The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-09-15

from the Boston boat on "Wednesday.
gentleman who has an extensive verbena bed,
saw one morning six humming birds breakfasting
at once among the flowers.
White 4 Hatch Bros, at the Head of the Tide,
Belfast, have shipped to Boston and Portland 1000
fish barrels. 1t has been good season for this
business.
Attention is called to the notice, in another col.
ume, of DR.. Morses compound syrup of yellow
Dock Root. DIR. Poor says he sold this medicine
thirty years ago, and that it was then good rem
edv.
Mr. j. b. Wilson, secretary of the PenobScot
Farmers and Mechanics club, writes that the an
nual meeting of the society will be held Oct 6th
and not Oct. 9Th, as stated recently by Journal
correspondent
The hennebec Journal says that Trinity Com
mandery Knights Templar of Augusta, have voted
to 60 Oh an excursion to Belfast on Wednesday.
Sept. 18th. They have engaged the Winthrop Band
to accompany them. Belfast has no c0mmanderv
to entertain the visiting knights, but our MaSons
will be pleased to the brethren from the kenne-
bee. We can show one of the finest Masonic TEN
pies in the state, handsome city, and one of the
ioyeliest bays on the Atlantic coast.
Samuel Jeson, of this city and the spool factory
company Of searsport have recently purchased Il
township known as No. in range ;, in the north
part of PenohScot county. The township contains
5000 acres. The east branch Of the Penobscot
river and tributary run through the township, ar
for'tlnS excellent opportunities for logging. The
forests are largely white birch which is the material
used in the manufacture of spools. Jeson. with
a large gang of workmen, is now on the ground,
getting ont spool stock.
The court room at the Court House in this city is
being renovated under the direction of Clerk of
Courts Berry The walls are being painted, the
ceiling whtemcd, and many other needed improve
ment1 made, In removing pipe which led from
the Judges room through into the attic, ii was found
to haze been completely eaten with rust and pcrfo
rated with holes. The damaged pipe ran through
a 'tar, place where it could not easily be seen. The
wonder is that the building had not caught fire from
this defective pipe.
CHURCHES. Rev. j. \. Ross viii preach next
sunday forenoon at the North church upon the
necessity of an "Incarnate Mediator" There will
be lecture in the evening. subject "Divers Man
ltestations of the One spirit" The subject DC
Rev. Mr.. Libby's sunday sermon at the NJ. +.
church Will be, "Re'teeming The Time" The re
gious interest in this church is deep and the ndi-
cations are promising. The Universast society
on Wednesday evening gave their pastor, MI.
"ooden"ugh, a welcome reception ut the church
vestIy. An excellent collation. wa served ami tie
occasion was happy one.
SLIGHT FIRES. Thursday morning al last week
the house of Edoru~ Mayo in the south part of The
city, discovered on fire. The house is occupied
by Mr.. o. Bagley. The fire was in a bed and was
eNtingui~hed without general alarm Mr.. Il. had
change, hi> clothes and had thrown hi~ across
the bed. There were matche, in the vest pocket
which in some way are supposed {" have been
l%nlted. The bed and Il suit of clothes were de
stroye'i.. ON Friday evening the law Office OF r.
\. Greer, over Beans hat store, took fire from 4
fallen lamp of Kerosene The lamp was in brack-
ct screwed into the wall. When leaving the onice
the jar Of the closing door caused the lamp "a fan
and break setting lire 10 the quart Of oil which il
held. The fire was smothered with rags. clothes and
n broom. But little damage wa done.
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE. The following are
the transfers in real estate i'll Waldo county lortho
week ending sept. l3th-E Eva Il. Atherton, Portland,
to r. W. Berry, Belfast. Jesse A Cluugh, Liberty
to Il. +. Cloush, SomeryilIe, Mass. Geo. +. Hon
kin- Frankfort, to Frank W. Berry. Belfast. sarah
J, Mathews. Nt0ughton. Mass, To Theodura \.
staples, Nrar-port. Newport savings Bank, IL
samuel \. Ifowe~, Belfast. Josiah NirkerSon,
Swamrille, to James +. knowlton. Monroe. Charlie
y Ptn'tleton, lslesboro, to Charles {. and Ptlcg
Pendleton, Lincolnylle. PeleS Pcldleton. Lincoln
VILE 70 oliver NJ. Pendleton, same town. Chae. c.
Pendleton lslesboro, toJeffrey K. Bracket Quincy
Mass. Oliver NJ. pcndeton, Linconyillc, to same.
Benz. Ryder, lSlesboro, to 4. &. Hunt, lfoultou.
Nathaniel Stewart Montville, to Asa II. stewart
same Town. Henry Il. and W. Il. Wright. Bucks
vile, ). G., Geo. o. Wright, guardian, ana Fannie
T. Wright. same town to j. c. \irkel~. ~car-pnrt.
WALDO COUNTY AT THE STATE FAIR. Th-
county, stated last week, was but meagrciv rep
resented at the state Fair held in Lewiston. Thi-
is due perhaps to the fact that four fair, are short
~ To he held in TIL, county. In Prospect village
sept - in Belfast sept. DPS in Monroe OCT. 80,
ami in nifty oct Z ID At the State Fair Robinson
Mariner of this city, took the first premium for
the best washing machine made in Maine This
i the Robinson Victor Clothes Washer heretofore
fully described in the journal. Hon Fred Atwood
HAD on exhibition the following collection of agri
cultural implements Gregg No. 3 pillow, Gregg
peerless ploW, q. steel pillow, No. 100 Co. :
meadow king mower Gregg rake. monitor,
Osborn pillow sulkey, Gregg chilled pillow, peer
les, chilled pillow, Atwood's clipper steel pillow,
fav"lite cider mill, No. steel pillow, No. g. NJ.
;, No. /, No. o, l No. l. iron plow, No.
!, No. B. No. -. No. ;. The pillow sullly attract
ed much attention. WAS put to practical test and
carried of the first premium. Mrs \. Il. Strattald,
Of Monroe, was an extensive contributor, and car
l'ed OF Il good many premiums. Among her eNhib
its We're worsted embroidery, bead work, moss
work, Is yarletie, of apples, ; varieties of pears.
best dish OF ounces ornamental dish of fruit fruit
ieies, canned Strawberries 80 raspbcrrie., jar as
sorted pickles, best display of cut flowers and
Japan lilies best bouquet of ster, pansies, zimias
phloN Drumnon,ti, balsams, pettlniaS; asters, IL
Of Brooks, exhibited tw" pairs of steers, pair
in the drawing match "Wednesday,
driven by son of Mr. Ellis fourteen years of age.
this county, and if any have been overlooked, the
omission is not intentional.
SHIP Louis WALSH. Ship Lou, Walsh Capt,
Augustus White, of this city, which was ordered
from Liverpool to proceed to Belfast, sailed from
the first named port July 2Gth, and arrived here on
FRIDAY last. aftera passage of forty-hree days. Ii
Is rarely that Belfast ship her home port
after leaving the launching ways unless She comes
back for repairs to be disposed Of The Louis
Walsh was built at White & Connor, yard in this
city, and was launched September, 1851, Just TWEEN
ty years ago. Mayor Woodcock the master
builder. The ship was huilt for Capt. James q.
Penllcton, of >earsport now one of the Governors
Council ON the ships first trip to New York, i'll
ballast, she encountered hurricane, was thrown
on her beam ends and nearly foundered Since then
the ship has been in active service and has visited
almost every inhabitable part of the globe. Capt.
White says he has doubled Cape Horn, in this ship,
Lwenty.siN times. Capt White made the first voy-
age in the Walsh as second mate, soon rose to De
her captain, and with the exception of one voyage,
has been in the ship ever since she WAS launched.
The vessel was locked at The upper steamboat
wharf on Saturday, where She is being examined
by carpenters The ship looks remarkable well for
me of her age, which shows that She has had good
are. II is understood the ship is to be sold
The arrival of This ship created little excite
ncnt when il was learned that "A shooting alray nr-