The Republican journal., 1885-03-19

VII. ClefSue recently spent several weeks al
Augusta. Me-, securing legislation for the con-
struction of a road from Bangor to Moosehead
Lake, IA distance of 80 miles to connect with
the international Railway and which, when
completed, will give the Maine Central a short
connection with the Canadian Pacific system.
The proposition of the Maine Central to the
Nova Scotia Government is understood to be
this: Provided the government will guarantee
the interest on their bonds to the extent Of
81. ,000-some say 81, 0,000,-they will
make their own terms with Western companies
and the Windsor and Annapolis Railway Com
panes. and will build link between An
napols and Dgbv, by route further back
than that now laid out along the shore. relay
the whole line, from Yarmouth to Halifax,
with steel rails and equip and operate it equal
to the equipment and operation of the Maine
Central system. They will run daily lines of
fast freight and passenger boats between An
napolis and Digby and Yarmouth and Mount
Desert Ferry and thus develope trade between
Western Nova Scotia and the New England
States. These. it is said, are the main features
of the proposition.
The Wing says of the above despatch that
if the other information is as far from the facts
as that concerning "the construction of road
from Bangor to Moosehead Lake." it is of little
value.
THE PORTLAND LIQUOR CASES.
In the municipal court at Portland. Saturday,
the trial of the liquor nuisance cases prosecuted
order league, was continued. One respondent,
John Murray, was ordered to recognize in the
sum of 5000 bonds to appear before the Super
ior court, Monday, and gave bail. The case of
Geo. Warren was then called. y. S. Commiss-
Toner and U. S. Attorney Lunt defended him,
while Hon. Charles F. Libby appeared as as
sistant county attorney. Mr.. Rand argued an
informaity in the date which was 1S5 or 100
years ago, whereupon Judge Gould dismissed
the complaint. Mr.. Munson Immediately went
a new warrant against Warren. The next case
was against Charles II. Girard. The same
council defended and argued that the evidence
did not connect Girard with the place where
the seizure was made ard moved that complain
ant Munson be required to show the reason for
the oath to the complaint. Mr.. Munson said he
should like to have the judge explain why he
fined the man 500 and costs and then couldn't
find probable cause against him. This caused
quite sensation in the court and Judge Gould
fined him five dollars for contempt of court
Mr.. Munson apOogized and the fine was remit
ted. Girard was then discharged.
WATER, WATER EvERYWHERE''-BUT IN
BELFAST
The Waterville Water Con pany was organ
lied Thursday for the purpose of supplying the
town with water for domestic use and fire
purposes The officers elected are as follows:
j. IL. Piaisted, 4. +. Webb. S. |. Abbott, j.
W. Phibrick, Nathaniel Meader, Directors; }.
II. Plai>ted, Treasurer. At meeting of the
directors S. |. Abbott was elected President
and Appleton Webb, Clerk. Committee We're
appointed to make IA survey and bond property
for the construction of the same.
The contract between the city of Gardiner
and the Water Company to furnish the city
water and hydrants was signed FIiday by a
committee of the city government end the cor
porators of the company. By The contract the
city takes fifty hydrants, for which it pays
$1,000. The company furnishes waite free for
all of the school houses, public buildings and
for drinking purposes.
Rockland reioices in a new city charter, and
the amendment of the charter of the Artesan
Water Company allowing the introduction of
water from Oyster River Pond.
MIR. BLAINE IN WASHINGTON.
Mr. Blaine appears daily on Pennsylvania
avenue, with elastic step and bright eye. He
chats freely and says be has no idea of entering
public life again. and his friends in Maine I'M
derstand his position very well. Senators Hale
and Frye are his personal friends and he
would do nothing even if he had the power to
dispIace either of them. AS for the House, Mr.
Blaine said he did not care to 20 back to that
| body. His district had done quite enough for
him and he was perfectly willing that others
should be rewarded for their services. Mr.
Blaine likes literary work since he has got into
it. better than anything else, and he will write
other historical works, when Twenty Years
in Congress" is finished. He said he had not in
| all the excitement Of the camt aign, forgotten
| his book, and that he had plenty of material
| for his next volume. The trouble, he said, was
| to conden,e as he could not put hundred tons
of hay in en- ton stable. He recognized the
| fact that Mr.. Cleveland was elected President
and said the ordinary regrets did not disturb
| him.
| ROUGH EXPERIENCE OF A MAINE SCHOONER.
Robert Wharton, mate of the wrecked schoon-
Rover. a New an
the steamer Trinidad. He said: We left Pros
| poet Harbor, Maine, bound for the West Indies
on January Sth last The Rover was 1S5 tons
| register and commanded by Capt John Me-
| Leod. and from the date of sailing until Janu-
| AIRY n b we had a constant succession of gales
| from all points of the compass. Our sails had
| been blown away, the vessel leaked, and on the
| Both we carried away the rudder from the up
| per brace. The vessel was aboring heavily
and broaching to shipped heavy which
carried away everything movable on the deck,
| We spoke schooner Grace Davis of Portland,
| from Boston bound to Cardenas, and from her
obtained four pieces of timber and some spikes.
| by the aid of which we constructed AN apology
for rudder. From this time to our arrival at
ST. Georges, on February 9th, we had fair
weather. When we came to anchor we found
that there were thirteen other vessels lying in
the harbor disabled in various ways. The Row
er was pronounced unseaworthy and the crew
were discharged.
THE STATE FAIRS.
At meeting of the trustees of the Maine
Agricultural Society in Portland last week it
was decided to build new grand stand suffi-
| cient to seat six thousand people. 1t will be
built on the south side of the track. This will
enable people to sit with their backs to the
sun instead of their faces as in the case
of the Old stand which is too small. IN
der the new stand will be a large room to
be used for AGRICULTURAL implements. dairy
products, etc. The stand will be fully con-
>idered and probably proposals and plans asked
for at their next meeting which will be held in
Lewiston either the last of this week or the
week following. The trustees mean to make
the coming fair grander than any yet. The fair
will open, this year, on Monday and continue
for five days.
The officers of the Eastern Maine State Fair
will be invited to confer upon some uniform
premiums to offer for dairy products to be
| competed for under the appropriation made by
the State at the last session.
THE AUGUSTA GIFT ENTERPRISE.
In the hearing before Judge Danforth at Au-
Susta, Friday afternoon. relative TO the njunc-
ton restraining Charles Willis. Jr.. from oper-
atlng his gift business, several witnesses We're
| placed on the stand, one of them being the re-
| spondent himself 1t came out in the testimony.
| that Frank A. Munsey, formerly manager, of
| the Western Union Telegraph Office at Angus
I'd, was interested in the scheme; that Willis
had received some 1000 letters, containing from
half to two dollars each, as result of his adj
| rertl>ing, since commencing business in Febru-
| ary. Willis further testified that he ordered 81
600 copies of the paper in Boston, of Rand &
| Avery, which arrived last Wednesday, Speci-
men copies were shown in court.
| Judge Danforth issued an Injunction Saturday
restraining Charles Willis, Jr., from operating
his lottery scheme and using moneys received
| in connection Herewith
| WOLF IN SLEEPS CLOTHING.
| Last December, man giving his name as
| Frank Pummer and processing to be preach
er of the Second Advent doctrine, came to
| Swans Island, says correspondent of the Els