The Republican journal., 1885-05-28
NEWS OF BELFAST AND VICINITY


Three rargoes of hay are being shipped over the
railroad from Brooks to Belfast
We learn that the late George R. Sleeper, of this
city, had life insurance of 5000.
P. NJ. Prentiss, of East Troy, claims the name of
Mabel fora sorrel mare by Fearnaught.
The alewives struck into the river at Warren last
week, and on Thursday Frederick & Co., of this
city, 1900 sh-ther first catch of the season.
Calvin Hervey, of this city, who leased the AL
lard store in McClintock Block, will not occupy it
as previously announced but will remain at the old
stand.
Some person started fire last week in some rub
bish III a vacant lot between Cedar and Congress
streets, which came near causing trouble. The
flames got among the dry grass and spread rapidly.
force turned out and subdued it.
DIR. sylvester. dealer in Thompsonian medicines,
will move from lower Main street to the small.
building nearly opposite the Post Office, owned by
DR.. Flanders. Fred Timm, boot and shoe maker,
will occupy DR.. sylvesters Old shop.
In looking up statistics for the Memorial Day
orators discovered that Belfast sent $50 men to
the war, of which one hundred were killed in bat
tie or died during their enlistment. Ten Belfast
men were killed at the battle of Getty sburg
The stockholders Of steamer May Queen had a
meeting in this city last week Capt Tapley was
authorized and instructed to dispose of the steam
er, either by private sale or by auction, on or be
fore July l. The steamer is now at Portland
solomon Smart, paurer who has been with Mr.
Harrison Hayford since lS4S, is still with him. In
giving up the citys poor Mr. Hayford SAYS he shall
retain Mr. Smart, ana keep him as long he lives.
Mr.. Smart is now SO years old, and at times is par
TALLY insane.
Miss SoutEworth's millinery opening on Friday
and Saturday of last week, was largely attended.
The display of trimmed hats and bonnets was very
fine, and was generally appreciated by the ladies.
Miss s., to use sea phrase has happy faculty Of
rigging ont bonnet.
Capt Ryder, of sch. George g. Ferguson of Bel
fast arrived last week. This the vessel on board
of which John Edwards, the cook died, rs pre-
vously announced in the journal. The captain
said that at . O'Clock Of the evening on which Ell
wards died he went below and found the cook
leaning over the stove. He had been i'll for some
time. but on inquiry said he felt as well as usual
Forty minutes later the captain again went below
and found Edwards lying on the cabin floor dead
NJ. I. Jameson II Co., South Thomaston, have
just com pleted a statue which Is to surmount the
shaft to he erected by Hon. Joseph Farwell, Of
Unity, family monument. There are three
bases, polished die, with polished columns and
caps ut the corners. The third base and the caps
have polished work, with scrolls. On the cap.
which is twelve feet from the ground, stands the
statue, five feet and nine inches in height, which IL
cut to represent "lIope as an anchor of the soul"
The figure stands in an easy position with the
right hand across the breast and the left resting on
an anchor, the tuke of which is projecting from
the drapery. The artists are L. Bartolucci and j.
Fcrrar
One Of the prominent members of the Waldo
county bar was a sailor in his youth One lay
last week in company with others he was on the
lower steamboat wharf and while looking at
schooner lying there gave his hearers II graphic ac-
count of his first voyage in schooner twenty four
years ago. Stepping to the edge Of the wharf he
read the schooners nane-Nathan Clifford. "Why,"
he exclaimed "this is the very schooner in which
made my first passage" Il was even 50. The
lawyer gazed at the old vessel cast his eve up and
down the ratlincs, and in his mind went over again
the scenes pf nearly 4 quarter Of Il century ago
The old craft is now nearly past her usefulness
but was 4 crack vessel in her day.
A Belfast gentleman While looking one day last
week at six OF our large three mastcd schooners
lying in the harhor, said that prior to 1874 there
were but two three masted schooncrs owned In
Maine-the Fame of Ellsworth, and the Aurora of
BluehIl. Three masted schooners were so rare In
those days hat the superstitous used to say their
appearance indicated Il storm. The rig was very
different then from those of the present day the
mizzen being only two-thirds tall as the other
masts. During the early California excitement the
Aurora cleared for san Francisco, but before she
reached Cape Horn the voyage abandoned AMI
she put into Montevideo Three masted schooners
came into general use less than twenty wears ago
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cry inns CLASS I'll properly Is laiEelY "eprec'a'-
ing ana unless there Is cAHnSe for the better the
This is to he regretted AS 1t ulaccs the burden Of
taxation uuon real estate 1t is unite re,norkaba
tIIt lin, litpr r.s of urunert, hoIds ,rnnd .nl In
fact increases The number of uoIIs are lISo three
less than last wear The rate of taxation will he
two cents and six mills which is one mill higher
than last wear and hi.her than IT has been for a
number of years
BASE BALI NOTES. BY arrangement with Guppy.
hihsman Alden, OF Portland Charles oConnell,
Vi inns guy receives every evening the base
pali score OF the Eastern, New England anu Ma
'ionai IeaSu' = Inc score Is received Out lew
hours AFTER the games are played. IL Is much APP
preclated by base pail loVers.....Mr. Charles ).
Blck1orc OF TINS city, mas been invited TO umpire
three games Ill the college league IN which the
or"h" S'ate college, nine Is 10 pay '-'.ihe new
base hall grounds, IN the Allyn held, are rapidly
approaching completion. The grounds have been
p!owed, narrowed and evelled OF and Will be roll
eu down hard- An uhuerdfaln mas been made
through the center of the field. The posts for the
iii. ,a,t AZ ma ,ortrot Mn lao .o,,,,Iatoa rrhe
Grand stand has been booun ana ,vhan comnI.tea
thi. viii ha ono of tb4 hast lol ,,,,,,d. IN rho
state
MEMORIAL SERVICE. ON Sunday evening me-
moral services III the interest OF the IT, A. H., were
held at the Unitarian Church in this city. All the
other churches In the city We're closed, making this
union service. The altar of the church was deco
rated with the American ensign and a few lowers,
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