The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-02-23

preparations for fair at the Belfast Opera House
to he given early in March.
| Our Brooks correspondent has sent lis an In
teresting letter which will be found on the first
page captioned "a Waldo County Man in Da.
| kota."
illlnham, lslesboro, Sandy Point and Liberty
correspondence, received too late for publication
| last week, VIII he found the first page, with
other matter of local interest
| Wednesday the anniversary of Washing
tons birthday. twas legal holiday. The banks
post office and schools were closed, but there was
| no other observance in this city.
| An article on the early settlers of Prospect
which we hoped to have published this week, is I'M
avoidedly deferred to our next Issue also an arti
Gle on the District school system.
MONROE. The item last week about the Patch
en- Boy colt owned by Will Ellis should have read
ten months old. instead of two months 1t is not
every ten months colt that weighs $50 pounds
Freighting was never better than now ON the
Belfast railroad. The train is hauling II the cars
that one engine can take. Tuesday six loaded cars
came into Belfast and six loaded cars went out
| Inc ODD Fellows Register and Masonic journal
Tor February have been received. The papers are
| published by Smith Sale, of Portland and are
full of interesting reading for members of those
| orders.
Owing to the illness Of the President it is neces
sary to again postpone the lecture course to be
given by the Belfast scientific Association. The
| ilrst lecture will probably be given March 9Th
Large quantities ofapples are being shipped from
belfast y carload was shipped TO Portland Mon
day and the first car of several was shipped to
Boston on Tuesday Mr.. Boultcr, Of this city. has
a number OF carloads to ship
+. l.. Richardson and r. H. Burnham. of Rock
lah, attended the knights of Pvthias hall in this
| city, ON Tuesday evening, and while here were
given the Uniformed Rank degree with the view
of organizing Uniformed rank in Rockland.
The Lewiston Journal last week wrote to a Dem.
ocfatc official in this city to ask who is his second
cholce for President now that MI, Blaine has re.
tired from the field. The reply of the Democratic
| official undoubtedly was--tiro,er Cleveland first
last aud AL the time.
/ Mr. W. II. Slnborn, of this city, has tried for
many years to obtain Il pension. Congressman
Millikcn was written to recently and called the
matter up, and Monday night Mr.. sanbor got
news That his pen: ion was allowed With arrcaraycs
amounting to about 5000.
"A N"lu polh last week TO family named Nusc,
living near the upper bridge in Belfast had in.
tiuded in its first toilet a shirt that did similar
duty at the birth Of Mr.. William Davis, Of this
city, seHenty-thlee ago. The garment is on,
of remarkable Workmanship
DE- 6. VI. Twitchrll, of the Maine Farmer,
lcctured last week before stockton t,raun, Stock
ton, and Seaside and Equity Oranges Belfast
His subject was The Farmers Opportunity" and
it was ably and elolucntly treated. Dr.. Twitchcll
is ecturing in New Brunswick this week
We have receiver from the agents samples of
thadwck SIN cord, soft finish spool cotton a,lycr
tlsed in another column The same has been uscd
IN our families and is founl to he i superior art
clr for hand and machine sewing. Mr.. : H. Web,
i introducing this thread throughout this section.
CORE 1ponlent mas sent us report Of the re
cent meeting i'll Wateryie of the Maine Bee
| ke"rtr,' Association, but we already lsti in trpe
! i'll tine Maine news synopsis of the PROCEEDINGS
The question (which is the best race of bees for
all purposes" was decided in favor of the Italian
bees.
Col. ". H. Fogler, Ct this city, has bought the
Potc cottage and lot On the North STORE Northport
1t is probable that two cottages will he built ON
the North shore the coming season, and tNat very
before. Col. FogloI will repair and improve his
cottage and occupy it during the season.
Mrs. \. D. White who is remembered by many
here as Miss Isabella TreadweIl, daughter of the
late Charles Treadwel, Esl., died at her home in
| Toledo Ohio Feb. Is. She died OF lung fever, but
had been great sufferer for many year, from a
complication Of diseases. She passed away very
quietly in the presence of her devoted husband and
daughter. The many friends here of the family
extend their sympathy to the surviving relatives.
The Boston sunday Herald says of a Belfast
! base ball player.
Said a manager of a New England club to the
writer: 81 don't know of liyclier, prctticr ami
finer little catcher than knowton of Harvard He
Is u sure baek stop, Spry asa cat and great throw
cr. Harvard ms got greater acquisition in him
than they Imagined lie is 4 good hitter, too, ami
splendid base runner There has been
talk about knoWlton of Harvard being '.ebarred
from Intercollegiate playing account of having
played in Il professional team. Mr. Know lton lllaV-
cd in Belfast Nc, and was given gold watch for
hi services at the close of the ;l>,n. His case
i exactly the same 4 that of Mr.. 4 y. stage of
the Bergen Points. The formers case will bear
more thorough investigation than that of Mr. Ntagg
THE NEW INSURANCE RATES. The insurance
agencies of this city have received from the In
surancc Exchange Il revised tariff rate for Waldo
county. There is no fixed per cent. in Belfast that
I
on the merit Of the Ease, without regard to lrcyt-
Gus rates. In some eases there is a large rc,iuc
ton; in others little none. The property along
the water front has a liberal reduction. detached
dwelling houses first class risks in the Ly,llunt
limit, insured at the rate of one per cent. f,l
five years-tn extension OF two years time over
the Oil rate. Property outside the hy,ll;nt limit
Is the same as before The public library building
II ,tt = nf n,
rate OF any building in the city.
FLOODED. Rain began falling in this Vicinity
| Monday afternoon and continued throughout the
night. The rain fall was unusually large for tlds
season Of the wear The melted away and
Tuesday morning bare ground was visible in many
places. The rain accompanied hy high east.
crly wind but TUESDAY morning it WAS is mild a.
in April. Many cellars in Belfast were Hooded,
causing more OF less annoyance. The cellar under
! \. A. lIowcs 4 Co.'S store contained about three
feet of water. The goods were mostly pork, lard,
&C., and were Not damaged. The engine Room of
+. \. iiowarl's machine shop WAS hopIcl cN-
| tiuguiShing the fire under tia. boiler The room
was pumped out Tuesday morning, The wells and
ci-tcrns oyeflowing and there tan b,. nn ,il.r-
ton a~ to an abundant supply Of water IN Belfast.
BELFAST MAN N DIFFICULTY. The Er-tun
sunday Herald had Tie following under the head
Of East Boston
Ahher q. Gilmore OF Belfast, Me, and Mrs hj..
| BuZzcy, alias polIUf, were arrested by iatrolutn
| Libbey, SWccnN and Thompson, ut 10 o'clock last
| evening, at No. London street, charged with iiN-
/ ing together man and wife. Gilmurt's wife
lives at Belfast, and having received information
| that her husband unfaithful, came to East
/ Boston and sWore out Il complaint against him,
Gilmore and his wife were once divorced, but re
pointing of their action, they were married Il sccort
! time. Mrs. BulzeS : husband is living, but cfl
her some time ago. The prisoners will he put he
fore the district court Monday morning.
1t i, said that before Gilmore left Belfast he had
made arrangements fora divorce, but when in BoS-
ton he proposed different terms, to which his wife
would not consent. She soon after went to Boston
and secured his arrest. We have seen no report
of the proceedings Monday, and it is possible the
case may have been compromised.
MI. Geo w Burkett, of tins city, will have ON
sale To morrow large lot of French saecns in
spring styles. He is pushing trade by ofcriug in.
ductmcnts in some special lines. Ii. \. Ntarrcu,
Belfast, for the next ten days, will offer certain
amounts of goods for IL certain sum of money
a detailed account of which Will be seen in his all
| vcrtiSement Mr.. Starrctt offers bargains in all
| has just returned from New York, it'll fun line
Of ready made clothing, furnishing goods, sc.
| is, lief f,lnr ia sfN