The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-08
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

ers OF the present city government will be held at
the court house in this city next Friday evening at
O'Clock, standard. Wards I, 2 and will hold
their caucuses ut the same time and place. Per
Order.
Dandelion grecns-the cultivated article, canned
are having great run here, and are considered
very nice.
The mid winter session of the Waldo County
Medical Association, was omitted because of the
severe weather and hard travelling.
A Journal reader says: "The Journal is such
clean, neat paper, it is a pleasure to unfold and
read it. So say, long live the Journal
There is more fast driving on our streets than
there should be, and in some instances bells
We acknowledge the receipt of San Francisco
papers from Mr.. John IIanley former Belfast
boy. Mr.. Hanley is in business in that city and is
successful.
Mr.. George 3. Dyer, of Searsmont, had seven
horses come on Thursday evening train, and Mr..
Albert Morrill, of Belmont, had two on the same
train. The horses from Boston.
Complaint has been made of the closing of the
outer doors of the Belfast Post Oh"c at 10 O'Clock
Department order, Postmaster kgorc having no
discretion in the matter.
Mr.. George Hunt of this city, has bee Ii employed
to run the supply store, at Watervilic owned by
the Maine Central railroad company and went to
Waterville Monday. The store is situated near
the new machine works.
When the Salvation Army captain left Belfast a
few weeks ago, it was understood that other par
ties would come, but the army today is without Il
captain and no meetings are held. 1t looks as
though the field was abandoned.
":STRUCK OUT" San Francisco papers give par
ticnars of the death in that city of George Ed
ward Taylor, noted basc ball PLAYER. He was
known in the base bail worltl us olive" Taylor,
and had great reputation ON the Pacific coast.
Taylor as3s years of age and native of Belfast.
Prof. Albert r. sweetscr, WHO has charge of the
department of natural sciences ut East Maine Con
ference Seminary, Bucksport was married Feb.
20 TO Miss Carrie Phinney of Centrevillc, Mas.
Mr.. SwcetSer is a graduate of Wesleyan Univ ersi-
ty, and son of Rev. 5. b. Swcetscr Of Lowell,
Mass.
Speaking of the merits of road machines a gen
tleman Of this city remarked the other day that lie
assured piece of road in Il ncighboring town
and computing the cost found that was : to 500
in favor of the road machine with the further adj
vantage of having Il better road. The road machine
has evidently come to stay and no town can afford
to Ito without one.
The building on Common street for Mr.. Charles
W. Lancastcr's egg business has been completed
and is well adapted for the purpose. Mr.. Lancas-
ter has put i'll lis tons of ice, and when the
opens will be ready for business. The building at
the foot of Main street recently occupied by Mr..
Lancaster and owned by the Maine Central rail
road company, will soon be torn down
TIE PUBLIC LIBRARY. The work of catalogu-
ing the books in the library is nearly completed
and the building will be open to the public in
about two weeks. The work is necessarily slow,
but has been done in a painstaking manner. Each
shelf and book is numbered and recorded, ami Il
record made of each book, its title, author, pub
Usher, number of pages, size, binding, sc. This
and classifying makes more work than was at first
supposed.
TIE LOWDEE. Mr.. J. Il. Patterson, for many
years purser on the B. Il b. : :. Co.'S line, is now
proprietor of the Low,tcr Block Family Hotel, l2j
Hammond street, Bangor, and from the bill of fare
before us and what we have heard as to the APP
pointmcnts OF this hotel, it must fill Il
long felt want in Bangor. Certainly the menu for
the sunday dinner, Feb. Goth, is that cannot be
surpassed hy any hotel in Maine, and the next
time we land in Bangor we shall shoulder our grip
and point our toes for the Lowtler. Wca,lyise our
readers to do likewise.
The Watcrvlle Sentinel gives an interesting
account of reception last week by Master W. C..
Crlw ford and his assistants at the new school
building in that city. The number present is
volumes were donated as Il nucleus for library
and some 500 in money contributed to buy books
The reception ncludcda fine concert and the read
ing of poem written by Mrs. II. W. Dunn en-
titled ""Thc Building of the school House, The
building, a very fine one with all the modern i'm
provcmcnts cost about $4,000 Itis worthy of the
new city.
DIR. Twitchel, of the Maine Farmer, " lille in Thu
city recently visited the poultry establishment of
the Cottrell Bros, of which he gives brief dies
cription in last weeks Farmer. Ills report covers
the same ground that published in the last issue
of the Journal In conclusion Dr. Twtchcl says
This is Il new departure in Maine vet there is no
reason why the growing of broiiers cannot be
made a business here as well as elsewhere. Tie
firm intends to put ON the market several thousand
chicks this season, and meanwhile get everything
in readiness for extensive operations next winter.
one fact is certain, the capital invested in build
ing amt fixtures is reduced to the lowest possible
amount, and an important saving made in the
interest account. This is something too often over
looked, anu Is sometimes the chief cause of failure
An article in the town warrant reads Ito see if
the town VIII vote to raise 100 for the who
enlisted in lS6l." We admire the magnanimous
spirit of this article in wanting to il the town
is willing to pay the army of soldiers that enlisted
when II Is tpl'nn t,t lif
nanimity is indicative of condensed generosity.
Ninalhaven Echo.
The ncighboring town Of North Haven ought to
have like ''magnanimous'' spirit. In the first
draft for troops North IIaven's quota eighteen
men The town got crcdi! for six volunteers in the
army and navy and hired twelve more to make up
the number. At the close Of the war the town re
fused to pay a bounty to the six volunteers who
saved them considerable sum of money. 1t is not
too late to make amends to the survivors of the six
volunteers.
Many amusing incidents occur at the sword
drills of the semi military companies in this city
The captain of a company noticing one Of the
rank and file wiping blood from his asked
what the trouble was. "Sword through my ear
sir, answered the man i'll true military style.
"Who did it," 81 did it, sir, was the reply In
bringing the sword up to his shoulder the -har;,
point was thrust through his ear The sword point
has since been rounded OIL. AN ounce OF proven
ton is worth a pound of cure"
HORSE NOTES. Mr.. George O. Bailey of this
city, has sold his span, Kitty b., and Kitty o. Us
fine pair of horses as stands i'll Maine to Mr..
g. w. Bishop, the noted hofscman Of New York
1t Is supposed the span was bought for Mr.. W. IA.
Vanderbilt, and the price paid was - 900, less
commission Mr.. Bishop the span last sum
mer at the fairs and Has been in correspondence
with Mr.. Bailey since. lie came to Belfast Tues
day and the sale was made Wednesday morning
Kitty B. is seven years Old and Kitty G. is. nine,
and both are liamblctonian stock. The horses
were shipped Wednesday afternoon. MIR. Bishop
was accompanied by Mr.. George Alden, of Water
Vile Mr.. f. NJ. Dolln, OF this civ has received
Il number of horses from Aroostook, and now has
thirteen in his stable.
CONCERT AND BALL IN ROCKFORD. The Second
annual Reunion Ball at Rockport last Thursday
evening was a brilliant success i'll all respects and
there was no storm to contend with as at the first
ball. The music was by Sanborn's orche str.
which gave Il concert from to T.. NJ, opening
with the Ovcrture-Welcome.T The other numbers.
Were Medley -Overture-Ten Minutes with the
Minstrels, Bowran; ertPolka-Thoughts of
Home, Harriss; Overture-Bell of the Village,
Bouiilon; Medley -Ovcrture-IIomc from Camp,
SanbOrn. This music was admirably rendered