of forming State Law and
Order League assembled at Augusta Wednes- |
day forenoon. Jan. 2Sth. The attendance was
not large. but several prominent temperance
men were present. DR.. Warren, of the Chris
tian Mirror, was Chairman. A committee
brought in a draft for constitution. The
draft provides for State League, which shall
- have for its object the enforcement of the pro-
hbtory law and all laws against crime, that
the members shall be appointed by an executive
committee, and that branches shall be estab-
Hshed. At an afternoon session the following
resolution was adopted: Resolved. That by the
death OF j. h. OsgOOd, Esq, we have lost from
our midst the founder, under God of one of the
greatest reform movements of the nineteenth
century. constitution for the Law and Or
der League was adopted These officers were
elected: President l. p. Warren, ID. d.. Of
Portland; Secretary. III. q. Munzon of Port
land; Treasurer. d. w. Lelacheur; Vice Pre>i-
dents, @. \. Weymouth of Bddeford. J. c.
White of Lewiston. T. r. Smoniun of Camden,
j. ;. kimball of Bangor; Executive Committee.
b. c. Jordan of Alfred, Rev. J. G. Luce OF
Gardiner. {. b. Be>see of Bangor, A. j. Bill
ngs of Freedom. In the evening the conven-
ton met and listened to speech making.
The League continued III session Thursday
forenoon. with Az attendance Of about forty.
The draft of constitution for subordinate
leagues adopted. A resolve binding the
league to vote for prohibition men for candi-
dates for Congress created sensation, and at
Ter being pronounced foolish was tabled. The
tAeeutl'e Coinihlttee WIZ Ius'Iug'eu ~ 'ssue
posed amendments 10 the liquor law. The
same committee We're authorized to put the
amendments in shape for presentation to the
Legislative Committee On Temperance.
The LATE j. X. osGooD.
Joshua X. O,eood. Il well-knowu temperance
retormer, died at his residence in Gardiner.
Me. ian. 2Stb. after A long period of suffering
from a rancerolI> liver To him i accorded the
honor Of being the father of the Reform Club
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Goss. SAWYER Il PACkARp's FINANCIAL
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The rumored failure Of Go,s, SAWYER &
Packard and Go,s & SAWYER. sLipbuilders say,
a Bath de,patrh of Jan 18th originated in the
call few tay, 500. for Il meeting of the creci-
tors at Civ Hal on Feb. 9Th. The meet ne is
merely to ask an extension OF time. Business
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banks bave no hesitation in renewing it, notes.
Thi, firm il the largest -hip-budng firm in thv
world. and is connected with the New England
SURROUNDING Company, which is in prosper
ou> condition. and asks no laNoro Neither This
nor the - Marine Iron Works would be ma
terialy AT "a by failure Of <io>> X SAWYER.
These ia>i named own plenty Of property.
more ihaD amHy >utfir Ut 10 meet all demands.
The Portland Press sitN>: II j. reported that
tie firms Of Cos, sawyer \ Packard and Cos
& Sawyer had built : l43 r number Of steamers
and sailing vessels. ana usually taken piece
Of each vessel in whole or in part pay. SOME
times thi, plan was profitable and sometimes il
wasn't. The firm butt il j. rcporttd Il large
number OF vessels Tor the Oregon Navigation
Company. and thi> was noj Il profitable ~ptcu-
lation. Last year The New England Shipbuild-
ing Association was formed and the members
of the Co.'S. Sawyer y Packard firm are mem
5rls OF thIs' Inc ShipbnlidhS A>>9elillrn' It
T. reported Aucc tuH I" inc YARDS ana WORKS o.
lht DINER company ahu not ptih2 lnNoN'u VIII
carry our lts con'ract'' Including me pulidhg