The Republican journal., 1881-04-14

The Belfast Gun and Rod club has engaged rooms
| over Frank B. knowlton's store on High street.
Revenue cutter Levi Woodbury. for our station
put in Providence II. l. for repairs and was ready
| to proceed to Eastport on the Sth.
! new chapter of Royal Arch Masons will be in
sttuted at Liberty village this evening. The officers
of Cornthian Chapter, of this city will perform the
| work.
| Mr.. j. W. Black of Searsport, writes to the Bos
| ton Herald that Is letters containing money have
| been stolen from the mails between Searsport and
/ Boston since Jan. |.
! Miss Oracle, daughter of George C. Wells, fell
one day last week, severely sprainins her ankle
The surgeon says the accident was caused by wear
! ing high -heelel boots.
kettle containing several gallons of melted tar
capszed into the fire at Overs yard on Friday of
| last week, making a large blaze and dense smoke
| for some time. No serious damage.
| family named Whitmore living in the south
part of the city smothering from coal gas
| one night last week. Mr. and Mrs. Whtmore both
awoke tainted and We're seized with nausea. A
| child in the room was similarly affected.
We have received the following circular from the
est to our mariners-"Notce is hereby given that,
on July lst, the light displayed from the ightship
OFF WinterQ Quarter shoal, sea of Virginia. will
be fixed red instead of fixed white, as now shown.
Another growing local enterprise in this city is
the granite polishing establishment of the Fernald
| Brothers. They are now working a of six
men and have orders ahead to August. An order
for $3.50 worth of work in one cemetery at Apple
| ton has Just been secured.
| David W. Dyer has received orders from the gov
ernment to put the steam launch Sagatlahoc, which
has been Wintered here in condition for the sum
mer work. The launch is tender to the L. s coast
survey vessels. The boat will he sent to Bangor
where new boiler will be put on board and the
machinery oyerhaued.
POLICE COURT ITEMS. James Fuller, ,Jr, was
before Judge Boarhnan, Saturday last on com
plaint of Fred l.. Richards for assault and bat
terry. This is second part of an old affair which
was recorded at the time in the Journal The
trouble took place at a dance in Searsmont. where
the parties belong At the first trial Richards
pleaded guilty to an assault on Fuller and was fined.
On saturday the case was reversed, Fuller, who
made defence found guilty and fined $40 and
cost from which he appealed. Richards was
quently struck and knocked down by Fuller.
Marx G. Cas- and John Sullivan, vagrants, were
before Judge Boardman on Tuesday and sentenced
| to 80 lays each in iail.
| THE OAKEs Angler ESTATE The settlement Of
the late Oahea Angler estate in this city, IS becom
ing complicated. Previous mention has been made
in these columns of claim OF $4,000 put in by the
heirs, which claim rejected by commiS sion
composed of David Pierce. w. G. Frye and w b.
swan. An appeal has been taken The case is
this \ few years ago Judge Whitman, of Brock
ton, Mass, grandfather of Mrs. Angler, died eao-
ing that lady $4,000 which was well invested.
Before the death of Mr.. Angler, by mutual under
standing, he used his wife's money in his business,
but so far as is known no note other paper pass
ed between them. On settling the estate ii was
found to be insoVcnt, when the heirs put in a claim
for the $4,000, as their mothers money, which was
referred to a commission stated above. 7. Ii.
Haskell, an attorney of Portland, has taken out
papers of administration the estate of Mrs.
Angler sued Calvin Hervev, administrator on the
estate of Oakes Angler, in the sum of S20,000 and
summoned him to appear before the supreme Court
at Portland Mr. Hervey left for that city on Tues
day Mr.. II's position is an embarrassing one
He want- to do justice to all parties.
CAPTURED. Ii will be remembered that at The
january term of the supreme Court ~elden Han
cock, of Burnham, trial for the larceny of
hay from Joshua Trask. but escaped during the
hearing. On Wednesday of last week sheriff Baker
armed with capias, went to Burnham to make
the arrest. Hancock lives eight miles FRONT the sta
ton i'll small clearing three fOurthS of mile from
any other habitation. When the sheriff arrived he
found Mrs Hancock alone, and To his inquiries as
to where her husband was how long he had been
absent, SC, her only replies II don't know
Mr.. Baker looked about of doors and presently
saw in the woods forty rods distant Il man
skulking among the trees who proved to be Han
cock. On the approach of the sheriff the man gave
himself up and went into the house to make prepa-
ratons for the journey. Mrs II. sat up her fiat iron
in front of the fire place and selden began to hoist
i'll hard cider, drinking about two quarts in very
short time. Mr.. Baker discovered Il disposition on
the part of the man and his wife to kill time and
watched them narrowly. Hancock went ont and
walked towards the woods, but was brought back
by the sheriff BY this time the cider began to work.
when Hancock said he should not 90 to Belfast,
went down cellar hid himself in a small apartment
and dcfed the sheriff. Presently two men passed
along who We're summoned, much against their
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hold of Hancock, who struck and kicked about
madly, placed a handcuff about his wrist, dragged
him up stairs where he was tied and placed in the
carriage. Before reaching Bulnham station Han
cock was released on promising to be quiet and
was taken to Belfast without further trouble. He
will be taken before the coming term Of court
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following are
transfers in real estate in Waldo county, the
week ending April l2th-Alden 7. Black Liberty,
TO j. F. Marden, Montvie. Horace W. Chase,
Bangor, to Horace CroXford, Newburgh, property
in Monroe. Daniel NJ. Dockham Prospect, two
lots, to Elyira Thompson and Jennie Thompson,
Frankfort. Il. |. Doe, Burnham, to Franklin Mudg-
EFT, same town. Edmund \. Fuller Freedom, to
Eugene A Boulter, Unity. Olive Foss, Winterport
to John H. Foss, same town. Sarah +. Gibson,
| Burnham. to Geo. w. Fagg, Palermo. F. Clifton
| Gray, Colorado, to Joshua f. Crockett Prospect
| Amos Grout, Winterport, TO Herbert l. Cole, same
| town. Ana Howard, Belfast to Nm. Cunning.
ham, Belfast Andrew j. Hurd, Unity, to \. A
Hurd, Therndike,-Strout farm in Belfast. Moses
\. knight, Portland, to Susan Bragdon i al. Free
dom. Abijah Kendall, Winterport, to Jane r. Cur
tis, same town. Henry n Lttlefeld, Winterport
to Aaron {. Fernald, same town. Eli Moulton es
tate, Unity, to Laban A. Fernad Troy John S.
Morrill,, Swanyille, to John W. Peavey, same town
Mahala c. Prescott, Unity, to Alice NJ. Temple, De
troit. f. w. Pinkham, Palermo to Enoch II. Cain
3D. same town. L. K. Palmer heirs, Belfast to
Stephen S. Woods, Brooks. Jesse Priest, North.
port, to Jesse I. Priest, same town. George A.
Pierce estate, Frankfort, to Franklin J.. Trundy
Mary A. Penney, Jackson, to David Bracket, same
town. Merrill Rowell, Montville, to Charles NJ
Rowell, same town. Augustus and Edmund Thomp-
son, Frankfort to George and Eliza a. Thompson,
same town. George and Eliza Thompson, Frank.
fort, to Daniel w. Dockham, same town. Meshack
lrundy, Frankfort, to Mary :. Dean, same town
Franklin Treat, Frankfort, to Charles Beal, same
| town. sewell c. Young, Camden. to George r.
Young, LincOlnville.
PERSONAL, Capt, Samuel l.. keene, of Rockand,
made many friends in this city, while his new bark
{. Dixon was being completed. All will be in