The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

>l MATTERS. The Aroostook and
pn4or and Piscataquis, They now
r build within five years an indie
Inc into Bangor, though not to
water, 1t is agreed that Bangor,
\ ,he refunds the bonds, shall retain
ruuum, if any The Bangor and
-aDk is to take the Bangor and
ailiiS as at first proposed to lay
n- OF steel rails yearly, and for the
l1ee years to expend any surplus
Bangor and Piscataquis may earn
al above the rental price upon the
- aud Piscataquis road. go. The Port
Muls last Thursday morning publish
iaper signed by the selectmen, treas
/ own clerk. school committee and
uoininent citizens of Alfred, de-
H9 the charges against the Shakers
L place which appeared in the Bos-
,ald. as being unqualifiedly false.
pas, libellous. and great injustice
tited that the colony is highly
/ te,i for integrity and morality. Nh.
Foster, of the firm of NJ. C. Foster
|>U Waterville. the well known con
and builders. saws that while there
lern a large amount of building in the
uring the past year, he thinks there
,r larger the present year. Bu>i-
i his line has begun quite hrisklN.
ln Boston Herald Of Feb. 23d has a
tdN concerning the family of W. l..
| Fl." of Gray, who have been receiving
rs rom some unknown person threat
uclr lives. The letters are lett ut the
}a Il most mysterious manner and
III efforts to capture the writer
4ven truitless. 1t is thought that
l,'n wanted is a woman who knew
3tHett years ago. The scythe shop
I. Worth Wayne Tool Company is run
0 time and with plenty of orders
lW Work ON the new shop for the
rrture OF their patent hay knives
Hrl hooks is progressing rapidly, a
/ art ot tile machinery being already
John $. Squire, of Bangor,
BROTHER in California are said to
n> ~ All estate in England valued at
Nm.... Miss Media Pratt. OF Auburn,
Ne married in April to Mr. Harrison
wnton, of Virginia. They will re-
~ missionaries at kinegan at the
4 nnee of Wales in Alaska. .... State
tennary Surgeon Bailey, of Portland,
Eiel halmyra last week and discovered
ky,ere case of tuberculosis in IA herd of
r. elonging to James Smith. One
Was killed and the remainder Of the
P which is badly affected with the dis
+ viii be killed at once.... The Maine
'mnite company at Red Beach have
Fr1ed the stone for the Soldiers Monu-
+ to be erected this year in Calais.
he augusta Board of Trade adopted
|laSoution last week requesting the
Flne senators and Representatives to
Ee opposition to the passage of the free
T. bill. .... MI. y. X. Pike. of Winth-
secretary of the Maine State Jersey
! 'Ie Association. gives notice that the
Ie> ior the sixth volume of the socie-
T nerd book, now i'll course of prepara-
\ lol publication, will close April 18th.
uHAS of this register will facilitate the
T. by forwarding applications for regis
'o Of stock at an early date. .... The
ipu Of the lease of the Bangor and
caquis to the new Aroostook Rail
/ ompany will be voted upon by the
'lr OF Bangor at the municipal cleo
At meeting Of the citizens of
| l'hop Saturday i'll the interest of a
L tnscd milk factory. |. c. Libby of
Ale'ln presided. The full amount of
A stock was raised, and commit
4 was chosen to select a site for the fac
W report at meeting on March 3D.
l'alley was chosen a director from
L ldop. The steamship Indiana
left Philadelphia last week with ii
4 u provisions and breadstutfs for the
1hg Russians was commanded by a
tAo man, Capt. w. Sargent of kittery
sargent is a commodore of the old
'iI An Line, and one of the most cap
4 '9nnnanders on the Atlantic. -. In a
rrJance lecture in the Second Congre-
"Hd church Biddeford last Sun day
F. The pastor, Rev. William RAIDER,
siy criticised the laXity of public
ment against the saloons in that city.
SAld he did not believe in license, but
| Pnounced prohibition as it is now con-
| '' IN that city. He related instances
~eoted with visits he made Satur-
night among the drinking places of
1lord. Mr.. Blaine las made pei
Statement for publication in the
felating to the circumstances attend
'is sons marriage and divorce. He
mat it is time to speak, because his
d,% particularly his wife, has silently
'uIed the misrepresentation so long.
Natement is mainly in defence of Mrs.
ari at' who, he says, never in any way
'h' to estrange her son and his wife.
"lSo says that the marriage would
have taken place had not Miss
l% made all the plans. Young
'tit "a; was under eighteen years of age at
4lne of his marriage while the bride
Menty-one. 80. Great excitement was
feq IN Portland last Friday by the ar
% ~ L. I. Burrowes, a wealthy manu-
alper on charge of illegal use Of the
The trouble grows out of business
In the manufacture of wire screens.
S"ilIhg will be held TO- morrow, Friday.
4Ncl Tor Mr. RurrnweS saw that tbav