The Republican journal., 1885-07-30
NEWS OF BELFAST AND VICINITY,

NEWS OF BELFAST AND VICINITY
The smalley fruit jar advertised in the Journa
is sold only in this city by A. A. Howes & Co.
Mathews Bros, in this city, have received order.
for the windows of the new Court House to b,
erected at Ellsworth.
Mark Andrews, of this city, while in New York
last week, was Frustrated by the heat and had {
narrow escape from sunstroke.
Capt. G. A. Coombs the insane man lately con
hned In Belfast jail was taken to Islesboro, by hi.
friends, on Friday of last week. He was very vic
| lent.
| Capt. Charles II. Wording, of this city, who was
recently severely injured by being thrown from hi.
carriage, was upon the street last week, having
nearly recovered.
The Maine Central freight house was enter one
hlght last week and barrel of flour removed. A
dwelling house was also entered the gas works
last week, but no arrests have been made
Grand Temperance Campmeeting at Maranocook
Friday and Saturday July 81. and Aug l. Satur
day Is childrens' day. The best of speaking anc
music, and reduced rates on railroads.
YACHTS. Three yachts visited our harbor last
week. in their cruising along shore. They wer,
the yachts Restless, of Rockland, Undine, of BIOS
| tom the latter sloop, and the steam Yacht Juno
! Capt. Blair, of Bath.
MIR. Benz. Hazetine, of this city, will soon ship
to Jacksonville, Fla, quantity of slate to be used
ON new building there. 1t will he the first lot of
| slate ever shipped or used there, aud we hope il
| may lead to further shipments.
FISH BARRELS. There is great demand for fish
barrels in this vicinity aud agents for Gloucester
and Boothbay parties are securing the country IN
search OF them Fifty cents each is paid, which i,
not large price for good barrel,
Charles j, Brooks, attorney, of stoneham. Mass
writes us that the cases against John h. Tewksbury
| 4 William f. farnham, of Boston, charged with
larceny of boots and shoes from Winch Brothers Of
| that city have been dismissed by order of the
county attorney and upon the Recommendation OF
| the Judge who granted the original warrants The
evidence showed no criminal intent ana the defend
ants We're not even held for trial.
A stove man in this city was recently called to a
tenemen. and requested to cut down stove pipe
and to put new box into pump. 1t so happened
that two families lived in the tenement and when
the stove man called both were out. lie entered
I the wrong room of course, RACED the stove pine
and fixed the pump that was all right before. Whcr
the woman arrived home and found her neatly
BACKED stove and clean floor strewn with SCOT Size
thought burglar had entered through the chin
ney. The woman whose Stove and pump really
| needed tinkcring gave the stove dealer blowing
up because he didn't come, and the other one gay,
him q lecture because he did come Between the
two irate women Charles was in ii bad fix. Ash
him about it.
ThE LAWN PARTY. The party given the bast
ball grounds in this city on Monday evening wa,
highly successful and entertaining II was some
thing new and the novelty brought out large
crowd The proceeds are to be used for the pur
pose of purchasing new uniform fol the Belfas
base ball club, raised platform 40 by 80 feet wa,
erected in front of the grand stand where the com
pany danced. The grand stand aud platform were
eaborately decorated with Japanese lanterns
while at one side a locomotive headlight threw it,
| strong rays on the dancers Coored lights were
! burned on the grounds which together with the
full moon gently throwing its mild light over all
and the gentle breeze FROM the beautiful Penobsc0
/ bay, made up picture long to be remembered
Sanborns orchestra furnished excellent mu~i,
which was as fully appreciated by the large audi
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| platform. a chorus lead by +. D. Thornlike an,
Miss !ottte Colhurn, as sooists, sang a pleasing
selection from the Pirates of Penlance. Ice cream
and cake We're served to all. Dancing was conlin
| ued until about midnight when the party broke up
| everyone pronouncing 1t the best time of the sea
| son. The party managed by Mrs. james 5
| Hartman, Mrs. Thos Is. Dinsmore, Mrs Rober
p Chase and Mrs. w. l.. Littlefed who are EN-
titled to great credit for the perfect arrangement
| About $l25 were netted.
DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT. Mrs. Alice Mug
ridge, who lied i'll this city at the residence of he
sister, Mrs. Martin White. Saturday last at tn,
age of "a years and months, was one of the odes
people in town. She was born in Monmouth, bu
came here when she quite young. She wa
| twice married. her first husband being DAME
Qulmhy, brother of DR.. f. 7. and William Quinn
by. Her second husband was William Mugridgc
farmer. Mrs. NJ IS maiden name was Tow IL
| and she came from revolutionary stock. Her faith
er, Jeremiah Towle, was Il soldier under t,en
( Washington, and served under him in many fam
Gus battles. Her uncle, Jonathan Wilson, wa
wounded at Lexington. being the first blood SPILLED
| in the American revolution. A brother was Nava
| officer at the port of New York Mrs. NJ. whcr
young was II leading singer and sang ut the dedica
| ton Of the Unitarian cAlncA when the builtlin.
was dedicated, Nov. -, ISIS. She was u woman o
more than ordinary Intelligence ana was possease,
| of great Kindness of heart. During the last few
years of her life She was blind hut being possesse,
of 4 peaceful disposition, she bore the addiction
without murmuring. She loved to converse of the
olden times and was very familiar with scenes II
Belfast early in the present century. Just befor
her death she sang ain the sweet by and by" with
much force. our older inhabitants will remembe
| Mrs. NJ. and always with pleasure Her funera
took place on Monday, the service. being conduct
ed by Rev A. j. Savage.
TEMPERANCE MEETING. A very Interesting TEN
perance meeting held at the Uniyersalis
church last SUNDAY afternoon, unlcr the manage
ment of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
| 1t was thought that Immediately following the oe4
tructve fire, when the was fresh in the mind
of everybody, some interest would be manifested
but 1t was the same familiar faces seen at all ou
temperance meetings. Mrs. Charles Moore preside
and briefly stated the obect of the meeting Rev
| Mr. Williams offered PRAYER. II. j. w GODS, u
Newton, Mass, former resident of Belfast, va
the first speaker. He alluded to the recent fire am
said it was not the first one in Belfast caused b
| rum. The great conna5ra:iuu of lSG5 was the h,
suit of Il drunken carousal. Only through the prov
dence Of God the city saved III the recent fire
People have suffered in the past, paid taxes am
have been muichcd in various forms, through HI
temperance. If from any other cause cur take
should be increased One-eighth of one per cent In
matter would be Investigated. He spoke of lii,
advancement of the temperance cause. When IN
was boy there was more liquor made in Bella.
in one year than there is now drank in the who'll