The Republican journal., 1885-03-26
News of Belfast and Vicinity.


woman in this city lost her pocketbook contain
ing $40 upon the streets last week.
Large quantities of lime are being hauled
to this city and shipped to Rockland.
! City Marshal Richards has been qualified. The
| appointment of policemen will be made later.
George d. McCrillis, of this city, has been ap-
pointed second deputy in the Belfast Custom
| House.
| Kelley & Co., East Belfast will start up their axe
business April first Business has been dull in this
line, but the firm has number of orders on hand
George G. Wells, of this city, last week brought
in from Lake Quantebacook, Searsmont fine
string of thirty five pickerel. They caught in
holes through the ice.
Congressman Millihen is detained in Washington.
The committee on Public Buildings, of which ne is
a member, has work which will occupy their time
| for nearly two weeks.
On Tuesday next the criminal jurisdiction of all
Trial Justices in this city will expire, and the pow
er to try all criminals, heretofore exercised by
these courts, is vested in the Belfast Police Court.
1t is believed that the recent fire at the jaers
residence in this city originated in the ash barrel.
Mr.. Baker says that once while he was sheriff he
discovered fire in about the part of the build
ing which resulted from hot ashes, and that the
barrel was almost entirely consumed.
The county commissioners were in session on
Friday and Saturday of last week in regard to pro
viding siencc for sheriff Wa,sworLh \ lease
has been taken of the Town house where the jailer
will reside for the present. No action was taken
with regard to rebuilding and it is thought nothing
| will be done for a year at least.
The kennebec journal says of the candidates for
the Augusta postonice "ln this city among our
people, the man most favorably mentioned for the
position is j. Frank Pierce, the popular bookseller
on Water street. who has every qualification for
frst-cass postmaster His appointment would be
the strongest the President could make"
SCHOOL MEETING. The annual school meeting
for the Central district will be held at the High
school room on Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock.
The business will be hear the report of the agent,
raise school money, and elect officers for the
suing year. Mr. Pattee, the agent, has given gen
eral satisfaction and it is hopad he will be re elect
ed Let the friends of the schools be hand at
the appointed time.
The Penny Post is bright little daily published
| at Portsmouth, n ii. Joseph X. Curtis Belfast
boy, is the editor and part proprietor NIr. Curtis
has resided at Portsmouth since the war and has
been in government employ. Last summer in com
pany with another he started the Penny Post and
in January last the paper was enlarged. Henry ii.
Cobbett also of this city, is foreman of the paper.
The journal wishes them success.
FIRE EXTINGUIsHER. Mr. Geo. W. Cofren.
agent for the Harden Star IIantl-Grcnadc Fire En-
| tinguisher was in Belfast last week, and Friday
afternoon exhibition IN Custom House
square \ smart ire was kindled and when well
underway two of the grenaoes, which Were of
glass and filed with liquid, broken in the
fanes eNtinguiehing them Immediately. Messrs.
Critchett 4 Sibley, at the shoe factory, Mathews
Bros. and Durham & Hall, at their wood working
factories, have provided themselves with these
grcnades, which are distributed over the buildings
for use in emergencies.
STEAMER ROYAL TAR. On the outside of TO-
days paper will be found an interesting account of
the burning of the steamer Royal Tar, which took
place near the eastern entrance to Fox Island
thoroughfarc in 1886. The steamer had ameuagarie
ON board. We think the account is not correct in all
its particulars The Castine cutter which rescued
the passengers was in command of Capt Rowland
Dyer OF NinaIhaven, and landed the passengers on
the Fox Islands and not Isle au Haut The elephant
was never seen after he was thrown overheard. An
amusing story is told concerning the elephant The
ownerot the caravan offered reward for the recov
cry OF the animal, and one day well known person
! of North Haven put in an appearance and claimed
the reward saying that he had found the elephant.
"What have you done with hn2" asked the owner.
81 tied MS legs to ether and put him in my boat"
said the man. On looking into the boat the gentle
man found "by' goat firmly rescued therein.
The man did not get the reward
OBITUARY. Lewis Frank, son of Lewis c. and
Susanna G. smith, formerly of Belfast, died in
Chelsea Mass, March 18th, at the age Of u yrs,
mos. and 2l days. For time previous to his
death he had been out of heath but seeming to
recover, about four weeks ago he returned to work
taking the position OF assistant book-keeper for
| wholesale fruit store in Boston. But the mental
strain proved too great for his not fully recovered
| strength, and i'll two weeks he down sick, for
the last time. Paralysis of the brain soon follow
ed, and after Il sickness of two weeks he breathcd
his last. His father, mother, brother and sister
We're by his bedside when he passed away. They
heard him say "lm going to die" ~ es they
piled, ''but it's all right isn't it FrankicS" lie
smiled and said, ITS all right" The funeral ser
vices were held in Chelsea a week ago Tuesday,
and the same night The father aWt brother left
Boston with the body. Arriving in Belfast on the
following Wednesday they deposited it i'll the re
ceiying tomb to await intcrmcnt. "Blessed are the
dc;. vino die in the Lord"
RINK TuM Capt r. II. Coombs given a
benefit at his rink last Friday evening. Mr. A. G.
Hunt, with committee Of twelve ladies' from the
course of Old Folks dances originated and success
fully carried out the affair. Numerous invitations
were given and fully 400 people Were present. a
picnic supper was served from 10 O'Clock. Can
vas spread on the floor at the rear end OF the
rink when tables sufficient to seat 100 were laid.
The supper first-cass in every particular. The
tables were laid three times. Much amusement
was created by squat OF bald headed men who
under the lead of Capt, Charles Baker marched
and count ermarchetl il the approved military
styles. Ratio Locke committee to look over
the audience in search of victims, and every man
who had a small skating rink the top of his head
was pressed into tic service. At eight O'Clock the
tables were cleared away and the company skated
Tor hour. At mint the rollers were taken on
and ladies tosk partners for "I.ady Of the Lake"
The company danced until midnight. sanborn's
orchestra furnished the music Ii was The sentiment
of all present that this was the best AFFAIR OF the
season.
ABOUT THE "WHACKERs." We have received
the following communication from Penobscol;
My attention has been called TO the communica-
ton of your Penobscot correspondent i'll your pa
per of Mar -, in which he speaks Of the Whack-
ers. 1t is evident that he is aborug under Il mis-
take, else he believes that IGNORANCE is Bliss
and consequently sit were folly to he wise" He
says, 'What the word IN mean we do not know"
The meaning of the word used here is oppoSi
ton to the / O. q. r. The leaders OF the society
are few men who We're black .ballcd by the Good
Templars. They borrowed their name from an
ganiZaUn which formed i'll Buck sport to
eva,le the "Maine Liquor Law, ,rslnd the name was
brought here by one of the Whackers VINO is at
work at B. So their principles something be
sides "ro provide innocent amuSements' 1t does
not surprise much that those who We're black
halied should form some such society, but it does
surprise Is that many who attended their supper
should countenance such thing Some say they
attended the supper not knowing any thing about
the society. Those there is some excuse for. But
those who attended the supper, knowing what
started the society, and say that they did nothing
but what right for they went as invited guests.
and not members of the society, are working
hard for poor excuse "ie who is not for us is
against us" Il they were for us they would not
know iGgly have gone there, for, under ordinary
circumstances, will man accept an invitation to
Tcmplars!' We have given what we believe to be
fair account of the society. If we have not we
willing to be corrected. a GOOD TEMPLAR.
ACCIDENT TO GEORGE o. George o., Befast's
favorite trottins horse, recently met with an acct
dent that in many respects remarkable. When
Mr.. Hill, the manager of the Margaret Mather
theatre COmDauV. WAS Belfast. he took n ride Inc