The Republican journal., 1885-02-12
Correspondence of the journal.

Correspondence of the journal.
BELFAST, JAN 10th, 1885. Having a call 10
Knox County for few days we will sharpen
our pencil and continue our Notes. We re-
ceiye our telegram so late in the day that we
have but one alternative, to take the cars aud
go around to Rockand, or to remain at home
and neglect the business for which we are de-
sired. So promptness to attend to any
known duty is cur special desire, we pack our
gripsack and with two hours notice are ready
for ten days trip on the coast. We always
like to ride on our railroad. for the comfort Of
the passengers is always carefully attended to
by the gentlemanly employees, and it is worth
the price of a ticket to see the benevolent smile
OF conductor Mace as he punches the paste
board. AT Burnham we have three hours to
wait for the Pullman. We care little for this,
however, for it is Just the opportunity desired
IN which to make up some neglected correspon-
dence. So we are kept busy and our attention
Is so closely occupied that o'clock comes be-
fore we are aware of it, and we are somewhat
surprised by the whistle of the approaching
train. There is always something on the cars
TO attract attention, for local people come and
go as we halt ut the various stations and unless
we are very tired we can keep ourself interest
ed in watching the different parties as they
present themselves, or in noting the little incl
dents that ae always occurring in public
place. A little before midnight we reach
Brunswick and quickly present ourself to the
clerk of the Brunswick House where we are
assigned comfortable quarters for the night.
We get good breakfast in the morning and
when we come to settle our bills we find them
so reasonable that we cannot help noting the
fact. We are so often disgusted with the exor-
bitant rates charged for poor entertainment
that it breaks the monotony to have good fare
and reasonable rates combined. We reach
Bath in due time and get our ticket for Rock
land. We notice that it takes s.. 30 to get US to
Rockland while S2.15 will take us from Rock
land back here. On the train we notice Mavor
Case of Rockland, and two of the Knox deega-
ton, Simonton and Littlefied. who are coming
home from their first weeks experience in their
new positions at Augusta. Stopping al Thomas
ton we get a good livery team and drive to St.
George where We spend the night with our
friend IL. f. kaer. He represents his class in
the legislature this winter, and they will there
find in him "a radical temperance Democrat
Coming back to Thomaston we drive over to
Warren, South Warren, etc, but find nothing
worthy of note. We spend the night with By
ron j. Dow who was for some Years q resident
of Belfast. He has the place originally stocked
by the Berry Bros. of Rockland, and is doing Ii
good business here. The buildings are nice and
we'll furnished, there is some very fine stock in
the barus and stables and short stroll over
the fields finds them in nice condition. Otis l..
Dow, his father, who for some years did the
painting in the carriage shop of Treadwell Il
Mansfield in Belfast, has given up business, but
he is mentally and physically well preserved
for q man nearly 96 years OF age.
saturday we drove over to Gushing and fouI It
that the entire attention of The usually qu,t
country place was occupied in The inquest on
the body OF Mrs. Susie Hart which had betn
found in the river Il day or TWO before She
had disappeared some two months before and
no trace of her had been discovered until the
ifeIesS cody was found in the water. Ii was
badly decompu>ed but wa, identified by the
clothing Probably the readers of the journal
are familiar wit the circumstances of this
sad case and it is not necessary to repeat them.
The people of this place invariably speak in the
highest terms of the previous excellent charac-
ter OF thi, poor unfortunate, who, no doubt
III tit of desperation, considering herself for
ever disgraced, plunged into the water and put
an end to her existence. After the inquest the
body was buried in The family lot Much sym
pathy was expressed by the friends and neigh
bors at the fate of the poor woman who had
been 50 intimately acquainted with them all.
Take her up tendcry, handle with care,
Fashioned 80 slenderly, Young and 50 fair
The next day the church wa, crowded TO at
tend the funeral services, We meet here our
Old friend L. p. Pierce, formerly of Monroe.
who is looking up his first case As attorney for
Knox county. True is said TO be doing good
business in RockIand, where he has been prac-
ticing law for the past ten wears, aud we found
him the same genial tell6w hat be was when
he used to decam THE one Horse Shay in
the country spelling schools. After trip
through Friendship, South Waldoboro, etc,
etc, we come back to Thomaston where we
took the opportunity to visit the State Prison, of
which WE VIII speak in another letter. Returning
to Rockand we stop at the Lindsey House
where we meet our old friend "WiIl Hill" look
ing well and hearty. We are glad to see him,
but have no praise for the house, which we are
glad to know he does not run. In the afternoon
We call upon h. A. Jones who i cashier and
boohkeeper for the Smonton Brothers. They
are using the "Bel' car system, we think it is.
The entire force of the establishment and they
have nine sa,esmcn employed, was busy, a. it
Was pleasant afternoon. The clerks make no
change themselves, buL the cash handed to them
by the customer is put into Il little car with the
amount Of the bill and ihe number of the sales
man. The ear are suspended upon wires run
ming TO the cashier. office and are provided
with spring attachments which make ii but the
work Of a moment for the cashier to examine
the bill and the cash forwarded when with one
good push the ear is sent back to HE salesman
with the proper change and be bill is duly filed
at the office, to be examined and accounted for
at ater date. 1t WAS our first visit to an es-
tablishment where the business is conducted in
this manner and We were much interested in
watching the ease, accuracy, and rapidity with
which the work was carried on. The system
has its dement's as well a> its merits however
There are now some troublesome law suits
pending between rival companies, the fees for
the right to use the Bell cars are heavy, and it
is said that some of the largest establishments
in Boston are going back to the cash boy
Leaving the store we go down to the South End
aud call upon Isaiah Jones, formerly of the
town of Brooks. He has, however, for years
been resident of Rockland. He first engaged
IN shipbuilding there, but has since done con-
siderable contract work for the city, and has
held several important positions in the city gov
ernment, We had an opportunity to test the
quality of the Rockland mud, and must say that
ii is the muddiest city we ever We're in, st. John
not excepted. The next morning we are called
at half past five and hurried off to the wharf to
be IN readiness for the boat, and then are oblig-
Ell to wait until eight o'clock before we are
under way. 1t is cold rough day our early
rising, poor breakfast and long waiting, have
somewhat soured our disposition. and we can
see nothing pleasant about the boat or on shore
until the city of Belfast is Seen in the distance
we hasten on shore and after partakng of
substantial dinner furnished by mine host of the
American House we are enabled to take a more
rose coIored view of matters and things in gen
era. BRUSOUE.