The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
News of. Belfast and Vicinity.

The Coliseum rink was open last week for skat-
Ing, but the days of roller skating are evidently
past.
The mitten found in the ice off Moose Point did
not belong to either of the Searsport boys recently
drowned.
The whistle on Towards machine shop froze up
during the cold weather and last week was sent
away for repairs
The Belfast W. c. T. U. will meet next Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. c. +. Morrison corner of Court
and Pearl streets.
James Burrill, native of Waldo died in the
almshouse in this city, March It'll, aged IS years.
He was never married.
MIR. Z. +. Hanson received car load of fifty
carriages from Cincinnati last week, and the work
of painting them has begun.
Fast day for 1887 was observed on the ast of
April; for the present year Gov. Marble has APP
pointed Thursday, April 18th.
School in district No. l, Belfast, under the in
struction OF c. F. Perkins, cl"se; Feb. oath, after
prosperous term of ten weeks.
MIR. Frederick W Brown has handed us an egg
measuring six and half by eight inches, and
weighing one fourth of a pound.
Mr.. Geo. o. Baiey's span is said to have been
bought for one of the Lorilard's, of New York
and not for a Vanderbilt, as first reported.
The County Commissioners were in town last
week to apporion the county tax. The tax is the
same as last year. see first page for details.
Mark Knowlton, who recently sold his farm in
Northport, has bought and will occupy the house
and lot of Rev. 5. $. Gross at Browns Corner.
Mr.. j. Z. Cottre, clothing manufacturer, reports
work plentiful Thursday he started up his four
teen sewing machines in the Howard building,
Friday afternoon train of fifteen cars left Bel
fast drawn by two engines. The Branch railroad
has never done a heavier freighting business than
this winter.
Capt. f. +. Bramhal had at his market Saturday
the first Holsters of the season. They were caught
off Northport, were of fair size and sold quickly at
II cents per pound.
The Ladies' Relief Corps, of this city, has con-
tributcd S3OS to the soldiers Monument fund, the
net proceeds from fairs, etc, given by the corps.
Well DONE ladies'.
Mr.. Ralph ii. Howes gave a supper at o Connels
Saturday night to his fellow members of the MI,
Club, in honor of his recent marriage 1t was
very pleasant affair.
Daniel Robertson, of Monroe, has shot and trap
ped fifteen foxes, thirty muskrats five minks and
one loon, and Il cousin of his has taken lis many
more. Bangor Commercial.
The Lend A Hand Society of the North Church
will meet at the parsonage next saturday at P NJ
and the pastor, Rev. X. I. Hack. will address them
briefly on -'How to [ Sc the Eyes"
We have seen no report in the Boston papers OF
he Iii of ne lint
learn from private sources that the matter set
| tied out of court and Gilmore discharged.
| The board of Aldermen had very quiet time
| last week in revising the voting list. About l0t
| names were taken OF, twenty -four added, and
many changed from one ward to another. Thirty
voters died last year.
| Waldo Lodge of Odd Fellows has or.ered 1t,
| trustees TO demand of the owner of City Block
that fire escape be placed in that building tht
law requires. The Springfield fire and loss of lift
| has been taken as IL warning.
| The petition of the Penobscot salmon fishermen
asking the right to fish unmolested was prcscnte,
| to the Governor and Council yesterday. Ii wa,
signed by more than 600 people in Belfast, Sears
port, stockton, Iscsboro, Northpolt and Lincoln
| Vile.
Mr. l. v Miller, of this city, the champion check
er PLAYER Of Maine, if not of New England, las
week closed Il series of four games, played through
the mails, with Mr.. j. y. Meehan, of Orange, Mass
winning two games with two draws. Mr., Mlleri
ready to play any one and is yet to he vanquished
A well dressed swedish tramp lame from rh, u
matism came to town Thursday and asked assist
ancc. lie said he had been in this country but 81,
| mo ths an New il
this state. lie wanted to go to Massachusetts,, am
the towns up the river passed him along, droppin!
him in the next town. After nights lodging III
took the road for Rockland.
Governor Marble made a number of nomination
March eth, which would come up for confirmation
at the session of the Governor and Council yester
day. Among those of local interest the follow
ing: Justices of the Peace and Quorum-L Il
Bowler Palermo; William p. Sprague, lslesboro
Trial Justce-Samuel q. Norton Palermo. FisI
and Game Wariens-S. b. Morgan, Orand; Geo
Alexander, North Haven.
Some of our local hor>emen feel like kickin,
themselves to think that they have not utilized tn
| trotting park the harbor has afforded for scyera
| weeks past. The first team the ~, was i."s
| Bakers, who drove down the bay Friday to SCI
about cutting out channel, and Saturday after
noon DIR. q. p. Lombard and Mr.. Geo. .. Bale
exercised their horses on the ice. There jus
snow enough to prevent Slowing, and fast time wa
made.
| MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION. The anMlla
meeting OF the Masonic Temple Association too
place last Friday evening. The extension to tn
Temple built last year has been paid for and tn
association i, out of debt, with money in the treas
ury. The following We're elected directors IIirar
Chase, \. f. Houston, ii. L. Kilgore, :. II. Mati
ews and Robert Burgess. Hiram Chase was elect
ed president I. NJ. Boartman, treasurer and 4 {
| Burgess, secretary.
Music IN THE SCHOOLS. Mr.. Haney, schoc
agent, with the advice of the committee ha
bought some musical charts. and in future must
will be taught in the city schools. rortlanu, Bar
gor, Lewiston, Auburn, and many other towns ar
! using these charts with excellent success. Bungo
adopted them last fall as an experiment and a, tn
recent examination the committee askedthc pupil
If they wanted to give up the music. "No, sir,
was the prompt reply. The Wing says "Musi
goes into the home, the sunday school and tn
church to bless and elevate. The children of tn
| poor who would otherwise get little or no nstrut
ton, find an opportunity i'll the public schools t
| gain some knowledge of that art which is recog
nizcd as among the first in all civilized nations.
A BELFAST MAN IN UTAH. Mr.. A. X. Garter
formerly of Belfast, writes us from salt Lake City
| the land of the Mormons He is in the real estat
and loan business, the firm being Barnes 4 Carter
He says ">nce left Belfast | have been in Nor
tana, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Call
fornia and Utah, and of all these places | liz
| Utah the best. Take 1t the year round the climat
is better here than in California, and the futur
place have visited, Hundreds of people are al
| irving here each week and real estate Is adyancin
rapidly in value There will he a boom here tn
coming season. To show You how real estate aG
vances ] will give you an illustration Tire
| weeks ago our firm bought four house lots at $50
per lot. Last week we sold them for Sl400 per lol
we have since sold them for $500 per lot, and tn
last owner has ordered to sell them III $4,000 pc
| lot which doubtless can be done within ten days
These same lots last September could have bee
bought for s275 each
A WEEK OF PRAYER. From March 18th TO 25tl
will he observed week of prayer by the Nation
al, state and Local ". c. I. L. The call issued l..
the National W. c. L. T. reads
| BELOVED SISTERS We call every union, an,
every woman in our heroic constituency To spen
a week in united and special prayer, both publi
| and private, for such IL baptism of wisdom ant
courage upon ourselves, and such putting fortl
of divine power shall be felt in all this land
Reasons. The wear upon us is one of struggle AM
destiny. Within these months the temperanc
cause shall be in the very heart IF a mighty con
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