The Republican journal., 1885-04-16
News of Belfast and Vicinity


Robins made their appearance in this city last
week.
Three banks in Norfolk, Virginia, failed last
week, and it is said that some Belfast people are
losers.
Late advices from st. John, \. B., state that Mrs.
AXel Hay ford, who was last week reported as very
Ill, is recovering.
The last number of lions Herald had Il long
obituary of the late Mrs. c. E. Libby who recently
died at Ellsworth.
The markets begin to look spring like in their dis
play of dandelions, fresh mackere, St. John ale
wives Holsters &c.
The Universalist Church society will have
crayon portrait made of the late Ii. III. johnson,
which will be hung In the church.
POLICE NOTES Frank Darling, George Suli-
van, John Dixon and John Sellers, for drunken
ness, have been sentenced to thirty days each in
Jail.
The largest photograph ever made in this city
was taken by Washburn last week, and is
exhLtion At u. p. pamer's store 1t is very fine
piece of work.
Several people in this city have received letters
from New York sharpers Offering to send them
bogus or counterfeit money, and no doubt many are
caught in this manner.
Only one vessel of the large number which went
into winter quarters in our harbor last fall
mains at her moorings The dandeon Meet
fitting ont for business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Mans field, of this city, are in
Boston, for the purpose OF selecting new and fash
onable spring and summer dress goods. They Will
return the last of the week.
The Daughters Of Rebekah, of this city. have
bought very nice picture of schuyar ColfaN.
which viii hang in the Od Fellows Hail Mr..
Cofax was the author of the Degree of Rebekah.
Emery Roarlman, ESD Judge Of the Belfast
Police Court has been i'll for a week, but is recoy-
ering During his sickness the criminal matters,
as provided by law We're disposed of by Justice
Greer
\ number Of people send out of town for many
articles, besides patronizing pedlers. Nine times
out OF ten YOU can do better at home than by send
ing away, Patronize those who help build up the
town and who pay rent and taxes.
The friends of Mr. Roscoe q. Stone. Of this city,
but later of Morrill,, viii be pleased to know that
he was married At Natich, X. l., last week. The
on School street.
Mr. Charles b. Hazeltine came home from Jack
sonvillc last week. His family will follow later,
He says the winter has been cold one south.
Never before were there so many visitors at Jack
sonvie. The hotels We're tul, and word was sen;
To the trains that one could be accommodated.
The Washington, d. c., Capitol of sunday last
says:
Mrs. Monroe, of | street, left last week for Rich
mont to attend the funeral OF her brother-iniaw
Jean Antoine Gabriel de Sibourg, late vice consul
/ Of France al Richmond amt Baltimore, who died at
| his home i'll Washington on Monday last Madame
! lie Sibourg was also accompanied by Mrs. lIUpkn.
/ and MI and Mrs. Ralph johnson.
/ The Belfast Base Bail Club is receiving applica-
| tions from some of the best ball players in the
| State who anxious to become members of the
/ club. 1t has been our boast heretofore that every
member of the team Belfast man. while other
clubs select good players wherever obtainable
Belfast get up club that can beat the state.
The Merchants Marine railway, in this city, has
commenced business for the year The sch. George
& Albert, OF Bangor, which has been the rail
way all winter for repairs, WAS run of last week
and the sch. Prescott Hazctine hauled out AppH
cations from abroad are received to take large yes
seis out, and without doubt work will be rushing
al the \ tariff of rates satisfactory to al
has been established.
J. ". Frederick 4 Co., of Belfast, have bought
Of the town of Warren the surplus fish at thai
place for the ensuing year, The fish are aewive:
| and are caught in die river at that town BY law
of the town each voter is entitled to 300 fish. The
surplus is then sold by the town. The Messrs
Frederick own the fish privilege there and havt
conducted the business for several years. The run
begins early in May
Music IN THE SCHOOLS. \ correspondent il
another column While he be icves in teaching music
in the public schools. says he is glad the listric
did not vote to hire the pianos. The High and Up
per Grammar schools both have pianos, which ar
hired by the teachers and pupils and have had then
one more terms Music is taught ana it give
much satisfaction to all. Next season the distrc
will be out of debt and the matter will again com
up and no doubt be successfully carried.
The Omaha, Neb,, Daily Bee, recently gave
present of two gold and ten silver watches to III
same number of its carriers. Last fall the propric
tors offered prizes to twelve of its twenty -thre
carriers who did extra good work through the win
til in the delivery of papers to it subscribers
rwo of the carriers were Ernest and Irving Read
sons of Charles J. Read, formerly OF Belfast. Bot
got watches, tie former gold and the latter a ;,
yer one. The presentation was an event in tn
office.
ABOUT PILLS. 1t looked little strange to Sc
Clement selling pills in bookstore, and when w
inquired into the matter he said These are tn
Morrison pill, made in England. More than fort
Years ago Mi. Caldwell first sold them, and fo
many years the only person in this vicinity
. Keep them. Ever since certain people have use
them, and year after year we have a cali for Nor
sons pills We only keep few for regular Gust,
mers." 1t is good article that will stand til
racket forty years.
[ a GOOD MOVE. Last winter the legislature ei
acted law prohibiting the sale to minor childre
of any "book, pamphlet, magazine, newspaper, {
other printed paper devoted to the publication, q
principally made up of criminal news, police II
ports, or accounts of criminal deeds, pictures
st 'res of lust and crime" Sc, under penalty
, not less than So more than 500 for each ofenc
Mr.. Woodcock, ncwsealcr in this city, has banisi
{ ed from his store the Police News and Polit
Gazette, papers coming under the said law, an
does not propose to sell them either to minors
adults. We hope the other newscieaer5 i'll folio
his example in this respect.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. On FrlGaN aftGrnoO
Of last week shocking accident occurred at Il
house of Simon Jeliison on Belmont avenue, ju
beyond cemetery hill. Mrs. Jeson was out of II
house for moment leaving Willie, 4 three YEA
old child, alone. The parents are deaf mutes. I'll
child procured matches and got its clothing Oh iir
When Mrs. Jellison returned and found her Chi
wrapt in flames she seized it and ran TO the doc
The draft increased the fire that when the child
= grandfather smothered the flames, the little OF
: was i'll Il terrible condition Medical assistant
was procured, but the child died at midnight. NJ
Jeloon works III the Belfast shoe factory
Isaac Twombly died at Concortia, Kansas, Apr
9Th, aged s. years and months. He formerly live
in Monroe and Frankfort. in Waldo county, but
1872 settled in franklin Grove, Illinois. Quite +
Gently ne went to Kansas where he fell i'll wi
pneumonia ami died. His remains were carried
Illinois and were buried with his wite's, who die
about four years ago. The older inhabitants
this county will remember Mr.. Twombly, and wi
learn Of his death with genuine sorrow. He visi
ed Belfast and vicinity three years ago and h
| earnest addresses in the cause of temperance a
well remembered He was member of the o
. Washingtonan temperance society, and since TIL
date has been an earnest, Conscientious temperate
worker. Mr. Twombly was farmer, but ga,