The Republican journal., 1888-04-12
Mr. Samuel Redman, of this city, is quite Ill

number OF Belfast mllliners have gone to BOS.
ton to select their spring stocks.
Mrs. Eliza c. Frye, Of this city, died last week
aged 90 years and months. She was the step.
mother of the Hon. W. G. Frye. The funeral took
place Saturday.
Four years ago Mr.. Frank Bowen, of this city,
has sold one-all the descendants of that one
sheep. He has six lambs this spring.
One of the witnesses before the Grand Jury in
the adultery case at China was taken with a fit at
the court house Friday. The report is that the
principal in the affair who was under bonds, and
also the chief witness have skipped the State.
Mr.. George W. Cottrell. of this city, has bought
the Cottrel lot at the corner of Main and Pleas
ant Streets opposite the Sanbon House, and it
would not be surprising to see building for
manufacturing purposes there at no distant day.
Our valued contributor, Mrs. Helen n Packard,
has been invited by the Gettysburg monument
committee of the Fifth Maine Regiment Associa.
ton to write a poem to read, or be read, when
the Maine monuments are dedicated at Getty sburg
CHURCH NOTES. Rev. B. c. Wentworth, of this
city, will preach at Poor's Mills next Sunday
morning Rev. F. l.. Payson, the newly elected
pastor Of the Universast church, occupied his
pulpit last Sunday. He is giving excellent salts
faction.
We print on the first page an interesting histori
cal sketch of the early settlers in the George dis
trict, Prospect by Miss Alberta Nickerson and
Mr.. Freeman Partridge. Our contributors have
done good work in thus placing on record facts
that will hereafter be of much value to the local
historian, but which must otherwise have passed
out of recollection
Belfast Division, No. ., Knights of Pythas, of
this city, had an election of officers on Monday
evening, to fill vacancies caused by the promotion
of Dr. Small to Major. The following were elect
ed: NJ. W. Wech, Sir Knight Captain; S. r.
knowlton, Sir Knight Lieut.; Z. sherman, Sir
Knight Herald; o. l. leaton was appointed Guard
and Frank Riggs, Sentinel.
ODD FELLOWS BLOCK. Every room in the pro-
Jected building on the site of the American House,
Main street, has been spoken for at an aggregate
rental of $2,250 per aLnum The estimated cost
of the building is from $4,000 to $4,000, and as
taxes are low and insurance rates favorable, 1t is
thought the stock will net nearly six per cent.
Some stock will be offered to outside parties, but
the Odd Fellows intend to control the building.
\ dressmaker who has record of womcn's
measures for the last 40 years says that are
larger and correspondingly healthier than they
| used to be. Thirty years ago the average waist
was only 20 inches, and sometimes not oyer 10.
Girls of 20 or - will now average waists of %
inches at least If they are five feet seven or eight
inches tall they will have p or 26 inch waists.
Boston journal.
Ii will be interesting to know whether or not the
arms of the young men grow correspondingly
longer.
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this city allowed her parlor fire to go out, thinking
it would not be needed again this season, and plac-
cd a Iuartergross of matches in the top of the
stove for safe keeping. Colder weather coming
on the woman built on fire, forgetting all about
her impromptu match safe. Presently that house
was peryalcd with a sulphurous oder that would
have done credit to sheol. The family up stairs
| came rushing down to investigate and for a time
| there was 4 circus The sulphur killed every
| plant in the house.
POLICE COURT. Jesse staples WAS before the
court Monday on a complaint of assault and bat
terry upon Tisdeli Shaw Roth men are trnckmen
They were at the Maine Central freight house Fri
day, and staples wanted to get up to the door and
| claimed that Shaw in his way. lie told Shaw
to get his horses out or he would run shaft into
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barrel at Shaw, followed by sled stake, and thel
taking the stake Staples struck Shaw over the arm
and shoulder. He was found guilty and fined -
without costs, which he paid.
! BUILDING AND REPAIRING. The Syndicate, so
called, own fourteen buildings in this city, be
| tween Pleasant and Common street. near Tho
| Maine Central depot. Several buildings were &c
paired last year and others will he repaired thi
| year. The buildings known as the Elliot house ant
| Elliot store will receive attention. No par
of the city shows greater improvement than this
| MR. j. II. Tucker is now completing the worl
of fitting for dwelling the building he bough
| last fall from the Crosby estate Mr.. w. T. Col
burn, of this city, has made some Improvement
in the interior Of his store. Mrs. George
Sleeper is repairing and painting her residence 0,
Church street.
The Bangor Commercial of Saturday evenin,
says
Rev. X. Il. Hack, a recent graduate of the Theo
| logical seminary, but who was settled as paste
| over the ConSrey ationalist church at Belfast last
summer, is in the city today Mr.. Hack passet
yesterday and last night as the guest of Charles
| Pearl, Esq. He is doing splendid work in Bel
fast and has awakened such an interest in the pa
IRISH as has not been known for many years. TN,
people appreciate his endeavors and have pleas
ing way of showing it. The other day Mr.. Hacl
received a check for the generous sum of Sl25 &C
companied by note saying that the money was t,
be used in the purchase of bicycle and the donor
hoped that the little outing and exercise upon til,
machine might keep the reverend gentleman.
health and spirits always goo 1t is needless t.
say that pleasing an expression of esteem wa
most gratifying to its recipient.
BRANCH MILLS NEARLY DESTROYED BY FIRE
The thriving little village of Branch Mills, in tn
town of Palermo, was well nigh destroyed by fir
at $50 a. m. saturday. Two stores were consunl
ed. One was owned and occupied by D. II. Il
Dinsmore and was filed with large stock O
goods just bought for the spring trade. The othe
was the property of j. NortlTop, anil also contain
ed a stock of goods such as are kept in countr
stores. The post office, which was in separat
building, was burned. coat mandatory, black
smith shop, owned by +. Worthing, Chas. Dow
carpenter and paint shop and Vest Tobey's hous
and stable were also destroyed The total cstima
ted loss is from six to eight thousand dollars. Tn
fire originated in the blacksmith shop. There wa
no insurance the blacksmith shop and pain
shop but the loss on the other buildings was part
| ally covered.
BELFAST DRAMATIC COMPANY. The young PEG
pie composing this company presented the dram
! "Above the Clouds at the Belfast Opera lIOus
| last Thursday evening and though the night wa
stormy the hall was well filed. This company o
masters and misses have been in private trainin,
this winter under the direction of Mr.. c. w
IIaney, and first appeared publicly at Linconyilc
| Their performance on that occasion was highl,
praised but our people were not prepared for 81
excellent performance as that given here las
week. The audience was interested and manifest
ed its pleasure by frequent applause. The dram:
is one well adapted to amateurs, and could hardl,
have been better rendered by professionals TIL,
young lady performers were Matte Wentworth
| Lena IIancy, Eva Gray and Blanche Sullivan, ant
all acquitted themselves admirably and receive,
| many bouquets from their friends. The youn,
| gentlemen who took parts were George S. Pcade
ton, r. l.. Gilkcy, A. Z. Knight, c. J. Godfrey,
| W. Moody, f. p. Clifford, and l.. O. Yeaton Whi
all were good it is no disparagemcnt to the other
to say that Mr. Jesse Moody sustained his part tn,
best. The company will play at Castine, an,
possblya at other places, and wherever they appca
we advise the public to patronize them.
| SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Abraham Richardson il
| loading potatoes at this port for Gorham, for New
York 80. Belfast vessels have made some remark
ably quick trips this winter, which have been not
ell in the journal. Capt Henry }. Chaplcs in sch
Palatka, now discharging lumber at New York, ha
made good round trip. lie carried 60a tons o
sulphur from New York to Charleston; from
thence he went to Bailey's Mills, Ca, where hi
loaded $40, 600 feet of lumber and arrived back a
New York in thirty-fve days. Capt. Flowers il