The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-10
SeafspOrt Locals.

"a. Dow is high line in the salmon catch on the
river.
Capt Andrew ID. Colcord has taken his first sal.
mon from his weir
Mrs. d. 5. Beals arrived Saturday with Il full
line of millinery.
Capt. J. W. McGivery's residence is being paint
ed outside by the Sweetser Bros.
Rev. Geo. d. Lin.lsey, of Bangor, Will deliver
the Memo address here Wednesday, May 30th.
We arc informed that new freight house is soon
to he built on their wharf here by the Il. 4 b. S. S.
Co.
Edward Slavery has secured Il fine position with
c. j. Hail. at Mt Desert, and left last week to he
gin work.
J. A. Clement and wife, who have been at Day
tuna, Fla, the past winter, arrived by train Tues
day evening.
The Dixiied spool Il Shoe Mfg. Co. lately turn
ed a cord of logs into spool wood in just twenty
two minutes.
Mrs. j. c. Showers arrived by boat Tuesday and
will spend the summer with her mother Mrs II
II. McGilvery.
The banner trip of the season has been made by
at Liverpool May 9TH, SO days from San Francisco
| Mrs. Abigail Peabody's remains were brought
here 10y her Albert T. Peabody, Wednesday
for burial. Mrs. Peabody died at Wateryille Sun
day.
| NO. &. Barney have recently put in Il boiler
and engine to drive the machinery at their fouu-
dry, and are prepared to do all kinds of work in
their line
| Capt. Joseph ii. Park and family arrived from
| Philadelphia last week and have taken possession
Of their re s,ence, which was formerly owned by
| Capt. j. T. Carver
Just as we predicted last week Grinncll called
around him by his fine selection of horses large
number of buyers, and the result is he has ispos-
| eel of thirty good ones the past week.
The order from headquarters for the twentieth
annual observance of Memorial Day, published by
request of Freeman McGiIyery Post, will be found
in the county correspondence on the first page.
Mrs. l.. A, Croker. for long time manager of
the Western Union Telegraph office here, has
opened in the millinery business at Pittsfed, Me.
Miss Minnie Sargent succeeds her in the office
| here.
We recently received the card of Horace Part
ridge \ Co. 40 X 1928 Washington St. Boston, pre-
| scented by Wy. Young, no recommends them as
having the finest line of Athletic goods in New
| England.
| j. W. Black has the agency Of the Union Dcbcn-
turc Co. which affords fine opportunity whereby
persons of small means secure Il fixed aud
liberal of money at definite time with very
small outlay.
Our surveyors are doing line ork with the road
machines, which every year become more useful
as our roads become rounded by their our
operators have become very expert in the use OF
the machines.
Arrivals this week Mrs. Charlotte l.. Ford
Charles Barney. Capt. j {. Nickels, Capt. A. d.
Field Geo. l.. Norris and Ncttie Norris, Mrs. j. c
Nickels, Mrs. Frank Curtis and family, +. $. Wor
NELL and wife and Atl'iic Sargent.
A reception is To be given Thursday evening at
the NJ. +. vestry to the Rev. n La Marsh and wife
MIR La Marsh began his labors here last sunda,
Entertainment will be given and refre >hments fur
nshei. A charge OF II will be made at tn,
door.
AT the regular meeting Of the Relief Corp;
Thursday afternoon they were treated to ice cream
by Mrs. Sargent The cream was frozen Will
snow obtained just back of her house, which fo
the season Of the year we consider worthy o
record.
We recently called at the mprovsed studio o
Miss Lizzie Lane at her fathers residence bu
We're just too late, her class of eight young Ii
dies had completed their lesson FOR the day. W,
were in time however, to look over their work
and were :stonished at the progress made by tn,
class Mr.. Lane rooms are adorned by many lit
tie gems from the hand of Miss Lizzie.
Albert +. Mathews has shown Il scrap o
paper taken from the lining of an old hat ON on.
| side i, Il full account Of the reception given LaFay
cite at New York, and on the other side an adver
ti-ement Offering ten dollars reward for the return
of mulatto girl, with ii fun description, " hicl
among other things said she about - years o
age, small amt very beautiful. The advertisement
was signed by j, a. sommers, Alexandria, Va.
Mrs. w. ii. Mathews joined Chaterton's eXrur
sion to California last week. In carts she sen
back from the different stops made She speaks yer,
highly of the excursion, the accommodations and o
her treatment by the officials in charge At eevera
of the large stations teams furnished free,
they were shown the notable sights about town
These excursions are very popular with our east
ern people. Mrs. Mathews goes out to join hel
husband, who has established fine business Il
Los Angeles.
When the late Mr.. ". j. Dodge returned from ,
visit to Washington, d. g., in 1872, he told lis of hi
experience at one of President Grants general re
ceptons, which came on in the month of October
He said, having joined the throng passing arolln,
to shake the President by the hand the Genera
stood there passing through the ordeal looking
tired and solemn. When he arrived up, he though
something ought to be said 10 cheer him, unc
: William remarked rs he grasped him by the hand
General, a. goes Maine, so goes the Union
He said the General laughed outright, and tulnet
to some one near by and pointed him nut as from
the OBI Pine Tree state.