The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-25
Field strawberries are in the market

Capt. Charles H. Wording, of this city, who was
Injured last week, is slowly recovering.
mackerel sefner was in our harbor on Tuesday,
the first of the season. She wanted a crew
An Androscoggin county landlord is a Brick
And SO is landlord Weeks of the American House,
Belfast.
The Belfast railroad will enter upon new time
table next week See the changes in the table pub
lished on the third page.
The board of health in this city is taking meas
ures to remove all rubbish, and put the town in a
neat and clean condition.
inc trustees of the Waldo County Agricultural
Society will meet at the Court House, in this city,
on Saturday afternoon, .Iune 27th.
Repairs are being made on the lower bridge in
this city. The expense will not exceed $500 or
$500. 1t is thought the bridge will be open for
travel in few days.
FORT POINT HOTEL. This popular summer hotel
Is now open to the public. Mr.. Lee, the new pro
prietor, came IN Thursday of last week, bringing
with him large number of employees.
Alexander Il Burgess, of this city, last week
purchased steer that dressed 1893 pounds OF meat
1t was one OF the Coffin Steers So called and was
killed by Frank Gould. One hundred dollars was
paid for the meat
The attention of horsemeu ami breeders is called
to the notice Of Tabor \ Harrison's stallion, Nor
man Gray, an imported Perchoon Norman This
stock is very hardy and for general purposes can
not be beaten. The stallion may be seen at their
stable in this city. See advertisement in another
column.
Every day for weeks Baltimore oriole visits the
large elm tree opposite the Journal office and
charms us with his pleasing song The oriole Visits
this section in May breeds usually in elm trees,
attaching lis hanging nest to the upper dropping
! branches The oriole has bright plumage and is
well known, being frequent visitor to city gardens
He is great destroyer of insects, and is Il much
welcomed visitor.
POLICE COURT Edwin Bird, son of D, E Bird
and Charles Coomhs of Z. u. Coombs of this
city, were before the Police Court. one day last
week, on complaint of +. J. Whittier for malicious
mischief, in pulling OF and taking away lah- from
the battery buildings on the Shore OF the bay The
boys landed from boat when Bird took away
quantity of laths which he had previously hidden
1 in the chamber. Mr.. Whittier caught them. The
boys put in no defence. Bird was fined - without
costs, and Coomhs was acquitted BRO paid
port argued her case, GaudeIope Elwel ct. ais
petitioners, Thomas A. Cunningham. before the
law court at Bangor last week Her daughter Mrs
Marshall read the brief Thomas II WeNman vs.
John Dickey. This is one Of the cases between the
two parties who live in Belmont. piece of land
is in dispute. At the Jan term lSS5. Wellman
brought an action for trespass against deft for
cutting grass on the laud in question. The Jury
md
cents Exceptions were fled and the law court
over-rues the exceptions
BASE BALL NOTES. The Bangor Commercial
says: The manager of the Belfast base ball club
Mr.. Nj. I. Marshall, has sent check to this office
TO guarantee the expenses Of the Bangor club which
Is to play the Befasts in that city on the Ist If
July" This is Slightly different treatment from the
way the Belfast club was treated uv the Bangors
two years ago. The Bangors agreed TO nay the
expenses of the Belfast team and then refused to
do 50 after the game was PLAYED. The Commercial
farther says 1--WE are glad TO learn that Mr. NJ
L. Marshall is manager of the Belfast base bail club
again this Tie has reputation in base bah
circles III Maine of being square in his business
dealings and gentleman. In fact the Belfast club
wherever ii went last season not only was praised
as being composed of good PLAYERS. but the mem
bers were also mentioned! is gentlemen. We hone
this nine will visit our city turing the season.
Belfast has good reason 10 be proud of its base
halIists." IAN excursion will come from Bangor
on one OF Capt Barbour's boats 10 witness the game
IN this city The Colbys will play the Belfast team
IN Belfast on July 4th.... Bangor will organize
new base ball mine this season.... The Resolute>
beat the Bangors ON Tuesday at Bangor, in a score
of IL to 5....The Resolutes and the Belfast played
at the new ground il this city Wednesday after
noon, but the journal goes to press too c;lrIy To
give the result The Beacon- of Boston, the BEST
amateur elup in New England will play in thi,
city, July l7th.
GRAND ARMY NOTES. ON Monday morning
Grand Army men TO the number Of 10 left this City
for the Grand Encampment a; Portland Thomas
II. Marshall Post OF Belfast. 10 the number at
about 40, ami Freeman Mcliilyery Post of Sears
port numbering about 80 went in body, while
representatives from other posts in the COUNTY
We're numerous. The Belfast Cornct Band accom-
panied the veterans. When the train arrived at
Burnham there were 220 on hoarl. 4 number
went by the Boston boat, and still others left on the
train on Tuesday m0rnilg...-lu the Grand pro-
cession on Tuesday the waldo county posts were
In the following position Warren Post, Winter.
port, a. +. Fernald, Commanders in the sixth
division OF Maine department: Samuel L. Hunt
Post, Troy, ID. l.. Know les. Com, Freeman Mc(ii
very Post, Searsport, f. j. Wentworth, Com. c.
f. Piley Post, Unity, Joseph + Libby, Con.,
Thomas II. Marshall Post, Belfast, VIM. IL. Fogler
Com, Ezra NJ. Billings Post, Monroe, Geo. IL
Fisher, Conn., Il. IL. Bradstreet Post, Liberty, j. q.
johnson, Com, Geo IL. Davis Post, Brooks. VIM.
c. Rowe, Com. were in the Eighth division. The
entertainment last week by X. H. utudershott the
Drummer boy OF the Rappahannock, fore Thomas
H. Marshall Post, at Belfast, was a most enjoyable
affair to those present. His wonderful imitation
on the drum electrified the audience, and carried
them back to Old battle scenes Miss Alice Colby
sang to the acceptance of all, an the army songs
by the members of the Post made up pleasing
programme
BARNuM's CIRCUS 1t is hardly necessary to call
attention to Barnum's circus, for doubtless every
man, woman and child in Waldo county Knows ana
have discussed the great The circus is an Amer
lean institution, and the Barnum and London Show
is really great national affair. No event creates
the same sensation as the advent Of these combined
nine shows in one into town, and it is srayey to
be doubted if anywhere on the face of the globe
there exists so grand and overwhelming an cNhihi
ton. When one really considers that it requires
thlcc rings tdtll 10 lttl IN diameter, an elevated
stage 60NS0 feet and a huge hippodrome track 10
feet wide and nearly half a mile around in which
to entertain and delight the audience with 100 mar
Vicious acts OF various kinds it ceases TO be won
der that ovation is rendered them cyervwhere
An elephant pavilion 800 feet long contains the
largest herd Of these animals ever collected togeth-
er at one time, besides the genuine White sacred
Elephant brought from King Thcebau for 100000
and the worl-famed Jumbo, the biggest living
creature. and the dwarf elephant, \ museum con
tanning living wonders and curosities fromal parts
of the known world An chronological congress Or
strange, savage races, such Todas people, Hin
docs, Afghan warriors, Burmese, SiouN Indians, !
Nubians, Cannbals, Aztees, ZuIus and many others,
and two enormously large menagerics of wild and
trained animals among the principal added at
fractions this year. There be question but |
that Barnum Bailey n Hutchinson have gotten 10 !
gethcr this season the biggest and grandcst exhibit /
ton they ever had, which is Il sufficient guarantee
to HI that it is the best in the world. 1t will be
here on Thursday, july ~, and the great parade |
take place in the morning AZ O'Clock. The after |
noon performance will commence at , y. M and the |
evening at T.
DEAD BopY FOUND All NORTHPORr ON sun. |
day forenoon the dead body of an unknown man |
was found below South Shore avenue, Northport |
at point opposite the northerly cottage owned by
n Mansfield and about half way between high and |
low water mark young man named Edwin Ma