The Republican journal., 1889-07-11

MAINE GOSSIP. Geor-e W. Mason. who j.
separated from h> wife. She liNiu. in Portland
and be IN Boston, came to the former civ last
Wednesday 10 get possession Of tie child
which the judge had previously given in
thar1t OF the mother. lie succeeded in Kill
mapping bis little laughter ana e>rapn.......
Last thursday afternoon the Caribou House.
ono Of The best appointed and largest hotels i'll
Maine, wa burned. The fire was caused lly 2
defective tiue. The los, is estimated At - 900
with small in>urance....The millmen'- strike
at Bangor is diving out and the men are return
ing to Work.....I Wo Bildeford bicyclist>. John
Lawrence and Frank Lord. rode their wheels
from Boston to Portland Thursday. They
made the distance iii fourteen hour....... Leon
ard Mckinney, Of Buxton. who fell down
stairs Il few days ago, died from Lis injlrit ,
Thursday night. He was 80 wears old and
leaves fanly......Wm. :. Lord of ~acc!-
Kappa, AGED ~ years. fell from the door Of a
bag@age car on the morIins: train on the Port
lalid d Rochester railroad at Cumberland NiI~
Thursday and died Fri'ia. Lewiston had a
BIZ fire last Friday night. \ blaze started at
II O'Clock in X. +. Pin4ree'> lumber ward an,!
d!d damage to the extent Of about so, .......
George Godfrey. who got his son 10 lire his
own buildings al iIalIoweil and who was ar
rested short time ago on suspicion. Has con
te>>td to the crime OF ar>on.....Sp ccia Treas
ury Agent Byrna arrived at Ea>tport June
JDth 10 investigate the seizure 0f the schooner
Edna May" made june 29ll After a tnor-
OUCH investigation he left July f;h. The YES
sci will be di>mantled and beled This ease
Is expected to lead to the exposure of an eN-
tcn>iNe system Of smuggling. Tie Bay Point
Club House at R0cklani VA, to be formally
opened Yesterday; but il la, been open for
guests for week. Congressman MilliAen j.,
among those invited to participate in the OPP
elln@......Dr. Joseph Kicker. secretary of the
Maine Baptist Missionary Society. declined to
accept the position after the present year
Rev. Mr. Roberts, of Rockland, Rev Mr
Dunn, of Portland, Rev. c. b. Hanson. of
SkoWhegan. Rev. c. :. Small, of LiVermore
rails, are faNorably mentioned for the posi-
n......kobert Darling hit young man nam
Ell FISHER with stone in an alteration al a
dance in Hudson, the evening of the Fourth
The stone crushed in the outside Of Fishers
lace, and 1t is feared that he will The
Massachusetts Press Association We're at P0-
iand Springs Saturday" Secretary Blaine is
at MS Bar llarbOr cottage for the Scason....
shock OF earthquake WIS plainly felt at
arlington last Sunday night, lasting half
minute. 1t went fro northwest to southeast
Dishes were ratified upon the shelyes.The
Nashburn Brothers, of Thomaston. have
bought the tue steamer Ellen from Portland
parties and will run her on Georges river from
Fort Clyde to ThomastOn and among the is
lands.......Mr. Chas. Drummond, one OF the
Weaithlest and most respected Of Winslow'S citi-
Zens, died Monday, aged s. years. The Com
mercial Union Telegraph Company. of Maine.
has its poles erected a. far is Brunswick.
The contributions for the Johnstown sufferers
from the Maine Lodges. |. o. .. F. have tins
lar reached total of over 81 800. 1t is eX-
pected to reach the sum of 50 900.