The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-02-02
Maine Matters,
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

Ahf hNl0HlS OF LABOK.
The District Assembly, Knights of Labor of
Maine. held its annual meeting at W3terville
on Tuesday and Wednesday, oath and 18th ult.
About 80 delegates were present, and routine
business was done. Master Workman Beaton,
in his annual address, expressed dissatisfaction
with the enactments of the last Legislature in
the interest of labor He is not suited with the
lo-hour law or the fortnghtly payment bill or
the act to abolish Imprisonment for debt except
III case of fraud. He complained because uni
form State text books were not adopted and pro-
posed changes in the statutes regardingvagrants,
thinking it was aimed at men who might be en-
gagged i'll a strike. He advised the Knights not
to try to secure too much from the next legis-
lature, but to agitate few measures, viz: Ten
hour law, weekly payments, uniform free text
books i'll the public schools, better assessment
OF taxes and secret ballot. lie suggested that
the committee on legislation prepare a draft
of such laws as should be enacted, relating to
these measures, and have them printed and
circulated throughout the order. In regard
to the order in the State he said that the gener-
al executive board had consented to send A. A.
Carleton to undertake its building up and in
crease its membership In regard to the condi-
ton of wages in the State he said that replies
to circulars which he had sent out showed the
following increases Auburn. about 10 per
cent; Bar lIarbor, 10 per cent: Bath %
10 per cent in the cotton mills; Brunswick
IN all branches. about 10 per cent; East
Hampden, about 10 per cent; IIalowel
unsklled labor D to 10 per cent, skilled labor
more; kennebunh. about 10 per cent: Lewis
ton, about 10 cent: Lisbon, II IL per cent.
Lirermore, slight advance in manufacturing:
Pittston, nearly % per cent on an average :
Rockland. % cents per day for every dav en-
ployed; Saccarappa. 10 cents per day; South
Berwick, 10 to ID cents per day; West Buxton,
per cent, in factory, % in sawmill There
have been no cut-downs reported The follow
OfncerS elected hp
District Master Workman, A. \. Beaton, of
Rockland: District Worthy Foreman, Edward
Stafford, of IIallowell; Recording Secretary,
{. Il. llallat'ay. of Saccarappa: Financial Secre-
tary and Treasurer, r. A. Williams, Portland.
THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE IN BATH.
a special to the kennebec journal saws that
never before has there been such an agitation
OF temperance matters in Bath as during the
past SIN months. The movement for the sup
preston of the liquor traffic is general. The
clergy, the Law and Order League. the tenn
perance societies. the churches and citizens gen
orally, are doing all possible to enforce the pro-
hibltory law. The city government under the
direction of Mayor Wakefield is also a power
full factor in the work. The crusade has been
attended with wonderful results. Hotel bars.
saloons and restaurants have been closed and
the traffic is mostly carried on now by small
sales, pocket sales and by sales to Bath citizens
in neighboring towns. Whether this can be
prevented or not, is a question. but some think
that ii can be. 1t is the determination to arrest
every individual that may be found intoxicated
and thus make the city free from intoXica-
ton as from sales.
The amount of fines that have. been paid into
the treasury is something wonderful. The Lea
que alone has by its efforts caused a donation
of about $1,000. a gentleman remarked the
other day that if the temperance people should
keep on as they are doing now. in a few Years
they would cancel the city debt. Business is
just AS good and some say much better Grocery
men are receiving more cash for their goods
This results from the efforts at abstinence
on the part of many workmen who formerly
spent their earnings for liouor and LET their
grocery bills go. Whatever opposition there is
to the temperance crusade comes from the rum
mics and democrats: although a minority of tbe
latter are too respectable to allow their names
to be mixed up with anythin. that tends to dis
turb the peace and quiet of the city. Bath is
truly another city as far as temperance goes.
and yet there is chance for more work.
The State constables made seizure Jan.
10Th at shannon'> Hotel and Daniel OI.eary's
shop, obtaining small quantity of liquors at
each place.
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE WENT nan,
rho an haa., mr. -'''>' J., T. AM
san r a;..i po"iu Vi managers OF me Name
~ an was III session III Iortland JAN 24th
Stato ~ ILL., afTansements Tor the next
- an nv nith mas Deer hNed Tor sept. IL
Is' neAt. lneif ehiel work was the revising
VI ,ie premium llst, winch the trustees design
farmers may Man tbo;r onsa. -. u =. 10.
of competing for the premiums offered. The
list has been very carefully revised and many
important changes made The trustees have
decided to have "Children'S Day'' on the first
day of the fair, allowing all children under
eight years of age admission to the Park, free !:
and ''Old Folks Day the last dav. giving free
admission to all gentlemen over eighty wears of
age. with free admission to the Grand Stand
during. the passage of the prize cavalcade. A
drawing match, the oxen to be driven by farm
ers over eighty years of age, is also talked of.
A Maine Colt Stakes has been offered. the con-
ditions of which are as follows: Foas of 1SS1
or later. SO; foal> of 1856. SIS: foa!s of 1888,
$50: foals of 1884, SO: with a consolation purse
of $50 for yearlings, so for 2-year-olds 500 for
3-year-olds, and $40 for 4-year-ods. The first
will be half mile heats, and the three Others mile
heats; the first two best in 3, the last two best
3 in 5-all to harness. In each class four or
more entries to fill. The total stake money in
each class to be divided as follows: Winning
colt 90 per cent: ID, % per cent: 81, u Der
cent. and 4th, 10 per cent. of the purse All
profits to go to the winner. First payment OF
entry money, ~ per cent. to be paid April | !:
second OF 40 per cent. June /, and third of 40
The trustees will also offer liberal nri<os fnr
dressed beef, mutton and poultry. The Man
ayers have invited the State Pathological Scci-
ETY. to unite with them in holding the next State
TRAGEDY Ar CENTRE s,n>ry
v,,,, -. ,,s-..1,.,
:,unu'S enenlhs at Nehtre sidney, town adj
!oli.hh5 ~ susla' man named EDWARD Went
molln, ~ seafs .! aye was fatally shot. lie
mas AM. VI tnlr.eeh cnildreh, all OF whom
. w az n1ue 1ut one. lie was very cruel to
tnuni' a,u ,7Inuat evening; alter beating his
miie' Nc. 1lie vi ms Slis ana hau thrown
iiGi upo,' ,no nooi anu was choking her IN an
.linuia lil''liile' ne VIE renlonstrated with
teais ~ ne. Gses, upon Whlcn ne leaped up. eN-
eI"l.i!ius. Dai,in !ou' VIII XIII ali OF you,7
stai.,i,s .omalu i.e wal where ms vest hung
sIn.aiii.hS ie'uiNel, pul one OF MS sons was
aneau " MN. ne SraoDea the pistol and ran
nUmai. 1 eIi aulolhlng the apartment
ne la.nel lo h ana catching up with the
10y was III 'ie ael OF grabbing the revolver
Mneil 1t was GisJilaIseu IN some way the ball
"a,ii7 LIZ t ecsl Iour Inches ABOVE me left
,pp'e' anu n. tcli ~ tTG moor the blOod 1orn-
are only about year apart, crowded around in
!ear anu asohs ana thelr cruel parent expired
~ Il ie" moments before their eyes. The fam
ny was supp0rlea IN part by the town. Dur
my thG Wal aa. w INV rlh was a memDer OF COM
pany f, 3Oth Maine regiment and has been
member OF the j. w. Lincoln Post e.. \. X. 49,
STAIN AND CROMWELL.
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FODDeTS at lne February term OF the Court in