The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-31
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.

attend the Republican State Convention at Port
land June 18th PER ORDER CON-
Mr.. Ralph Mckeen, of this city, recently cap
tured flying squirrel and four young ones.
Mr. Hanson's carriage sales, which opened in
May, have been large all through the month.
The sexton has completed the interment of bodies
from the receiving tomb-twenty nine in number
Street Commissioner Triggs has run the road ma
chine over our streets, putting them in good con
dition.
local sketch, "The Minister and the Flapjacks,''
from the vinalhaven Echo, will be found on the
first page
list OF the sea captains in the Ferry District,
Prospect from our Prospect correspondent, is pub
lished on the first page.
MIR. c. j. Hall, of this city is shipping lumber
to Somes Sound to be used in building boarding
houses for his workmen
Mr. Henry b. Cunningham has bought the house
of Mr.. Fred V. Cottrel on Union street, in this
city, and will at once take possession.
Mr. Michael Heating, of this city, last week dis
played the bride and spurs he used when deputy
sheriff of Monterey county, California, in lS57
Boston man brought a mare to Belfast last
week to be bred to Haroldson-., compliment to
Belfast stock. lIarodson is owned by W e. Mar
shall, Esq.
Mr. Baiey's carriage auction has been postponed
to next Saturday afternoon at one O'Clock Mr.. B.
will sell his dwelling house on Congress street at
auction the same afternoon.
Mr. Redman, treasurer Of the Waldo County
Agricultural Society, says he has paid nearly all
the premiums of last Years fair. Those who have
not received their award will please call ON him.
The Cottrcll Bros, of this city, are meeting with
good success in their poultry business, and are
making shipments every week. The incubators
are at work all the time and the stock is kept at
1000 chicks.
Several citizens who are interested in vessels
and commerce generally, say that Il lighthouse is
much needed at the entrance to our harbor \ light
on Patterson's Point or on steele's ledge, would he
guide to mariners making our harlor in the
night.
MI Orlando Sanborn of Waldo, manufactures
large quantities of fish drums which are sent to
Ninalhaven. The packet =. NJ. Bonnie took down
quantity on her last trip. The drums are put IN
in the form of barrels are made of hard wood and
hold from one to any given number of quintals
Mr.. Simpson, who has started Il slipper factory
IN Halls foundry building, left for Boston Monday
with large number of samples. Mr.. Simpson
has set up 4 number of machines has a competent
slipper maker, and is ready for business The
samples were very handsome and no doubt he will
find ready sales for his goods
HE CREAMERY. The creamery committee did
not havea quorum at the meeting appointed for
Saturday afternoon. Messrs. Shepherd Edgecomb
ana Murphy were present, and the others were no
doubt making the most of good farming day
Those present thought the greatest difficulty in the
way of creamery was the costto Individual farm
ors for keeping the cream. Mr.. E,lgecomb thought
1t was not necessary to buy high priced materials,
and that good apparatus could be manufactured
by our local tinmen at half the cost. The commit.
tee Will meet again at the Court House in this city,
on Saturday, June 9th, at o'clock T. NJ.
GRADUATED. Among the graduates from the
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy at Boston on
Thursday last was Mr.. Frank Il. Mathews, son of
Mr. s. III. Mathews, of this city, who has now COM
pletcd course of seven years study After gradu-
ating from the Belfast High school he entered the
University at Rochester, n. v, where he gradual
cd with honors after four years course. He then
w ti' vi VI SHcpnelN N Co., Boston,
at the same time beginning a three year. course
In the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Mr..
Mathews leaves to-day for Rochester, y. v, where
he Will be employed in large drug store.
Mr. Elijah ii. Shuman last week started sub
scrption paper for maintaining a street sprinkler
the coming season. lie thought $3.50 would be
needed, and having received sufficient encourage
ment the streets will be sprinked, the Belfast wa
ter company supplying the water free under their
contract with the city. Some of the merchants
have rubber hose connected with the water pipes
in their stores and daily wet down the streets
their places of business. Mr.. A. ID. Chase and
Ellis 4 CHM keep down the dust near their stores
on Church street, while Capt. Bramhal does the
same near his fish market on High street.
In digging to lay II water pipe into the new
bakery of \. F. Riggs, on Main street. the founda-
ton of the old building which once tormcd the
street boundary, was uncarthe,. "Aftcr the fire
in 1916, which destroyed the Babel, that portion
of the street from High to Washington street. was
widened by consent of the owners of the land A
section of an Old wooden aqucduct was also un-
earthed. Williamson says, "In lso3, Daniel Kirk
patrick laid an aquetluct from well near the
ner of Church and Market Streets through Main
StIcct. IHc WttlcT WaS ttntluclc'l through WoWl
en- pipes, portions of which have been eAhuncd
within a few years.
NEW CEMETERY. There is not lot for sale
in Grove Cemetery, i'll this city, and committee
from the city government has been instructed to
buy lot for another cemetery. Alderman Me
Donald, who has the matter in charge, says the
task is not an easy one several lots have been
looked at, but one Is too rocky, another is wet,
and no good lot can be had near the city. The
Pierce farm, on the Searsport road, three miles
from the town. has been mentioned also lots on
the Whitcomb and r. W. Ellis place, on the Au-
gusta road, between two and three miles from the
city; and the Reed lot on lower Congress street,
but nothing definite has been done Mr.. Mcpon-
aid will report at an early day
He PAID FOR BorH DINNERS one morning
last week Mr.. A. A. IIowes and MIR. John H.
Quimby were in Capt. Bramhall's market i'll this
city, to buy salmon for dinner Mr.. IIowcs pro
duced penny from his pocket and said "Join
VIII odd and even with you the date of this cent
to see who will pay for both dinners. "Al right
said Mr.. Quimby, "I'll take it odd" The date was
an uneven number and Mr. Howes paid for both
at forty cents per pound Mr.
Quimbys long connection with the Belfast Savings
Bank has demonstrated to him that more cents
bear uneven dates than those of even years
After he went to the bank that morning he took
out of the money drawer twenty five coppers and
fifteen of them bore dates of uneven Years
California papers report the sinking of the steam
ship Queen of the Pacific, commanded by Capt
Ezekiel Alexander, of North Haven The steam
CT was from san Francisco bound south, and when
fifteen miles Port
captain promptly headed her for port, crow ding ON
all steam, the lircmen and engineers remaining ut
their posts until driven away by water The steam.
err sank after reaching the harbor, but the l21 pas
sengers on board with the officers and crew were
safely landed. The Queen of the Pacific was 727
tons, and was built at Philadelphia in 1882 at cost
OF $5O0,OOO Divers have discovered Il coal port
open on the starboard side which caused the steam
er to fill, and 1t Is believed that some one on board
opened it to sink the vessel The
steamer be raised without difficulty Can't
Alexander has been highly praised for the man
ner in which he handled his steamer after the leak
was discovered.
n"D FnLIowe Du1npIstu ..sooo1..r1nM III.
Subscribers to the stock for the proposed building
on the american House lot in this city, met at odd
Fellows Hall last Thursday evening for organiza-
ton large number present. The meeting
was called to order by Mr. D. r. Wilson, who read
the notice authorizing the meeting. A. X. Z. Moore
was called to the chair and Il. G. Dyer was made
clerk. 1t was decided that the name of the orran-
cation should be the "Odd Fellows Building As
soclatlon, anu the capital stock was fixed at $50
OoO, with 600 shares at the par value of $50 each
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