The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-06-23
News of Belfast and Vicinity I.


We learn that an application for Grand Army
Post at Montville, has been made to headquarters.
Belfast has an amateur bicyclist who recently
made five miles in eighteen minutes, on his machine
The sun has reached his highest northern declin-
alton and has begun his southern journey. The days
shortening.
The city now runs ferry across the harhor,
which will be continued while the lower bridge is
being repaired
A tlirt of snow visited this section on Thursday
morning of last week, followed at night by frost.
The weather has been unusually cold for June.
Mr. RoiN took his new yacht, the Edna, out Satur-
day afternoon on trial. The boat has crowd of
canvas, and from appearances will be good saier
when properly balasted.
A new chart Of Belfast and Penobscot Bay is
published the result of recent surveys. 1t is pro.
nounced by ship masters he the best thing of the
Kind published. With it the services of pilot are
not needed
| At Il special meeting of the city government
| Friday evening last, j. d. Tucker was made tax
collector for the ensuing year, 1T a compeusalionof
H. per cent on the amount collected. Mr. G.. Il.
| Partridge was elected il wcigher of coal and hay.
On Thursday of last week sch Earl in going
through the draw of the upper bridge against
the structure carry ing away the draw Repairs
were Immediately mahe and IN Friday night the
bridge again passable. The accident caused
much Inconvenience for Il time IT, both bridges
We're then impossible, oblgng teams tn 20 lN the
way of the Head of the Tide.
Mr. j. r. NIarlen of stockton, writes to the Jour.
nal as follows concerning buoys in this vicinity
The buoy to the south of Naskeag Brookln, on the
starboard hand going from the Reach to Burnt Coal
| island is gone. y buoy is much needed on the
point Of rocks called the Hay Cocks on the starbor
hand from Naskeag to Hat Island The buo, ON
what is calIedthe Thumb Cap is either water logged
on gone These buoy much needed, and there
is complaint of their disappearance
| HAY. The hay market has broken. The pros
pert of large crop all the country, together
| with the large amount now in the market ha-
caused a gut and prices have gone down. HAY
that sold for Sld per ton ten day ago will not now
bring Sl2 in our market-this being the figure for
| the hest quality. These who have hay ou hani
have missed it. From present appearances there
win lie large hay crop harry estcd not only in New
| England, but all over the northern states, which
means low prices neNt winter.
| The subcommittee on refun,ing who were au
| th"rized by the city government to obtain legal
counsel anl ascertain whether or not the city of
Belfast can, under the act Of the legislature passed
Hast winter place the city railroad stock in the
hands of trustees to be used as collateral security
fol the new bonds have consulted Hon. j. H. Drum
mond, of Portland, and have received his opinion
| Mr.. Drumnond says the act does give Belfast that
right. There seems tn be nothing now in the way
of the committee, who viii 90 alcad ami do what
| they
| over two hundred people eft this city We,lncs.
clay morning, for The musical festival ut Lake Ma
rlnacook- Conductor Mace couId procure but three
passenger cars, and long before the hour of start
ing every available seat ON the train was occupied
many turning away, unable to get on. settees were
placed in the baggage car and quickly taken. Five
cars could have been filled. Passengers along the
line of the road We're unable to procure seats, nil
Ing all the standing room in the aisles When The
train reached Burnham there must nave been more
than three hundred people ON board.
Capt, %. " French If sch Flora Condor, of thu
city, writes from Brunswick giving further partcu
Etrsroncernins the collision with s,lI. Ruth Thomas
of Bangor off Chatham, the Geographic account of
which was published in the Journal The captain
writes that dense fog prevailed at the time ,lnd
that the accident unavoidable. When the col
Iision occurred the Conlou was coming in stay
separated and lost sight of each other In two
minutes, the Thomts sinking in about ten minutes.
Capt French lowered his boat, but the sch. Abbir
E Willard, which happened To he in the vicinity
and bound to salem, picked ~, the crew of the
Thomas. The Condor sustained no injury Sayra
few scratches.
The ship building industry of Belfast is oobia
| up at the present time. There are three thr-e
m:-tprl SP1nauprS nj, f.,,... L
j. y. CottrelI received from ThornIihe a purty,ur,
tine frame for another which win br built al,l t,
one now On the stocks is launched. G.. w Cotret
III addition to the one now building is getting uut
the frame for Il large vessel We also understand
that the Messr9. Carter have in contemplation tur
building of other vessels. The sch Fannie A. Gov
ham now in Carriers yard will launch i'll about tw,
weeks. David w. Dyer has Just completed repair
on brig James Miller, which vessel is now rated lt
for three years, an extension OF her Old rate. Tho
same gentleman has on his ways SCH Robert T.
King, al New London, Ct which viii he new tor
pel-a two months Job.
No greater case of characterization In. occurr.i
since Roscoe Conkliug resigned his seat in the
Senate than took place the east side one tlay las,
week. While two boys were in the woods gunniu-
they spied 4 nest in the top of a tree which va
mistaken for 4 crows Or hawks nest With a.
turkey gohber strut" one Of the boys mounted
the tree and began pulling away at the nest At thu
moment Il white headed eagle, with terrible
srr'erh swooped Town on the boy, causing a dead
lock in the proceedings. The boy graspe,l the tree
with one hand pulled his coat over his head with
the other ami shouted to hill conpauiou VII the
ground To shoot. At tine next downward swnop o.
the eagle the boy fired, bringing down the roy:,
game The eagle measured five feet AMI four
inches from tip to tip,
The Augusta journal saws .When the ,,ir.u-
was i'll Augusta two YEAR ago L little miss FROM
south Freedom named sylvester, eleven wears ot,
witnessed the exhibition. She was greatly lu-rH.-
ated by the music the crowds, The animals, the
difficult feat Of the performers, bul most OF all 10y
the Intelligence manifested 10y the trained horses.
She returned hnme Nitha big idea under her straw
hat, and began a course Of instruction IT, Il will
young colt which her father hail given her. Sine
lerSerere'l in her Efforts, ana has succeeded a.l
miraby. The colt can now perform large nuul.
Der of astonishing and amusing tricks, and all the
young folks i'll the ncighborlood are delighted pur
Elephants in daily rircuse4 Of their own. Consilrr.
ing hen age and that SHE had no one to aid her, TIN.
srldcserreS considerable credit for her pcr~e,rt.
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CAMP t'koI ND NOTES. The association will put
in large amount of main drain tile this season..
Ed Mahoncy is building large two story house
and ell ON Northport Avenue just above So shore
..NeNeral new cottages will De commenced this
week.. Landlord Brown of the Grove House WA
IN Boston last week arranging for supplies &c..
for the season. The Ground ought to be connect
ed with this city by telephone, The issues OF the
Sea Breeze will begin during next month and con
tnue for the season ending with camp meeting
week, which will be the last full week in August
The paper will be enlarged and printed in good
STYLE. There is talk of building an Observatory or
the grounds. The road up Mt Percival will soon
be repaired and made passable. The view there
from would be considered magnificent IL we Were
obliged to 90 hundreds Of miles to enjoy it.
Steamer May Field makes round trip fram Bangor