The Republican journal., 1888-03-29
News of Belfast and Vicinity.
Tomorrow is Good Friday

The spare engine with engineer Underwood,
was ordered from Belfast to Watervie, on Mon
day.
Mr.. George T. Read has bought very handsome
Columbia bicycle, known as the Volunteer, the only
one of the kind in town.
Mr.. Timothy Thompson, of this city, has been
granted a pension of $l2 per month. Thompson
was i'll the navy during the and was on the
gunboat Stockdale.
When the first division of the Maine Sons of
Veterans was formed Mr. Charles F. Merriam, of
this city, elected Major. He recently resigned
and Fred E. Pottle, of Bangor was elected in his
place.
Willie Bray and George Yeaton, who live over
Primrose Hill, have had their respective homes
connected by telegraph, distance of 400 feet. In
struments have been put in and the boys are in
daily communication. 1t is done to make the boys
familiar with telegraphy.
Grand Prophet VIM. j. Dinsmore of Boston, at
the head of the Improved Order of Redmen, has
instituted tribes of that order in Rockland Bangor
and Portland, and it is said that Belfast will
he visited. We have now about all the secret so
cietics place of this size can support.
LOCAL MATTERS ON THE FIRST PAGE. The
Early Settlers of Prospect; Good Templars News
of the Oranges; What is said of the Belfast T. L..
C.; In defence of a Worthy Citizen; Maritime
Miscellany; Concerning an Eastport Family; Coun-
Gilman Smart, of Portland; Real Estate Transfers.
Last week Mr.. Joseph Wilson, of this city, found
bird in Il dy ing condition. and which was evil
IDENTIFY starved to death. Mr.. Charles X. Coombs
has mounted the bird hut is unable to name it.
The bird is about the size of robin with brown
feathers, fringed with white on the back and l. Of
a species that inhabit the shores of swamps.
Mr.. Daniel IIaradcn, of this city, who mas been
confined to his home for several mrnths, came
down town saturday for the first time since his
illness. He has grown Il full bead, which has so
changed his appearance that his most intimate
friends did not recognize hin. at first. Mr. II. re
ccived many congratulations on his recovery.
Mr. W. II. Smith, of Rockland, who is numbe'-
ing the private residences and business places in
this city. is meeting with excellent success He
says wothirds of the houses and business places
have taken new numbers, and far as he has
been the numbers are regular and correct. Nj.
Smith has been assisted by Mr.. Charles Eaton, of
this city.
Mcssrs. Il. F. Dunton, L. f. Hanson F. H. Fran
Saturday from weeks fishing in Hancock county.
Great Tunk pond was visited, but fish were not
plentiful Trout and togue are the only species of
fish in the pond. The party found quarters with
settler near the pond and enjoyed their outing
very much. They returned with iirst-class coat
ing of tan on their faces.
In an item on the salmon fisheries last week it
was stated that commissioner Of Sea Fisheries
Counce was instructed not to prosecute any of
the fishermen Brigadier's Island" during the
pending of the before the Law Court
The Fish Commissioner has been instructed not to
modest any salmon fisherman in Penobscot waters
during the pending of said trial. Mr. Dow, of
Sears Island, was present the hearing before the
Governor and Council.
The Journal of Jan. %, lsS>, contained Il letter
from Charles II. Spring Esq, of skowhcgan, a
former resident of Belfast, iii which was given
some interesting "reminiscences Of the past. In this
letter Mr. Spring said ''NIy wife and have been
married and lived together 81 years and are still
hale and hearty for persons of our ages ON sat
ur'iay last received news of the death of Mrs.
Spring in skowhegan The deceased was a native
of Montvle.
SCHOOL MEETING. The annual meeting of the
central StHooi ulSulcl Will he ntltt AT tnc llEn
School room in this city next saturday afternoon
at o'clock. The business will be to choose
moderator and clerk, hear the report of the dis
trict agent, choose an agent, to see what sum Of
money the district will appropriate for free high
school and for general school purposes, to see
about heating the school buildings, about grading
the grounds, and to transact such other business
as may legally come before the meeting. 1t is
hoped there will be good attendance.
The Journal recently published an item from the
Ninthaven Echo stating that Mr.. c. ii. sanborn,
of Ninalhaven, had patented a lobster trap. We
have since learned that this item the result Of
joke on the editor of the Echo Mr.. Sanboru
was making some secret apparatus for the use of
the Ninalhaven Commandery knights Templar
and when asked about it by the editor of the Echo
replied that it was patent lobster trap" Mr.
sanborn has been punished for his part Of tie per
Torrance by being bored with questions concern
ing his patent.
STEAMER NOTES. The Hocklan has bccn with
drawn from the Rockland and Ellsworth route to
be repaired and ovcrhauled preparatory to running
between Rockland and Bangor the coming season.
The steamer Bluehl will take the RockIand's
route and is now being put in condition for the
between Brooksvillc, Castnc and Belfast and do
ing good business. She has had new freight
room built on her starhoard side and other repairs
made which place her in excellent shape for her
work ON the route...... The katalldin was DELAYED
by the storm last week, and did not leave Boston
until $50 a IN. Thursday, arriving here at so'clock
Friday morning. She left for Boston saturday,
and was unable to take all the freight offered here.
TIE Is. The concert and ball of the MI
Club in the Belfast Opera House last Thursday
evening was great success, and the fine music OF
Sanborn's orchestra was Il marked feature of the
evening. The concert programme, which included
two local compositions, was as follows /. March,
"Rcunlon, Chase. ;. Medley Overture, 'Trans-
formation Moses. 3. Flute Polka, "Cleopatra,"
Damare. 4. Overture "Mons. Chouncuri," OF
fenback. 3. Medley Overture, "Camp Songs"
Sanborn. The order of dances opened with
Grand March, ave Meet Again." by Mr. r. A.
Sanborn, leader Of the orchestra. supper was
until the small hours.
GRAND ARMY Owing to the storm the Searsport
Post did not visit Belfast ms announced last week,
but will come later. The Belfast Post had its meet
ing, however, and ate up the good things prepared
...Thomas III. Marshall Post Belfast, has 4 meet
ing this evening to discuss the project of erecting
memorial building instead of a soldiers monu-
ment, for which it seems impossible TO obtain tie
necessary funds. 1t is suggested that an effort he
made to bry the two johnson lots ON Phoenix ROW,
made vacant by the fire last year. A building can
be erected to cost not over 100000 which will give
two stores below offices in the second story and
Grand Army quarters above. On the front of The
building would he placed tablet containing the
names of l. lfast soldiers, with such inscription rs
attention.
POST OFFICE KEYS. The instructions received
here some time since to redeem the post Office keys
issued at 80 cents and reissue them p cents have
resulted In complication. For this redemption
$Ss was allotted, but SO many keys were presented
that it would require $500 to redeem them all
Most of the keys out were of private make and
some were falsely numbered Mr.. II. NJ. johnson
of Bidtleford, a Treasury official, was in Belfast
last week to investigate the matter and several
made keys, but who were ignorant Of the fact that
it a state prison offence to make or hold Il
false key. In fact the public were not aware of
the crime until the journal published the law
few weeks ago. 1t is presumed nothing further
will be done, as nearly every post office in the
country is in the same prcdicamcnt. In future,
however, the postmaster will keep an account of
bogus keys will be made