The Republican journal., 1884-10-16
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.


put on a night Waterman.
There was quite severe thunder storm on Sun
day last. The fall of rain was light.
A good deal of drunkenness was noticeable about
streets during the county fair and on Saturday
last
Mr.. r. w. Rogers term of office at the Belfast
Custom House has expired and he is now at his law
office on Main street.
Farmers Bulletin of weather indications is re-
ceived every noon from Bangor and display ed daily
in the window of the Belfast post office.
Chief Engineer Richards is satisfied there are no
living springs of water in the Muck Pond. He
found a gravelly bed and struck water, but not in
sufficient quantity to keep up supply.
The Supreme Judicial Court will begin its Octo
Der session in this city Tuesday next. The Clerk
of Courts is not informed as to who the presiding
justice will be, but thinks it is Judge Danforth.
There was no temperance meeting on Sunday
last Owing to some misunderstanding the Uni
tartan church was not opened. The next meeting
will be held Sunday afternoon at the Unitarian
church
HAY, Some new hay is brought to market, and
last week sold for $l5 per ton. Good Old hay
brings the same price. The tendency of the mar
ket is downward however, and it is thought the
price will fail below the above figures.
Mr. e. l.. Whittier, of this ci,y, returned from
Jacksonville, Fla, last week, where he has been
since last winter, in the employ of Drew, Hazcltiue
Livingstone. He has fun charge of their ice
business, experimenting the discharging of YES
sells, the storing of the ice and its delivery MI.
Whittier likes Jacksonville and will return there
with lis family i'll few days.
The Mathews Bros recently filled out a blank for
the Secretary Of the State of Maine giving state
ment of their business. They say their business
never better than during the past year, ami
their outlook for next season is good In fact they
unable to Gil their orders. They have cut up
the past year 100000 feet Of lumber in the rnaul-
facture of doors, sash and blinds
Josiah Mitchell, of this city, returned home on
Friday last, bringing with him bride. Mr. Mitch
ell was married at Brompton Fails, Canada, on the
9TH inst to Mrs. Y. A. Clark formerly Of Portland.
The relatives called on MIR. and Mrs. Mitchell at
their residence Cedar street, on Friday evening,
ami held a reception. The couple were the rrcipi-
ents Of many handsome and valuable presents,
MIR Lawrence T. omytn, of the Industrial Jour
nal, Bangor, was in Belfast last week arranging for
exhibits Of local manufactured products, etc, for
the Worlds Exposition, TO be holden at New Or
leans next winter Mr., Chester \. Cottre Is build
ing small vessel which he will send on as Il sam
pie of Befasts shipbIiliing industry. 1t is hoped
our people will interest themselves in this matter
AGED PEOPLE. There is q very aged couple at
the house Of MI and Mrs. Nelson Rich in Oils city.
Mrs Judith Rich, the mother Of Nelson Rich, is W
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Holmes, the father of Mrs. Rich is now past 30 and
enjoys remarkable good health. He belongs in
Pans, in this State, but is now 4 visit to his
daughter. He was in the war Of 1872 and is a pen
sioner.
TIE CRIMES OF LONDON. OF this play, which is
to be presented at the Belfast Opera House this
| CThursday) evening, under She management of Mr.
{. j. Burgess, an exchange says: The Grimes Of
London" is romantic and somewhat luril melo
drama, its title indicates but the probabilities
are not unduly strained by the pNt which is rather
series of tabeauX than the firmly welded links
of a consecutive narrative. Some of the climaNes
sensational in high degree, amt all are effect
i've. The piece is well staged, and the characters in
competent hands Professor Carts orchestra rem
dered numerous selections between the acts in SUI
| perb style.
| ODD FELLOW NOTES. We have received from
Joshua Davis, Grand Secretary, Portland, print
ed copy of the journal of proceedings of the Grand
Lodge Of Maine at the fortieth annual session held
at Bangor The pamphlet contains 1872 pages and
is very handsomely Printed by Charles Paine, Port
land. The matter is admirably arranged, which
goes TO show that Mr.. Davis is model Grand sec
Rotary, indeed he is III referring to the death OF
Charles A. Murch, District Deputy Grand Muster
of Belfast, the committee say:
ale was an honorable. upright citizen, true ana
tried Odd Fellow. BY his juiiciuus counsel and
valuable advice the order has been greatly benefit
/ ed. He was one of the many noble workers wfu
| have made our order strong in the hearts of the
/ brethren, and respected in the estimation of the
I public. His sudden death should remind Us that no
man knoweth the time when the dread messenger
! will come to any of Us. May all he able to leave
1 as honorable record as has our late associate
/ The BELFAST FAIR. The tmnu;tl cattle show aul
fair of the Waldo County Agriculture! Society held
in this City last week, the most successful ion
a number Of years. y list Of the entries and
port of the races will be found on the first page
The attendance was large; rs many as 1000 people
| were present on the last day. The exhibits, Al
/ though not extensive were very fine, while the rac
ing is said to have been good any in the state
The track in excellent condition, and the horse
men from out of town pronounced it the best lracA
| in the State. Tie exhibition building Is sadly III
need of repairs and the society will loubl repair
| it before another season. The society has had up
| hill work for a humber Of year, but it is Je
cved that the worst is over, ana that brighter
/ prospects for the future are assured. The money
taken this year is largely in OF former years
and if all will take hold the Waldo county fair can
he made what it ought to bv-the fair of the county
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