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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05
Waldo County Medical Association.

The annual meeting of the Waldo County Medi
cal Association was held at the Club of Thirty
room, Belfast, on Tuesday. There was quite full
attendance. Owing to large amount of business
but one paper was read, and that was by Dr. Z.
Small, OF Belfast, Chorea. The paper was
sharply debated and was participated in by all
The following elected as officers for the en-
suing year; DIR. Il. Abbott, Wintcrport, president
DR.. f. A. Porter, Liberty, vice president; DIR. a
G. Eilingwood, Belfast, secretary; DR.. G. C.
kilgore, Belfast, treasurer; Drs. Abbott and Filing
wood, Tex -oficio) DR.. Pearson, Morrill,, Dr. Tenn
pie, of Frankfort and DR.. Sewall OF Monroe,
standing committee. Next meeting at Belfast on
the first Tuesday in November.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

Writing of the Maine Press Excursion to BAR
Ilarbor in the Gardiner Home Journal, II. X. Nor
rel says of Eagle Lake:
1t is 275 feet above Bar IIarbor, and furnshe
water for their water works. The water is very
clear and the bottom is covered with clean white
rocks.
bottom of this lake. said to elderly gentlenlers
by my side
'Don't you think it is natura?" he said with a
matter-of-fact air, that made me blush for INV
levity. 1t knocked all righteousness out of me for
the rest of the triD.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05
Newspaper Notes.

The Pittshurg Commercial Gazette is century
Old
The illustrated Graphic News, of Cincinnati, will,
In its issue of August 6th, publish magnificent
engraving of Nale's champion boat crew.
f, McGraw, editor of the Eastport Standard, has
sued the editor of the Calais Times for services on
the Standard while Mr.. Whidien was owner and
manager of that paper.
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Base Ball.
MANCHESTER 9, BELFAST 4.

MANCHESTER 8, BELFAST 4.
The Manchesters returned to Belfast Friday last
and played the home team in the afternoon. The
game was one of the best ever played here The
nome team was strengthened by the addition of
Jerry Sweeney on first base The visitors by rood
hitting made three runs in the first inning but were
BANKED In every inning after until the seventh
when they fortunately made six runs. Belfast
scored in the second third, sixth and ninth innings
Both pitchers were struck quite freely, Barrett get
ting rather the worst Of it. Manchcsters made s
fielding errors; Belfast g. one of the features of
the game was brilliant throw from left field bv
Larabee of the home team, who assisted in put
ting out a runner at the home plate. The attend
ance was about 200. The score in detail
BELFAST
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

Last year the Belfast city council elected
aNcollector without giving any person chanc,
to bid, and fixed his compensation ut 1.3-4 pei
cent. The amount then to be collected wa.
over $4,000, upon which there was four pei
cent. discount. which materially aided in the
prompt collection. This year there are only
s3S, 900 to be collected, without discount, ant
by competitive bids we have good collector a
LII per cent. There is quite difference be
tween the two governments in this matter, a:
well as all other matters.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05
Generalities.

y Kentucky baby has been named after Prc>-
dent Clcveamd's wife.
Another American schooner has been seized
| in New brunswick On trumpet mp charge.
\ man has been imprisoned in Danburv.
Conn. for twenty-five months for Il debt of
S1i0.
The restrictions imposed by Canada upon
American fishing vessels have been adopted bv
Newfoundland.
The deaths i'll Labrador and Newfoundland
from cold and hunger are now estimated at
fifteen hundred.
William Scott Il colorel man. died in Balti-
more, last week. 4 certificate of his death
placed his age at l53 wears.
There are :l3.Gl4 Po>tna~tcr> in the Emitted
States. During the fiscal year which ended June
| 81 the nulnher0f appointments made was o. 4 .
And yet the hungry Democrats are not happy.
\ Connecticut deacon. l, wifi and SON are
under arrest CHARGED with pritin- . clergyman
with stale egg>. The deacon SAYS that he was
Justified III making the assault by HE conduct
OF the clergy man.
William 7. Ficrson. bookkccper and cashier
of the American Baptist Publication >ocet, at
Philadelphia, WAS thrown from a carriage last
March, and during hi- enforced absence from
h> office it is alleged that Il tefalcation of $40
900 was discovered.
\ dispatch from Fort Worth saws: Texas
crops are better this year than last, severe
drouth> hay" prevailed in Western Texas.
mostly IN the cattle region, and in some in
stances settlers haze abandoned their homes.
going eastward These eases are rare. Very
few cattle have died
After this week vessels will only be allowed
to 90 through the draws of the bridees on the
Charles River and the Fichburg. Lowell and
! Boston and Maine Railway Corporations be
| tween the hours Of midnight and A. NJ. An
effort will soon be made to have this order eN-
tended TO the Warren Bridge.
Nm immense timber raft. containing two mil
lion feet and measuring 100 feet long bv 30 wide
and 50 deep, started Wednesday from st. John,
y. b.. on lis way TO New York. The raft
weighs several thousand tons, and to launch it
more than a mile of timber was necessary for
skids. Two steamers tow the bulky affair to
New York.
Peter \. Rattigan. editor and proprietor of
the Pctertlia, Penn, Herald and postmaster
was horsewhippcd in that town Tuesday by a
number of women who were members of the
W omen's Christian Temperance Union. Rat
ti@an had been rejecting severely upon the
| temperance and prohibition clement of the
country III his paper, especially upon ladies.
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One of BeIfaSt'S Many Advantages.

Belfast possesses some advantages that GarlIHer'
leave his situation is to read the base ball reports
in the Belfast journal. If he could just go up
game of ball. he would be better satisfied with his
salary And what lift that half column or col
umn of copy would be! But since the High school
vacation commenced Gardiner has had no ball club
and the boys have to depend going fishing for
their amusement. Gardiner Home Journal
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Fish and Fishing,

Cap Scott of the Lans'iown says has instructions
are to keep American fishing out OF Charles Bay
The Fish and Game Commits toners ha, e little OF
nothing To do at this oG the year except to
inspect the fisllways. Commissioner Stilwell saws
that nothing will be done the fshways of the
eastern section this Year, they are ali in good
condition.
year ago last April about twenty five thousand
landlocked salmon were taken from the Orand
Matching works and put into Eagle lake, Mount
Desert. They were then very small but some caught
this summer measure six inches in length.
The fly fishing for salmon at the Water Works
dam is practically finished until another wear.
About seventy five salmon were taken there and
two hundred or more hooked and lost. Mr. f. W.
Aver closes the season with great record having
caught twenty three fish averaging about twenty
pounds in weight. Bangor Wig.
The whole mackerel fleet Is owned in Nassachu.
sets and Maine and consists of nearly 400 sails en-
ploys about 5000 men and is engaged in seininr
mackerel from March to November. During April
and May of last year the catch great that it
glutted the avenues of distribution and many
thousand barrels were thrown away. There is
some conflict of testimony to the amount of this
waste, but it was probably sixty or seventy thous-
and barrels.
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To Isle al Haul.

fast Sunday morning at O'Clock on steamer Rock
land for Isle au Haut. The departure was delay
ed one hour by the non-arrival Of the boat, which
was fog bound at Hurricane island the night be-
fore. The wind was southery with indications of
fog but the sun shonc brightly and Peno' scot Bay
wore its loveliest aspect call was made at North
port, where the rusticaors came down to the wharf
to say good morning" but none came on board
The boat then headed for Turtle Head which was
soon reached and the usual salutes exchanged.
The sail down the eastern bay was new to many
on board. The islands are numerous and pre-
sentcd an ever changing series of lovely views
from the deck of the steamer. The light keeper
ON Eagle island was sauted and responded with
bell Just before reaching Isle Haut a light
fog closed about the boat, but soon cleared away.
The objective point was the Thoroughfare at Isle
au iiaut, which was reached at l2.30. This thor
ou%hfare is a passage between kimball's Island
and Isle au liaut and a few years ago it was
stirring place. The Lewis Bros. of Portland had
canning factory here employing about 100 PEG
pie HOLSTERS We're plentiful and there was profit
able employment for the local fishermen. Finally
trouble arose between the fishermen and the pro
prictors who abandoned their property at Isle au
iiaut and built factory at Green's Landing
Deer Isle, Since then it has been extremely quiet
at Isle au IIaut The factory building Is partial
y demolished and the wharf is dilapidated as
to be unsafe The whole village now has the APP
pearance of having gone to Seed.
ON the left ~ you enter the harbor is Il club
house and cottages owned by Boston people. Al
bert b Otis, If Belfast is a member of this club
and also ias an interest in Il tract of land adoin-
ing. There is small floating wharf below the
club house where the excursion intended tu land
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

y journal contributor writes from Massa-
chusetts: 81 suppose your dear little city is
full of summer visitors, and | wish could be
there to watch the sparkling waters of the bay
and see the sun sink to rest behind my native
hills; but my spirit is there, although my more
material body is obliged to stay in Springfield"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

Henry Watterson's gallantry will suffer an
eclipse in England when Il recent letter to the
Courier-Journal is read on the other side of
the Atlantic. Watterson says: "Now and
then you see beautiful woman in England;
but the rule is otherwise
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

The special advantages of the Bryant & Strattom
Commercial School are admirably set forth in the.
announcement of its reopening, which will be founf
in another column: The Principal, Mr.. III. w. EIib-
bard, has been emnenty successful in sending out
pupils, who are filling responsible Positions, to
which he has introduced them, in all our large
cities.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

A New York judge has decided that base
ball is not an acrobatic performance and can
be played without license. Now let some
one learned in the law decide that base ball Is
not circus minstrel show and the BOYS
may be happy.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

And now it is said that the California wines
sold in the cast are adulteratcd. The only
genuine article nowadays is spring water.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

The Democrats endorse Cleveland in their
conventions and curse him privately. The Of
flee holders control the conventions but not the
private speech of Democrats.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

The letters Of Mr.. Bodwcll and Mr.. Mliken
concerning pensions, will be read with inter-
est, and the sentiments they express generally
approved. The correspondence will he found
on the first page.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

Prohibition is advocated in the South to save.
the colorcd men from degradation and ruin
1t is advocated in the North to save our white
population from a like fate.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

A Washington despatch reports: "Se..re-
tary Bayard not uneasy" That is where he
has the advantage over our fishermen.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05
Republican County Convention.

The Republicans of Waldo County will meet in
convention at the Court House, in Belfast, Sat
Hrdoy, the I'm day Of august aert, at ten O'Clock
IN the ,fore"oo@ for the purpose of nominating can
idatcs for the following offices, viz: two Senators
sheriff, Clerk Of Courts, Register of Deeds, Coun
ty Attorney, two County Commissioners and Coun
~ Treasurer.
The basis of representation will be as follows
Each town VIII be entitled to one delegate and al
additional delegate for each fifty votes, fraction
of twenty five votes over, cast for Gov. Robbie al
the election i'll 1884.
This basis entities the several towns to delegates
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05
BELrAST Z, RoCkI.ANp /

I'm excursion party Of over POO, accompanied %,
brass band, came TO Belfast ON Tuesday ON steam
er i;orkland to witness a game of ball brtwrrI,
our down river friends ami the home team Tn~
Is the first Time the k"ckland- have been in ;cIfl-f
this season. They art COCA BAN play ,r- anil were
accompanied by -rntlrnHuly orolvt fine -amc
was delayed somewhat over tine question If uui
pir" the home team claiming the righ. to furnish
one Bat our down river friends had fixed their
minds on Mr., Robinson, of Warren ami to humor
them the home team accepted him He lro,cd au
impartial and competent umpire. car boy, did
not kick against Mr., Robinson, only the rriurilc
involved The visitors went first to bat gud v.l,.
WhiteW0shcd In the first for Belfast M % fprtu
nate hit the home team m,dc three runs. Thr
scored again i'm the Sixth, aud rolled az three more
IN the eighth. The visitors were blln>cd in ever,
inning except the fourth. when they u;,jr their
only run. Goodwin and Sweeney uaor tnu tine
double plays. The feature of the game WAS tine
line batting of knowltun, Chattcrton AMI allaEu.
and tue fine fielding Of McAndc,~, Goodwin aod
sweeney. sanford for the visitors, played good
game. The attendance was 10. The SCORE
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

"What are the wild waves saying?" We don't
know, but do know that the ladies' are saving
Swedish Stove Polish is the best"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

The Boston Record recently published a
communication from "a we'll known clergy
man of Maine in which the writer, after Civ
ing his experience as to the practical working Of
prohibitory laws, submits these three state
ments which he believes to be incontestably
true:
law to regulate the liquor traffic.
Second. Only public sentiment can enforce
the prohihtory law, and public sentiment is
not with that law; for. manifestly. prohibition
does not prohibit.
Third. The prohibtory law does not edr-
cate public sentiment, but only demoralizeS it.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

Rev. sam. Jones. Of Georgia, said in recent
address on temperance; There have been two
great cpochs in American history. One was
that which marked the removal of the CALLING
chains of tyranny from the slaves Of England
and Europe; another was that when President
Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation
that broke their shachleS and gave freedom to
d,0o0,000 slaves Many of us at the South
agreed with YOU on the slavery question all
along. You went ont of the business long be
fore we did but We had a stock in trade on
hand all the time. You bur,ted the shnckes Of
the slaves, ana we to-day greet them as free
mon. =
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05
NOrrrlrS little Joke,

Letter from Minneapolis and other matter
left over for next week.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

We print OF the first page an article from
the New York Tribune. concerning ',The De-
cline of the Coa>ting Trade Judging from
the Introduction to Capt. Larrabee's narrative
the Tribune writer does not treat of life on Il
coaster from actual Nperencc-certainIy not
able for all That.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

II i, Il well known fact that the ablcst and
most successful editors - in their own c~tiii,a-
ton - arc those who never saw the inside of Il
newspaper Office of this class Il writer in the
Journalist says; Experience is good teach
er. LET the greenhorn who thinks lie cam pick
up the editorial quill and WELD it in such Il
manner that it will bear articles pleasing to
everyone on the list. and win him worldwide
reputation. straddIe the tripod, dip the quill in
Arnold'> best and spread the fluid.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05
Bayard to Blame,

The New York Herald advocated the election
of Cleveland and has been Il thick and thin
supporter of Lis Administrations but in al
editorial OH the fishery troubles it SAYS: sFol
the lo>Ses-far greater than can be made GOOD
by money payment>-whicho our fishermen hav.
suffered this year, and for the extreme and
dangerous irritation which has grown up about
the question all the facts prove that Mr. Bay
ard is entirely and alone to blame, The Herald
says further:
An ounce of prevention is worth pound
of cure. Solely because of Mr.. Rayard>
incaparity and neglect of his plainest duty
there has arisen condition of irritation be-
tween this country and Great Britain anC
Canada which no good citizen on either side
can see without regret and alarm, and the end
OF which, with Mr.. Bayard rs the manager foi
the nited States, no one can furesee. lie
tells the Senate that the ease is 50 serious that
he dareS not make his negotiation public.
Meantime he has not. it seems. progressed >C
well with 1t az to even secure to our fishermen
safety against molcstaton pending the settle
mcnt. This would seem to be q very SmaI
favor to ask, while it would be nm immense re
lief to the fishermen. Perhaps he has not
thought it worth while to make 50 rcasonabI,
4 request.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

Mr. Thornton yforl, of Bmgor, who owned the
Seaside House at lslcshoro, has sold il to Il MIR.
Cover for 81 The new owner will furnish the
h ouse, and Mr.. j. H. Ryder Will run il the rest of
the summer, 50 are informed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

A. dispatch from Fort Worth says: Texa.
crops are better this year than last, severe
drouths have prevailed in Western Texas.
mostly in the cattle region, and in some in
stances settlers haze abandoned their homes.
going eastward These eases are rare. Very
few cattle hAY, died
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-05

,. . DTUIlIIlNN[
New Hampshire lawyers. dropped dead ut the
dinner table at his home in great Falls SUNDAY
OF heart disease. He was a son of Rev. VIM. III.
Copeland, Baptist minister. now of Lebanon.
Me. lie was born at Albion. Me-, in January
1871, was educated at South Berwick Academy
and West Lebanon; also at Limerick, Me-
Academy. The money to defray his expenses
was earned by working on farm and teaching
school. AT an early age he studied law with
Hon. !. ;. kimball, of Sanford Me-, and was
admitted to the bar in 1862 locating at Presque
Isle, Me. lie removed TO Great Falls in 1865.
remaining there until he opened an office at
Manchester i'll 1882. He had a very large prac-
ticc throughout the State and was counsel re-
spondent in the Buzzell murder case, when he
secured an acquttal Oh the tirat trial. Nav %.
though Buzzell was subsequently tried and con-
Vcted OF the statutory crime of hiring and pros
curing murder. Managing this case. especially.
at the first trial, Copeland displayed hi, remark
able pow rs to the best advantage. For three
years past he was extensively engaged in orange
grove planting in Florida, and had the honor of
having lake named after him. He married
Ellen NJ. Wade, granddaughter of Col. Benja-
min Foster, of Machias, Me-. in 1862. Three
daughters survive him.
SHOOTING OF THE BRAY BOY.
July Il, Miles S. a young son of Charles
Bray, at New Portland, was shot. Miles and
another boy nine years old named Linwood
kersney Went to the barn when Miles was
shot through the heart. The kershnev boy
said that Mile found gun near the door and
that he went to take it from him. when he
threw it down and the gun went off with
the above effect. The older boy was going
to the granery for beans. He now tells the
following story of the shooting: Il got half
way up the ladder after the beans | looked
down and saw the Bray boy had taken up
the gun. | told him to lay it down or he would
get hurt. He did not do so. | went down and
he dropped the gun. / caught it before it
struck the floor. Miles stepped out and stood
on an OK yoke, that lay just outside the door
lie turned around facing me. | cooked the
gun with my hand and raising it up to my side
with 1t pointing out of the door, pulled the
trigger. l did not think it was loaded | did
not mean to shoot him. / said something to
Miles before fired, but don't remember what
| was frightened when saw him fall threw
the gun down and went off. / am very sorryu
AMUTNoUs CREW.
While cruising in Philadelphia harbor Thurs
day the officers on the police boat Stokley were
hailed from big schooner coming up the Della
ware. The police boat ran up to the vessel.
which proved to be the John X. Souther, Cap
tain James w. Bolano, from Bangor Me-, with
the crew, consisting of five men, locked in the
forecastle for mutiny. The men Were at once
transferred to the police boat and taken ashore
and conveyed to the United States Marshal's
Office. From the captains statement it appears
that on July 10, when anchored in theharbor of
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Protected by thu whole Force.

George storm Knight and his com.
rany on one oc, aSio1 wire leaving town
called Nile, in Mi hiean. when the prop
erty-man became involved in dispute
with two six foot tong :. Knight held
;he prOperty-man cont while he laid out
the toughs, one after the other, with his
fists
The com any then proceeded TO South
Bend, Ind. To get TO their next stand
they had TO go buck through Nile, and
Knight, fearing trouble, tclegraphed to
the Chief Of Police TO ask for protection.
The Chief telcgraphcd back that he
would have his entire force on hand to
prevent trouble
When the Train bearing the company
reached Nile ard the company alghted,
they found the uselves surrounded by an
excited crow led by the two roughs.
In vain Is nights eyes roved over the
mob in search of the battaliona of police.
Not blue coat was visible The situa
tion began to look ser.ous. when an old
and decrepid man, crippled, blind in one
eye, leaning on otitch. moved up to
Knights side aud said:
Are you hnightW
eyes, was the reply.
"Then it's all right. You needn't be
afraid, responded the aged m n, raising
one withered hand a oft
"Hump! Who are youg" asked Knight.
I'm the Chicf of Police and the whole
police force, was the response. Balti
D2ra Hr0Li
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Accompany has'been formed in Roch~
ester, n. T., which has lsased for Is
years, at a nominal rent, a large stretch
OF marshy ground lying on tho borders
OF Seneca axe. The services of gen
tleman we'll versed in natural history,
who has made the edible frog special
study, has been engaged by the m
pany, which is prepared to carry cut its
OBJ ect, that OF frog culture, on a liberal
scale. The land just taken up has long
been faVorite resort OF the frog, but
the compan y propose to augment the
large natural supply by artificial produce
ton, and for this purpose houses will be
at once erected for propagation, and
these will be further supplemented by
the building of factories for packing
and canning.