The Republican journal., 1888-11-08
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE

| born in Rockland and was the son of n yeter.
sea captain. who reared his six sons to a sea
iafng life. all of them having at times bee
| captains. OF the half-doZen brothers one
dead two are retired, while Ori-, Mark an
| Oils still ART IN the business Mark and pavi,
are twins. and likewise Oti> and Ori>. Mark
captain "t the steamer Lewiston running be
! tween thi, city and Boston, while Ori> is !,
| present first pilot OF the steamer Winthrop
| plying between Portland and New York. OH
| commenced 70 90 to sea at the are of lively
| years in company with tris. At The age o
| eighteen OTIS was in command of coa.tin,
vessel between Rockland and Boston lie wa
engaged in coastine up to ISL, when he com
steamer Feb. Il, in New York and participate,
| in her initial trip. officiating as q,larter-nla>ter
| ! he first year he WAS promoted from wheels
man TO mate. The Daniel Webster ran fo
many years from Portland to Bangor. In Isl
| Capt. Joseph FarMel, now OF Unity, was i:
/ command. and then Capt. Samuel Blanchard
of Richmond. took charge. For nine YEAR
| Capt. blanchard WAS commander of the Danie
! Webster ami oils Ingraiam mate. In tn
spring Of 1861 he left the Webster and tool
| command of the steamer Rockand, She doins
| dNfN f0r two wears in Southern waters is
| transport steamer for | :. troops. pom leav
| iny The RorkIani be was for a part OF the veal
| first officer - the steamer Oriental. running be
| tween Boston and New Orleans. Then he tool
cp.nmand of the steamer Helen Getty. of Phil
! iAiti lHId. lii'i lEll iitt ~ Z | =. transport
steamer until the war was over. He continued
until i>67 with the Helen Getty. running her af
ter the war from savannah. ga. to i'aatka
Fla. In January. 1854. he came north an,
rnnn need a. first mate Of the steamer katah
din. Ia The spring Of that same wear the Cam.
hrid-e was launrhc,! and he became her iirst
officer. which position he continued to till I'M
til lN7N when upon the death of Capt. johnson
hr became her commander. Capt. inyrahan
continued IN charge of the Cambridge UP to the
time She was lost ON Old Mans Ledge. on the
| mornin" Of Feb. TO- lN>6 | suppose no com.
lnaudur has icIt more deeply the parting with
hi> craft than Capt. lagralian and in bidding
ad!eu to 1he steamer with which for nearly
twenty sears b. had been connected either A.
first officer or commander it seemed 10 hing II
if be- had lost li- best friend. In the spring OF
l>>o Capt. i.riN lied and Capt. Iu"raiam sue
ceedc, 10 the command of the >taunch Pnnoh-
scot. on which steamer he has since remained.
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SoN% oF TEMPERANCE.
The aun%m! session nf the Grand nNi.ion
~ou> oi Temperance OF Maine. opened At Cum
bertrand Mil>.br. 2l'h. with k-cltah Division
A. Cranl orrihe 'at.iei, liay,-, Of thcl-ct read
hi ilual report. from which it Wa, ltaTnc,!
that the total membership of the order in The
Slate is 49,. With /" total Of - divisions. a Gam
of A., memhtr> during the wear. and ii dvi>-
ion>. Officers We're elected is follows: Grand
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We're pledged 10y a>>o'@liehF AMI .ndl|ldua!-
Tor state -errcJal'> work. Addresses Were
na'ie Oh thr 50 'crt '' an VI oman assist ~ our
work, and if % bow Representatives Il
NA'IUnal lhyi>i,n W'le "i.rte.l as f9lioWs: L.
q. ". a.. Neal Dow. =, i. lA'in.ilkc. sidney
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