The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-05-18

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And-thereby hangs tail
Mrs Eveline Woods, on Monday, fell from the
door step of her house on Bay View street, sustain
ing serious injuries.
John b. Doyle, mentioned last week as being
trial at Chicago for counterfeting has been con
victed with recommendation to mercy.
Monday was cold, stormy and very disagrecablc.
1t showed and hailed in the morning. Monday
night ice formed the thickness of window glass
Brook trout are quite plentiful in this vicinity.
Last week three Belfast bagged l2O in the
streams of Stockton. One measured eleven and 4
half Inches.
Attention is called to the reduction in the price of
Mr., Goodenoughs books on sale at c. w IIaney's
store. Excellent books are marked down to ten
cents each.
Mr.. G. J. Hall, of this city, has secured granite
contract for the Boylston Park in Boston. The
granite will be shipped from his red quarry at Otter
Creek Mt Desert.
Twelve gentlemen from Unity were initiated into
Waldo Lodge l. g. 0 F., OF this city, on Friday
ming last. They are to become charter members of
new lodge in Unity.
Mr.. Mckenzie Pease, formerly a resident Of Bel
Of nearly 81 years. His remains were brought to
this city for nterment.
The Muldoon Picnic Co., which gave such Il sick
show in this city not long since, was refused the
of the new opera house in Bangor. Their reruta-
ton had got ahead Of them.
Wednesday of last week was the 18th anniversary
Of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs |. H. sherman. of
this city. They We're the recipiens of many costly
presents from their friends
Sch. Nellie S Pickering, of Belfast, is loading at
Bangor with orange box shocks for the upper st.
Johns in Florida. The vessel will be commanded
this trip by Capt. George Flowers.
The storm of sunday night and Monday in this
vicinity but the tail end Of heavy gale at the
westward. 1t was very severe in Massachusetts,
and along the coast to New Jersey. Many vessels
suffered.
Mr.. !. v. Miller returned home last week from a
tour of the interior, where he has been after furS
He purchased about s500worth. Mr.. Miller brought
home beaver skin stuffed, which i ON exhibition
at L0cke's
A correspondent puts the following queries II
parties continue to press fur roads through the
Camp Ground may not fear that the society may
decide to so elsewhere: Would it not be Il los, to
Belfast if they should
The Fort Point Hotel il Undergoing il thorough
| renovation for the coming season, which promises
to be a lively one. A full orchestra will he engaged
and brass band can be made up from its members.
The grounds also are receiving attention, and ten
cottages are to be built
Little Edith, aged four years. Il member of a Bap
tst family in this city, heard mention the
dime socable which was held at the Baptist church
last Friday evening, and somewhat startled the
household by saying Mamma, there is to he a
d socable at the church tonight, can 5o:"
The stable near the corner of Maine and Cross
streets, occupied 10y the Belfast Livery Co. took fire
| on Monday, but the flames were cXtinguishcd be
fore the fire department arrived y fire start
ed that morning in the office stove and the lay
the pipe in the loft iynited from the heat. Loss
| trifiing.
A Bangor lawyer has brought suit against the
proprietors OF the recently issued "iiistory nf Pc
nobscot County, for $1,000 damages to rccompense
him for being reported in the book a. "dead"
Commercial.
A well known lawyer in this city has like provo
cation for claiming damages from the publishers Of
Il recent Gazetteer.
Capt. b. f. Ames of Bangor, who killed himself
and wife at New York, as mentioned IN the journal
| ty Tie case is a sad and no cause i assigned
for the tragedy the i'll health of the captain
The bodies were sent to Bangor last Friday where
| they were Inferred
| Critchet & Shey to put sewing machines
| into their factory for the manufacture Of aewed
| work. general superintendent has been engaged
| who will oversee the work. Business at their fac.
tory looked better than now and is steadily
| increasing. They have worked IN a large New
| England trade.
| Score a victory for Waldo county bidly Nil
Richard Written, OF Unity, is the fortunate posses
| sor Of hen which has produced three eggs, the
smallest measuring 81. by inches, the other two
So by sla inches two Weighed ounces each, amt
one 80 ounces The hen is Of the common breed,
| but her eggs are certainly Of an uncommon Size
| A gravel train is now on the Belfast branch com
| petng the work of filing in at the bridge in this
| city which was begun last fall The outer OF ,ca
wall will be faced up, making solid earth embark
ment the entire distance. The main passenger track
will he straightforward which will give more platform
room at the depot. One more switch has been added
and all the others changed to the left of the track
Lumber is the ground for an addition OF 100 feet
to the coal she'd which will give building 230 feet
| in length.
| WILL FILED. The will of the late Orrin Gun
| bingham was filed at the recent term Of Probate
court in this city. lie gave to his sons Orrin W.
and J. II. Cunningham $50 each. Tohis daughters
| Ruth n. Whitney and Jennie f. Merriam $50 each.
| To his Edgar NJ Cunningham his lmtogethcr
with the buildings except thee half Of the house,
| also the farming tools. TO his wife Lucinda II.
| he 1riNp bup ,TitI ,.ll ,lA
posts in the Belfast Savings Bank amortgase on a
farm in Knox, the east half of the house SO long as
| she lives and two COWS. At her death the house
| goes to Edgar NJ.
| The ORANGES. Waldo County Council Z. OF IL ,
| will meet with Progress Grange, jackson, Tuesday
| June 9Th with the follow ing programmr-l.t music
by the choir; "a, opening exercises 3d. reports Of
| Oranges; 4th, action proposed amendments to
the Constitution; 5th, essay by Sister Ellen Hunt.
9Th, noon recess-basket picnic; It'll, music by the
| choir; Sth, song by -; 9th, topic-the grass
| crop, opened by Bros Wallace ana Lang; 10th,
| music by the choir; 18th, topic-Canniug ard pre-
serving fruits, opened by Sisters Richie ana Dur
| ham; 18th, story by Bro. y. X. Drake; 18th, re
marks for good of the or Ter: 18th, closing ccre-
| monies Come one, come all.
| at his new appointment in Bangor on SUNDAY last
and was cordially received. This gentleman's
success in the ministry has been remarkable. At
the end of eleven years of his chosen profession he
finds himself at the head Of the leading church in
the East Maine Conference. Eleven wears ago
when he decided to enter the ministry he put him
self in the hands of Rev. Mir Bolton, then, we
believe, somewhere in the vicinity of Bangor. Mr.
Bolton took his pupil to school house and after
opening the meeting allowed Mr.. Gerrish to preach
MIR. g. had previously taken course of study In
this way he prepared himself and was soon given
circuit at kenduskeag, Levant and Carmel where
he remained three years The following four years
were spent at Harand, st. Adams and Pittstield.
three years We're passed in Belfast and one at
Bucksport, In all these places he has been wonder
fully successful adding to the churches both
| numerically and financially In the past wear he
has been sought for in three different conferences
New England, New Hampshire and Maine. Ii j.
coincidence that his old instructor, Mr. Bolton in
eleven years after he entered the ministry found
himself at the church now occupied bv his
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