The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-03-26

Lumbermen are beginning to break camp
and many are coming out of the woods. Wages
for the drive will probably be as good as usual,
at least no less than last year.
A petition is circulated in Presque Isle for
the appointment of Mrs. Parker as postmis-
tress. She is the widow of the late DR.. F. G.
Parker, member of Governor Garcelon's coun-
Gil.
A Portland despatch of the 10Th saws: Thorn
as Lake, Long Island fisherman, walked on
Hussey Sound. Tuesday, and boarded his YES
sci. Old fishermen say that such "a thing has
not been known for forty years.
A very heavy northeast wind, with snow,
prevailed in the vicinity of Calais, Thursday
the wind at times blowing at the rate of % TO
80 miles an hour. Highways and railroads were
badly blocked. The snow drifted rapidly.
Maple sugar makers are looking for an extra
sap season. There is Il large body of snow up
on the ground, and with cold nights attended by
warm days, there will be a free flow of sap.
Many trees were tapped the beginning of the
present week.
Mr.. S. S. Conant, editor of Harper's Weekly
who has been mysteriou>ly missing for the past
two months, was nephew of the late Rev. Mr..
Chaplin, former pastor of Bangor, and grand
son Of the late President Chaplin of Waterville
College.
The corporation of Yale college, last Monday,
appointed Rev. Lewis o. Brastow, d. ID. lately
OF Burlington, w., professor of homiletics and
pastoral theology in the Yale Theological school.
DIR. BrastoW is a native of Brewer, and grad
uaed at Bangor Theological seminary in 1860.
The time for weighing the mails along the
line Of the Maine Central, which at first was
limited to thirty days, has been extended to Ju :
ly. The weighing is done as a basis upon which
the government makes its contracts for mai
service with the railroad
There is a barber in Augusta who has a repu-
tatlon foriloquacity. Recently one of his victims
when taking seat in the chair, demurely pull
ed pair of ear-coverngs, for use in cold
weather. from his pocket, and tucked them on
over his ears The laxative young man was
silent.
A pilot ograph of President Cleveland, post
marked lex ecutive Mansion" and direct from
the President, was received by c. j. Marchand,
last baby "Grover Cleveand,' and the Pres-
dent has thus becomingly recognized the COM
pllment, of which he was duly notified
In the fifty mile go-as-you- pleaserace at Ban
gOr Thursday thirteen started. Geo. ID. More
mac, of New York, won first money, so, time
seven hours and fifty minutes; d. j. Herty, of
Revere, Mass, forty mine miles and four laps,
second money, $40 Peter Haggeman, of New
York, forty-siX miles and seventeen laps, third
money, $50.
The Sons of Maine, in company with goody
number Of her daughters, held pleasant re-
union in Curtiss hall last Tuesday evening.
Chairman j. Ii. Martin presided over the formal
part of the meeting, which consisted of sketch
Of the early history of Maine, given by Mr.. E.
Il. Morrill,, in the absence of the Rev. DR..
Chase, who was down on the program. but
unable to be present. Supper was served by
Dorner, and the remainder of the evening
afterWard was spent in social conversation.
Minneapolis Tribune, March 10Th.