The Republican journal., 1881-07-21
News of Belfast and Vicinity
The country churches, nowadays,
Are thrown in much disorder.
BY the country folks all staring at
The hat of the simmer hnaranr

Fernald Bros, granite workers of this city, have
received an order for granite monument from a
lirm at Centreville, Ohio.
Penobscot Bay is full of horse mackerel or funny
fish. They feed upon the smaller fish and are ter
to the mackerel catchers.
Ship Louis Walsh, built in this city, in 1861, now
Liverpool, Eng, has been ordered to Belfast di-
rect in ballast 1t is the purpose of the owners to
dispose of the ship on her arrival here
Five fishing vessels with seines, were cruising in
the bay for mackerel last week One crew threw a
seine around a school of fish off Northport Satur-
Gay afternoon Our bay is becoming noted fish
ing place.
The engine formerly used in the Mc1iilyery ship
ll'i in this city, and which has been idle since the
w rail to Manchester, y. H., to be placed in a mill
The IRVING wheel weighed four tons.
one Of Closes automatic fog bells has been placed
tIarding's ledge near Boston light. This is the
inst hell Of this description ordered by the United
~tates government If it gives as good satisfaction
those placed on le'lges ON trial, we shall look for
rs adoption by the government. c. j. Hail. of the
Gelta>t foundry, Is president OF the company which
aauutactre this bell.
The Ellsworth American saws that Mr.. Henry l..
N0rch, while adjusting belt in his mill, SATURDAY,
- t M hand caught ani was thrown from ladder
which ne was standing, falling a distance of
.Ilt eight feet. Mr.. Murch was badly bruised, but
bones were broken, ami he Is slowly reco, ering
.om the fall Nh Murch is 4 son Of Nh. Lewis
Munich, of this city
Mrs John W. Cartef writing from lola \ Hen Co,
Nmsae, Enclosing subscription for the Journal says
Please send The Journal for l want 10 know
bret the people doing al my old home. 1t is
o.. hot here, from q to 100 in the shade This
IInuy + fast settling. There are two railroads
.rt,. au1 alotber building. our county clerk is Il
,-ttpe u.m- A >ear-port man named Tibbctts set
r,. terc this spring, which beside ourselves are the
,.l Maine people know of here
l>>olyENCY COURT. The following business
'rausacte'l at the july term of this Court-ln
t~r ot Andrew +. Clark. Belfast, petition Of
-ate for authority To compromise and sell
Wa filed, and prayer granted. Joseph
...tt Rehabilitation for discharge filed and
prdered also oath administered to debtor .
.l a.. Condor, Belfast Preliminary oath admin
rl nn,l certificate of discharge issued. +.
ruu-, rulty-A pplicauono OF assignee for appoint
-ut"l second meeting of creditors filed. Meeting
ur uu Thursday the ltl I.tv Of August. james
-ii. LiheT7y-hrbtor appeared and oath admins
r..i lo Tim ana iiIed Examination continued to
gust trr1n.-. Moses ". Rich. Belfast-ENamina-
postponed to August term. John Thompson,
r-0pnt-i'roof ni ebt of samuel Miller Geo.
.rre, c,n,l Richards Y Head, flied.
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Thursday evening, of last week, a lodge OF the In
reipieut order Of Odd Fellows, an ofshoot from
t.in Lodge Belfast, was Instituted in the old his
..- town Of CaStine. The event was one of c.".
cradle interest, and was made the occasion for
s.em-ion ON the noon train of Thursday Their,
.el iu this city, the officers of the Grand Lodge
H-Hpu Kimbal, u. G. NJ. of Bridgton: Joshua
Merrill, e.. NJ, all of Portland. Al O'Clock r.
the Grand oil crs, accompanied by large dcega-
MS from Waldo Lodge and Aurora Degree Lodge
tuShter~ of Rehekah, of Thu ritv, embarked on
inner May Queen for Sear-port, where Sears
-, and the band of that town were 10 Join the
u.-Hg Prnob-cot Bay wore its loveliest aspect
r.y7 Of tho setting sun were reflected on its
.i..--, which was rippled with an evening breeze
..' u.,le the sumner air inyigorating. The com.
a- Vas IN the best IF spirits It only needed the
q. at the full moon and the INSPIRING strains
.. 'he Jlpd to complete tbe picture and fill the
...-.ra of endowment Although ut extreme low
was determined to make the shortest rut Ia
..-g,rt The passage between steele. ledge and
|.t..l-oA'- Point was attempted and safely accom-
-.l-t When between Patlerson's and Moose
.n-- the steamer suddenly struck rock. Those
4tyr experienced it know what a peculiar sen
-. j. felt when Il vessel suddenly strikes q ledge
.. begins To careen over The ladies were in
4uy seized with fright, but behaved remarka-
4a'| under the circumstances, for be it known
- lur average Belfast woman is aquatic in her
...u- and thoroughly at home upon the water.
-Ie ot ihe gentlemen We're no less alarmed, but Il
a o--urng words restored all 10 qlietnesa. The
stMrt lid not remain on The ledge and after Il
're- nj pounding was again ahoat. 1t was imme-
I'D discovered from the iarring of the engine
-0me damage to the machinery had resulted,
I'll al the time was thought to have been the loss
blade of the propeller. Subsequent events
...-Ger, leave this in doubt The boat began 10
.a but the steam pump kept the water out. At
sport Some of the party, thoroughly frightened,
' I'D on shore. With Sears Lo ige and the band on
tifi the boat was headed for Castine, making the
across tho lay in one hour and five minutes.
N the uuc condition Of affairs became known it
a- realized That the trip across the bay wus
-+}t'lpus one, over one hundred lives being i'm
n-4l. The officers of the boat, who knew the
-'It of the damage, were at fault and should not