The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-01-22
We are indebted to Senator j. r. Mears for State

LIE SeConu jury at tilo close or the court last
week went to Kigore's and were photographed in
group.
Capt. o. w. French, late of sch. Flora Condor,
will take command of sch. Prescott Hazeltine, now
at this port
Bridges Bros of Watervile, (Waldo county mem
have changed TO Bridges Bros. Co.. Mr.. B. c.
Trueworthy, formerly of Newport, Me- having
joined the firm.
Commenting on the item in last weeks journal
concerning Capt. Daniel Magee's application for
rebate for taxes paid on property which had gone
out of his possession, the Lewiston journal says
1.-The city ought to pay him back the money with
interest and give him IA certificate that he is good
feller."
| MASONIC The following were elected officers of
Palestine Commandery at the annual meeting on
Wednesday evening of last week q. T. Lombard,
E. c.; NJ. L. Marshall, Gen; Robert Burgess, c.
G.; H. L. kilgore, Prellte, G. B. Hall. ). W; c.
II. Field, j. w; n. f. Houston, Treas; A. C. Bur
CESS, Recorder.
| ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT BROOKS. Mr.. f. H. A.
Boody of Brooks, attempted suicide Tuesday
morning by taking quantity Of stry chime. Medi.
cal assistance immedi tely rendered and his
life saved. Mr.. Body hats been in trade at Brooks,
and has not been successful and financial en-
barrassment is supposed to affected his mind.
FOR NEXT WEEK. We have in hand for next
weeks Journal an interesting letter from Racine,
! Wis, a letter from Okla, Montana, a letter from
Washington, ID. O., contribution from progress
sive farmer the question: "shall we have an
Experiment Station?" and communications and
other matter now in type, but crowded out of the
! present issue.
/ HORSE NOTES. Mr.. A d Bumps, Of Thorndke,
| has sold his black gedng Baby Boy to Charles
| L. Rugges, OF W orcester, Mass for 81 900 Baby
| Boy is six years Old, of knoN Black Hawk blood
and has a record of 23o4s. Last season the horse
! started in thirteen races amt took first money in
| seven and second and third in the others. He is
/ very promising colt
The editor Of the Age dtd moi like the Command.
cry BAH given III this city last week. eharactcrzug
1t as "not much of "a social event, being very quiet
occasion" The Ages idcu of 4 good time i au
annual excursion To lsleshoro where the "hatchet
is buried' He ,tidn't like the Coliseum opening
and in fact he doesn't like anything But it would
have been just we'll if the Knights had given him
a complimentary ticket to the ball.
| GOING SOUTH. Capt. Ed. Mcdonald, late of sch
Prescott Hazeltme is going to Tennessee to engage
in the lumber business with his brother Charles.
| The brothers Charles Edgar and Luciu9 own Il
tract of 5000 acres knoxville, where the foI-
mer has been for number Of years. Tie lumber
is white wood and walnut and finds areaty market
in the north. We are sorry to lose the genial Cap
tain, but wish him success in his enterprise.
WHAT OUR CONGRESSMAN Is DoISG. MIR Mill
ken has secured from the p. o. Department an or.
der doubling the mail service between Belfast and
! Swanye; also promise that post-ohre
| shall be established at South Freedom, with mail
route from that place to Freedom. And the super
| vising Architect has assured him that plans and
| specifications for the enlargement OF the Belfast
postoice will be at once called for from nr. Fngg
and that proposals for contracts for part OF The
work at least viii be issued ii the plans are salts
/ factory.
a petition is in circulation in this city asking the
legislature to restore the salaries of the Judge ana
| Register of the Probate Court and the County AT
torney to their former figure. We believe in re
ducins the county expenses, but think it ought To be
| done in other directions than in the Salaries Of
efficient officers When the county WAS carried by
| the treenbackera a few wears ago. these officers
salaries, then too small, were cut down to riicu-
| lous figure. Formerly the .Tu,t-e b.,d 500. the
Register $500, and the County Attorney 800 These
officials now receive-.Iudge 5000, Register }u0
! County Attorney 500. When thcee salaries were
cut down Judge j. d, Lamson. who has Just left
the Probate Court, in the House, amt Hon. Run
dali Ellis, OF tefast, was iii The Senate Both Geu-
tlcncn say they understood mat these ~ailre7
were not to be reduced and Mr.. hanson SAYS the
present salaries are far too small We hope tnry
| will be restored to their former sums,
! TRAMPs. The law says that whoever goes about
the State begging from town To town shall be deem