The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-04-21

The case of the heirs of Mrs Cakes Angler of
this city, as mentioned last week, mas been entered
| in the supreme Court at Portland and viii be tried
| in October.
| The Register of Deeds is i'll way responsible
for the report of transfers in real estate which APP
pears in this paper The Registers books are open
for heinSpecton of any citizen who cares to look at
| them. The transfers published because the
proprietors of the Journal think them of sufficient
| interest to the public.
| The paragraph, published last week concerning
the purchase of the Angler property, High street
| for a city building, meets the approval of large
| number of citizens. We learn that the property
| Is held at $500, which is considered reasonable
for lot central. Suitable lots in the city for
| such Il building are exceedingly scarce and if this
chance Is allow ed to pass II will be hard 10 find an
| other.
| The regular session of the County Commissioners
Court began in this city on Tuesday The court
will settle the compensation of special state consta
| bic ). G.. Ellis, whose bill rendered last term
| but which was not acted upon. The account was
made at 3 per day, covering nearly every day
| since the appointment. The tramp question which
agitated the court at the last session will also
| up at this term.
| NOTICE TO MARINERS. The lighthouse board
sends the following which will he of interest to our
marners-"Notee is hereby given that Whstling
| Buoy painted With horizontal stripes, and giving
blasts of whistle al short intervals is now moorcd
southeast of Cerberu> ShoaI or Middle Ground,
eastern entrance 10 Long Island sound, in seven
fathoms of water, on the following compass bear
| ingS Montauk lighthouse, : :. f. E. Watch
Hill lighthouse \. +. % "; Race Rock light house
\. W. = n; tiar,tiner's Island lighthouse W :"
| STEAMER NOTES. The Bangor papers contain
| the advertisement of the freight steamer James 4
| Gary, which Is to run between New ork and Ban
gor The steamer will probably leave New York ON
| the Goth, touching at Rockand and other points on
the Penob>cot should there be sufficient induce.
ment This enterprise will not be reshed by our
coasters, of which Belfast mas a large fleet. . Two
small steamers, the Nellie Kane ana Little Butter.
| cup, were launched at Brewer on Thursday Of last
week. The Nellie Kane halls from Lamoine The
| Little Buttercup is for summer travel 20 the east
..Freght traffic on the Sanford boats steadily in.
creaseS. Last week the Cambridge took to Boston
| one OF her largest freght5, and Obliged ~
! leave some at Rockland Among the freight ut the
| latter place, were 300 barrels of Holsters. On the
18th the boats begin to make four trips per week
TIE JoLLIrIES. ON Saturday evening next the
Jollite~ will present at Hayford Opera House, in
this city their musical ab~urlity "The Electrical
| DOLL Thecompany is composed Of thirteen people
including the Orchestra, amI have the reputation of
giving one of the best entertainments ON the road
| rlea. and sparkling, and blim full of wit They
| please wherever they appear and the audience dis
| perse with their sides aching with laughter Mr.
j. c, Bartlett who made such favorable impr,>
sion here As Ralph in Pinafore, the leading tenor
with the "Jollites" The press speaks IN high
| terms of this company which comes here under the
management of Mr. f. W. Pote, ut whose place OF
business the sale of tickets will begin this morn
ing at 9 O'Clock
CHANFRAC, on Tuesday evening, the 2Gth our
people will again have the pleasure of witnessing
at lIayfori Opera House, Mr.. r. : Chanfrau in In,
characterot Kit, the Arkansas Traveller" one wear
ago Mr., Chanfrau played tie same character here
to large audience and We bespeak for him arep,-
| tition on Tuesday evening neNt. The company is
under the management Of f. W. Pote Of whom
| tickets can be procured three days in advance.
The Philadelphia Ledger says of Kit
| Exit, the Arkansa. Traveller" l. essentially an
American meo-'irama, and bears the honor of being
one Of the originals of the modern school of chara
ter tmpersonationS Kit is Iifelike picture of the
Western man of distinct type, full of pluck, ever
| ON the alert for adventure, fond, to a remarklba
| degree of the cOnviVial cup and made an of uuali
ties oddly at variance all Of which has the effect OF
| mixing sentiment with fun i'm a manurr maj .,
| chains the interest and is very amusing The play
| embraces number of other characters who share.
| the glory with The Traveller" Nj Chauf1au h.l-
played the part often that it ha~ grown as familiar
Is that popular actor himself and If the size of Tho.
audience last evening and the interest cyinccl MAJ
be regarded a. any indication, it Is safe To say thai
| ''hu Is Is great tavorte as ever
THE ORANGES. Waldo County Council, =. of1
met with Harvest Home Grange at Brooks, Ia,
week There good attendance. twelve grange
being represented. Worthy Master, Charles Be
| of finn
order. The Oranges OF Waldo Co. H. reported.
We're never in a more nourishing condition. .ru,
farmers by score, and hundreds are Hooking To- th
Grange standard The topic for discussion i rt..
forenoon wa- "E"solved, that farmers nrcJ ct.
cation on other subjects moro THAI, on farmlu-
| The question very intergently discussed E,g
| score or more of farmers, suggesting as st tI.
elusive argument in the Affirmative, that the recent.
! ly appointed state Valuation Commission did ry.
! contain a single farmer, for the supposed reason
| that there are no farmers in the state of Mtlur
qualified to fill the position. in the afternoon w.,
! listened to an essay upon the Dignity of Labor
| by Sister Oracle Bowen. 1t was an essay of mucI.
merit and we felt proud that she was It farmer
wife. The programme for the day was fully carried
| Quit being interspersed with good music. The
| Patrons of Waldo County went home satisfied viii
the exercises of the day-stronger in their love to.
|
| Council Will be held with Star of Progress Gran.,
Jackson, Tuesday the 10th of MAY The afternoon
| session win he public and farmers outside a,l.
gates, are cordially invited to attend The que,
ton for discussion will be "ReSalgcd. Thai us
Farmers of Waldo County ought to engage ,nor,
| extensively in Associated Dar,ing
| WHEREABOUTS OF BELFAST VESSELS shin
Cora, reported last week at New York left HON
Kong, Nov. .. Capt. Coombs reports that he pas
e't Cape OF Good Hope Jan y, st. Helena Fell H..
and crossed the equator goth, hal mo- trade, from
lat 10 y after March y huI succession If hea,y
gales from W to y W, and was twice y %.
Cape Iiattera7 to lat 81 and driven back aero
the Gulf stream to lat 50, Ion % TO- had 1--WE hr.1
gales, one after another in 10 DAYS, blowing I'll.
times with hurricane force tearing new sails ctaa
out of the ropes, and throwing ship nearly ON he
beam ends, the wind backing from W L. W. and
seldom changing more thaM the eight point. between
y w and W. aftern3Id passed piece, of wrp,L
stun twice struck wrerkagc tearing metal from TN
ship'~ hows.... Bark sarah A. Staples at Boston
has chartered to load lumber at Union Island, O...
for Rio Janctro, at $3.50 per thousand. Bar
David Bahc"ck arrived at Portland en- the I-t.
from Nagua. Bark John G. Smith arrived in N,o
York ON the 18th from Messina.... sch Wclgk.
from Mobile arrived al Frll River Oh the 18th >au.
day off Montauk Point i'm 4 gale lost iibboou ar.
foretopma~t The wreck was under the bow !..
an hour, when for safety everything was cut tu.t.
with sail, and rigging attached. The schooner fa.
been chartered 10 load hay at Belfast for h;Ily,
m.,..Schs. Florida aud Dionc are at .Jach-o.
willie ready to sail for New York.. sch Annie
Mckcen from South. arrived at New London au
the 18th Lost part of deck load
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following az.