The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-24
An interesting sketch of The Ssbasticook is pub

Mr.. Asa F. Riggs, baker, has a very handsome
cart and will deliver Bread etc. in any part Of the
city. Tic bakery business is lively here.
Mr.. J. Waterman, of Bangor, has two clothing
houses in that city and branch stores in Belfast,
Calais and HOuton. He is a very successful bust
ness man.
Waldo county sea captain in sending his an.
nual subscription to the Journal says: at is as
good as letter from home, as it Is sent to me
when am away"
Mr.. james 7. POttle, of this city, went to Sears
mont Saturday, to make plans for a new building
to he erected the site of the Masonic building
recently destroyed by fire.
The Sunday Times, in its notes on the exhibition
of the Portland Society of Art, says: "Mrs. E. II.
Pierce exhibits jar filed with Jacqucminot roses,
which are true to nature Mr.. ii. l.. Woodcock
shows one of his finest efforts in his "Birches."
Rev. George W. Lindsay, president of the Ban
gor Z. l.. S. c., will give free l6kure in the Dap
fist Church, Thursday evening, May 3Ist, at 7.30
standard, under the auspices of the Chautauqua
Circle of this city. The public are cordially invited.
To INCORPORATE. The subscribers to the stock
of the Odd Fellows Block will meet at Odd Fellows
Hall this Thursday evening at o'clock for the
purpose of incorporation, and to elect officers.
The meeting is an important one and every stock
holder ought to be present.
CREAMERY BUTTER. Mr.. John S. Twombly
of Monroe, hauled to this city Monday half ton
of butter made at the Monroe creamery. The but
ter is shipped to Boston, but one firm in this city
Ellis & CHM, handling It. The factory is not
large one, but makes about 200 pounds daily.
THE PROPOSED CREAMERY. The committee APP
pointed to canvass, etc, for the proposed cream
cry will meet at the Court House, In this city, next
Saturday afternoon at . O'Clock. All interested
are requested to be present. creamery is need
ed and with united effort one can be established.
News was received in this city last week of the
death at Orlando, Fla on the 10Th, of Mrs. Abby,
wife of Mr. Scwall A. Black, of Belfast. Mrs.
Black went to Florida last fall to join her husband,
who had been there for some time. Some of the
family are in Belfast. She died of malarial
pneumonia
CHURCH NOTES. Mr.. f. c. Brown, of Bangor, a
student at the Theological Seminary, is to preach
at North Belfast during the summer. The pro
grammc for the Congregational Conference at
Rockland, June 1921 is published in the Maine
News. Rev. +. F. Hanson will occupy the pulpit
at the Baptist church next Sunday.
There was an unusual amount of drunkenness in
this city last Saturday and Sunday. The City Mar
shall has notified the Mayor that another night po-
lceman must be appointed, as he cannot preserve
order with but one. Sunday A. j. Morris, of
searsport, was drunk and went hunting after the
policeman with knife. Morris was lodged in
jail but was bailed out and allowed to settle.
ROMEO AND JULIET. We Lave another coin
cidence in the vessel line to report There were
Mt Belfast last week two Old vessels, one named
Romeo and the other Juliet, the former owned
in Bucksport, and the latter in Belfast The
Romeo is 39,91 tons, and built in Essex Mass,
in r46. The Juliet is 394 tons and was built at
Gloucester, Mass, in 1871 Romeo and Juliet
are quite aged, but nevertheless they were
very "spooney" and while in our harbor nestled
side by side
GET OUT TIE SPRINKLER. The contract with
the Water company provides for water to sprinkle
the streets and the necessary apparatus would be
supplied if the city government should demand it.
The high wind of Monday blew the dust about in
clouds and loud calls for the sprinkler were heard
At noon Mr. Mcdonald and MIR. Howes coupled
on length of hose to the hyrant at the corner OF
tons, doing much good Nothing has yet been
done with regard to the drinking troughs and
ornamental fountains.
Mr. Il. F. Dunton and Sheriff Watlsworth, of this
city, went trouting saturday, and succeeded in
landing some large ones. One trout weighed one
and threc-fourth pounds and measured fifteen in
chcs in length-a good fish for a brook trout As
usual the largest one got away. Mr.. o. &. Critch
EFT ard gentleman who is visiting him brought
home last week fine string of forty brook trout
The trout in this vicinity, are very large this sea
son. Mr.. Frances captured some fine ones, Tues
day, one fish measuring thirteen inches i'll length
Llewellyn Quimby, the Young man who killed
William Remission, of Boothbay, an account OF
which was published last week, once lived in Bel
fast, and his father died while they lived at Oak
Hill, in swanville. The family resided near Mr.
Joseph H. kaer's a dozen years ago, and the elder
Quimby worked for Mr.. kalcr. The family then
moved to Swanvlle where Mr.. Quimby died under
peculiar circumstances. 1t was Il reported suicide
but the young man says that his mother and q
man killed him. The man who dressed the body
| after death found marks upon it, and many in the
vicinity think there had been foul play. The body
is buried near Oak Hill.
The YACHT FLEET. Mr.. +. l.. Macomber, OF
this city, is building yacht to be added to our al
ready handsome fleet. The yacht will be
twenty -four feet ALL Sfeet beam, sloop rugged
and is designed principally for cruising. Mr.. Ma
comber manufactures toy yachts and will Use the
new craft to visit Bar lIarbor and other places
where he sell his pretty toy boats .....The
Jennctte has been painted outside and in and looks
| tinn Mr. ipnJ,o TO, =,
Camden in her Saturday to get an anchor.
Charles Brier's dandy little pinky has been rugged
and put in order for business. The Edna is in
IIazcltine's dock, where she will be rugged and got
ready for cruising.
MORE FRIGHTENED THAN HURT. Two young
men in this city were considerably frightened one
night recently. They had retired when one called
his mother to give him some medicine which he
was taking. In the darkness the lady turned the
medicine into a cup, but before the son could take
| it the other Young man payfully took and drank
the medicine More was prepared but when the
son drank it he said: "Mother, you have made a
mistake and given me the wrong medicine" On
investigating it was found that the young men had
been given preparation for the complex iona
mild poison. There was circus for a short time
and the boys were Il good deal frightened, but
| emctics relieved them and then their anxiety was
least the matter should become public. We do not
propose to give them away, but one is Il dentist
and the other is not
SNowBLAck Congressman Mills says that the
making of seamless stockings is Il secret known
only to foreign manufacturers, and here is where
he put his foot in it. The average school boy
knows better. The machines used in the Old
World for making these stockings were invented
by Americans and this country leads the world in
the manufactured article. One of the leading
firms Is the Shaw Stocking Co., of Lowell, Mass.
a fact of which Mr.. Mills is no doubt well awar,
now, since a member of the firm, in a series OF
well written letters in defence of an American in
uustry, has thoroughly ventilated the ignorance OF
the Texas Congressman. The trade mark of this
firm is ''Snowblack,' and their goods commend
themselves wherever worn by their perfect fit and
the cleanness of the dye. Attention is directed to
the advertisement of Snowblack Half-Hosc, fol
sale in Belfast by Sidney kalish, ID. r. Palmer
Mark Andrews and the trade generally.
SHALL WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOE FACTORY
Belfast, propose to form Il copartnership for the
manufacture of shoes, and desire to locate here
Both are practical shoe men and thoroughly under
stand the business Mr.. Condor has for a numbe,
of years, been an overseer in factory ut Milford
Mass, and is familiar with the leading shoe men OF
Boston. Mr. Rogers has long been in the employ
of Messrs. Critchett Sibley, Belfast, and is a
competent man. Searsport people have offered
them inducements to locate there, but Belfast has
better facilities. Messrs. Condor L Rogers will