Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-27
Especial to the KEsNEBEc JOURNAL.

Especial to the KEsSEBEc JOURNAL -
BELFAST, Nov. 26-EdEard Blankenshif
Of Brockion, Mass, while on a fox hnnt in
Morrill,, last Saturday, shot one of the hand
soonest foxes ever seen around here. He
will have the skin cured and made into a
rug with the head on it.
Miss Sadie NJ. Lock and Mr.. Frank E
Bowker of Fitchburg, Mass, were married
Nov. 10. 1890, in Worcester, Mass. Miss
Lock is & Belfast lady aud has many friends
here. They are to reside in Fitchburg.
| The Belfast National Bank has bought
of the White heirs the store now occupied
by C. Ii. Sargent, and which joins the bank.
They will not commence repairs until mex!
summer. Then they will cut through the
partition and embracing the store will have
the entrance to the back on that street.
| The bank sibce DR.. Brooks has been presi-
dent. has increased its deposits and conse-
| quently its loan accounts. The stock has
increased in value % per cent. within the
| last ten years. All business will be tran
saciea In the part occupied by Sargent.
Mr.. Sargent will move into the building
| formerly occupied by the Washington
Hose No. 3. 1t will be newly lathed and
plastered, and an srchway cut through ths
partition. Sargent has occupied the store
| in which lie now is IS years.
| George H. Bemis, landlord Of the Cros-
| by Inn, gave his friends progressive eu-
chre party Mon1ay evening, at the Inn,
which was enjoyed by all. There were
FIVE tables. The first prize among the
| the gentlemen was drawn By a Mr.. McLel-
Ian of Massachusetts; second by Will
Quimby of Belfast. First among the
ladies', Mrs. A. c. Burgess; second, Mrs.
Frank Matthews.
Dr. Hills new building is nearly COM
| pletse. 1t 25x5O. Weich & Hoyt are to
occupy the back part and attic; Woods &
Son the first floor and Gilber;sou & Wood
the basement. DR.. Hill will occupy the
three remaining rooms up stairs as his dem
tai rooms. He will have gas and water
put in
Fernald & Mudgett, granite workers, have
juss erected n monument of granite for
Capt T. Fl. Shute of Belfast. It is of the
cottage style, feet high and consists Of
four pieces. They erected one for G. w.
Swift about one week ago, made of marble,
20 l-2 feet high, consisting Of seven pieces.
They also have one for Mr.. John Peariey
of Unity, the celebrated writing master,
which is eight feet high, consisting of four
pieces.
Mr.. George E. Jones and Mrs. Carrie
Beckwcrth were married in this city, We'd
nesday evening.
The four-masted bsrkentine Steadfsst, of
Baltimore, S15 tons, Capt. L. N. Bonnor,
owned in Baltimore, was launched at the
ware of G., W. Cottvell. Wednesday. This
is the first vessel of this rig ever built in
the United States and the second ever built
anywhere She will engage in the Rio
trade.
An informal meeting preliminary to first
legal meeting of the corpora'ors of the
Loan and Building Association. will be
heidsin the Adermen's rooms Friday even
ing at so o'clock.
There viii be 4 union service st the
Congregational church Thursday morning.
CAPTAIN n. B. Foss will go TO Portland
Saturday to take the schooner William
Frederick. Captain w. Burgess has
hougl; out the interes. of Captain Chaples
in the ice business and will retire from the
sea.
Professor George C. Chase of Bates
college. visited the high school Wednesday.
William Henry Kuowlton died in Belfast
Tuesday night of asthma, which he con-
tracted in the srmy. He was 73 years old,
WAS the father of IA children, ten of whom
are now living. His wife is also living.
He WAS a stone mason in Belfast for years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gilchrist of Morrill,, died
few years ago of heart failure, aged Il
wears.