The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-01-28
STRANGE PEOPLE rp-RIyrR.

The old saying that one-half the world don't
know how the other half lives, is called to our
mind by the following communication we have
received from one Of our correspondents
We omit town and names as we only wish to
give an idea of what is going on in this part of
the world, and not to offend any one. Mr.
offers his farm with all its privileges, house
and outbuildings, good well of hard water
and set of furniture, bed, stove, &c, &C.. all
ready to 20 to housekeeping, all for eight
dollars. The reason given is financial depres-
sion and an inclination to roam in the forests
Mr.. = offers all of his land for sale; he has
been obliged to sell his household goods He
has also sold his wife to Mr. - for barrel
of flour and fifteen dollars in cash, and the
price has been paid over.
Our correspondent informs us that we need
not be afraid to publish the above as they are
actual facts. And this is in Maine How is
that for high: [Up-Riycr News.
DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN PUBLISHER.
Edmund 5. Hoyt, of the Portland firm of
Hoyt, Fogg Il Donham, booksellers died Friday
afternoon of catarrhal trouble, aged o. Mr.
Hoyt was born in Hopkinton, New Hamp-
shire. He graduated at Dartmouth college
and soon after was teacher for some years at
the Yarmouth academy. In 1868 he went into
the book and stationery business in this city
and has been the leading member of his firm
ever since. He started the Maine Register in
1870. The book was first called the Maine Po-
Iitical Manual but in 1871 it received the pres
ent name. 1t has been published annually
since 1870. He was member of the Maine
Press Association.
MI ioyt was an energetic and successful
business man and commanded universal re-
spect tie leaves widow and three daugh-
tiers.
IN GENERAL.
The new janitor of the Augusta Post Office
IL Is years old.
10 laHv Sol
Augusta Is graduate of Eassar College.
II. w. Grant Of kennebunkport drew the
$1,000 prize In the G. A. r. Fair at Haverhill,
Mass.
In 1882 the Indebtedness of Aroostook county
was S14S9.27. At present the resources exceed
the liabilities S6925 s.
There are thirty-five cars on the Maine Cen
trail Railroad fitted up to be occupied as travel
ling boarding houses by the different repair
crews
BY an explosion in the Williams slate quarry
In Brownville, Jan. 20, Dana II. Perham was
Instantly killed, and Erwin Evans badly injured
Captain A. A. Duncan has at his home in
Rockland a dove that took refuge aboard his
schooner, the James Boyce, Jr., when she was
forty miles out to sea, just preceding the great
storm.
The Maine hospital bureau issued instruc-
tions to discontinue all inspection stations on
the Canadian border west Of Rchford YER
mont, and including that city, on the 18th in
slant.
Foss, the Brownield murderer, was arraigned
before Trial Justice Bean at Brownfeld, Thurs
day, and committed to Paris Jail to await the
order Of the court on the second Tuesday of
February.
The people of Bath, have appointed COM
mittee to visit the proprietors of the Singer
Sewing Machine company and offer induce
ments for them to locate their factory In Bath.
If they decide to remove from New JERSEY.
The order for salute in memory of Vice
President Hendricks was obeyed at the Augusta
Arsenal Jan. 18th, and everybody wondered
what it meant until it was learned that the
order had only just been received.