The Republican journal., 1886-07-01

| mouse on mon street formerly occupied by
Charles Kurdish.
The water question is being discussed by our
citizens, and it is believed that something will be
done before the season closes
Adamless Eden, presented in Belfast Monday
evening by Lilly Clay's company, was Il cheap per-
formance. There was a fair audience. One of the
performers was Belfast girl.
The Maine Central railroad entered upon new
time table on Monday. The morning train leaves
Belfast at $40 and arrives at TO- 40 a. m The after
noon train leaves at 2.O5 and arrives COS p. m.
standard time. See notice on fourth page.
The new bills of lading for coal vessels call for
the discharge of $50 tons per day and give the hr
ing of the stevedores to the consgnee-, instead of
the master Of the vessel. The steyedore no longer
cruises down the bay to catch the collier but quiet
! ly interviews the consignees. Complaint is made.
| however, Of the steyedore usagcs in this city.
The Deer Isle Gazette points ont some errors in
the statistics given by Green's Landing CORES
pendent of the population etc. of Deer Isle. We
/ have doubt. however, that the place will grow
/ 10 the proportions given. The Gazette puts the
population Of Deer Isle 1000 and says there are
| six churches and six post Offices.
! Mr.. q. II. Haynes, of Camden. the compiler of IA
work on summer resorts, was in Belfast last week
delivering the book. The volume is in paper GOV
ers, contains 2lj pages, and bears the following
title: seaside Mountain and Lake summer Re
sorts Also fine hotels and business houses ON
Maine Central Railroad and its connecting lines
New Brunswick Railway and Inter-colonial Rail
way"
The presentation Of the Mikado ut the Belfast
Opera House, "Wednesday evening, June 23d, by Il
Bangor company under the management of MI. f.
\. owen, was both an artistic and a financial sue
cess. Gilbert and Nullivan's comic opera was Civ
en- in manner that would have done credit to
professionals. The only drawback was the lack
Of An orchestra for which piano Is poor suhsti-
/ tute- The opera was well mounted, the costumes
rich and appropriatc and the vocal and hstrionc
talent Of the company much above the aver
| age.
\ NEW GRANITE FIRM. The superior quality of
the OAK Hill granite is widely known and many
/ manufacturers have desired 10 obtain control of
the quairies. The Mitchell Granite Company of
Quincy. Mass. have been large consumers of this
stock, using nearly one half the granite quaried at
Oak Hill MI Mitchell was in Belfast Monday and
perfected arrangements by which the Mitchell
Granite Company acquires an interest in the OAK
Hill quar'ico and viii assume control stock
company will lie formed, and the property dcyel-
oped The .,iitclell Company employs a large
number Of men, and i among the most extensive
manufacturers of monumental and fancy granite
work IN the country, and eventually large share
of this work will he done al City Point Belfast
The base of OAK Hin is but one mile from the Bel
fast railroad, and side track filling in this gap Is
among the possibilities of the future This trans
FEY Of the quaries will interfere with the sale
of rough stock to outside parties. We are pleased
10 note this Indication OF the development of our
granite interest which is no doubt to be the lead
ing industry Of Belfast
REsIGNAIION OF \ PASTOR. Rev. George +.
Tufts, who assisted in the church services at the
Congregatonalist house, in this city sunday,
read the resignation Of Rev J. \. Ross, the pastor
and made some remarks in regard to the esteem in
which Mr. Ross is held in the community. There
was deep feeling of sadness in the congregation
when the resignation read. Mr.. Ross WAS in
stalled pastor of the church sept. I, 1873, nearly
thirteen years ago. He i a thorough scholar, a
great student, and an excellent preacher. While
he has been resident of Belfast he has been Il
prominent temperance advocate, an earnest worker
| for the good of our schools and for many years
chairman Of the experimenting school committee
Mr. Ross is a gentleman of strong opinions and
makes them felt upon what ever subject he dis
cusscS- His place cannot be readily iled. Mr.
Ross graduated from the Free Church College. now
merged in Dahouse College, Nova Scotia, in 1871;
from the Free Church Divinity Hall, Nova Scotia,
lS5i and was resident at Andovcr Theological
seminary in ls59. He WAS acting pastor at New
Gloucester, Me, from 1860 to 1864; supplied the
church at Marion, Iowa. from 1864 to 1866, and was
its pastor from lSGG to 1873, when he came to Bel
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''N'''' "e' ~ " rii>"'e anu N''''l les "alhcl'
neil"s' po'' iHeH' were "fIeN'e' ia9' week on com
p''ii'' VI '''i' - ilail'"h q" VIII VI Uc9paas ioi
alleSe" injuries rtce4Nen Nh''e ntlhS arrested Inc
damages very Pla'tN ~ S'"o' me "ilcefs nave
given ponds t"r thelf appearance before the orto-
Der Term 81 the 0-'' court 'i'hioh was arrested
"heh lh'oNlci'lr' ana resisted the Officers :" Vlo
ieh'l9 tiat ihtS were "plSeu 10 l9c loftc ana
sHueh NM several li'les win 'her Dl'lcs- Al the
tli ramon WAS cohNlcte"' h'l aii"Wcu |" go ON
suspended mttlmns- Hallion was visited by lhysi
clans at the jail and after he was liberated, and
they say he suffered no injury from the blows re
ceiycd but had bad heart trouble which was
aggravated by liquor. lianlon himself informed
the City Marshal thar he had no complaint to make
and that he was used a well as he ought TO have
been This case will bring up the question a. to
how much force officer may use in making an
arrest No one wants an officer TO needlesslv abuse
Il man, but If we expect good order we must sup
port officials in maintaining it. 1t is no excuse
for a man that he is drunk. The law gives him 10
privilege under Such circumstances If he is noisy
and rerl9ts the officers they are justified in using
force TO ovcrpower him suit will be brought
against iianon for resisting the officers.
rades of Thomas H. Marshall Post g. A r. with
their families propose celebrating the National
anniversary at Temple Heights Northport, with
the following programme First, Assembly call
and salute. Second, Private conference of com
rades IN which matters of great Importance to the
future of this nation and particularly of the state
of Belfast will be discussed Third Dinner call
when all are expected to do ample Justice to the
innumerable ingredients which will be spread
under the greenwood trees and ii is houed that all
will feel somew hat relieye, after u,rakin.r of fine
same Fourth Comrades will fall in with their
| best girl ON the right for Il grand parade on the
shore. Fifth, Return call at O'Clock when some
distii guished speakers from abroad will addres.
| the vast audience there assembled sixth, sack
race, to be participated in by all Who wish; also Il