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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17
THE HAPPY HONEYMOON.
Graphic Narrative of a Day among tn,
Hills and Gtades. Forests, and
Brooks of Deer Park.


Hills and Gtades. Forests, and
Brooks of Deer Park.
One of the cOterie of correspondents
that, in a sense, accompanied President
Cleveland end his bride during their
tarry at Deer Park, furnishes a nara
tive well worth reproducing. as an his
toric gem, as it were. President Cleve-
land took his morning stroll earlier than
usual to-day. says the writer, and short
ly after o'cock he was on the piazza
and took the path that leads back of his
cottage to a clump of oaks on the brow
of the hill. Turning into a side-path he
walked up to new cottage being built
in the rear of the hotel. Here he took
a seat on pile of boards and convers-
ed with the carpenters for few mo-
ments and then retraced his steps to
the cottage. Mrs. Cleveland was al
ready awaiting his return and together
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

A little Montgomery miss wanted
some ice-cream the other evening
She wouldn accept her mothers re-
fusal, and as the last resort she sent
her to her father. The question was
put to him, who answered Not much. -
She went back to her mother and told
her that herpapa said she could have
a little.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

Ar tle recent commencement OF Che
london University thirty girls We're
made bachelors. Several of them took
ligh houor-. Miss Mary Madeline Al
..u.,uu taking first honors IS bachelor
III science over her male competitors
Our Young woman who took prize
n me I5cju, s described aS looking ''a'
if surgery I'D her hands would need u"
..r,s.StHetis.-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

EIrGnJ. JEwErr. late President OF the
Chicago and Pacific Railroad, has dis
posed Of hiS property in Ohio and Will
-sou return To- the homie Of his early
..o,LooI. tn Hartford County. MI,
vacre hc wiz spend the evening OF his
,favs in th. ease and a.iluence 10 which
h~ lone activity and ability in bust
uc~, life cutitIe him
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17
rnr OLD woKLo

The coming contes1 pro.aises TO be one OF
the hercest ever fought in Great Dr.tsiL-
In ireland &c Sill probably be tame enough
except possibly IN Z lister where almost
every seat will be contested. Bat in Eng
land and Scotland parties are more eEsn
Ia balanced ant there accordingly the
s-sting will not only be stubborn but uni
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

>. a.. STEER. Of New Lebanon. \. \.
Is the name 81 the last man who a.
Iircs 10 cross the continent ON bicy-
.le. lie IefJ home on Friday. and eN-
z.cet~ to reach san Francisco in eighty
,iays raining time. He travels in light
running order, bis baggage consisting
If a pair Of -tockirgs. two banker
chiefs. revolver. q dirk-knife aud 4
Sarge stock Of pluck.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

Miss DUyIA MORGAN SMITH Is the
name IF the --latest rising Young poet Of
the West She lives ut bloomington,
III. and Is daughter Of the late Gen.
Mnrgan L. Smith.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

MIS-. BELLE VIEGIN, Of Washington.
Ga. has ia her possession the camp
chest. which Jen. Davis used while
sitting the armies of the South. \
Northern man once offered her $1,000
Tor the chest. which she refused He
thru ram JAS tid up To- $1,000. when
She ,wi,c Virgin told him she would
not ,,5t the relI, at any price TO a
mau VIII, had hern IN enemy Of the
south.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

That fat man, who the ladies declare is
the handsonest man in Washington, used
to be an invalid, but he took 20 hard drink
ing. not Of whisky, but of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, and now be walks right over the
very slenderest dudes, and dontcare al all
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17
RECEIVING TIE REPORTERS,


As soon as they had gone the Presi
dent observed a half-dozen OF the re
porters pass the house on horseback
and gallop along the road which the
postmaster and the minister had taken
In a moment Mr.. Cleveland diyineC
their errand THAT puts them to ,
good deal of trouble, and | don't see
any reason why we shouldn let then
know who our callers are. BY the
way, there are q great many telegram:
inside. Senator, that | expect they
ought to have. If you will let then
know, we will be pleased to see them
| will give them the batch to lool
over"
At this moment Supt. Selden came
up the lawn and, repeating his remark
he suggested that as Mr.. Selden was
handling the press dispatches perhaps
he had better tell the correspondents
Mr.. Selden at once replied that he
would do so, and returning to the tele'
graph office soon appeared accompani-
ed by most of the reporters.
The President and his wife had re-
tired to the sitting room, where the re-
porters were cordially received by Mrs.
Cleveland first, and then introduced by
her to her husband as their names and
the papers represented were announced
a general welcome was extended to the
press and laugh INDUCED in at the
persistenoy shawn Ia their folloWing
the bridal couple to their quiet retreat.
Mrs. Cleveland sat at little mahogany
table and was dressed in a white mule
dress, which fitted her perfectly. A
small lace collar was sewec into the
dress at the neck. She smiled cOntin-
uallv. and seemed in the best of spirits,
although she said little, and kept her
eyes constantly upon her husband, who
did most of the talking
PRESIDENTIAL HoPITALITIEs.
The call lasted about twenty minutes
and the President in answer to the
questions put to him said: well, you
all know that we came up here to have
Little rest and quiet. But there wa:
no mystery made about where we were
coming. That is to say, | made nc
secret of ii, ! suppose / had told
dozen people where we were going
Since we have been here nothing could
have been pleasanter. Everything ha:
been done for our comfort, and we are
eniovinc the beauties of the place.
did not suggest that the police be put
here, but think on the whole 1t was
wise. We came for restful seclusioD,
and the presence of officers has done
much to secure that eoEsumation.
"But / have no objection whatever
to giving audience to the representa-
tives of the press. Anything that tran
pires that is worth notice they can
have by calling here. l am of course
aware that my wedding has excited
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17
NOTES OF THE TIMES.

II is stated that a syndicate Of Euro
pean capitalists viii probably buy the
Sandwich Islands for SO. 1000. coo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

GEn. ". CHLLs, Of The Philadelphia
Public Ledger has purchased ticket
for - summer excursion to Europe.
which is 60 o. presented TO a lads
teacher in the public schools Of Balti-
more. the recipient TO be selected by q
committee appointed Eyr the purpose.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

HENRY NJ. STANLEY. the African eN-
plo.er. though for time under the
patronage of James Gordon Bennett, Of
the New York Herald, has conceived
an intense dislike of the United ) ates
and American institutions lie csPeci-
aIlv hates Che press. and rails at II IN q
manner 10 bring bushes to the check
Of native African. He Is laboring
under the dclusion that The journals OF
fhiS country have treated him uBkind!y-
~. BERG, the imprisoned speaker of
the Denmark Chamber. received re-
Gently. on the iw enty-iifth anniversary
IF his wedding day. q deputation
~ his prison representing $4,000
versions belonging 20 the OPP
position. which presented him
with an elegant present in silver work
and q sum Of $4,000 kroner. The
Opposition everywhere celebrated the
ia The Opposition means all the
s,eo,,leia Denmark. except the King
and his family
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

AE GLADSTONE is now escorted 10
th3 iIYu-c Of Commons daily by Two
Observation-Disclosures. who ride on either
~-,,..,if bis carriage. 4 number OF spe-
clti cnu-tables are also detailed TO
mase his progress 10 the House a easy
= possible. = couple OF weeks ago he
walkei through heavy dOwnpour of
ra:n in Downing street.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

Shortly after l o'clock the President
and his bride walked across the lawn
to ex-senator Davis's cottage, where
they lunched. As soon as the meal
up to the door, and the entire party
started to reconnoitre the locality of
the fishing grounds, where they will go
Monday. The stream is a typical trout
brook, shaded by alders, and ripples
through the meadows, now and then
slackening its current as it widens or
passes a deeper hole, where the fish are
to be found in the clear water. Leav-
ing the horses at the barn, and with
Mr.. Brant as guide, the whole party,
poles in hand, walked down to the
brook. Here they separated, Mr..
Davis accompanying Mrs. Cleveland
and the President escorting the Sena-
tors wife. Thus divided they strolled
along the banks of the brook until
o'clock.
FIRST PULL AT THE TROUT.
The journey home was quickly made,
and when the party drove up to the
Executive Cottage 6 fine string of some
forty trout was lifted out of the carri-
age. On the return, as the carriage
was passing farm house, three young
country maids ran out into the road
and handed each a bouquet of wild
flowers. The President thanked them
and the carriage drove on.
The little church where the bridal
couple attended divine worship on
Sunday, was built by President Robert
Garrett in memory of his father, John
w. Garrett. and is known as the ME
mortal Church" 1t stands on the cor
ner of a street in the centre of the viii
lage of Oakland. 1t is built of stone
and will seat about two hundred per-
sons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

NA>mNaToS went wild the other
DAY over a report that the handsome
Congressman Lcfeyre. of Ohio, had
captured the heart Of Mis- Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland. Mr. Lefeyre
blushed like a schoolgirl when the
matter was mentioned. He looked
guilty. but declared that he wasn't.
lie saws he has only pleasant acfuain-
tance with the lady.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17


~ incident illu>tratrating John kei
w. selI-,ontrol and impassivencss is
called 70 miud. E;>iDgin the II. Louis
Convention. in 1876. 20 make an anti
ridden sneech. he was met with storm
If opposition Cha; shook the very roof
and made speech utterly impossible
For full thirty minutes Dir. Kelly stood
with folded arms and calm, impossible
faen until mis- opponents Were wea-ied
.uto silence. Then his voice came,
clear. strong. pa>>ionless. Is i no
breath Of opposition had lifted itself
lie lost his game. but he played It aSe
The powerful man that he always was
81 being reported. that Ben. Folsom.
Mr.. t-'Srela-d's relative. j. % h. ~
stalled in SOME capacity at the White
House. . rafting Washington cores
,,ordent saws that Whist she AdminiStra-
sion sss lacked mp to the present time
ha~ bees she presence OF Just sUeh -
Youthful factor a Benjamin Folsom.
Every Administrator ha> had Young
man to represent is in tho social walks
81 Washington. The antics cf th2 Ar
thur youth. the escaPadeS Of james
Garfield. Jr., and tie history ot the
prim ami precise goody-goodv Webb
Halves ara parts Of the history Of she
-. Ifr... = IA s.rsfiorS Tho.
bows under the Grant Administration
were decided features in t'ia life NJ the
White House. Beniamiu Folsoss Eyill
supply a long-fell van,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

tins State Of Virginia. the Old
Dominion if you please. has sold the
beIi-puRc!ieS with which bar-keepers
yyere required to REGISTER each drink a
taken. These punches cost the State
-. were sold to the whiskey dealers at
so. but had to be taken back, and
row the entire lot has been closed out
~ auction al six cents each.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17

AT CLEVELAND, the jury IN the suit of
Thankful Tanner against Mrs Gar
field. widow III the ex-President, for
81, 900 damages for alleged injuries re-
r,lltiug from being run down by Mrs.
Gariield's carriage, brought in YER
dict for the defendant on the ground
that the accident was not the result of
-arclcssneSs in driving Mrs Garfield
.iidrot appear at the trial
The Republican journal., 1886-10-14
Camp-Nprting Criticism.

Kew 1. Il. Bessc, of the East Maine Conferences
has communication in the current number Of
lions Herald, critcising the revival meetings at
Nolttport Camp Ground. He thinks that a. 4 re
vlval agency the meetings are a failure that amnu-
milton Is wasted and calls for 4 change He saws
In the Golden time when privileges were fewer
and the people more scattered, the camp-neeting.
was very properly Il great revival agency. and may
he still where the situation similar; bat must #
be so always and everywhere? Now what are the
facts: Northport is Il cOnfcrcnce-nOt Il district
camp meeting held in 4 region Of country well sup
pied with all church and revival Appliances Nut
one person i'll hundred attends those services
who Is not an attendant similar services nj
home, and perhaps not one in a hundred who is
NOT enrolled among the members of some church.
hat folly then, to continue it rev wal agency
Think of an excellent sermon ana an altar app,I
to the unconverted When in congregation of from
l,20O to 1000, there are scarcely hundred incon-
verified persons present. They are worth saving,
It's true, and, if possible ought To he Il'oht i'll
but we will do well t" remember that these are the
same gospel hardened sinners to whom we have
been preaching for years at home and they are not
more likely to find salvation here than there WIN
so much waste OF ammunition? Why make such
display of apparent impOShry? WHY MOI better
accept the changed situation, ant in stead Of vast
ing our energies in beating the Air, Ana making.
ourselves ridiculous, turn our cn%inery in some
new }irccion and utilize it, As NC inuv yrandIv
f0rthe good of the race.
Mr.. Besse contrasts the callp-lncctiny with tile
temperance meeting which followed amt saws the
latter accomplished what the canp-mcctng could
not do-that Is drought all WHO were on tile
grounds in to the services. He thinks the temper
ancc meeting is the work Of the camp-meetin,
proper and suggests that in future a change be
made from revival meetings and have d dav set
apart for temperance. day tor e,lucation Il day
for anti Mormanism, a day for anti -Romansm, ETC.
Probably these suggestions will also provoke eriti
ciSn
The Republican journal., 1886-10-14
A Feast Of Figs.

1t is not every LAY that one is enabled to sample
ripe iigs-c;!lcG green figs i'll the Nouth--so far
from the region where it is possible for thc house
holder to sit under his vine and fig tree la It
week, through the courtesy OF our friend A. I. c.
Dodge, Est, of Washington, u. O.. we partook Of
this delicious fruit plucked from his own trees and
forwarded by express, and thus recalled memories
of the time when in the Crescent City 4 hcai,!nr
dish of green tgs in their season invariably sct
forth the breakfast table. 1t is said to be an
acquired taste, but the writer acquired it a. he ate
the first fig, and then like Oliver Twist clamorcd
for more. 1t is certainly Il luscious fruit almost
cloying in its sweetness, but taken fresh from the
trees, placed for time on ice and then served an
naturel they are most grateful to the palate in the
hot countries In eating figs they are taken by the
stem and the skin peeled downward, as 4 banana
is peeled and the small purple variety are Just Il
mouthful Mr.. Dodge takes great pleasure in cul-
tvating this and other fruits, pleasure which he
likes his friends to share. Some flav we hope to
invade his pleasant domain at the National Capi-
tol, and if it happens to be in the fig season he is
warned in time that his crop will be short that
wear,
The Republican journal., 1886-10-14
A Visit to the Poor House,


"Rattle his bones over the stones,
He's only pauper whom nobody owns"
The poet thus expresses the general idea of the
burial of town pauper. 1t is not so with the poor
of Belfast, who are considerably cared for while
living, and when dead they are given decent burial
There is great aversion going to the poor house
and in cases it is sufficient to cause the dest
tute to endure cold and hunger to the last degree
Last week Journal representative visited the
farm of MIR. Sylvanus L. Edgecomb, the keeper of
the Belfast poor, to see how our unfortunate cit-
zens are cared for Mr. Edgecomb lives a few miles
from the city, on what is known as the Paddy White
place, on the cross road between the Augusta and
Llncolnville roads. The farm contains 100 acres,
and Is as good a farm as can be found in this vi
cinity Mr.. Edgecomb has owned and worked this
place for twenty -four years, and has it under good
cultivation. The soil is clay loan which retains
the water, but to remedy this he has put stone
drain through the wet portion. Mr.. Edgecomb rails
edthis season 20i bushels of White Russian oats on
three and half acres of land, from a sowing of
ten bushels The oats with the six tons of straw are
worth Sll5. lie cuts thirty five tons of hay, which
Is fed out on the farm. The neat stock is jersey
thoroughbred and grades, and this breed Mr.. Edge
comb considers the best for dairy purposes. He
has six months old Jersey heifcr which is as
large as yearng, and 4 better calf than was en-
hplteu III amy Oh our agricultural fairs. The build
lh59 c All at'achcd SO that 1t Is not necessary to
90 out of doors in the winter season. An indoor
well furnishes an excellent supply of water for
household purposes, amt an underground spout
callfcs the water to the stock in the barn
"heh MI E"Secomb, something more than 4
year ago, contracted to support the poor of Belfast
Tor S3,OOO per year, he built for their occupancy
tNo-Stoly mousse opposite his own residence. This
mousse Is substantially bullt ana Is as warm as any
mouse IN town IN the front facing the highway is
"'"NS SUING room lor tile inmates INTO winch the
lV'l"oo'' sun lours Il MOOD OF Eight and heat On
VIC AFTERNOON OF our WISH IN old man was seated
H''l t''S Nll'''o" Oh 'ilc SUING room PUlng away
"' " PlP' anu N't'HlHE'N enjoying more comfort
, Wy |''N " pi'"'! ~ 'ul7 "oIp' :
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Inf Iittla l,hn, .o,.,,..l ,.,,, ,.i
first floor while the sncon,l stow i r,,,+ b,,,
deyotcd f., .lannine, ,,,,,,,o.,, I,t ;,.,+, t,, :
room and = rood Med ~. tbi,l, ~. ..,,. , fa.+1,,
bed in every ,p,,t,,ont ,y,, ,,,,,.- I a ~ \
The Republican journal., 1886-10-14

her husband was picking apples. The horse was
unhitched from the cart and a trig under the
wheel. From some cause the cart started and
knocked her down, running over her stomach,
breaking some blood vessels. She died from
internal hemorrhage.
McCurdy the jewclry sharper, did an excel
lent business at Skowhegan, Fairfield, and Wa
tervile. At the latter place he took about
$500. At Fairfield in the midst of the sale Dr.
Perkins exposed the fraud by reading an eX-
tract from a paper telling how he had gulled
others in other places. This had no effect only
to stir the crowd to greater activity i'll buying.
There was gathering of ice men from diff
erent sections of the State at Gardiner, Friday.
to consider the eNpcdency of forming at some
future time an ice exchange of the ice dealers
of Maine. After some discussion it was voted
to hold an adjourned meeting at the johnson
House, Gardiner, at 10 O'clock A. NJ. Tuesday,
Oct. 10Th To this meeting all the ice men of
the State are invited. The principal object of
the exchange will be to establish a uniform
price OF ice.
The Republican journal., 1886-10-14

IN BRIEF. In the Fairfield races Saturday.
Lawrence, owned by L. j. Lawrence of Fair
field. lowered the four-year-old record in Maine
from 2,3 to 1.32 l4.......Mr. Arthur Sewall Of
Bath SAYS that the New England Shipbuding
Company is practically ready to build an iron
ship..... ..Procccdings have been begun against
three professors of the Andover theological
seminary upon the charge of teaching here>y.
and they have been summoned to appear before
board of visitors the latter part of this month.
."...Iht overdue steamer Anch0ria is safe and
her passengers and crew are We'll. Size was
towed into st. Johns Mild, Monday with her
main shaft broken....Thc Gloucester schooner
Marion Grimes has been seized by the Cana
dIanS. This makes the sixth seZure......T hrtr
slight earthquake shocks We're felt SATURDAY, in
Charleston and the surrounding countrv..,.....
The knights of Labor Will make an effort TO
close the work of their General Assembly at
Richmond this week. but thus far little has been
accomplished. while much business remains to
be tranSacted......Col Charles &. Rivers. of
Chelsea. native of Thoma>ton Me-. has been
appointed deputy surveyor at Boston. Col.
Rivers has an excellent record aS a solier.....
Monday a Rockland Capt. Ephraim Mills, en-
gagged with w. II. Glover 4 Co.. builders. was
struck on the head with a heavy plank failing
from staging, crushing his skull. He lived
only three hours. His are was SiNtv.....The
third and last of the series of races between
the American sloop Thcts and the English
CuittI stranger MolluaN, resulted III victory
for the Stranger. 1t was "euttcr weather.
and drifting match....The railroad from
Pittsiield to lIartland is now nearly graded.
But one crew is at work grading and they have
very little to do. About four miles of rails
have been laid and there are three more. Thi,
is about as rapid railroad building as has ever
been done in Maine....Mr>. G.. +. ingalls,. of
MariaNille. Hancock county, was found in
sensible in her barn Monday with bad wounds
on her head. and cutching III her hand n
Sledge hammer. Her recovery is doubtful.
Foul play su>pected... Ottawa House.
Cushings Island, Portland harbor, was burned
Monday evening. supposed accidental. House
worth $4,000; insured for 50 900. Senator
Pike of New Hampshire and ex-senator Yale
OF Florida are dead....lt j. telegraphcd from
Washington that the pulling down of an
American t1ag on an American vessel bv a
Canadian officer may be passed over without
further notice."
The Republican journal., 1886-10-14
Accidental Shooting.

Mr.. James f. Clark, of Belmont was accident
ally shot on saturday while on his return from
Rockland, where he had been with load of hay
Mr. Clark was sitting on rope across the front OF
his hay rack, his coat hanging down over the side
In the lower pocket of the coat was a thirty two
calibrc revolver. The coat pocket struck on the
wheel tire and the revolver was discharged, the
ball entering Mr. Clark's body between the ninth
and tenth ribs, and penetrating the lung. The ac
cident happened near Camden, but Mr.. Clark
drove home. DR.. S. w. johnson, of Belfast, was
summoned and rendered surgical aid. The wound
is bad one and may terminate fatally.
The Republican journal., 1886-10-14
Waldo County Agricultural Society,

The trustees of this society met at Equity Grange
hail. Belfast, last week. Mr. Mark A. Wadlin, the
secretary, presented the lists of premiums as re
ported by the several committees, which were ac
copied. d. A. Wadlin, S. I. Edgecomb, Joseph
Littlefeld, Loretto Hayford and Frank Gray were
appointed committee to revise the premium list
The trustees are taking measures to permanently
improve the appearance of the fair grounds and
will repair the fence and make needed changes in
the buildings. The next meeting of the trustees
will be held at Equity Grange hall, Tuesday eve
ming, the 10Th. All interested are invited to attend