The Republican journal., 1882-11-23

oosl Sio,oOO capt lngraham formerly OF the steam
er Cambridge has taken command of the katahdn
for the winter months.
The item published in the journal last week con
corning the death of j. G. Dckey in Australia has
brought out the facts that the deceased was nat
i've of Northport and that he has numerous rela
tives in that town He had been in Australia for
some years, was single man. and is supposed to
nave been well to do. The relatives have written
to Australia for further information.
little son of A. J. Cook, Of this city came near
being killed on Tuesday, Conant 4 Cos team was
ON Bridge street and while the driver was absent
the little boy climbed into the grocery wagon The
horse started and the boy fell out catching his head
between the brake and the hind wheel with his
feet dragging on the ground. 4 gentleman stopped
the team on Washington street. The boy was badly
bruised but not severely injured. The horse did
not run, but came moderately to ward home.
Baker 4 shales' new -lorehouse on the wharf has
been completed at Il cost Of $1,000, anu is the
largest and best building of the kind in WulGo
county Its dimensions are loo by 10 feet and , T.
posts. The main storcroom is 20 by 40 feet hv >
in the clear. This room will hold 800 ton. Of hav
The grain room is 30 by 40 feet and ta. llrce
shoots leading from the bins above to the lower
floor. \ platform is built out from the second
story on the water front, for the purpose of wheel
ing grain as it is hosted from vessels at the wharf
me wharf has been enlarged and improved that
this firm now has every facility for business
WALDO COUNT INSTITUTE. A meeting of the
| Waldo Co. Educational Association, combining a
teachers institute will he held at the High school
room in this city, Friday and Saturday, bee and
| 2, under the charge Of - A. Luce State ~ttpt. of
| schools. The following is an outline OF the pro
Sralnme so far arranged Friday, 10 A. w.,
introductory; l0'., Essay by Mr.. Curtis of Belfast
followed by discussions r. VI ESSAYS 10, j "
Lang, Brooks, and Miss Starrett Belfast; Eyefin,
| lecture by Supt. Luce. saturday ESSAYS liz j. H.
| punton, Mrs. +. A. Dickerson and H. r. Frohock
Belfast These AMI other subjects will nc followed
| by discussion. The meeting will close saturday
| afternoon In time for the train west, Half fare
over the Belfast Branch K. X. TO those who attend
The meeting and 1t u expected all visiting teachers
| will be entertained. \ committee OF scholars from
| the High and Grammar schools viii visit citizens
| early neNt week 10 ascertain who are willing to
| entertain visitors. All interested in educational
matters are cordially invited to attend.
FoN Hunt, Last week we had occasion to *.
late the adventures Of some wild geese hunters aua
| e
local fox hunters. 1t seems that ii prominent hard
ware merchant In Belfast had occasion to drive
into the country, and he took along with him his
son for company, his dog for STYLE and his gun in
case he should sec any game As he was going up
| the Hayford hill, his dog scared up some t,uine.
hens that feeding by the :oadside, which flew
over the wall into the field. As they alightci our
rr,eni noticed fox stealing along after them. lie
| ~ all no ba la.
pear behind the wall 4 pile Of stones, but cock
ing his gun. he leaped from the wagon and creep
ing along by the wall would now and then get a
sight at the fox, but before he could fire something
would happen to prevent. In THE way NE cr.lt all
the way up that long hill, q Tho almost certain
ruin Of pair Of cashmere pants, but intent was
he in getting shot at the fox, which was all the
time stealing along after the hens, that he didn't
| mind tumbiing over the stones and scratching him
self on the bushes and brambles. On arriving near
the top Of the hill he lost Sight Of the foN entrtly
but discovered Mr.. Hayforl Standing there where
| upon he uncocked his gun and brushing the dust
| from his knees exclaimed in excited voice.
| ''l GU came mighty near losing some of your hens
just now There was L fox chasing them. and T
have crept all the way up the hill trying 10 gel a
shot at him" "lcs" said Harry, II was watching
| you, and if your gun had gone Of you would have
killed my old red tom eat that wouldn't have tax
en- dollars for" And then the hardware man
asked Harry if he thought twas going to snow
and bcckoning {" his 70 drive up, ne gol into
his wagon and disappeared in the distances and
now if anybody wants to get the quotations of fox
skins he don't want to enquire about thcm i'm a
| hardware store unless he wears suit If clothes
! and Il hat made of boiler iron.
coon TEMPT .R NnrF. rh. .t-.io,,r ly.,r,io
District Lodge II Freedom I,.t ,,,4, v- -,,..--
ful The ,iay was nne the t,.., .,If,,.. ,.,. .1t
everything favorable. Eleven lot,,.- of r, %, in
| fine rnunt,, ,yn.c. ,.ras,,iAt NV ,,, 10, .p.l,.
who were royally entertained i,y members of Er,
dom IocIgt ~ which i. the Oldest il, waldo r,l,n
IT, The principal acting otficcr, We're. Past Tenn
pItr, j. w. knoylton; d. Tenplar Geo. r. Br7,cb
EFT; Counsellor, Joseph Higgins; Vice Tcmular.
| Mrs Fannie Hardy. Sec'y, Geo. f. Files. Treas.
slas storer Chap, Rev. MIR. WEYMOUTH: Marshall,
| e. H. Ricll Grand C,hinf r,n,plar rn,s,, ,,.,.
present and presided part If the time An the
lodge, in the District were rruortei and ,l,,,n,cr
mcnts made for reviying weak ones an,l tn,ttutfn4
| more new ones The next session will hc inlf
with Belfast Iod-e. early In Fel.. 1-,g.. .Worz
las been rushing in Grand Secy Brackets otlire
lately. Sixly-two letters were received in one lay
last week, The quarterly returns from lodges are
coming in very favorablv =. .t,rceuvuod Lodge. nj
the Head of the Tide has taken new lease uf ;..-
tive life, several new members having joined lt-
| Saturday night. Grand Tcmplar Tur-ev delivered
4 lecture there tue night previous to a good audi
| once....F. +. Shaw Lodge of Brooks, Is the weak
est in the county and unless the friends of temper
ance there unite and pun together it viii he mum
bered among the things that We're. Eight new
toJr