The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-24

The first street musicians of the season, harp
er and violinists, made their appearance Friday.
| The Knights Templar nettcd $l2O from their en-
tertainments last week, which goes into the treas
| ury as a special fund.
The show Thrown Upon the World" which was
materialiZe. Report says that the company dis
banded Saturday at Belfast. lPittsheld Advertiser
Mr.. b. F. Haskell, manufacturer of wooens and
cardcr of yarns, at the Head of the Tide Belfast.
says his outlook for business is much better than
last year. He is receiving orders from all sections
of the State.
copy of the third edition of DIR. W. b. Lap.
hams "Bar HarbOr and Mt. Desert Island" revis
ed and enlarged, is upon our table, received from
Col. F. f. Boothby, General Ticket and Passenger
Agent of the Maine Central Railroad.
The cottages of Mr. C. Il. Hazeltine and Col
Chenery, at Murphy's Point, Belfast were broken
into sunday night The Hazeltine cottage
looked as though some passed the night there
and it is thought nothing of value was taken.
The young ladies of the Universast society,"
assisted by Poi X. Rankin, of Boscn prepar
| ing for an entertainment, entitled The Dairy Maids
| Drill. 1t will be given some time this month in X.
IL. Coombs Skating Rink. Further notice will be
given.
| MEMORIAL DAY. We published last week the
programme for Liberty and vicinity, and Sears
port and Wnterport correspondents in this issue
| give the arrangements for those places The pro
gramme for the observance of the day In Belfast
will be found i'll another column
a bo cd fla for
Timothy Chase Lodge of Masons, to be hoisted on
the Temple flagstaff, whenever that body holds a
meeting. The flag is blue bunting, five by eight
feet, with the letters at. G." in white, with the
square and compasses between them.
The Itockland CourerGaze;te says: Mrs. Geo.
W. Berry died at her home in this city sunday
morning at 80 O'Clock. Mrs. Berry was Julia f.
Pote of Belfast, She lady whose amiable
disposition and many pleasing traits Of character
won innumerablc friends She leaves two
Mr.. John NJ. Small, of this city, has leased the
Laurel hotel at Northport, and will take possession
and open it to the public on June LIST. John knows
how to keep hotel if any man ever did, and we be
iieve he will make the house one of the best on the
coast. We trust he will accumulate shekels well
as Iaurcls. Rockland Opinion.
The Maine Granite and Improy cement Co., in
which Mr.. c. j. Hail. of this city, Is largely inter
\oridgewock. About 70 men are to go to work at
cutting the granite for the second story OF the
Augusta post Office, and quarryng for the library
building at Washington.
We have received an invitation to be present al
the marriage of Mr. L. o. Thorndike and Miss Ida
NJ. Chase, which takes place at the New Old South
Church, Boston, at noon of June 9Th, and to the
reception at Hotel Vcn,lome, which Immediately
| pal
fast, will be best man, and Mr.. W. Is. WashburI
will be an usher Relatives of the bridegroom anC
j., other Belfast people will be present.
CONCERNING SALMON. Mir Atwood Gilmol,
thinks salmon quite plentiful if there was weather
to catch them. Eastcrly weather is bad, and the
| long wet spell was disastrous. Monday Mr.. Dow
| at Sears Island, caught seventeen, the largest
, catch this Mr.. Gilmore in speaking of the
esructiveness of the SEAL says the state ought tt
pay bounty for their determination. They are
ono Of the greatest annoyanccs of the salmon fish
ermen.
SUPPLEMENT. The supplement issued with TIL:
number Of the Journal contains Il large amount o
/, reading-cqual to full page OF the paper-anC
not the least interesting feature is full synopsis
{ of Congressman Reeds speech on the tariff There
5 is other political matter, Maine news and general
tiles, and of local interest the claim of the owners
n of brig Nenophon, new books at the Belfast Free
y Library Good Templars, etc
II \ SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. DIR. S. W johnson
e of this city, last week took his daughter Maud t.
\ Boston for treatment The difficulty WAS growth
g in the throat, obstrucng nasal breathing. Thi
, compelled the child to breathe through the mouth
: and she never slept soundly. DR.. $. ". Lang
pf cd thn Inv sur,ri
cal operation and the child's recovery is rapid
permanent. The next night after the operation sh
c slept soundly and has continued ever since.
n SANEoRN HOUSE FOR SAFE. Mr.. Joseph II
. Sanborn offers for sale his furniture good will
+ and patronage of the Sanborn House, in this city
i as will he seen by advertisement in another col
:, umn. Owing to death in the family Mr.. Sanbor
e has concluded to sell and will offer reasonable
h rate to right parties. The building can also b
t. bought on most favorable terms. The house i
situated at the of Main and Pleasant streets
G has fourteen rooms, well arranged, and offers
II good business opening
!. FIRE. The house, ell barn and carriage hous
of Mr. Cornelius !. Whitcomb, on the road froI
poors Mills to Smiths Mills, Belfast, were dies
troycd by fire Monday afternoon. Mr.. Whitcom
was about the place attending to farm work am
It one gang hauling out dressing, when fire wa
discovered ON the roof OF the barn 1t is suppose
to have started from sparks from the chimney.
portion of the household furniture saved.
quantity of loose and pressed hay with some farm
a ing tools were destroyed with the barn. Los
II about $4,000; Insured for 5000, with Jane
l. | l'attce.
IL Miss Southworth Belfast. will have an openin
Of summer millinery on Thursday and Friday tn
II oath and 25th....A. p Mansfield, Belfast, has in
scasonable lot OF summer goods. Also cottages
let at Northport......E p. Frost Co. Belfast
= announce great bargains in straw hats. and al
other goods in first class clothing and furnishing
= goods store. Howes X Go. Belfast, have receive
two cords of Browns sarsaparilla Nv IL. Nor
= son X Co., having sold out have word to say L
y those who are indebted to them. see their adv. i
another column -. +. NJ. Don Belfast has som
, excellent horses for sale Read what he says o
third page.
If CoNCERNINt TIE HOTEL. stockholders NEE
f. ing of the Belfast Hotel Company was held at til
- | Ahlcrmens room Wednesday evening" May lGtl
# In the absence Of Col. Chenery y. +. Houston
?, called to the chair. The affairs of the compan
n were discussed and committee was authorized t
collect the remainder of fifty perc cent assessmer
e made last fall and pay for and take deed OF tn
l.. anl. The committee was instructed to report s
Ii an adjourned meeting on Monday evening. Tn
stockholders met i'll an adjourned meeting Monda
evening and again on Tuesday evening and at tn
!. latter meeting the treasurer was authorized to pa
n for the land and take deed of the same. A yot
t was passed asking Mr.. L. W. Parker To submit
II plan of building for the site to cost $4,000. Tn
IL meeting adjourned to meet Tuesday, June 5tl
e This will be the next evening after the regula
|. meeting Of the city government 1t Is believed til
city council Is disposed to give the enterprise som
assistance, which if done will ensure the ercctio
:, of the hotel the present yclr.
# Personal. Winfield c. Dyer, of this city.
l. engineer of the steamer Gen Lincoln, runnin
II from Boston to points ON Cape Cod Capt an
;. Mrs. j, b. Durham arrived at Boston last wee
IL from California, and will come to Belfast mex
Il month for the summer Mr. Fred j. Durham, {
Il Washington, ID. C., arrived I'm Belfast last week o
5 a visit. Mrs William NJ. Priest, who passed til
II winter in Portland, arrived in Belfast last weel
II and has gone to her summer home at stockton
IL Mr.. Augustus Perry is employed in the Office c
. MIR. Z. }. Hail. of this city Mr. and Mrs Fran
> Edwards are in the city on visit. Mr.. 5. "
u Mathews, of this city, in Boston last week a
" an expert witness in trial, and was the stan
. three day Mrs. &. W. Buckmorc who spent tn
:, winter with her daughter, Mrs. Monroe Young |