The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-07-15

York.
A third circus will be in Maine before the season
closes. Nick Roberts Gardner united two ring
circus will be in this vicinity early in September,
and will probably come to Belfast.
Mr.. Wibert o. Pitcher, of Portland, well known
in Belfast, was recently married to Miss Jennie
Barnes, of Portland. The newly married couple
made wedding tour to Boston and New York
| Northport Camp Ground was connected with
Belfast by telephone, saturday. Fort Point,
stockton, is also connected with Belfast. The Re
we're House in this city, has recently put in a tele
phone.
Durham * Hall have the repairs ON the North
Primary school house well along. An extension
Of fourteen feet on the of the building, has
been put on This will give all the necessary
and will be a much needed Improvement.
Canton Pallas Patriarch Militant, |. O. o. F.. Of
this city, will make an excursion to Bar Harbor to-
day, accompanied by the Rockland Band. The
/ party Will 60 steamer Rockland and will leave
| at seven o'clock returning in the evening.
Two Bangor fellows left that city saturday af
ternoon on a tandem bicycle for Belfast, having
some attractions in this city. When several miles
out of town the machine broke down, and the
young footed it to Belfast arriving about mid
night.
We have received from Joshua W. Black, Sears
! port, Il tiny card bearing the following: Edna
| +. Black Born p NJ. July 4, 1886, searsport Me.
! Weight lbs" Joshua is a Grand Army man and
| patriotic all through. We congratulate him and
! wish Edna much happiness.
| The close time for salmon begins to-day Several
fishermen have had their weir, stripped fora week.
I nj hnl anil,
fishermen have reaped a harvest The markets
will no doubt be supplied with salmon from the
Provinces for some time to come.
/ The Methodist church and society of this city,
will make their annual excursion Friday the
/ 10TH on steamer Queen City. The excursion will
20 down the eastern bay, around the lower end
1 of lslcsboro to Camden. Dinner will be eaten at
Camden The home trip will be made by moon
light. Fare 50 cts, children p cents. general
invitation is extended.
There are no important developments in the mat
ter Of r. j. Lane, of ltocklaud Mass. The Abng
ton National Bank has been examined and it is said
that ia any event depositors will be secure. Nh
/ Lanes friends have offered to make good the de
fciency caused by him. and will also take the
leather board factory on mis- hands. He has re
signed the presidency of the Rockland Savings
Bank, which is in good condition. The Reed estate
is said to b. somewhat involved. 1t is still believed
that Mr. Lane has not personally lroited by his
operations. The criminal case against him has been
continued for two weeks.
HOTTENTOT SHEEP. Last week Mr. Erasus
Freeman of Waldo, received a buck which is of a
new variety in this vicinity, although we have
heard of them i'll olden times. The buck sent
to Nh Freeman by Charles Bickncll, of Rockland,
and came across in Il vessel from scotland. The
species, however came from the South of Africa,
and known as the Hottentot broad tailed
sheep. Authorities say the broattaied breed is
below the medium size, with short and soft fleece,
and two large massc of fat on each side of the
lower part Of the tail, which are 50 esteemed
deicacy and various cOntIivanccs used to pre-
vent the tail from dragging on the ground The
fat-rumped sheep of Tarary and temperate Asia
have a similar growth of fat upon the Group and
long pcndulous ears. The buck OF Mr. Frecmams
is Il handsome specimen, the tail being broad and
fiat, resembling paddle The animal was at the
Phoenix House stable and attracted much attention.
MI. DESERT FROM a CARRIAGE. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Edward Siblcy, Capt and Mrs. II. \. StaIret and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn of this city, returned home
last week after weeks soioum at Mt. Desert. |
The trip made in carriages and Mr. Siblcy |
SAYS this is the proper way to enjoy trip to this
famous island. The ride down at this season of
the year i grand Dinner was eaten at Bucksport, |
and Ellsworth reached the first night Next day |
the drive was extended to Somesyillc at the head
Of somes Sound, the beautiful sheet OF water |
which extends into the interior of Mt. Desert is
land. From there The party drove to North East |
lIarbor and from thence to Seal IIarbor stopping
at MIR. Amos Clements. Mr.. c. had goodly mum |
her of boaIders and others engaged sufficient to
ill Iii commodious boarding house. From Glenn |
cnt's the party drove to Bar larbor visiting Green
Mountain and all the important points. From the
iiubor thcy drove home well satiste, with this |
mode of travelling and sight seeing.
/ ON TIE OLD MAN LEDGE. sch Prescott IIaz-
cltinc French, Of this city, from Boston light. ar
rived at this port sunday afternoon leaking 600
strokes per hour, having been ashore the Old
Man ledge, OF st. George, the same obstruction
which wrecked the steamer Cambridge. Capt.
French says he was returning home after sue
cessfuI voyage having discharged a cargo of coal
At Boston. sunday midnight be was on Monheg:n
with a light air of wind 1t was clear and bright
At the time. He went below and told the mate to
call him when the vessel was abreast Of Monte
U
being thick Of fog al the time. Capt French
| thought his vessel To" far to the westward and
| shaped his to get back into the channel.
| When he Judged himself in the channel he kept on
a point. Capt, French and the mate were on the
| lookout. The vessel was flaming along between
two and three miles per hour. At about o'clock
| Capt French says he the sw;sh of a ledge and
| told the the wheel to 'harl down" Capt.
J French tlronneH 500 off
! the fore sheet and attempted 20 haul the vessel
round just then the mate says al don't think YOU
can do it." The man at the wheel must have con
sidered this an order the wheel for he
! put it 'hart up" The vessel struck the ledge and
remained on one hour. The captain knew he was
on the Old Man. 4 small portion of the ledge WAS
| ont Of water it being about one hour food. Sail
was Kept on the vessel and the tide flowed she
| forced herself oyer it. 1t remarkably smooth
at the time only ground swell disturbing the
surface Of the ocean. Had it been rough the YES
sci would have been total loss. The center board
is broken of, but is impossible tell the full
tent of the damages until the vessel is hauled out
| on the railway
| Personal. Hon. w. H. Mcclellan and his ,laugh-
| ter Jennie of Kansas City, Mo- arrived in Belfast
last week and will remain here for two months
IIeN are al MIS- Baker S..Mrs. r.. h. Btirnham and
family, of Gloucester, Mass, are at George Reads
| for the summer. Mr.. Charles o. Clark, of Bel
fast, is at home from Kansas City, Mo. Mr.. Clark
has been engaged at some of the best hotels in the
| west Mr. George f. Bracket, of this city, has
| recovered from his recent illness and is again at
his post Of duty. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradley
| of Manchester, n a., arrived in Belfast SATURDAY.
/ for brief visit and the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. ii. f. Mcdonald. Mr. W f. Rice and fami-
! y, of Lawrence, Mass, at one of Mansfel,l's
cottages, South Shore, forthe summer .. Mr. Iunt
city editor of the Bangor Daily Wing, came to Bel
| fast Saturday with the base ball club. John
Allyn, of Boston, Samuel Allyn, of Texas, Mrs
| Helen Gade, of Norway, in Europe, and Miss
Alice Allyn, of Cambridge, children of II. b. Allyn
of Belfast in town last week. 1t was the first
time. Samuel has been in Belfast for twenty four
| years The house of Hiram Chase, on Church
street. was formerly the Allyn homestead. This
| house was inspected by the visitors and early as
sociatons talked over. Mrs. Gade's husband is the
American Consul at the capital of Sweden. Mr.
H. i. Pierce of this city, returned home last week
| from visit to Norfolk, Baltimore, Washington,
Philadelphia and New York Miss Maud Milliken
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