The Republican journal., 1886-01-07
IN GENERAL.

The governor has nominated +. NJ. otillwell,
Of Bangor, fish commissioner.
Mr.. Blaine has completed the second volume
of his book, which will soon be issued.
Close time for moose, deer and caribou began
January 1St and continues TO October lst.
\ writer in the Boston Globe says there are
10000 Knights of Labor in Maine today and the
number is on the increase.
Mr.. James q. Blaine is again a happy
grandfather 10y the birth of son to his dau9h-
ter, the wife Of Lieutenant Coppinger.
The threShing season j. over. and threS her,
report excellent Yields of all kinds of grain. 1t
has been an exceptionally good wheat year III
Aroostook.
The Commercial says that boy who is 10
years old and only weighs eight pounds. passed
through Bangor Tuesday from the west on his
way to st. John.
Geo W. Brown and family, whose unfortu-
nate history has been published, have hired
house on the east side Of the river in Augusta
and will reside there in the future.
Mr.. Q. a. Denen, the we'll known landlord
of the kneo House, says that more numbering
is being done i'll the lake region this winter than
any season before for fifteen years.
Hon. Edward Wiggin, of Maysville Centre,
is now delivering his celebrated lecture, "Mince
Pie, as My Mother Made It. under engage
ments through the Williams Lecture Bureau of
Boston.
Postmaster General Villas has continued in
office Mr.. William H. Bgelow, superintendent
of the New England division of the railway
postal service. Mr.. Bigelow's qualifications
are uneXcelled for his position.
Mr. Franklin Nourse, agent of the York mills,
at Saco, Me-, has hired teacher and will open
free school for all employees under 10 years Of
age. -Four hours will be allowed for school
daily, and all will receive full wages.
The Bangor Wing says the number of foreign
and domestic arrivals and clearances of vessels
at that port the past year, are follows Do
nestle arrivals, 1883: foreign, %; foreign clear
ances a. This is slight gain over the previous
year
The death of Mrs. J. A. Crowell Cnee Leigh
tom of Bangor is deeply regretted not only in
that city, but elsewhere, her popularity a
soprano singer of church music not having
been bounded by the city which was her home.
The Merchants Marine Insurance Company
was organized in Bangor, Dec. %, with a capt.
tai of 100000, and under charter granted at
the last session of the legislature. A board of
nine directors was chosen with Hon. 4. b.
Nealley, president.
John jameson, chairman of the board of Sc
lectmen and one of the largest real estate own
ers in his town, died at Old Orchard, Dec 80,
aged % years. He was at one time member
of the Saco city government, and was the first
town treasurer of Old Orchard.
The priest of the Passamaquoddy Indians ap-
peared before the Governor and his Council
Thursday to complain that the Indians could
not fish and hunt at certain seasons of the wear
owing TO the laws of the State. He urged that
they had right to under the treaty with Mass
achusetts before Maine became State.
During the past year there arrived at Ban
gor, % vessels from foreign ports and nearly a
thousand vessels from domestic ports, and
about the same number of departures, respec-
lively. Over a million feet of lumber has been
shipped and 347 900 bushels of corn, 81 ,00(
bushels of salt, 1000 tons of coal, 700 bush
els of oats and much other goods have been re-
ceived.
G. ii. Porter, agent of the Passamaquoddy
Indians reports the population of the tribe
Nov. LIST, 531 number of deaths during the yea,
a. of which 90 were under 10 years of age
The death rate is larger than that of any Other
year with one exception. The farm crops have
increased 20 per cent. over last year. The
schools are in good condition.
n. league, Jr., proprietor of the Ocean
House at South West Harbor, died at thu
Maine General Hospital Portland, last week
The remains were taken to South West Hab
Dor and buried with Grand Army ceremonies
Mr.. league was a native of Bangor and sol
Capt. Nathaniel league, who for many years
Y led packet between Bangor and Boston.
he fourth annual dinner of the Children'i
istmas Club was given in Portland Dec. 20
This is an association of children which every
ear gives a Christmas dinner to poor children
200 children were dined beautifully at the Cit,
Hall. There were addresses by President Ed
ward H. Little, Mayor Deering and Bishop
Nicely. After the tables were cleared the child
rem sang and an entertainment was given them
Then each child received Christmas present