The Republican journal., 1883-08-30


| the insolvency court.
Mr.. A. f. Durham, fish dealer. has sold his stock
to A. A. Howes 4 Co. and on Saturday left town.
Seven hundred casks of lime from Rockland were
landed here last week and shipped to the interior.
The New England Granite company has begun
work at City Point, under the direction of Mr..
Hogg
The city schools began Monday. One pupil came
home and informed her parents that she must have
an 'epidemic" dictionary.
W. I. Wellman, of Belfast has been granted a
patent on an adjustable head rest for chairs, and
Edwin b. Farris, of Palermo, patent on blotting
paper.
The regular meeting of the Juvenile Temperance
Union will be held in the Universalist vestry at the
usual hour on Saturday next. 1t is hoped all the
members will be present
Those who wish to witness the regatta at Lake
Maranocook on Tuesday next can leave this city
on the regular train and return on a special Fare
for round trip 1925.
The Waterman in Geo. W. CottrePs ship ward
one night last week discovered the steam house In
Mcdonald & Browns yard to be on fire He extin.
guished it without an alarm.
1t having come to the notice of the mayor that
people are using water from the city reservoirs he
warns all against doing There is heavy
penalty for the offence, which will be enforced If
people do not desst.
The new postal notes will be distributed Sept Sd
and not Sept lst, as before stated. They will be a
great convenience to the public supplying the place
to q certain extent of the fractional currency
abolished a few years ago.
Mrs. Martha j., wife of Capt James Gilmore,
died at the residence of her sonnaw, c. j. Hall,
in this city on Thursday last, aged Il years. Mrs.
Gilmore was the last of the family of Capt. John
Shutc. She n member Of the Baptist church,
| and a lady much respected
Mr., Herbert W Leach, of Penobscut, one of the
survivors of the Jeanette expedition was at North
port camp ground last week. lie says he has fully
| recovered from the effects of his exposure In the
Arctic regions. Mr. Leach has received invitations
to lecture in Maine and Massachusetts,, and soon
enters the lecture field
Alexander McCambridge has opened 4 very neat
barber shop over the store of Hiram Chase & Son,
Main street, and asks portion Of the public pat
| ronage. Mr.. McCambriige is an excellent barber,
has a good improved chair, and all the fixtures
of first class shop He is not stranger to Bel
fast, having worked here for long term of years.
Give him a call.
Last fall George f. Johnson sowed on the shores
of Lake Quantebcaook and Tilden pond, one peck
of wild rice from Michigan. 1t has grown quite
vigorously the present season. Mr. Johnson pre-
poses to SOW more the coming fall. 1t Is done in
the interest of sportsmen the ducks love feed
upon the rice. In the west some of the best shoot
ing is done in the wild rice fields.
CHURCH NOTES. Rev Mr.. Gregory ,Universalist,
will preach at Swanville next sunday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Gcrrish Of Bangor, assisted
Rev. Mr. Williams at the Methodist church last
Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Williams sermon on Sunday
next will lie a continuation of the one delivered
last sunday. Repairs have begun the Bap-
fist church. There will be the usual services
at the Universalist church on Sunday next. the
vacation Of the pastor having expired.
The county commissioners have decided to build
yard at the Jail in this city to be 40 by 80 feet and
10 feet in height. The lumber has been ordered
The enclosure will be used for working the tramps
who frequent cities in the winter time. 1t is pro
posed to make them pound stone. \ house of cor
rection will eventually be established here. This
is amove In the right direction There is class of
Migrants who come here during the winter for the
purpose Of passing their time in warm and COM
Portable quarters. If made to pound stone they
will no doubt shun Belfast and the county will not
be taxed for their maintenance.
NOT DEAD. A very udicrous thing happened at
the recent term of the Probate Court in this city.
Mrs David w. Hasweli, of Monroe, appeared with
the will of her husband, and told Mr.. Fletcher, the
Register, that she wanted it to take the usual
course. The Register informed her that notice of
the will must be published, which subsequently, APP
peared In The journal. Our reporter in looking
after the doings of the court, made an abstract of
the will, giving a list of the requests The chill
dren of the supposed deceased who lived away
from home saw the paper and there learned for the
first time that their parent was dead, and imme-
dately went to Monroe. \ young daughter at the
Good Tcmplars lodge received, IN wonder, the SYM
pathies Of her friends But Mr.. IIaswell is not
dead; in fact, Huswc is we'll This is how 1t hap
pened: Mr.. lIaswell made his will some time
since, and an obliging neghbor told Mrs. HasweI!
that it must be recorded. Without consulting her
husband and not being posted in such cases, Mrs.
Haswell presented herself at the Probate Court.
OF course Mr.. Fletcher did not ask supposed
widow with the last will and testament of her hus-
band in her hand if the man was dead. And so the
legatees have been enabled to read the will of Mr..
Haswell before his deCease.
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE. The following
are the transfers IN real estate, In Waldo county,
for the week ending Aug. 2S-Sarah Barker & ais,
Troy, to job Croker, Dixmont John Drawn,
Palermo, to Joseph Norton, same town. Hiram T.
Black, Palermo, to Hattie B. Norton same town.
Harriet I. Blanchard, Stockton to John NJ. NORM.
Ezekiel V. Burgess, Searsmont, to Austin Went
worth, Montville. Daniel l.. Cousens, Stockton,
to III. I. Blanchard same town. Caroline NJ Ii.
Dudley, Winterport, to Walter McDonnough, same
town Sewa b. Fletcher, Islesboro, to VIM. o.
Tibbets, Bangor. Geo. i. Ferguson, Belfast, to
John Bragdon Swanyille, A. w. Henderson, Lin
colnville, to Susan Fletcher same town. jeremiah
Hillman, Troy, to Ransel Coburn, St George
Sarah A. lInrd, Winterport to Ira NJ Hurd, same
town. John Holt, Winterport to Fred Atwood,
same town. Emily II. Paul & ais, Monroe, to
stephen II. Grant, same town. Ann Prescott &
ais, Troy, to job Croker, Dixmont. w. S. Potte Il
ais, MOntvillc to Austin Wentwor th same town.
Emulus $. Pummer ais, Clinton, to Jesse
Smart, Troy. Phineas Pendleton, Searsport to
John Closson, same town. Daniel Starkey, Unity,
to Lewis Thompson, same town. Josiah Simmons,
Montve, ito Orrngton w. Newhali, Liberty
James Wallace, Montville, to Gage Hook, Sears
mont o. A. Welman, Searsmont to Anna J.
Brewster, Belmont.
GRANITE CONTRACT. Mr.. G. j. Hall, of this city,
has just been awarded large granite contract on
buildings i'll Chicago One is for the granite front
of the Royal Insurance Building to be erected in
that city. The front IS 100 feet on the street and
l2 feet high divided into eleven stories The first
the main entrance. A richly carved stone is be-
meath each window. The cap stone which sur
mounts the top centre is stone ten feet square
and two feet thick. This stone is to be elegantly
carved, the centre piece being the English coat of
arms, the lion and the unicorn fighting for the
crown. The front will contain about IS 900 feet of
stone, all of the fine Otter creek red granite and
the contract amounts to $4,000 The second build
Ing is the private residence of Mr. c. III. Case, the
manager of the Royal Insurance business in Chica.
60 The stone for this building will cost about
$4,000, and is to be all red granite. Mr.. Hall hopes
to complete the work in two years. and will employ
from 100 to $50 men most If not all the work out
side the quarryng will be done in this city. Mr.
Hall has excellent facilities and turns out first class
work. Mr.. Bodwell, of Hallowell, figured on