The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-09-06
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

Patrick Brogan last week sold his house on
Union street to Mrs. Melody.
Dog days have ended We have had but little
fog during their continuance
The Dyer House is closed for repairs. Mr..
Tucker the last landlord, has moved out.
Steamboat travel westward is brisk. State rooms
are engaged for several trips In advance.
The heavy frost of last week killed corn, squash
es and other vegetables, in some localities.
The sum of s42, gate money, was received
at the base ball match in this city last week.
The county commissioners have ordered new
carpet for the Court room at the Court House
The Robbins Bros. of this city, are erecting on
Haraden's wharf store house 20 by 40 feet, and
two stories high
A. A. Howes 4 Co., last week received a lot of
onions, from Oporto, in Spain. They were very
larse and handsome.
Arnold Harris last week begun repairs on the
Durham fish market building at the corner Of Main
and Washington streets.
There will be special meeting of Corinthan r.
A. Chapter at the Temple on Friday evening of
this week \ full attendance is desired
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walk on Main street in front of the stores Of Arnold
Harris, f. A. Folctt and l.. f. Mcdonald.
The creditors of W. Z. Parker \ Co, dealers in
mems furnishing goods, So, Washington street,
Boston, have accepted an offer of % cents on 81.
The new two cent postage stamp issued Sept. lst,
and which is TO go into oct. LIST, Is of reddish
hue and bears Washington's likeness upon its
face.
There is great scarcity of water in this city, no
rain Of any consequence having fallen since early
in July. Water has been hauled to families for a
long time
Mr.. Eben Llttefleld, who has for a number OF
years been the foreman at the Oak Hill granite
quarres, has retired, and his place IS flied by Mr..
l.. J. Calderwood.
The axe factories on the east side which have
been Shut down for time will start up this
week. 1t is thought there is water enough to last
until the fall rains.
The L. 5. steamer Iallapoosa with Secretary
Chandler on board was in Penobscot bay on Thurs.
day going rs far as Bangor In the afternoon the
steamer came down river rs far as Rockland.
The bridge at City Point, just above the railroad
bridge, will be repaired. \ new covering Of cedar
will be lail, followed by a layer of earth. The
bridge was last thoroughly covered forty six years
ago.
Members of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of this city, will please remember that their
annual fee to the State w. c. I. |. is due at this
time, and respond to this call as promptly as pcs
sbe. Per order ". c. Il L.
The Camden correspondent of the Rockand
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Alden. as the journal had it, who stocked the lake
near lis cottage with black bass. II. L. Alden
died several wears ago. universally regretted by
our people.
On Saturday next if the day is fine the Juvenile
Temperance Union, and friends, will spend the
afternoon in the Monroe grove. They will meet at
half past one, sharp at the lnyersalist vestry. If
the weather is unpleasant the meeting will be held
in the vestry usual.
The Deer Isle Gazette says: Messrs. Lcason
and Claig Of Winterport, Maine, have bought a
part Of the Island of 81. Helena They are build
ing large hotel which they have erected and
boarded. They viii also open quarry which will
give employment to about fifty men.
At a meeting of the w. c. T. Union of this city
on saturday last the following were appointed
delegates to the State Convention to be held at
Kennebunkport Thursday and Friday the 9th and
2sth inst Mrs. W. IL. Burrill, Mrs. q. w. Neazie,
Mrs. Wooster Parker, Mrs. j. \. Cottreil, Mrs.
Charles A. Pilsbury and Miss A. A. Hicks.
Miss Charlotte ". Colburn, Belfast's fayorte
singer has been offered and accepted the position
as leading singer In the Unitarian church choir AT
Watertown, Mass. and will leave for that place
this week. Miss Colburn has sung in this church
and the society has been anxious for some time to
while il Massachusetts.
Mr. {. j. Hall will build a wharf 100 feet long
and IS feet wide in tile rear of the foundry. The
material is from what was known As the Navy
yard wharf at Searsport, which has been taken
down by Z. L. Whittier of Belfast. The wharf
will he floatcd from Searsport, placed III position
and balNtstcd II will be valuable addition to
Mr.. Halls foundry property and stone yard.
The Cherryl.ld Courier of a recent date contains
IN obituary Of Mrs. Joann Leighton who died at
Millbridge. She WAS the daughter of the late Reu-
ben Dyer, of steuben, and sister Of David W.
and George Dyer, and Mrs. Simeon staples, of
this city. She was one Of family of fifteen chill
dren, eleven Of whom are now living. She mar
ried Warren Leighton, Esq, and moved to Mill
bridge when there We're but two houses IN that
town Her age IS years.
During the past season from two to four inches
of the surface of NOrthport avenue has been ground
into dust and blown away by the winds, and will
have to be replaced 1t is only where shore gravel
has been put on that the surface of the road re-
mains intact This raises the question to wheth.
er it would not he cheaper in the end to coat the
whole road with gravel than to use clay from the
roadside as heretofore. The result would be a bet
ter road in wet and more durable one in dry
weather.
The interior of the Belfast Opera House has GER
tainy been much improved. The rich, warm col
oring is restfu to the eyes and adds greatly to the
appearance of the auditorium. 1t does not light up
as easily as before, and chandelier will probably
be put in; but so long the stage is well lighted,
the audiences will hardly complain of the present
light. Mr.. Burgess the lessee, has bought new
carpet for the stage, which used for the first
time last week, and a new piano, and both lessee
and proprietor certainly deserving Of thanks
for the enterprise they have shown.
The Memphis Tenn, Avalance, publishes a very
complimentary notice of Gen. r. f. Patterson who
has satisfactorily wound up his business there as
ColtPtur OF Internal revenue ms ulStflcL
been consolidated with another. Gen. Patterson is
native of Belfast. He has line war record, and
no officer in the internal revenue service has given
better satisfaction proved more efficient. The
Ayalancc says: ale rcJires from Office with the
best wishes Of every good citizen of Memphis"
Gen. p <ersOn's many friends in Belfast will be
glad to know that he has been SO highly appre-
cinted.
On Tuesday OF next week the uniformed pari.
archs of Penobscot Encampment of this city will
join party for pleasure trip to st. John, n. b.
The Belfast Encampment will proceed to Bangor
the afternoon train and will he quartered at the
Bangor House and Pcnobscot Exchange. The
main party will arrive in Bangor the Flying
Yankee train which does not stop at Burnham.
The party will then leave on the fast train for ST.
John, where the day and night of the 18th will be
spent. On the morning of the 18th the party Will
leave the fast train for Bangor, arriving at 40
p. NJ. stop of twenty four hours will be made
at Bangor, arriving home on the 18th. Pcnobscot
Encampment will appear for the first time in their
new and handsome uniforms.
RUM SELLING AT UNITY. For some time rum
has been quite freely sold in Unity village and
many Young men have been seen intoxicated. The
better element of the community, including Senator