The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-08-16

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If you wish to be high toned you must call tn,
muck pond Kerby Lake.
Sch. A. A. Folsom, of Boston. is at Lanes whar
receiving IA new foremost
Hazeltine & Bickford have loaded sch Charlie,
Buck with ice for Norfolk
Saturday evening the mail was two hours late
Sunday night the male was on time.
Is it Passagassawakeag, Passagassawaukeag
Pauscgassawackeag Passagwassekeag or what?
Lecture at the North Church next Sunday even
ing by the Pastor-Subject, Religion and the
Commune.
The Probate court adjourned at $50 p NJ OIL
Tuesday, the first day Of the session. The Judge
was obliged to be absent
The new ship p. Il. Hazeltinc. arrived at Liver
pool, after passage of l04 days from Rangoon.
She was at st. Helena June "A
Charles F Reed son Of } X Reed Weeks
Mills was accidentally drowned in Bradstreet
pond Palermo, Saturday afternoon.
There will be a grand excursion from Bangor to
| Fort Point. Northport and Belfast complimentary
to the Bangor Band on Wednesday. Aug 18th
| The corner stone Of the Masonic block contain
ing the records, local papers etc. as has before
been mentioned. was placed in position on Wed
nesday without ceremony
The Belfast military company will leave for
Augusta on Monday, to participate in the annual
state muster The company has received orders
| for every man TO be present
The gearing and hanging of the Unitarian church
bell. that is rung for city purposes is being over
hauled and repaired. The bell Of the Methodist
church is used i'll the meantime
The beautiful rains of last week and this were
very welcome visitors in this vicinity. Wes and
| ciserns We're much benefited. Fall feed in the
country receives a vigorous start.
Messrs Clark d Fernald have Just completed two
| polished granite monuments. one square and the
| other round shaft. for Boston parties. Polished
granite is becoming quite popular.
Attention is called to the notice Of a travelling
agent wanted III another column-The steamer
May Queen makes close connection in Castine with
steamer May Field for Bar Harbor
The steamer Cambridge did not arrive until late
Saturday The delay was caused by some repairs
being made, she having got ashore on the rocks at
Rocland on her previous down trip.
Judge Dckcrson has purchased lot near the
cottage Of J. e. Damon below the Camp Ground
and will build Il summer cottage there. Quite an
amount of building is going on in that vicinity.
The Baptist Sabbath School and Society will
make their annual excursion on Friday, to Goose
Falls, near Castine. They will leave Sanford
wharf on steamer May Queen on the regular morn
ing trip.
Clarence Poor while at Quantebacook Lake on
Tuesday, shot and wounded an enormous eat owl
that measured six feet across the wings. He will
i'll future i'll stuffed form. grace the side board of
Daniel Lane of Boston
Notwithstanding the dullneSs in the ship bud
ing line j Y Cottrell is determined to force the
business and has commenced to buill a 700 ton
bark at his new yard near McGilvcrys. She Will
be built for the market
Judge Philo Hersev. Of the Probate Court. left
on Tuesday for bennington, Vermont. TO partci
pate in the centennial celebration Of the famous
battle at that place. The Judge is on the Gov
errors staff the other members Of which preceded
him.
Charles Sanborn, aged about seven years, son of
John Sanboru, tell through Il hole in the Sanford
wharf on Tuesday into the water below, dis
lance Of about fifteen feet. He was rescued in
drowning condition by men aboard the Isesboro
packet
The PaStimr Base Ball club of this city will play
the Dingoe> Of Portland. at the Belfast trottng
park next week. 1t viii be a matched game for a
purse Of S5000 The Dirigoes call themselves the
champions of the state and the Pastmes will have
to DO their level best,
At a meeting OF the city government on Monday,
the city solicitor and treasurer were authorized
and instructed To report such measures they
deem necessary and proper tocompcl the collector
Of taxes 70. h. Pitcher and his suretes to settle
with the city for the taxes committed 10 him for
the wears 1874, 1879 and 1876.
As Will be seen by a notice iii another column.
the annual reunion of the Fourth Maine veteran
regiment will take place in this city, Oh Tuesday
September IS. An excursion to Eyder'S Cove will
be made on steamer May Queen and clam
bake will be INDUCED in. On returning to Belfast
the election Of officers will be had and end with
dance in Peirces Hall
Mr. Foss the Belfast station agent of the Maine
Central railroad has handed statistics con
corning the business done at this station in the
month Of July 1876 and 1871. 1t shows gradual
and steady increase i'll the freight department.
The amount of freight money rcceivcdin july 1876
was -, 1890 for July 1871, 81 ,50O41. The sale
OF PASSENGER tickets for July 1917 amounted to
Sl,0l602 Or about 20 less than last year when
there great rush to the Centennial. On the
whole the increase is very lattering.
The train was over two hours late on Saturday
the trouble was the main line. There was
smash near Seabrook \. H.. caused by Il misplac
ed switch The train had Just left Seabrook Il
station few miles this side of NewDuryport, when
it was precipitatcd from the track, smashing the
Pullman ear and one or two passenger cars Luck
lily no one was killed, and only one passenger in
iured he receiving blow on the head from some
OF the debris. The train running at the rate
of thirty FIVE miles an hour, and it is Il great won
der that the whole train was not wrecked and
many people killed An employee on the train
was somewhat hurt
In case of the election Of Judge johnson as
County Attorney Judge of the Police Court
would have to be appointed by the Governor, from
some Of our Republican Justices The position is
not paying one, and has many annoyances
Squire Thompson would make good Judge but
he would hardly accept IT, his prominence as IA
counsellor will bring him more fees than the salary
attached to the office amounts to- Young Iarrl
man may have his eye in that direction but he
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to be the most available he is well read a young
man of good Judgment, and then again Judge
| Boardnan sounds we'll But in the meantime
Judge Johnson had better retain his position until
! after the election
| People living i'll the vicinity of the New Eng
land House, on High street have for the past six
months, been annoyed at the disturbances emana-
ting from the Locke house opposite The house is
occupied by Mrs. Wentworth. and Albert X, and
| tipOrpp W Patterson Tho pattarsonu nn,nulain