The Republican journal., 1888-06-28

MIR. Samuel 5. Keith, 4 cabinet maker in this city I
died OF pneumonia, on Monday, aged 81 years. He |
leaves family.
Next Wednesday will be July fourth-the Ma |
tlonai anniversary. From present appearance
there Will be no public observance here.
The contractors for rebuilding the monument on
steele's ledge in harbor, have begun to relay
the stone and are making good progress.
Prof. J. {. Whitten's afternoon dancing school i'll
this city, opened last Saturday with good attend
anco. The Professor is popular with the dancing
public.
The L. $. Lighthouse stcam-tendcr Myrtle arriy-
Ell at Belfast Tuesday and took board the 80 900
| bricks furnished the government by Mr. p. l.. ,
Strout. The brick are to be landed at Monhegan.
The Dirigo base bali club, of this city, went to
Liberty on saturday of last week and played a
picked nine from that town. While the Belfast
youngsters played well, the Liberty fellows beat
them l3 TO H.. The boys had good time however.
| The first Harrison and Morton emblem in this
city, was displayed Tuesday from the glazing de-
partner. of Mathews Bros. factory. The man in
charge, 20 display his Repubcanism, painted the
names on 4 board and hung them out from his Win
| dow.
| Mrs. David Alexander, Of this city, and Miss
Nellie y. Calender, of Boston, will give an enter
tainment this Thursday evening at Pcirces Par
lor Theatre. Miss Calender is fine singer, and
Mrs. Alexander, who will give readings. needs
introduction to our people.
The Cecilian Club OF Minneapolis, Mimi,
Gently gave musicale that city, which is highly
spoken of by the local papers. a member of the
club Is Miss vona Iiichborn, daughter Of Capt.
trbl # Sltn ip1tp
soloist and has achieved 4 fine reputation
Mr. W. +. Dilworth. returned home last week
from Massachusetts, where he has been pitching
base ball for the Ilaycriil team. lie says the
IIavc9hill club has iislanded and that the players
were served a mean trick by the management.
! When the last pay day came round the manager
could Not be found, and tie boys were left strand
ed without pay. Mr. Dilworth says he will soon 20
to Binghampton, \.
saturday afternoon when the I'll, rmomeer in
Dictated l00 in the shade, horse drawing Il top
buggy in which were two young zen, was driven
furously up Main street and over Wilson'S hill.
one of the Young men was lying helplessly drunk
in the bottom of the buggy while his companion.
who was crazy drunk, held the reins, Piled the
whip and yelled Rats, as the horse salloped up the
street. The comment of those who the per
Torrance was "Rum lid it," There was much
, sympathy for the horse.
Mir. W C. Tuttle, of this city, who is absent Il
vacation. writes from Sing Sing, y T., under date
Of June 24th that the thermometer there marked
lol degrees. Mr.. Tutlc says that Sing sing is a
pleasant city of between 5000 and 10 900 nhabi-
tantS but they just agitating the question of
water works and electric tight. he comes to the
conclusion that Sing Sing is behind Belfast in en-
terprisc. The prison there is magnificent stru';-
and at the present time contains 1900 prison
erS,-al males. Boots and shoes and stoves are
mace at the prison, besi'ies laundry done
for the city OF New York. M. futile visited Buf
falo 6ilis Wild West show ut Staten Island, and
says il is the Interesting performance he ever
Witnessed. The camp covers several acres of
ground, and the performers Wild Indians, COW
l boys and MeNrans. y live buffalo is in the ring
Crowds visit She performance.
THE NEWS FROM CHICAGO. Tie Republicans
of Belfast manifested much interest in the Chi
= cago convention but not much as four years
ago when Mr.. Blaine was nominated. In common
with Republicans all over the country many of oul
; citizens had hoped that Mr.. Blaine might be the
G candidate Crowds hang about the telegraph of
lice Thursday Friday ami saturday, although the
y. bulletins were very meagre. Saturday evening q
private message went over the wires saying: "tie
: out your Blaine banners, he will be nominated or
t the neNt ballot" Our Republican friends were
t much elatci and expected on Monday that theil
favoritc would be chosen, but the result is chroni
t cled elsew here When it was known that lIarri
the nominee, everyone said, 'Wcll if We
G can't have Blaine, Harrison is my next choice
One enthusiastic Republican said, Il shouted fol-
his grandfather in the forties and l shall
shout for him. Tuesday when the nomination fol
; vice president was made known all said ''IIar
= rison 4 Morton make Il strong ticket"
. DEATH OF GEORGE II. LANCASTER. Mr. Geo. r
/ Lancaster, of Bangor. dic; at Boston early Satur
I day morning, aged about 81 years. lie had beer
j. i'll for some time, but his death was caused by
a apopleNy. Mr.. Lancaster was born III Northport
" and was a brother of II. n, David and Frank NJ
V Lancaster, OF this city. When Young man he
came to Belfast and worked at black -mithin-. Sub
sequently he went into the American House, KEEP
lIy his brother, H. n, clerk and afterwards wa.
Il partner with him in the livery and stage bust
ness. About lsj6 Mr.. Lancaster went To- Boston
4 where he was engaged in the livery business. A
year later he went 70 California and conducted
hotel at Nevada City. AMI was also interested IL
mining property. During seven years residence in
the Cnicn state he m;:'ir considerable money ana
returning to Maine in 1864 he engaged in the whole
4 sale grocery hu>iaeos N Bangor in partnership
with Andrew i'a''b. lie retired from active blsi
ness a number of wears ago. Mr. Lancaster wa.
: an ardent Republican. At one time he WAS ~
c Alderman in the city council Of Bangor. Mr.
Lancaster Wa twice married BY tile first mar
{ riagc he had tWo ~ons-Frcd q. Lancaster. who re
sides III rhla,.e.phia .n, Asa y, who is in Ban
J. gor. Three years he married the widow of the
I late William Torrey, Of ~an Francisco, who sur
: wives him. Mr.. Lancaster was genial gentleman
an excellent business man, ana made friends whcr-
he went. lie frequently visited his old friend,
{ in this city. where he much at home a. Il,
Bangor Mr.. Lancaster wa buried at Bangor on
Tuesday. II. y, David and Frank NJ. Lancaster
and their families, of thi. city, attended the funeral
4 PERSONAL. At tine graduating exercises of the
{ Pennington Normal school Miss Mary T.. Bick
| more of Camden read the ''Prophecy-We Make
our Fortunes and Can Them Fate. Mrs }. W
Lang has been elected President of T. +. RhIeou
Relief Corps OF Bowionham and was also chosen
delegate IL tie annual meeting Mr.. I.orenz,
r. Dickcy, OF Monroe, who has been for some
years Il clerk i'll the Pension Onicc at Washington
I has graduated from Columbia Law school and
was admitted 10 the bar of the District last week
MIR George o. Bailey Of this city, attended the
races in Lewiston last week Miss Dora WILEY
is now on her way 10 Australia to fill an engage
ment to sing with the Amy Sherwin Opera Com
pany Mr.. w. II. Howard arrived in town Ia 81
week On Il short visit. and attended the commence
ment exercises at Orono. Mr.. Howard has com
pleted his labors at the academy at Bethel where
he has been very successful. Benz. Kelley, wife
and daughter Lizzie, of this city, attended tho
commencement exercises at Orono. Edward Ii
Kelley, son of Benjamin, is Il pupil there. Mrs
Marthon, from New York. is in Belfast for the
season. Capt. Thomas Z. Shute, of this city
. pilot of the steamer fremont, running between
Portland and Boston, came home last week on a
short visit. Mayor and Mrs. Burgess and MI and
Mrs. John kcnney, of this city, went to Bangor
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. George 5. Mahoney, of
Boston, are in Belfast for a visit. Mrs Samuel
iilcklih, of this city, is visiting her mother in
+ ! Dalhousc, n. b.. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Frank Pcrce
returned from Boston last Saturday morning. Mrs.
Pcircc has been absent four weeks visiting her
. sister Mrs. II. II. Chills of Everett, Mass. and
friends in South Boston Prof. D. G. Written of
this city has been engaged to play at Greens Land
ing the coming Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. F.. f.
Crowley, of this city, visited Portland last week.
/ Mr.. Frank A. Patterson, who has been at
liavcrhi for some time, is at home for the sum
mer ..Mr. Amos Clement returned home last