The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-11-22
that the aged couple do not lack for relatives
and friends now

SIIIPBUHDING AT BATH.
The New England Company will build this
winter three four -masted schooners, one steam
er for Portland and New York and one steam
er for the Boston and kennebec Company; also
a steamer for the Boston and Portland line.
James b. Drake. one three-master: Kelley Il
Spear. one 500 ton schooner: w. r. Hunt a.
Co.. one twcmaster: Asa Hodgkins, one two
master.
A. Sewall & Co., W. r. Donnell and Il. s.
crosby have their schooncr> well along. and
will launch them this month. and J. Mcdonald
will also launch 900 ton schooner in Dembcr-
Der.
A. Sewa!l 4 Co.. John Mcdonald. and
iiouglton Bros. are in the market for deep
water vessels. and will probably build in the
spring.
PRINCIPAL JONES RESIGNS.
Mr.. Charles II. Jones, who for the last four
years has been principal of the Oak Grove
Seminary al Nassalboro, has announced that he
shall sever his connection with the institution
at the close of the present year. Mr.. Jones has
had very successful career as a teacher. hay
ing been an Instructor at the Friends School
III Providence. previous to his connection with
tins institution. lie has advertised for sale his
farm adjoining the school grounds and will
probably embark in business in Massachusetts.
ihe present prosperous condition of the school
Is due in very great measure to his efforts.
IN tfNI-HAl.
An Abbot man recently killed 10 partridges
while driN ing from his bone to SkOW hcgan and
return.
Walter Coffin and George Allen rowcd to
Portland in tory from Gloucester in eighteen
hours.
Mr.. Charles II, Hill. prominent citizen of
buxton. was trampled to death by il horse in
his stable Nov. !.
Mr.. John b. Lowe. of Clinton. Soll his very
handsome and large sized two wears Old tlly.
hy iIarbinger, TO parties in Massachusetts, ut the
close of the Eastern Maine State Fair. and She
has since been shipped.
Work on the Mon church at Wes: Goulds-
horo has been suspended for lack of funds.
The Ellsworth American says the church has
received Il nice new vane, the rift of John ;.
Emery. e>'i.. of Boston.
Hon. David lIammon>. member of The
Ihirticth Congress, a prominent Democrat
and the oldest member of the oxford county
bar, died at Bethel NoV. !. aged so years.
Mf. l.. {. Batelnan. tie well known lecturer
and Prohibition orator i, now makinga lectur-
ing tour of \roo>took speaking upon The
Lost Art>" and upon chronological subjects.
Prof. bateman is a very well read man, an
easy, graceful writer and brilliant speaker.
1l> lectures are witty and eloquent and greatly
please the people everywhere that he speaks.
He Will probably lecture in Maine throughout
The season a> he has a faculty of attracting large
audiences.
News has been received of the death of the
venerable Asa Coombs. Who removed from
South 'Thoma>ton TO seattle. Washington Ter
rilory. some Two or three wears ago. lie died
oct. -, At The residence Of his son. Samuel
toUmb>. W here he had made his home since 90
iN- 10 Seattle. He was % years old. and pre-
served his mental Ngor wonderfully well He
WAS for many years prominent figure in Knox
county. when comparatively Young he was in
public lie considerably. serving in the legi>
la,ure and il other Offices. lie was a soldier of
tl. war at