The Republican journal., 1888-10-04

Rev. George f. Tufts, of the Baptist Church in
this city, left Monday to attend the Baptist ami.
versares at Lewiston.
We can hardly dignity 1t with the name of
snow storm, but few flakes of snow fell In this
city Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. bennett, Of Lewiston, the reader and hum
orist, has decided to accept limited number of
engagements this season.
People along the route are moving for a daily
mail between Belfast and Centre Lncolnvlle, the
mail one day to come by way of Grange and the
next by Dckey's Mills
CHURCH NOTES. Rev. Geo. f. Tufts will preach
at Morrill, next Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock
...Rev Francis S. Thatcher of Pennington will
preach at the Unitarian church in this cty next
Sunday in exchange with the pastor. Rev. j. A.
Savage.
Mr. Geo. +. Bracket, of this city, went to Lew
| iston Monday to attend meeting of the trustees
for closing up the business of the late State Fair
II is expected the receipts over the expenses will
be $4,000, which will 60 toward reducing the So
/ cety's debt.
c. Il. Greeley and wife OF Alpena Mich have
been entertained Mt the home of City Marshal
Crockett, Mr.. Greeley being old u. ). Navy
| comratc of Capt. Crockett. Mr. Greeley and wife
left Friday for Palermo, their old home, to attend
idnlUN reunion. MIS-. Crockett accompanied
| them tockland CourierGazette.
basket of peaches arrived in Belfast last week
by express, addressed a lady. In delivering the
boy left them at the wrong house, woman signing
the name of the riShtfu owner. The lady is minus
the peaches and the express company does not
know where they are anu will settle for them
Pensions have been granted as follows Increase
stephen f. Young, Camden; Samuel C. Haskell,
| Monroe; reissue, Geo Kicker, Clinton; Increase
| VIM. III. Roberts, Brooks; John O. A. Lihbey
Rockport Rufus n. Colson, Monroe John strat
tird Monroe; Elkin Hutchns, Castinc; Byron
Cross Knox; Alexander b. Dyer Brooks; Colunl
bia S. Thompson, Union.
Judge Rogers of this city, no has been obliged
to move his Office on account Of the improvements
In Mr.. Carries store, has taken temporary quarters
in a room over Waterman's clothing store, Main
street. Mir. William f. Thomas, insurance agent,
who had Office room with Judge Rogers has moved
to the IIaradcn building opposite the post office.
He HAD EN-. A patron of the knowlton saloon
on High street, not knowing the place had changed
hands, went Into the place one evening last week
and stepped up to the counter where he had been
| served with his liquid rations. In the show case
were several burial robes nicely spread ont, A
look of establishment overspread the mans face
and he exclaimed my God have come to this"
and walked out as though he had seen ghost.
ELECTRIC LIGHT Mr.. y. Il. OConner, of New
lork, in Belfast last week in the interest
Of the Jenny Electric Light Co. of New York, and
Mr.. OConner will make an effort to- put in a plant
in this city. lie pctitioned the city government
Monday night for the privilege of erecting poles.
In the meantime the Pcirces are going on with
their Thomson Houston plant. The report OF the
City Government meeting elsewhere shows that
| Mr.. OConners petition and Il proposition from
Mr.. Pierce for lighting the city were both tabled.
Rev. w III. Williams writes from Marion, Ind,
under date of sept %: 81 have Just moved from
White Pigeon, Mich, to Marion, Ind. Marion is
the County seat Of Grant County. 1t is in the
natural gas belt and is in consequence booming.
1t is a place of about 5000 population; more than
double what 1t year ago have new
church enterprise the North side of the river,
with population Of 1000; a church editice with
seating capacity for so without additional chairs.
l will write you a letter shortly giving some ac-
count Of the town, gas wells, etc
A NARROW ESCAPE. Mr.. Atwood Gilmore, who
lives on the Belfast and searsport road, just over
the line in the last named town, had narrow
| cape from drowning last week. He was scung
! small boat of to his salmon weir to remove the
netting, and becoming momentariy dizzy stagger-
ed to side when the boat quickly shot forward
throwing him into the water The frai boat would
not bear his weight and after much struggling Mr..
| Gilmore thought he must drown. At last he sue
ceedcd in oyerturning the boat and the air beneath
| being sufficient to buoy him mp he crawled on to
| her bottom. BY this time he was nearly exhaust
ell. The boat drifted down against the hedge of
the Weir enabling Mr.. Gilmore to get ashore. 1t
| was very close call.
| HORSE TALK. some of the horsemen Of Belfast
| and vicinity talk of forming society, to be called
the Waldo County Horse Breeders Associations
with the object of advancing the interests of the
| horse in this vicinity Other counties in the state
have such associations which arc aCvantag euus
to all concerned No county in the state has better
stock than our own, and We hope the association
will be formed. The society would have annual
races and could make them interesting. Belfast
alone has some fine animals. lIaroIdson with a
| record Of 231's has for two years won the Maine
colt stakes in his class. Embrook with record
of 2iie Is also winner OF the Maine colt stakes in
his class. The stallion Thackamlau has a record
of , 81, and won at Monroe and Belfast. The mare
Thisbc has record of > 81, and is a fine animal
What race these four stepperS would make -.
Mr. T.. X. Conner, OF this city, last week sold his
l.
O. Jenkins of Boston. at large figures. The horses
are four and five years old, black, well matched
and raised in Unity from Joe Irving stock
They took the first premium in their class at the
recent county fair, and are very fine pair of triy
Ing horses.
Opp FELLOWSHIP. The Sovereign Grand Lodge
| recently closed an annual session at Los Angeles
Cal. The Grand Sire reported 1881 lodges in the
grand jurisdiction, and 15j722 mcmbcrs--a gain
for the year Of .23 lodges and -, members one
of the largest yearly gains ever made. The Grand
Sire says "The current year bids fair to oust1ip
the preceding one. 1t will certainly do this unless
the Presidential election in the United States shall
have the effect of distracting the attention of the
members from their duty as ODD Fellows" There
| are 20iS cncampmcnts and l0l,1i! enrampmcnt
members. which is gain of 1869 members. The
Total revenue for the year is $6,Wij,09l -. The
total amount paid for relief for the year l. - ,'
| $500. There are also i9S ichckah lodges with a
total membership of 79,a65 The following officers
were elected for the ensuing two years. John O.
| tnderwood Of Kentucky, Grand Sire; Charles NJ
Bsboc, Of North Carolina, Deputy Grand sire
| Theodore \. Ross, New Jersey, Grand secretary.
Isaac A. sheppard of Pennsylvania, Grand Treas
urer The next session will lac hcld at Columbus,
ONO, IN september, lS~'. HE Patriarch Militant
| branch numbers 20,0Oo swords....1he First Bri
gaic, Division Of the North, Gen. Henry NJ.
spraguc commanding will hold its first annual
cantonmcnt ut Lake Mar;m0cook to duv. oct 9Th
This refers to the Patriarch Militant branch ol Odd
| Fellowship. The exercises Of the day will be band
concerts, exhibition drill, inspection ami dress pa
rade. There will be speaking by prominent oid
| Fellows, followed Nv dancing. Many prominent
officers are expected to be present. Major Fulictt
| and Capt. Geo. a ilutchns, of this city, are on
tile executive and reception committees rcsprc
| lively
| SHIPPING irEM>. \ despatch from Bath states
that the sch. Carrie A. Lane principally owned by
Arthur Sewall X Co., OF that place, has been char
tered to carry coa from New ork to san Francis
co. The Carrie 4. Lane is but a year old measures
about 40 tons an is chartered at SIP. She will
take a cargo of about 200 and will receive
about Sli 400. The Bath independent says. ''14is
schooner will be the first ever sent with eastern
coal around the Horn To Frisco, and should the
voyage be made with safety, undoubtedly other
and much larger schooners will be put into the
business Sea captains here think that the scloon-
or will make the trip all right; safely as an or.
binary ship, and in ships average time, for in. |
stance 40 days. The Lane is IA three master is |
| very speedy and has made many quick passages