The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-10-25

his farm to Herbert j. Morev and others of Nor
ri
The Electric Light company will make an effort
to display their first light the evening of cleo
ton, Nov. 9Th.
MesSrs. simpson 4 Stephenson, of this citv
who recently began the manufacture Of Shoes are
receiving orders from the samples sent out. Their
enterprise bids fair to be successful
Mrs. J. q. Damon, of this city, is now in Boston
where she is taxing thorough of lessons
in dress and cloak cutting and chillrens clothes
and on her return will engage in that business.
No progress has been made of late In regard to
the proposed new shoe factory, and doubtless the
project Will fall through, for the present, at least
This is to be regretted as Belfast needs these local
enterprises.
Hiram W. Trun'ly has moved his carriage works /
to his house, corner of Commercial and Bay View |
| streets, and Peter F. Welch, whcelright has |
moved into the premises in the Morrison building |
vacated by TrunCy.
| Judge Emery's method in regard to not having |
the traverse iuries present until the court is fully
organized not only works well but saves expense |
! to the county. On Thursday last the jurvmen
came in promptly, and In ten minutes after the |
opening Of the court they We're ready for business |
| The toombs Bros Of I>lcsboro have chartered |
the little steamer Acadia, which had been hauled
| up in Overs dock for the winter, I've used in |
dragging for scailops in the vicinity Of Castinc |
and Cape Roster. Ey hard work they succeeded |
getting the steamer aioat last saturday morning |
! and left This port the same day
! Smells have been caught in our river above the
bridge, hut there Will not he good fishing until the
river freezes MIR Webster has enclosed a portion
OF Overs dock with poles which he has stretched
| a net for Il snelt weir. Many have been taken Nv |
hook In former seasons at this place, and Mr. Web
| stcr expects to capture these toothsomc fish liz
| wholesale
IN absent minded lady on High street. in this
city recently atteml ted to draw can full of kero-
~ene oil FROM five gallon tank The faucet was
turned ana the oil WAS left running while the wo-
man busted herself with other household matters.
/ ~ course she forget the oil and it all ran to
waste The tank Na> bought in or'er to ,lyc
money by buying oil in larger quantities, but as
t'is Is the second time the tank has been emptied
IN like manner the man Of the house Is unable to
I hEilTe out Where the economy comes In.
STEAMER NoTE>. y Ninalhlyen man who re
Gently mato trp to New York and back ON the
Lucy L. Miller -;y~ that tile officers Of thi> steam
cr are the finest set employed a. officers OF !.
. passenger steamtr-lookirg out for the comfort
I ami pleasure Of every passenger On the boat max
ing it pleasure to travellers While on their way
from port to port The RocSlaud makes her last
! tlp on The Bangor and Kockland route next satur
| day and the swift LITTLE craft and her clever of
iieers will he missed all along the bay and river.
| fAKuoNEp. t,oy Amcs, of Massachusetts, has
1 l"rioned Mr.. Herbert Barker from the Charles
town state Prison. One year ago young Barker
"'s sentenced To seven years impri sonment for
hurg-ari1ing the store of IIlcknell Bro.. at Law
| renee. Since his Imprisonment, Barker has Ne
come i'll and IL now we'll advanced with con>ump-
tion. lie has been in the hospital for some time
where MS mother who came from California,
ha- visited him. For some time an eilort has been
made to secure his pardon account of Iii health
Mrs. Barker viii take her son t. California.
The secrets Of the grand jury We're known upon
the street last week, usual before the jury rose
Ouc way IN which they may have leaked out has
been discovered. lin the basement Of tile Court
House beneath the grand jury room was found a
Whce!harnw across which was laid Il board
When the oll furnaces were removed from the
Aril'tlng the lon register Mas left in the Moor ot
the grand Jury room Through this register j. 4
small hole aud person standing on the whcclbar,
row could hear what was -oins. Oh above through
this hole. some of the secrets may have been ob-
tanned through this hole, but it is thought there
were other leaks as we'll
The New York correspondent of the Boston
Evening Record says of Mr.. Mayo W. HaAeltinc,
native OF this city, who was recently defeated for
nomination to Congress from the Richmond roun-
IT, y. Y, district.
There great fight for the succession at the
helnorratic conventi'N amt At one time it looked
as II NJ. W i!aleltinc would get the nomination.
lie Is one OF Mr.; Dana able yonng men. being
well known the suns literary editor. He i
Harvard and oxford man and in his earlier years
followed his fancics mucl, n his inclination and
liberal purse prompted. 1t is told Of him that
some wears ago when the Prince of Wales was
cruising in the Mediterranean, he and a party OF
Young blades followed in the royal foot-tc,,, and
took pains ~ outshlne royalty in the splcndor OF
their entertainments OF late wears he. has settled
down to hartl work and has done much Of a fine
quality. But in politics he has not Yet done As
well as Reporters Memimon and Cummings or
made 7uch a Stir rs john SWintom.
SHIPPING lirN~ The controlling part Of ,,hr.
I.e"ntSsq lately commantc,lby Capt. Fred Pa,ter
sllll, this city, has hven sold t. the rtnlptons
Of esholo, and another man Is in command. Tie
Sa!e WAS particularly severe on Capt. Fattershall
~ lis interest was not bought Last spring the
odl Fellows and Masor~. of Belfast, assisted
capt. Pattcr~hal to thi~ vessel and now the prin.
cipal owner has sold her without notifying the
'"t'''''' '"' NY Ii''''tloh Nalt' ! Hlu was ~
Bangor where he hal gone for a carro...... schr
Charlotte I. siblev Is in Eondmit, \ y lo,lfr,.
cement for Port ioval, :. The four ,,,.t.,
schooner King Philip Can't. Ceonbs. ha. di.char.r
cd 4 cargo Of coil at Bangor and sailed in balIs,
for Baltimore. The Jacksonville. Fla. Metrono.
lis SAYS III u recent issue: ..Bcforc the appeoranrr
OF yellow fever here at oar docks we're To- he seen
many vessels taking and Iischargine cargo. How
changed the condition, Not i sail or steam vessel
except local cr:tlt are to ne seen I'm oi,r river
However, ID MAY be of interest h know ,vbr,,.
some of our former water visitors are and what
doiHg.' Tive Metropolis then quotes from the
Shipping items of the Jo,iuaI..... MAYNARD
SuunCr, Cars. NJ. 4. Over, went among the rocks
While heating into Roberts IIarhor Fox Island
rcccmtiy, and damaged her Reel coins idcrablv she
was lowed to E0rkuut los tug Nellie aud i. nuv
he!M- repaired al tie South Railway =. sch Wal
tea Parker, built in Belfast. has been ashore
near ire Island, on the back side Of Long lsl,ltl
y. u, but was hauled ol....S CHI Paragon which
Pat into Belfast some time since leaking has re
lairod, loaded her Cargo and is now ready to pro
ceCl...S'h. Roger Moore, of Wilmington n d.
arrived AT thi, port ON Wctlnes, lay and went on
the railway Ion repairs Tho schooner il con,
maHdCrt hy Capt. Gilkcy, uf Srarspprt... Sch.
al. Ms ...N