The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-06-09
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

Inc frequent showers heip ont the grass wonder
fully.
A large number of Sabbath breakers got wet in
the showers of Sunday.
chorus of thirty five voices are now in training
in this city to take part in the grand chorus at Lake
Maranacook on the 22l inst
The officials of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake r.
r. have declared a semi annual dividend of - per
cent, payable after June 81.
You can keep your young man little later on
Sunday night next to observe the total eclipse The
hand of Providence is in this, girls.
The boating season is at hand and local yachts
menland boatmen are making preparations. Moor
ing buoys are being placed in position below san
fords wharf.
The Maine Central mas refrigerator car on the
line between Boston and Bangor, for the benefit of
fruit and vegetable dealers. The car leaves every
Monday afternoon.
Commodore Mutt whose death was mentioned
last week, was connected with Belfast family. A
brother of the late Commodore married daughter
of Mr.. L. j. IIoag of this city.
Salmon has taken sudden drop in price. The
best cuts retail in ON markets for - cts. per
pound This is owing to large catches ut st. John.
Tie fish are also more plentiful in the Penobscot.
Brig James Miller is in Dyer's dock, where she
will undergo some repairs, such as rccalking, &c.
The brig will also be released The Miller is fifteen
years Old, but is in remarkably good state of
preservation, which shows that the vessel has had
good care.
ln occasional visitor now asccnts Mount Per-
ciyal to gaze ON the bea utiful scenery which is
the top is well worth the tedious route up the noun
tain side. The heavy rains Of last month badly
washed the hillside roal, leaving the rocks bare
and dangerous.
The refundng committee say they are preparing
Il statement of their proposed plan to refund the
railroad debt. Some of the members are to visit
Bath and other places that have had experience in
refundng It is to lie hoped that the romlnittee
will not be embarrassed hut be III owed to give the
scheme fair trial
total eclipse of the moon win occur ON the Eth
inst. The eclipse will begin twenty minute, after
midnight, ending at : 4 in the morning. The great
est obscu'ty will be at O'Clock and p minutes.
Should the night be clear it Will he sight worth
seeing to any one who is willing to give portion
of the night TO its observation.
The Gloucester Advertiser contains an account of
the Cape Ann yacht Club regatta which took place
ON Decoration Day, the first prize being awarded
To the yacht Nellie Burkett. The race off
Gloucester and was participated in by in vac hts
in the first class, over course twelve miles in
length. The Eiurkett'9 actual time I'm. 5'm. los.
Mention was made last week Of the trouble ON
board sch. Emma H. Drummond and the Judgement
of her in Jail. The crew protested against be
l.
not turn to, Sc. The captain concluded to let them
60, sending 10 Bangor for another crew, which
came Oh Friday, tie vessel Immediately going to
sea.
The new schooner building in CArttr'- yard is
fat approaching completion, and will launch dur
ing the month The schooner is about so tons, as
fine 4 vessel as was ever built in this ward, and will
be commanded by Capt. VIM. f. Wrlch, of This city,
The schooner has been named Fannie a. Gorham,
for the wife Of George W. torham, the hay and
potato ,ieaer of Bangor.
Frank Banks tells a good crow story, although he
was the victim. When the corn was Just coming
up he found nest Of young crows, and in order 10
make of them an example he tied them on an empty
flour barrel in the field. Next morning lac found
that the old birds had visited the spot and pulled up
several square rod, of corn to feed their young
ones 1t took but minute to wiring the nech- Of
the family Those crows knew too nurh
The remains of Ex-Governor Anderson. acc ON
panied by his three sons John r., W ii. and lIur-
ace, arrived on the train Thursday evening of last
week. \ Number ot our prominent citizens met
and escorted the body from the depot ~ the
ing tomb in Grove cemetery. FRIDAY morning the
remains were deposited in the family lot in the
Of lI
offered PRAYER The funeral wa, held in Portland.
ENLNRGING THEIR STORE. Ellis 4 CHM, grocery
dealers, on Church Street, began the enlargement
of their store on Tuesday. The space between their
present building and >tckncy, store, Il distance
of thirteen feet, will be built over. which will give
them building 33 feet the front:nd 90 feet deep
\ root win be put on which will give Hat
over the ,yhoiy building. Eli \ CHM are Young
and successful business men, and it j. gratifying
to knew that they have "utgrown their present
quarters.
The Public Ledger, Norfolk, Va, OF May 3l-t,
contains a very complimentary notice Of Mir. f. J.
Durham, a Belfast man, who is foreman ot the ship
ioiners in the Navy yard at that place. Mr. Durham
has Just fitted up the school ship Dale. Among the
furniture of the ship is wardrobe, toilet rack and
wash stand combined, i'm invention of Mr.. Durham
The Ledger says that this piece Of work "h;s at
tracted the attention OF 4 number Of officers now at
the yard and all express themselves highly pleased
and hope the Department win adopt that style for
the of the entire navy.
Col. W. il. Fogler of this city, formerly of the
18th Maine regiment, delivered GRAFTON at Rich
mond on Decoration Day. The address is printed
in the Richmond Bee and covers a page and half
of that paper. The Bee says
After the singing. Col. W IL. Foglcr, of Belfast,
was introduced to the audience by his friend and
former comrade, Col. Starbirl. The eloquent
speaker was listened 10 with close attention, and
his remarks We're duly admired and appauded. 1t
Is unnecessary that we should speak III praise of
the mastery production, which, for the benefit ut
those who We're unable to enter the hall, we publish
in our present number. We caAnOt refrain, how
ever from recommending the address to the careful
pcrusal of all our readers, believing that its truths
will cause them to appreciate more fully the bless
lngS which we, 4 people, cnioy and inspire them
with irmer faith in the future of ourr"untry
A BIRTH rNDEH DIFFICULTIES. Capt, ~elwyu
Mctilvery, of brig James Miller, now ut this port
undergoing repairs, reports that on his recent yoy
age from South America to New York his wife,
who wa, on board, gave birth to i child under very
trying circumstances. ON the l7th of April of
Bermuda, the captain says he encountered a severe
hurricane. Next day the gale was terrific the brig
lying to under exceedingly small canvas and the
waves making a complete wash over her While
the gale lit its very height, threatening de,truc
ton to the vessel the child, a smart bow was born.
The young captain was equal to the emergency and
took his vessel and all on board safely through the
difficulty. The birth was duly entered on the log
"and so ends these twenty four hours We learn
that this il the twenty fourth child, Of ~ea-purt
palentage, born at sea
CAMP GROUND NOTES. The season at this rVpu-
lar summer resort is about to begin In fact the
family of ". W. Rice, EN-Wardcn Of the Maine
state prison, are occupying cottage on Clinton
avenue, but not permanently. We understand that
Mr. Rice is here for the purpose of purchasing Il
cottage lot, and has madca selection ON Hills Point
to The northwest of the Camp Ground....Mr. W. III.
Richardson, Of Brewer, is building a cottage on
Clinton avenue, the lot where he has camped for
number of seasons. There is but little building
going on at present but a general air of prepare