The Republican journal., 1888-12-13

assembly, held at Portland, May 2, lsSa The an
nual report of Charles ". lianey, Grand Master,
gives clear statement Of all tie councils i'll this
Jurisdiction.
Some of our older citizens who recall the late
Ohed Drew, who died last month in Iowa, viii be
interested in the poem written by himself for his
own funeral. 1t will be found on Tie fourth page.
In the Introduction to the poem the lame of the
deceased is incorrectly printed Dyer. 1t should
be Obed Drew
Further repairs are being maele at the Court
House, in this city. Mr.. Potte has stripped OF
the ceiling in the Court room and will sheath it
with spruce boards. The floor Of the Clerks room
has been covered with painted canvas. The room
Of the Register Of Deeds needs carpet badly.
The Waldo county friends Of CAPT. George II
Ranlett will be interested i'll briot article the
first page This but small part Of the
work done after the late storm by the gallant car-
tain and his steamer the Nigilant. II j. evident
that Capt. K. is yigilant as well as his steiner.
Our Prospect correspondent, in an article ptl-
lshed ON the first page gives an interesting trcount
of his experience with swarm Of bees. We hupc
some of our expert beehecrers will notice the /
quest at the close of the article and ten the BOY
how to winter his bees. The coiumn, Of the Jour
nal are open to them.
Mrs. Ada Melvin Of -oulh Clina, III, laay who
a few ,lavs since was SO hrutally rin over !,y
Andrew Gallup OF oumeryiile at the east tb:l of
the kenncbec bridge, wa. i'll the city Yesterday
accompanied by her husband, armed veteran.
She sw"re out warrant against Gallup for assault
and battery, and an officer vas dispatched III
search Of him yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Melvin
luckily was not seriously injured hy the wheel
which passed over her. Fridays kenmebcc Jour
nal.
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. \. H.. cl Ills i:y,
held its annual election last Thursday evening and
elected the following officers NJ G. lllWoGth.
Com; ~ 7. Guptili, :. Y. Com; T. Billings, J. v.
Com: l. a. Conant, O. Of D.; A. A. IiH5~on. Silrg.
Charles Wilmot, o. Of g.. |. f. Hills, Qtmr. cuAcc
and harltack were I'd after tile election. The
installation will take place the first Thursday e,pn-
ing in January.
CoUHTr FINANCES. County Treasurer White
says his report vii! make good slowing as to the
finances Of Waldo Count. Last YEAR the cnunty
was nearly 41,ooo in debt, but NIr. Witc thinks
this indebtedness will be reduced to ilnut : IjO1.
The saving has been made in tie running of The
courts. The terms have been short and the liquor
fines IN some cases have nearly paid the running
court expenses. \ number Of towu- have not yet
paid their county tax in full.
OF Mr.. James W. Hardy of Iinroluyilie, y,ho
committed suicide in Camden is reported lust
week the iocklaEd Opinion SAYS: He was :,
farmer, in fair circumstances, and the suicide is
understood to have been on account Of Il i-lD.
pontment in love. lie WAS never married, and,
some little time ago, fell in love ior the first iul
His affection WAS not rcciprocattd, ami the lad,
recently married another man. lIurCy had shown
some signs of menta! un>ouH,nc4-, Tut uas Not
generally considered inSIne'
The Nora sunbeam Comedy Company, Which
closed il weeks engagement in tE.is cly Saturday
evening, is the only company " which We hay,
recollection that tor six consecutive hight, Glled
the Belfast Opera lIoase. Manager Williams .,id
he was discouraged about coming here, H. he un
derstood Belfast was a poor SLOW town, hit he i
entirely satisfied. The fact is Belfast is /. rood
show town for good company. The Mora Com
pany made many friends here who sill De pleased
to welcome them in the futiIle
Mr.. {. \. walker of Waldo, a retired Boston
policeman, is an enthusiastic former lie I'm n
good farm upon which are sixteen head Of horned,
| CATTLE four horses and four swine. MI walker
pays much attention to swine anl has the York
shire breed which he cpns;crs the best I!c
brought to market last week a hog Of til. I,.ct,l
which had raised seven pigs in June and ,yl.ic!
weighed AL pounds. Tho superiority OF the York
shire breed is the snallncss Of bone. fine ,ne.,t
and large hams. They are also small eatcrS Mr.
Walker thinks if our farmers should trr tii, br. c,
they would want no other
BETTER RAILROAD SERVICE DLMANDrn III,
business men OF this city have addles4 ca Il pcti
ton to Manager Tucker OF the Maine Central rail
road asking for better train service Oh tile Belfast
Branch. Mr.. Hazeltnc, President Of I'll. Belfast
road, Will also see Mr.. Tucker in person One Of
the greatest lnconyenicnces is in tie mail service
The noon mail is almost Invariably late and tu.i
ness men do not get their letters until after dinner
and as the afternoon train leaves 1T 80 it docs no,
give them an opportunity to ill ortcrs or answer
Their letters. Bangor gets before breakfast the
mail that does not reach here until noon OF later
Inc tour trains per day we had wear aeo arc
not asked for but simply train i'll addition c
the present schedule, to leave eifa>t every even.
ing to connect with the night train going west re.
naming over at Rurnham to connect with tle
early train going east. and to return to Belfast
early in the morning. This would not oniy rive
Us better mail service, but allow people in the III
terror to come to Belfast and remain alI d9y An
extra engine and fireman kept in Belfast near,
ly six months in the year, 50 th.t Inc eNtr. trai
would not be very expensive. The train service
discontinued one year ago was not ypr,- wen
patronized it is true, Int we have no do,,,t there
would be sufficient travel to make tEe opc IA
dtiona train now asked for profitable to the COM
pany, while it would be great convenience Ia H..
public
STEAMER NOTES. The Kennebec journal SAYS.
in notice of the B. 4 T. 5. Co.'S new PASSENGER
and freight station at Belfast, illustrated in tbs
paper last week: "The quaint vet pleasing char
acteristics of the Queen Anne architecture. ~.
cording to which spirit it has been DESIGNED sr.
brought out with fine effect It changes the gcner-
ally tame and commonplace features of a steam
boat wharf, to cheerful and agreeable building.
outwardly attractive, and forming a upiaue aud
artistic structure, entirely harmonious with
Its objects. 1t WAS designed ly Mr. Henry Staph.
enson, of Boston, and built by j. W. Thompson, o (
Stockton. The beauties Of Belfast anl lano,,scot
Bay, (and they are many) VIII surely be heigltcn-
ed to the tourist through such an cutrauccs Nr
>. B Patterson left the service Of the b. 4 Il. s.
CO. some time ago and is now the successful man
agcr Of The Lowder. a family hotel in Bangor, but
Judging from the Thanksgiving dinner biil Of ire
at The LoWder "Joe'' feeds his boartrs on the fat
OF the land, with all the "chickcn iixins" ana he
should prosper accordingly. The steamer Pc
nobscot was nearly an hour late on her trip down
river Friday, having been delayed by anchor ice.
She had lots of freight but rather slim PASSENGER
list IN our notice of the new wharf and bui,d
ings here published last week, we should have
stated that the work was superintendent by Mr. II
L. Sanborn the popular and efficient Bangor agent
of the B. & Is. S. Co.
Nj. W. DREW AS y DEER HUNTER. Mr. NJ w
Drew, of jacksonville a member Of the firm Of
Drew, iaZeitine 4 Co., who has passed the sum
mef IN Belfast, is a very quiet, unassumna man.
Mr. Z. H. Hazeltine tells good story Of Mr. Drew
as deer hunter party of gentlemen from
Jacksonville were deer hunting in the woods of
Florida The mode Of hunting was driving. When
all the shooters were posted at their stations Mr.
Hazelnc was to fire gun as a signal to let loose
the dogs. Mr.. Drew was about half a mile from
Mr.. Hazcltine. Shortly after the signal Mr. II.
says he heard the discharge of a rifle and present
ly Mr.. Drew fired his rifle. Just then Mr. Hazel.
tine says he heard terrific sound coming from
the direction of Mr.. Drew's station. The sound
appeared to be cross between a groan and a
shout of murder. "Drew has shot himself" said
MIR. HaZeltine, as he started to run to his
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