The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-03
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.

Sherman & Co.'s leather board mill, the east
side, is up and boarded. New machinery was
hauled over last week.
Mr.. Ralph Emery, of Detroit, Michigan has sent
us some Alger campaign literature. Gen. Alger is
Michlgan's favOrite son, and does her credit.
X. W. Rogers, Esq, the newly appointed Judge
of the Belfast Police Court, qualified last week be-
fore b. +. Field, Esq, and is now ready for bust |
ness.
State Constable j. \. Partridge, of Searsport
who recently broke his arm, was in town Satur
day, having been summoned to Belfast in liquor
cases.
The Journal recently gave the weight of very |
heavy ten weeks old lamb. Mr. Robert Bradstreet
Belfast, now comes forward with the champion ten |
weeks old lamb-Southdown and Cotswold cross |
which weighs $50 pounds.
Principal Crawford of the Grammar School, is |
deeply interested in the progress of musical in |
Miss Dunning, of New York. has been in town and |
introducing the Holt system. She is highly spoken
of as an instructress. Watervilic Sentinel.
A Brunswick, Geo, subscriber in renewing his |
subscription says: 81 could not do without the
journal, and all the captains from the Pcnohscot |
come in regularly saturday night to hear the news.
consider your paper the most for the money in |
that line"
Belfast Lodge, &. IT, will install officers for the |
ensuing quarterneAt Monday evening, after which |
refreshments will be served. full attendance
is desired. Seven new members installed |
at the last meeting, and the Lodge now num-
bers about $50.
Mr.. George T. Read has contracted to put four
horse power portable engine into Cottrel 4 Co.'S |
clothing mandatory Main street. Mr.. Cottrcl |
now has power at Towards building, but will |
move his machines to Main street, where all his |
work will be done.
When Mr.. Arnold Harris completes the extension |
to his building Main street adjoining Masonic
Temple, he will engage in the manufacture of
pants. They will be cut in New York, made here
and shipped direct to Mr.. Louis Harris in Los |
Angeles, California.
The committee appointed to canvass for 4 cream |
cry in this city, is meeting with much
couragement There should be full attendance |
of farmers and all interested in the enterprise at
the adjourned meeting to be held at the Court
House Tuesday, May sth, at Pm.
Specimens of the oysters planted last season at
Sandy Point show that they have grown about one
half in size. 1t thought by many that they |
would not survive the past winter account of so
much ice The experiment is considered success |
and great many oysters will be planted this |
season.
There was only one bid received by the surgeon
general of the navy for hospital and kitchen frn-
ture, hardware and stoves for the naval hospital at
Widows Island, Penobscot Bay Me.-that of Ross |
Weeks, of Rockland The amount of his bid
about $4oo, and it has been accepted by Secretary
Whitney.
April. WEATHER. The average temperature dur |
ing April, as recorded by Mr.. l.. II. Murch of this
city, was 4l40 degrees the as for April 1851,
but two degree colder than the average Al rl |
weather for the past 30 years. 1t showed on thir |
teen days and raincd on six. Sixteen inches of
snow fell.
Postmaster kilgore has succeeded in obtaining |
some nice furniture to replace the broken backed
chairs and rickety desks which had done duty for
period that taxes the memory of the oldest inhabi
tant. The postmastcrs private room has a hand |
some roll-top desk. and the money-orler and main
offices desks with drawers for blanks, etc The
furniture was needed
Thomas Wood 4 Co., Boston, have presented
Swift & Paul. of this city, with 100 pounds of best
Java coffee. When firm sells ton of the best
Java coffee, Wood 4 Co. give them a premium of
pOuHtS SWl1t ~ nave SOU tErtc tollS VI
coffee since they have been in business-lttlc more
| thar one year MIR. Thompson, Il runner for Wood
4 Co.,, resides iii Belfast.
| THE NEW HOTEL. \ numerousy signed pet-
ton, asking fer an abatement OF taxes the pro
posed hotel in this city, will be presented to the
city government next Monday evening. The hotel
company propose to give the city in return the use
of the land between the street in front OF the hotel
and the Custom House lot, for park and for a
soldiers monument site. If this arrangement can
he made it is believed there will he no difficulty in
securing the money to complete Hotel Crosby ac
cor'ling to the original plans.
BrKkErr's BARGAINS. BY an unfortunate over
sight we failed to mention last week that Mr. Geo.
W. Burketi had allowed us to, use his advertising
space, but was still Offering great bargains to his
numerous customers. This week he comes up smil-
| ing with a new announcement of carpeting, wall
papers, curtains and fixtures; and in addition to
grand assortment of house furnishing goods lie
offers spring garments, kid gloves, par,sols, and
other things too numerous to mention, a part only
of which are specified in his advertisements Call
at 81 4 50 Main street, and see for yourselves.
| FORGIVEN. The picturesque drama "Forgivcn
will he presented at the Belfast Opera House, next
| saturday evening, by Frederic Bryton and an eN-
| cellent company. The play and company are alike
commended by the press and good houses have
been the rule in the Maine cities VISITED. The Bid
| deford journal says: "Mr. Bryton the star, is an
actor who at once wins the good opinion of his au
diencc, and by his faithful, conscientious work
| arouses enthusiasm that finds vent only in
hearty applause and frequent calls before the
tain. He is easy, graceful, natural and forrille,
and at times displays an intensity of dramatic gen
ius and power that has thrilling effect upon the
audience" The Brooklyn Union says of the play
Forgiven is one of the best romantic dramas to
he seen now strong in climaXes, coherent, abound
ing illustrations of heroic traits with characters
remarkably well drawn, and clear, wei l-wrten
dialogue Sec advertisement.
IMPROVEMENTS. Mr.. Sidney Kalish has bought
of Mrs. William II. RoiN the lot High street be-
tween the residence of Mr. A. X Pierce and the j
Y. Cottrell estate and will at once begin the cree
ton of dwelling house, for which Mr.. j. L. Pottlc
has made the plans. 1t will be n two story house
with an ell and will cost about $1,000 The lot is
desirable one, and Mr.. kash is to be congratulate
ed on securing it. Additional improvements are
| in progress at the Court House, including stair
way from the Clerk of Courts room to the base
mcnt and several new water closets, which were
much needed. A. X. T.. Moore is doing the mason
work, r. T.. Stickney the plumbing, and John
Briggs the carpenter work Mr.. David Pierce
has renovated and repaired the in the brick
building in the OF IIayford Block, recently
cuped by the late VIM. NJ. Priest. The ceilings
have been plastercd and the whole premises put in
excellent condition. Mr.. Pierce expects to lease
the premises for the manufacture of clothing.
COURT BRIEFS. Although there have been in years
past several indictments of tramps do not re
ter tramp giving the name of Randall, came to
Belfast and asked for assistance. Randall said he
was tramp that he made it a business, and want
ed to go to Jail for two months until the weather
got warmer. He pleaded guilty before the Police
Court AT his trial before the Supreme Court on
Saturday the evidence appeared strong enough to
convict but the jury brought in verdict of not
guilty. Judge Emery not satisfied with the
verdict and told the jury that sit was very sur
prising verdict from the evidence. Charles T..
Ilagar, who pleaded guilty to the indictment of OBJ
tanning money under false pretcnces, and was fined
$50. proposes to lay in Jail thirty days, give his
note to the county for the amount of the fine and
then go away, leaving the County of Waldo to pay
the costs in the case which must he nearly S5O 1t
is said that the charge of forgery could be sus
tanned as the note signed o. W. Woodbury.
and the name of the person alleged to have signed