The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-12-31
Maine Matters.


NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER STATE
SULLINAN'S SCHOOL HOUSE AND HALL.
The Ellsworth American prints an interest,"
ing account of the ball attending the completion
OF new hall and school house in Sullivan
FortN-tNe years ago the citizens built a school
house and hall, and for several wears past the
people have been discussing the question wheth-
er they should repair the old or build a new
house. Last spring John 5. Emery, Esq. of
Boston, who is much attached to his native
town of sullivan, and all its belongings came
TO the front and said, "Repar and will give
you 5000 Accordingly the district voted TO
repair. Two feet We're added to the height of
each of the two stories, sixteen feet to the
length, making the building 26X4S feet The
house was thoroughly rebuilt During the
process of the work Mr. Emery added to his
already generous gift $500 feet of hard pine
floor boards, valued at 800. On the compile
ton of the building, only few weeks ago. he
gave i'll addition carpet for the stage and ante
rooms. Daniel :. Emery, of Boston, gave
fine flag ! l-2N12 feet and gilded weather
vane. Capt. ). V. Dennis presented valuable
SIX light chandelier: while the >ettees. stove
and pipe for the hall, the lamps for the ante
rooms, entries. stairway. the side lamps. spit
toons, rugs, Nc., the wash stands, bowls. pitch
ers ami chairs for the ante-rOonS, together with
bell weighing 800 lbs. Were the united gifts
of John ;. Emery, Of Boston, GEO. f.. James
and Joseph simpson. of Newton. Mass \
beautiful hanging lamp for the stage was pre-
Sei'g.i ~ W. We 'lIFfil OF me Aradlan Temple,
with new furniture, and of the completed
building a. whole, we may say that in both its
interior and exterior construction. and in all
lis belongings, above and below, it presents a
very fine appearance. is credit to the town.
and valued memorial of the generosity of sew
eral OF lis former and respected citizens.
II WAS THE HEN.
The steamer New HunSvick of fine Intn,.-
national line. did nor reach PASSPORT from Bo>-
ton till SUNDAY noon. She was due on Friday.
During the whole Of last Week She enrounteI-
ed head winds and stormy weather on her trips
between Nt. john and Boston. The sailor, ana
some of the officers al aSJ concluded that there
was aJonah on hoard and began to look for the
cause of the steamers i'll luck which they M
last discovered. ii seems that some time ago
the steamers fro i4ht included q coop of hens.
During the passage. one of the hens rot ont
ana ~ Inc owner could MOI Sct her back into
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he STATE Board 60! Health held quarterly
meeting at tine HG'" House Monday The queS-
non came up fcI"t to me dl>contnuancr Of
ON january l,t. The =. .rct:ir1 Wa instructed
10 re12ni'n'nd iil Inc - lllon> .' continued
and outside of Montreal al, sill infceIrI Will
The ~nail-puN. The qnc>ti u Of masking OFT
the annual report wa discussed. several mem
hers will furnish papers. Dr. Gerr~h rave an
account of biz wish ID the meeting of the Amer
lean Public Health Association Al Washington.
Voted u purchase apparatus for the beginning
of micro>colic.t and chemical labratory Dr.
Young cave All ,Atcndcd account of ln- WJrl,
in preventing the entrance of >nali-nuN into
tll 9Id'g' Al, lhNI"ttl'h >t'tluh HAS i'''ii g.
Madawa>ka the National government payilfs
half and New Brunswick the other half.
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uusillM NtA"oi ioI FlflS mas br"h submitted To
Inc Governor amt Council. During thc past
making the total since il organization 49,. The
average number during TIE ,'af was ~; num-
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