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The Republican journal., 1888-12-13
4 Former Belfast Clergyman on Prohibition.

Al recent public temperance meeting in Bidde
ford under the auspices of Ray of Hope Lodge G
T., Rev 7. B. Gregory, formerly of this city, oc
cupei seat on the platform, and after the reading
of a temperance poem he rose to discuss tht
question: "Docs it hurt help the temperance
cause to mix il with party politics." The Bidde
ford Journal reports Mr.. Gregory's remarks AZ
follows:
Tie speaker thought that the one thing lacking
m the tempo rance move fent was organization an,
that until there was union of thought and action
until there was a well defined organization anon.
those interested in the movement, tempera n,t
would never become a fact. He said that Maine
was called Il temperance State that it was know
throughout the country as "prOhibiton Maine,
ana that i'll spite of its reputation he had seen more
drunkenness i'll Maine than he had ever seen any
where else. II was not, the speaker said, a TEN
perance law for this State that was needed not a
law for New England nor even for the country bu
a law for the civilized world which should bt
founded upon principles of right and backed IL,
by an honest organization of all who are interest
ed III the triumph OF such principles.
Mr.. Gregory would find quite change in Bel
fast so far rumseling is concerned if he were tt
revisit the place. The open saloons have disap
peared, and we told there is to-day but one no
torious rum-holc in the city. The business has go
down 10 pocket peddling and that is likely to bt
broken up at no distant day.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13
Let the Good Work GO Or,

~ before announced the National Repuh-
can Committee has retained lis organization.
established headquarters in Washington -. r.
will remain in the field until new COZ va
is appointed. oar own State committee has
adopted "A similar course. The Republican
clubs and leagues organized for the cmnpagn
will. many of them continue their work Of
oducatn9 and organizing the people. Thi, is
well. With four years of Republican control
assured. and the indications that that party
has come in to stay for the next twenty-four
years. more or less. there would naturally be a
lack of Vigilance and falling off in discipline
in the face of al active and un>crupulous,
though at present demoralized enemy In the
new lease OF prosperity which has opened with
the Republican victory Nov. 9th there would
also be tendency to forget the lessons of the
campaign. when the fate of all our intlll>trie
and the fortunes Of the working people Were
trembling in the balance. 1t is therefore a
wise determination which continues in exist
ence the clubs and committees which, although
organized primarily in the interest of a poiiti-
cal party, have really been WORKING. ana will
continue to work in the interest of the whole
people. The haf-reyealed purposes of the
Cleveland Administration have since the cleo
tlon been made more clear by the frank utter
anee> of such Democratic papers as the New
FORK Herald and the >hams and rottcnness
which have existed At Washington during the
past four wears are now fully exposed But
even this would he largely forgotten four
years hence, when President Harrison comes
up for a second term, TO he opposed probably
by a man like GOV. Hill. who owes his election
in New ork to the cash and votes of the rum
sellers. Thus it will he seen that there is work
enough for these clubs and committees to do. in
exposing the iniquiticS practiced bv the Cleye-
land Administration under the name of reform.
i'll malhianlng an organization against the
transfer OF vnr markets to British free trad
erS, against huildozing, ballot box stutfine and
cheating in the count, and in educating the
people on tariff and financial questions which
directly affect their welfare
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13

IN BRIEF. West Virginia will start with
two Republican and two Democratic members.
All efforts to deprive Smith Republican, from
the Fourth District, OF his certificate has been
Abandoned. Governor Marble has appointed
DR.. J. @. II. Burnham, a practicug physician
OF Buxton. to be special constable ior the el--
forcement OF the liquor law in York county,.
4 strong shock Of earthquake lasting nearly
half minute, was felt Friday morning at Rim
ouski. Father Point, Saintc Flavie and Tro>
Pi>toes, Province Of Qucbec.......The taluuuct
and IIecla Mining Company. in Michigan, have
| leading to the arrest of the inceniiary who
started the fire in No. ) shaft Of tie Calumet
branch Thanksgiving night. The the in the
mine has grown Wor>e........TWo nite' states
ships OF war are being fitted out for cruise to
Port au Prince to enforce. il necessary. our de-
mands on iIayti for the release of the steamer
llayten Republic. There are three eases Of
diphtheria reported from the Maine General
! Hospital. Portland, two of them having oc-
CURED among the patients, and the other i,
that of one of the pGrter>, youmE man aged
% years The eases are ali OF mild type. and
it is not thought there will be any more troutla
in the Institution. -ht present 10 ncW patients
are received at he hospital. ...GoV. Marble
received last week the resignation Of Fred T..
Richards. as Bank Examiner. to take effect the
18th instant. and nominated Hon. Hiram
knowlton. Of Portland, TO till the vacancy.
Mr.. knowton was 4 member OF til" EXeci@iN g
Council i'll ISL :tnl Of the House OF Represei.-
tatives from began in i5.3 and - An
explosion occurred oil the n@W llcrce-hott
steam yacht Say When. saturday. one nnan
was fatally Injured and another severely huv1.
.....At a trial saturday, the new dynamite yup
cruiser Nesuyus showed Il speed of u - hus.-
lredth> miles per hour tide required speed
being - lnos....it i reported thAt Admiral
Luce has orders to shell ti town Of port-alg-
Prince iii case the liaytien Republic j. mot r.
| la.t.pi I'm \lni,lt,,a
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13
Railroad Hat F9ri>c>. Proposed Line from Rock.
!aai to Bangor.

It j. stated that charter for Il company to build
ncH lire of railway from Rocklamd to Bangor
VIII oe asked OF the neNt Legislature and that well
known Boston capitalists lave already interested
themselves in the matter. In talking with repre-
sentative + the Bangor Commercial about the pro
ie,t Railroad Commissioner ID. n Mortland. of
NucEl1n'i, said that this was the last unoccupied
2rJlld f,r a railroad in hIai.ic to-day and in his
opinion one Of the roads earliest built in Maine
Noui" be here. II would pass through Il large
nuni5cr cf iioui-ling coast towns which have
never Rad 4 railroad bat where the residents are
prosperous and accustomed to travel. The summer
resort business along the bay would be given a
boon, bN such line. Bangor would like it for a
number of reasons. II would enable our mcr-
chants 10 control The down-riyer trade and now
taat thc Canadian Pacific has been built no city
c'u'i c"lhpete Tor moment in this direction.
i'ich the Inc could be run in connection with the
b"'ton steamers so that Il man could leave here at
" rcl"ck III the afternoon and he in Boston the
next morning and have Il salt water trip. Com
iiia>Iol cr MoItlan0 thinks that with this road it
Wnuii pay to al once build the Bangor & Piscat-
aGni7 from 0l'itown to Bangor. Then it would
pay places az far west Bath to get their flour,
cpiH etc, from The west through Bangor
At tie aunual meeting of the Rockland, Rock.
p}lt and Canlien Railway il Portland, Dec. 9Th,
tAe following directors were chosen: p. j. Charl-
ton, FRED Il. Richards, L. e. Crockett, Henry b,
t.eaVeS, ). E- Shepherd, T. a. Hunt, S. NJ. Bird,
; d. Carlton, II. L. shepherd 4 large amount
vi stock has been subscribed anda strong sentiment
manifested in favor of the construction of the
road. twill extend from Camden or Rockport to
Hoekiand, connecting with the KNOX and Lincoln.
y meeting was held in the town hail in Warren
recently to talk up a railroad from the quarries
to thc kHoA & Lincoln station. The sentiment
seemed TO be in favor of it. Another meeting is
to be held soon 1t is understood that the owners
OF the qnarries wish the town to put in $4,000
toward t!ia read and they will build it.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13
Good TemnlarS.

The organizers will be very busy throughout the
state until the beginning of the holidays when IL
vacation will be taken until well into january.
Belfast Lodge had an even 100 members present
last Monday evening. Two were initiated. A
drama is in preparation by the members to be
given soon.
Messrs. Files and Howe have nearly completed
their tour of organization and visitation in Waldo
county. The results have been five new lodges
with over 10 members, and several old lodges
aided. The following is the result since last
weeks report in the journal: Dec. 5th, Union
Lodge No y was instituted at Frankfort village
with 43 members. Thomas Page, Deputy; Andrew
Hopkins, c. Tcmplar; Nellie Clark, Vice t.; NJ
Nichols, Sec. Meets Saturday evening and will be
a grand help to the village. Juvenile Temple
of the order was also instituted there some time
since which is louriahng and will be sustained bv
the Lodge. Undine Lodge No. $40 was rcorganiz-
ed at Prospect Dec 9th, with 30 members. l.. j.
Calderwood, Chief Templar; Ora Libby, Vice T..
Alice Haley, Sec; f. A. Callerwood, Deputy.
Meets Thursday evenings, and we have no doubt
Will wax strong and vigorous as in years gone by
Last Monday evening Baker Lodge of Saturday
Cove, NorthpOrt, which had been virtually dead
for some years, was reorganzed with a strong
membership and will go on SUCCESSFULLY The
principal officers are: J. W. Knight, c. t.; f. A.
fhoades Deputy; Kate Drinkwater, V. T.; Fannie
Elwell, Sec. These are all old workers and post
ed. The Lodge has quite a fund on hand and no
doubt Will own hall and home of their own be-
fore many months.
Lieut.. Howe addressed large public meeting
at Castine, Sunday, under the auspices of Castine
Lodge which is doing grand work, especially in
the way of public temperance meetings. Tuesday
evening he was with Bay View Lodge, Lincolnvlle
Beach.
Waldo, Burnham, No. Palermo and Nc FarIand's
Corner Will be visited by Bro Files soon and it is
hoped Lodges may be started in each place.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13
The Defeated, Disheartened Demoralized
Democracy.

1--WE are defeated and well-nigh disheart-
ened," SAYS Don Piatt. editor Of the free trade
magazine Bcfords Monthly, in discussing the
national election. The Washington correspond
ent of the New York Herald also sends forth
dolcfu wall. Indeed. the Herald correspond
ent's report OF the situation AT Washington Is
calculated to di>hearten and demoralize Demo
crats everywhere. To begin with. he says:
There have been parties worse beaten than
the democratic party was in November. but
there has never been. in the history of men
now living, a set of men who felt so badly
beaten a. the democratic Representatives and
senators lust now assembled here. And fur
ther: "pi>couraged, dcmorazed. disorganizcd
are not adequate words to describe the cond-
ton of the democratic part Of I0ngres>. They
have returned here without plans. purposes or
hopes. They do not consult together. every
man is for himself. and 10 man seems to think
OF anything except TO let the triumphant re-
publicans do what they please" In other
words. if is "eyery one for himself and the
Devil take the hnimost.'
The Herald CORES >pondent finds reason for
this. 1t may he summed up i'll one word
Cleveland. But to particuialze, it is stated
that there has not al any time been any inter-
change of advice and counsel between the
Democratic leaders in Congress and their Ad-
mini>tration.' nor ''any interchange Of thought
regarding policies between the Democratic
Senate and House and mo concert Of action
between Congress ana the President. In fact,
Mr.. Cleveland has regarded Congress As a
bore, TO be kept at distance" while bis Cabi-
net have bad no alliliatom with their fellow
Democrats. Less than half a dozen Senators
and Representatives have been intimate at the
White House. and these complain that the
President simply pursued his own plans and
iiea> without knowing or caring TO know the
sentiments OF the PARTY leaders He treated
hi> Cabinet IN the same way. Tho Herald cor
respondent SAYS: "Mr. Cleveland has never
consulted even with biz Cabinet officers, and
these have not been permitted to exercise any
influence ON his mind, or in many cases even
to lreknow Ai> purposes" Ii short, the cor
respondent declares that the defeated Demo
crat> are ju>t now a mere moi. With no lead
er since March 1>>3, aud no policy now, le sty>
Al l. not surprising that on the street one hears
Tie question seriously asked. = the Demo
cratic party 4eal:''' Then the pemo ratio
>,.aslion l. Summed up is follows:
When a disciplined army i, beaten that i,
bad, hut it soon reforms its lines and takes the
aggressive, or 1T least faces the enemy. if it,
generals have ability and are loyal. But when
Il mob i beaten it does not pick Itself up. That
j. what j. happening to the democratic party
in Congress. lis leaders do not consult TO-
Hoo. 1.,. al. L..
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13
Waldo County Grange.

The waldo County Grange met with Mystic
Grange Dec. l2th with good attendance: 1st, op
ening; I'd, eight oranges reported; Sd, music by
choir; 4, committee appointed on time, place and
programme for next meeting; 5, suggestions fol
good of the order by Bro Packard; g. select read
ing by Ellen ID. Hunt :, conferred fifth degree on
seven members; 8, noon recess; ., music 10, topic
opened by Bro. Hunt, followed by Bros. Morse
Packard, Payson, Churchill, Lassel, Woodcock
Merriam. Bartlett and Others; ii, recitation by Net
tie Alexander; II, music; IL, recitation by Helen
Jordan; A. song by Carrie Moody 10, voted to ex
tend vote of thanks to Mystic Grange for cour
tesies extended; 49, closing exercises.
The committee on time, place and programme re
ported as follows: Time Jan. 18th, 1889, at Equity
Grange |, opening exercises 2. report of oranges
:, select reading by Ida Mahoney; 4, recitation by
Gussie Waterman; 3, music; 6, comforting 9Th de
gree; Z, appointing committee for time, place and
programme for next meeting; 8, recess; 8, song by
Lottie Ellis; 10, topic: How shall we best improve
our subordinate oranges, to be opened by Albert
Watson; H. poem by Oracle Brown; l2, essay by
Loretto Hayford; l3, closing. 70. c. Cammett,
Sec. pro TEN.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13
SWanyiiIe'S POaching Case.

The Journal has before mentioned the poacling
of spawning trout in Swan Lake. Net fishing has
been carried on extensively there this fall and
many spawning fish taken. The deprcd;,tiuns have
been so numerous that at last the inhabitants mov-
ell in the matter Mr.. Charles Il. Hazeltine, o:
Belfast, who is interested in the protection of
game and fish, was appealed to ard asked to com
muncate with Commissioner Stilwell with a view
to having warden appointed. The people of
swanvllle asked that Mr.. Joseph A. Mar!en, of
tilat town, be appointed. Mr.. IIazetine wrote
and as consequence Mr.. Marden was appointed.
The first time MIR. Mar,en attempted to at he
had personal encounter. He found one night on
the shore of the pond Mr.. Otis b. Patterson a con-
stable of SWanyille and other parties. MIR. Pat
tcrson was not fishing but a net was found on the
shore. The warden says that Patterson pushed
nm into the water and struck him violent blow
III the ear with his fist Mr. Marden struck rater-
son on the jaw with stick, breaking the Jaw. Mr..
Patterson says he was not at the pond for poach-
ing purposes but being a town official was present
in the interest of the fish. He thought Mar,len
was present for illegal fishing. Nevertheless Mr..
Marden saw net the shore and also found
large hook lashed to pole for gafting fish. The
trout when ON the spawning beds close togetl-
surface, and it is an easy matter to gait them.
Mr.. Marden laid the matter before the Comms-
sioner. On Friday last Sheriff Wadsworth arrest
ed Mar'ien on a complaint of Patterson, who alleg
ed an assault. Saturday the parties came to Bel
fast for trial. The excited much interest and
many Swanyille people We're present. The case
was finally settled without trial. the complainant
not appearing the respondent was discharged
The parties have close family relations.
If the people of Swanvile want their fish protect
ed they must stand by their warden, without re
gard to family relations. If the fish are protect
Ell for few years they will become so plentiful
that people can catch all they want in legitimate
manner, and at the proper season. We are in
formed that when the lake is frozen over holes are
cut through the ice and the fish gaftel ont. We
hope now that the matter has attracted such at.
tcntion poachng will be stopped.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13

y few We|ns ago a y"un@ man giving tie AZ. .sc
of {. L. Bailey and hsiling flyIn Brstun, cane
into the journal office with proposition t. .et mp
business directory of Belfast. He siiowei lvt Il
Of recommendation from the Portland Press Ban
gor Commercial and other papers. and explained
his plan, which Wa 10 publish cards Of Business
houses i'll the paper and then to make up It pam
phlet Of the advertisements. Zine tal,lcs, etr ana
supply his patrons with them We decli.ot t.
have anything to do with the matter. showing him
that the Journal was crowded vita local adverti>-
ing and telling him that we did no job work and
could not get u the pamphle, but finally conscnt-
cd To publish what ;dy erti3ing he might secure IN
supplement, on his paying Us therefor the lul
rates per column. He reported once after that
saying he had not been very successful but later
sent from Boston mass of cards ,ii,i Dil heads,
without instructions as 10 space. etc ard a=:e that
the bill be sent him. Letters mailcd to the address
he gave failed to bring any response and it IS very
evident that the Young man has no intention Of
carrying out his contract. In i;tii lir undertook
a similar scheme and the independent of that city
published the directory and has been unable to
reach Daley by mail or to get pay for thc work.
In hockiand also he tried the same thing. The
Journal had no responsibility i'll the matter fur
ucf tlh TO agree to publish the advertising for
DALEY at the regular rates lie was not oar agent
but was working on his own account We find,
noWe'er, That he has collected money from 4 NUN
Der OF our business men and propose rather
tlan that they should have any cause for complaint
against the journal to give them the adTpltisine
thty pald for, and their cards Will De found in the
supplement Issued with this weeks paper. In the
meantime ourpeople, having been twice yictimized
OF late by outside advertising agents, Wa may be
permitted to suggest that they let all slr severely
alone in the future and deal direct with the lora
newspapers, which Will give them the best return,
at the least cost.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13
The Late Hon. Adams HuSe Merrill.

Hon. Adams II. Merrill, of WILLIAMSBURG who
died Nov. 2'th, at the age of 50 years. was the
pioneer of the extensive slate business now carri
ed on in Piscataquis county. He was born in Bel
fast April g. 1905, but moved to Williamsburg in
1921. lie lived at East Corinth for time and was
engaged in numbering. In 1852 he moved back to
Williamsburg and began the business of quarrying
| roofing slate. At that time the slate had to be
carried to Bangor with mules and horses. Mr.
Merrill was one of the first to work for the build
ing of the Bangor & Pscataquis railroad and did
much toward securing it. He had represented his
district in the Legislature of Maine held public Of
fees in his town, ard was prominent at the Repub
lican county district and State conventions For
many years he had been an active and worthy
member of the Congregational church. He marri-
| ed the eldest daughter of Capt. Ebenezer Green
lief, who was in former years known all over
Maine as prominent land surveyor. Mr.. Merrill
| leaves a widow and eleven children. remarka-
ble circumstance is that the eleven children were
all present at the funeral which took place in vii.
liamsburg on Thanksgiving Day. Mr.. Merrill had
accumulated large property.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13

FRANKFORT. Lieutenant G. l.. Howe and Rev
George +. Files held temperance meeting here
Dec. and organized Union Lodge of Good TEN
plars with forty y-sevcn charter members and the
following officers: Worthy Chief Templar, A. W
Hopkins; Worthy Vice Templar, Nellie f. Clark
Past Worthy Chief Templar, Henry Page; Record
ing Secretary, Mamie Nichols; Assistant See,
Minnie Webster; Financial Sec, Lewis Page;
Treasurer, Isaac Clark Marshall, Herbert Alley;
Deputy Marshall, Mamie Jefferson; Chaplain
Mrs. Thomas Page; Outside Guard Willie Nc
Bride; Sentinel, Cora Clark; Lodge Deputy,
Thomas Page. The Lodge will meet Saturday
evenings "A little baby boy, born Dec. 2, is the
welcome guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Whdden,
....Walter Hadley and Robert Sprague are teach.
ing school in Prospect. The schools in District
No. began Monday under the instruction of the
following teachers Grammar School, Miss Hattie
n. Cole Of Sedgwick; Intermediate, Miss Alberta
Nickerson of Prospect; Primary, Miss Nellie F.
Clark. Mr.. Waldo Walton of Boston is in town
spending few weeks with relatives and friends.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13

Wired L.. smith. of Warren, was convict
ed i'll the U. :. District Court in Portland las
week of sending obscene matter through til,
mails, and sentenced to the State prison a,
Thomaston with hard labor for six years
Smith is about 10 years of age, and for some
time past has been carrying on the business OF
Offering for sale indecent publications through
the mails. The case against him was worl- ed
up by Anthony Comstock, of New York. the
general agent of the society for the prevention
OF vice. \ number of Smiths business letters
fifty in all. were stopped in transit by the post
master in Rockand and the letters We're sent
by him to Comstock
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13
Boston Redeemed!

1t is glorious news which comes from Bos-
ton. Ring and rum rule has been over
thrown and Thomas NJ. Hart. Republican aud
citizens candidate is elected Mayor over Hugh
O'Brien, Democrat. the present incumbent. by
1,101 plurality in total vote of G2,6S9. John
=. Dore, Democrat, is reelected street Com
missioner by 1900 majority. The Board of
Alderman stands eight Republicans. four Dem
ocrats, against eight Republicans, two Demo
Gratis and two Independent Democrats last
year.
The Common Council stands 3S Democrats
and 81 Republicans against IS Democrats. g
Republicans and : Indeperdent Democrats last
year.
The entire Republican ticket for school Com
mittec is undoubtedly elected by varying ma
jorities. 1t is estimated that of 21,000 women
registered, Is 900 voted for the school commit.
tee.
1t is only just to add / nat TO the Boston Even
ing Record is largely due the credit for defeat
ing the Boston ring. 1t has fought good ti.h
and deserves 4 rich reward.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13

a western weather prophet wants us to ad.
vertise his book Of predictions for 1889, taking
the book as an equivalent. We don't do bus;.
ness i'll that way, and as hesays: "These tables
show that next year will produce the greatest
extremes Of weather which have been known
in America for sixty years. we would not
have the book at anv price
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13

In accordance with his usual custom Mr.
Cleveland omits from his annual message all
reference to the Supreme Being. Truly he is
great reformer. Biddeford Journal.
He also omitted any reference to civil service
reform; but considering the wide divergence
between his professions and his practice, ret.
icence on this subject is not surprising.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13

The kennebec county grand jury reported So
indictments Saturday, of which 73 were against
liquor dealers. Four Augusta rumsellers were
among those indicted. The saloon men are
calling County Attorney l.. T. Carleton the
'ramrod' county attorney.
The Republican journal., 1888-12-13

We shall soon be done with Dunn, of Ar
kansas, chairman Of the House Committee on
the merchant marine. A Republican House
will put man in this position who knows
something about ships.