The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-09-01

| the Belfast shoe factory this week. business at
| this establishment is good.
Messrs. Geo. Z. johnson and X. W. Rogers of this
city, have formed a law co-partncrship, with office
at the first named gentleman's place of business.
| A prominent member of the Waldo county bar
while walking slowly home on Tuesday evening"
met il skunk on the sidewalk, when an encounter
ensued The skunk pleaded his own case. NJ, has
buried his clothes.
A new gang of workmen has been engaged by the
Maine Central company to fill in at the bridge in
this city, in place of the strikers The men, forty
in number were picked up along the branch, and
| labor has again been resumed
! The board of health, through city marshal Gates
last week notified Dr. Huntington to clean up his
premises on Northport avenue, and to discontinue
| the use of certain spouts &C. The board of health
say they determined to enforce the city ordi
! nance in this matter.
/ The Yacht Nellie Burkett, of Gloucester, Mass
| built in this city, visited our harbor last week The
| yacht has been heightened out number of feet
| and somewhat remoiecd. She is now Il fine look
ing craft and said to be good saer. 1t is report
Ell that the celebrated Yacht America, Gen. Buffers
is to visit Penobscot waters. She is expected to
rive soon at Bangor from Halifax \. :.
| coon TEMPIAK NOTES. State Deputy NJ. }.
Dow, of Brooks, starts next week for Piscataquis
| county in the interest of the Good Tcmplars.
| Bethel Lodge of Good Templar~ in Thorniike
| has lately purchased nice organ for in the
lodge. This Is good showing for lodge situated
at "foul-corners'' some four five miles from any
village. Their literary entertainments would do
| credit To any lodge in the county.
| Dr. Allen II. Still of New York, and a friend
| from Detroit visited the Camp ground on Tuesday
i'll one Of the Livery Co.'S teams. While getting
into the carriage to return in the evening the horse
| started throwing out the occupants The team
| came to Belfast and found Wednesday morn
| ing on Waldo avenue, with one shaft hanging to a
| badly broken harness. The carriage smashed
| near the Camp ground. The horse was somewhat
| injured
George +. Bracket of this city, has received
| telegram from W. A. Travis, at Topeka, Kansas.
stating that the oath ult Mr.. Frank Tozicr died
! suddenly Of sunstroke and apopleXy \ letter
followed stating that the body had been buried, and
| that Tozier's effects awaiting the orders of
| his friends. Mr., Tozier'S father lives somewhere
| in Waldo county, and should this paragraph come
to his notice, he can learn more particulars by adj
| dressing W. \. Travis, Topeka, Kansas.
Attention is called to the notice of Mrs. II. II.
Mcdonald, who has disposed of her stock....Mr,
IIervcy, the popular jewecr of this city, display
some fine goods. .Lewyill Whitaker, of Brooks,
| has Il farm for sale. &c. W. Andrews, of Sears
mont, has 4 farm for sale M W. Frost, of Bel
fast, offers for sale fine colt. w NJ Priest, Bel
fast wants - vest makers A. Carrie, tax col
cctor of Belfast, hasa word to say about discount.
-. Spectaces lost. Finder will leave at this otlirc.
The annual meeting of the Waldo Baptist as-oca-
ton will be held nj the Baptist church, in this city,
beginning Tuesday Sept. 9Th, and continuing until
Thursday morning The association comprises
fourteen churches-all those in Waldo county and
a few outside the county. Rev. F. a. vinal, of
China. is president, and Rev. James Heath, of
>ear.mont, secretary. The object Of the meeting
is to compare notes, discuss questions relating to
churchmaters and for the general advancement Of
the Baptist church some excellent sermons may
be expected and all citizens are respectfully invited
to attend the meetings.
ALONG TIE VII tHYES a, NJ. Carter ha loaded
with hay sch Brunette for Boston. Woods X Go.
have loaded with hay sch. Mineta for Bost"n....
swan and Sihley Bros. haze discharged sch. Tah-
miroo of 100 tons of coal same firm has on board
SCH T. H. Livingston, at Pitchers wharf.-the ton, of
coal The remainder of the cargo belongs to VIM.
Pitcher y Son. The last named firm has previous
~ discharged % tons of coal from sch. Grace
Gushing. sch a. Iayford i 1T Lanes wharf
having some repairs made. among which j. Il new
forward house. sch VIM. Frederick is at the
sanford wharf where new foremost is being put
in.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Aug 2oth, contains
the notice Of the death of Capt. Thoml, smith Ellis,
of Brooklyn. who died of heart disease On board
bark Sabine at Fernandna, the 18th. aged G3
years. He III his usual health and had passed
into the cabin, after partaking of cup OF coffee,
where he found dead Capt. Ellis bern in
Nearsport, where his aged mother lives Capt.
Ellis in the past forty wear, has commanded the
ships Francis and Zone, of Portland, Ship Frances.
Of New ork, steamships Circassian, Verona, Gen
eral Scdg"irk, PERT and Metropolis. He leaves
widow and daughter in Brooklyn. His remains
were brought north.
Gen. W i. Burnett the last surviving member
of Col Longs railroad surveys. beginning in S;G,
wishes t" make mp full record for the general
history of the state, and calls for information from
IhOma~ton, Belfast, Wiscassct, Augusta, Portland,
Watryille Skowhegan, Athens and Solon. Mr..
Williamson in the history Of Belfast says that in
response TO a resolve of the Legislature the |
government detailed Col. Long to make 4 survey
from Portland, other point ON the coast,
to Quebec. Three routes were suycyed-from
Portland, Wiscasset, and Belfast. The route from
Belfast proved the most feasible and shortest and
at one time ii looked though the road would he
built, but the project died in it, infancy. While in
Belfast, Col. Longs hcadquarler, were ut No. 10
PhuniN Row.
CHURCH NOTES. Rev Mr.. Goodenough will ar
rive At Belfast saturday, but there will be
no services at his church, UnivcrSalist until sun
day september llth subject of Discourse" Moral
| Desolnti"n,".. Rev. r. f. BiSbec occupied the
pulpit Of the Methodist church in this city last
sabbath. His remarks were upon the Freedmen
of the SOUTH in whose education Mr.. B,bee
is co-worher.. The memorial services of Miss
Edith r. Collier will be held at the Methodist
Episcopal church in this city sunday next al the
usual hour of service. Miss Collier was the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Mahalia Collier of our city. She with
her brother went to south America three wears
since to labor in missionary work. She lied at
Santiago, where She was laborng as teacher in the
college of the place, June 10th. The amua! con
ference of Unitarian churches will be held in ELS
worth sept. 20, p and D. \ steamer will be run
from Bangor to Ellsworth taking way delegates at
reduced rates. The subject of Rev. Mr.. Ross
sunday morning sermon a the North Church will
be "The Embassy of Reconciliation" Missionary
concert in the evening.
POLICE NOTES. Charles W. Pinkham, of Iibcr-
ty, on complaint Of p. w. Rowell, of Belfast, was
before Judge Boartlman on Thursday last. The
warrant charged Pinkham with threatening to kill
| Ida, his Wife 1t appeared from testimony that
l'lhklllm and his wife some time ago left Liberty
| and went to reside at Wateryille both finding en-
| poyment ut Il hotel About week ago they came
to Belfast, stopping witt Rowell, who is a brother
| in-iaw OF Pinkham. Rowell says that while walk
| ing with linkham one day last week. the later asked
| him how much strychnne it would take to kill Il
| dog, and how much it would take to kill person.
&C., saying he was going to Kill one Drummond, of
| Liberty. Finally he asked Rowcll what he would
| think to wake up in the morning and find himself
| Pinkham) and his wife dead in bed. He then pro
lucel a hnttlr from Lis nnc ket cnntlilinm st,xch-