The Republican journal., 1888-03-22

Calico Leap Year party will be given at Bel
fast Opera House Tuesday evening, April 3D.. A il
ladies wishing to return favors received, can do
so by attending and thus making it one OF the
pleasantcst affairs of the season. Further partcu.
lars next week.
The distinguished temperance worker, Mrs.
Maria b. Baxter, of Michigan, will lecture under
the auspices of the Belfast W. G. I. u. in Pierces
Parlor Theatre, Thursday evening March Goth.
Admission free. All are invited. Mrs. Baxter is
said to be very able and eloquent speaker.
DIR. j. G. Brooks entertained large company at
his residence on Church street Tuesday evening.
Sanborn's orchestra furnished excellent music and
the evening was pleasantly spent in conversation
and social games A line supper was served, and
it was midnight when good nights were said.
Rev Cazneau Palfry who death was announced
last week, was married in ISIS to Miss Annie T.
Crosby, and she now survives him. One daughter
is the wife of Rev David Utter of Chicago. The
Boston Herald says of the deceased; Gle was Il
scholarly preacher, an excellent writer for period
teal literature and most agreeable and high soul
ell man
The annual meeting and anniversary supper II
the Belfast ". q. T. T. will occur Friday after
Clark ON Church street. a full attendance of all
the members is requested. Those who have not,
met with the Union recently, and those vino wish
to become members, will be welcomed.
Mr.. C. O. Poor has sent us from the Parker
Hotel, Aanitou springs, Colorado, some llGstra
tons of the scenery OF that region, and from Den
yer, copy of the Republican Of March II, on the
margin of which read Wednesday at Pueblo
- in the shade" The Republican makes great
display If the reports If the big storm in the East
George Larrahee, recently convicted of shooting
John Arboo, am sentenced ten years i'll the State
Prison At Thpma,ton, and now in jail at Bangor
claims tina. he is innocent, and that he was not at
the seen" OF the shooting. Iarrabec says he served
two years in the war member of the First
Maine Heavy Artillery having been mustered in
il Belfast and le:t the service in september, 50.
4 fire broke out in Jacksonville, Fla, on sun
day night, destroying shout a2oo,ooo worth Of lro-
pcrty Among the buildings burned was the new
block owned hy MIR. Charles =. Hazeltnc, OF this
city. Mr. Ilazetinc was in Jacksonville at the
time. lie ttcgraphe,l home that the block was
| burned but 'id not give particulars. The block
was built two years ago at a cost Of about 95o,ooo
! 1t was insured.
Inc 1(itil hummer OF Tue American 'i
science contains an article by Professor Robinson
/ OF i;pwdoin, ''on the Sn-Galvh Northport, Maine
Mcteo.itc." The Professor, while he does NOT
| DOUBT that 4 meteor fell in that vicinity is cont:
! dent that the supposed specimens are nothing hu
| copper Stag, which in all probability was carrico
| Ivy some ,cssc for ballast and then thrown over
! board ii the harhor.
| STAR THEATRE. Mr.. III. Il. Brcnnan'- origina
+! STIR Theatre will open weeks engagement Il
the ;efas: Opera House on Monday evening
! Mach 18th. There Will he q change Of program
! each night, which will embrace the leading play
! Of thr day. There will be matinee SATURDAY
! aftern""n. This company played in Belfast las
fail Anal gave cXcelIen; satisfaction. Price Of ;'i
! mission. Is To- 20 and 30 cents.
, Tw" commercial travellers hired pair of horse
and puug, on Thursday from the Belfast Liver.
company. They returned in the evening. Nhci
| turning the corner at Main and High streets, The
'1tg overturned and spilled out the men ant
trvnks but fortunately they were unjured. Thu
horses Ia, down lligi, street, but were st"ppc b.
coming in contact with the lamp post AT the colie
Of Commercial street. 'ine puns somewhat
! injured,
from New York and Boston with n fine line "
cG1:hinr, hats, caps, &c. Mr., Frost says they rai
sell gnn.!9 cheaper than any firm In Waldo COUNTY
| =. Or. Luce is To leave Belfast for three month
and has Il no;irc to the public ...E. 5. Cyphcrs
| nanager OF the Scar~por; manufacturing company
alvtrtiscs for first class machine girls see Al
| nual notice Of Belfast manufacturing company.
SEE notice Of the Belfast Assessors.
We have received from Mr.. G. r. Davis a cop
Of the Chelsea, Mass, Leader, containing an a'
count of IL Poverty Party in Grand Army Hall, i
that c1E, and one of the dance orders used. FIT
couples were present, each lady wearing a c"tto
dress and each gentleman more patches q
his CLOTHES. The dance order was printed on con
r.s'n pa>choaitl with colored bits Of string hol'
Ing stray ends of lead pencils We judge th'
the ;tltir though poor in name was rich in fun.
! Tie Journal recently mentioned the burning
i,ust University at Holly springs Miss, of whic
thc Rev. {. 4. Libby is president. Later ac
counts state that the building burned, known a
| Rust Hall. was built i'll l>-l ut cost of S430H
| The library Was worth sl0NoA. There We're ,.
! students, of whom all one escaped from til
/ burning building without accident. One had il le
| broken. The pupils and teachers will occupy Il
| old issJiitiing while a new one j. hclng erected
| stE-T PAGE. The first page this week is arg
| ly local rather OF local interest. 1t includ,
! c"rnmcnt> the Belfast p. l.. C.; IL letter fro
!on. Mark :. stiles ON the early history of .Jac
son; Il letter from friend of the late Dir. =.
uuimLy al article on the songs of the Civil w
alai Other Poems" by Mrs. Packard, letter fro
Lieut.. Rufus Roberts, Il veteran of the 18th Maine
;tu apprcclatiye article on Byron from lady co
lihttnr; particulars Of the Camden fire, and
list of Representatives To tie General Court, pri'
To s2i, from what j. now Waldo county.
The Bangor papers have complimentary motto,
of The Mi Club ball. to take place this evening
he Ecifa-t Opera House. The Wing says 9TH
occa>iru Is always one of the events of the seas,
in l;rlf$st, and elaborate arrangements have be,
made fos this affair." which will not be behind Il
others III the enjoyment Afforded" The CONNIE
cial speaks OF tie MI Club IS the leading -oci
organization in Belfast" and anticipates that Ia
-rpr VIII i.a we'll represented at the ball to-niyl
I'll" nusic& programme is a fine one and includ
4 March, composed for the occasion by Mr.. +.
Naubvrn lca,t,.r of >anhorn'S orchestra.
iInESrs tnn BAY VIEW FARM. Mfr. George
otis, OF Bo-ton, the owner of Bay View Farm,
this city, Will again stock the farm, and this til
Witls horses. Mr.. otis recently bought kentuc
bred stallion "f Wilkes blood, and sever
lrood mares. among them Annie Alien, 23G
4 by Ethan Alien; dam by Green's Bashaw- II
Maj ne Farmer SAYS 'tnni" is not only We
~}etdy hut is ON, III the p!uckiest roatstcr- til
We ever sat behind. She has surplus of ner
fon-c W hich with her breeding can scarcely fail
max her distinguished as Il brood mare. She
J and after foaing will he shipped to Mr. Otis far
at Belfast" Mr. OTIS has also bought Elmhro
Girl two years old. from Mr., G.. X. Ellis, OF tn
city. fire strain of horses Will he raised. Til
farm is of the hes in this vicinity, and wc It
rlc;t>4. to know that it is again to DC utilized.
TIE I>NEESALI-r FAIR. The entcrtanme
and fair of the lnSsssist society, Tuesday N
"Wednesday, the 18th ant Iith was Il success in
respects, and melted over $3.50. The first day a,
evening were rcportei last week. but the crow
Ing the representation OF ltogc
groups Wednesday evening. This was an idea
Mrs. Annabel knights and was capitally carr,
ont. Three ladies and three gentlemen, "nd tv
chil,;rcn, were selected to represent the staua
and the necessary costumes were sent for. The
were Of clay color and to make the hands, fac
and hair of the "statuary" Il like color they we,
anointct with cocoa butter and thew Howtfert
with tuilers earth. The pieces represented wrr,
Ncighhoring pcws, Favored scholar, Checkers IL
III the Farm. A Matter of Opinion, Coming to II
ParS,,, The Referee, Weighing the Baby, and TT