The Republican journal., 1883-07-19
News of Belfast and Vicinity

TIE JOURNAL At THE CAMP GROUND. From
this date until the close of the season copies of the
Republican Journal may be obtained at the store
of Conant Co. under the Wavery House
Grass is rusting badly in this vicinity
Raspberres ripe and in the market
The circus will arrive at Belfast next sunday.
Mr.. l. V. Miller, of this city last week received
bear skin through the mails.
Capt r. II, Coombs has purchased of Alvin Me
Lain, of Rockland, fast horse for which he paid
$500.
The New York circus gives two exhibitions in
this city on Monday next See advertisement for
particulars.
a school of very small mackere has struck into
Penobscot bay and quantities were captured 10y The
hook last week.
The war on the trade dollar has reached this city.
some merchants still receive it for lo0cents, but the
majority only allow 81 cents for it.
New signs stating that Il fine Of - will he i'm
posed for driving faster than a walk on the lower
bridge have been posted on that structure.
Ephraim Maddoeks, formerly in the shoe bu7t-
ness in Belfast aici recently Of consumption At
Bradford, Mass Hewas about 80 years of age.
Last week the Journal stated that Mr,. Davis
scanned up 81 900 shoes Jan lst the Belfast
factory 1t should have been 81 900 pairs of shoes
A party from this city caught flne lot of whit,
perch ar Tlden's pond saturday afternoon The
fish are not very plentiful but take the hook quite
readily just before sundown.
good deal of hay was damaged In Waldo coun.
ty during the heavy rains of the past week aud in
the towns along the coast Of the bay the fos- have
done quite as much damage az the rains
The Bay View Granite Company, lately organized
In this city are at work ON western orler and
have other orders on hand. Five men are now cu.
ployed In tie shed ana others will lie added.
Cohan's Irish MINISTRIES gave very crc,litable
performance at Hayford Hall in thus city last week
The audience WAS small The panoramic yirN- ot
Ireland were alone worth the price of admission
\ family in this city from California brought
with them a quantity of native god--nuggct- l- il
came from the earth. II. L. Mcdonald the jcwclcr.
purchased Il lot for which he paid ninety cents prr
penny weight, One nugget weighed between -
| and 81,
Swan y sjbley Bros. of this city, agents tor
Chase & Sanborns conces have been calling the
attention of our citizens tn the superior qualic-
s,e, also, thor advertisement in another column
OF the journal
a sleight of hand performer was in thi- cit, lq-
week, and taught several the trick of inserting Il
wire in the to be taken out at the back OF tue
head 1t did not work with some and the services
| of surgeon We're required to remove the wire
| from the nose.
| Miss Lena Fernad, who is teaching small srn1ui
In the vestry of the Baptist church i. greatly an-
noyed by gang of boys who assemble in the cor
ridor of the church for the purpose of making q
noise. On Friday stones were thrown against the
church and fifteen ptncs of glass broken i'm the
veFty. The boys are known and will probably Doe
arrested.
| An unoccupied house on River avenue owned by
the Jonathan EIwell estate, was discovered To- br
on fire Thursday afternoon of last week, but WIS
eNtinguished without general alarm. 1t i, oip-
posed to have been the work of an inceadiary MI
Hartman, the executor OF the estate Will pay L
reward Of 80 for evidence thar will rauyirt tu, n
| cendtary.
! Young seal was taken alive IN our haru, op
Saturday of last week. 1t was seen off Lewis
wharf by Mr.. Albert Robbins, who fired Il Charge
OF Shot at without serious effect. Jumping into
bpat Mir, Robbins rowed up lo the seal and vith;l
gatf captured it. The sea arimnj is now iu the
| possession # Samuel Holt, who proposes 10 tame
it. The seal is about two feet long ami very fIt
1t ~wims about in tank and seems to cnoy Itself.
BASE BALI. saturday afternoon game of D.-y
| ball played at the trotiug park, Belfast .r-
tween Bangor nine and home company. Try
Bangor party arrived in the afternoon and tfr
game called at I o'clock. Frank Wuodcork
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