Daily Kennebec journal., 1890-10-25
Thai Waldo Fne-Belfast Matters

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BELFAST. Oct 2i.-The farm buildings
belonging to wilbcrt o. Whitcomb of
Waldo. were destroyed by fire about three
weeks stree. The tenant, James IIender-
son. had b.en ordered cut by Whitcomb.
and WE packed ready 10 move when the
| fire occurred. lie lot horse, quite a
number of hens and all his personal prop.
er'y. The family barely escaped being
burned to death Mr.. Whitcomb was in
sured for $500. Fire caught at midnight
10 tse harm, which Lone of the family had
visited that evening The agents refuse to
pay tWbitcomb's Insurance.
| Mr.. Hatch Of Islehorouah, returns from
| Boston tonight. Mr. Hatch has bad sue
cessful operation performed on the glands
of hi. throat. having suffered from them
| for about ten years.
| The city schools close today for one
weeks vacation.
| The employees Of Matthews sash and door
factory very gent rously clubbed together
and gave George Greiton, one of their
number who has been sick for about three
weeks, $50 sorth of provisions.
! Percy G. Pierce ha. put in another alter
mating ssitch board in the electric com
psny plant in East Belfast. and has run
tao more wires to the city, so that he may
have more power If needed.
A large lynx of the spotted gray species
was shGt rect ntly i, penotscot and sent by
| the steamer Elecia to Chas. Coombs to be
msul ted for Dr. Grindle of New York.
lie was three feet from tip - tip and
| seighed 23 pounds.
That small but excellent i,h the smelt,
has once mole made its appearance in our
mar ksts. but ss yet in smsll quantities, The
first being caught 10 Sea'sport
Arew weir has been ruu from the store
of Ephrihsm Robbins between the bridges.
| It ia for the purpose Of catching smelts.
Waldo Ccuit; George Spear vs.. Cor
| nelius Spear. Action to recover money
for labor and support furnished defendant
by plaintiff. Parties reside in Searsmont
| Deft ndsIt is father of plaintiff. Taylor
for plaintiff, Thompson and Dunton for
defendant.
| Watson Peudleton and son while at work
in the ,hip yard Yesterday were badly IN
! jused by the carslessness of the men in
| lett ny fall 4 derrick. Mr.. Pendlston $
legs were badly bruised and his son was
cut severely about the head and face. II
wss very narrow escape from being
crushed - death.
The city school buildings are now under
| going their annual fall repairs.
! n, X, Saturday morning party of nine
start tor Cranberry Lake, which is situated
some few mites back of Beddington, on
the A Lire read. on deer hunting ex-
| ps daion. The party is 10 he made up in
! Mosr,e. Among those from here is Ban
| croft Consn'. the we'll known grocer.
| A verv pretty painting is to be seen in
tie ndow of h. G. ID nsmore, of the bay
| te ween the tr dses, the upper bridge, the
houses around it, all of which is very pret-
| thy situsiei at the foot of some high noun
| tain.. The picture is the work of the local
artist Percy csu born.
| A large elm log which lay across the
sewer ditch which is being dug on Msin
! sire q: vas thrown by blast \ distance of
I 10 feet ,tfikirg the granite window base
ms nj of Cocmts & Son, furniture store,
| dr.yI 6 it ia about five inches. Had the
log gore higher il would have broken the
large plate window and damiged a great
amount Of furniture.
The Nor,hro,t H,tel Co. have laid the
foundas ON and have msde quite a COM
mencemert en- the frame of iheir new ho-
tel.
The steep,e of the Universali.t church
has been rebuilt, the ware newly gilded.
the church itself hiss had rev sills laid
srd the front is to BE- painted.
Schooner Mstiids. Prescott, arrived
from Boston todsy.
Schooner Mary Fariow, Condor, sailed
| for Boston today.
AIexas Gross. hoy of about IL years of
sge. came into the city todsy icporing a
| large deer which he had thst in . man =
pasture. The deer weighed li0 lbs, ard
was sold TO Frank Jenss, the baker, for
| Ave dollars.
/ AT TIE closing exercises Of the Belfast
| High School today. the Principal +. W.
| chase, insited Levi Turner, Esq, superin-
| tsnd:nt of sctools 10 Rockland to make an
address. Mr.. Turner began by compii-
i men,;rg the school on theft essays. the
| Principals disei9 pine of entire school, the
seemir sbsebce of toys, and closed with a
! few remarks on the EindIy relations be-
tween Irit clpal and pupils. Mr.. Turner
spesks in Morrill, tomorrow at the annual
Teachers convention. on the teaching Of
patriotism in schools.