The Republican journal., 1886-11-04
Maine Matters,
NEWS AND GOSSIP rnoM ALL oyrl: TIL,



will undoubtedly be finished in 1887. is really
controlled by, and will form part Of the
Canadian Pacific, which company now operate
with their main line and numerous branches
over ocoo miles; truly magnificent property,
and one virtually to extend from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. The advantages likely to accrue
TO the people of our State from the connection
OF this great railway With the Maine Central
cannot he over estimated rs the point by con-
necuon can be made distributing one for
freight and passengers both east and west
The Canaan respondent of the Pittsfiell
journal says: At the railroad meeting held
saturday evening, Oct. 23d, DR.. Low Of this
place delivered very interesting speech in
favor of the proposed railroad, and very i'll
terestng letter was receive and read from Hon
:. Millinen, of Belfast; also one from Athens
\ large number of the citizens We're present
and the meeting was the most interesting of
any that has been held.
The sebasticook and Moo>ehead Lake Rail
road between Pitt>teld and HartIand. opened
for freight business Monday Nov list Pa>sen-
ger business will begin little later. The ex-
tension of this road through to Monson and
thence to Moosehead Lake is but a question of
time.
\ Mars Hill letter to the AroostJok Herald
states that the survey for the proposed railroad
from Woodstock, \. b.. via Centreville to the
Maine boundary line at Baird's Mills is well adj
Vanced and the surveyors pronounce itavery
easy and practicable route.
\ notice is published in heunebec county
papers that the legislature will be asked this
winter TO charter horse railroad between
W atcrYillG and Fairfield.
GreenNille, town and people. will raise 800
900 Tor the railroad. They are deeply in earn
est and are bound to have the road. says the
MUnson Slate.
Maine Central stock sold Saturday at 100 L.
THE WATER WORKS BOOM.
The Camden " Rockland Water company
nave had careful surveys made of Th0maston,
len Ffa.l, E
ing those places with water from Ovster-rivcr
pond and estimates Of the cost will he made.
\ reservoir has been constructed at Pre>que
Isle which Is said to be Of capacity sufficient
Tor holding a years supply of wafer for tile
whole town. Ihree-fourth~ Of a mile Of pipe
must be laid to carry the water into the village.
IT Is now well assured that the Augusta
W alter tompany will have water in their mains
tins fail, In ten day more the reservoir will
be completed.
Z. b. Mallctt, il. has offered to give Free
port a steam engine if the town will build
suitable house and furnish hose and hose
carriage.
Pennington has held meeting to consider
the ad'isability of making some immediate
move towards securing water works
The insurance losses ut Pennington have
nearly all been adjusted and the payments will
amount 70 about $50 900.
Dove. nd FoXcroft are agitating the subject
Of protector against fire.
a $4,000 lIRT IN fuoluBAl.
large fire Il Boothbav Monday ui.ht de-
10y ca w Io'V ing property IRON store and
blacksmith shop. jWncd and occupied tp Ros-
Wy ~; NJ ''iIi, liitIuuIi3 pAl'! ilIil; store
MiieT ~ = ~ b!tiI, ana occupied ny ffet-
GI ICY T Ii"iII> ~ pilil'uu nam bulIaIng owned
Lake a. stove and hardware business and tin
shop, with tencment> overhead: Gardner lib
p'its PleHhSe>' owned ald occupied ny llh>cIf
a, III per Nuop ana pain room. ANA Mailman
10y loI II AT anu olIItftloiiclH rs stand
IL h4IuM"ie STORE Oh James I. fooIe' Win
' T,2e 1 oGle On me NeeoHd oor a. SAli maker
Nv iGss - eslltteu a. lolio"s' Il. y. ln@fa-
.5'l, ana STOCK OF IRON ana hardWre
1P'Op?' a. NJ II. biaif, building. S2.9PV; Fred
NirLar,on hirli,,'' y 7on.i T. W., '"HcPn
and tinware, - 900: Gardner Tihbett,. build
ing and contents S40oo: Nathan Hodgdon
$500 James c. Poole. buildings and contents
$4,000: Eben Poole stock and fixtures - 900
All the parties are partially insured The
engine company did excellent work and more
disastrous coniagration was aNcrtcd bv their
effort TIE fire was discovered on the wharf
OF j. {. Poole.
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rohclef >tock nave been sold at SO share,
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, nav peeL raised III Aalhe- No limit TO the
iGiii''l vi >H"it> = Ii"it', hNt everybody
Hho ,Ilenas 10 ION me colony TO be planted III
Ihe Mexican state OF >inaIoa must take at
scriptions i = I,rrn Silr1 IF noonar III, ,'n
who are mana~n~ tb, ii,lii,n.s il, W,in nf
course above >Isniriou bmt il X 1,n.siIla tI,t
the oripipa+ors of +lle >,han,e in pan,,,.i,-.,i;
may be les trustwortbv Tba ,,'i !.' ",.i"
offered to the investor. i, mari '+,,o ~, ~ ~,
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Of California If tbis trarf i",IJ wv. .D ;'i'
acres,ihIp ar ,ni,baIitoiI" iofe IN,
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lfort'aiil ADVERTISER
TIE LOYAL LADIES LEAGUE
A convention of thn Io,.,l I,,1;,.. r.o,,,,,.
will be held ar 1,hica~n NV 1Sfh r. a.+,lfi.h
National order ThG Womn,I Stat., PoIiaf
Corps of Maine and thn orra,l,tin', l,,,a
rs the Women Of The a. p nf IU;ii - I -
been asked 70 send deIn@ata. I,i.h - ,.iot,. ~
unite the three or@aniIa+ions thmir "hia,.t ~
ing exactly the same. II las been rllnore,l
that, II natlonai organization Is perfected
lhey VIII ADOPT the name Nv omen Of the Grand
Army. l he following named ladies of Maine
mat