The Republican journal., 1881-02-17

was frozen in at Carver's Harbor, arrived at this
port on Tuesday.
Mrs. Sybel Parker, mother of the late Henry S.
Parker died in this city on Tuesday at the age of
80 years and five months.
A reservoir is much needed at some point on
Northport avenue. very small amount of water
would have saved the Mathews house on sunday
night
The first masked ball of the season took place at
Hay Hall on Valentines night. The maskers
were not numerous, but the hall well filled
with spectators, and very enjoyable time was had.
The freight traffic over the Belfast railroad is
constantly increasing. Pig iron, potatoes, hay and
ship timber are important items of freight. The
past years work will have a very large increase
over preceding years.
Mr.. Hall is making many improvements at the
Belfast foundry. The moulding room is being
piped for steam heating, the machinery overhauled
and everything put in first class condition. The
first casting will be done to-day.
COURT OF INSOLVENCY. The following business
was transacted at the last term of court Moses W.
Rich, insolvent debtor, appeared on summons and
was examined, through assignee, by the judge. The
assignees report for month ending Feb, It'll, was
filed Geo. w. Cookson, insolyent debtor, appear
ed aud was examined in part Matter continued to
next term for further examination. In the of
Amos F. Bowen, insolvent debtor, David Perce,
who was appointed assignee Dec. g. 1850, failed to
signify his acceptance, and George f. johnson was
appointed in his stead. There have been thirty
eight in5olyent debtors before this court since its
adoption, two years ago.
Mr. Doane the mate Of the 9. w. White, now
Ia
ship sailed from st, John, and thus the newly mar
rice, couple enjoyed but brief day of each others
company before the husband sailed OIL the voyage
from which he never t. return. His wife,
while at private boarding house in East Boston,
lately saw a vision of the departed one evening,
recently, Mrs. Doane came out of her room to get a
pitcher of water, and stopping at the head OF the
stairs she saw in the hallway below Il misty figure
which She says She perfectly recognized as her hus-
band. The figure raised his hand to His hat, rs
sailors do, three times and waved his hand if in
farewell Thus, apparently, the spirit Of the deaf
sailor, babe his last adieu; the frightened woman
fell aenseess to the floor, where She was found by
some of the other boarders, and after recovering
from her faint she related the above in substance.
THE CHURCHES. The Christian Mirror saws:
Rev. Edwin IL. Alden, graduate of Bangor Semi
nary is now doing missionary work in De Smet and
Ashton Dakota. In s6l-62, he supplied the churches
in Freedom and Jackson and Brooks in this county.
THE Baptist Working Club of this city, will give
supper and entertainment at the church vestry ON
| Friday evening next. Tickets, including supper,
| twenty five cents. Ice and cake for sale.
The last entertainment of the kind at this church
was very popular. Rev. +. Cunningham preached
| a very interesting sermon at the Methodist church
| A.. IL
| North India. sermon next Sunday by Rev. Mr..
| Gerish from John /, chap. 4, verse 10, 1--WE love
| Him because He first oved u.s.. Rev. Mr.. Ross
| will preach next Sunday morning, at the North
| church, upon the ''Inluence of Companions'-a
| sermon for the young The subject OF his evening
| lecture will be Life and its Outward Form 100. At
a meeting Of the Baptist church corporation last
| week the following asscssors We're eected-H. H.
Carter, s. H. Mathews, II. H. Forbes, y. z. keene
and J. NJ. Fletcher. The subject Of Rev. Mr..
Crowninsheld's Sunday morning sermon, at the
| Unitarian church will be Example"
| TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE The following are
transfers in real estate in waldo county, for the
| week ending Feb. l5th-Caroue W. Abbott, Bel
fast, to Charles f. Lane, Brooks. Eliza Beard, by
| guardian, Liberty, to the town of Liberty George
| Bagley, Burnham, to Harlow Bagley, same town.
| Daniel L. Cousens, stockton, to Levi staples, same
| town. Manter Cook Brooks, to Lucus W. Clark
and al, same town. Wilbert l.. CLARK, Brooks, to
| Lewis NJ. Clark, Northport. Lewis NJ. Clark,
| Northport, to Ieweyn Simpson, Brooks. Philip
| L. Coombs, Islesboro, t. Watson III. Coombs, same
| town. Watson II. Coombs, Isesboro to Eliza NJ.
| Coombs, same town. Reuben Dickey, Belmont, to
| George W. and Samuel Morse, saa.e town. Mar
| garet A. Dodge, Brooks, to Henry O. Dodge,
| same town. Elias G. Fowler Unity to James
| Fowler, Jr., same town. James Fowler, Unity, to
| James Fowler, il, same town Jeremiah Grant,
| Prospect, to John f. Libby, same town. Nelson
Gilkcy, Islesboro, to Roscoe p. and Paris t,ilkey
| same town. James II. Hopkins, Yarmouth, to John
Crockett, Northport. Nellie f. Libby, and others,
| Unity, to Mahalia q. Prescott same town Samuel
| +. Mausur, Monroe, to Jeremiah Curtis DiXmont.
| Granville A. Morse, Brooks, to Daniel q. Emerson,
| Brewer sarah Martin, Waldo, to Mary Mcdonald,
| Monroe. James &. Pendeton, Nearsport to John
| q. Pendleton, same town. Lucy f. Penney, Jack
son, To James H. Gates, town. Susan Roberts
| Brooks, to Miriam IIuNford, Lowell Mass. Louisa
| L. Rowe, jackson, to Mary \. Staples, Brooks
Loring b. Small, stockton, to Geo. W Oliver, Free
| dom. Searsport Savings Bank to Martha A. Nichols,
| Searsport. Daniel stevens, DNmont, To samuel
| Mansur, Monroe. Jonathan Spear, Rockland, two
lolS, 10 ADner H. 1ounS, ROcklant-i;intl III BEL
| mont. r. T, Thompson and others, Unity, to Ma
| halia g. Prescott, same town. Josiah Woodman,
Frank fort to Eliza Milliken and Others Same town
| PERSONAL Mr.. |. B. Mower, late principa of
| the Upper Grammar school, in town last week.
| Mr. Mower is at the Newton Theological Seminary,
| and was enjoying few days vacation ...George
E. Brackett of this city, is publishing in the Maine
| Farmer series of Agricultural articles called
| EARN Talk" which will reappear in book form.
| Thirteen years ago Mr.. b. wrote a series the
| same subject which was published in book form by
| Lee 4 Shepherd, Boston, and which had good
run. a revision of the Old added to the series
ought to make an interesting book for the farmer
| -...ReN. Mr.. Goodenough, special deputy OF Maine
| Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows returned home to this
city on Friday, having instructed in the new work
| lodges at Rockland Ninalhaven, Appleton Union,
| Round Pond and Wahtoboro. The Frank Patter-
SON killed in Florida last week was not our Frank
| Fired Atwood of Wnterport, and c. Mckinney
| of Monroe, are among the Maine trustees of the
| New England Agricultural Society. Mr. Henry
| p White, of Belfast, returned home from the west
| last week, on Il short visit. Mr.. White for some
| time has been engaged on the press of Bay City,
| Mich, in different capacities Latterly he was
night editor of the Tribune of that city. Mr. White
is good writer, and intends to make journalism,
| for which he is well adapted, his profession.
Mrs. A. A. Moore, of this city, will in few weeks
| move to Meadvie, PENN where she will keep a
boarding house for college students. Mr. Charles
| w. Frederick returned home on saturday after a
| somewhat protracted visit to Florida Nh y, IA.
p. Moore will move his family to Fail River Mass,
| where he has procured employment. They intend
to leave to-day Mrs. Cyrus Patterson and Mrs.
| Austin Carter left Tuesday attend the session
| of the Womens Temperance Union, at Augusta.
John II. Quimby, reported last week As ill, has
been quite sick with Slow fever, but is recovering.
ALBERT Bracket has been appointed postmaster
at East Belmont. Mr.. Ferguson, fatherof Geo. b.
Ferguson Esq, at the Head of the Tide very i'll.
| POLICE ITEMS. A disclosure of some interest
| was heard in this city, commencing on Friday last
| and continuing until Monday. A. G. Jewett ESD,
| of Belfast brought suit against Robert z. Cewley
of Stockton for bill of Sl59 for professional ser