The Republican journal., 1888-02-09
Maine Matters.



them astray and they came into the shelter of
Big Spoon Island, near Isle au Haut and
anchored. Shortly afterwards the wind veered
to the north, driving the vessel upon the
shore. when Capt. VIM. Thompson ordered the
cable cut so they could beach her. They did so
and barely escaped with their lives by swing
ing ashore from the schooner's bowsprit by
the aid of piece of rigging. They were fortu-
nate enough to find small cabin on the island
i'll which they remained for week of the
coolest weather of this winter. They managed
to get a stove and provisions from the vessel
the day after being cast away and thus saved
themselves from freezing and starving. The
crew of eleven men remained in this little
cabin until rescued by party from York's Is
land, who discovered them by fire beacon
they had burning to attract attention. They re-
manned upon 1ork's Island one week and as
soon as the ice would permit they rowed from
there to mahaNen, arriving there Jan. 3lst.
The schooner is a total wreck though probably
the sails. rigging and many other things will be
saved. The crew and captain all belonged in
Gloucester. Following are their names: Capt.
VIM Thompson: James Campbell, Michael
Driscoll, John McCannon. James Frazier,
Abraham johnson. Charles Tirreil, VIM. Col
son, Charles johnson, James Caller, and one
by the name of Patterson.
THE PENoBsCoT RIVER ICE COMPANIES.
The Bangor Wing of Monday reports that
the ice operations on the Penobscot river are
nearly at an end for this season. Three COM
work and the remainder will do so within two
weeks at the utmost. On the river are twelve
companies. but two of these cut no ice this
winter. one of them, the Arctic, having full
house carried over from last season. The total
capacity of the houses of these companies is
23l 900 tons and the total amount cut this sea-
son and housed is 5000 When cutting first
began the ice was 10 inches thick. but later in
the season ran to "a inches. There WAS no
planning required this year and no scraping I'M
til after the great storm of two weeks ago. and
the ice has been housed much more cheapiv
than for number of years. The ice is Of
splendid quality. An average amount of 5000
per week has been paid by each company to its
men and the season will be of about five weeks
duration. 1t cost the different companies at
least $4,000 to scrape their fields after the re-
cent storm. but this is great difference in the
cost OF last years scraping when ii was an eN-
penSe of $4,000 for one company 10 Scrape its
ice. The number of men employed on the river
has not been far from 100, and 200 horses have
been at work during the season. The katahdn.
Tenob>cot and orrington companies have al
ready sold their entire stock of ice. Although
the weather has been excellent for the purpose
of cutting and the ice has been OF the finest
quality. Yet the ice men do not expect big prof
its for the reason that the same conditions have
prevailed upon the kennebec and Hudson riv
ers where large crops of splendid ice have been
obtained.
CRIMINAL CASES Al BANGOR.
The term of 5. j. Court which began Tues
tiay iii Bangor promises to be of unusual inter-
est from the important criminal cases on the
docket stain and Cromwell will he tried Oh a
charge of burglary at the Dexter Savings Bank.
In 1sls. and the murder of its treasurer. the
late John Wilson Barron. Whitney and Fos-
ter will be put on trial, charged with as>alllting
Peter Bennett. of Plymouth, and robiDing him
of some $50, 600. and it is expected that some
startling features will be developed. The case
of State vs.. George :. Stevenson, Deputy Sheriff
and special constable. who shot and fatally
wounded the tramp "Shorty; at the Carmel
poor-hou>e will be closely watched, as it will
tend to settle the question as to when and under
what circumstances an officer is justified in US
ing firearms while making an arrest sumner
I. Stuart will be tried for cau>n" the death Of
William WEIGH, by kicking or pushing him
down stairs at the &. A. K. hall, and it il un-
terstood that the defense will make the strong
est fight possible. These with other cases of
muehimportance will be specially reported for
the Bangor Commercial.
BARK SOLD 10 SATISFY \ BOND.
Bark Charles Forbes was sold at auction in
Portland Friday to satisfy bottomry bond
given on account of repairs to the bark in Fak-
land island in 1ss6. The bond was payable at
Callao, whittier the bark WAS bound. but it was
not presented there. The vessel sailed for
Charleston and then came to Boothbay, where
she was libelled by John NJ. Dean of London.
TO whom the bond has been assigned. The bond
was for S1l,969. At the t. :. marShas sale
Friday morning. the bark was bid in for $500
by Il representative of the firm of Leafcraft d
Co. of New York. who are agents for j. Nj i.
Dean, libellant. The bark was owned by Port
land and Boston parties. her managing owner
being Capt. B. Webster of Portland The bark
is now at Boothbay and will be lowed to Port
land.
MAINE ENGAGEMENT q. A. II.
The number of delegates entitled to seats in
the hall at the Grand Army Encampment
which opens at Portland to-day, will be about
o0) Contrary to the usual custom they will be
grouped in the hall by Posts and Congressional
Districts. The hall is to be deliberately decor
ated by George T.. Brown of Portland and
Chambers Band furnishes the music, together
with the Portland Male quartette. The walters
at the banquet are to be 100 young misses in
costume Among the distinguished gentlemen
IN attendance will be Hon. Hannibal lIamlin,
of Bangor. Assistant Adutant General Milf
ken will report total membership of the order
i'll the state of 92:iS a net gain of Dos for the
year.
IN GENERAL.
like Burns threatens to open a retail liquor
shop i'll every city in the State.
The funeral of marriages. is what Chief
Justice Peters calls divorce day III the Supreme
Court.
Hon. James G.. Blaine was iiftv-eiyht wears
old Jan. 3lst and on that day received many
rongratuatory cablcgrams from friends in this
country who wished him many happy returns.
DIR. III. {. Levensaler. of Thomaston, has
bccIl clSaeCu W icilN ct the MtllOflal ljuN adj
dress, next May. before Edwin Libby Post, G.
"A. r.. at RockIand
Friday morning the Bath special liquor con-
stables seized two cases Of liquor from the
American Co.'S team on Front street. contain
Ing about three gallons of whiskev.
Reports that Defauter McNealy is in Prince
Edwards Island are unfounded. He went to
Europe to join his brother as previously report
ed and it is now time for the bank to hear from
them.
well known AumtI>t, rumSollar who hos
been driven out of business there has gone to
Lewiston to open shop, taking carpenter
with him to fit up the establishment and build
Il hiding place for liquor.
Late Friday afternoon, Edward IL. Turner
Of Bath, was found guilty ofkeeping intoxicat-
ing liquors. lie was fined 500. He declared
that he would not pay the fine, and said he was
ready to 90 to Jail.
The d tn rate for the last two months at the
Soldiers National Home, Togus, has exceeded
by far any previous record for Il similar period.
old age and the hard>hips endured are the
agencies that are calling many comrade to lis
long rest.
Brig Edith has cleared from Portland. for
Senegal. Africa, with cargo of flour, beef.
pork and general merchandise from J. III.
llamen n Son. for the purpose of establishing
there branch of their business.
Bar lIarbor now has but one mail a tlay, and
that comes overland, by stage from Ellsworth.
arriving about p. IN. The outgoing mail is
taken over the same route leaving there at a.
IN.
The Coroner'S jury in the case of Edward A.
Wentworth who was shot and killed in Sidney
while trying to get pistol from his son, has
rendered verdict that the death was acciden-
tai.
From an estimate made Wednesday it was
found that sixty per cent. of the ice to be cut
on the kennebec this season had already been
stored. The scrapns is very expensive at the
present time.
Julia Baker, formerly of Bath, once the pos
SCISSOR of a fortune lost through bad specula-
tions, was sufocated by smoke in house on
Temple street, Boston, which caught fire. She
was victim of the choral habit and was pro-
baby under its influence at the time.
The directors of the Maine Central Railroad
at their meeting Feb. LIST voted to replace eight
wooden bridges between Portland and Vance
boro with iron structures, two of the bridges
being east of Bangor and the remainder west
These will require an expenditure of about
$4,000. 1t has also been decided to construct
400 flat and box cars at the Waterville depot
the coming summer at a cost of about $780,
0O0
In BRIEF. Since the Law and Order League
of Bath began its labors Nov. IA. 1887. it has
closed the most notorious rum shops in that city,
driven sixteen rum-sellers out of business, and
secured an income to the county of $1,000 in
fines and costs collected.....Th most terrible
calamity of the age was the overflow of the
ha%n stn.l.