The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-08-11


some very good hay weather
Mrs. c. b. Black has sold ler hous and lot on
Waldo avenue, to a man in 1norntiike.
Waldo county conference of churches will meet
| at the Baptist church in this city, Sept. 9Th.
Mr. Fred Griffin who lives in the Hay ford district,
is building on his farm new dwelling house.
The days are growing shorter. We learned this
from a man who has thousand dollar note coming
due next week.
Friday of last week, the hottest day of the
season in this vicinity, the thermometer registering
- in the shade
Brackets Sea Breeze is highly complimented by
the Maine press-as it deserves to be- 1t is Il neat
and newsy little sheet.
Charles b. Hazetne, Esq, has been elected a di-
rector of the Belfast National Bank, in place of y.
II. Mathews deceased
The flavor of the raspberry bug for the summer
of 1881, seems to be a cross between sandal wood
fan and poor article of vanilla.
Coal for next winters consumption is now arriv-
| ing in large quantities. Coal will be about fifty
cents per ton higher than last year 1928 per ton
Tuesday morning the was to rise for the
first time in nearly four weeks. The lumnary did
not get fairly above the horizon before it went into
a cloud.
capt. J. b. Durham Offers for sale his residence
on Church street-one of the best in the see
advertisement of High school at Head of the Tide
Isaac r. Moore principal.
The weather has been very monotonous this sea
son. First it was rain, rain, rain, then it was fog
fog, fog, and hot, hot, hot, and then rain, rain rain
again It's all that wretch Ncnnor's fault
Police Court, Only one case since last report
iioratio Anderson, of Camden, Aug. 18th, drunk and
'iisor'lerly. ON complaint of j. c. Gates wa. fined
- and costs, and committed in default of payment
The Emery family win hold their third annual re-
union at Dover Point \. H. sept. Sh. Mr.. Robert
Emery, of this city, has written the history of his
branch of the family, which paper viii be read ut
the reunion.
The meanest Of ali thieves are those who steal
flowers from private grounds; and the offence is
| aggravated whel the flowers takenarr those which
are ont suitab" for outdoor Aforementioned us
holly-hocks
"Charity enveth not and the lady Dire sed in her
best clothes, She staneth at the church door of
rainy sunday, ana seeth her more fortunate sister
90 home under an umbrella docs not resemble
charity-no much
MI MOODY, bl l'tIIdSt, mas Sol ms trottlng
horse Sorrtl Fred to Mr. Horace j. Tibbetts, of
Rockport. The price is said to have been 500
S"rrel Fred is eight years Old, a very promising
horse and has made his mile in 80.
our people hardly give the support to our local
columns that they ought. 4 Il around Us in other
towns. read accounts of m!lrer~, suicides
shooting accidents, &C., but here We cannot even
get boy who has pride enough in hi- local paper
to go in swimming and get drowned.
some careless person dropped Il skunk on one ot
| our streets The other day and broke it. our citi.
lens should be more particular how they carry
these live cologne bottles for there i Il flavor about
Them which as the poet says, You cannot pas on
fora "Perfume from an unknown scent -ir"
Ihe NJ. c. company have again commenced filling
| in the railroad bridge, and will continue until they
haze a solid track. They are also filling in between
the two tracks up to the coal she'd, which will give
the r"mpanyronsiclcrable more available land The
earth IS obtained from bank little distance above
| the lower bridge.
\ -taid citizen who was camping at Quanteba-
cook, was sitting on the lawn in 4 chair, ENJOYING
| the beauties Of nature VITA one hand, aud killing
mos luitoeS with the other when he was suddenly
disturbed hy runaway horse dashing through the
woods attached to the fore wheels of vehicle.
The horse was stopped and fortunately no one was
injured, but the gentleman says if the comet hal
taken the same orbit that horse ,li,l that he could
not have been more frightened
Sill" 81 upI>o. The cnancc, are that new ve.
sells will be built IN this city for Capt- Fred L. Gil
more and George ". Garter. The Keel. win De- laid
This fail, the vessels to be launched another spring
The one for Cape Carter to carry about 200 900 feet
lumber. IhnDl'.'- t,ll Il
| board vessel. Her deck frame will lay high 50 rs
to take I'LL of her cargo under deck Capt. r. b.
| Condon, of sch. Fred 4. Carrie, informs Us that
vessel Of 100 tons is being taken up for him. to be
launched one year hence. The vessel win have
four masts Carter a Go. will build the Two first
mentioned, Mr.. G. w Cottrel, the last. In addi-
ton To- these Me,sr-. j. \. Cottrel and g. W. Cot
trel have each vessel building in their yards with
other contracts on hand ON the whole the pro pcct
for ship building Is encouraging
GRAND ARMY NurE>. DR.. Benz. Williams. of
ltorkland, Medical Director came to Belfast last
week for the purpose Of regularly Installing Col.
l'hilo llrrsry commander Of 1hn-. II. Marshall
Post. The Post in this city has been numbered f.
1.-The second grand reunion and encampmcnt of
Maine Veterans, under the auspices of the assoca-
ton Of Maine soldiers and sailors will take place at
Portland August 23d, 2ith and 10Th All honorablv
discharged Maine soldiers Sailors who served
in the of the rebellion, invited to participate
III the reunion. Arrangements have been made for
one fare over the railroads and on steamboats, The
tents are to be pitched in Dcering Park. Invita-
tons have been tNtendrdto members Of the Cabinet
and 70 the Generals OF the army. The welcome adj
dress is t" be given by Gov. Pai-tcd The memo
rial service ON the afternoon of the second day viii
be conducted by Commander, w. g. Haskell, De
plltment Of Maine, &. \. X. On the afternoon Of
the last day there i to De sham fight by veterans
| ON the plain adjoining Bramhall's Hill. The last
evening Will be devo tel to Il grand camp fire at
| the Park with speeches, music, fireworks &c.
| MAJ. Gen. j. L. Chamberlain is 10 he Commander
| in Chief Of the Encampment. The Post in this city
| will not attend is body, but some individual
| members will go.
| IHpk>DIkE Farmers nearly all done hay.
| ing. The fight between the potato bug and the
a%ricuturist, is long, fierce and undecided. "A
COW belonging to Peter BOln, was poisoned by eat
| ing potato tops on which London Purple had been
| 7prinkled The late rain very severe, field,
of grain were eveed aud much injured. "A horse
belonging To Mr. Nathaniel Hall, of Montvilc, made
things lively in our streets last Friday. Becoming
frightened by the hc reared and plunged about
until he knocked down his owner, over whom the
carriage passed. After running about haf a mile
the horse made a'live into a barn and was captured
| Nh. Hall WAS not injured
| BuCksrOKT. The trial between the Drigo fire
engine Co. No. 3, of ELLSWORTH and the Torrents No.
> OF this place, took place Friday last. About
| ten o'clock the "Torrents' led by the Bucksport
| Band marched down Main st. to meet the "Dirgos."
| At eleven they returned, having in escort the En-
| erall Band of Ellsworth, and the engine above
| mentioned. After parade through the principal
| streets dinner served in Emery hail, and at 3
O'Clock all marched to 'Foundry Bridge" the place
| selected for the contest. The ''Torrent9'' under
direction of Capt. w. 4. Remck, with 40 men, play
ed inst throwing water l9l it,, in. During her
| second play the packing blown out and the
company retired. The Drigos then followed
| Capt. Frank u. Smith with SO men They PLAYED