The Republican journal., 1888-12-27

! prominent physicians. dropped dead from heart
disease Dec. 18th.
Hon Thomas B. Reed is announced as one
| of the speakers at the first annual dinner OF
| the American Protective Tariff League at Del
| monico's January 11th
| In the contested election case from Randolph
II. z. Closson, the Republican candidate for
representative. has been allowed his seat.
| The Portland Packing Company have bought
the corn packing establishments at Skowhegan
| and North An>on at very favorable figures,
| not far from $4,000 for both establishments.
The second annual meeting of the National
/ Fisheries Association was held at New 1ork.
/ Dee. 18th. The Old board Of officers was re-
elected. A. N. Smith, Of Portland, is one OF
/ the directors elected.
Charles g. Morton. Of Maine. the commits
! Soner of navigation. will visit Washington
| Territory early in January with view to TAX
| ing up his residence there when he leaves the
| government service.
| Mrs. {. T.. Young, the estimable wife Of Rev.
| MIR. Young. of Caribou. and the president of
| the Aroostook county W. c. I. L.. died in
| Boston on the 9th inst. and her remains were
| carried home to Caribou for burial the 1lth,
| J. NJ. Snow, agent for the New York and
| Maine Granite Paving Block Co.. has shipped
| from Portland this season l.l00,000 paving
blocks to New York and Philadelphia. The
blocks We're manufactured at North JAY, Me.
and At North Conway \. II.
On recommendation of Hon. James G.. Blaine,
Coy. Marble has appointed as honorary com
missioner from Maine to the Paris exposition
next May. Mr. William Seligman, Il New lorh
banker now residing in France.
The condition Of pr. &. NJ TWtGbe, Of
Fairfield. is very favorable. Although extreme
" weak, he is able 10 take some nourshment,
and will doubtless come out all right, thoush Ii
his recovery must necessarily be very slow.
Col. Il. a. True and son, Of Liverpool, Eng
land. are visiting in Knox county. Col. True
was formerly of Hope. lie was in the army
IL ,H home | 1 { al of tht
s;h Maine n ol>. Col. True is now in business
III Liverpool. lie married his wife in England
and has q family of two children.
Hon. W. W. Thomas. Jr. was the first
lecturer in the series to he given in Bath 10y the
Sagadahor Historical Society. for the benefit of
tue public library i'll that city. Mr.. Thomas
lectured on the evening of Dee. 26th.
Rev. Edgar l.. Warren, formerly local editor
of the kennehec journal. has recent Y accepted
a call TO the Claremont- \. H., Congregational
church. lie wlienter upon his new charge on
the first Sunday III January.
The annllul meeting OF the Maine Industrial
School Tor Girls was held in llallowell Dec.
T.. Hon. Sidney Perliam was reelected pre>i-
dent. Captain Charles E Nash secretary. and
Major T.. Rowell treasurer. The school was
reported in excellent condition.
+. W. Cleaves.- Of Prospect Iarbor. who
was mistaken by hunter for a deer and Shot.
Nov. 12h, writes the Ellsworth American that
he is not yet able TO leave the house and is not
natural use OF his arm and shoulder.
In the face OF the order Of the commissioner
of internal revenue that all payers of the
United States special liquor tax shall take a re-
ceipt in their own name, the Gardiner Home
Journal says that of all these tax payers in
Gardiner. only one pays in his real name.
Certificates Of election were issued from the
secretary of States office to t recently chosen
county officers. except shcrii>, Dee. II. Ger
titieates caunot be issued to these latter officers
till they bonds are filed aud accepted. The
only >heriil-elect who had then complied with
the requirement was Mr.. Samuel G. Hamilton
of i ork county.
The Bodwel Water Power Company. own
of the lumber mills destroyed in the recent
great fire at Milford, has voted to rebuild at
once. and instructed its agent. J. w. Harmon.
to buy the needed lumber. The work will tie
rapidly pushed forward when once begun. and
the new mills are to BE- ready for saving next
season.
Gov. Marble received Dec. 18TH from Hon.
Hiram knoWiton, OF Portland. a letter ,ieclin-
iig the position Of bank examiner recently ten
d.rcd to him by the Governor. 1t is un,rl-
stood that this action vi Mr.. knowton is oc
rA>ioneh by the fact that Iii~ private business
will not permit him 10 attend to the duties ot
that position.
The reunion OF the entire family of Mr. and
Mrs. George l.. Brett at their home in Manka-
TO. Mimi, recently. was an event the like
Of which is seldom enjuyet The entire party.
including members Of three or more genera
tion>. numbered -. Mr. Brett was a native of
Maine. and he and his wife have been married
for more than JG years.
Although there are now 10 women holding
Justices of the Peace commission. the names
Of seven Of them appear upon the commission
books a> holdin. special appointments to sol
emnize marriages, administer oath> and take
acknowledgement of deeds. They are As fol
lows: Ella +. 'Tomau. ta>ro: Elizabeth +.
Coibv Bingham; Fodtlie +. STOREY. W a>hburn,