The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-07-31
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

The Belfast cornet band was out again on Thurs
day evening. 1t is to have new Instruments
Plover shooting will be lawful August LIST; wood
cock and partridge cannot be shot till Sept. LIST.
The large spare engine at the Belfast foundry is
being taken down and will be shipped to stave
mill at Ellsworth
Sch. Edward johnson has been sold to Archibald
to have $4,000 for their services in getting the
sci afloat.
The next temperance meeting ia this city will be
held at the Unitarian Church Sunday afternoon at
3.45 O'Clock, under the management of the Ladies'
Christian Temperance Union.
1t has been suggested that our agricultural So
ciety this year have purse for pacing as well
for trotting horses 1t is done in other places and
pacing horses coming to the front. Several are
owned in this vicinity and they generally take the
road from all trotting horses
Mr.. Andrew II. Clements and family arrived
here last week from Australia. Mr.. Clements left
Monroe thirty-ive years ago, visiting California
and the west and finally settling in Australia. For
tune has not smiled upon him and he longed to
again see his Old home in Maine. He is now an old
gentleman.
George II. Lancaster, Esq, of Bangor, raises a
fine lot of hay at his "Cotage Farm" on the Pushaw
Road, and one day last week while engaged in get
ting in his crop barge arrived containing some
fifteen of his friends who turned to with will and
got the last load into the barn before shower
came up.
new edition of the Rockland, Camden and Bel
fast directory will be issued about the last of Sep
TENDER 10y W. A. Greenough Il Co, 81 Milk street,
Boston, and 911a Exchange street. Portland. The
last edition was for lss2-s3 This is a very useful
and reliable publication and II sold at the low price
of 81 per copy.
Bangor gentleman who recently visited Turtle
Head, Isesboro says Here we found A. ;.
Davis, who always entertains right royalty all his
friends and never did we understand before how
much the law of kindness will accomplish. Here
the squirrels and birds coming tip to feel
from his hands, and playing about his grounds as
fearessly as ones children play under their own
vine at home 1t was a fitting supplement to the
previous evening at the Opera House, where we
had looked with wonder at the almost human horse
show"
YACHT NOTES. Capt. Barbours steam Yacht
Leila, of Bangor, at this port Friday bring
ing the base ball club and an excursion party Of
about fifty people. The yacht is 50 feet long 10
feet wide and is good looking craft She is schoon-
| er rugged and carries fun suit Of sails The
steam yacht Juno, of Bath, with party ON board,
at this port on Sunday. Capt. Burgess ~ the
yacht p. NJ. Bonnie LETT Belfast Monday with a
party Of ten gentlemen from Searsmont fora weeks
cruise down the bay.
REUNION. The annual reunion of the Associa-
ton composed of Veterans of the 10th Regiment
Maine Volunteer Infantry will take place at Gas
tine, Me, on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug 18th
and 18th, 1884. Arrangements have been made with
the Portland, Bangor K Machias Steamboat CO., to
carry for one fare for the round trip Tickets good
on the boat from the 18th to the 18th. The Portland
Il Ogdenshurg, Portland & Rochester and Grand
Trunk Railroads will take comrades to Portland
and return for one fare. The Maine Central Rail.
road will take comrades to Portland or to Belfast
and return for one fare.
ENLARGEMENT Durham X Hail. of this city
contractors, builders and manufacturers of doors
sash and blinds, having outgrown their present
quarters in TIE shoe factory annex, have leased
what is known the old shoe factory building. An
arched passage way has been built, connecting
the two buildings. with passage beneath. The
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work, but will contain some light machinery. The
firm has plenty of work hand, and with increas.
| ed facilities will be able to ito n burger business.
Manufactures are what Belfast needs, ana we are
pleased to note all evidences of prosperity in this
line.
| CHURCH NOTES. Rev. Mr.. Morgan, of Windsor,
Conn. will occupy the pulpit of the NJ L. church
| In this city on Sunday afternoon next. Rev. MI
| Williams, the pastor, will preach at Morrill, sun
| day forenoon. The many friends of Rev. Mr.
Libby presiding elder, We're pleased to welcome him
on Sunday, at the NJ. E. church, in this city where
! he held regular quarterly services....A new car
pet is being laid at the Congregationalis church in
this city, and the room will be thoroughly removal
ed during the vacation of the pastor The Cath
! oics in this vicinity, and there are many among
our summer visitors, are notified that services are
held at johnson Hall, Belfast on every fourth
| Sunday of each month, Rev. Father phalCn presd
| Ing REV. Horace W. Tilden of Augusta Me
has accepted call to the Baptist Church of Hyde
! Park, Mass.
| TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE. The following
are the transfers in real estate, in Waldo county,
| for the week ending July 29th. Clifford Abbott 4
ais. Belfast, to Herbert q. Maddocks Swanville
knowlton, Swanvile. Harriet Hartman, Frank
| fort, to NJ. NJ Whitum Searspprt Lewis A.
knowlton, Belfast, to Henry H. PhilIrook K ais.
| same town. Edgar L. Lunt, Lincolnvie, to Sarah
II. Lunt, same town. Kate and Justus Lewis, L.
| G. Lewis estate and Eva F. Lewis guardian, Bel
| fast, to James 5. Hartman, same town. Isaiah
Larrabee, Winterport, to Abijah ". Hardy same
town. Q. L. Morse, Liberty, to Ellen A, EIarri-
|
Mevine NJ Whittum, Searsport James F. Thomp-
| son, Searsmont, TO John V. Busher, same town.
VIM. F. Triggs, Belfast. to Susan Russell, same
town. Mary E. Webster Emira N. Y. to FeriaI
| G. Dining & ais. same town.
| EXCURSIONS. The Catholics of Bangor and the
river towns made an excursion down the bay to
Rockport on Thursday of last week. A stop was
made at this city, where a number Joined the party
| THE Catholics of Rockland made an excursion
to Linconyie last week, and were accompanied
| by rough crowd, who made lots of trouble at the
| Beach. A correspondent writes from that place
"They (the eXcursionists) came for time aud from
| appearances the hotel man here was prepared for
| them. There were numerous fights during the day.
! some were knocked down, some were cut with
knives, and much blood was shed. The people here
| are indignant, and do not blame them. never
| saw rougher set let loose than was seen In our
streets The ODD Fellows excursion which was
| advertised to take place Tuesday, has been
| postponed to Friday. The May Field will leave
the steamboat wharf Belfast, Friday morning ut :
! o'clock. The party will go to Sherman's Point,
Camden. An excursion will 90 from this city to
Bar HarbOr this morning.
| THE SEA BREEZE. No. /, Vol 6, of the sea
Breeze, Northpor's seaside paper, published by
Geo. E. Bracket, of this city, made its appearance
on Saturday. 1t is handsomely printed on good pa.
per and well filled with interesting seaside matter.
We make the following clippings:
| G. II. Gray, of Oldtown, has bought and occupies
the f. Il. Weber cottage near the wharf 1t is re
ported the price paid was $500. MIR. WehOer is
mers north, and we hope To see him often at North
port Prof. Charles ID. Woods, Of WiibrahIu,
Mass, with his wife, and Mrs. g. NJ and Miss Ella
b. Stebbens, OF the same town, have been spending
some weeks at the Woods cottage, "Idewild," on
North Shore....W. ii. Sargent of Castine is build.
ing 30 feet observatory Who will erect one here
IS or so feet high? II will pay well in period of
five years. The f. NJ. Methodist meeting here
will be held the last week in August, ending Satur
day, August Both. Spiritual meeting at Temple
Heights, Aug 18th to lIth inclusive. Castinc com
mences Aug. 18th Nobleboro commences Aug
10Th. B. III. Conant has been commissioned as
Postmaster at the Camp Ground Post Office, and
hotel basement For the present the regular daily
mails leave at about and O'Clock Z. NJ, and are
due at about l2.30 and $50 +. M....F :. Walls has
doubled up the size of his Verand at his cottage
at the foot of Park Row, and now has the largest
one at Northport.. Rev. A. A. Phelps, of New
Nnrt- fI,,,.,