The Republican journal., 1885-01-08

At the annual meeting Of Penobscot Engine Co.
held Jan. LIST the following officers wee elected
John H. Sullivan, Foreman; E. A. Sargent, lst
Assistant; Charles Sullivan End Assistant Charles
o. Sawyer, Clerk.
One of our citizens agreeably surprised
Saturday by the receipt Of a telegram which he
read "deet dog at train. Setter coming" AS it
| had long been the desire of his heart to be the
owner of an Irish setter he hurredly made prepare
lions TO obey the order and was at the train in due
season. Judge of his surprise when the freight
clerk rolled out to his astonished view dry goods
box of huge proportions and exhibited mastif
therein as large as yearling heifer. On more
careful reading of the despatch he found it to say
''Meet dog at train," letter coming His first expert
ence upon reaching his hotel was to find cat in
the room which he discovered just as he was at
tempting to light lamp. Hurriedly blowing out
the match, he seized the dog in vain endeavor to
prevent a catastrophe, but he had reckoned with
out his host for the cat in her terror made bound
| and passing near the muzzle Of the dog in an at
| tempt to reach window the latter resolved not to
| let such an opportunity slip and made spring ,
and our friend did handsome bare back act over
the foot board of the bed. After series of frantic
scrambles the cat succeeded in reaching a curtain
fixture, and opportunity was offered to open the
door, the dog meantime bounding about the room
seeking an elevation from which he could seize his
prey. Fortunately the cat at this time seeing the
open door made a desperate spring and after
carom on his left ear, escaped When we called to
congratulate friend on his New Years gift he
appeared sadder than we had ever seen him. When
asked the reason, he replied 81 hardly know
| meantime never removing his eyes from the corner
where bolt upright sat his 40 lbs of canine pres
ent. We expect soon to fill space in the atlver-
Using columns WITH Large dog for sale"
BoATswAIN's DESERTS. The New York sun
publishes the following yarn about a sailor dog
that has rounded the horn and is wise about the
weather. His owner is Capt. Theo p. Cocord:
"Boatswan what call a flying fish sailor
He had twice rounded the Horn to san Francisco
and back again. said Chief Officer Morrow of the
California clipper A. J. Fuller, at the foot Wall
street, yesterday; "Boatswain was the Captains
dog, big, black, shaggy Newfoundland, about
fonr years Old He had great brown eyes that
looked up at you from under forehead that held
more brains than half the sailors you nowadays
nave. He couldn't quite reef topsa or steer the
snip, but he knew when things ship shape
about the decks He knew when meal time came,
too, and where to find his mess kid He would
bring out the pan and put it down in a certain
place. and then if the steward didn't fill it quickly
there was trouble on the ship. When he had finish
d
ter basin In certain place by itself, too, and
brought it out when he wanted a drink and put il |
back when he was done with it.
Where he showed his Intelligence was in his |
knowledge OF the weather. He the most know |
Ing dog about the weather you ever He'd |
come on deck and have a look around, and then |
cock his eye up to the weather lcech Just like a |
born sailor, and then if every thing was AL right
ned settle down to wndward and content him |
self, but II bad weather coming on he couldn't |
rest ll Just the right amount of sail had been tax
en- IN. ne was great dog TO carry on sail, too.
He didn't like a gale OF wind any more than the |
rest OF US, ne would never leave the deck until the
Capt ,ln did, and then, when down in the Captains
stateroom he wouldn't lie down until thp old mans
boots were of.
In the ordinary dog tricks, such as walking on his
hind legs, jumping through hoop, shaking hands, |
etc., he was very proficient but considered |
those as secondary accomplishments. He was an |
arstocratic dog. He stayed on the poop deck and
would have nothing to do with men forward On
sunday, however, he seemed to have forgotten his |
training Tor he allowed some dog thief to coax |
MN away and we have had to advertise for him |
we are sure to get him back, because he is not |
worth SO much to any one else as he is to u.s.
The dog was advertised for and strange to say |
quite number of persons had found just such a
dog. One of them, however, proved to be the mis- |
sing Boatswain.
TROY. Friday was quite day for accidents, |
Mr.. hendrick Berry receiving severe cut in the |
face while at work in the wood and MelNelle Fer
guson having his foot crushed by a log falling upon |
1t which he was saving. Both treated by a |
physician and are doing well. Samuel f. Hunt |
q. ~ X. Post has secured the use Of the Good Tenn
piitrs' Hall for their meetings, which held on !
Ihursday evenings of each week. Mr.. Cross of
Augusta has been canvassing the town the past |
week for Blaines book, with fair success.
LIBERTY. Dming the sixteen wears that we
were a wanderer on the mighty deep it become
l.,
pour oil the troubled waters to secure the salty
of the ship. During the ten years that we
have lived farm we have learned that
the proper thing to do if you wish the high
winds to subside is to keep on hand some
beans that you wish to winnow... We are pleased
to learn that MIR. L. Z. Carpenter is much better.
....We presume that Immediately after the flood
In old father Noah's time that the mud may have
been as deep as it was last Thursday; but at no
other time since the creation have land and water
become so Mixed. Charles Skmore, of Red
wing, Wisconsin, is visiting his grandfather at this
place. The people of this village much
pleased to have former resident, the genial Mrs,
Kate Neal, spend a week among them....W. ii.
Hunt slipped on the side walk one day last week
lnJnring him so that he compelled to spend a
few days in the house. will knowlton has pur-
chased a fine Nose piano This makes twelve
pianos in our village Public Installation of
officers of f. Ii. Bradstreet Post on Tuesday eve
ming Jan. 18th.