The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-12-11
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

News of Belfast and Vicinity.
On Friday last resident of this city picked ii
his garden a large number of full blown pansies.
w. X. Morrison has built a substantial granite
walk across Main street from his store to the new
Coliseum building.
Belfast sea captain who is Just recovering from
the whooping cough says is about as annoying as
attempting to beat around Cape Horn.
Roller skaters will be interested in the article
published on the first page of this issue, which
states, good authority, that "skating is healthy
The members of Seaside Grange, Belfast, gave q
surprise party to Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen Mckeen on
Tuesday evening. A very social evening was pass
| ed.
There will be special meeting of Timothy Chase
| Lodge of Masons at the Temple on Saturday eve.
ming. Refreshments will be served, and all the
| fraternity invited.
| A large flock of wild geese flew over this city last
Saturday afternoon. They were very low down
! and We're fired At 1t is late for wild geese to be
seen here but the mild weather no doubt kept them
| north.
| W. H. Hall levied last week on the property own
!
consisting of a brick building and quantity of
| land. The property was subsequently assigned to
David Pierce
I Mr.. Marden, of this city, the manufacturer of
dolls chairs, shipped last week six large boxes of
chairs to J. A. Jones Il Co, Boston, and is now at
! work order for 500. The chairs fnl ready
| sale in the holiday season.
| There does not appear to have been any errors in
the Waldo County returns of the votes cast for Re
publican electors for President and vice President
but in the returns for Democratic electors the fol
| lowin- errors were made owanviile returned 50
votes for Joseph O. Snow. instead of Joseph + and
cearsport &c votes for Timothy Shaw Jr., instead
of Thomas Shaw.
The 0 II Fellows Register published by W IL.
smith At Portland, has a page devoted 10 Masonry
| The November number contains an account OF AN
anti Masonic state convention held at iial.owell,
Aug, %, 1881. 1t was during the Morgan or anti
Masonic excitement. James White, of Belfast,
was Secretary of the convention. The following
/ from Waldo county We're cons cuous in the con
\ vention James White, Aryidd Hayford and Joel
Hills, of Belfast; Joseph I. Small and Oliver Far,
4 well, Of [ nifty; Joseph Hockey, of Freedom
| The smet fishers of this city have adopted new
mode of fishing. They now place their covered
tents on floating rats and fish through the floor in
the same way when their tents rest ON the ice
One fisherman, who drove four piles into the mud
and place. his tent on them, mad rough expert
ence while nshing one day last week The tiue was
uncommonly high and flowed into his tent anu as
it rose still higher the unlucky fisherman was
obliged to cut a hole through the roof ana crawl
out When rescued in boat the tent only hung by
one pole and the man was just above the water.
Law CoURr At the April term Of the ;. j.
Court, in this city, Emulus \. Hills of nconville
petitoned for new trial in the divorce case with
! Carrie Z. Hills. The parties were divorced some
time ago, Mrs. Hills receiving alimonv. The ease
in April went to the law court on exceptions The
I following is the rescript from the law court:
y petition by libelee. not based upon newly dis
covered evidence or other statutary cause for re
view, which asks that new trial be granted in Il
+ divorce case. once fully heard, because the te>ti
mony adduct'l by the liheant false and the de.
cision wrong one, cannot be sustained. Real es.
tate cannot be sequestrated for the purpose of Sc
curing the payment of alimony or allowances, SO is
to estab sh lien thereon, unless il bc described by
some definite terms that will give identification.
/ exceptions sustained in part and ovcr-rued in
4 part. Petition sustained upon the questions of
custody and a reduction of the allowances, and lie
further
GOOD TEMPLAR NOTES. There have been &C
new Lodges organized in the State during the MA st
three months. The Maine Temperance Record
will be continued during 1883, 10y the q. Sec issued
monthly at 60 cts year, and devoted largely to
the Interests of Good Templary 1t should have a
club in every Lodge. There ought to be Lodges
at Liberty Isesb oro and Belmont Corner in Wal
do county and the ground will be looked over al
once.... Belfast Lodge has good entertainments
Las Il Mrs tlaN no,
rendered "Rubes Playing in her best style. Next
Monday eve the Lodge will treat itself 10 an oys
ter supper. Members will please be on time. y,
p NJ sharp, for opening. NJ. j. Dow of Brooks
Counsellor of the Grand Lodge of Good TempIars
has completed his proposed work in Hancock Co.
having succeeded in instiuting ten lodges in that
jurisdiction within the past six weeks besides
speaking at several public meetings, and doing
/ much general work in the interest of the Order
UNITARIAN COFFEE PARTY. The Unitarian so
clety gave coffee party at Pierces Paror Theatre
last Thursday evening, to raise funds for the choir
supper was served from to O'Clock, and a tabl,
OF fancy articles. candy table, sraD bag and Ice
cream helped to swell the receipts. \ handsomely
dressed doll presented 10y Mrs. IL. l.. Wood
cock, the name Of which WAS sealed in envelope
ami only known to Mrs. Wopdcork. The audience
guessed at the name, paying tencens Tor the priv
ieSe After all who wished had guessed Mr.. George
A. Quimby broke the seal and announced the name
of the doll TO be Edith, and Miss Mary Faunce ans
Mrs }. W. Frederick had each guessed the right
name. King solomon was once called upon 10 de
clte which OF two women was the ri4httul Owner
Of child, but Our George" did not follow kim
o"i"mon's example. He suggested that the ladts
rattle for the doll, which they did. and Miss Faunc,
got the prize. After supper the hail was ceareC
| for dancing, Stnborn's orchestra furnishing the
music. The attendance was large and every bous
was pleased With the evenings entertainment Tx
net receipts were about $50
The ALE Is HANDSOME SCHOONER. So say.
the liiddetord journal OF the 9th, which gives til,
following notice of Betasts latest contribution t,
the American merchant marine:
The Tale is Il trim built and fast sailing schooner
and is undoubtedly the finest vessel of her kind t,
come up river this She has been living al
| island wharf dischar@in" a cargo of eighteen nun
bred bales of cotton consigned to the PepperG ant
| Laconia companies from Charleston, ). {. She wa
! toWet up river saturday morning by the tug joe
Baker. The ale was launched At Belfast. October
ath' an! this Is her maiden trip The length of thu
vessei Is one hundred and seventy nine feet el
all, with thirty five foot beam. Her depth is
teen and onehalf feet, with three spars of Oregon
pine, each being nearly hundred feet in height
The vessel is owned by New Haven parties wa,
bullt under the direction of the captain, George X
| 1odgdon, and has capacity of eleven hundred
| tons. ten horse power engine is used for hoist
ing sails, anchors, and loading and unloading ear
goes, and can be used if necessary, in conlensina
sat water INTO fresh, or in pumping in of aCci
| dent Ihere are two entrances to the large double
cabins, which are furnished throughout in a TASTY
| and elegant manner, and are heated by steam. The
! floors of the cabins and officers sleeping apart
ment5 adjoining, are covered with Brussels carpet
| Ing, and everything about the rooms gives the an
| pearance of taste, neatness and comfort.
MASONIC. The officers of Palestine Commandery
of this city, have received the annual report of the
proceedings of the Grand Commandery of Maine
| knights Templar, at its thirty third annual con
clave. held at Portland, May I, 1884. There arc
fourteen Communicates III the State, with tota
| membership of s4S. Palestine, of Belfast L. the
youngest, having been instituted May 3, lss2 II
now numbers 30 members. TIE following is the
report of Charles B. Morton, Grand Generalissimo
of his visitation to Belfast:
March 18th, visited Palestine Conmanderv No
IA, at Belfast, and witnessed work in this Order OF
the Temple. was greatly surprised at the appear
ance of this C0mmandery. 1t being but recently
constituted, none of the officers having ever filled
any Office until elected to the they now hold
most of whom had never seen the Order conferred
pected they would follow the ritual as closely a:
Older Communicates. 1t was the reverse. Never
have see a Commandery in this jurisdiction open
receive It's Commander and visiting officer in better
shape. The comforting of the Order was very per
| feet. | followed the work closely, but could see