The Republican journal., 1888-07-19

If friends who do not hesitate to express the
opinion that he has been made the victim of a
lefarious plot. His trial will occur in August,
md the public will have an opportunity then to
Judge from the evidence as to his innocence or
guilt.
MEETING OF MAINE CENTRAL DIRECTORS.
At the meeting of the Maine Central direct
ors in Portland Thursday afternoon it was
voted to authorize the president to ratify the
proposed lease Of the Portland Il Ogden>burg,
which specifies one per cent for three years |
md two per cent. thereafter. 1t will now have |
tobe submittedt to the people for their approval. |
1t was voted 10 give the contract for the con-
,truction OF the new offices to NJ. c. Foster Il |
son of Waterville. The extension from DeX-
ter to Dover was decided on. the necessary |
amount of stock having been subscribed. a |
dividend of three per cent. was declared pay |
able Aug II to the stockholders of the record |
Aug. /.
As TO FEMALE EMPLOYEES.
Labor Commissioner Matthews has appoint |
ed Mrs. Flora T.. IIaine>. of Bangor, to assist |
in the work of collecting facts about the female
employees III the factories of Maine. She will
collect personal statistics from the female
operatives, under the seal of confidence When |
ever so specified by the individual, asking of
them the occupation or subdivision Of trade at
which they are engaged: number of hours en-
gagged daily: hour of beginning work: earnings !
per day. week and year: piece-prce for work
quantity produced per day: total earnings for
the wear; number of days lost 10y sickness. in
ability TO obtain work and from ether causes.
t&c.
ANNUAL REUNION OF TUE FIFTEENTH MAINE.
The local subcommittee on reunion having
in charge the arrangement for the regimental
reunion of ISIS. have designated Bangor As the
place. and "Wednesday. Sept 18th. rs the date
of such reunion. The general rendezvous at
Bangor will be Grand Army Hall. and 8 H. IN.
is fixed as the hour of meeting. Reduced rates
at the hotels and on all railroad and steamboat
lines. large attendance and an ENJOYABLE
reunion may confidently be relied upon. Don't
fail TO put in an appearance. If for any rea-
son you SHOULD not be able to attend. please re-
port by letter to the secretary. FraterIally. II.
\. Shorcy. Secretary.
IN GENERAL.
The pension agency in Augusta d>bur>el
S63l. 900 during the quarter ending June Both.
Prof. stephen j. Youn. OF Bow,Ioin College
will sail for Germany in August to Join his
family.
Rev Elijah Kellogg has been engaged to sup
ply the CongregatoGal>t pulpit ut Richmond
for an indefinite time.
The season At Bar IIarhor is now fairly open.
Most of the cottages are occupied, and the ho-
te> are filling up.
The visiting committee of the Insane !oSpit-
al found 80 male and 2.6 female patie:it> there
Oh their last visit.
Mrs. Raymond. better known as Annie
Louise Cary. has given $3.50 for Il free bed in
The Maine state General Hospital.
The 18th Maine viii hold IA reunion at >acca-
Kappa September 18th. The 18th Maine will
have their reunion in Bangor the same tay.
Mr.. VIM. b. Nickels left Augusta last week
for Loa'cnworth. Kan. where he will become
Cashier of the Manufacturers Matte nal Bank.
Edward liinck>. of Orrngton. aged - Years.
was drowned at Bangor Friiay by rope part
in" and letting him fall backward in the water
while working on Il Vessel.
The new Oak Grove Seminary buildings at
Oakland are fast approaching completion. The
building is large and better than ever. ans, com
manl> fine prospect.
:. Lyman Hayes. the postal clerk who is the
principal witness in the Sinclair murder case.
Is dangerously i'll of brain fever ut his home in
Milton. \. II.
Hon. Hannibal lIamiin is expected to he the
guest OF the >tyafor,i Guards Association Of
Dover y. H.. at their :.niItnl reunion at Fort
Constitution. Portsmouth liarlor. on July 2Sth.
Governor Marble has appointed Gen. Geo. l..
Beai OF Norway. commissioner Of the treasury.
and Gen. tha>. fIanin. of Bangor. reporter of
decisions.
At sullivan this >lmmera ilotil!a of sail boats
VIII add novel feature. The boats are to be
equipped with Venetian sails which with their
gau,ly colorS Will add 10 the attractions
The annual encampmcnt of the Maine Militia
will open on August 18th. in Augusta. rontnu-
ing during tn" week. Thursday will be Gov
errors day.
Each scholar this year gets more money by j
cents and . and S-lh mills than each scholar did
last year. The share of State money per scholar
this wear is Il fraction over dollar and seventy
i've cents.
The Director, of the Bangor Board of Trade
have decided to have a full report OF the indus
tries and business interests of the city publish
ed aS soon ~ possible. The last report was
published five years ago.
At Il meeting held al the Saving. Bank at
Dexter "Wednesday \. L. Bradbury was chosen
Treasurer i'll place of George Hamilton deccaS-
ed. +. NJ. 'ribbett> was chosen to take the
place of n. +. Bradbury, President.
The annual muster of the q. A. r. of the
State will be held at Camp Benson. Newport.
August 20. u, ~. %. u. -. %, and ~ On
Sunday. August III. there will he religious ser
vices and Il lecture by able speakers.
Prof. liutrhin> OF Bowdoin will remain in
brunswick this summer and work on the re-
ttectin" telescope he is constructing. He in
tends TO observe the total eclipse of the moon.
July LIB, and will then measure its beat bv
the ra,iiomctcr he has invented.
The Dexter Eastern state says: Mrs. Bar
ron'> friends regret to learn that she has been
suffering. for short time. from i'll health. The
great nervous strain to which she has been
subjected for the past wear bears its legitimate
fruit.
The next vessel 10 be launched At Bath will
be " 4o0-ton steam whaling bark for Capt. Viii
liam Lewis. of New Bedford now bein" buiIt
by Kelley \ spear The bark is over half
pIankcd. The New England Iron Works is
constructing large boiler to be placed in her.
Thomasto,i has organized a Board of Trade
with J. ii. ii. Hewitt, President. and Sidney
I. smith. Secretary. with full board of other
officers. 4 Committee of the Board of Trade
will soon be appointed TO make arrangements
TO start some industry to benefit the town. All
are alive TO the movement.
The latest scheme on the Maine Central i, to
have the number of each train carried on the
headlight of the locomotive where il can be
plainly seen by the engineers of all passing
trains. The arrangement began last week
The fangor Loan aud Buildin" Association
l. hiNilig great boom. 40f shares of the new
series having been sold during the first seven
days after they We're issued. There We're
5000 loaned at the recent mce,in" of the Assoc
ciation
The class Of lS6S, Colby University, at their
recent reunion pledged Il loan fund Of several
thousand dollars for the benefit of ,eseryj in"
students. The class will loan such students
money to help pay the expenses of college
course, and charge no interest.
Rev. q. ". IIincl,lev. the well known State
evangelist. who is trying hard to start school
for the benefit of homeless BOYS who need a
helping hand. has obtained five thousand dol
lar, towards buying the Henry Marsh farm in
Newport for that purpose. The Marsh farm
IL pleasantly iOtdtti Iiolt one mile from New
port village. and is considered one of the finest
places in town.
Labor Commissioner Matthews is issuing a
new form of blanks to manufacturers: also Il
letter of inquiry as TO whether arrangements
have been made by the employees of labor for
aiding employees in times of distress OCCASION
ed by sickness or accident. This inquiry is i'll
tended TO be very general. II will include
manufacturers, railroad companies and all 9TH
er employers i'll the State.
The Governor has nominated for a commit
tee to examine the State Treasurer'~ accounts
the following gentlemen: Hon. Seth NJ Car
ter. Auburn; Hon. Encn Il. Rand. Greenwood ::
k. NJ. Partridge. Esq. Wbitetield: j. NJ
Sprague. Esq, Monson: W. :. Brown. ESQ.
Wadoboro.
The final hearing III the Stain and Cromwell
case was held in Bangor Friday. Judge Peters
overruled the motion for new trial as against
the evidence, and ordered the appeal OF, the
ground of new evidence to he heard at the
law term in Portland on the third Tuesday of
July.
kenncbcc lumhermen say that their efforts to
secure the enforcement of the law levying a
protective duty on lumber shipped to the
United States from st. John and the New
Brunswick frontier have proved very success
full. The amount collected there on lumber is
three times what it was before the kennebec
men moved in the matter.
Rev. Daniel W. Waldron, city missionary of
Boston, and daughter. are dangerously ill with
typhoid fever. Little, if any hopes, are given
for either of them to recover. MIR. WaIdron
Is one OF the last men who can be spared from
long life of the most self sacrificing spirit,
and it would be hard to find anv person to fill
his place. His mo thcr and sisters i'm Augusta
his native place, have the sympathy of many
friends.