The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11
NEWS OF BELFAST AND VICINITY

The atmosphere's laden with dust;
r or out III the back yard club in his hand,
The head of the house on carpet pounds, and
Ills words are not of the just [O1 City Blizzard.
tage at Little River.
Two female polo teams-the Crescents and Mag.
aras of Boston-play at the Coliseum building this
evening.
Mrs. W. X. Bickford, of Thomaston, publicly in
stalled the officers of the Womans Relief Corps In
this city, on Friday evening of last week.
The Belfast Council Royal Arcanum has been in
vited to go Bangor this evening to help the local
Council to initiate its Tooth member. A good time
Is guaranteed.
Last week the Revenue Cutter Woodbury., Capt.
Deane, came to Belfast for the purpose Of rcceiv-
ing proposals for painting the vessel. Welch &
Hoyt put in a bid.
Sch Charles Cooper, Capt. Gray, reported ashore
at Castine last week. was hoated off and lowed to
this city on Saturday by the Revenue Cutter Wood
bury She will repair here
The assignment Of Judges of the Supreme Judi
cial Court for lsS5.S6, has been made The assign
ments for Waldo county are as follows: judge
Danforth for October next; Judge Libby for Janu-
AIRY. 1856, and Chief Justice Peters for April, 1886
1t is said that lightning never strikes twice in
the same place, but the opmast of sch. Ida L. Ray,
now at Dyers dock, in this city, testiies TO the
trary. The mast has been taken out and is badly
shattered. IL was struck by lightning twice In one
day.
Hon. Seth i. Milliken mas nominated for cadet at
the I. 5. Military Academy, Winthrop S. Wood of
Winfhrpn or on
now stationed at Vancouver Barracks, Washington
Territory; and for alternate, W. II. Mcclellan, Jr.,
OF Belfast.
The following Waldo county hotels We're repre-
scented at the meeting of the Hotel Propretors As
sociation at Bath last week; Railway House, Thos
Morton, Unity; Commercial House, G. II. Dunton,
Wnterport and the Beach House. Staples Of Lin
comyile.
CHANGE IN CAPTAINS. Owing to illness Capt.
Augustus Mcdonald was obliged to leave sch Mary
y, Hall, now at Bangor and has been succeeded by
E. L. French. of sch. Charlie BUchi, all of Belfast
Capt. Fcrl Patterson win take charge of sch
Charley Bucki
Barnums advance agent was in this city on
Monday tn make arrangements for the greatest
SHOW on earth" The tents will be pitched on the
Monroe lot, just beyond the Muck Pond where
they were when last in Belfast, Bill boards are
being erected about town The advertising car is
expected to arrive on Friday morning
The post office department has made some changes
il mali routes in the State of Maine, and among
them the following:
Route 2s2 Belfast to Freedom; leave Belfast
dhiY except sundays at : r. NJ arrive at freedom
by 10 +. NJ, leave Frecom daily except Sunlays
II A u1ril a ~ nv i
Mrs. E. K. Thomas, formerly of Belfast, writes
from Mason, Texas, to {. W. Haney, of this city, to
send her hammock. She says that herself ana Mr.
Thomas nice farm and that she likes the
country. She has decided portion of and for q
school house and is engaged in teaching school,
Mrs. Thomas Is daughter of j. d. Tucker.
FIRED Al THE PRESIDENT. A man. war sailor
in this city, said his ship once fired at President
Lincoln ami his Cabinet. He on board the
lrlgate sabine which then the guard ship at
Fortress Monroe. One day an excursion boat came
down the bay and attempted to pass but the frgate
hove her to with of its big guns. The boat
tanned President Lincoln ana Cabinet, VINO were
taking cruise down the bay.
y few weeks ago our rcnobscot correspondent
sent Us an interesting account of the knitting in
dustry OF that town in which Miss Maria Bridges
mentioned Is the champion knitter Of America,
Last week we received a bulky letter postmarked
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To Miss Bridges.
MIR, Mahala Collier, aged 60 years, died in this
city ON Thursday of last week, and was buried on
9aturAty 1T NfookS' ocelue hef iate husband MIS-
ago She vas = dayout member of the Methoaist
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tlaue,lter we're missionaries i'm South Amrric,
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his ,,ass,,,. home rvo io,,bt.,s .,e taachers I'm
th.. puili,. school. of HeIfast
BASE BALL NOTES. The new grounds in TINS
city are completed ana the boys VIII soon pfacucc
There. W i'm wear the grounds will be among the
me feifast team, ms been member Of the pest
nine IN 'inS city every year for the past twenty
years lie mas played IN every matrne't game h"ti
at ohe 'uLi""roAI-. lHe aIlhalns,o OIL Mass VIII
pay TWO games In ltl9 'ltE on July sun ANA 9Ih.
o'hcf games al3 in prospect.
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