The Republican journal., 1888-11-22
Only above zero Wednesday morning.

Governor Marbles Thanksgiving proclamation
is published on the first page.
There will be q dime sociable this Thursday
evening in the Universalist vestry. Ice cream,
cake etc. will be served.
Mr.. G. II. Bcmis was in the city yesterday He
is preparing to go to Florida, where he manages a
winter hotel, but it is hoped, and expected, he will
return here in the spring to take charge Of Hotel
Crosby.
MIR. l.. d. Fogg, who has long been in the fruit
and confectionery trade in this city, has in con-
sequence OF poor health, sold out his stock and
business to Roy E. Young, young man recently
serving in his employ.
concert will be given here next Tuesday even
ing by the Harrington Convention and Concert
Company for the purpose of organizing musical
convention which will last a week. The place
will be announced by small bills.
The pupils of the Upper Grammar school gave
public entertainment at their school room Tuesday
evening. The programme consisting of niscella-
neous quotations, lecita,ions, dialogues, debate
and vocal music, was well rendered.
The next issue of the .Journal-tae Thanksgiving
numbcr-will contain two original POEMS one by
Mis- Packard, appropriate TO the day, while the
other relates to local stream which although un-
known t" fame has furnished some capital sub
iects for the artists brush.
Mrs. MatheY manager of tile Rockland Opera
Company, telegraphod Us yesterday Obliged 10
postpone our visit to Belfast until some time in
the second or third week of December" The
company had been announced to present the opera
Of Penelope at Belfast Opera House neNt Tues,lay
evening.
We have received from Mr.. Z. {. Quimby of De
troit, Michigan, the November number Of the
Photographic World, Of which Mr. }uimhy is
an authorized agent anI correspondents Nj.
DUMMY is typewriter and ,tenoglHpilpr in the
Accounting Dept Of the Michigan Central Run.
road
Mr.. {. j. Hall has 4 few men N worS at ii, Mt
Desert Quarry, getting out paving and roLgh stone
for which he has orders, hut nrthin4 IS ,loius ii.
his stone works here. The foundry /. hcyt busy.
however on orders lor mills, water wheels ami
miscellaneous work.
Mr.. l. l. Loveioy late of thc Revere House, Bel,
fast. has gone to Augusta, where he wild open tine
Hotel North this week. Nh. l.. has bought the
pool and billiard tables formerly owned hv III.
Savage and viii use the north wing A. billiard
room. Mr.. -iastin Mckceu, of this r;ty has leased
the Revere House 70, one year.
The kitchen luilding in cornectina with Hotel
Crosby Is ~ and +hiuged and this practically
completes the outdoor work for the >ea~an. al
though if the conditions are favorable mere era!
ing will he done. The stable is 10 he novel To tile
extreme rear Of the lot. Nothing i ct de-
cltied as to the landlord. several responsible pan
ties want the hotel ami an agreement Mn he maae
with one of them.
Police COURT. Tie Policemen picked UP au
Old time tramp on Monday evening, known Il,
Charles kenney, who was making too much uoi-e
for the peace Of sober q izcns !lc Was disposed
to be ugly and believed Loudly Il, lie WI forced
up Main street towards the lechul. On Tuesday
he was taken before the police co,l;, a. .'Jrrlnk
and disorierly," AMI WIS awarded board and
lodgings III Jail for 81 days
\ Belfast man while in Portland recently heard
tax Of another first class hotel @ he built shortly
In Belfast TWAS said that parties who Had loo
ed the ground We're satisfied that here yyos
patronage enough for another good hu;el. oar
Informant looked upon it as an lille rumor and
MT worth an item, but on mentioning il to one uf
the stockholders in Hotel Grossly lie said he ,hoId
not ne surprised To see 4 summer hotel built here
within the next two years
Lo.'N ISLAND. An Augusta rorlesponicut sends
Us the following interesting .Ioral'': Land Agent
Packard told me thu other ,lay that Loon Island IN
Pitchers Ponl. which is thu oalr s},ot III wal,lo
county still owned ~ the state Aid with lux rev
exceptions the Only rcsh water island in Maine
which docs not beioI,. To some town, "; iii probably
soon be soid 10 q gentleman in Northpon The
island i quite small Ind has never hccn claimed
by Nort!,port nr Imrom,ilr
Ihe Gardner papers in their rel oyts OF the Re
publican celebration there mate special mention
Of the Evans House. The Rppor;er saws: EVERY
window in the large buiting was 4 republican
beacon light, while very ta.tetully arranged over
tie piazza was Il large picture III tile Presi lent
elect. Tie building was greatly a,Imired.' Mr.
o. {. Rollins, the proprietor of the Evans House
is well known i'll this city and his friends are not
surprised to learn That, As usual he iii justice I'd
The occasion
Mrs Diana Colburn died In Boston saturday
last. at the age of 81 years. Her remains were
brought to this city for interment last Mouj;tv. in
charge OF MIR. Albert G.. OTIS. her nephew Tie
deceased formerly resided III this city and va- tile
widow Of Capt Henry Colhurn. \ a4riyc If Bel
fast VIII" died in Boston III 1874. lie w4s post
master here from I>+1 to l>aj. town clcrl from
1888 to ISL, and was representative to the Le.isa-
ture of lei1. He was Il prominent resident in this
city until l>i9 and hi remains were brought here
for burial. Mrs. Colhurn was the sister of the
late Samuel and William OTIS and an aunt Inv mar
riage of Mr.. VIM. T. Cohurn. of this city. All the
children ami grandchildren of the deceased have
died.
~ frip,
age Of Dr. Oscar ;. Er-kine and Mis- Isabel Trisr
last Monday at the residence Of the brides mother
Mrs. Edwin Brier-at the Ieai of the Tide.
Belfast The ceremony was performed hv Rev
Geo +. Tufts pastor Of Tie Baptist church of this
city, at u 1870 4. III. The company then took dil
ner after which the happy couple took thc aft,r
noon boat for Nockland. The bride, Who is an &C.
comllished young lady, and graduate of coburn
Classical Institute, Watcrvlle class If So WAS the
recipient Of many beautiful presents d. Er,kine,
recently OF Morrill, is a young phy Stefan Of much
promise. He was graduated at the Medical DC
partment of Bowdoin College in ls>7. :1.l has ne.
Gently located at >wan's island, near Mt. Desert,
where he has good practice.
WILLS FILED. The following is Ia abstract of
the Wills filed at the term of the Probate (olrt
held in this city last week: Thomas H. r1kEur-t.
of Unity, appoints Nathan Il. Parkhur,t AMI ban
lei W, ParkhurSt executors, and bc,lcath- To- hi
wife, Mary L. Parkhurst. The sum of 900: to his
sister, Sarah r. TWis~, tle ,n Of $50 t. his half
brother, J. F ParkAll>t, aul to his half sister.
lima L. Perkins the su; of five dollars each to
th;:s. Taylor ami Geo. VI. Taylor - each To Mary
T. Mitchell $50; 70 Curtis L. Mitchell I5o and to
his two hrothers Nathan Is. and Daniel w, named
as executors Tie residue of Ms estates both real
and personal, to be shared equally after paving a
lawful debts and charges. .AbrAm Fletcher, OF
Jackson, gives t" his daughter Julicttc and t. his
son Loren l., iIozekah r. Albion r. Paris F.,
and Adelbert W. Fletcher five dollars each and t.,
MS youngest son, Abram j. Fletcher lie beutcuths
all his real estate situated in Jackson Including
90 acres of land with the buildings thereon. After
paying charges from his personal property, the
residue reverts to his youngest aforesaid who
Is named executor
BELFAST SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION. Rev. G. T..
Tufts delivered very Interesting lecture before
TINS association last Tuesday evening His subject
was the Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia. The lee
turer told how in his early boyhood he became ac-
qualnted with these Indians and learned some
thing of their language. lie then described their
personal appearance and modes Of life. Tie
principal portion of the lecture was, however, de
voted to the language of the Micmat's, which is
shgu'arly soft and expressive. The lecturer had
much to say of the Rev. 5. Il. Rand, who for forty
years mas been missionary among the Micmacs,
mas written books and established schools for