The Republican journal., 1885-07-30

Post says that Charles B. Harmon, of Biddeford, |
to have the inside track for the United States
Marshal for Maine This is the place for which
Capt. Charles Baker, of this city, is candidate
STEAMER NOTES. Those who went on the re-
cent Handel excursion from Bangor steamer
katahdin are loud in praise of Steward Smith.
The excellence of the yiands and the tasteful ar
rangement of the tables elected general commend
Atom. Steamer Cambridge recently made the run
from Roekand to Boston in ten hours and thirty
five minutes
Capt. James Pendleton and party from Line DIN
Vile We're at Spruce Island day last week on
an excursion. While there boat found on
The beach partially covered over with brush. On
his return Capt p. read the advertisement in the
journal Of Il boat being lost, which answered the
description of the one seen on Spruce Island. He
went over the next day and brought the boat to
IinconviNe. II is doubtless the one advertisedby
MIR Ballard and must have been stolen.
CAMP MEETINGS. The third annual meeting of
the Maine state spiritual Temple will be held at
Temple Heights, Northport Aug II and continue
t8 23i inclusive. Able speakers have been en-
.l-sel aInun. whom are DR.. IL. p. Fairfield, form
.rly af Nowburyport; Mrs. A. =. Brown, of St.
.luhu-uury, VI; Capt H. NJ Brown, of Brooklyn,
=. y aud Il. A. Lamb, NJ. d. of Portland. Satur
das. Aug. -, will be temperance day The Meth
tIL-l camp meeting will be held on their grounds
The last fan week in August.
After the Belfast Base Ball Club was defeated in
Bangor the Belfast papers disposed of the matter
Ia very few lines They did not even deem II of
sufficient importance to print the After the
iictcon game, they devoted their columns to the
showing of the fact that Dilworth, their pitcher,
was superior to the foremost amateur pitcher in
the country 1t will be interesting to what
these ScTlDes of Belfast can give for their second
dcteat by the Queen Citys. Bangor Commercial
Luck brother, luck. You have Mascot on your
nine il Is not good playing that has won the two
games over Belfast.
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE. The following
iTt tuc transfers in real estate, in Waldo county
f"rthe week ending July 3sth Emery b. Clement
Belmont, 10 samuel Clement 4 ais, same town
Samuel Clement, knoN, to Emery b. Clement, Bel
muut Martin b. Hunt bcmont. to Albert A.
Moody, same town Sarah Hatch, Islesboro, TO
Fheana Warren, >,tmc town. Eunice ;. Maddocks.
iinepulle, go adelaide Il. Drnkwatcr, same
town. Inhabitants of Northport to Fannie 5.
Eneil =sme town. Lydia b. Neelhaln, Water
vale, d. Mary L. stevens. Unity. Thomas storer,
M'rril, To Eliza Pearsons same town. Charles E.
stevens nifty, to Mary (. stevens, same town.
kLISEs' PoINrc Years ami years ago, so trad-
t!tH ruuncth, an Old trenchmau named kese
settled ,lown with his lares and penaes ON the
point Vf land below Breezy Point and this side of
The Blun, the point which projects at the cove
where Ihompoono' cottage now is. Here he built
his hut, f7hed dug CLAIMS, ami lived in primitive
style. Later on settlers came along sparingy, and
the wears went 10y and death drew from among
Them tley laid ther lost to rest on the above
mentioned point of land, until quite large area
was occupied 10y the early settlers as n burying
ground, and to-day the mounds ami rude grave
marks of common field stone may be distinguished,
H.
oi trees and shrubs have completely hidden the
little cemetery from sight, that but few visitors
and cOltagers know of Its existence. Ii is pretty
put slightly place and those who visit il are sur
pr>el To hnd these evidences of by gone age.
\orthpurt sea Breeze.
THE NEW FNGLANp HOUSE. This house during
Tho past three weeks has been undergoing extensive
repairs, and it Is proposed TO put it in first cass
condition. The rooms being made cheerful
uot attractive and thoroughly renovated. For
long time past the hotel has been running behind
for the want of proper repairs, hut it is promised
that no pains will be spared to make the house
popular aul pleasant Now that the American
house ha- hcen burned the \. E. House taxes the
Ic:ld. II Nj. Z. IL Crosby'z worthy efforts keep
q lirsi plass hotel will lie aided Belfast viii not
iecl the Saut of proper hotel for commercial and
summer travellers. ON the completion of work it
j. thouElt to change the name, but just what viii
be substituted has not yet been decided. This will
doubtless be the leading hotel for some time.
How THE BoYs WERE RECEIVED. The victuli-
oils Belfast base bail club were royalty received on
ihtir return home from Bangor Tuesday even
in2 Tie telephone kept our people informed
o. the game and when the final result obtain
ed, nineteen to one in favor of the home team, the
enthusiasm was unbouaded. 1t was determined to
give tne boys a warm reception. The brass can
Hou was hauled To the shore below the Sanford
steamer wharf. and mt about nine O'Clock in the
evening tie Belfast cornet band, accompanied by
large c"ncourse of people assembled at the wharf
just before eleven O'Clock the lights of the steamer
Howell were seen below the monument. At the
SAINT lime the boom of X. II. Moody's small cannon
al Lorke's cottage came booming over the still
water. Rockets We're sent up from the wharf, the
band played lively air, and the large cannon
he4rhei forth welcome, nineteen rounds, one for
each score made at Bangor, Amid all this and
cheers from THE crowd the boat sounding her whis-
tr reached The wharf, when some one on board
gave three cheers for tine citizens OF Belfast The
lo,e Qua hnard were 50 hoarse from previous cheer
ing lhaJ their voices could scarcely be heard The
htud tne lead of the procession marched up fol
ipwed .s ihe cuh an4 the excmsioni-ts bearing
lIooms on tl,ir shoulders The crowd very
,.rmon~traJy,. and ohecr upon cheer was heard
from every quarter. \ stop was made in front of
tae New Eusand House and concert given.
H-t-L-F-A-s-T. Rah-'rah-'rah.
HoILL MEETING. Agreeable to the call of the
Mayor q number Of our citizens interested in the
new motel project met at the city government
Iooms Friday evening of last week. Mayor
Fogler presided and stated the object of the meet
tltrf a fBr a 10 S
aud for the appointment of a committee TO investi
gate J. =. Hartman spoke for MIR. Lancaster and
said that Mr. L. willing to aid the hotel enter
prize and would meet Il committee from this meet.
ing. Mr.. l.. would put in his land at price fixed
upon by lisnterested parties His idea to
builI hotel OF 100 rooms, with one store and an
from Main street and store and entrance
High street This plan does not include the
corner ioJ. Charles Baker thought it would not be
advisable To build hotel alone There must be
stores undtrneath to make the enterprise paying
He thought the corner lot the key to the
whole situation. and unless the corner lot could be
procured it would not he advisable TO talk about a
hotel on the burned district. Mr.. Charles b. Hazel
tine WAS of the same opinion and thought it better
gu somewhere else. If too many stores are erected
they viii not pay. Frank Durham had plan for a
hotel alone the site Of the Locke house, call
e!. lie would discontinue the lower portion of
Beaver street and take in portion of Mr. Lancas-
ter's landand make ii Il square lot. y street might
be laid parallel with Main up to Hayford
block ami intersect the passage way now in the
rear OF that building. This would make hotel lot
with street three sides W. II. Colburn moved
that a committee of three be appointed TO consult
with the property owners and report Saturday
evening DR.. J. q. Brooks, {. B. HaZetine and
Charles Baker made that committee At the
adjourned meeting saturday evening they reported
that the lot could not be procured, that Mr.
HOWes intends erecting a building there himself.
As the lot is considered the key the situation the
whole project falls through. If a hotel is built on
the burned district it must be done by private
tcrprize. 1t is to be regretted that no more has
been accomplished, and that the owner of the cor
lot could not it for his interest to aid the
enterprise.
Personal Messrs. Starrett and Cahill, of this
city, with their families are encamped at j. c
Thompson's cottage just below South shore, North
port. Mrs. J. II. Dahl. of Boston, is in Belfast
the guest of her brother, Frank Gilkey. John NJ
kigore, and family Of Lowell, Mass are in Bel
faSt for M nil ed I'm oup Of he