The Republican journal., 1875-06-24
The excursion of the kockland High Schoo
In thiS ,itv IL no4tranpI to Eri,I,v nnxt

The excursion of the kockland High School
TO this city is postponed to Friday next.
Rev. j. +. Hall of Rockland will preach at
the North Church next SUNDAY morning and
evening.
Moody displays i'll his window = very hand
SOME sample ease OF the medicines prepared by
DIR. A. ). Davis, of Chelsea.
Washington Engine 20. No. ) has accepted a
call to anticipate in the celebration of the
Fourth of july at Ellsworth.
The Belfast Reform Club had very large
ami enthusiastic meeting at Perce:> Hall, sun
,la,. The speakers were all local.
the Decorating Committee for the Centen-
nial Tea party are requested to meet at Hay
ford Hall. Thursday evening OF This week, at
O'Clock
A number Of vessels could he taken up with
hav treightS We're thcy here for Boston aud
southern ports. The hay ali goe~ to the store
houses.
The morning services At the { nitaiian Church
~enee Of the Pastor Tn, SUNDAY school viii
be held al he usual time.
The several Masonic bodies III his city have
completed the work Of forming committees,
concerning the building Of new hall and
preliminary meeting OF the same is called AT
Their Ipdec room on FRIDAY evening.
Immedrd,N atlera dance or hll in any Of
the ,ontu towns adjoining beIf~t the Police
Court Is KEPT hu-N for several days It seems
to he The plan Of certain Number OF Belfast
buys TO interrupt aud break up all such oeeas-
ION. This is not right. and b, ana hy SOME
Of them Niil lind il out 20 their cost.
Attention j. Called to th+ following new adj
tetli4emeut The new furnishing store of J.
Il. Wadlin ID the neW brrk block, III which
.an bee tooni large assortment OF furnishing
goods IA, Yacht p. NJ Bonnie capt Burgess
az an excursion boat-Th Sauboru improved
horse rake, BY Gacn keene, West Appleton
New Howard wagon for sale. by j. Y MeCln-
took Note lost. by Albert Hartman Prospect
Ferry Barber shop, by 9idelnger 4 nmtoD
Girl wanted at the American Hotel.
ut itlh ISE'~- col lie American ltttt.4- m
this oIy. Wili open the new Artadian Hotel, al
Casine, Iup ursl Ihi, l., The Cobb place,
colnmodiouS mansion ~ The olj time heqni-
iulh situated. which ll> been purchased ~
E.r. Walhrr and others aud relnodeed into
inst class summer motel. tl,tine j. Il ielight
fui place ui summer resort, which yearly at
tracts mau1 Visitors OF the best class. The
eommodation- OF the Arcadin have been long
needed, and il VIII DE found that the Mc>-rs.
lark understand lhcir business.
The programme laid ont by The ladies' Cen
trnniul Tea Party to be holden in Hayford Hall
on the first and second Of July, il grand array
OF Festivities, and an excellent time may be eX-
pected. Among the many features will be an
Art Gallery, Booth of Archery, Collection Of
Antiquities, Centennial medals, Boston lIar-
bor'' Tea. vc., 1t viii he opened by an address
by =. J.. Mllikeu. Esq. after which refresh
menl> will be had. aiiI tca served in centennial
cups and ~:lcers specially manufactured for
the occasion Hat fare tickets win be good for
Two days on he ears and steamer Pioneer, and
special train viii leave for Burnham in the
evening. The Pioneer VIII make an excursion
down the bay Thursday afternoon. Ii deserves
the patronage of all, and viii no doubt he sue
cess. Admission u cents, children Il cents.
REMNANTS OF 4 FORMER BELFAST VESSEL.
The three mAstrd -rh. Georqc 5. Hunt. Capt.
Dexter, Of Hast Boston, Whch arrived At this
port Monday, ha~ 4 connection With a well
known vessel formerly OF this city whose his
tory is extremely interesting We refer to the
al
John W. DeXter informs us that in February,
ISL, he was 10 Command Of the Suii0te then ii
st. Johns, Porto Rico, West indies, where he
condemned TIER The hlrh George D. Hunt Of
Portland was wrecked and also condemned At
the same Time and place capt Dexter pur-
chased the Ilunt,trmslerred the Suliote's masts.
sails and rigging to her, fitted up and brought
her home 10 tt-l Boston She was then rugged
into 4 three lnueted schooner, "A portion of the
Suliote, sails amt rigging agaiu forming 4 part
NJ her rig, and are on her to-day. The old
Suiote came back 10 as occasionally when she
was afoat, and now when her hulk les roltng
on West India island, the recollection OF one
OF Belfast mos t noted vessels are revived by be
holding the last remnants of her in these old
sails and rigging The Hunt Is undergoing some
repairs, and will load with hay from VIM
Pitcher X son for Charleston, $. G..
\ RELIC OF TnE REVOLUTION. Mr. Geo.
Timer White, of this city, has in his posses ion
an interesting reIi, ct the times that tried
mems souls which is his grandflther's com
mission of erond Major, -ued ninety-iive year
a@0-W Inch ia thr q centennial days possesses II
peculiar interest.
The document is NenerabIy yellow with ace,
and lis worn folds. patched by paper and Sc
cured by thread stitches, how that the decay
Ing hand Of Time ha> touched it, and thai care
1u hands haze preserved it. The document,
which ia Size j. thirteen inches square, is partly
printed and partly written. the writing filling
The originally blank portions of it. The paper
j. OF a coarse and thic1 qualify ana is ribbed
and water marked, We're most oi The official
documents that We're published at that time
under authority of the Colonial government.
At the upper left hand corner is the seal OF Mas
sachusetts which represents a man grasping in
ms right hand drawn sword, while the other
hand holds partly opened roll, The inscrip-
ton that surrounds he seal cannot now be
wholly deciphercd.
Mayor Philip NJ. liner resided At Dnchrap,
in Lncolnyile. ana was of Dutch descent.
Among his children were the late Mrs. job
White and Mrs. Susan Burkmar of this city
and Mrs. Paul stevens of Lncolnyie. During
the 1872 war, Maj. liner lin 1910 i'll virtue u
his position as a military officer and deputy
Inspector of the customs, was entrusted will
the charge of the British prize sloop Mary, after
her capture by Ma. Noah Miller, and took hel
INTO Camden. where her rich cargo was dis
charged As we have not at hand the facts re
lating to Mai. US Revolutionary career, we ar,
not able 10 speak of The part he took during