The Republican journal., 1888-04-19

IN GENERAL.
Ten Maine Governors and ex-t;oycrnOr~ are
now living.
The Maine Unitarians will hold their annual
conference at kenncbunk on June 18th and
18th.
The debt of Biddcford was increased $50 900
last year. This was under democratic rule.
Geo. 4. Matthews. Esq. Of Mon>on. who
was injured in the Boston X Maine railroad
di-aster, has not yet entirely recovered from
his Illness.
}. x J. Philbrook. OF Portland, have secured
the cont ract to construct the new school build
ing at Oak Grove Seminary, Nassalboro.
y verdict has been rendered against the Sal
Nationsts IN their suit against City Marshal at
Augusta. and they will have to pay all the costs.
Hon. /. u. Reed has just appointed Ralph
'hadbournc. Of Saco. to the vacant cadet>hp
AT the Annapolis Naval Academy. Ralph is the
son of Hon. Paul chadbourne, whose widow
now resides in Portland.
Forest Grange, Lee. traded over $1,000 last
year and stockholders got Il dividend of IL per
cent. after paying all expenses. This is not
- per cent. on the whole trade but Just the
stockholders.
The Manhattan copper mine. Cape RoZier
has been purchased hy an English company
| and the prospect is that the mine will now be
worked. They also bought farm adjoining
the mine and extending from it to the water.
where the ore is shipped.
Hon. Melvin Weston Fuller Of Chicago and
Hon. William LeBaron Putnam, gentlemen
whose names are prominently mentioned In
connection with the Chief Justiceship Of the
United States Supreme court, are both graduates
of Bowdoin College, classes of .53 and - re-
spectiyey.
The total number killed and died of wounds
OF Names volunteers was $500; there died of
disease, 4,52l total deceased in service. 1,522
These are wholly casualties from the ''army
lists No record is furnished of killed and
wounded, died of disease, ETC., from among
the 100 men to our credit in the navy and
marine corps.
The Purnton Brothers, of Waterviile. will
burn 3,00O,OO0 bricks in that city this season,
and 900, 900 in Augusta. NJ. c. Foster 4 Son
| are to build brick freight house 320 feet long
for the Maine Central Railroad Company 1T
Waterville, and erect an awning over the plat
| form south OF the passenger building. They
| will also build an addition to the engine house
Of the Maine Central Company in Lewiston.
The two surviving members Of the class OF
| '2l, Bowdoin College, are DIR. Rufus X. Gushing,
Of Bangor. and Isaac W. Wheelwright, Byfield
Mass. DIR. Gushing is n native of Brunswick,
| and one of his medical instructors was James
| Mexican. NJ. d., Of the class OF II.
| Chief Justice John A. Peters of Bangor, was
| obliged to decline an invitation to deliver the
| Centennial address in the town of Bluehill next
| September. Rev. Thomas NJ. Peters, of St
Michael's church, New Y ork, a linea descend
ant of an early settler, has therefore been invited
and is likely to accept. Preparations are being
made for grand celebration.
| DIR. Lapham OF Augusta has written de-
scription of Popham Beach as a summer re.
| sort, with an appendix containing an interest
ing account of the Popham colony in 1907 and
Of the ancient province of Sabine. The pamph
| let is illustrated.
Patrick Harris, an inmate of the Nationa
| Soldiers Home, at TOgus, committed suicide
on April 9th, by jumping off the Ken
| nebec bridge. Harris was about 45 years OF
age, and has a family In Lowell Mass. lie
| once before made an unsuccessful attempt al
suicide by drowning in Togus pond. 1t is said
| that his mind was affected by family troubles
| The seml-annual session Of the Grand Diyis
Ion of sons of Temperance, of Maine, will be
held at Bar HarbOr, April 26th, beginning al
9A. NJ. The Maine Central Railroad will sci
| tickets for one fare the round trip to delegate,
and visitors attending the session.
As soon as the season opens the Lime ROcl
Railroad Company will begin the construction
Of their railroad around the city Of ROckland
which will cost $500 900. The hard pine fol
the trestle work Ia OH the way from the South
the rails have been purchased and two lOcomo
| tiyes and portion of the cars have been or
dered.
Chairman Brown has issued the call for th
Democratic State Committee meeting to b.
held in Augusta, Tuesday, May %. to chOos
the candidates for Governor and Presidentia
electors, also delegates and alternates to tn
National Convention in st. Louis the 5th 0
next June. This will be the first convention
held on the Kennebec for several years.