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The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The editor of the Belfast journal very -halpiv
and hun"r"n~ly, rs he thinks, criticised for Rot
being present To read an essay at the late meeting
Of the Maine Press Association. There is some
times, worse inllictiun in meeting than absence.
We think when Pilsbuy, Il year ago read before
the Association that string If duggerel verses
which he digniicd with the title "a poem,' there
WoulU have been no loss had he staid away.
Camden Herald.
We are surprised to find Bro. Simonton so thin
skinned. w had supposed him to be possessed of
Il cheek like a craven image and the cutcle of a
rhinuccrus, the usual armor Of the persistent place
seeker. Really, offending was simply calling
attention. in good natured way to the fact that
after twice accepting appointment as essa list
Mr.. $. had failed to Keep his engagements and in
the latter instance offered no excuse for his We
mssness How the Association regarded this trim
ing was manifested at the election of officers when
the name of T. r. Simonton was dropped. ''with a
dun sickening thud' from the list of yice-presi-
dents. And we must again express our surprise
that one singularly gifted as our esteemed con
temporary, and with such II wide range of subjects
to select from, should not have seized these oppor-
tunities to immortalize himself. He might have
told US about Zion T. r. ST. or about ''The Editor
Of the Camden Herald" or about "The senator
from Knox County,; or GLOW to Get Rich out Of
genial themes he could have eXpaiated eloquently.
But he might have taken for his subject 'What |
don't know about editing a newspaper" and in
that event must confess it was lucky escape
for his hearers. The subject is simply immense,
and treated in detail would have kept the Associa-
ton in continuous session until the young and
frsky members of to-day, such as Howard Owen
for example, had shed their teeth exposed to the
light of day and glare of gas, cranims as bare as
billiard balls, and forms bowed down with weight
of woe.
We are sorry the "alleged poem of one year ago
was so grevious atlliction to the Camden critic
and that for whole year he has been ''nursing
his wrath to keep it warm" 1t certainly was an
oversight that this duty not imposed upon the
member who ton-holed everybody to tell Of
"the ode he wrote when in college, but for this
mistake the committee alone is responsible. Now
to make everything smooth and pleasant we suggest
that special meeting be held on the top of Cam
den mountain and that the exercises consist of the
reading, by the distinguished author. of ''the ode |
wrote when in college" We may be unavoideClly
absent, but will open our Office window to catch
the ducet strains from the mouth of the inspired
minstrel of Camden.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

\ telegram reached Belfast Wednesday noon
stating that the steamer Cambridge OF the Boston
Bangor steamship Company'4 lime, was ASHORE
ON the Old Man ledge, OF George Island. bclou
i st. George and was fast going 10 pieces. She Man
doubtless prove Il total loss. The Cambridge lstl
Boston Tuesday afternoon for PcnobScot river ion
! lowing along the coast. At445 "Wednesday morn.
ing She struck the ledge mentioned. which j.
half mile outside the largest Of the Georges
Islands, The passenger list numbered IDS
/ than forty persUas, all of whom were safely
| landed on Georges Island, Captain Ingrahan
personally experimenting the landing. The Ladies
were first taken care Of. Among those for Belfast
were a Mr.. Littefcld, Mr.. Ames and Mrs Coulter
Many Belfast merchants had freight on board
Capt. Homer and three Of the crew of steamer
'en"hscot We're also ON board the Cambridge
! i'urser Eaton arrived at Rockland Wednesday
noon and Immediately tcleSlaphed the news te
boston. The Revenue Cutter Dallas, steamer
lsockland and oher crafts went TO the scene of
disaster to what could be taken from the
wreck. We are not advised as to the cause OF
the accident.
The latest from the scene of disaster is that the
steamer hlled almost Immediately and that little 81
no freight will be saved.
80 S'hipiiiSt was Il line steamer OF 1897 tons
gross measurement, built at New York in 1861 ant
IN Aug Il of that year she made her first trip be
tween Boston and Bangor, under command o
Capt Z, b. Sanford She has been on the rout,
ever since, and has been great fayoritc with til,
travelling public.
Following so closely upon the accide mt to steam
CT hatahdin the loss is severe upon the company
| The steamer doubtless insured
| +, > Mr.. A. ID. Chase received the followin.
from the the purser at Rockland, dated 3 p Nj.
| Wednesday:
1t is impossible to tell at present about tn,
freight Nothing heard from steamer since lef
! her this morning W b. Eaton
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11
Laughter In Earnest.

The third lecture i'll the Belfast course was piyen
on Wednesday evening Of last week. by the Rev
NJ. J. Savage, of Boston. and was LARGELY attended
After he had been introduced the sneaker s,id no
had with him two lccures-the one which had been
advertised, ''Rcligion and its influences and ono
entitled, "Laughter in Earnest The first contain
ed his individual opinions on the subject of renon
and he did not feel like thrusting them Irpon mix
ed audience, unless the audience so wished if The
second lecture, daughter in Earnest !" was ada,,t
t" 10 an ne "oult put the question to Il vote and
the audience might select which of the two shoulJ
DC gwen Laughter in Earnest received the most
votes, ana the speaker at once entered mon his
SUBJECT rca'hhS from manuscript He began by
saying mat ne had seen a man who read the Pick
WICK Papers all through without the faintcst token
OF Il smile Laughter and tears are exclusively
human, and should be used as noble riffs. If n
man can relapse into hearty side splitting laugh
TER though he may have many faults, there is a
S"oo sue To nm after all If one accused Of crime
co"ld ne found laughing heartily all bv himself
"Nel sol'ie'lihg funny the fact ought to 80 IA long
way to"afdS establishing his innocence. We have
"0 P"'e lor lull report Of the lecture which was
very enjoyable. In concluding the lecturer said :
i-''oSH'ei Ill religion is good. David was not far
wrong when he worshiped GOD with dance and
song anu tihbrel and harp. People have thought
since DaVld's time the way to approach COD is with
9oiehlh race and tread. | should think God Would
Sct urea OF seeing us come in that way. Our re-
'Si"i' mas neen such that hottest day has been
o"i most Wearisome one. The day will come when
'i'e eioud OF fear shall dissolve from before the
lace o. our Heavenly Father and we Shall ever
Walk IN the light of his loving smile
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11
TIE Bates Mill Shuts Down.

There are two sides to the Bates mill trouble,
a. matter of course. The agent makes out a
good case, throwing the entire responsibility
for the shutting down of the mill upon the
Knights of Labor, while they deny his state
ment>, As matter OF fact the question as to
whether one man 4 IoonI-tNer competent
or incompetent has led to result than all must
dcplorc. the suspension of work in mio-Wi inter
and the throwing of 1900 hands ont of employ
mrnt. As the mi- ar, said to have been run
ming Oh very small margin of profit the opcr-
atiNr> and the community must -utitr far more
from this shutting Town than the mill owners
saturday in reply 10 questions from the
Knights of Labor Mr.. Pratt said: IF OH
Monday morning next all the loom tiNers who
quit WORK Oh Thursday noon last shall return
to their places all the other employees of the
company will he received and the business Of
the company continue a. usual, but IN no case
will the employee Dalton be permitted to re-
sumo work. ON all the above matters ] have
the full approval and support of the treasurer
and directors of this company" The hands
declined to return to work Monday and the
mill remains closed.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11
A Renaissance of the Sea.

The Portland papers of last week contained the
following notice of the death of a sea captain Of
that port
Captain II. II. Foster Of the United States light
house steamer Myrtle died very suddenly sunday
afternoon about o'clock of heart disease. He
As years of age, and had commanded the Myrtle
ever since she was built and had been over twenty
years in the lighthouse service. He was a master
MAJ lner and commanded Il snip out of this harbor
before he was 20 years of age. He leaves a widow
and two children.
OF the merits of Captain Foster as q sailor, and
as kind-hcaItcd and agreeable gentleman the
writer wishes to add his tes' nony. We once sail
ed with Capt Foster in the Mary land, OF Port
land, and the death of our former shpnate recalls
a Renaissance of the voyage which may prove of
interest 1t was IN the summer of lSG4 and we
were ON the passage from Baltimore to Charlotte
town, L. L. l. with 4 load Of -four. The crew con
sisted of Capt, Foster the mate, cook and two sea
men of which the writer one. one day OF Care
Sable the Maryland running free at the rate of
seven miles per hour in one Of the dense fogs 50
common of the coast of Nova Scotia. The surface
Of the ocean was Disturbed by The heavy fog rollers
with which many of my nautical readerS are fHmil
iar, The MARYLAND speeding along with
Charlie Robinson at The wheel and Capt. Foster on
the lockout. The latter noticed that the main
throat h4lHarl> were stranded, went aft, took the
Wheel AHA ordered Robinson To cal the mate and
myself, who were asleep, it being our watch beJow
and 10 AaUl down the main-all tor the purpose OF
repairing damages. This LEFT one ON the look
out Rubbing my sleepy eyes l went deck
standing near the captain noticed Il deadly pal
lu prcad bis countcnancc rs his hands grasp
ed the -p0kos of the wheel. ~ God look there r
h. exclaimed, with his eyes riycted on some object
ahead | looked in the same direction and WAS tU
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11
Law Decisions.
The Law Court has rendered decisions in the
follow ing Waldo County cases:
Inhabitants of Winterport VS.. Inhabitants OF

The Law Court has rendered decisions in the
follow ing Waldo County cases:
Inhabitants of Winterport Inhabitants of
Newburg. The case came before the October term
of the 5. !. Court, at Belfast, in 1884. 1t was an
action 70 recover sS:,1S pauper supplies furnished
Nancy Holmes. Nancy is the illegitjmae daughter
Of jeremiah Holmes, but has always lived with
him. When Nancy was two years old her father
moved from IIampden TO NeWburS taking the
child with him. Owing to an injury the enid be
came non compos. NewbWg helped in the sup
port Of the child, paying the father Sl5o per week
In 1865 Holmes moved to Winterport NeWburg
continuing to pay before until Jan. !, 1882 when
the town refused further payments Winterport
then paid the same and sued to recover NewburS
claimed thai Holmes was not pauper, that he had
gained 4 settlement in Winterport and that Nancy's
settlement is with her father The court gives
Judgment for the pln' for SlS3,1S. The following
is the rescript:
A person uon compos mentis, though more than
tWenfv-one wears Of age, not emancpateti cannot
acquire independent settlement by Il residence
in town for five successive years. but Will fellow
the settlement of the father.
Tie father of such uncmanCipatcd coWpOS
person while living in the defendant town, ten
years before he removed therefrom, made appica-
ton for relief to the orersecrs of the poor Of thar
town, which relief was thereafter furnished each
year TO lNGS when he moved to the plaintiff town,
amt with the exception Of that Year relief was
afterwards furnished by the defendant town till
january, lSS2 two years prior to the commence
ment of this suit Held,
That the settlement of the fathcrWas not changed
from the defendant to the plauti0 town; and that
the only question involved was whether the sup
plies afterwards furnished by the plaintiff town
We're necessary and proper within the meaning Of
the statute.
Ransom Abbott 4 ais Northport, w. James Nj.
Treat stockton. An action to set aside a bond
AHA IA b.,y.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11


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| 1Y,n Lila ~ !, .r,II. ~ ..,l+ ; ,
| me EoyIstou Nutua1 Insurance Cn,onnny MI trird
/ III boston iaN' "r'N' and resulted III verdict for
/ INC defendant company. The Nlct,irrry block in
| ~locktnu vl. h,Inrd a few wears .,ro J4f,II,.
''t'
"' "''uPl'H 0l"ic ~ 'ho O"'"'iii&' haN an Ih~lir-
Of - POO his stock of goods, rdjiallN diNi-
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| put the h"ylNton refused and i.afoilr brought Il
-llit ia ronueI Tine nnynrut DU1ir,e thp till -.np
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/ moHy the same already pubti-hcd. IN re
card tn the the NrtfI,.,., Iln,L Ian,.,.
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"''"'9'h' '''' ~ iho lfu"u't 9Ni'i'tTS' Hi'' 'he
| follow ing atli,tyit-
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lcs fGr,- tl idea Of iI,Io, - Inc i, ri,
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\ IT'LL, If ti,n ,,,,'', ~. iI :, e.
I known a~ the McGilyriy block. G. G. Roberts. vino
| n''' ""t'lh'' POSSESSION "i t'e h"HN if"lh tht
takr dur .l,Iuqi ,f H. ~ M ,4,,i.-rI n hi tnid
| me mat other were with him in the venture aud
!, ,,u l tn ', IT, III XIII :, II M
refused 10 have tn,thin4 to ,lo with Tie scheme
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

Inc situation in the Board of Pension examiners
= piac'caily unchanged. DR.. Ellingwood is in and
~ hiis"re out and the formers agent, Mr.. l.. II
-h"ici' mas not returned from his mission to Wash
i's'oh' lhose who oppose DR.. Ellingwood say that
ne Voted for Mr.. Blaine in the last Presidential
oiec'ioh' Tor consideration, for which libel DR.. f.
0lltatchs 70 bring It's author to account.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11
NO RumSeIliDg In Camden,

oh'er the radical operations of the Law and
oi"er Leagues headed by Bro. II. NJ. Bean, sup
ported by the temperance associations of the town.
MN Tiei boasts of entire freedom from rumselling.
hIe nolels nave stopped and the one at Rockport
- peing run by Bro. Treat, thorough temperance
man Temperance Record.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The recent settlement of the labor troubles
in the shoe factory of Morgan & Dore, in Rich
mond, has resulted in better feeling on all
sides. The "scab" lasters have been discbarg-
ed and Only union men are employed. The
prices made run to next July, nearly all the
hands working by the piece or by the hour. A
good deal of work has been sent to Richmond
from Lynn to fill back orders, but it is I'M
known whether the firm is likely to take more
orders as a result of the settlement
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

One million of young Goldfish will this week
be placed in their new home in the Gulf of
Mexico at Pensacola, in the hope of propagat-
ing Goldfish in those waters.
a few young pompano, red-snapper and
sheeps-head, put into these waters would make
the thing square, and our friends on the Gulf
may send them c. 0. ID.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

Mr.. Brady, of Virginia, recently asked priv-
legc in the House to introduce documents to
show that Mr.. Boutelle was right and Mr..
Wise wrong i'll the recent controversy over the
Norfolk navy yard. The privilege was not
granted. The brigadiers are solid for suppress
sing the truth
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

we learn that some granite contracts are being
oneretl, but that the disturbed state of the labor
market renders contractors unwilling to assume
labintles to any great extent. This information
comes from good authority. Rockland Free Press
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The demand for ready cash payments is one
that should be acceeded to. "The laborer is
worthy of hire" The money he earns should
be his to expend where he sees fit. ''Store
pay" should be reegated to the past
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The Portsmouth Manufacturing company's
have been stopped for one year started up
Thursday. The working people are much
pleased.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

Since the Inauguration of President Cleveland
the following eX-solders and members of the
Grand Army have been removed from the DOS
tai railway service in Maine: Buck. Percival,
knights, Moore, Boynton, Jones and Adams
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The storm of last week was very severe in a
large section of the country. Snow drifts
thirty feet deep are reported in the West,
eight persons were frozen to death on the
Kansas praries, and there were several dis
asters with loss of life at sea-
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11
A Hint to Wateryllle-and Belfast.

Watervie has got to have water sooner or later
but II 1t waits for the town to build the works it
Will not get it so soon nor cheaply-for several
years at any rate-as it will to contract for the
hydrants, providing the company will give them as
favorable rates as ours does here. Gardner Home
! journal.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

ID. A. Clark. of Montana, went to the range
IN 1854 with about % cents, and he now has an
income of $4,000 a day.
That's nothing. We know of man who
went out West on free press, expecting to
"strikc it rich and-he walked home.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The firm Of plaiSted 4 Morton, publishers OF
the New Age, has got left. just as it was an
nounced that Plaisted was seeking influence
to secure the pension agency at Augusta the
news came that the President had appointed
John ID. Anderson, Of Gray, to succeed eX-
GOV. Connor. Morton has recently stated that
he is not candidate for any office under this
Administration, and Plaisted will probably fol
low with a similar declaration. The fruit OF
the vine is altitudinous, and no doubt is regarded
by our kennebec contemporaries as decidedly
aciduous.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

Senator Vance vehemently denies that he
ever owned cents worth of stock in the Pan
Electric Telephone Company.
The stock is said to be in the names of lady
members of the Senator's family
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The man whose tax is $40 will only have to
pay $3.50 if the city government is taken out of
the hands of those who now control if. If is
for the interest of every one who pays taxes to
defeat the so-called Taxpayers.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

Thursday noon forty loom tixers in the Bates
mill at Lewiston quit work in consequence of
alleged grievance in the employing of a new
man as fixer. Mr.. Pratt, the agent, ordered
the mill shut down, and says that the machine
cry is being cleaned up for long stop.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11
News of Belfast and Vicinity.


During the twenty years ending Jan. LIST, 1sSG,
Mir. II. J. Locke, of this city, has engraved 1880
coffin plates.
A false alarm Of fire Monday evening turned
out the fire department. The alarm was caused by
boys coasting.
Robbie W, AleXanc CT has been appointed post
master at Belmont i'll place Of Thompson, who
declined the office.
Mrs. MacCmthy, OF this city, recently received
an order for goods from California, through her adj
verisement in the journal.
Mr. j W Frederick, 81 this City, celebrated his
Goth birthday on saturday evening. His friends
dropped in and pleasant evening was spent.
The body Of Capt, Geo. A. Coombs, of Islesboro,
reached this city last Thursday evening from Au-
gu9ta Capt Coombs was insane and died at the
Asylum
The Odd Fellows Register ana Masonic Journal
of Portland, ". II. Smith, editor, has been re-
ccyed, and usual j., fun Of good things relating
to these orders.
Tbeevan4elists Rey.J. Ii. Higgins and Mr. }. W.
Hatch finished their lADor7 in this city on sunday.
The meetings were krgcly attended, interesting,
aud fairly successful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mansfield, Of this city, are in Bos-
ton, looking after bargains in tie dry goods line
and viii have something 70 say through our adver-
Using columns on then return home.
The cut and description Of Masonic Temple, HcI-
fast, announced TO appear in the February number
of the Free Mason Repository magazine, proyi
dence, r. |. will appear iii the March number
Capt. Il. b. Condor, Of this city. fen through
N,-I,., in, u
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The Maine Department, q. A. II. met in
Lewiston, candidate for Department Com
mander, has withdrawn, leaving clear field
for Capt. 5. W. Lane of Augusta, who will
succeed Gen. Hall. The department is in a
flourlshlng condition, and its growth. especial
ly the past year, has been rapid 1t now num-
bers 9l46 members. There are 146 posts in the
State Sixteen posts have been organized the
past year. There are two associate orders con-
nected with the q. A. R.-the Woman's Relief
Corps and the Sons of Veterans. The former
is well established and doing a good work.
There has been expended from the relief fund
of the department the past year over $4,000.
A big campfire was 10 be held at Skowhegan
last evening, and il was expected Commander
inc hief Burdette would be present
If two business men have a disagreement and
refer it to arbitration it is considered very dis
honorable for one TO refuse to abide by the de-
| cislon of the arbitrators. Yet that is what the
Taxpayers have done in the railroad matter.
The proposal that the questions in dispute
should be referred to the law court came from
them, and they claimed great credit for having
thus paved the way for IA legal adjustment. But
when the opinion was received they refused to
abide by it, and the city has to foot the bills for
the law suit, with probably more bills to come,
They have thus acted in bad faith toward their
opponents and the public. This, however has
been characteristic of their conduct through
out.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The demand for a ten hour rude is reason
last winter and no doubt measure of this
Kind will be enacted at the next session of the
legislature The Knox WOODEN Co.. OF Cam
den, has already voluntarily adopted the ten
hour rule, and this example will probably be
followed by other manufacturing establish
mont> Indeed, ten hours is general, regard
Ell now days work throughout the State
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The Rockland Opinion contradcts a state
ment made by the uricr-Gazette to the effect
that Cobb, Wright Il Co. will not build a vessel
the coming season for Capt Look, as they in
tended, because they are unwilling to pay the
wages demanded by the Knights of Labor
S2.23 for tirst-class shipcarpepters and 81 for
second-cass carpenters. including fasteners
The Opinion says:
A vessel is to be built for Capt Look. all
arrangements to that effect having been made
She will doubtless be built here unless il can be
shown that she will cost less built elsewhere
As the knights Of Labor are handling matters
i'll Bath and in other places it is not likely that
any advantage can be gained in the way of
wages by leaving Rockand. Aside from labor,
vessels can be built as cheaply here as any
where in this country, and people who want
vessels built bad better not have them until
they are willing to pay rates that will afford
decent living wages to highly skilled workmen
who furnish their own tooS-and expensive
ones too-and whose work is very hard and
eXhausting.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The st. CroiX cotton mill, at Midtown, \. b..
recently gave notice to its employees that on
February 1st, reduction Of wages would be
made in the WeaN room of four cents per cut
on fine work and ten cents per cut on coarse
work. The weayers struck on Thursday and
left the mill in a body. The strikers held a
meeting i'll Calais Saturday afternoon at which
a resolution was adopted asking for an increase
of ten per cent. upon the rates paid for work in
January, and a reduction from eleven TO ten
hours for days work. Notices have been
sent to all the leading labor centres notifying
fellow operatives of then movements, and re-
questng their assistance in maintaining their
rights. \ branch of the Knights of Labor
will be formed at the earliest opportunity
The mill managers claim they will be able to
resume work in a short time without the aid
of the strikers, who hold firm to their demands
The stoppage OF the mill will be great loss to
the community at Midtown.
The Republican journal., 1886-02-11

The shipping bill passed the House Friday
substantially as reported.