The Republican journal., 1892-03-31

| LII tHe ODlIuary nOClce OF MI. JOnn Has
kell in last weeks journal it should have
read John S. instead of j.
The East Maine Conference Seminary at
Bucksport opened its spring term with ITS
ceeding all expectations.
| Mr.. B. o. Norton has leased the stable on
| Washington street, recently occupied by
Mr. }. A. McKeen, and will remove his bust
ness there. The new stable will give Mr..
Norton increased facilities
| Business is booming at Burkett's big dry
good store and he has had to increase his
| force. Since Burkett advertised his great
sale of hamburgs it has tax en- one clerk to
attend to that department alone.
The American Bobbn, Spool and Shuttle
| Co, of which the Searsport spool mill is a
member has made an assignment for the
| benefit of it's creditors. An employee i'll
Lowell has brought a suit of $4,000 against
the company for the loss of leg.
The papers are giving accounts of the SER
vices rendered off the coast by the revenue
cutters. The Woodbury. has not been in
btlldSb lltiDbI ulllS winter. SplHtlilIlS Qlillt
remarkable But then we have had no ice
OF bad weather to call her here.
The Belfast Livery Company will build
another carriage house on Beaver street,
similar to the one erected last year. A small
building that stood near Mr.. Tyler's black
smith shop has been removed to the rear of
the old Locke house, and converted into a
| wood shed.
| THE KING CLAM. The journal frequent
! ly makes mention of Penobscot BAY CLANS
and takes much pride in setting forth their
| size and good qualities. The King clam
even of Penobscot Bay has been found and
was on exhibition Tuesday at Capt. Bran
halls market. The clam came from Isles
| boro and weighed one pound and two ounces
| STAR THEATRE COMPANY. Brennan's Star
| Theatre Company which is playing week 5
engagement at the Belfast Opera House, is
meeting with deserved success. The COM
pany is good one. the plays presented are
| attractive, and price of admission is within
the reach of all. Tickets are on sale at the
| drug store of kilgore & Wilson.
| In this issue will be found the annual an
| nouncement of the well known stallion Elm
brook. Last year after heavy stud season of
| 60 mares he was driven easily down to his
record, at Bangor. This year he is limited
to 40 mares, on quarter of which are al
| ready booked, his season closing July 18th
after which he will probably be put in train
ing for some races when his owners conf
IDENTIFY expect he will lower his record.
| CABBAGE RAIsERs. Belfast has three
| farmers who raise annually between 10000
and T. 900 heads of cabbage and are the
| largest rasers in Waldo county Last season
Mr. Sam'l Phlbrool raised between 900 and
| 1000 heads Mr.. Frank Banks, 5000, and Mr.
Hamilton, who lives on the Cochran place.
| 5000 heads. These find ready sale, mostly
i'll the local market. Mr.. Philbrook, how
ever, sends some away. Monday he ship
ped thirty barrels to Boston, and has about
the same number in his cellar
A special from Augusta on Saturday saws
that "The State Prohbitory League has pre-
| ferred written charges against County At
! torney Brown OF Waldo, in substance alleg-
| " v,
and asking the Governor to remove him
| from office. The Governor will give a hear
| ing some time next week" 1t has been
stated elsewhere that the hearing would be
on Monday last, but it has been postponed
till after the April term of the supreme
court at Belfast to give more time for the
hearing.
THE CHURCHES. Rev e. B. Chadwick.
! Methodist, and Rev J F. Tilton BAPTIST, eN-
changed pulpits Sunday. The following
officers have been elected in the Junior
Christian Endeavor Society of the Baptist
Church; Hosea Rhoades, president: Edwin
Perkins, vice president; Josie Patterson,
secretary; Margaret Keene, treasurer Edith
Burgess, chairman lookout committees and
| Florence Gilmore, chairman PRAYER meeting
committee, Rev. r, T. Hack will preach
! in Lowell, Mass, next Sunday. Rev. Geo
| w. Field, y. D., of Bangor, after a passionate
of nearly twenty-nine years over the Com
/ gregational Church in that cit preached
| his farewell sermon on Sunday Mr. G. II.
| Beard, of the Yale Divinity school, has been
called as DR.. Fields successor Dr. Field an
nounced that he viii remain in Bangor and
maintain his connection with the church.
AT the close of the prayer meeting at the
North Church last Sunday evening the audi
ence were requested to remain, and the mat
ter of Rev. r. T. Hacks resignation was
taken up. A committee consisting of Dr.
A. 0. Stoddard, Augustus Perry and James
Pattee was appointed to wait upon Mr.
Hack on his return from Lowell next week
and request that he withdraw his resigna-
ton. Rev. p. J. Clarity, of Winterport
conducted services at the Catholic Church in
this city last Sunday =. Services at the Uni
versalist church April 3. Topics 1O.45 a. m.
A Day of Judgment-Matt XIV 1892 6 n.
III. Test of Rectitude l john 3 81 7 D. IN.
Teachers-or life in the school room: Prov.
| VIII. Ill
CHAT. Mr. Laughton has his canning es-
Enlistment building all ready for the engine
and boiler. Fap-jacks and maple syrup
are now in order. =. Mr.. Charles n Black
contemplates building thirty feet addition
to the rear of his store on High street This
will give additional room to the knights of
Pythas lodge room in the second story
The flags on the Belfast Custom House are
| becoming frayed out and will soon have to
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