The Republican journal., 1885-04-09
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

The city authorities have been informed that
Mrs. o. W. McKenney, of Belfast, Is an inmate of
the Lunatic Asylum at Augusta
MIR. Wilband, of South Boston, has been in Bel
fast for sometime for the purpose of starting
lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Mathews Bros, of this city, have received the
order for all the inside work for the sixteen houses
Mr. Bassick is about to build at Bridgeport, Conn.
Geo. o. Bailey, Of this city, is receiving letters
from horsemen all over the State, who express re
gretat the death of his famous trottng horse Geo O.
Saturdays rain was much needed. Cisterps and
reservoirs were very low, and some of our manu-
! featuring establishments were obliged to ham wa
| ter.
| The Boston papers announce that nr John
Homer, formerly of Belfast, has gone into nsol-
i, vency lie was keeping drug store at New0urv.
| port,
During the rain storm Of Saturday lightning en-
tered the Office of the telegraph company, in this
city, coming in on the wires. No damage was donc,
but the operator was good deal startled.
The municipal officers of this city are besefped
| by people who want to be elected night watchmen.
WY is il 50 many want the position of night watch
when the salary is but 81 per night Can any body
tell?
Mr.. }. f. PendIeton, of this city, now runs his
pant factory by power from the shoe factory The
Household sewing machines are arranged on either
side Of a long tabi2, and all lis arrangements are
firotclass
Complaints are made by some that the judge and
Register of Probate do rot make out papers and
act counsel for those having business before the
Probate Court in this city. we are requested 10
say that by the laws enacted in lss& these officials
are directly forbidden 10 40 So. SIC +tcons IL and
and y of chapter 6 revised statutes These OFF
cias are simply complying with the law,whch they
are bound to 10 by the virtue Of their oiice.
MASQUERADE. The masqueradeon skates, given
at the Coliseum building on Thursday evening If
last week as benefit to tile Belfast base hall clu6
was q very pleasant well as profitable andr.
Although gotten up en- short notice when the grand
march was sounded There were about one hundred
skaters In costume. There was 4 eo7turncr in town
hut most of the suits were home made After un-
masking the spectators were invited to Skate The
galleries we'll filed. Mr.. Morrison very gen
erousy charged only the actual expenses far Che
use Of the rink, and the boys feared So, which
viii he used in preparing their ban grounds.
AN HONEST Boy. ON Thursday hast Mark Jack
son, % this city, bright litte 10y aged eight years
came into the journal office and sand: 81 have
found some money and think it wouli be proper
to advertise it," The little fellow had picked up
pocket book containing ~, ami before hr ba,tryeu
told his parents he caue to The journal Office TO ait
ycrtsc for the owner. such thuuGhtfulnc9- und
honesty is not met with every day. His little eyes
spmkled when hc told Of mis- indiue the pocket
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to kept IT, The money belonged to q Mr., stevens
of Monroe, who had lost it nut a few moments be
fore Mark picked it up lie gave the boy - as
reward Mark is the son of Mir. joseph Jackson
of this city
Polo. The Rockland Couricr-'ialettc itnds ;
good deal of fault with the recent game Of polo il
this city between the Belfast ana Rockland teams
Il says the game was played under New Englaur
rules, which allow the goal tenl to catch tho ball
and that Cottrcll, who was Belta.t'5 goal, paye
base bail. Tho rules do not allow the ball u II
caught, and the only person to eaten AMI holl the
ball during the game Young, R9cklanAs goal
tend, who caught it between the knees. Cnttrel
did not catch the ball during the game, and ruly
stopped it twice with mis- hands, once To the great
disadvantages of MS teun....T The Granite City
team Of ilailowcll, will give exhibition Eamt
at the Coliseum building This evening. The cub il
one of the best in the state. The Alemeelicc-, OF
Bath, champions Of thu state are coming TO Bel
fast Mi Morrison is getting up another race Oh
skates.
COUNTY TAXL-. The Clerk Of the Courts fol
Waldo county has apportioned the taxes n tht
several towns agreeable to- Law. The Legislator,
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