The Republican journal., 1886-04-29
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
FIGURES FROM THE ANNUAL STATE PRISON
REPORT.

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c+. p;,, ~ w ';,, t; t.1Jn
,aiatin ',,tI n,,+n thn
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nnI ~ so,,.ni ,a',t, ;;, y; ~ St"t Thorn
n ~ ~, , f ~, ',ie II. ~ o,'-
na in p,iy, nf J'', n,,n - ore in
for | Iife 10 fpr two years 33 for three ycars 93
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f ;,ti ,tL ,"i .,,,i th6
i"l vi2lieun 2 noi - ''',u
f f,, ~" I ,I' H. ioi', loi f ,'n,i
f H." ~ ,,t ,J
V'Y,. Hf tbn.', m,itg % Hror' ','' .omnittnJ
a., i.,i, ot f,.,. Jr',nIi " 't1;r n,''I Ir
o,,, 81 1, rJi 1c f,,,i n.1
f,r ,,r'I, IN ~. S',,, I.rr,,. an f9r
la''nIt " az +hl hai,,,. wy ~ ',nns ,,',,i,b
NH .,, na, 10 th''o ror ~. ,n,i-
m;tments fn ..rso, li, fnr aIs,,,lt to Hi Tha
nIn,,, .,i,,4,.r tn H. tbn NOR. common crimes
",,,i aI u,tolI,j tL,. ,,",,I,. ,f iony,tu hn'
,,,'. f thn Icm,,tb nf ti,on far wbirh sentnnces
,na, ~. ;,,,,nynI ~ H., n,,,nI,,r nf ,,,,nn,;+-
I; w., ~ w. ,,',+ l,,,,. ,'ii,
np,'tl n. 'lie !Vi .'' To
.,yn,.',, ,,,,l,o nf ,,ii,,,tn,,,,t J,,,.;r,, tho
',St 7,ci.I las honr 81; nnI thn nn,ninr com
mittn,i Iast W.. was 10 RIA lar,rcst ninnhrr Of
l',,',,; T.; i.-e 49, ia M,
lSS;} the AVERAGE being 81 Der ypar The aver
age number of conN lets i'll the prison during the
past year Was lac, larger number than amy
year since 1881, preceding which the average
Tor hNe wears was Eg The state Prison was
bult III lS2f, and the average number of con-
NlctS during that year was 80. In 1870 the
average number was 80; in 1910, GS; III 1900
q; III 1850, llS; IN 1870. Il. and IN 1850, 2l3
me Oldest prisoner IN the institution at the
tioSc OF lllc wear was W years OF age. ana - OF
We lNl Hoiilhcu We're undef ~ years OF age
The average age OF the whole number bong -
years months. or the nativity OF the rpnNlctS
me records snow tllat lU' were from Name, II
from Massachusetts. from New Hampshire,
from Vermont, from Rhode Island and l
from tonnccllcut. Ot those OF foreign nativity
It appears that were from Ireland, . from
England = from tanlda' ) from Germany, and
one cacil from uba, l'ehlnafk' France and flil-
lahtl.
ne tota numhrr Of commitments to the lails
OF thc state IN lSNo was 3393, an increase OF ''3
over lSSl lhe number of commlttas for
druhktmhc>s WAS 1861, an increase OF III over
~. me number sentenced Tor selling lntoN-
lratin@ liquors was lSS, an increase Of - over
lnthiS Tor dfulik"hheSS Is probably the result OF
we laNt ainehdhoit iihdc |" thc lf9lilbitofy
i;'W foNiollS tof Imprisonment instead OF hne
and cost. There were no commitments for
In Irlnj lPnt,,i ' VI i'''N-
DEATH OF iN EAST BOSTON SiiEPBI ILDEE,
East Boston has lost one of it, best known
citizcnS-a man of marked indiyidWtlitv, a
man of enterprise, a man of convictions. ban
and but a few weak ones. but he was warm
hearted Generous and kindly. lie was born in
Newcastle Me- in 1878, and learned the trade
Of shipWrigllt and raulkcr In 1S4l he pur-
chased his place of business in East Boston.
and about ISIS he BEGAN bliIdipq and reulir
ing vessels some of his >hip> have been wide
IL known. Among them were the Edwin For
rest, Caleb CARTS, Old Hickory. Fire FLY,
Thomas Jefferson, Bo>tonian. Stoncwal Jack
SON etc. lie built in all. including pilot boats,
about fifty sail. MIR. Kelly was a member Of
the Common Couuril i'm tSi3. - 30 arJ was
a member of the Board Of Aldermen in lS79.
Though Il strong Democrat Mir. Kelly was in
favor of noH-parti>al>hip in he government of
the city. During the war Mr.. Kelly occupied
an uncnviable position. While he rave liberal
ly for The support of soldiers families he was
opposed to tht. war. CARRYING his nnuositinn So
e,u,,n.,t to, a., t1,,', H. ~ '''',',, ,
lova to his friends And VA. Uop,ilar anlouo the
working Glasses. In ,yhatryrr nromotrI the
interest of East Boston he took ain active mart,
and there are many who will willingly FORGET
some phases of his career and will remember
him only ;,s 4 sincere. outspnkcn. honest man.
Boston journal.
r,rr Ac,,nurs o,, NAIVE
~,
nv |iihu"i .I'. Iep1ft " lhS St"t' NuPcflhtend-
Gll "l 'oihihoil schools VIII be issued Ill Few
"as' rom thr StatlsllcS llat nave berh gath
N't" ItS'iWil? lhe SCHOOLS lor the past year the
! i'polt WA snow i colslhcfaDit decrease III
,oth current ana general resources and eNpcil-
"tu'tH' lhio decrease i iollh" III every item
"' resources, ail'i III every llcih OF expenditures
7AH@ we lllal ol Ioc2l supervision.
me average daily attendance IN the summer
H'H9oIS >hoNrl ah increase OF Ions, bllt the at
lei''ahce III inG WINTER schools showed de-
trtase Ct ol "o9' J. he percentage 81 average daily
~ ~ l'1l>''ltu 'tt'hlaii'c ior III" year was .o5.
l'ic >''iile 'H III loN9-f. ne average length OF
summer schools showed an increase of two
trt,. nf $40 ,.,l in ~ a., ',
of weeks of school taught during The wear.
During the past four years there has apptarcd
to be an annual decrease in the number of
male teachers employed, and corrcspondin"
increase in the number of female teachers. The
number of towns that have supuortrd free
high school, last year was l52. an increase of
10. The amount expended for their >upport
was S!i4 1872.
The attendance upon the three normal schools
in the State showed a considerable increase
over 1SS}-4 and the number OF graduate. in
creased from - to %. The expenditure for the
support of these schools was S:21, ,474.
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i"o''ii AIM
The Calais FINES says: \ shocking story
comes from Grand Falls respecting the sickness
ana urath OF 4 young man named Ferguson.
+ or me past SIN months. despite the skill of
local pilN>lclans, he had been constantly losing
nesh Win frequently choking sensation in his
Mn> one u.i py snake
dropping back to hi, den. Ferguson acou,intrd
his sister with the fact. and requested her to
watch for the advent of the monster and sniln
il by the head. While hi, sister was seated hy