The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-08-02
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

hepupllcan journal may be obtained at the store
of Conant Co. under the Waverly House.
Dog days began last week
Barn room is at premium this year
Travel and freightng are light on the Belfast
branch railroad.
Last week week of picnics The woods
were full of em and the shores were alive with em
Those who visit the ponds nowadays but more
particularly nowo nights, have lots of bites Skeet-
ers.
George U. White, of Belfast has sold the store in
Brooks occupied by j. 5. Iuxford to that gentle
man.
The cargo cf coal discharged from schr. Lois V,
Chapes was put into the Maine Central sheds in
this city.
The spritualist camp-meeting at Verona will be-
gin Wednesday, August 18th, and continue until the
following Sunday evening.
The menhaden cometh not-that is not numerous
ly. y few are taken occasionally along the coast,
but the schools are keeping elsewhere
Belfast woman recently brought to IL. j.
Locke's store clover branches which contained
four five, six and seven leaves respectively.
Howes K Co. received box of California plums
last week. Each plum was wrapped in paper, The
fruit was about the size of green gage and purple
in color
Mr.. c. J. Hail has erected second shed at his
granite works in this city The new she'd is thirty
eight feet long. Mr. Hall'- granite business i.
steadily increasing.
Waldo District Lodge of Good Temph,rs will
meet in session with lnyictus Lodge at Searsmont
village, Thursday, August 10th. Basket picnic. All
| Good Tempars invited.
Mr.. o. W. Pitcher, of this city, one of the State
commissioners to the mining cN position at Denver,
Col, will visit that place before its CLOSE. lie in
tends shortly to visit Bluehill To obtain specimens
of ore.
Mrs Nelson Rich, Of this city, has in hyr garden
Japan lily, the second plant of the kind in this
city. 1t has four large blossoms which resemble
those of the tiger lily, but larger. 1t is very
fragrant.
Sch Lodi last week discharged a Load OF teic.
phone poles at searsport, Belfast, Northporr AM
I.incomyle. Work is being rapidly pushed aud
we shall soon be connected with the rest of the
world by telephone,
The little steamer Acaia, Capt. BouSry, of Els
worth arrived at this port last week, or slight re.
\ pairs. The boat Is twelve tons and will steam
| about eight miles hour She will run Between
| this city and the Camp Ground. W. +. Garland of
| Belfast, is engineer.
Il \ New Yorker writes to the Bangor Wing in all
| vocacy of steamship line between New York amt
| Bangor, to touch at points on Penobscot Bay. He
/ says large number of summer visitors to Maine
| prefer to come by steamer thus avoiding changes.
Several lines have been attempted in the past hut
/ We're not successful.
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house on Wednesday morning aged about TO years
| He was a raying maniac and has been for three
months. lie was source of great trouble and died
from exhaustion, requiring the services of three
men to keep him quiet. lie leaves wife and onc
child.
| In the Belfast railroad case at Portland it has
been decided to submit The arguments Of counsel
in writing. Mr.. Drummond is allowed thirty ,l.r-
to make his argument, and the same for Mir >trout
after which Mr. prmmond has ten days ion Il g}o-.
ling reply. 1t is hoped that Il decision " III he reach
ed before spring.
Mr.. y. Il. Fgeese Of Orno, came here last week for
the purpose On taking pictures at the Camp Ground
but finding that W. {. Tuttie of Belfast had the
| exclusive right, Nh frecae mas engaged with Mir
futile and viii photograph cottages on the grounds
Mr.. Presses gallery has been hauled "A vacant tot
| of Miller street
| The Camden Herald SAYS that w. G.. Alden hl-
had in view for time the stocking of LincoIa
| VILE pond with ish. 10 this end he has made ar
| Engagements with the state Commissioners Of Fish
Rnd Game at Bangor to furnish sufficient black ht7-
10 stock the pond. The fish will be placed u the
| pond this month.
George ~ Quimby, of this city, ON Thursday last
| captured a young loon at Lake Quantebacook which
weighed fourteen pounds, George intended to bring
thc loon home, and to keep it safely he anchored ii
41 the cottage by attaching string to one e4, -jy-
ing sufficient scope for the bird to move about At
hight the bird found dead, having Deliberately
Committed suicide by drowning.
Mr. Cyrus Patterson, of this city, mas brought t.,
| the journal office one quart of white r;spherric-
| which he had cultivated in his garden. He does
not know the variety, but the berry is nearly white
| very large and sweet. The bushes were destroyed
| when his buildings took fire five years ago. hut are
| sprnging up more abundantly than before. About
| d dozen quarts were raised this year.
! AN IsLEsBoRo MAN DROWNED The Boston
| Herald of saturday, says
| Fred Farnswnrth, haiIin@ from sleshoro, It's wears
Of age, one OF the sailors ubourd of the schooner
| Honest Abe, of Belfast, lying the Fitchbur- rail
| road wharf Bunker Hill district, drowned
| yesterday afternoon. He last seen by the cap
| thin carrying piece of joist ashore, ana splash
| was heard in the water. 1t is thought he was suck
| ~ uIatF tie vessel me h"'y mas hot '''l' re-
|
| -At'IphNIS' y young daughter u J"Hh "aion,
ups Guy, recently leh iron" Il h'tM'n"tk striking ON
mgr heao ants Dack 1t was thought i'll the tlme that
mp INJURY was sustained OuI subsequently lhoI'"ei
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room Is palrftu, Wlntcj and furnished and Is en-
trev satisfactory Mr. Wright will ocruIy the
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of this city will take possession, having leased it
for five wears see Mr. Wrigbrs advertisement in
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