The Republican journal., 1882-11-30
News of Belfast and Vicinity,
Thanksgiving Day.

| News of Belfast and Vicinity
Thanksgiving Day.
Lewis wharf in this city has been newly covered.
Steamer Planet, on Friday, lowed a raft Of ship
timber from this city to Camden, to the yard of H.
NJ. Bean.
Capt Thomas Burgess, of yacht z. NJ. Bonnie,
while coming up the bay last week, says he saw
| young tin-back whale between Belfast and Isles.
| boro whale is seldom seen so far inland
! loratio j. Locke has the reputation of making
the best fish chowder of any man in Belfast and
the one he served up Thursday evening of last week.
for Phoenix Lodge, certainly sustained that reputa.
ton The process of making, which includes the
removal of all bones is patented
An old sailor i'll discussing the proposed reduc-
| ton Of lights on the Maine coast, says we need
more lights, especially at the entrance of Townsend
harbor, at Two Bush Island, on the west side of the
entrance to Penobscot Bay, and at the easterlv en-
trance to Fox Island Thoroughfare on Widows
| Island.
company of 100 persons assembled at the house
Of Luther Pitcher, on Thursday evening of last
week, the occasion being sOciabe for the Sabbath
| scnool at foors Mills. turkey supper served,
after winch there was sale of fancy articles, fol
lowed by games. Many from the city were there,
and all enjoyed themselves The sum Of sos was
realized.
The sch. Martinique launched from Overs ward
in this city on Thursday of last week. as announced
in the Journal. The attempt to launch in the morn
| ing was failure the vessel sticking on the WAYS
| In the evening the schooner went of beautifully
presenting the novelty of a moonlight launch The
| Martinique lowed up river Saturday night to
| load lumber for New York.
A Lynn paper Of last week states that Joseph
Jenney attempted suicide by taking laudanum He
Went to Boston where he purchased ana took the
| poison, and on returning to Lynn told friend who
summoned ply ician and an antidcte was admin
istered. 'Ienney gave a reason for his rash act
that he had been out of work for a long time and
was IN need Of funds. Jenncy belongs in Belfast.
y man from Waldo named Mcdonald was bitten
| by 4 horse in this city, on Thursday of last week
| Mcdonald is something Of jockey, and some time
ago snapped away his horse, Happening to meet
the OH horse our streets Mcdonald examined
his mouth when the animal brought his laws to-
gether like trap. catching between its teeth the
finger of It's former owner. The end of the finger
with the nail was taken of clean Mcdonald tainted
The close time for partridge and woodcock begins
on Friday next and it will not be safe to have either
in your possession after that date That none may
plead ignorance, we quote the law in full
No person shall kill, sell, on have possession,
except alive, any ruhed grouse commonly called
| December and the first day of September follow
ing, under penalty Of not les than five nor more
than ten dollars for each bird so killed, had in
| possession, or exposed for sale"
DROWNED. 4 sad case Of drowning occurred at
Blanche, the four wears oil daughter OF Captain and
| Mrs. George Pattersha at play with a younger
brother, when the child was missed Mrs Patter-
SHAH and Mrs. Fred White went to look for the
child when the latter saw it in the water drifting
out ny capt George +. Ryan's wharf. The body
was recovered but the child was dead. Dr.. Fletcher
was summoned, but could, Of course, render no as
sisttnce- capt. Fattcrahal is i'll New ork.
I. W. Pitcher 4 60. moved into their new store
| on Saturday evening, and on Monday were ready
to wait ON customers. They have the finest store
mto"n. Geo. ". liurkctt, who has leased the store
vacated Ivy Pitcher u CO., began repairs on Monday
morning. and in ten days will have all changes
male. About onc-half the Wall between the two
store, will be removed, thus throwing the fronts of
the two stores into one, An addition will lie built
in the rear, making altogether 5000 feet OF floor
lNpll II III ne tic IStS store IN " alllO county.
| Our local sportsmcn are fast winning for them
selves Z national reputation. Their recent exploits
have been hcraded far and wide through the press.
| y Vermont newspaper has this to say:
/ party Of Belfast Me- sportsmen paid an en-
ragged farmer ; 30 apiece for flock of geese which
they were wild ones The old man was wild
| enough, however, to make up for the tameness of
! the geese.
our exchanges are also publishing the following
4 prominent hartua are merchant of Belfast went
| cunning one day last week. thought he saw a fox i,
followed ii and found that the animal was nothing
! but req tom cat
TIE CAMP GROUND ROAD AGAIN. A commits
| sion composed Of Hon John L. Rowe, Of Frank
fort, Hon. Il. :. Rich of Thorudike, and Albert
Hartman, Esq, Of Prospect, had hearing on
Tuesday, Oh Tie Camp Ground road. 1t viii be
remembered that the county commissioners re
Gently laid ont road cutting across the Methodist
grounds lot in Northport, which was demonstrated
against, and the matter was left to the above COM
mission. George +. Wallace, ESD Of Belfast, APP
peared for the petitioners and Mr., Nose of Bangor,
for the respondents. The commission have return
ed their report 10 the Clerk of Courts, but we
understand il is against the action of the county
commissioners, ana the road is discontinued.
I. obley, sailed on Sunday morning for Jackson
Vile. Sch. +. E. Mcdonald has discharged load
Of soft coal for VIM. Pitcher ( son, Belfast The
| coal came from Georgetown, d. c.. Sch Elm
City, is di-charging cargo of 200 tons of coal for
the Maine Central railroad company. The schoon
cr when she came in drew sev enteen feet of water
and could only move about at high water. Schr.
Florida, Of this city, will be thoroughly overhaued
and rCO1Tpt by Carter 4 Co... Srbr Lillian
ton packet has discontinued her trips for the sea.
son, and gone into winter quarters. :. sch Welaka
of this city, now at Charleston, made the run down
from Belfast in six days. Woods & Co. Of this
city, have loaded with hay for Boston schs. Mary
Eliza and Hero. Albert Carter has loaded with
hay for same place, schs Z. L. Warren and Mary
| Farrow.
DEATH UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
The following notice appeared in last weeks Jour
nal, under the head Of deaths
Ia I.incolnville, Nov 18TH A lmatia n Heal, aged
| 20 years, months and days
1t was subsequently learned that there were sus-
picious circumstances attending the death Of the
young woman, and that people Of Llncolnville We're
| very much excited. The town authorities tele-
graphcd to Belfast for coroner, and John Poor
went to the house Of Henry NJ Heal, father of the
| deceased, but concluded an inquest was unneces
| sary ami returned home Miss Heal was buried In
graveyard in what is known as the Mariner
| neighborhood, Searsmont, The towns people how
ever, were not satisfied, fully believing that there
had been foul play, and the excitement grew in
| tense. This was heightened by the fact that the
mother of Miss Heal suddenly became Insane and
| ravng maniac On saturday last she was taken
| to the asylum at Augusta. The town authorities
We're again appealed 10, and Friday of last week
Mr.. w X. Duncan, chairman of the board Of select
men, to Belfast for advice. 1t was decided to
have Coroncr's inquest and post mortem exami-
nation. On Saturday Coroner J. Y. McClintock of
Belfast, accompanied by Journal representative,
visited the burial place of Miss Heal Here were
met the seltctmen and prominent citizens of Lin
| colnyile. From them the following particulars
We're learned: Miss Heal had for some time lived
in the family of Wilder W. Perry, at Camden. On
Tuesday, the 10Th inst, she left Perry's engaging
| to work at another place. Then meeting Mr. Urah
| Young n yOunr man from inc0nviI1a sha ind