The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-31

| There 100 water takers in the city, and
the number is steadily increasing.
| Sch. John c. Smith, Foss, was entered by thieves
while at Bangor last week, and the captains
watch stolen.
There will be a public address this evening, at
the Baptist church, before the Chatauqua Club.
All are invited
| We learn that Capt Nichols, of Searsport who
died last week, had $4,000 insurance on his life
in the 4Etna Company.
Flags on the Belfast Custom House, Masonic
Temple and shipping in the harbor were at half.
mast on Memorial Day
Mr. Harry W. Clark and MIR. George Priest, of
the Waldo Wheelmen's Club, attended the Port
land tournament on Wednesday.
| MIR. j. NJ. Wathen, of the Bangor Theological
Seminary, has been called to Sandy Point and
| searsport Harbor for the summer
The Waldo County Medical Association will
meet in this city next Tuesday. The Belfast
| scientific A ssociation meets Tuesday evening.
| Mr.. A. Lincoln Young, of Lincolnyille amen
Der of the band, begun Memorial Day exercises
| In this city by getting married. The bride is Miss
| Alice Parker. of Lincolnville.
| Dr. A. p. Ordway has leased the Office in Hay
| ford Block Beaver street, formerly occupied by
| the late Daniel Faunce. He will manufacture pa
tent medicines in which he is interested
! Mr.. and Mrs J. f. Roberts are to locate n
| Belfast Mrs. Roberts has situation as clerk with
dry goods house there, while Mr. Roberts is
| gagged upon the road with Il Lewiston Manufactur-
ing Co., selling their goods. Vinalhaven Echo.
Mr.. Hamilton had provided an abundant supply
Of flowers for Memorial Day, and his sales
| large. His greenhouses are proving great con
vcnience, and his enterprise should be rewarded.
Matthews, Liberty; Lurmanel Richards, Belfast;
George ii. Partridge, East Orand reissue, VIM.
| IL. kimbal, Burnham; Isaac Robinson, South
Liberty.
| MIR. Daniel Spencer of the firm of John Stokell
\ Co, Winterport, Me, arrived on saturdays
boat his first visit to this place for nineteen years.
while here Mr.. spencer was the guest of Mr..
| Luther stone. He returned MONDAYS boat.
| Alachas Republican,
! Mr.. g. L. Whitcomb, of Belfast whose buildings
were burned last week has begun the erection Of
new dwelling house Temporary quarters have
been provided the farm which the family will
occupy until the new house is completed.
Ten years ago Mr.. ii. \. Lancaster, of this city,
had Old building hauled to lot Cross street,
near Riggs bakery, where it has since remained
unoccupied lie has now begun repairs and says
he will convert 1t into double tenement house,
The new roofing being put on the Frye block of
dwellings, in this city, consists of steel sheets two
feet square, locked together by process that
makes the roof perfectly tight. This steel roofing
is more lasting and lighter than either gravel or
slate.
Mr. Clement received the Boston Sunday iIerads
last Sunday, and sold 100. They were brought To
Rocklana by special train over the X 4. L., thence
to Belfast by team arriving here about p. IN.
The Boston sunday Globes were advertised, bmt
did not arrive.
The Directors Of the Belfast X Moosehcad Lake
| Railroad Co, have declared a semi annual div.
idend of $500 per share the preferred and
$l31 per share preferred stock. payable on
and after June !. All dividends unpaid after 80
days viii be sent by checks. The city receives 50
| 1856.
Thomas IL. Marshall Relief Corps has elected Of
| iicers as follows Annie l.. Clifford, president;
Margaret Dilworth, vice president Mrs. W. J.
Bailey, chaplain; Mrs. o. X. leaton, secretary
Mrs. I. y. Hopkins, treasurer. The officers will
be installed Friday evening by Mrs +. O. Pendle-
ton. Mrs. T.. +. Rhoades, of Rockland visited the
corps officially last Friday evening.
CHURCH NOTES. The Methodist society will
change their hour of service from afternoon to
forenoon, beginning next Sunday. The service
| will begin at 1915 A. NJ, AMI the sunday school
will he held Immediately after the preaching ser.
vice The programme for the Iniversast State
Convention at Lewiston. june jth 9Th and 9TH, has
been published Arrangements will he made for
reduced fares on railroads. The Lewiston parish
extends a cordial invitation.
The contract for completing the grading and
other outside work about the Belfast Custom
House and Post Office has been awarded to Mr..
}. F. Wilson, of this city, for 800, and work began
| Tuesday morning. macadami2ed road, twelve
feet wide is to be built in the rear of the building,
from street TO street. Between the road and build
ing there will be 4 concrete walk. five feet WIDE
and between the walk and driveway belt of gran
| lite curbing. The concrete will extent along the
| south side of the building. On the north side the
lot will be sodded. The remainder of the lot above
| the road will be graded and seeded down to grass
UNCLE TOMS CABIN. This d.timc and fay orite
| drama Will be presented at the Belfast Opera
| House this Thursday evening, by Abbeys Dou-
| Bile Mammoth Company, with two uniformed
! brass bands-white and colorod-and the Mystic
Quartc,e The Eagle of Brooklyn, y. y saws of
the COMPANY in that city
| The Abbey Dramatic Troupe opened at the Cri-
terion last evening and to large and appreciative
audience The company is 4 double onp-tle only
| double company in the world. Two Topsys, two
| lawyers, and the most wonderful Eva ever seen ON
any stage She is only four wears old. She is very
pretty. very talented and delightful little vocal
| ist. Her name is Baby Peek. The piece is nicely
mounted The river filled with ice fields is a line
| bit of realism The plantation songs are rendered
admirably by full voiced colored men. The dogs
| performed their parts with entire success.
Mr.. a. c. burgess, of this city, has purchased
| the hardware stock of W. X. Morrison 4 Co. which
with his former stock, makes him of the larg,
est dealers in Maine, Mr.. Burgess headquarters
are. at the Coliseum building, hut he will run his
former store for season. In order to reduce this
surplus Stock Mr.. Burgess oitera special bargains
! i'll his line Read his advertisement in another
column X. II. Coombs n SON, of this citv are
among the most reliable furniture dealers to he
| found anywhere. Their large store is filled
from basement to attic, with the most fashionable
goods offered. Buying so largely they are enabled
to give excellent bargains. understandable fuel
and fire kindler is something new. See what they
| say. W. IL. Morrison offers for rent the house in
which he lives, in this city and will Sell hi, iurui.
ture &e as he Will soon leave town. He also has
notice to those who owe him. Mrs. : l.. Cot
tre offers for sale her house situated ut the cor
ner Of tnion and Commercial streets, Belfast.
| Mrs NJ. W. Rich. Belfast, will furnish jersey
cream To customers in quantities from one half
pint to two quarts Capt. .. ". French, Belfast
| offers for sale his handsome residence ON Primrose
| Hill.
BROOKS Maine paper reports that Messrs
| Kinds II Cocnrl, Benton have sold their stallion
| Julius by Constellation, dam Dorsey, Gold Dust
to {. f.. Lane, Brooks. He is one of the most
stylish horses in Maine and can strike : 81 gait
any day without training. We predict that if he is
Names 80 list. Besides being stylish and fast
he Is getting some very fine stock and think he
Will prove to be one Of the hest stock horses in the
State. as indeed he ought to be 10y his breeding
-. Nj j. Dow has nice pair of matched colts i've
and six years Old that he will sell this season. 90.
horses that he is training thas. Forbes has II
very nice three year old stallion by Harry X"
| 81 RNIIAM. Mrs. Rcbccca Graves is very low
| with consumption. .Gcrshom Twitchell has open.
ed a grocery store at the Reynolds Corner. A
large force i, now engaged in splitting stone for
the Scbastcook river, at Plentoma Point In
building this bridge road will be opened
leading into Pittsteld village and it will he a
great pubic convenience LAT Il republican eau
Gus held at Burnham saturday MAY o. the follow
| ing delegates were chosen To attend the Rcpubli-
| net. The delegates were unnstructed The follow.
| Ing Republican Town committee was chosen for
| the ensuing year: A. w. Fletcher, Gershom
| Twitchell, Jr., n +. Murray Goodwin Mc,;ray
| VIM H. kimlaI