The Republican journal., 1882-05-04
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

Henry Kilgore is the happiest man in town. 1t is
a girl.
Native dandelion greens peddled about the
streets.
The ship Louis Walsh will be nearly three weeks
in loading
John y. Turner has been appointed postmaster
at East Palermo, and Freeman b. Cooper, post
master at West Searsmont
After June 18th the conductors and breakmen on
the NJ. c. railroad will be required to wear a uni
form of blue with brass buttons.
A Lincolnville farmer reports snow fall of eight
inches Thursday night and Friday morning There
was no doubt good deal of snow came down, but
here it melted nearly rs fast as it fell
\ large delegation OF Masons left Belfast on
Monday, to attend the annual session of the Grand
Lodge at Portland 1t is understood that an appli-
cation will be made for commandery in this city.
Our hay dealers say that not over twothirds the
usual amount of hay has been sold up to this time
There is a large amount of hay in the country, but
it is not first class article owing to the bad wealth
er last season
Ten prominent citizens Of Unity have petitioned
Waldo Lodge Of odd Fellows in this city, with the
avowed purpose of nstituling a lodge in that town.
Unity is lively little village and it is believed that
lodge of the |. o. o. f can he made to houri- h
| there.
I'm. animal ,,,a.,i. 4, ~, 1,,. ,,..
ing company was held last week when the follow
| ing directors were choscn--Wm. c. Marshall. VIM.
b. swan, Calvin Hervey, Phio Hersey, \. f. IIous
| ton, l.. \. knowlton and 5 ii. Mathews nLilo
llcrsey was subsequently elected president and \.
| r. Houston secretary and treasurer. The small in
/ dchtedness Of the company ha4 been paid on and
| the corporation Is in good condition.
Mr. c. W IIaney I,clfust general aren't for
! Waldo and Knox counties for Rev Mr. Gorrish's
| bnuk On Army Life has received the canva-sers
| books and is ready tn distribute them. The can
vtSsers book contains twenty sample pagt., Of the
! work and numerou. tcstimoniat. from the press,
| prominent civilians ant eN-soidicr- Among the
/ latter may be mentioned Cen Chamberlain. The
book will he very interest ting ana evcrybo should
have COPY
1t is said that some of the school committee favor
a consolidation Of the two intermediate grades in
this city and thu. save the salary If one teacher
one ofthcse schools numbers 50 pupils and the other
%, employing four teachers. 1t is proposed to put
all into one Of the buildings tho common with
| three teachers. We ito not believe this move adj
yi-shlr. To crowd 40 pupils into 4 small and
| poorly ventilated room win he neither conducive To-
health DR. rapid advancement in studies rhrmattrr
should hays careful consideration hrfor" action is
''NeI''
As showing the rapid growth Of fruit trees in
| Maine. Mr. ,,oodcuough. of Belfast brought into
our office on Monday several branches of a Kuf'itl
pear tree, the largest of which was five feet and
two inches, and wholly of last wears growth. Mi.
G. is a believer in close pruning, cutting away from
out-halt to three fourths of the prcy iuus Years
growth. He finds hi, to answer we'll in practice.
| ensurng an earlier production Of fruit than when
the trees left unpruncd. Mr.. q. saws that while
| IL Oregon ear ago the people laid great ,trr-,
upon the rapid growth IF their fruit trees but under
favorable conditions lie thinks Maine not cNctyd
! in this respect by amy other STATE
The recent annual school examination Of 400 chill
drcn Of the Marcca street Home, Boston is said
to have been an exceedingly interesting occasion.
The musical entertainment was provided 10y Mr.. +.
| o. Thorndike Of Belfast. who was also ouv of tnc
singers. The music given " the luartrttr was
warmly applaudcd ny both the inmates of the
Home and the invited guests, ana many of the lat
ter we'll qualified to Judge Of music Ii Is
needless to speak in praise Of Mr. Thorndikc'
muScalU qualifications to people, hi- abilities
lnthis direction are well kneWn Charles F. Adams
otherwise known is "laWcob strauss, gave some
original recatons, did other well known talent.
Dr.. johnson has he finest prf,at, collection al
so,,, birds IN IN. forn,I il, tbi. ,it,- uh,. t.l,
tive comprising canaries, several kinds OF lnnet-,
song spalroWs, an lhdls" blri amt south Aneli-
can 1ro"pitt. I'm ehtlre room Is gwen up To the
Soh=7tef-, ~ winch are evergreen trees "hortlh-
inc plri9 muth freeiom. screen door separates
the pli"o from tht dlnlhS ROOM ing Nool4AI Is q
Wy I'|'''s'"' '' '"' nay + ~ 'A'i'' - "c'U'S'
a'VH"uSh MS prlsht Neh"" PIt'l'a2r : handsome.
me doctor says mat me blrd VIII llIe button pc
meath rug or any movable thing and then whistle
for the little girlto find IT, twill place button I'm
table and then up lhlnhle over it. ani whistle
Is before Nhen ihe s"ngSters art al tuned ZIP t1r
| dln Is tcrrlh'
Harry Crisp, actor. leading man in ...Iar WorlI"
| combination, died at Chicago on Thursday of last
| week from pneumonia Mr. Crt,p w;> ,5 wears of
age and of southern birth HI, f,II,nt in, = Y ir,ni
regiment during the VAR T.p vrar, a..o f h,,.tlu,
| Leading Juvenile in the Boston Museum whore lac.
| achieved distinction. and thrrc vcar, aft,r,,arI
Joined Dailv's Theatre in New York Two wears
ago he played Ned singleton i'll "Ay Partner" tud
this season started out with The world" Hi, wife.
was Miss Fletcher ana t;eneyi,yc Rogers i or,, of
his cousins. Mr.. Crisp i wen known i'm tf, ,.if>
where for 4 number Of wear. ne Ia. ua-.pd his
summer vacation, boarding with lIbyrt Gmntnan~
at the Head Of the Tide Hcma,Ie many fri,r.,-
here who deeply mourn lii earl, Icath
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