The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-12-06


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A charming young thng-she was learning to sing,
And to teach her, ii gave him delight;
For Love on the wing with soft silkcn string
Had ensnared their two hearts pretty tight.
So her sweet voice he tried as he sat by her side
'And now ri take do''-stid he;
But she archly replied, as blush size did hide,
"rd rather that you would take mir
There were sixteen tramps i'll the Jail last week.
Mr. &c. Thompson is making some repairs on
his house on High street
MIR. freeman Miller, of this city, is quite i'll. lie
had an attack Of p,iai, SIS short time ago.
The four public watering fountains in this city
have been closed for the winter and boxed up.
Mr. Herbert Field, of this cit!,a student at Bow
dom college, has engaged to teach the Waldo ave
| nue. school, Belfast.
Capt. L. +. Bramhall, who has been acting as
night police, is now off duty, his fish market re-
uuring his full attention.
The boiler for the Odd Fellows building arrived
Sunday sch. James Holmes. The radiators and
pipes had previously arrived.
The chimneys on IIowes' block have been run
up above the Odd Fellows block The tenants had
their stove pipes out through their windows for Il
week.
There will be a meeting of Timothy Chase Lodge
of Masons this (rhursiayl evening at the Temple.
After work on the third degree, refreshments will
| be served.
| The eight inch sewer pipe leading from the main
sewer in Custom House square up Main street to
| the Crosby Inn has been laid. Also one across
Main street from IIowes corner This will com
| plee the sewer laying for the present season.
There will be IL special meeting of the stock
holders of the Belfast Hotel company in this city
next Saturday to act on Tie matter of the lease to
Mr.. George NJ. Bemis. Undoubtedly the stock
holders will ratify the doings Of the directors.
Arthur Mahoncy and another boy exhibited a
seal in streets saturday afternoon. Arthur
shot the seal at the mouth of Little River just be
low the water works dam. The seal had passed
under the bridge and the old dam 1t is quite
unusual to find seal so far up the river
Some time ago we spoke of i corn famine in this
city. Last week there existed greater one. ON
saturday evening there Was not a bushel of corn
or meal to be had, Fifteen thousand bushels of
corn on the way to Belfast have been delayed
by the recent bad weather. Two cargoca arrived
on sunday.
The Boston Herald in its base Gai notes has the
following to say concerning Belfast tay"rite
play er: cit would have been better for Harvard
had Bert hnoWlton played catcher on the team
last season lie is pronounced one of the finest
backstops in the country. He never claimed TO be
an outfeller"
The following came home to Belfast to eat ther
THANKSGIVING dinner with their parents Charles
A. Hartman, OF Eath, Herbert Field and Jos. 3.
Il
from Augusta, Elmer Rankin from Boston, Frank
| Gilmore, from Watcrviie College, Charles Pearl,
wife and children, from Bangor.
The County Commissioners We're in session in
| this city last Friday and saturday, and hat the
tramp question under consideration. The regular
| December session Begins on the third Tuesday Of
| the month. The commissioners request that all
persons having bills to present should bring them
| in during the first week of The session.
| A Belfast gentleman thinks We ought TO have an
excursion steamer on Penobscot Bay, and suggests
that some of our cnterrr-ing citizens buy one ~
| doubt good boat could be made to pay, IN con
necton with the new hotel, not To nclu'!c the many
societies here and other parties constantly iii want
of an excursion boat The matter is worth consid-
ering.
Mr.. Benz. Cook at tie Belfast Gas Works, met
with a Slight accident last week. He wa running
coal tar into a cask and lighting match held i III
the bung hole to see if the cash was fun, when an
explosion took place which blew out the head Of
the cask. The match igned the gas, which caused
the explosion. Mr.. Cook was burned about the
hands.
Friday afternoon City Marshal Mcdonald was
notified that Old horse WAS lying by the road
side on Northpoli avenue just below the city. Ihc
horse was Killed and removed. The horse wa
owned by Mr.. Spinney, of this city, VII" s"id II
Friday to Il boy named Mcndal of Northport The
boy attempted to lead the animal home, and whel
on the avenue the horse fell down aud was unable
to get up. Tie boy traded watches and money fol
the horse
The highest tide of the year, in this vicinity
occurred on Tuesday swan \ Co.'S and Lanes
wharves were Submerged, and there was at least ;
foot of water over the outer portion of swan
wharf. The entrance to osborn's sail loft was cut
Off the water covering several clarDoar'ls on the
building. Other wharyes were submerged. an'
several ilanks We're washed from the Upper bridge
MIR swan said it was the highest tide he evel
knew. Mr.. David W. Dyer made the same re
mark. The water was three inches over = spike
PERSONAL Miss Mary j. Robinson, of this city
went to California last week. where she will reside
in tile future. Mr.. John Parker, who has been a
Barre, Vermont, for some time, has returned t,
Belfast an,. " III remain here. Miss Maud NJ. Math
ews, of this city, has gone to WeatGoro, Mass.
Miss Hattie Trttsscli, of this city, is In Boston on
visit. Dr.. and Mrs. Gardner Ludwig, of Port
land, are visiting in Belfast the guests of Mrs. III
| II. johnson Mr.. and Mrs. GichriSt OF Rock
land, spent saturday and sunday i'll this city, re
turning to Rockand by Mondays boat :. Mr.. G
| 5. Hitchborn, of Augusta, who has been visiting
relatives in stockton, was in Belfast Monday"..
Mcssrs George A. Quimby, viii \. Clark and
| f. A. Shaw, of this city Went to Boston on bust
ness by Monday boat. Mr.. Shaw will go to New
| York and Pennsy lNania.. Mr.. Frank Banks left
to-day for Boston, and may visit Virginia hefur.
his return. Mrs II. l.. kilsnre and child Of this
city, are visiting in Waerville.. Mr.. Frank Rae
of Castne, after visiting in Belfast several day
left Wednesday for Boston. Mr.. Fred 5. Walls
of yinaIhaven, was in town Wednesday on his
way home. Miss Carrie Cunningham, OF swan
vile, is visiting in Bangor.....M Mis-. George d
McCrllis, of this city, is visiting her daughter al
Lawrence, Mass. MIR. Walter Field, of Boston, i
in Belfast visiting relatives and friends. Mr.
Field is recovering from recent illness.
| CHURCH NOTES. Rev. Geo. W. Ficl OF Bangor
| was unable to make the exchange with the pastor
of the North Church in this city last sunday, but i,
expected to preach here at no distant day Rev
| X. I. Hack, Congrcgationalist, and Rev. Il. {
| Wentworth Methodist, exchanged pulpits last
Sunday. ....Thcre praise meeting ut tn
| Methodist Church ut Y. NJ. sunday, il which til,
| singing was special feature. The attendance wa,
good ON sunday last Rev Geo T.. Tufts, of the
year of his pastorate. During the past seven years
the congregation has largely increased and the
Sunday school more than doubled, while the pas
| tor not only grows in popularity in his church but
i'll public esteem in the community 1t is to be
hoped that Mr.. Tufts will remain with us for wears
to come The singing rehearsals of the North
Church society and parish are held in the yestry
every Wednesday evening. Last evening was the
third meeting and the interest increases. The
| Sunday School at the North Church is growing in
numbers and interest. The regular attendance is
now about $50. Much credit is due to DR.. Stod,lard
the very efficient and earnest superintendent, for
| the growth of the school. One hundred wears
ago the death of Rev. Charles Wesley the great
| Methodist preacher and poet occurred. This event
| will be commemorated throughout chrstcndom
| next Sunday. An appropriate service Will he held
at the Methodist church in this city when the pas
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