The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-11-17
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

The boys sharpening their skates for the win
| ter campaign.
An inch two of snow fell on Saturday after
| noon, but vanished next day
| Thompson Sherman have erected the frame of
their axe factory on the east side, and the work is
being pushed along.
| The monument over the remains of Rev Father
Blodgett, of Belfast, at Doyer, n H. is to be com
pleted and erected May 24th, 1882 at cost of $3.50
| The new ice houses being erected by H. E.
Pierce, at the entrance to Goose river, will hold
1000 tons of ice Next spring Mr.. Pierce will take
down and rebuild his old houses
| line specimen of a loon, the property of Dr.
stoddard, can be seen at the store of G. r. Davis
The bird was shot at Quantebacook pond. Stuffed
and erect the fowl stands two and half feet.
| The U. 5. revenue cutter Levi Woodbury. has been
| put in order for winter cruising. The ONLY change
IN her list of officers is that Lieut. Fred NJ Munger
takes the place of Lieut.. Smith, who goes to the e.
5. $ ColfaN at the Wilmington station.
Sch. Amazon, of Scarsport, with a load of lumber
and sawdust for Mr.. ii. E. Pierce, of this citv got
ashore last week on the point of rocks at the en-
trance TO Goose river. part of the deck load was
thrown overheard and the remainder lightered of.
The vessel leaked badly
| MIR. ii. II. Corbett has just completed the binding
of several blank books for the county officers the
| first work of the kind done in Waldo county
| The work compares favoraby with that done abroad,
and establishes Mr.. Corbett's reputation as Il book
binder. The books on exhibition at Cald-
wells bookstore
WHllMoRE & CLARk's MINISTRIES. This popu-
lar organization, whose visit to this ctya few years
ago will be pleasantly recalled by amusement low
| ers announce of their musical and mirth-
| provoking entertainments for Saturday evening
next, at Hayford Hall. The advertisement else
where presents the names of the leading artists of
| the troupe. The programme includes vocal and in
srumental music by specialists, clog dancing farce
| and burlesque. There will be cornet trombone and
caronett solos, not forgetting, of course the per
formances of the classic banjo artist vocalist and
| composer, VIM. A. Huntley and the comic songs of
Hank White. Ihereare two things which especially
| commend this troupe-the most fastidious need not
fear to attend their entertainments and they meyer
advertise attractions they cannot present. They
keep faith with the public every time Reserved
| seats at POte's
| The Masons of Belfast are aYitating the question
| Of forming mutual relief association to include
| the fraternity of Waldo county, and to be known
| as the Waldo County Masonic Mutual Relief Asso,
cation These societies are fast sprnging up and
| give safe and cheap life insurance without the
| luxury of high saaried officials who eat up the
profits of the concern. An association of this Kind
| Is composed of men who band themselves together
| for the mutual protection Of each others fnily.
| On the death OF member the survivors are each
| assessed $ll0-thc 81 going to the widow and Or
phnns the ten cents to cover the necessary eN ptlSe.
There are within the county of Waldo over l,310
MAsons. 1t Is believed that within. few years an
association OF 1000 members can be raised paying
as life insurance many dollars ii has been
| demonstrated by similar organization among the
odd Fellows in this state that it costs but $50 per
year on an insurance of $1,000 whereas in an outside
company it will cost from so to 80 per year.
STEAMER NOTES. Some of our Maine eNhanges
say that the steamer Daniel Webster, which ran be-
tween Bangor and Boston some twenty-five wears
ago, is now running the st. Lawrence and is
considered crack boat. In the spring Of Is:l3 the
Daniel Webster, then new, came upon the Portland
route. She chartered by the governments during
| the war, and while running the gauntlet of rebel
batteries on the James River she wa, injured The
Webster sold to Boston parties for $40 900 and
IN lSl4 under the name of Saguenary, began to
run on the st. Lawrence The Rocklani Courier
says-"Capt RoN has been in the steamboat bust
ness for twenty years and is good for twenty
eight more. He says that the katahdin has never
been allowed to show one half her good qualities
she has beena loaded too deeply to show her speed
and If given Il fair chance can rim with any of
them"....The sanford Steamship Company will
soon begin the winter arram cement of three trips
per Neek....M essrs. Go7s and Sawyer, of Bath
have contracted to rebuild and put in thorough
pair the steamer City Of Richmond The steamer
arrived at Bath from Portland ON the litt and will
be placed on the marine railway of that drnl.
John G. Myers, well known theatrical manager
died at Wilton Conn, the 4th inst. He fell and
broke leg Sept 9th, aud was Frustrated from that
| time until his death. Mr. Myers came to Belfast to
reside about 1910, and workedathi trade -til-mak-
ing, with Joseph bennett. He had great love for
the stage, and on many local occasions delighted
people. 1t is said that his first appearance on the
stage was as super at the Park Theatre in New
York on the occasion of Edwin Forests appearance
there after his return from England. Mr.. Myers
| came to Maine to get rid OF his passion for The
stage, but in 1915, while lie was living in Belfast,
Yankee Adams visited the place with Il company
which included Wyzeman Marshall and George f.
Brown and Myers played with them for Browns
benefit. He was subsequently induced to become Il
member Of Il travelling company and played several
years Myers after a short residence at Rockport,
went to California as manager of the ankee Adams
company, since which time he has made that bust
| ness hs profession. He has visited this city
| raj times with his daughter, Flora Myers, and
always greeted with full house, This notice will
awaken many "Reminiscences in the minds Of our
older people.
WALDO COUNTY EDUCATGONAL ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of this society was held in this
city last week, beginning on Thursday evening and
ending saturday noon. 1t one of the most
successful meetings of this association ever held.
The society has been in existence about three years,
its object icing to advance educational Interests.
1t is not confined exclusively to teachers but EN-
braces in its membership all friends of e,lucation
Papers read discussion hat, comparisons
made, all Of which is for the advantage of the
teachers. The attendance at the recent meeting
was good, and on the last day many new members
were added On Thursday evening Dir. Rounds,
principal of the Normal school at Pennington read
a paper on the cline Of Advance in Educaton."
He believed in the training Of teachers He had
recently been south and found the colored people
the best teachers. This was because after the wa.
the people of the north went among the ignorant
blacks and gave them thorough training. Friday
forenoon Miss Starrett, of the Belfast High school,
read paper on "Arithmctic.' which was followed
by discussion. A portion of the afternoon was oc-
cupied in submitting questions which were dis
cussed. Mrs. Dirkerson of this city read very
interesting paper on the "lndustrial school for
Girls, at Hallowcll. Mrs. ID. is one of the lady
visitors to that institution, and She spoke i'll glow
Ing terms of the school, asking all to put forth their
energies to have the building enlarged. The paper
was discussed by DR.. Rounds and others. During
the afternoon Prof. Woodbury. and Mr. Foster Of
the Castine Normal school, with large number Of
pupils entered the hall, Mr., Woodbury. Immediate
" took the floor and spoke on "Graded ana IN
graded schools" advocating the grading or classf-
cation SO far possible, of country schools. The
speaker would abolish the district and establish the
town system In discussing this question Dr..