The Republican journal., 1888-08-02
News Of Belfast and Vicinity


fast are requested to meet in caucus at the Court
House, on Monday evening, Aug. 9th. at O'Clock,
standard, to elect twelve delegates to the County
Convention. PER ORDER CITY Com.
j. w. Frederick X Co.. of this city, have ordered
a campaign flag for the Republicans of Belfast.
The flag will be twenty by thirty feet and will soon
be thrown to the breeze.
The Boston Globe reports that Thomas 5. Fur
Miss, formerly of this city, who has been in the
drug business at pitstield is Offering his creditors
twenty four cents dollar in settlement of their
claims.
Miss Floy Crowell, aided by Il supporting com
pany OF IA people, Will play three nights in Belfast
| commencing Aug. 9th. "I1fatuation,'' MAY
Blossom and"A Brave Woman" will probably be
the plays.
"Rockland is the brightest lveliest ami most at
tractve place have thus far seen in Maine, said
visitor last week. Thanks. Rockland Courier
Gazette.
The stranger evidently had not visited in Belfast
Mr.. kilgorc, who has occupied rooms in the Ma
sonic Temple in this city since the erection of that
building, will seek quarters elsewhere, as the en-
tension to the Harris store has obstructed the
light in the operating room.
The basement walls of the new odd Fellows
Block in this city are nearly completed, and good
stone masons say it Is the best piece of stone ma
sorry work ever done i'll this city. The work was
done by Joseph l.. Wilson and X. Iuthcls
Mr.. George j.. toodalc, of the ship chanlcry
firm of Randall, Goodale 4 Co, Boston, is i'll al
the Windsor Hotel, in this city. Mr.. GoodaIe fe
i'll at Calais, and having news that his family was
i'll at Medfor,l, attempted to reach home, but could
not proceed farther than Belfast He is recovering
Councilman Hunt, of Liberty, was in town Mon
day morning on his way to Thomastcn. where the
question of draining the prison yard will be de
cided Wednesday MI. Hunt, with the Governor
and Council and ladies will leave for Eastport to
visit the lndans, after which they take the Inter
national steamship line at Easport for st. John
whence they return by rail,
Mr.. NJ. &. Dilworth, adjutant of Thomas H. Mar
shall Post, No. Y, of this city, year ago order
ed from the department forty five marble head
stones he erected in memory of deceased veteran
soldiers in this vicinity. Monday evening Mr. nil
worth got letter from the department stating tha
800 pounds of head stones had been shipped to
his address Mr.. Dilworth wishes those who or
dercd the stones to come for them at once.
CHURCH NOTES. Rev. Geo. +. Tufts, OF this city
married couple. and at II preached lis rcgula
sermon. At2 7. Nj he preached at Northport. a
he conducted funeral service and at in thu
evening held social meeting at the church.
Rev. b. c. Wentworth will preach at the Northpor
Camp Ground next sunday at , o'clock r. NJ.
Rev. Geo. +. Tufts will preach at Morrill, mex
sunday afternoon 1T O'Clock, T. NJ. standard time
The plans and specifications for the new cd,
Fellows Block in this city, were received las
week from the architect, Mr.. W. +. Mansur, o
Bangor. The front elevation Is very handsome
ami when the building IS erected it will be one o
the finest in the city. Contractors and builder
have been requested to submit sealed proposals TO
the erection of the building. and the bids will b.
opened on Wednesday evening, Aug. sih. Wor
will then begin Immediately and be pushed to &c
the building along before cold weather sets in.
EXCURSIONS. The Baptist excursion last wee
TO lsIcsboro and Castine very enjoyable.
stop was made at Hughes Point, where there ar
fourteen handsome cottages and from thence tn
party went to Castinc and remained a short time
returning home in good season. The private eA
cur~ion to Mt. Desert last week, on steamer Acadia
was much enjoyed. one night was spent at Green
Landing, Deer Isle ami the next av the run wa
made to Somcs Sound, Mt. Desert Here the part
took teams to Bar lialbor. Mr.. and Mrs. Raw les
Of Detroit, Mich, were of the party, and it wa
their first visit to Names famous summer resort
Mr. r. says il was the most pleasant excursion q
his llie...Thc lniverSalist society, of this city
made I'M excursion Tuesday to swan Lake gon
up i'll teams. The ,ity was rather warm, but tn
excursion was heartily enloved.
| Re-. Il. c. Wentworth writes to the Zions Hell
ritI of n, lat
Susan g. Harkness: ">he was born in Belfast il
1901. When thirteen years Old She was converte
under the labors of Rev, jeremiah Marsh, and be
came one of the fourteen members who compose,
the church in I.inconvile when 1t was organized
A few years later She was appointed and served
as class leader. Hc Whole life has been one of d,
votion to God She indeed mother in Israel
loving all the interests of the church, and endeal
$ ing herself to all its members. She was wont;
e of unusual strength of character though quiet am
{ unobtrusve. Patient in suffering and resigned t
Gods will, she fell asleep in Jesus Her clnidrc
, rise up to call her blessed. such Il life and such
death are a bene',iction to the community NJ
dead, but gone before"
HASSo>'> CARRIAGE SALES. Mr.. f.. f. Ianso
advertised to sell on saturday last all the carriage
IN his repository in this city. Livery men fror
f fockiand, Bangor and other places, We're to hav
. been present, but were Kept away on account Il
the weather, and the crowd small and not q
the buying order. In the forenoon there WIS a brie
shower but at 10 A. NJ. the sale opened, with G. {
Crazy auctioneer After selling 1--WE carriages til
! sale WAS adjourned tn afternoon. One top bugg
| that retailed for Sl2u Knocked of for 50;
A two-wheced road wagon that retalled for -,
Sold for $l5l0. In the afternoon quite "A numIp
Of carriages were disposed Of, but the crowd wa
! net hungry to buy and the sale was postponed t
, Tuesday one buggy, one of the best in the lot
, that retaed for slG5, brought no. The carriage
that were sold were great bargains and the buyer
, Were correspondence happy Mr.. Hanson sol
/ thirteen carriages Tuesday when the sale WA
again postponed To Aug. llth,
SHIPPING Irlue. sch. Abraham Richardson al
rived last week with cargo of soft coal for tn
Belfast Gas Works....Sch Fannie Butler, Wit
coal for swan >iblcy, of this city, before rcpor
cd ashore in the sound, arrived in Belfast la
! week and has discharged her cargo. She will b
repaired here. capt G. y. tutucIl, who arrive
/ home FROM New York last week, siys the shippiu
Interests hook better and frcighy4 are on the Ms,
/ 1891 Bark samuel u. Carleton SO tons, built a
"A R"ckpor in 1859, has recently been sold hV Carl,
t tom Norwood n Co, to the Quarantine Commi-
= sioncr at New York for SlooO5, to be u>c, rs no
iital ship ON the lower bay at New York. sch
Victor rug of Buothlay, IA toms, built in -,
1 has been bought by Greens Landing parties to b
2 employed in the stone carrying trade. sch. /
McrWn has been on the railway and repaired lie
injuries were very Slight. A new Shoe was pat ~
and tw" places on the staibuari side were slight
chafc'i. IT is remarkable that a vessel could l.
iSh "A hon mi, at no
an hour and sustain SO little damage sch IIc!er
Capt. White, of this city, Is the marine raj
way undergoing repairs -. Capt. Ryan, in packt
James Holmes. sailed Monday from this city wifi
stone was from the oak Hill quarry 49,. sch. Mevt
Z Muller, now at New York, has chartered to lua,
! coal for Belfast. Sch. Fannie A. Gorhaln at Si
ilia River, has chartered to load 20 NJ. of lumhe
I for New York at - per thousand ...> sch. Weak
has chartered to load $50 NJ. of lumber ut Fcrnau
dina to New York, at private terms. sch, IIcle
, &. Moseley is at Bangor with cargo of S0 ton
of coal for the Maine Central X. X. tompany.....
C.. with dressed granite for the Congression:,
Library building Sch. Helen is on the marin
railway for repairs SchS. Fannie Butler an,
Mary A. Hall are in Dyer's dock where they will
! l-lesboro, arrived Wednesday and will he repair
ci here