The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-10-15
NEWS OF BELFAST AND VICINITY.

At a recent meeting of the West Virginia Press
Association Mr. J. o. Thompson of the keyser
Echo was chosen poet. Mr.. 4. is a nephew of Mr.
j. G. Thompson of this city.
The Machias Union says: There Is revival of
religious interest in the Methodist Society, Rev. I.
Ii. Murphy pastor. Upwards of fifty persons have
expressed an interest in recent meetings.
F. W. Gowen Esq. will lecture at searsmont
village Friday eve oct. 18th Subject Temperance.
At North Appleton SATURDAY, oct. II, Subject:
Temperance and Prohibition $ enforced by Phre-
nology and Physiology.
The Boston Concert II Convention Company will
give free concert at Searsport the 10th Of oct for
the purpose of organizing musical convention.
This same company were at lsockland, Bath and
Belfast last year and met with most fattcring
success.
Mr.. Samuel Z. Stubbs and wife, OF East Bucks
port, celebrated the ffteth anniversary of their
wedding day at their home, sunday, September
9th. Mr.. Stnbbs is seventy-siN years Old and
Mrs. Stubs seventy four, and the house they now
live in has been occupied by them for nearly half
century
Rev II. &. Carley of Prospect, died at his rest
dence in that town Tuesday, October 9th, aged
eighty eight years. lie was for many years a
faithful preacher of the gospel in different towns
in Waldo county, but of late years he has retired
from the active duties of his profession He was
held in great esteem and reverence by large
number of friends.
DR.. Brooks of Belfast Albee of Camden and
Banks of ROckland went to Hope last week TO
examine a Mr.. Norwood, who received an injury
about a year and half ago by falling on the Ice.
A Belfast physician was called at the time and
examined the man and reported no fracture but
found that the fail aggravated the chronic rheuma
tism from which tie man was then suffering
Later other ply yscians were called who pronounced
his disease to be Il fracture OF the thigh the
hip joint, which lei Mr.. Norwood to think he had
been Improperly treated and / G sued the Belfast
physician for malpractice and suit is now pend
ing. The visit of Drs Brooks Albee and Banks
was made preparatory to giving their testimony in
court, which we learn will be favorable to the Bel
fast physician lCamden Cor. CourierGazette.
The chairman of the executive committee has
furnished us the following:
The Waldo Go. Educational Society will hold its
next annual meeting at the town hall in Monroe,
Oct 20 and p, lSS5 The following is the prog
ranme |. Thorough Teaching, Essay by f. H.
Nickerson, of Swanyille. ,. Teaching Exercises
in Geography, by Lucia Haskell, of Castine. 3.
school Festivals, by f. 5. Dolih, Monroe. T. Tenn
perance Instruction, by Hon. n ~. Luce, State
Superintendent. }. Professional Reading, Essay
by Prof. +. W. Foster, of Castine. +. What may
be Taught Outside of Text Books, Essay 10y Eliza
beth ID. Moore, Monroe I. Essay by William Is.
Rich of Belfast. 5. school Hygiene, by A. q.
Young, Secy state Board of Health. 8. Essay by
Ellen r.. Pierce, of Belfast school Apparatus The
executive committee have spared pains to
secure an interesting programme. The reading of
tHe essay VII VII o eotL9G pe loij"We" oy uiscu5-
cordially invited to participate In addition to the
foregoing programme there will be the customary
Ihjb III h f,iI. Iiti III fic O'' @u5sesto $3.50 10y
with the act of the Legislatures passed last winter
an teachers are authorized 10 suspend their
schools to attend this meeting without loss of pay
HE WINTERPoRr LAW CASE. The following
case was on trial before the supreme Judicial
Court at Bangor last week;
" w 3IuMil Vs. iunapitaHtS oi -" lhttfPpr
terport on NAV 81 1854 borrowed of the Mineral
nm Mining Company for the use Of the town 5000,
7.id 7outi, f, taii r, rit% ftntnrt sri't ~, ~
sald promisSory note and gave town order on the
fnII0,yin1r. '' WV " Wv '''' So
"S6ls.l3. Winterport, July !, 1854.
70 d. i'Lt' OWL irG29ufti, vi ms suCGts7'i
Hin Mining Company siN hundred and eighteen
dollars and thirteen cents, it being a note and In-
~ i-3s ' 'N''i u,u
Geo W Richie
ote'uhth "l " lhtetPofl.
uonr :" ' " go
That at a legal mectin-g If said own held Dccum-
"el o.ll' 70, t'le tnl''tAtS VI 9i 'oNn in pui.
the town treasurer bc authorized and directed to
hlrc money suflci'ht to pay sal,' town order at Il