The Republican journal., 1898-09-08

list Vestry.
Sheridan F. Miller Command, U. V. U.
will meet next Monday evening at O'Clock
in the barber shop of Comrade W. H. Gilt.
ford on High street
The regular meeting of Thomas H. Mar
shall Post, G. A. R., will be held at Memoir.
al Hall this, Thursday, evening at o'clock
All members are invited
Equity Grange will confer the first and
second degrees next Saturday evening. On
Thursday evening, Sept, 29th special meet
ing will be held to which Granite Grange
has been invited.
HORSE TALK. A new horse was received
here Tuesday for use on the American Elk.
press Co.'S wagon. DR.. W L. West sold
fine driving horse last week to a gentle
man from Detroit. Charles H. Black of
Chelsea, Mass. bought large pair of team
horses in Swanville Monday.
Thomas H. Marshall Relief Corps had a
very successful supper at Memorial Hall last
Saturday evening. Every detail was nice
ly arranged, every Wand on the tables
was nice, and all was nicely served. About
IS guests partook of the supper aud all con-
graduated the ladies on the affair.
The New England Magazine for Septem-
Der contains an illustrated article on Fire
Insurance in New England" which includes
an excellent portrait of George P. Field.
The New England says:
THE two houses in New England which
have had the greatest influence on the bust
ness in New England, and which to-day do
the largest business in these States are
Field < Cowles and John c. Paige & Co.
Both these houses are in Boston and they
do the largest business in the city
William II. Mcintosh has lis store nearly
ready to open and will begin business as
soon as his goods, which are coming on sch.
Fannie & Edith, arrive. The store is own
ed and was formerly occupied by j. c.
Thompson & Son, furniture dealers. 1t has
been thoroughly overhauled and re-arrang-
ed to accommodate the grocery and meat
business. Mr.. Mcintosh will live over the
store, having fitted up the rooms for that
purpose
AUGUST WEATHER. The weather record
of Mr. L. H, Murch shows the month of
August to have been considerably warmer
than the average The mean temperature
for tie month was 6S.920, against &c S90 for
August 1897 and an average of 81 62o for
August for 80 years past, The highest temper
allure was 81 GA the 9th day lowest, 81 on
the 18th, 10Th and 2Sth. Rain fell on Is
days total Of 81 inches, of which / 23 fell
on the 9TH day
a BRAVE ACT. Tie Duluth, MINI, pa
pers give an account OF the brave act of
Mrs. Lena Ames of that city, by which she
saved the life of little child at the risk of
her own, She was sliding on the toboggan
when she saw a child on the chute ahead of
her, She at once jumped her sled from the
track and fell 20 feet to the ground below
Her collar bone was broken and she was
badly bruised. The heroine is a daughter of
Edward A. and Mary Lancaster Perry, for
merry of this city, but now of Fargo North
Dakota.
RAINBOW TROUT. Fred II Francis has re-
ceived notice from the o. S. Fish Commits
sion at Washington that consignment of
rainbow trout has been assigned to him and
Will be delivered within 60 days The fish
will be placed in Swan Lake, and as they
grow large, are very gamy and good biters,
an Improvement in the fishing may be ex-
peGted. The effect of the reduction of the
number of smelts in the Lake is now felt,
and more trout and salmon are taken this
season than for several years past. Augustine
Colburn caught a 5-pound salmon Monday
and large trout and salmon are taken fire.
quently.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Etna sailed Sept.
1st, for Norfolk, Va, with the last cargo of
ice which the Belfast Light 4 Power Co
sold to the Rockport Ice Co.. Sch, Post Boy
arrived from New York Sept. 1st with Goa
for the f. G. White Co.. The Bath Times
reports that the sch. Cora Dunn arrived at
that port Aug. 31st with 900 tons of coal
from Philadelphia which will he placed in
the new Sewall ship Erskin4 NJ. Phelps as
ballast on her initial trip to Baltimore. This
is certainly carrying Goals to Newcastle. -
Two schooners bearing the names of
famous generals discharged kiln wood at
INOChllnt, 1SIeSDolOi last uut
Washington and Napoleon. Sch. Harry
Prescott arrived Sept. Sd from New Haven
and is at Carriers for extensive repairs and
RELEASING. Sch. Twilight arrived Sept. Sd
from Portland with corn for L. I. Shales &
Co... Sch. Louisa Francis arrived from
Portland Sept. Sd with corn for Swan & Sib-
ley Co... Sch. Emma W. Day arrived Sept.
4th from Boston with general cargo. Sch.
Imogene arrived from Rock land Sept. 4th
for slight repairs. The five-masted schooner
building at Camden, for Captain Crowley OF
Taunton, who manages the four-masters
Mount Hope, Sycamore and Henry w.
Cramp, will be modern in every respect
She will be lighted with electricity, heated
by steam, patent windiasses and steering
gear. She will be 2S2 feet long, "A feet
beam, q IL feet deep, and will carry 1000
tons of cargo, She will spread 10000 feet of
canvas, have two 5000 pound anchors with
100 fathoms of 2 3-S inch chain, and will cost
about 100000.
STEAMER NOTES. N Newcomb, general
manager, and A. D. Smith, general fret ght
agent of the Manhattan S. S. Co. went tC
Bangor on the steamer Pentagoet Saturday
The steamer had a full cargo, including me-
chinery and merchandise for Bangor parties
and goods tn he sprt M, the RANGER n Aroos