The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-12-01


| will spend the coming winter.
| Schooner James Holmes, of Belfast coal laden
which arrived on Tuesday, made the run from
Salem to this port in seventeen hours. The cargo
| is for the Cape Roster mine.
| Col Roninson's Humpty Dumpty troupe had a
| rough experience on steamer MAY Field on Tues
| day on the passage down river to Belfast. The
steamer met heavy southerly wind and sea in the
bay, and when the dock was reached the whole com
pany was thoroughly sick and frightened.
Sch. Paragon, which has been detained at this
! port for two weeks was again seized for debt on
! Wednesday, this time in favor of Thombs 4 Os
borne. Sheriff Baker served the papers and con
tinued Mr. Alpheus Dyer as ship keeper The other
matter in favor of A. r. Mansfield, has been settled
SPECIAL COURT. The case alluded to last week
between the city of Belfast and the Masonic TEN
| pie Association came to trial on Tuesday morning
at the Court House in this city before Judge W p.
| Whitehouse, of Augusta. The city assessed the
sum OF $1,000 against the Masonic Temple associa-
ton for betermcnts in land acquired in sraighen-
| ing High street in 49, The association appeals
| claiming that the assessment is excessive The
| present court is known as Sherihs court and was
ordered by the county commissioners. The jury of
twelve are as follows-frederick \. Dickey, fore
/ man VIM. \. Pendeton, Oscar Hills and Mel
| vile {. Hill, of Northport, Peter Ames, James
| Churchill, .. c. Cammett and VI. r. Hunt, IF Bel
! mont, Joel P. Mahoney, Robert McCobb, X. W.
| Perry and George Thomas Of l.iucomvillc The
| city solicitor objected to one of the iurymen VIM
| y Pend.etGn, Of NorthpUrt, on the ground that he
| Is n ember Of Corinthian II. A. Chapter, of Bel
| fast which Chapter Is stock holder in the Tenn
| pie Association The objection was over ruled ana
the Juror kept his seat. The city solicitor examined
large number Of witnesses in regard to the land
| taken, who estimated ii from = to 81 per foot.
The deft-. say that they lid not have 50 much land
by 300 feet claimed, that it was not valuable
and that they built the Temple on the line Of the
street thereby leaving land in the rear which is of
little or no value. The testimony was finished
Wednesday afternoon and the arguments of coun.
sci We're being made when the journal went to
press. City solicitor Dunton for pin. W II. Fogler
for deft.
LINcoLNYiLLE. Two families, consisting Of ten
persons, formerly IF Lncolnvic arrived from IT.
Fairfield. Aroostook Co. last week. The Dean
| family monument is completed, and is Il credit to
the worklnen. Geo. Bragg, a little son Of WIN.
Bragg died Of diphtnelia last week. There are
other cases in the family
CAMDEN. The Mart Wentworth Combination
entertainment at the HAIL last Thursday evening
was q grand success both financially and in eN-
rellence of performance. steamer planet ~
hauled up for the winter with NJ Conant her pilot
in charge The interior ol the Congregatonalist
church j. bj,,.. nm, il, prime order II h,~ alrnal,
haa, ,..,aa mn. ,,,-l,iors or. - 1a ,,,,l.., liz,
hols'ered and 1t may be ready to occupy next sun
day Tuesday evening of this week the Metho.
DIST church people held festival mt Megunticook
hdii.-.-i- IL riihonton Esq has received an invita-
ton 10 20 70 Car1ers Harbor, and deliver MS lee
lure on Ancient Landmarks winch ne VIII
doubtless accept at an carly dAy-. In Eaton be-
iort mentioned a. suffering from lhe ehecl> y
olooa poisoning IS somewhat better ana therr are
stronger hopes Of ms recovery than for two months
past
Brooks. touch of winter and q taste Of snow
Mercury Monday uoan down +, yer,. 1bn E,.,y
ten Petroleum engine -pnIlen of lo. week in ! IT
Gorion's pant factory. ,Irokn, i,a,,-
which caused ai ta,. r,npbi4 II .,nlJ ,nl, }s r
haired 3t lin. l,.,ntf,,.fo,,- i'm I,ost,, ~ ,, ~,
cint Has been furnished .pd nut in ,yhirb i. NOV,
workin.. finely, ~.hnnl IA, ti,4 Eos. iist,irt NJ
i began last Nrnndav an,lar instruction, IL j u
Lang The -rla,.i al fine ,ilil,, l,.,in. ,,.>+ Mn,
aav under instruction Dr. prince, II fu.. M
Haskell OF Mechanics Fails began The ,,intn, fern,
in No > last weeI,. 4 Food deal IL h8v ltt- nren
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BUCksPoRr The Thanksgiving service 1t the
Methodist church WA largely attended. Tho -oria
bic at the Elm >t. Chapel ON the same evening WAS
well attended and was a very enjoyable affair.
Rev 7. Gerlish lectures at " Interpret on Thursday
evening Of this week. Examination at the F. NJ
{. Seminary Gn Monday and Tue-tja, Tine fan
term closed on The latter day Ii has been very sue
ctssful. The principal Rev. NJ. ". Prince, viii
spend the weeks vacation with his father Rev. \.
Prince, Of Thomaston The winter term prumi- rs
To be largely attended The outlook for the school
is very hopeful. Capt J.. /. LewiS,in the schooner
Annie r. Lewis, loaded with lumber, sailed on Mon
day for Wilmington, Delaware. The friends Ut
Postmaster skinner made him very pleasant visit
the evening Of The 20th instant, it being his fifty
seventh birthday MI. skinner has flied the posi-
ton Of postmaster N this village since ISL, and i
undoubtedly lhemost popular postmaster IN Maine.
J our CORRESPONDENT Of last week stated that Mrs.
Harnards house is to cost 100000 1t is one of the
most beautiful residences in New England, but the
THoRNpIkE, Mr. Chas, Mason, Of Monroe, has
closed very successful term of school Of eight
weeks and Is nov teaching the winter term, when
viii be of eight weeks duration. Mr. NJ. gave eN-
ccent satisfaction in the district in the fall term
80 j. Farwell on Tuesday OF last week shipped
c Gardiner the first car load of potatoes sent from
here this fall. Potatoes not very plenty in this
vicinity. Edward White sold pair of oxen last
week to a China man for S2l0 They measured
seven feet and seven inches weighed $500 lbs. and
were wen matched.... Hczekiah Davis work
man ON the gravel train, fell backward from "A fiat
car srik King on his head on the 4leepers. stunned
him ami he was unconscious for time but no
bones were broken. The Maine Central o. has
nearly filled IN the washout near this station..-.