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The Republican journal., 1885-10-29
Freaks of Nature.

Mr. j. S. Nickerson, of Searsport brought to the
journal Office Monday, remarkable dish of hen
fruit. Four were complete, save that the shells
wanting, and were as large as goose eggs.
The remaining six were in more or less collapsed
state and the whole weighed about four pounds.
They were taken from hen of the Plymouth
Rock breed in dressing her for market The hen
minus the eggs weighed less than three pounds.
Mr.. d. G. Kinds, Northport avenue, has shown
us five apples which at the first glance seem to be
grown together. They perfect in shape, two
of them of fair size, and touch at every point of
contact. On looking on the under side of the
bunch it is that each apple has a separate
twig, all attached to main stem. The apples
from graft put in by the Ohio gang who
visited this section few years ago and which
many of our farmers remember to their cost.
Austin Woodbury., of East Knox, has brought to
this Office a branch of an apple tree on which were
two apples, few inches apart, one baldwin and
no 9TH a cpft
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

We forget to mention it at the time, and it is not
a matter of great consequence, but Judge Lamson
has hauled down his colors as a candidate for the
Collectorship at Belfast and surrendered to W. NJ.
Rust.
1t will be seen by the local elsewhere that the
pension examiner matter is settled and the board
organized Dr. Ellingwood has triumphed
the enemies of his party and secured rein
statement, and DR.. Pierce steps in and DR.. Bird
steps out
The Boston Record hears that the editors of the
Argus, Lewiston Gazette and Belfast Age inform
ed the President that if he nominated Gen. Ander-
Collector at Portland they would not sup
port the appointment. The President doesn't APP
pear to have been seriously frightened, however,
by this threat. The Argus has been as good as its
word. What the Prog. Age will say remains to be
seen.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29
A Belfast Mans Record In Office.

The new appointment clerk of the postoffice de-
partment James Crowley, of Buffalo, has taken
possession of his desk and gone to work. His prede
cessor, Col. Nose of Maine, who will be retained in
the department as third class clerk, has been in
the employ of the government for more than 20
drew Johnson's accession to the Presidency. The
Office of appointment clerk created for his
benefit in Postmaster General Tyner's time. Its
duties till then exercised by him fourth
class clerk without special title. When Mr. Villas
decided to make the change he made 1t in manner
little distressing as possible to the feelings of
the veteran clerk. The files which Colonel Vose
turns over to his successor are model of orderly
neatnesS.
The above despatch from Washington refers to a
former Belfast man. The father of Col. Vose was
in business in this city prior to the great fire.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29
The Mother of Eight Sea Captains.

Mrs. Polly Tapley, widow of the late Robert
Tapley, who died at West Brooksville Oct. 10, in
the 9lst year of her age, was the mother of eleven
children, of whom eight sons survive, all of them,
going at first "before the mast" adhering to the
habits and principles of a mothers careful Chris
tian training, rapidly to the first place on ship
board-capable and successful ship masters. Her
life adorned her Christian profession, says an
obituary in the Christian Mirror. To a remarkable
degree she retained her physical and mental facu-
ties and her active habits till about year before
her death.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

The Belt divorce case in which there is some
local interest, ended at Baltimore last week. The
particulars of the have before been given, and
1t only remains to say that Mrs. Belt was granted
an absolute divorce, while the cross-bill of her
husband was dismissed The court made her al
lowance of $4,000 for counsel fees, and she is to
receive the sum of $52 800 in lieu of alimony, and
relinquishes all claims upon the estate of Mr.. Belt.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

We are indebted to Capt. G. E. Nash, of Au-
spensable handbook, the Maine Farmers AL
manac for 1886. None of the many books of
reference in the Journal office are so often con-
suited as this, and it is as reliable as the sun
and moon whose movements it fOretells.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

10 speech at a Democratic mass meeting in
Easton, Nd, Gen. Bradley 7. johnson, of Bal
timore, denounced Senator German, who is up
for reelection to the U. S. Senate, as the Mary
land Tweed German, it will be remembered,
secured the appointment of Higgins, and also
that of Thomas as Indian agent, both unsavory
chs
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

ga wicked and preposterous fabrication" is
what ex-senator Conkling says of the alleged
interview with him published in the New York
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

Judge Foraker, Governor-elect of Ohio, Is on
the stump in New York State, and the Herald
says he is ''ful of fight" In his speech at
Jameston he said: "The victory over the
Democratic ring rule in Cincinnati and the
overthrow of the Democracy in Ohio should be
followed by an overwhelming Republican tri-
umph in New York, which would lead to Re-
publican success in 1885," Turning to the
question of the bloody shirt and the solid
South he told how Ftz Hugh Lee bought
rebel generals uniform and rode in Robert Z.
Lees saddle, with cava Icade at the head of
which was carried the battle flags of Pckett's
division. This was how the Democratic cam
paign in Virginia was being conducted. Lee
was not only reviving the recollections of the
Rebellion, but the recolections of the wrong
side of the Rebellion at that. The speaker
claimed that if there had been an honest vote
in the South Blaine would have been elected
President. He bitterly denounced the MuIlin
outrage in Cincinnati and depored Cleveland's
pardon of Mulln before his sentence expired.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

The West India mails are now sent from
New York by foreign tramp steamers, whose
time of sailing is uncertain and arrival equally
So This is so-caled reform
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

Robbins is on deck again. We mean r. o.
Robbins, Jr., editor of the Eastern State. He
has been taking little vacation and is now
airing his new suit-a libel suit, brought by
Dexter lawyer. We would rather be Robbins
than the Dexter lawyer.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

The more stories for boys such writers as
James Otis, W. G. Alden, Sophie May, Louise
Alcott and Edith Robinson give to the public,
the better the effect of reading will be on boys
in general. [Castine Gazette
The Gazette might well have added to this
list the name of Noah Brooks, a native of
Castne
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

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around his residence on Church street and is hay
ing bay window built
Frank B. Knowlton has bought the old Locke
house at the corner of High and Spring streets and
will make some repairs upon the building.
Coombs rink is now open every evening except
Friday, and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
1t is in charge of Capt Frank Limeburner.
Miss J. W. Ferguson is now in Boston and will
return Saturday with the very latest styles in
! bonnets, hats and millinery goods of all kinds
There was Harvest supper at the NJ E. church,
in this city, on Tuesday evening, and lecture by
Rev Mr.. Bessey. The subject was Jack and Jill,
and the lecture well received.
THE COLISEUM. Attention is called to the notice
OF Mr. 4. s Ferniss who has leased the Coliseum.
The formal opening will be on Thursday evening
Nov ), when grand phantom party will be given.
! Read his advertisement.
! GRAND ARMY FAIR. The levee and fair in aid
of the soldiers monument fund will open to-day at
| the Belfast Opera House. 1t is hoped it will be
well patronizcd as the object is a worthy one The
4 programme will be found in our advertising
| columns.
| ACCIDENT. MIR and Mrs P. NJ. Jones, of Bel
fast were thrown from carriage Tuesday even
ing by the breaking of an axle when descending
| the nil leading on TO the upper bridge. Mr. Jones
was only slightly injured Dut Mrs Jones left arm
was broken between the elbow and shoulder. She
was taken to the house of Capt. Geo. I. Osborne,
and mate comfortable until surgeon arrived
| Miss A. F. Southworth announces that she has
all the latest styles ia winter millinery, &c, and
feels that She give sati5taction... Be sure and
read the notice of Miss Ptrc,ls circulating library.
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sister 81 Mrs, A. T. rle.. IF Falr.fp4.,on. .ybo was
insane at tnu-, vY. missing omlh.l place it rn,
tiiue the rcl,adu- were foiua all mas ly.. been
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The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

Chestnuts are lower, says a market report.
We suppose the minstrel troupes are going out
nfh III
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

whiskey. That's a good thing-whlskeyi has
been going down long enough.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29
The Trunks WILL Remain.

The trees are rapidly losing their foliage, and
soon there will be nothing but bare, gaunt limbs.
Ikennebec journal.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29
SearspOrt Locals.

A. E. Nickereon is loading Sch. James Holmes
with hay.
Our stove dealer is beginning to be very busy
with fall orders.
Mr.. E. E. Hosmer of Camden, is canvassing
Searsport for the Grant book
DIR. King Collins of the Indian Medicine Com
pany reported sales while here amounting to over
5000.
The members of Sears Lodge l. O. o. F. held
their first sociable for the last Monday eve
ming
Norris and Auspland who received such serious
fails last month, able 70 be out but are quite
lame.
D. J. RackliT picked wild blueberries from the
bush in perfect state of preservation, wednes-
day, oct 2lst.
cactus plant in blossom in a window of a resi-
dence on our main street is much admired by pass
ers BY 1t contains G5 blossoms.
The Mt. Ephraim street has undergone As much
change within twenty years its any location in
town. During this time jout Is buildings have
been erected.
judging from the immense winrows of roch weed
piled on either side Of the driveway 10 steamboat
wharf, the article must bea source of much revenue
to dealers therein.
One Of the Chiefs of The kicbapoo, while here
with Or. Collins selling sagNa, mt,lc rustic seat
for L. A COson to be used IN his photograph bust
less. II is very unique affair.
4 new business intercs. has bccn started 10y
Messrs, Putnam ana Parse. Having IA iarg. order
from Massachusetts. shippers thes are buying ap-
pics for That market and paying the highest puc,s
for good fruir
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
STATE Y. NJ. C. A.

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
STATE Y. NJ. C. A.
The Nineteenth annual convention of the
! Dung Mems Christian Association of Maine
began in Columbia street Baptist church, Ban
COR, Friday morning. j. Q. Miller of st. John,
\. b., led the devotional exercise The con-
Nentlon was called to order by the retiring
President D. r. Libby of Bddeford and Rev. c.
b. Besse OF Bangor, read scripture and made a
PRAYER. The following officers were elected:
President, Hon. Moses Giddings, Bangor: Vice
Lfesldents, W. ). Corey, Portland, j. W. Fair
htiu OF Blddeford. {. j. Goodwin of Bowdoin
College; Sec, L. L. Weston of Augusta; As
s>tant Secretary, j. Bailey Of Bates College.
rive minute reports from associations of the
State We're made by the representatives present.
l. /. LAKEWOOD of Augusta gave an interest
ing paper on meetings Tor young men only, hy
held and how conducted. The discussion which
followed was participated in by l.. ID. Wishard
OF New YORK, International College, Secretary
W. {. Douglass, State Secretary of Massachus-
eltS, W. 5. Corey and H. H. Burgess of Pitts
field and }. i. Libby of Biddeford. PRAYER by
Rev. +. W. Hinckley of Bangor closed the
session. Previous to opening the afternoon
session prayer and praise meeting was held,
led by +. W. Sanford of Bates College. GEN
eral Secretary j. A. Gauid, Bangor, then read
the written reports from associations at the
Maine State College, Buck>port Seminary and
made verbal report of Bangor. International
College Secretary L. d. Wishard, spoke upon
Social Work in the Associations" and the
following other topics were presented: "Edu-
cational Work in the Associations" nv p. A.
Wieling OF New York: '.FInancal Work. w.
c. Douglass. Secretary Of the Massachusetts
Associations; "Phy>ica Work" Dr.. u. A.
Robinson, Bangor Mr. Douglas gave bible
reading, and the session closed with PRAYER bv
Rev \. ). Ladi Of Bangor The convention
closed sunday morning witha farewell meeting
at NOrOmbega Hail which was hacked ana
hundred. fYTna5 .,,t-.,,. ~ T iLS5J lI;
cred All a5le address on thc Bible. after which
Interesting addresses wer, made bl l.. u. Wis
hard of New York W. {. Douglass of Boston.
L. A. Wieting of New York Brief remarks
were made by q large number of delegates.
Meetings were held III the afternoon at Norom
bega Hall for men only at Association Hall for
boys and al the onion street Methodist church
tor ladies'. All were fully attended Ii was
voted to employ a state secretary at least three
months in the year ana $500 was raised for ex-
Penses.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The second session Of the Marie State sun
day Seh0o Association was head in Lewiston
last week. Thursday morning q large number
were pro sent and the exercises were unusually
interesting The address ot Rev. Is. f. Snow.
of Biddeford. OH international wark was 4eyot-
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

owe don't need a steam engine" exclaimed a
man who had turned out at the alarm of fire Satur
day, "and the women can fight fire better than the
men. Why, they would not give up the buckets
when we got there" The engines on hand, but
the women had put out what, but for their pres
ence of mind and energy, might have been dis
astrous fire.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

IMt-Z.377a, 25o3e, II "a
The second race WAS between kc,lar, owned by
L. W. Brown, Belfast, James A, by DR.. Pierce, Of
stockton, and Lady lcaton, b. Oliver Yeaton, Bel
fast. The only excitement in this race was at the
start. When the animals were scoring up MIR.
Yeaton was thrown from his sulky and the horse
becoming frightened ran around the course five
times before she was stopped. No injury resulted.
The following is the summary:
James A. .-'.''-. -. -..-'-.-..-l
keI:ir. a
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

Western Congressman have kindly pointed
out to President Cleveland his responsibility
for the defeat of Hoadley, but say they failed to
make much impression on him. In fact, one
of them says that he is dead set on his course
and would not change from it if every Demo
cratic State should go Republican," While as
to New York: IF New York goes Democratic
he Will take it as a result in justification of his
course. If it goes the other way he will think
IL IS because the party has drifted away from
his high standpoint
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

Last Thursday afternoon Boston paid formal
tribute to the memory Of Grant. fremont
Temple was crowded. Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher pronounced a glowing eulogy. poem
by Louise Imogen Quincy was read, and an ode
by Julia Ward Howe and hymn by Mr.. Say
age were sung to appropriate music.
The Brunswick Telegraph says that the at
tempt to teach prohibition In the schools, with
the best intention on the part of the teachers,
will become the greatest muddle of the age"
This is the opinion of Bourbon.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

Mr., George II. Watkins has sold the oxford
Democrat to Mr.. Arthur E. Forbes, of Paris,
ana announces that he ''sha be retired from
active newspaper work for some time" having
gone into partnership with Mr.. Brown Thurs
toh' OF Portland. We are truly sorry to lose
Mr.. Watkins from profession be adorned,
but regarding him as a personal friend. AS well
as brother journalist, we can only hope that
the change may prove beneficial to him in every
respect, and If the best wishes of his former
associates can avail this will surely come to
pass.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29
The Ohio Frauds.

The Democratic returning boards have count
ed in the Democratic Representatives in Hamil-
ton county, Ohio, despite the glaring evidence
of frauds which have been condemned by every
respectable newspaper in the county-Republi-
can, Democratic and Mugwump. For example,
the Bangor Commercial says:
Johnny Mclean appears to have gone too
far in his attempts to manipulate the Hamilton
county legislative returns in the interest of bis
Senatorial aspirations. Every good Democrat
would be glad to see John Sherman retire to
private life, but no good Democrat who knows
tine man would feel that the election of John
Mclean to the United States Senate, even by
Legislature honestly chosen, would reflect any
honor upon the Democratic party.
The Prog. Age, as usual, stands alone as the
defender of these frauds. 1t says the counting
Of 800 more votes than there were voters in the
precinct was joke, but the penitentiary door
yawns for the perpetrators of such jokes. The
Age also comes to the defence of Mullen and
with its customary disregard for the truth mis-
states the evidence against that self-confessed
c,.nun,iral
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

The administration has decided taste for
classic names. and the old Romans are fast
coming to the front. Lucius Quintius Curtius
Lamar has been "in' some time, and now
Lucius Quintius Curtius Washington has been
miles of the Northern Pacific Railroad. There
is yet hope for Thurman and the red bandana.
portland Press.
Mr.. Washington is courteous but not Curtius.
His initials are L. O., and he is an old Wash
ingtOn correspondent.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

"When the city comes to repair Northp0rt avenue
next spring there will be cause for congratuaton
that the proposed widening of that thoroughfare
was not carried out" said a resident on that high
way. SIN that case there would have been double
The width to repair, one-half composed of loose
earth from the roadside, and the drainage none too
good in places now, would have been decidedly
worse. The change would have entaied continu-
GUS yearly increase of expenditure, and proved to
be an Improvement that does not improve"
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

III political meeting at Baltimore last week
a speaker said that il the last campaign be was
an ardent supporter of Blaine land his state
ment was received with uproarious applause"
Another speaker made reference to Blaine
and it was ''received with enthusiasm" The
meeting was composed of Reform Democrats
and Repubicans.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

We wish the Republican journal, now that
il has given its own county sniff, would turn
its batteries Oh kennebec and Somerset coun-
ties. Fairfield journal.
We should like to obge our Fairfield con-
temporary, but if our time was not fully occu-
pied at home we feel that it would be presump-
tuous to infringe upon the domains of our able
contemporaries in Kennebec and Somerset
counties,
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

"No more Records for me-" remarked Belfast
man who had been in the habit of buying the Bos-
ton evening paper-price one cent-on the street
each day. 81 thought was getting a newspaper,
but there is not word in it about the Ohio cleo
tion," he continued The Record is Mugwump and
Mugwumps are not to be depended upon, as the
Democrats are learning to their cost this year.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29
Mrs. Belt Wins Her Suit.

London letter next week.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

Judge O. q. Hall, of Rockland, who accom-
panied, or was accompanied by-we don't wish
to offend and leave the matter of precedence
un,etted-Elitor Fuller of the Courier. Ga
Zette on European tour, is writing up his tray
els for the Waterve Sentinel. We make the
following ''brief'' extract:
May IS. Contracted, with far-seeing sagac-
ity, with jaunting-car driver for drive to
Barney Castle, seven miles distant price nine
shilngs. having beaten him down three, to in
Guide all fees, gratuties, tips, drinks and eX-
tras in and about the said drive
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

MIR. Henry f. Wootten, of Baltimore, is pub
fishing some very damaging charges against
Senator German, of Maryland, and offers to
deposit $40. 900 if the Senator will sue him for
libel. Mr.. Wootten concludes a letter address,
ed to Senator German: You are stepped in
corruption and saturated with official perjury
from the crown of your head to the soes of
your feet. Respectfully yours, etc.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

The present Administration has wrecked
John Roach, as well as the large and flourshing
business of which he was the head, and which
gave employment to several thousand men. A
New York despatch says:
John Roach is one of the notable figures to be
seen occasionally on the streets. He was in
town yesterday, having spent Sunday at his
farm near White Plains. He hobbies along the
street feeble and careworn. and is so deaf that
it is almost Impossible to yell loud enough to
make him understand. For this reason inter-
viewing is painful. Intimate friends of the eX-
shipbuider say that he is worrying greatly
about his recent failure, and Secretary Whit
ney's rulings have not increased his pleasure in
life. His sons are acting with the receiver at
the shipyard> strengthening out the tanglemeEts.
Mr.. Roach vigorously denies the report often
circulated that he failed to make money" He
says, ITS IA e.''
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

The New York Herald says of the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of that State :
"liiiI is so anxious to be Governor that he has
hypothecated every position over which he has
control. There is no place down to that of
county shoeblack which has not been thrown
on the political market and sold to the man
who can pay in yotes.'' This with John r..
McLeans ballot-box stufing in Cincinnati. and
The tissue ballots and shot guns of the South, is
fairly Illustrative of the Democratic methods
for carrying elections. AS to New York, it is
pretty evident that Mr. Hill will not be able to
deliver The goods.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

The Prog. Age is making war on the Boston
Post, which sensiby objects to the bastard dol
lar, and no doubt will be equally indignant with
the Baltimore Times, another Democratic pap
en- for thus expressing itself on the subject of
free schools: "Our free Schools" says the
Times, "have reduced the ratio of iliteracy to
lower degree than is exhibited In any Euro
pean country. Our schools are the chief glory
of The republic" The Prog. wants to abolish
the schools.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29
We hear of Lncolnville farmer who has gath
cred 1000 bushels of apples, mostly Baldwins.

The returns on big apples continue to come in.
1t has certainly been abundantly demonstrated that
Waldo county is ''some pumpkins" on apples.
The Republican journal., 1885-10-29

"Rogers will pay off the county debt" said gen,
teman at the postoffce last week on hearing of the
indictments found against the rum sellers. 1t Ger.
tainly looks that way and the voters of Waldo
ty will be likely to remember the service done by
the present county attorney.