The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-26
Maine Matters.
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Lincoln county republican convention
met at Damariscotta Aug. 18th. Seventy-one
of the seVenty-siX delegates. We're present
Judge Orrin McFadden of Dresden, presided
The following nominations We're made: Sen
ator, Sebastian ). Marble. of Waldoboro
Sheriff. John W. Kelley, of Boothbay; County
| Commissioners, John W. Perkins. of Noble
boro. Albert b. Erskin, of Alma: Register of
| Deeds, James II. Narney, of Bristol; Register
of Probate, Howard +. Ham, of Newcastle
| County Attorney, ozro ID. CaStner, of Waldo
| bore; Treasurer John smith, of WiScaSsett.
The proceedings Were very harmonious.
| This is Mr.. Marbles third nomination. unani-
mouSly. Hon, Eugene Hale and Congress man
Dngey addressed large and enthusiastic meet
ng in the afternoon.
Tie .AroOstook County Republican Convcn-
| tion met in the opera house. Iioulton. Aug II.
| The following nominations were made: Sen-
| atorS, \. l.. Lambert, of I1oulton and T. Ii.
| Phair, of Presque Isle; Clerk OF Courts. NJ. NJ.
Clark. of lIoulton: Register of Probate. J. H..
| hidder. Of Bridgcwater sheriff, NJ 5. lIusSon
of Easton; Treasurer, J.. b. Johnson, of
| iiouton; commissioners, A. A. Burleigh, of
Iiouton. and c. /. Wadri@h. of Monticello !;
| County Attorney, NJ. y. Drew. of Fort Fair
field. Congressman Boutee addressed the con-
| Ycnton in the afternoon.
\ cores spondent writing from WAYNE to the
| Lewiston journal saws: REV T. bennett Of
| Wayne. who WAS nominated for Congress iu
the Third District by the prohibition ronvcn-
ton. hodcn in NHrrNillc, Aug. 9th. declines
the nomination., and states that it was unauthor-
| izcd and entirely unknown 10 him. His letter
| declining the nomination Will appear in the
| Portland Herald.
The Portland Pres, says; The first gun for
| Col. Edwards, the "soldrr candidate" has been
| fired at Skowhegan by the Hon. Ehcn f. Pills
| bury. who stigmatized the soldiers as Lincoln's
| hirtlur>." lad I'm. ulruosr been 10 ,vno>4
| their hynocri.y The Democrat. rot,lJ moi hive
! f,und = better WAY tbou Ly ,lra@,ein,t Wr PiII.-
| bury from his retirement within the classic
| shades of Ko.top to lead their Maine canvas.
| The Washington CORRESPONDENT of the PORT
| land Advertiser saws that juIye { leaves is ,tiu
| strong with the. President anI tllai nrw mon
will he selected for the Lewiston post office and
| the Ea>tport and Wal,loboro custom houses.
| The >olnrr>,t County Rrnubtiran convention
met at ~kuwhenan Auy L. The nominee,
are George Flint. Anson. Senator: f. +. Dan
| forth. Nkow hr~an County Attorney: /puas
Vaughan New Portland Sheriff A. H. Chase
| Lexington. ana Albert Leayitt. Athens Conn
| ty Commissioners: George Cushing, skowhc-
IN ,ti,,'t ~ ~, ii,,,1
| gresham :. l.. Miliken in The evening.
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SIMEON h. HIGGINS OF ofialh, better known
| a. " h't Slhl. Is one OF the champion bear
| hunters "l Maine MOI year passes tli;it ne
u"''> not kllI from one tolNchtN heafS. lhou-li
| now over - years old he Is yet active anu
.r"'s ~ @Nf ne lhoNi pu2haG'ou> pru'H nara
luel' luSSel' ne y rusSed-I"ohlhg man some
W@ha' @ .poNf me iliealuin hei%ht' tnl'k SCI ana
very Huai-ht LOT one ol ms aye ne mas iohs'
1noN- NnIlF mar amu Mh"f' moving peaT"'
M lc"iuie> are wen haI h'', EuS am proil-
Iilehl; an" ms Ia'9 lia' Il HTIi p"5 hlha eA1
iNH.Ioh; ne wa porn ID i-hifoh' hui moved
| /" WI. l'eNeTt l>'ahI WIN ms par'hl> Wheh
| lNHe Young since M noYh"ol ne mas been
n9lfI lgf ~ M pr""e>> IN stay ing the bears with
| NlHh lfaufock COUNTY abolnd>.
~ tht WINTER o. ~ ar. ii.=sliiS got on me
| ,fath "l pear ilc TRAM icd TO il large h"'ioW
| na'h im'ta'A tree' ne space between Two OF
| tht iar2t EVol> ol the UFe WAS Hleu Ill WIN
! Iot''h W"u0' eNrePt >inalI opening near me
| Yep. II" pear 'Ia' the huhler was ioh0Wlh9
| hAi fleH'o, ,'S away iIll> ro'l%n Wood pu' had
h"' 'uf'yeneG ON account ol IL neihg frozen
'"iil' anu had gone lafthtf aoh@ III search OF
" "lhieI lCdSlil@' LOOKING mo me sila
! "ltHlhT, ING hunItr saw pear Prefihg olil al
| AlHl' II >cthi> lhal lt l'd illNed l"f Inc VIII
| lrr' hut was MOI Aet III a dormant state. y
ehar@G 81 nach>ho' hfrd mo me opening
| GtuSea me N'il-3@ed hfuli 1" TroWl ieaf1ully
| ne st"ol up ana cEWGd ON me inside OF the
| tree a. Iohg aS ne conld stand me smoke from
| lht poWhef, ana men l"ktd out ms nose TO get
| d nfeath OF ar When bullet from the ready
iln% ne liii>le" iii'.
! he huhirr tn"h eat on tie shell o1 the tree,
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