The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-04-01
IN GENERAL.

Frank ID. Pullen Il Co.. clothing dealers,
Bangor, will adjust their affairs in insolvency.
Ii Is reported that the copper mine at Cape
Rozier is to be pumped out and work resumed.
Rev. Or. Henry W. Warren of Denver, Col
orado, will preside over the Maine anti East
Maine NJ. +. conference.
Senator Frye presented Friday, a memorial
of the meeting of Friends of China, Maine, for
measures towards securing peace among ma
tons.
Colonies Porter and Bean, inspectors of the
Maine State Prison, made ali official visit to
that institution last week.
BENJAMIN Hilton of North Arson has been
reappointed superintendent OF the horse de
partment at the state Fair for the season of
1856.
Mr. Fenno of Name father-n-law of Mr.
kmball of the Life Saving Service, who has
been spending the winter in Washington, died
suddenly Friday afternoon.
1t is predicted that we shall have warm
summer with large amount of pleasure trav-
Cling. The severe Winter ought to be offset in
some way.
Jack Finn of Portland issues challenge to
Mike Daley OF Bangor TO fight him for 500 a
side and gate receipts. The fight to take place
in Massachusetts,.
The Wing has the biggest snow story Of the
season. ! says that a man drove into Bangor
from Glenburn who said that his horse trayell-
ed upon ten feet of solid snow for distance of
three miles.
The iron bridge across the Sebasticook river
at Clinton is expected to be completed, this
week The bridge is up and as soon AS the APP
proaches are filled up it will be open TO travel
The Governor and Council have pardoned j..
}. Conboy, i'll kennebec Jail from Somerset
county for the larceny of $40, he having served
seven months of his ten months sentence.
The Bailey Praying Band has just closed Il
very successful series of meetings at Mechanic
Falls. The pastors of the churches united with
them in their labors and about ninety CONVEX
sions were the result. The Praying Band have
just begun meetings in Pennington.
The will of W. ID. Fuller, formerly of Port
land, Me-, was filed in Washington, ID. c., Fri
day. The Will gives the entire estate less 5000
to the New York Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals. The 800 is to 90 to the
person who delivers the will to the court of pro-
per jurisdiction.
On being presented to Mr.. Iiowells as
Maine lady last week, Mrs. Senator Frye said
81 am not the Lady of the ArOostook, Mr..
Howells, but | am from neighbsring county,
Mrs. Frye enjoys quite a reputation in Wash
ington society for her quick wit
Commander S. w. Lane of the Grand Army
has received four invitations to deliver Memoir
ial Day addresses. He was obliged to decline
them all, as they would require SO much of his
time, the places being so far distant that he
could not accept.
The Maine Benefit Association of Auburn
reports a gain of 1871 members during the
year ending March 18th. The whole number
of certificates now in force is PIP, represent
ing insurance amounting to $5,778, 600 There
have been no deaths and no assessments.
The committee of the Governors Council
who have been fixing the assessment of the
State tax on railroads, report a total assessment
of S10O,377.97. The telephone and telegraph
tax will be assessed about the first of May and
the express company tax in June.