The Republican journal., 1885-09-24
NEWS OF BELFAST AND VICINITY


When icemen send their bills
And frigid water brings its woes,
AS well as torrid summer,
For then our water pipes are froze,
And we must pay the plumber"
The Waldo County Educational Association will
begin its session at Monroe Oct. Goth, and continue
several days.
Kinney Watson, who sank the artesian well at
Mathews Bros factory, engaged in sinking a
well on the east side for Mr. Howard Mason.
Wehear of an enterprising chicken in Northport
| Hatched last spring she has already produced
| setting of eggs and is now keeping them warm
with view to bringing out family of her own.
A GRANITE CONTRACT. Mr.. C. j. Hall, of this
city, has just received granite contract, amount.
Ing to 100000 for part of the State House build,
Ing at Springfield, Illinois. The work will con
| sumo nearly years time.
| The building at the Waldo county park in this
| city. now undergoing repairs, will be furnished
Win grand stand with seating capacity for 800
people. Subscriptions are being solicited to finish
repairs and put the fence in good order
| WILDER J. Wood, the Gardiner murderer, who
pleaded guilty to manslaughter, was sentenced
Sept. 18th, In the superior Court to serve term of
eight years in the State Prison. Wood claims that
| Il
| before the stabbing.
| Black Amble, the promising four years old colt
of Ed shibles. of Thorndike, has been sold to Sim
! con Haskell, of Auburn, for 81 900. Black Amble
won the four years Old race at Fairfield last week
in 23 reducing the four years old recordin Maine.
He trotted one quarter in 2.2s gait. Black AmbIe
| is Joe Irving colt.
The street sprinkler appears to have retired from
business. and for the past week the dust has blown
about the streets IN clouds. The work has been
| poorly done this season, and some more efectual
method should be adopted for laying the dust
! This Is matter that should be taken Into con
sideration in connection with the proposed water
works,
| To BE SOLD. The house Of the late PAU r.
Hazet.ne. Mt the corner I'd Franklin ami Court
| streets, will be sold at aucton Wednesdays oct.
It'll, as advertised in another column. Also a tene
ment house on Pleasant street The homestead Of
Mr.. Hazetne has been mentioned as a suitable
place for the Hazetne library, and the bequest is
now available. If thought advisable, here Is an
opportunity to procure the site
BELFAST, KANSAS. We have received copy of
the Garden City sentinel, Kansas, which speaks of
new post Office established in that State called
Belfast. L. j. Burns has been appointed post.
master. The Sentinel says.
Belfast is just midway between Cimarron aud
! Pfercevie, tn miles from either point. the
Santa Fe railroad. It's a lovely place, has an
cellent boarding house. which is kept by Mrs. IL.
Burns, where the traveller will always feel comfort
able and at home.
| Dog SHOW. Some of the finest specimens of the
st. Bernard dog seen in Belfast were exhibit
ed at the Coliseum building last week There were
eight of them. The largest, called Roland, weighs
l79 pounds, said to be of the largest st. Der
| nards in the country. The dogs are very tntelli-
| gent but went through with their performance in
! slow manner. They distinguished for their
| faitbfulness to man. There was skating with
every performance
| The remains OF Mrs. Benz. Trundy of Chelsea,
Mass, were brought to Belfast on Saturday and in
TERED at Grove cemetery. Mrs. Trundy was %
years Old, the daughter of General and Mrs. Frank
| S. Nfckerson, formerly of this city. Mrs. Ncier-
son is daughter Of the late Hon. William Pitcher,
| Services were held at the grove r. p. Chase, c.
Ii. Field, F. L. Chase and +. H. Dunbar acted as
pail bearers. The floral display was one of the
| most elaborate ever seen here. General and Mrs.
Nckerson and family We're here, and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. c. Fletcher of Camden The bereaved family
have the sympathy of the community.
| CRlBBAGE. We have been handed the following
| and request -'- '-- 20 ,. a larger count
| =. lliUuage to notify us
What is the largest count that can be made at
cribbage, by one individual, including hand, crib,
and the pegglng, during the play OF hand, and
what cards should be held by each player to give
this count? Also, the turn-up? A13s,rer-It would
need several months to make all the calculations
necessary for a positive answer of the question.
and you probably have much more leisure than We
have for such idle speculation. player make
| "A, as follows Trump, five of hearts; crib, three
fves and jack OF hearts, hand two fours and two
sizes; opponents hand, two skies, one seven and
one four; play, six six, sin six, seven, four four,
-four. If you can study out larger count than
this, advise us
HOUSES SOLD Real estate transfers quiee
active in this city last week. William NJ. Priest
bought the Philo Iiersey house on Church street
for $4,000 mos b. Dinsmore bought the Lowney
house on Church street for $500, aud DR.. 5. ".
! johnson bought at aucdoh saturday the ;, ;.
| Lewis house at the corncr Of Court anu Pearl
streets for $3.50, These are all good houses and
the purchasers satisfied with their bargains...
| Since the above purchases We're made DR.. ;. W.
johnson has bought MIR. Sidney KaIish's house
whose lot adjoins his other purchase the Lewis
house. The price paid was $500. This gives
| Dir. johnson additional land which was much
needed
STEAMER NOTES. Commencing Friday, October
l6, the steamers Penobscot and Cambridge will
leave Boston alternately every Monday, Wed
| nesday and Friday, and commencing Monday.
October 18Th will leave Bangor every Monday,
| Wednesday aud Friday for Boston, until fur
Their notice probably until Dec. 30, 1881 The
| steamer Katahdin will be Withdrawn from the
route October 18th, upon her arrival in Boston
from Bangor Commencing Monday sept. 2l,t,
steamer Mount Desert will leave Bar HarDor
for Rockland, touching at all landings, every
| Monday, Wednesday and Frday, at II O'Clock,
A. Nj Returning from Rocbland Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, upon arrival Of steamer
from Boston. steamer Rocklan will make her
last trips for the season around Frenchman'7 Bay,
on Friday oct 2d, leaving Bar Harhor at II A. Nj,
Saturday, October 3D., for Rockand, where upon
her arrival she will be Withdrawn temporarily
from the route. Steamer Henry Morrison will,
commencing Tuesday, october 6th leave Rocklald
for Ellsworth every Tuesday and Saturday; re
turning from Ellsworth every Monday all Wed
nesday
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE. The following
are the transfers in real estate, in Waldo county,
| for the week ending Sept. 22ud Charles Brown,
Morrill,, to Augustus Daggett, same town. FL
bridge g. Burrill, Waldo, to Margaret J spauldng,
| Belfast. Amanda NJ. Curtis, Searsport, to Alfred
| E. Nickerson, Swanville. Estate of Jesse a.
Clough, Liberty, to b. f. Ciongh, Somervle. FL
bridge Fernald, waterproof to Mary A. Thompson,
same town. II. II. Forbes, Belfast, will to sophia
| W. Forbes, same town. Margaret c. Forbes, Low
| ell, to II. H. Forbes Belfast. Sophia W Forbes,
Belfast, to Abby Nj. Forbes, Brooks. George W.
| Gustin, California. to Jennie r. Dunn, Princeton.
| Rachel j. Haskell, Knox, to Frank W. Brannon,
! same town. Estate Jeremiah Hillman, Troy. to
Richard IL. Ward, Jr,, same town. Merrill Hunter,
| Clinton, to Thomas Winters, Unity. Charles f.
| Lane, Brooks to \. G. johnson, same town John
| F. McNelley, Boston, to Ellen A. McNelley, same
! town Hannah Merrill, Winterport, to Inhabitants
| of Winterport. John B. Packard, Bangor. to E H.
Tibbetts, same town. Dolly Whitney, Searsmont.
to Louisa Calderwood, same town. Charlotte A.
Williams Isesboro, to Geo. F. Williams, same
town. Joseph NJ Wood, Belfast, to Mary f. Wood,
same town, Inhabitants of Waldo to Ebridge
| Burri
| MISSIONARY MEETING. One Of the most interest
| ing missionary meetings ever held in this city
| held at the Baptist Church Sunday evening. The
church full to its utmost capacity. The speaker
was Miss Barrows, of Ellsworth, who has been
missionary teacher in Birmah for thirteen years.