The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-07-05
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.
A JULY DAY.


West wind that ruilles the SCI
Into laughter and sparkle and spray;
Skies blue as they can be;
White clouds across the bay;
And thistle seed sailing
field of blOssoming clover
That is a July day!
Margaret Deland, in st. Nicholas for July.
"Rats'' at Woodcocks, price 10 ceuts.
The Prog. Age announced last week that that pa
per for sale.
Workmen Friday began to lay brick on Mr..
ii. n. Lancaster's new building on High street.
Many of cur readers will he interested in the re-
port of the dedication of Wording Hall, Houton,
in the Maine news.
The Merchants Marine railway of this city, has
declared u semannua dividend of 4 per cent
payable July LIST.
Mr.. l.. A. Dow last week sent a lot of salmon
from this city to Chicago. The fish were packed
in ice and were expected to arrive in good cond-
ton.
Mr.. f. $. Douglass, of the Fort Point Hotel,
rived there Thursday with his family and large
number CT servants, to place the house In readi,
ness for business.
| every new business enterprise adds to the
wealth and importance of city. This is Il fact
! which should not be lost sight Of for a moment"
says exchange
| MIR. Thompson, of Stockton, who built the Fort
Point Hotel, will build the passenger house on the
steamboat wharf in this city. He made measure
nentS of the wharf last week.
| The appropriation tor rebuilding the monument
oil Steeles ledge, Belfast harbor, does not include
rlpraping the ledge as first announced. The pres
eut contract is To rebuild the monument as it was
| before the accident.
The initials appended to the interesting letter
from White Pigeon, Michigan, will be recognized
those of former pastor of the Methodist Church
| i'll this city, pleasantly situated in the West
Many of readers will he glad to thus learn Of
| the welfare Of Rev. W. H. Williams and his family
| Mrs. Brown, Of this city, the mother of William
V. Gilman, wio is in Jail in Virginia say- her boy
is insane and not responsible for his uttcrances.
and that he at home lit both the Mathews ami
| Windsor House fire., and could not have been the
incendiary. Mrs. Brown is trying to rails, money
| to bring her home.
GOV. Marble has made the following nomina
lions Justices of the Peace and Quorum-Frcd
H. rayson, Belfast; Thomas II. Swazcy, Bucks
port; Otis u. Wilson, Searsmont. Prison Inspcc
| tor-lieury Clary. jefferson. Notary Pubics-J
Wallace. Castine; Thomas II. Swazey Isueksport
| f. Il. S;montop, Camden.
BREAKFAST CAKE. l.. NJ. b., valued core
| spnndrnt Of the journal, sends the following
receipt and voucics for the cake as very nice:
pit of siftctl Hour, tcaspoontuls of tartar
| tcaspoonful Of soda, ) eggs beat separately, 3
table srooniuIs of melted butter, 3 tablespoonful
of sugar Add the whites. which have been beaten
toa stfr froth last.
An Augusta gentleman states that by experience
he ha, found air-saked lime to be etlcac ms and
safer than hellcbore in destroy! currant worms.
lie has tried it many times and never found it to
fail. ktnnthec Journal.
The writer tried air >l.tAel lime. as well rs
ashes without effect and found that the price of
ctnrants was eternal Vigilance and repeated APP
picatinn of hcllcburc.
Pensions have been granted as follows Original,
invalid, John \. Harlshorn, Belfast; Geo. y. Farm,
En- West BrooksvIie: reissue, Charles W. Smith,
West Troy; original widows, etc, restoration.
Palmrila. muther of Samuel H. Clement White ;
Corner, Winterport; widow of John e. Inness,
Linrolnviile Centre original, invalid, sullivan
Hunter i;n nhan.
One Of The finest regiments which Maine sent to
the front in the War of the Rebellion was the
Eighth. 1t commanded bV that gallant soldier,
John ID. Rust. WHO was the other day nominated at
the Democratic Convention of the Third District
candidate for Presidential elccor. 1t will he re
mcmbered that Gen. Rust was in command of the
Union forces at Tybcr ISl;,nd during the seige of
Port Pulaski ON the savannah River, and mt the
surrender Of the fort the colorS of the Eighth
Maine Were huistcd over its walls i'll recognition of
the gallant conduct of its officers and men. Ban
Gor Cominerclal.
UNITED FELLOWSHIP. The following were last
week clccte, officers of Maple Leaf Council nte,l
Fellowship, of this city u. L. Guptill, d.; Il. F.
Neal, Y. D.; \. IL. Bradley, L.; John Dollon, Sec.
Geo. W. Burgess, Treas; t. f. Wells, Coll; G.
T.. 'ribbetts g.; A. 4. RoiX, w; W. Il. Ford, j.;
j. NJ Fletcher anil 7. +. Luce, Medical Examiners
{. W i!ancy, +. \. Howard ID. L. Guptill, A. X.
Bradley and G.. +. Tibbcts, Social Committee y
+. kecnc, c. W IIaney ana g. A. HutchinS, Trus
tees. Installation on the evening of July 18th.
\ KNOX STABLE. II. B. writes to The Maine
Horse Breeders Monthly of Waldo county stable
as follows
We recently called at the stable of Mir. Ed
ShibclS, knox, Me, and found ten fine horses and
colts, worthy of attention. Seven of the above
mmhrrare standard and standard bred. The first
ono shown us wa. the brood mare Flakey by Gen.
knoN. This is the dam of Black Amblt, 229.
tlakeys dam was old flakcy, half sister to
Blackstone Belle, and the dam of Baby Boy. In
the next tW" stalls stand her two daughters The
lirst, Silver Gid by Gideon. haifsiscr 10 Black
next stall stands Wild Flower by Gideon. This
includes his four brood lnarcs. The average height
is -. hands. They are good gated and have
plenty OF style and ambition. Next comes Duskv
Maiden. by I.edo he by Icdo hy Ry sykes Ham
hletoniin: 'an i:Ltck >alomc: Lena Ledo by
Lodo dam Wild Flower, by Gideon These two
average ljis hands high, and have good style and
action. The third Guider Franklin, by DR.. Frank
lin, dam silver Gid. These three will make good
brood mares or to develop for speed. Mr. Shibes
then lcd out three liarbinger colts Gi'lmont Belle
Brandon and Loter. Gitimont, dark chestnut with
star in forehead, stands - hands high foaled April
~ lS>1, dam Wild Flower, hy Gideon. Belle Bran
don, foaled April - lss1, ii hands high Jet black.