The Republican journal., 1885-12-10
News of Belfast and Vicinity.
Institute at Belmont today.

The city schools close Dec. 18th, for four
weeks vacation.
Judge Libby, of Augusta, will hold the January
term Of Court in this city.
The Maine Central railroad wharf in this city
has been thoroughly repaired.
Macomber has hauled out his catamaran, wreck
ed IN the October gale, and is repairing her.
There is no danger of the Prog. Age stopping
over. Like the heads of Its conductors it is too
empty for that
Capt. B. w. Conant shot skunk in the cellar of
his house last week and now has perfumery enough
to last all winter
Mr.. Ivory Written, who died at Belmont last
week at the age of s. years, the father of j. c.
and Nathan Written, of this city.
| Capt Ryan has discontinued his packet business
/ between Belfast and Boston for the season. and
his vessel has gone into winter quarters.
R. F. Mansur has been appointed postmaster at
Monroe in place of F. l.. Palmer, removed. Mr.
Palmer was model postmaster. and was removed
because he is Republican.
We are indebted to F. w. Angler, Asst Gen
Passenger Agent Brunswick and Western Railway,
for report on the Improvement at the mouth of
the ST. Johns river, Florida.
Mr.. Ben Hazeltine has orenei an uptown Of
flee in the store of F. H. Francis, in Howes' new
block, which has telephone connection with his
place of business at the water front.
Tramps dress better than usual this fall, and
some profess to be lecturers. As the cold weather
comes on they come into town and \ larger number
than usual have been in our jail of late
! Mr. Il
biographies of the late W. Il. Simpson, editor OF
the Republican Journal, Mr.. Lynde and Mr.. Wheel
er, late of the Bangor Wing, to be read at the next
meeting of the Maine Pres. Association.
If the next drunken tramp who proposes to enjoy
the freedom of Belfast will send word that he is
coming "Mr, Smith" will probably be at home to
receive him. The last visitor of this description
| had 50 COCO time that are expecting the whole
fraternity will take the place in.
The older people of Belfast well remember Den.
MS Ring, who for many years helper about
the OLD American House when that hotel was kept
by ii. \. Lancaster For ten years Dennis has
been wanierer, but is now safely moorcd al the
aims house in this city. He is - years of age.
The plate glass front was put nto Arnold Harris
store, No IS Main street. last week, and is a decid-
ed improvement. The interior will be improved to
correspond with the exterior. over the doors and
windows, IN front, is a handsome iron moulding
| The other stores In the same block will be remo,
! elled in the spring.
The Windsor Hotel, Bangor, is to have one of
! Brackets Revolving Hotel Register Holders This
useful article invented by Geo. f. Bracket of
| Belfast ana their manufacture is now carried on
by him in this city Among Maine hotels using this
| prral
| United States Hotel, Portland.
The prospectus of Forest & Stream, 4 New York
sporting paper, in enumeratng the good things to
| appear in 1886, mentions the "Cruise Of the Phi.
| grim, delightful description of summer yovag-
Ing on the Atlantic in the cutter Yacht Pilgrim by
| W. ii. Winslow." This will interest our people,
as DR.. Winsow made Belfast his Headquarters
| while cruising.
| What purports to be a telegram from Belfast to
the Portland Press concerning the suspicious death
In jackson. was taken verbatim, without credit,
from the Republican Journal. 1t represented
ride of 81 miles on a cold day, serving q coron-
! ers jury, and returning home dinncrlcss to write
| up hurried account with fingers benumbed with
cold, ana surely this is acase where credit was due
! a very pleasant affair occurred at Mathews
Bros. sash and blind factory in this city on Satur-
day afternoon. After the mill shut down The work.
men gathered at the stairway when Mr.. ID. T.
Guptill, in behalf of the proprctors and workmen,
presented Mr. Chester kavanah with silver cas-
tor. Mr. kavanah, workman in the mill, was
recently married and the gift was token Of the
esteem Of his fellow workmen.
He FIRED AT THEM. Two men, evidently tramps,
attempted to enter the house of Simeon staples, on
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the doors and windows,wh We're fastened. The
noise aroused the inmates and Mi Staples two
sons, Edwin A. and Walter, got M and patienlI II
| waited for the tramps to enter. The would he
burglars left, however, and as they were making
| OF Edwin A. staples stepped outside and fired
two revolver shots at them but without effect
I GRAND ARMY NOTES. The following were elect.
ed officers Of Thomas Ii. Marshall Post in this city,
last Friday evening: G. ". iIaney, Com; u. 7.
! Guptill, $. v Com; Ezekiel Thomas, J. v. Com. /;
! A a. liassan, Qtm Installation first Friday even
/ ing IN January, al which time turkey supper viii
be served. &C. W. Haney and j. {. Gates of this
city, drove to Freedom on Friday, where The for.
lner inspected Dana b. Carter Post of that town.
The post has good hall and is prosperous. Iwen-
ty-two of the p members were present at tile in
spection. On Tuesday evening Mr. Haney inspect
ed the Post at Liberty.
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is lhe tWefth steamer that Capt Barbour has built
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