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The Republican journal., 1899-01-19
Four Years in He'll.
A Chicago Preacher, in Resigning IL
Speaks to his Pastorate.

A Chicago Preacher, in Resigning thus
Speaks to his Pastorate.
CHICAGO, Jan. II. Rev. Thomas Bragg
Gregory, pastor of the Universalist Church
of the Redeemer, created sensation this
week by speech which he made after vol
unfairly resigning the pastorate. He said;
at was the happiest day of my life when
l stood up for the first time in the pulpit of
this church as its pastor. But it is a merci-
full thing that God, while He leads us with
one hand, holds the other over our eyes.
have not been as successful as / hoped to be,
because L have not had a fair chance. A
pastor must have the sympathy of his peo-
pie to be successful, and ] have never had
your sympathy.
Il was no sooner here than | felt that [
was stranger. / have been in hell nearly
four years You have permitted little elan
of pessimiSt GROWERS to keep me in the low
est depths of purgatory. For even a flea
can make it very unpleasant for giant, and
little souls can turn pastors paradise into
a pandemonium. If it had not been for
their incessant brow beating and complaints
the church would have been filled with wor-
shippers.
II know it would have been so, for |
know my powers. But when one has pins
stuck into him and burrs thrown down his
back constantly, how can he preach or work ?
When pastor has dirty little committed e
of remonstrance sent after him every week
how can he think or act? Even when [
played an innocent game of euchre, at one
of the most respectable clubs, with the trus-
tees and their wives and daughters, they
could not rest a single day without sending
a petty, picayune committee after me, re-
questing me not to play cards How could
pastor preach and work and build up a
church when enduring four years of such
treatment?"
Mr.. Gregory concluded his remarks with
an impassioned appeal to the church to profit
by its experience with him, aud to treat its
next pastor with greater humanity and
Christian consideration. He was heard
amid deathlike stiffness, but when he fin
ished received a round of applause. Utica
Globe.
Mr.. Gregory was pastor of the Universal
list church, Belfast 1885, and went from
here to Biddeford, thence to pastorate in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, and later to Chicago.
His wife is Belfast woman.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19
Dingley's Successor.

New YORK, Jan. 10. The Sun this morn
ing publishes the following dispatch from
Augusta. Me-:
The general opinion among the politicians
is that Charles E. Littefield of Rockland will
be the successor to the late Mr. .Dingley as the
Representative from the Second Maine Con
gressional District Mr.. Littefeld has been
a member of the Legislature and was Attor-
ney General of the State for four years. He
was also one of the delegates to the last Re-
publican National Convention, where he was
stanch advocate of Speaker Reeds cause
The Second District comprises six coun-
ties, and each county has lots OF Congress
timber. According to the Republican policy
OF rotation in office, Androscoggin County,
the home of Mr.. Dingley, cannot have the
Representative. Before Mr.. Dngley Sena-
tor Frye represented the district in the low
er house. 1t requires thirty days notice af-
ter the voting lists are prepared and posted ,
before an election can take place.
The Hon. Herbert l.. Shepherd of Rock.
port, in Knox County, may decide to enter
the field against Littletield. Shepherd can
give Littlefeld hard tussle.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19
Let us Go to Bangor in 1000.

F. g. Rich of Bangor, member of the
Maine Press association, is circulating a
petition which will ask that the annual
meeting of that famous organization for 1906
be held in this city. This meeting of the as
sociation will be of unusual interest as it
will open new century of life for the or.
ganization.
The Maine Press association is commonly
believed to be possessed of a hoodo, which
follows its career with snowstorms of great
fury. 1t has been noticed for many years
that at each annual meeting there has been
a terrific storm
However that may be, Bangor will extend
so warm a welcome to the members of the
association that storms and tempests will not
avail it is hoped that the petition will work
the desired effect and there doesn't seem to
be any good reason why it will not. Ban
gor Commercial.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

After short sessions Friday both branches
of the Maine legislature adjourned till 4.3O
Jan. 18th. In the senate an attempt to lay
on the table the resolve of 1925 600 for the
eastern Maine insane asylum, failed by tie
vote to and it was given its first reading.
The house committee on elections in the
Maine legislature devoted Thursday after
noon and evening to the contested seat in
the iot-Kittery district. 1t was the first
committee hearing of the session and aroused
much interest, as special stress is laid upon
1t by the opponents of the Australian bal
lot. Francis Keefe tries to unseat Thomas
F. Staples on the ground of the illegal use of
stickers. The returns gave Staples two
plurality. Numerous witnesses were examin-
ed on both sides and the ballots were look
ed over by the committee Counsel Heath
admitted that strict observance of techni-
calities would unseat Staples, but there if
the plain intention of the voters was con-
sidered he would keep his seat Counsel
seiders argued on the legal, statutory side
of the question, and quoted the court deci-
sions to show the illegality of the stickers
as used. The arguments were closed at
II Is p. m. and the committee will later
render its decision There is likely to be
two reports, leaving the house to fight out
the matter.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19
Mr.. Dingley Dead.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Hon. Nelson
Dlngley of Maine, leader of the Republican
side on the floor of the House of Representa-
tive and representing the Second Congress
sional district of Maine in that body, died
here tonight of heart failure resulting from
extreme weakness due to pneumonia.
He was unconscious during most of the
day and death came quietly without con-
sciousness being regained. There were
Edith Dingley Messrs. E. n and A. H.
Dingley, sons of the deceased, Mrs. James
6. Hooe, an intimate friend of the family,
DR.. Deale, one of the physicians who has
been attending him, and two nurses. To
within a few hours before his death the
family firmly believed, as they have through
out his illness, that Mr.. Dingley would re-
cover and it was only when it became ap-
parent that he was dying that they gathered
at his bedside.
almost maj jestic in its impressiveness was
given the late Representative Nelson
Dngley at noon to-day in the house of
Represen tatives where he has so long been
such a commanding figure. The President,
his cabinet, distinguished members of the
diplomatic corps, members of the Supreme
court, senators, members of the House
and distinguished men in military and civil
life We're ranged about his bier on the floor
OF the hall while the galleries, to which
admission could be obtained only by card,
We're occupied by the families of those who
sat upon the floor and other prominent per-
sonages invited to be present. Some of them,
including delegation from the New York
Chamber of Commerce, had come from a
distance to pay their last tribute Of respect
to the desd statesman.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19
Big Fire on Hurricane.

RoCKLAND, Jan. IL. 1t was learned to-day
that fire broke out in the store of the
island last night, and as result the store,
together with the stock and boarding
house near by, were destroyed. s~sss,.
The loss is nearly $4,000. The buildings
We're insured for 81 800 and the furniture in
the boarding house for 81 200 The loss on
the stock is estimated at S6,OOO
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

McFaul of Machias is genial gentleman,
whose jokes would deceive the very elect
One day last week he took a new member
into his confidence thus: II was down stairs
just now and saw big express wagon back
up for q load and on Investigation l found
that the State is paying for all the garden
seeds used in Kennebec county" "But,''
continued Mac, 81 looked out for my sec
tion and got my seeds while they were 60
ing. Have you got yours?" To which the
victim replied in the negative. "Weil,
then" said Mac. "You ought to go right
down now before they are gone, and be
quick about it, too" A little later the mem
Der returned from the lower regions with a
slightly dazed expression, but said nothing
about garden seeds.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

The feeling in the House is that the bill tc
increase the salaries of the Justices of the
Supreme Court will need very able manage.
ment to get it through.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19
Augusta News and Gossip.

A caucus of the "a democratic members of
the legislature was held a the close of the
session Jan. 11th. Hon. Samuel L. Lord of
Saco was unanimously chosen candidate fo1
U. S. senator against Senator Hale
Mr.. Hill of Belfast has presented the follow
ing petitions: Petition of Stephen Clark and
Al Others on the claim of Cyrenus Il. Downs
petition of Matthias A. Cullnan and others for
increase of pension.
Representative Hill has presented in the
House the following petitions relating to the
salaries of Waldo County officials: Petition
of w. P. Thompson and 10 other members of
the Waldo county bar in relation to the sal
ary of the register of probate for Waldo
county. Petition of W. ?. Thompson and II
other members of the Waldo county bar IN
relation to the salary of the judge of probate
for the county of Waldo Bill an act to ii x the
salaries of the Judge and register Of probate
for the county of Waldo Petition of mem
bers of Waldo county bar for increase of
salary OF justices of the supreme Judicial
court.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19
Legislative Jottings.

AUGUSTA, Jan. Is, 1899 The appropria-
tion for the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital,
1925, 900, will undoubtedly pass at an early
date.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

Sarah, widow of the late Benjamin A.
Curtis, died at her home in Monroe, Jan.
11th, aged IA years and months. Mrs. Cur
tis was born in the town of Troy, Me-, in
1924, and was married to Mr.. Curtis in Brad
ley, Me-, in 1896 She was the mother of
eight children, and only two survive her
Mrs. Mercella Newcomb and Mrs. Josie
Braley, who both reside in Monroe. Mrs.
Curtis early in life joined the Free Baptist
church and was always an exemplary Chris
tian. She was kind neghbor and her life
was living example of goodness and kind
ness. She was kind mother, who wrought
by word and example to inculcate those
noble virtues in her children, and after a
long and peaceful life closed her earthly
work. The funeral was attended by her
two surviving children, Rev John S. Blair
officiating.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

From all appearances there will be much
| opposition to the passage of the new game
laws proposed by the fish and game COM
| mssioners. Sportsmen in Augusta and
vicinity preparing to vigorously protest
the adoption of the law relative to the tax
ing of hunters. Many of the guides in the
| northern game regions are against the
measure. 1t is understood that Gov Powers
has limited that the commissioners will not
be given as much money this year as last
The governor Jan. 18th announced the
committees of the executive council The
committees are as follows: On warrants,
Hill, Blunt and Powers; accounts, Hill,
Gordon and Mayo; state prison and pardons,
Gordon, Bird, and Cook; election returns,
Gordon. Blunt and Hill taxation and ex-
penditures, Cook, Mayo and Blunt; public
lands and buildings. Bird, Powers and Hill; ;
state beneticiaries and pensions, Mayo, Cook
and Gordon; reform school, Cook, Mayo and
Bird insane hospital, Bird, Powers and
Mayo public institutions, Powers, Cook
and Gordon; military affairs, Blunt, Bird
and Powers; Indian affairs, Powers, Hell
and Blunt; library, Mayo, Hill and Blunt !;
payroll, Blunt, Gordon and Bird; visiting
committee to the insane hospital, Bird and
Blunt, associated with Mrs. Waldo Pettin-
gill of Rumford; visiting committee to the
state prison. Gordon; visiting committee to
the reform school, Cook, Blunt and Powers,
associated with Mrs. Clark Barker of Ban
gor; special committee on liquor agency,
Cook and Hill.
Some of the Grand Army veterans who
are members of the House have been in
formed that Mrs. Mason and her active CO.
adjutors are to come down to the Legisla-
ture again this winter and ask for an appro-
priation once more for the Soldiers Home
at Lake Sebasticook in the town of Newport
Those who have been cunning for this pur-
pose in the past haven't met with much sue
cess in the Legislative Halls. 1 was talk
ing with Representative Dawson from Mon
roe about the matter this morning. Mr..
Dawson is a well known Grand Army man
in Waldo county. Mr.. Dawson does not favor
an appropriation for the home at Newport.
He says that at the most the home even with
what aid the State might reasonably be ex-
pected to bestow, could take care of only a
dozen or so people. He thinks that it would
not be policy for the State to undertake
charity that would be expensive and would
take in only so few. He says that it would
be impossible to conduct the home in such
way that favoritism would not be shown
"The old soldiers have Jared pretty we'll at
the hands of the State" said he, land we
are not asking for anything such as propos
ed by the folks at the head of the Newport
enterprise. If it was to be charity that
would take care of a thousand or so of de-
serving people it would be another matter"
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19
>tWs OF THE WEEK.

}.arrHRs. Mrs. Eliza Lowell,
.osyendant OF Hallowell's first
.+s a % that city Jan. 18th, aged
4...5 ,de was we'll known as public
ss-t. Hecn She had given SO, 600
s. t0 the Hubbard free library
gsr. vas Dedicated year ago, and
ST.. .. -sve so. 900 towards the City
.. ...- is now being built..... The
Eaa a.t suffrage association will hold
ar.. .- af tle Saco Methodist church,
BAN. g. An interesting pro-
-s. Ieru arranged for both afternoon
"a. aI.- sessions. In the evening
N.s .-'b L Yates will deliver an
a-. &Hutant General j. L. MerriclS
t.Hit The sd department en-
a-... .t rhe Maine Grand Army of
"- fine 18th annual convention
ment of Maine Women's
r- and the 18th annual con-
t. .e Woman State Relief Corps
a ia Bangor, February 18th
"a. THE headquarters of the
ui... departments will be at the
bl House II is expected that
l-in-C Chief James A. Sexton
7 seseur...-... Twenty five mem
ht alumni association of the
.llsr- H Maine will meet and have a
I'm -..a .le flmouth, January 21.......
L j bren died at his home in
e-. sunday afternoon, at $50
. iIse au illness of eight weeks
@s a1 at the bladder. He was a
a"afr t.s state Legislature, but was
'a-e LIS seat on account of his
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

Pres. Harris of U. M. comes down every
few days and looks around He will have
us all sized up before he says how much he
wants for his agricultural University. If he
keeps his ear on the State House awhile he
will undoubtedly be much more reasonable
in his demands than was at first rumored.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

A resolve appropriating $4,000 for the
Chlldren's Aid Society, and accompanied by
numerous petitions, has been introduced and
referred to the committee on Financial AT
fairs, who will give hearing on Thursday,
Jan. Goth. All seem friendly, and the most
conservative make no objection to aiding
the Childrens Home when they know any,
thing of its work.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

Died in Thorndike Jan. 11th, Mrs. Isaac
Littlefeld, respected citizen ofThorndike
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

The Eliot contest election case was one of
the best possible object lessons for the legls-
lature on the beauties of the Kangaroo bal
lot. Neither side claims that there were
over forty-three different kinds of mistakes
on the ballots cast in the class composed of
of Eliot and Kittery. Justice and our bal
lot law seem to owe each other grudge. 1t
looks now, however, as though the changes
in the law would be slight.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

--r iudge Arnold, in the com
'Hlt If Philadelphia, in a suit
aetrrmine whether a shipper
l- Express company should
"li revenue stamp to be at
ae-.. > of aiding for express pack
- eided in favor OF the express
aud that the shipper must pay
@ ,he -t4mp... The Admiralty Court,
t-'- -al 18th, found the steamship
- H'.-o4ue alone to blame for the
AIh the British ship Cromarty-
'l-+ off Sable Island, when over
.H" IliIed were lost and the Bour-
-a=- N4s >unk..... Miss Mary p. Foster,
A' teader who has been under
4I='- If Boston, charged with borrowing
a- aA3usand dollars by representing
4A' s1' Was Il receipt of a considerable
geAs bad hearing No defence was
4ae- 4rl after the testimony of the
s's'lNei- the defendant was held fol-
-- -'1Ae Jry,... Hon. Jonathan Ross,
.e' athlspary, w, has accepted the
'Y'- nenl AS United States Senator,
ili deceased, and resigns as chief
-4sg III Ilt supreme Court of Vermont.
iA- ufed States court of appeals at
'.s'1, l4n 11th, handed down de-
s'l THE fleet that the tariff act did
n'o Effect till signed by the Pres
''l 3go f.. NJ, July %, 1898. Hence
s.s 7' were entered before that hour
g' gate are not subject to the new
lie decision means hundreds of
ss-is vi dollars saved by the i'm
N 742'l hairman Mott of the l.. A.
.4.as board, has issued the follow
r. tIeiiu Joe Dowrey, Massachusetts,
~, amer, orange, n. j., and others
~ and suspended until same is
mpeting in unsanctioned races.
-aF .dte Star Liner Oceanic, the
slrdmer ever built, was successful
A' 7ed from Harlan & Wolf's yard,
LELAND Jan. 18th. The ship is
nag and registers over seventeen
4. T'ns.... The mayor and the
council of san Juan De Porto
resigned. They claim to be un-
Jaid and are dissatisfied with
e. -el abrupt demands of the
E -9Vernment.....T The 1st Maine
N.' 'i Heavy Artillery sailed from
0s Monday, ON the transport
as. -ef Havana. The officers and
f generally pleased at the prospect
a. '= 'ef1ice in Cuba. The health of
f. "hand is excellent. 49,. Brig. Gen.
f,e.! ID Grant is organizing a police
rni+.' .1 9an Juan de Porto Rico. He has
nr. To The police department of New
qa 'I copies of the manual of rules
gas nations of the police force which
gas .'IMuated and published when he
Eno. p'Ilce mmissio oner. 80. Rev. J. E.
lo65519uly D. D., pastor of the First
AaS1 'Satonal church, at Bradford,
to1s 1dS been selected by the Congrega-
m .. nome Missionary Society of Bos-
(gbs 0'Inmissioner to visit the island of
tersbaauu report as to the work to be un-
lie vig ggN by that society OF the island.
Uces =. start at once. The latest ad-
dlGb,@, @gh Manila say the situation is un-
0is Sly W. critical, but that Major Gen.
sqeb aaS 1t we'll in hand and there is no
Tie W. 'diinty of trouble as many believe.
kns' 'e2eis o9 are concentrated on the out
suso " The town, but their leaders have
8ces Sulct orders that the Filipino
are to act only on the defence.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

News was received at Frankfort last week
of the death Of Frank Rowe He was living
in New Hampshire and had been in failing
health several years He leaves widow
and an aged mother, Mrs Sarah Rowe, W ho
have the sympathy of the entire community.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19
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1qF REPUBLICAN, JOURNAL.

..plfa> ifBNs. In advance, So 00a year
p e., usdth- so cents for three months.
: -s.tNa 1rEMS. For one square, one inch
Ai r.. tuT, IS cents for one week, and
... suhsequent insertion.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

This is week for junkets. The State
Prison committee and University of Maine
committee have theirs, and the whole Legis-
lature will unite in an excursion to the
grounds of the Eastern Maine Insane Hos
pital at Bangor. 1t is said that all those op-
posed to the same will be temporarily con-
fined there while the rest return to Augusta
and put the bill through.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

Both juries We're discharged Monday
morning and the Court finally adjourned
Tuesday noon
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

James L. Worthington died of pneu-
monia at Bucksport, Saturday night, at the
advanced age of Sc years. He was native
of Rockland, but had lived in Bucksport for
the past 10 years. In his early life Mr..
Worthington followed the sea and also
worked as a lime burner in the kilns of
Rockland.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

Austin Saunders, an aged and respected
citizen of Bucksport. died suddenly, about
3 P. NJ Sunday, while sleigh riding with his
wife. The cause of death was heart disease
Mr.. Saunders was about 80 years of age
He was born in Orland, but went to Bucks
port when a very young man, where he en-
gagged in the business of shIpsmith. He
was Mason and belonged to the A o. U. w
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

A State Road Commissioner is also pro-
posed. Such an officer would be useful in
in drawing salary, but whether the roads
in Argyle, for instance, would be the better
for having such an officer remains to be seen.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

The road question is beginning to warm up
and bids fair to be one of the leading ques-
tions of the session. A large number of pc
titions against the present Road Commits
sioner law may be expected. Some want the
whole thing repealed and the old law re-en-
acted. and others want the law permissive
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

News has been received of the death in
Washington, d. c., Jan. 18th, at the home
of her son, n. B. Milliken at l ,54S New
Jersey Avenue, n. w, of Mrs. Lucy Page
Milliken, native of Searsmont and mother
of the late Congressman Milliken. Another
son, Frank Milliken, is resident of Wash
ington, D. c. The funeral took place Sun
day from her late residence
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

A bill has been introduced providing that
the State maintain all large bridges That
| wouldn't be bad for Belfast.
The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

Died in Winterport Jan. 18th, Louise
Myra, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Ham,
aged three years. The child was sick but a
few days previous to her death. M-. and
Mrs. Ham have the sympathy of their many
friends in their berea rement. The funeral
was from the West Winterport meeting
house Sunday Jan 18th at l p. m., Rev.
Frank S. Dolliff of Jackson officiating.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Our neighbor, Deacon Armstrong,
has really made an attempt to be
funny, and assumes to have discover,
ed title for the editor of the DEMO-
Graf, based upon the fact that when
called upon by Carl Brown. the COM
monWealer, to take up collection
we cheerfully complied, and passed
the hat. Deacon Armstrong would
doubtless have done the same had be
been present and listened to Browns
address. IF this friendly act which
we performed entitled us to the name
of deacon" it certainly is no dis
grace, and our neighbor deacon
has no kick coming, unless his
title has been earned in less laudible
cause. We have always taken the
position, in our daily intercourse with
men as we'll as through our paper.
that free speech and open discussion
would wrong no man in this republic,
and that polite request should re.
ceive polite response. mo matter from
what source it came. We have never
opposed any movement in the line OF
reform, for the good of all the people
and while We do net fox momen