The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-09-30
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.


nlHlllet' was unanimously elected to the Iegis-
nature. lie received every vote in every town
HI ms dlstrlct, which comprises Fort Kent.
MlhterNlie, Eagle Lake. Nalagrass, New Cam
ada, ST. John, st. Francis and Alegash In
these towns, Edwards received 800 votes Bod
wei! " and Dickey 42l-or Just 800 plus 90.
hlcetioh returns from all the towns and
Plantations IN Aroostook but one-MapIeton-
snow mat NJ. y. Drew of Fort Fairfield. the
republican candidate for county attorney is
elected.
Says the Rockland Free Press: The Opinion
tooh the Democratic party of Knox county
over ITS knee last week. BY what right it, a
frecnbtck, Butler, Knights of Labor paper
exercises parental castigation in such a ease is
incompreheu>ihle
1hc Boston journal says: Mr. Blaine has
been invited to speak in Ohio and Tennessee,
anu II Is announced that he will speak in Penn
SylNnia."
The latest discovery of Democratic manager,
IN Maine is that the Prohibition party al the
late election was the refuge of di>grunted
Hon. 5. 5. Marble has rival in his canvass
Tor the presidency Of the senate in the person
OF Mr. Samuel Libby. Of Orono
ONE OF TIE BRAvEsr.
SAID an Oakland soldier boy to the TRAMP.
II see by the papers that Major j. II. IT, IIew-
EFT OF Ihomaston has been elected county at
lorney by the Knox county republicans |
don't know much about hi, ability As an at
t9rneN, but he was a,jutant of lie Old Eighth
Name, my regiment, and drawer man |
never knew. There wasn't a craven streak
IN him anywhere. Dr. III. c. Leven>aer of
lhomaStOn was our surgeon, and the doctor
was good soldier. too, and when it comes
10 telling stories. | never knew his equal"
INatervilie sentinel.
TRoTTING AND TIE LOCAL FAIRS.
The somerset Central Agricultural Society
closed a most successful three DAYS show at
Nk0Whegan sept. %. The showing of stock
WAS good, crops good, and manufacturing arti-
dies light. IN the races the four year oli> was
won by colt lyer, owned by j. Jewell. Cam
den. time Dol. The three minute class wa,
Won ny Early Dawn, owned by Henry SAWYER |
NollldgeWock, time ~ H. The 237 race
was won by Isabel, owned by T. r. Palmer. |
Dover, time 30 81. The 40 purse was won |
10y Isabel, time 80 II. The free-for-aIl was |
won by Plumed knight. owned 10y W. g. Nor |
TIL, Iltt>ticld. time 2.31 81.
The Central Washington society elo>edatwo
DAYS far at Machia> last Thursday evening /
There was the best exhibit of farm stock and |
produce and the largest attendance ever had |
pom DAYS were pleasant and The races good |
y: l Grant of Ellsworth entered Nellie b.. j. |
H. hehue, 81. stephen. Sandy Morris and d. |
j. Ntockford. Fredericton. Joel Hooker in the |
free for all race. Sandy Morris won the hum |
Hfe'i dollars. Time, 2.43, 2.42, 40. Joel Hook
er took second money
The North h 'cbcc Fair closed Thursday |
WIN the tQlluWili res: Sweet ~tabc> Jersey |
LILY, Nelson's. ti>t, ants CU>noc second: /
- or tfrer-Near-U :. Gilman~ Cen Han
cock, first, Alban- Louis f. second: BOB. For |
warnings. q. 3. Gilman stallion C0mrade.
lIrSt, {. II. Nelson's ty Artist, second: first |
half. l.36: second half. , minutes
Inc th annual Bristol fair, one of the best |
town fairs in the state, closed thrcr DAYS >,iS-
SION at their grounds nj Bristol Mills Thurs |
day The display of farm and field crops were |
large and the stock exhibit fine. The untayor-
able weather somewhat diminished The attcn-
dance and receipts.
INCENpIAEIsM IN HARMONY.
{. +. Leighton. chairman Of the board of
>eIectmeh OF Harmony WAS in >koW hogan |
saturday night and hired Detective True of /
Portland. To come to Harmony 10 try and lind |
an InrendiarN. He reported great excitement
III Harmony on account Of numerous fires
tItizeh> were watching their buildings and had |
their goods packed ready 10 move them ont
The house. eli and stable of Earnest Willis |
We're burned. loss $1,000 Insurance $500 A.
bunkcr> barn, {. A.. Lauglton's house. ell and
3afh III Harmony Were burned Saturday. John
D"re'> buildings in ellington near the Har-
nonl line and Ethan Smiths buildings in
" ellington were burned SATURDAY. This makes
SIN sets OF farm buildings burned in Harmony
since Sept. goth. all but one i'm one section Of
ne town near The main street Of the village.
The buildings were ali burned in the ,lav time.
most Of them about five o'clock in the after
noon. All caught in the barns and appcaranres
indicate that something like a time fuse is used
beng placed the night before. The citizens
and all are guarding. pronnrt, All snrt, Of
rumors ar,. aflnat n.y. All SUI ls u
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Tho .i.f,,,,..
meeting Saturv ID n Ert,t " a III o'a,'
chairman and Alhrrt lr,vi4t ~ Sa.rata,,l7 =,
b. Bartlett and Nm Turtl from, ,l,,o.,,; ,,.
present and addressed thn I1.nt;nr il, th =;
tere>t of a route ,tYrtin.r lt Ru1Yl7,,, ,aHi,'
through tb, TOWN, nf t-ona,n ttL,,l 40 -
on to The Fork. ana rnnnnntinr VII W. NJ
leauti,. nj Nnn.. ri,r Th ~ " w., 'nt ne
very enthusiastic and conlrn1Iy Irn,Ii.to t
building of such 4 road at same I, ,,"t Gov 'ti'
the future. The 1npetin,r1 M, .,II~s.lnl l, NJ r..
Hall and DR. Farubar Of N.Ii.,,n I.o ~ ~ ii
eral of the citizen. az Nthrn. ali If ,,-La,t;, ~
pressed strong ,le,ir, 10 ~, tI,a ,a5 ,,l1
Athens woutd work earnestly mi IT, iiI
for such road. As # wumd iIa,. her ON ina
OF railroad with one terminus at Belfast and
ti I { lllo every fal!road center Of
,,,i,,t,i j.; to 49, -A',''''i meeting was al-
PN'''''" III !" - VEGAS "' : elock T. NJ
HE COMING tCE HARVEST
The ice men in Maine ara naIin., ,,,o,,,,
tiunS for bic winter. WORT, own, ~ H.
combination Of disasters from wLirii 1oma nf
The c0mpanio. suffered In>t winter tl,n i,.,,,I
>il,,ult1> Iy,- NOT carri,J ,,.., ' ~ "'''