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

There will be special meeting of the Royal Ar
canum at the knights of Labor hall on this (Thurs-
day. evening. supper will be served.
A number of Belfast Odd Fellows went to Win
terport the nth inst, and participated In the pub
lie installation ceremonies of the officers of Gar
field Lodge. A large company was in attendance
and pleasant evening spent.
ACCIDENTS Mrs. Harrison Clark slipped and
fell on the sidewalk near John Stewards house
last week and received injuries to the spine.
....Fred, son of Frank Davis, east side, cut his
foot badly with an axe last week.
The government some time ago asked for bids
for plumbing work at the Belfast Custom House
and Post Office. Mr.. James T. Pottle put in n bid
and made the required deposit of 800 Mr.. Pottle
recently received his money with notification
that all bids were re jectcd. The appropriation has
been expended.
A. A. Howes & Co, had their water motor run
ming Saturday afternoon and it now turns their
coffee mill. They have a Chicago motor of one.
horse power, which costs less and uses less water
than the Lewiston motor, while doing much
work. II is great convenience, and attracts many
visitors to the store.
Mr. ANel {. Leaf, of Ninalhaven, and Maggie F.
Perkins, of Castine were married last week, and
now reside at Ninalhayen. Mr.. Leaf will be re
membered in Belfast where he worked few
years ago. The Echo says "The popular groom
and handsome Young bride receive the congratua
tons of the community"
Nj. Charles l.. IIazcltine of this city, has IL
specimen Of the penmanship of the late Henry d.
Morse, of Boston, that would be difficult to dup-
cae-the Lords prayer written five times in the
space of 4 silver five cent piece. The letters are
not legih!e to the naked eye, but under magnify
ing glass every word can he distinctly seen
>MEIT FISHING. Smells, which were scarce in
our river early in the season, are plenti-
tul. There are twenty tents on the ice above the
bridges, and a number of fishermen are without
shelter. The daily catch averages from ten to
forty five pounds per The price obtained is
from five TO ten cents per pound, the latter when
| the fishermen retail them about the streets.
| Last week Mr. a. p. Mansfield, Masonic Temple.
advertised exclusively in the Journal sale OF
| black a'l-Nool dress goods. Friday afternoon he
came to this olice and ordered the advertisement
discontinued, as all the goods had been sold, al
though the travelling was such that there were no
country customers. The goods were offered at a
great bargain and many were disappointed in call
ing too late to secure dress patterns.
| \ Florida correspondent, writing Of the Semi
mole, the palace hotel of South Florida. where Col.
| Chenery ami family, of this city, are spending the
winter, says The region about Winter Park is
ever charming. Balmy air, laden with the aroma
from the pine forests, grcets one on every hand
then there are beautiful clearwater lakes with
gently sioping shores, and hundred andone other
|
! in the true sense of the word
Capt. Ernest o. Patterson, of steamer Mount
Waldo, writes that his vessel has been shifted from
dredging in the Gedney channel to the main shl
channel, New York harhor No more work will he
done i'll the Gcdncy channel until spring. The
Mount Waldo is working in space 5000 feet long
and 200 feet widc the material dredged up being
| fine sand and mud. But two loads per day arc
NOW removed Capt Patterson has had the Mount
Waldo out on the ways and put in thorough repair
| Speaking of the loss of the Thomaston ship Al
| fred ID. Snow near the entrance Of Waterford Han
Dor, Irelanl Capt H. A. Starrett, of this city, re
marked that sixteen years ago he lost ship in tho
same place. In fifteen minute, after the shil
| struck she went to pieces and the mate and foui
men were washed OFF the wreck and drowned. Tho
Coast Guards rescued Capt. Stairctt and the re
mainder of the by shooting line from tho
shore to the wreck, on which cradle was hauled
back and forth. The coast is very rough one.
BELFAST JAIL. sheriff Wadsworth makes the
following report of Jail statistics for the year end
ing Nov. 30: Number of prisoners in Jail Nov. 30
lSsi, 81; number in Jail Nov 80, lss7, 20. Commit
ted for the year 1897, 23S as follows For intoxca
ton III; for non-payment of fines, 2l tramps, y
I,i.t, - al ~
prisoners committed on the charge of drunken
ness, ninetcnths were tramps, foreign to the coun
ty. >eventy-two were committed as tramps, bu
not one tramp has been convicted before the su
preme Court.
KNIGHTS TEMILAR. The annual meeting o
Palestine Commandery, X. T., of this city, took
place Wednesday evening" Jan. llth The follow
ing officers were elected: W. III. Fogler, Il. c.; G
! Il. Hall, g.; Robert Burgess, c. e.; Ansel Wads
worth, 5. W.; c. W. Ianey, j. w; Nathan +
Houston, Treas; Charles +. johnson, Recorder
The Comnandery is doing considerable work ant
is in excellent standing. There will he public in
tallation of the officers date to be fixed later
The Sir Knights are discussing their annual rid,
to Scarsport.
HAY. During the fair hauling of last week hay
came to market in large quantities. But little loos'
hay has come to town. gentleman who buys con
siderable hay said he had bought but one load il
eight weeks, and to keep his stock going had tC
purchase baed hay The latter is now worth 81;
per ton. More hay than usual is being shipped
from Belfast to the South which is due in part t.
the interstate commerce bill, New England is nov
able to compete with the West i'll regard to rates
Belfast hay, with the exception of that sent to tho
Boston markets, goes principally to Jacksonville
and Charleston.
WHY He WAS LATE A TIE FIRE. Some time
ago IL fire broke out i'll Belfast early in the morn
ing. The foreman OF one of the engines was
reused by his wife, who said Come, get up, Their.
is fire" The captain of No. jumped out o
bed, but could not find his unmcntionables. Tn,
Jingle of the rival engines bell reached the ears
the bclatcd fireman Us he tore around the room
and as Il last resort he shouted, ca, where M,
my Grawcrs2' After vain search the mans bet
ter half exclaimed "Why, have got them on,
The captain was late at the fire, and rs usua
| charges the fault to his wife.
| NATIVE BEEF THE BEST. Noticing some very
handsome and heavy beef at Alexander 4 Bur
ges- market last week, Mr.. Burgess was asked Il
ii was western beef. NO. he replied, sit is home
beef Nebuy very little western beef and then only
| when we cannot get home beef The domestic arti
Gle is SWcctcr and preferable" Western beef wa,
first sold in markets about ten years ago. Alex
| amber x Burgess were unable to procure domestic
beef on favorable terms and Mr.. Burgess went t.
| Boston and made arrangements FOR buying live
| cattle, to be shipped to Belfast in herds. They
were fed and slaughtered when wanted. Our farm
cls are paying more attention to beef, as the specl
mems to be at an time In our markets testify
| STEAMER NOTES The annual meeting of tn,
| Rockland < Ellsworth steamboat Company was
| held in Rockland last week, and officers electct
| for the ensuing year The Bluehll has done fine
| business for the few weeks she has been on the
route and fully meets the requirements Of the line
She is speedy and well oilcered and has had DAHL
| increasing business. 1.-The Caroline Miller Is
| expected to make two more trips between Bucks
port and New York and then her place will be
| taken by the Lucy Z. Miller, which has been pur
| chased by lIoatlley u Cos of New York, for 81,
formed to run this line of steamers. The Lucy T.
| Miller is being given some extensive repairs and
| some changes in the arrangements Of the steamer
| are being made. The passenger Accommodations
are being enlarged and between 81, 900 and - O0t
will be laid out upon her. She will be put In fine
| condition for the winters work. in August
| when the alleged rescue of the steamer City OF
Richmond occurred, the Forest City was chartered
| by the Boston Il Maine Steamship Company, and
| the claim for salvage is made by that company
| and not by the Portland Steam, Packet Company.
! G.. r. Weeks. Rocklanl agent of the Ii, 4 Il, :, s