The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-01-19

MIR. u L. White, of this city, lost valuable car I
riage horse on Monday. The animal was taken
with spasms
The receipts Of the Belfast post Office for the last
fiscal year were sso56.4; Buckspor, s2,so7 "a;
Camden, $2,45O7l.
There at the Industrial School for Ghls. in
llallowell, two girls from Belfast and one each |
from Camden, North Haven and Warren
Mr. W Z. Cunningham is suffering from dislo-
cation of the shoulder received on being thrown !
from carriage while in Belfast some two weeks |
SINCE Oakland Observer.
An exchange says that "Messrs. Charles and |
Fred Hartman of smalrs Mill, are to build new
saw mill at Browns Pond near Orland." 1t is not
our Charles and Fred, who haye other fish to fry.
Mr.. Herbert ID. Cahill lately with Owen, Morse
u Co., Portland, died. last week, at his home in
Bath. He was a brother of Mr.. Ocea Cahill re |
Gently of Belfast, but now in business in Bruins
wick.
The Wheelman's Club will vacate their rooms |
over Beams hat store on Main street. and the |
premises will be occupicdby Mr. Richards in his |
sewing machine business.
The vinahaven Echo of last week, printed a
poem captioned "Schoo Master the Brain, by |
two little maids in Belfast" The alleged poem
indicates that the two aforesaid maids were once
mashed on school master and that they were left
dcmented
Plans for the proposed odd Fellows bui,ting ON
| the American House site, in accordance with the
description given in the Journal, have been made
by Mr. J. T. Pottlc The block if erected will be
an ornament to the city. The outlook for the new
edincc is good.
duce the town clerk to give him certificate to
marry a fascinating old gal of l6 The afiectionae
Young blood belongs to North Haven, and the gay
old maid is a resident of Ninahaven Report says
that they are living together with their con
sent NinalhaVen Echo.
| Sewall A. Black, formerly of Belfast, but now
residing Orlando, Florida, met with Il serious
accident recently. He was at work ON his house
and fell distance of Is feet, striking the ground.
| No bones were broken but he received bad shak-
ing up. His physician thinks lie will come out all
right.
Monroe seems to he a great place for horse
| breeding. Nearly every man out there is eX-
| perenced horse breeder and all of them know how
| to handle the trotters to perfection Gen. w. ;.
Tilton says that he considers 1t Of the finest
localities in the State for well.brcd horses, Free
man Atwood, of that town. has one colt that gain
ed 6I3 pounds in single year. This may be con
sidered pretty good work. Bangor Commercial
The population of Belfast according to the first
| L. $. Census, 1890 Uncluded part Of >earsport)
was 245; Of Frankfort Gncluded Pcnobscot Win.
terport, stockton, part Of Searsport and part OF
| Hampden southcrly OF the Sowacabsco0k) S9l Of
| Duck Trap Plantation probably Northportl 27s
Of Canaan Plantation (now LncolnyleN 49,; of
| Camden ;3l OF Islcsborough $50.
Mr.. Fred W, Pote, steamboat agent in this city,
| went to Boston Monday to settle matters concern
ing the recent accident to the wharf. Every thing
has been made snug for the winter Next spring,
Mr.. Potc says, radical changes will be made. The
wharf will he widened and enlarged new build
| ings erected, and so arranged that the whole
premises can be locked up. The wharf is to be
fitted up after the style OF the Boston landing.
The library building has been pipe, for gas.
| There is chandelier of six jets in the reading
room. nine jets in the library room and one in the
hall way. The library furniture, consisting of
three oak tables, twenty-hv oak chairs and H.
brarians desk have been put in. a portion of the
books have arrived and will soon be arranged by
Miss Pond the librarian, There is large amount
Of work necessary before the library can be open
Ell to the public.
a COOP MAN FOR TIE PLACE. Mr.. J. W. liar
mon, OF Unity, has been engaged agent of the
l5odwell Water Power Company, to succeed Mr..
Josiah W Bodwell, who retres ON account of his
health. Mr.. Harmon is favorably known one
of the most efficient postal clerks of the United
States Mail Service between Bangor and Boston,
which service he voluntarily resigned on the adj
vent of the Democratic Administration and will
bring to the duties of his new position reputation
for ability and faithfulness which will make him
valuable acquisition to the community ; well
to the company. Bangor Wing.
Work on the public building at Augusta is fairly
underway. Up to Saturday last five carloads of
granite had arrived, three OF which had been hauled
to the sheds and two FORCES in operation, and
n third in process of erection. In the stone she'd,
says the kennebec Journal, 'twcnty five men under
Mr.. Herbert Mixer of Belfast are rapidly shaping
the large blocks of granite into proper patterns and
dimensions to be used later on, in the superstruct-
IRE" 1t expected to have thrty-tiye men at
work the first of this week.
Ice. Names winter crop is ready for tie
harvest and the cutting of ice the Pcnobscot
and kennebee, and at other points, has already be
gun Hiram PIERCE of this city, will as usual fill
his houses on the east side, ard he began to cut
this week. The ice is l6 inches thick, and of eX-
cellent quality. Last year at this time Mr.. Pcirce
had expended between $500 and $500 (or scrapug
but this year has not expended dollar ON this
account. Snow has been much needed in other
directions, but the icemen can get along very well
without it.
Mr.. Chas. p. Bean disposed of rifle by ticket sat
urtlay evening. The rifle was new Winchcsterrc-
peatcr, Scalibrc, model of lS1 The tickets -
cents each and one hundred were sold Mr.. l.. IL.
Murch, local editor of the Prog. Age, was elected
to draw out the winning number, which 80
held by George f. johnson, President of the Rel
fast Deer Hunters Association. Mr.. johnson re
marked 81 have three rifes--a Marlin, May
nard and a Winchester was forty years Oil he
fore | owned a gun, and since tha5 time nave
owned enough to stock an arsenal
Washington special to the Boston journal
says that the special agent of the Treasury De
partment has recommended modification of the
recent order of the Secretary fan to give two
additional deputies fur the Belfast District to
be stationed at Rockport and one at North Haven
The Secretary says if this proves ins efficient to
commodate the public he will consider the matter
hereafter. A later report is that saturday Assis
tant Secretary Maynard informed Congressman
Milliken that he would modify tn" original order,
that instead of abolishing the four deputy col
lcctorshps only one would be abolished, ;ud per
haps none ut all.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Charley Huckt, of thi-
city, at New York, is leaking badly aunt Wlll
be taken out ON the railway for repairs. Nh" has
chartered to load phosphate fo, Jacksonville, at
$l.S7ta ...... Sch. Meyer Muller has chartered Ia
load lumber at Felnancna for New urk 1T So
per thousand, free of Wharfage, and to RECEIVE
twenty five thousand per day sch Ncttic Lang
don will load lumber at kin@~ Ferry for New
York at ST o. free of Wharfagr.-.... sch. st Johns
will load coal at Hoboken for Boston at II - per
ton and discharge. >chs, Pcuot'-cOt and har
lotto Il. Sibley which sailed FROM Jacksonville,
Jan. ai arrived North on the same day, the Peuuh
scot at Vinyarl Haven and the Nbry at Sew
| York.
Miss Mary Fauncc and It dozen or 50 liylH-t
| young ladit. gave Progressive Euchrc party t1st
Friday evening ut III. L. Wootcock' studio, to as
many young gentlemen of this city. In no nicer
way could the young Ladies' hNe testified their
appreciation of and kindly feelings toward thcr
male friends. A delicious repast was served dur
| Ing the evening, made up Of goodies conceived by
the brains or wrought by the hands of the fair
hostesses The affair was in every way informal,
thereby being the more enjoyable to all The
euchrc prizes were won 10y Mrs Will DUMMY,
Miss Anne Starrett James IIowcs and Fred lhase,
| X. ID. b., but who were the skiliful ones or who
| the unfortunate victim OF the catch-up and the
modest hero Of the dead beat will never tell
| the public
POSTAL. An item originating With the Lewiston
journal, and widely circulated, states that by
new regulation OF the post Office department,
| pttprs mailed O trains are puStmalkCt