The Republican journal., 1888-02-16

The heater car recently put on by the Maine
Central between Belfast and Boston is well patron
lied both ways.
Eighty barrels of Holsters have been shipped
THIS week from Ninalhaven to johnson q Young |
per barrel. tVinalhaven Echo.
woman who has 4 husband by the name of
fred when she wants coal will point to the stove
and say, Frederick the CRATE. Vinalhaven Echo
Is it Fred Walls?
The winter term of the Casinc Normal School
Will close March lst. 1t is having a very success
full session with large attendance of pupils. The
school has been constantly improving since Prof
X. Woodbury. became its principal
Howard Foster, who for Il few years past have
been engaged in the lumber business in this city,
have made an assignment to George f. Johnson in
trust for the benefit Of their creditors. They have
sold their lumber business to NJ. II. Cooper
The annual meeting of the Masonic Temple As
socia ton will be held at the Temple, Belfast, on
Tuesday evening Feb 18th, at 80 o'clock. Officers
will be elected and such other business Will lie
transacted as may come before the meeting.
A crew of men from Hampden is at work near
sandy Point getting out large quantities of stakes
for parties in New Haven, Conn. These articles
are to be used in stalking out oyster BEDS and this
for Eastern Maine. The stakes are being secured
by the thousands. Bangor Commercial
Mr.. w. C.. Tuttle, photographers of this city has
had an electric alarm placed at the entrance of
his reception room. The bell is in his work room
A person entering the reception room will ring the
bell by stepping anywhere within four feet of the
door.
The first lecture in the course of the Belfast
ai.,ti,,r
Tuesday evening. but has been postponed one
| week because Of the Knights of PYthias ball on
| that evening. Further particulars concerning the
course will be given next week
| Gov Marble has appointed the following Justices
| Of the peace: Milo W. Cone Unity; Francis p.
Furber and Ruel W. Could, Clinton; George V.
| Mills, Brooksyille, Frank L. Trundy Frankfort;
| Frederick &. Walls Ninalhaven; Jessie ii. Cook,
| Jackson; Henry l.. shute, Belfast,
| POSTAL NOTES. Postmaster Ksorc is redeem
| ing the box keys rs presented, but they 10 not
come in rapidly. He finds many irregularities iii
| the numbers quite a number of new boxes have
| been rented, The usual Number of valentines
have been sent through the mails the past few
| days.
MIR. Charles y Black, of this city has "a; his
| store some rat traps with powerful springs. Some
| one set a trap and placed it in conspicuous
place, and when Mr.. j. Stephenson took It up it
| was sprung and caught his Thumb with no gentle
grip. Strange to say this accident was the means
| of selling the trap.
-ANorIEE NICE COLT. MIR. Wilmer NJ. Rhua,leS,
| Of Belfast, writes; have noticed IN the journal
OF late considerable said about nice colts h;t,
| one, eight months Old that will compar, with any
| 90 in he Il. str 1 h.t,,t bi,rB
we'll made in every way, and bids fair to make
| trottcr. lie was sired uy Victor NJ, owned 10y
X. ID. McCobb, of Lincolnville. Trot out yournico
| colts.
| At the meeting of the Maine Historical >orcty
| in Portland last week 4 paper was read by Joseph
Wlliamson Esq, of this city, entltlei, ''eone &C
count of the Kelley family of Maine, and presemta
ton made Of tive photographs of Daniel Webster,
| the Gift of Edward W. Kelley, of Boston" Mr..
Williamson also read his paper ON Prehistoric
Maine recently read before the Belfast scientific
| Association.
| COOP TEMrLARs. Our Good Templar depart
| ment will he found the first page 70 f this issue,
| and special attention is directed to the announce
| ment concerning the meeting OF Waldo District
| Lodge at Thorndkc, Feb. Is. Half fares OH the
Belfast branch railroad. Mrs. +. L. Cain, Cen.
eupt Of Juvenile Temples in Maine, expects to
| attend the District Lodge, in the interest uf her
| department of the work. Waldo county las but
| two Temples, only one Of which is in working or
der 1t is to be hoped that Mrs. Gains visit will
nfusc into Waldo's Good Templars that interest
i'll the work which duty calls for
| REFuNpING. The preliminary steps have been
taken for rcfunding the railroad bonds due in l>90
according to the published programme. The mort
| gage was put on record Tuesday, and the follow
| ing have been appointed trustees W. l.. swan,
| Calvin liervey and \. c. Burgess. The new bonds
| have been received, signed, and are now ready for
exchange. These bonds were executed by the
| Builord SONS photographic Co., of Boston, who
| have done fine piece of work. The bonds are us
handsome as they are good and the holders of the
| Old bonds will no doubt be glad to make tho eN
change on the terms propose'i. Mr. j. IL. Quimby
of the Belfast Savings Bank has charge of tie
matter.
The wintcrtcr of school i'll District Number IA,
taught by Miss Dcncie l.. Mulgett of Belfast,
closed last week Number of scholars twenty
four, average attendance eighteen. The tuiioWn g
scholars were not absent one half day during the
term: Mamie Carr Willie staples, Robert Gross
and Alexis Gross. Those absent only ON account
of sickness Carrie Davis, Fannie Guptil, Clifton
Gross and Selwin Bowen. During ;hc three cen
secutive terms which Miss Mul gctt has taught in
this district, one pupil, Mamie Carr has never
been absent OF taldy; and for tWo terms Carrie
DAVIS amt Willie Staples have Lot been absent 'r
tar,iy, and Alexis ard Robert Gross have Eut been
absent.
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Belfast, is now on the passage from Brunswick 10
Boston. Dn her arrival. Can't John Jones' of TIL. 5
city, will take command of the vessel We under.
stand that Capt We!rll viii take command of a
oalyessei at salem, sch Charlie BucLi French,
bo. chartered to l,,d I,u,l.,.. AT r,.r ,.,,iIle to
New York fer - II nor ,bo,,s.,rl frn,. If wharf
oyc. Parties in ,,lJi.,,, Nairr b.,v n,,dr
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Keen of Belfast. and the sale Will he effected if
the tc,,ns Are rol,,,lipd ,jnt She 4. wanted fur
the eastern trade. sch. charlotte, T. ~5blry. of
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