The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-01-22
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.

the journal contains large amount and great
variety of reading in the line Of our endeavor tc
make an acceptable family newspaper for Maine
readers. On the first page after the Farm, Garden
and Household department.. poetry, story and
miscellany will be found the first insta llment OF
Mr. S. l.. Boardman's able treatise on Maine. Next
we have an historical article by w. III. Smith, on
"Waldo County Thirty Years Ago." then Brusque's
chatty 'Notes by the Way" a column and half of
literary news and gossip; Fish and Fishing; and a
note concer ming the first number of the Journal
from constant reader. On the fourth page will
be found poetry, Gems of Thought, miscellany
"From Maine to Washington" entertaining
letter from Prince E. Luce, and a column of inter
esting Maine news. The news and editorial de.
partments the second page will speak for them.
selves and we feel that can point with
pride to the well filled local columns, in which a
great number of local topics are discussed and the
news of the city and county clearly and fully pre-
sentcd.
Some hay has been hauled into market. The
price is about $lI per ton, with sl5 for extra fine
lots.
The good sleighing has bought ont the fast nags,
and some lively stepping has been witnessed on
Northport avenue
We are indebted to Hon. S. l.. Mken for public
documents, including U. 5. Statutes passed at the
first session of the 4Sh Congress and treaties
and executive proclamations.
We extend thanks to Joshua Davis Grand Sec
rotary, for copy of the printed proceedings of
the sXtieth annual communication Of the Sover.
eign Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. recently held at
Minneapolis.
CHURCH NOTES. The subject of Rev. j. A. Ross
Sunday morning lecture at the North church will
be "Ihe Discussion at the Feast of Tabernacle"
....Rey. T. B. Gregory at the Universaist church
next sunday morning will discuss "Mr lngersolPs
latest, tested by the Logic of History and Common
Sense"
ADJUSTMENTS. The manager of the Monte Chris
to Company, announced to appear here, has written
to cancel their engagement owing to bad business.
This viii be disappointment to many, although
the company may come to Belfast later in the
seasonThe grand wrestling match between IL.
NJ. Dufeer andG 6. w. Flagg. two well known cham
pions, will take place at the Belfast Opera House
Saturday evening Jan. 3lst. Further particulars
next week.
BUSINESS CHANGES. Mr.. Archie Nicholson, who
for six months has conducted a custom tailor shop
Al tIt phl ttlteIdph DulHlnG, Has SOU out 10 MI.
w. NJ, Priest, of this city. MIR. Priest is engaged
in the vest business on High street, where he will
continue. The tailor shop will be in charge of his
brother, Mr. W. II. Priest, who for many years has
been a cutter i'll lirst-class shop at hockland..
Mr.. j. \. Cottrell has put in stock of groceries,
corn and -four, in his Main street recently
made vacant by Conant \ Co. moving out. Mr..
Cotrell7 son is in charge
GOOD TEMrLAR NOTES. The quarterly returns
and r. w. will be sent out from the Il. See. Office
this week, for the quarter ending Jan. 81, and be
ginning Feb. l.. The annual session of Waldo
District Lodge will be held with Half Moon Lodge
at Knox, probably on Monday, 9th of Feb. 1t will
be picnic session The first Lodge of the Order
in Spain has lately been organized. The ritual is
already printed in IA languages, IA Lewiston
journal correspondent says:
The order Of Good Tcmplars in Maine is keeping
on the even tenor of its way unaffected by the tenn
porary "sct back received by some other temper
ance organizations on account Of political matters,
and is making its usual annual record of work and
progress The indications now are that reports at
the annual session to be held at Portland in April,
VIII show full ranks and influence. Its 325 lodges
and 10000 members are located and working in
every part of Maint spreading its principles pre-
ventlon ana reformation among the people, and
having re&i'r' to neither party sect OF color For
ty new lodges have been organized this year to
make good the mortality necessarily CONSEQUENT
upon An organization OF this kind, and the Old
guard is being stronghold and rendered more dura-
able and efficient. There are still many settle
ments, con ners and localities i'll the State which
sustain a lodge and should have one. Ten or more
cillZens II any place not occupied, can open q
lodge. Write to the secretary, Geo. +. Bracket of
Belfast, for particulars The principles of the on
der are thorough temperance. Its motto is faith.
hope and charity its mission prevention and re
formatlon lis platform abstinence for the inuiVi,t-
ua and prohibition by the State.
PERSONAL Capt. James Mckeen went to New
York on Monday to take command of his vessel
sch Nellie ;. Pickering. Fr; nix Jordan, who won
the first prize at the roller skating match at the
Coliseum on Saturday evening. is only a beginner,
having skated but one week. =. Ins pector Ncker.
son, OF Portland, was in this city last week for the
purpose of inspecting Thomas III. Marshall Post
G. y. K which ne found in good condition.. The
ham OF Philadelphia, and Miss f. Maud Barker, of
this city is the guests of Mrs d. b. Stockham. 80.
Col. Chenery and family leave to-day for Jackson
yille Fla y snort stop will he made at Boston.
Mr. G. b. ilazetine and family will leave on Mon
day for Jarksonyile....A A. Drury, OF Belfast, is
making successful lecture tour of The town in
rcnobscot county. He lectures ON phrenoogv..
$3.50 ,
will ill the position of clerk in the Aiiutunt Gen
erals office, Augusta. Gov Robe has appointed
;. a. Kendall, Stockton IA justice OF the peace and
quorum, and I. H. G. Reynolds, Bangor, q notary
public. The New England Methodist Historical
Society at a meeting held in Boston, Monday, elect
ed Hon. Jacob sleeper, of Newton, President;
Rev stephen Allen, ID. d., of Augusta, Wee Presi-
dent Mi. Sleeper is il relative of the Seepers of
Belfast
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE, The following
the transfers in real estate in Waldo county for
the week ening Jan. 10th Inhabitants Of Belfast,
to Charles b Piper, Belfast. Gorham Clough,
Unity, to otilInan c. Archer, Bangor. George
Clifford, stockton, to Cape JeIiaon Land lmprOv We
ment Co., same town. Albion X. Fletcher, Monroe.
to William Perry, jackson. Frances 2. Fletcher.
Buruham, to Ada A. Wood, same town Lewis l..
Howard, Montyille, to Hollis Nj. howard, same
town. ALERT l.. Kelley Winterport, to Fitzroy
Kelley Boston. George Moore, Frankfort TO
Charles II. Buzzeli. Monroe W. B. Marien, Lib
crty, to ID. I. Jones, Albion. ;. Z. Mcdonald,
Belfast, to John q. Brooks, same town. Amos
Pendeton, Northport to Wm. A. fendeton, Mass.
Same to Charlotte E. Pendeton, 4 ais Northport.
Aimeda IL. Rendell, Stockton to Masonic Block
polt, 70 William a. Gray. same town. Charles F.
Rich Wintcrport, 10 Lizzie NJ Bowden same
town Mark sylvester, Lincolnville to Susan A.
Young, same town. Sarah a. Sanborn, Knox to
Mary T. Sanb0rn, same town. Ambrose Spauld
ing, Lncolnville to Susan A. Young, same town.
Joseph Turner, MoDlville, to Almond Messer,
same town. y. W Twombly, Monroe, to George
+. Rowe, same town. Luther Il. Wyman, Sears
mont, to Benz. Williams, same town Emma NJ
wall, Belfast, to Charles b. Piper, same town.
Geo. W. Young, Lincolnyille, to Ilewellyn E. Crit.
lin, same town. Susan A. Young, Lincolnvillc to
Llcwellyn +. Griffin same town.
WALDO COUNTY STATISTICS. We are under OBJ
legation to Hon. Joseph o. Smith, eN- Secretary of
State, for AN advance copy of his valuable report
OF the statistics of The industries and finances of
the state, complied under the resolve of the Legs
ature approved Feb'y "A, 1873, being the third re
port of the series The general statistics will be
given III other columns, and present below in
terestinS data concerning Waldo county The fol
lowing towns Show increase over 1888 in the tax
able valuation of farms am. farm buildings; Burn
ham, S2,1DO; lSesnoro $ 200; Jackson 1895; Knox
$500; Liberty, $4,000; Northport, 5 0o0 Sears
port, SOS; owanvie, $1,000; Thorndike 81 1866;
Troy, 800. The following a decrease: NORTH,
SOL; Palermo, $3.50; stockton, 5000; Unity, So,
600; Waldo, S7I7 In live stock the following towns
show an increase over 1888 Belfast, $3.50; Burn
ham, SIG; Jackson, $50; Knox 81 800; Morrill,.
S5l3; Palermo, 81 ,5G5; Swanville 81 $50; Thorn.
dixie. he foIloUinp d.nra,sa. T,ro.l,.,,,