The Republican journal., 1883-08-30
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

1t has been an easy matter to "kick up dust" of
| late.
Last Friday was the tenth anniversary of the great
fire in this city.
| Mr.. Alderman, of Bangor, who frescoed the
Belfast Opera House. will fresco the Baptist church
| in this city.
| No more trotting of go 1.-TWO no hrs and thirty
| mnutes) horses NoAhport ave nue. Camp
meeting is
NJ r. Cooper, drives one Of the bebt top buggies
in town. 1t was made by Cooper Bros. of West
| Searsmont and is valued at $500.
| c. o. Poor has bought the handsome soda foun-
tain formerly in Poe's saloon, and set 1t up in his
drug store where refreshing drink can be obtain
| ed.
On Friday afternoon last the smoke from seven
distinct fires could be seen on the ehst side of the
Bay, including the one in the rear of the Stock.
| farm.
! o. w. Pitcher, of this city, State commits sioner
| to the mining exposition at Denver, went to Blue
| hill last week, to look at the mining industries
| there.
| Mr.. Grotton, draw tender on the bridge in this
city, says that on Thursday last betw ben the hours
of 80 A. NJ and P. NJ. GA teams and 1889 persons
| crossed the bridge.
The sun Of $26.75 was taken at THO gate during
the base ball match on Friday. The managers com
| plain that many get IN without paying In future
matches officer will look after this elass of often
| ders.
| The county commissioners have been petitioned
to make changei in the back road to Iinconylle at
| what is known the John Brackett Hill. The
road now passes over the hill and 1t il proposed to
| go around it.
| Horse Jockeys Lane, Northport was we'll
patronized this year. The lame, the halt the blind
| the sprained the foundered, the knofk- kneed the
| splithoofed and other specimens of Eiecrepd and
| diseased horse flesh were represented
| 1t was of the quietest camp-ml ceilings ever
held, far the conduct of those o4 the road to
| and from the grounds was concerned. Not SO very
| many years ago the rumble of wheels hnd the yels
| of drunken rowdies were heard all night between
the city and the Camp Ground.
y gentleman in this city, an extens I've traveller
and for some years resident of the far East, has
never been fifteen miles from the coast in his native
land. The interior is as strange d country to
him as was the interior of Africa to the world
before the days of Polo, Livingston an Stanley.
Among those in Maine engaged In breeding
| Shorthorns on more less cXtens We scale are
| tine following in Waldo county: P. W Aver, Free
| dom, Levi A. Dow Brigadier's Island Farm, Sears
| port, NJ. p. Palmer, Thorndke, Coffin n White.
| Thorndikc. and in PenoDscot county Benjamin
| Bussey, DiXmont.
The Belfast Opera House was openeIl on Thurs.
| day evening of last week, for the lrsd time since
its renovation. \ most enjoyable conc ert by local
| talent was followed by dancing The doncert pro-
| gramme comprised Misses Lottie C4burn and
| Maud Milliken sopranos; Mr.. Z. O. Thorndike,
baritone; Misses Mary F. johnson and Mary
! Fauncr, and Will c. Kimball, piansts.
| The little steamer Acadia has do c a good
| business since she here. The boat was
originally built for boiler and engine but proved
! very slow, and new boiler and engine were put
| in, making her powerful and swift. She steams
about ten miles an hour on Il very small consumpt
ion of coal. She has just received Il new wheel, the
| work being done at the Belfast foundry
Allen >idelingcr, of Lmcolnville, WI ile riding
from Northport to Belfast Thursday of last
week was stricken with paralysis. He was taken
| to the New England House where me- heal assis-
| lance was called. He was afterward carried 10
John Stewards where he remained until he
taken to his home When he left he was in very
critical condition. He has wife and family in
Lincolnvllle
ACCIDENTS John Crane, workmen Iat Carter
Coz. ship yard, on Friday jammed bis finger
badly While assisting i'll putting on the raj of Capt
Perkins schooner. Friday aftcrn Don, VIM
J. Dodge. of No Searsport, $ years Of age walked
into an open scuttlc in the floor of Il. Ill., Moody's
drug in this city. and fell the bottom. He
was taken up unconscious and carried to The Amer
lean House when surgical aid was summohcd. Mr.
Dodge received bad wound in the facd, but was
not seriously injured. He went home hext day.
....On saturday Frank tioodhue, Of S ocktOn, Il
workman at Mcdonald Browns ship yard in
this city, while squaring up with an adj made
miss. putting the tool into the top Of hi4 foot and
| making ugly wound.
Western papers and private letters re- eivcl in
this city give the particulars of the BIT rnins of
steamer Butte, Aug. 2nd, between Bism irck and
Benton, Montana Territory. The boat and cargo
were a total loss Mr.. f. J. Morrison, of Phil
brook. lost ear load of merchandise recently ship
ped from this city, consisting of doors sash,
front for his store, canned goods, tools, dtc. For
tunately Mr.. Morrison had insured his goods at
Bismarck just before putting them on the steamer.
The loss is bad one for him, however, as he need
ed the articles very much. Among the 9th r things
burned was carriage which Mr.. Frank Black of
this city, was sending to his daughter Flora at
White sulphur Springs and clothink for Mr.
Pendleton, formerly of searsport Thd Sc
not insured. Mr.. Morrison writes that he was
| recently very ill at White sulphur Springs, but
has recovered Mr.. John Coombs Wild was so
badly injured last fall at Philbrook has SUI iciently
recovered to be able to walk out.
LOCAL FARM NOTES. An enterprisina farmer
Of this city marketed Sl20 worth of green peas 4th
of July week, and later sold all his early potatoes
at one dollar a bushel. At the same date last
| season potatoes brought two dollars bus hel, but
the superior yield this year made the crop Quite
profitable. Mr.. Daniel G. Kinds, Northp ort ave.
nue., has harvested as fine piece of wheat as
be found anywhere. 1t was strong and uni form in
growth, had not lodged and will yield large
ly. Mr.. Kinds cut ton of hay from one
fourth of an acre this season. and his barn is full
from floor to ridgepole. $3.50. Many of our loca
farmers have adopted the practice of using fcrtli-
zers literally on their land, with uniform good re
suits Under drainage will be next in orddr. 1t is
what the heavy clay soil of this vicinity nee Dis, and
the material is at hand in The old stone walb which
divide fields and cumber the sides of THE road.
The Bridgton market reporter of the Boston
Advertiser says ave learn the fact that Maine Is
raising two calves this year where she did mot raise
one last year This is occasioned by the large crop
| of hay from this section"
BASE BALL. The Belfast nine won the r third
| successive victory Friday, defeating Rock Hand by
the decisive score of Is to g. 1t was rather chilly
| day for Rockland, although they had mustered
together very strong team, including Barton and
Doe, pitcher and catcher of the Colby Tniver-
sity nine Most of the visitors were strong bdtters
but they did not take easily to Dilworth's pitching,
| not one run being earned by them. The Belfasters
took the game from the start, scoring 10 runs and
| earning in the first five innings. At that
point Walker changed for Barton and the
game played tie to the close. Neither nine
| at the bat made much work for the out -Gelers.
| Cottrell distinguished himself by five hrst-base
| hits and one for two bases. Twice during the
game the Lme-rockers astonished themselves with
three baggers, but Notwithstanding this, evdry run
| they scored was attributable to errors of their
| opponents. The fielding and general playing of
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