The Republican journal., 1892-01-21


Days. at the Opera House Friday evening
was fairly well attended The company is a
good one and gave excellent satisfaction.
At the court of Insolvency held in Belfast
last week the first meeting of the creditors
of Edwin H. Parkhurst, of Unity, was held
pointed assignee.
Several of the runaway liquor sellers have
returned, been arrested and given bail. 1t
is understood that they will be tried at an
adjourned session of the S. j. Court, to be
held Feb 9th.
Five people lay dead in Belfast on Satur-
day-Joseph Bean, A. X. p Moore, Alfred
Walton, Mrs. Willard E. Page and the young
child of Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. Keene. 1t is
very sickly in Belfast this winter.
Mr. A. j. Stevens cut small quantity of
ice Monday from the upper paper mill pond
that was eight inches thick. 1t is the first
ice cut on the river this year, and was cut
for Capt. Bramhal's market. Last year at
this time ice was nearly thirty inches thick
\ Belfast ice man says he has been in con-
slant communication with New York, and
that as a matter of fact they have had as
much if not more cold weather on the Hlld-
son than we have had in Maine Instead of
failure on the Hudson there may he a fail
ure in Maine.
The MI. Club has received a handsome
picture of the war ship Yorktown from Pur-
7 ;++I. of
the vessels of the White Squadron which
visited Belfast last summer, and is now in
CHILEAN waters. Purser Littletield was re-
Gently in Belfast and received much atten-
tion from members of this club.
State Veterinary Bailey was at Unity with
Commissioner Daggett last Friday to see
about two carloads of cattle there which
came i'll from Massachusetts before the quar-
rantine act took effect Some have tubercu-
losis and must be killed. There are other
diseased cattle in Clinton. One lot was so
bad that the man bringing it down sold them
for S11 per head
Mcdonald & Brown have been delayed in
their ship building. Sch. Stephen G. Hart,
on ntr way 10 1dIulOuGu STeek, virginia.
for the oak frame, was totally wrecked at
Delaware Breakwater. Sch. Samuel Hart
has since been chartered and sailed. Not
withstanding this drawback Messrs. McDon-
aid & Brown say they will have the vessel
off on time.
Mr.. L. H. Murch who was in the Republic
can Journal office in the early sixties, says
there was one omission i'll the history of the
Journal published Jan. 18th; that in 1862 the
power press then in use broke down and IL
Potter press put in and used until the
suspension of the paper in December 1864
Mr.. GEO. W. Burgess says the first power
press used4n the Journal office was an Adj
ans press and not Guernsey
The Misses Alice and Helen kimball, of
Oakland, Cal, who have been visiting rela-
tives in this city. gave a lunch at the Crosby
Inn on Thursday last to a small party of
their lady friends. The table was furnished
i'll the usual fine style of that hotel, and the
party separated with most kindly remem-
brances. Beside each plate, tied with laven-
der ribbon. was d souvener'spoon presented
to each guest. The Misses kimball departed
en- route for home on Tuesday last missing a
sleigh ride which they much desired but
which our peculiar winter has thus far for
hidden. 1t was their opinion that our pres
ent winter weather varied hut slightly from
their California climate. The young ladies
made very favorable impression among as
sociatcs here.
THE CHURCHES. The congregational
says: Grey. j. \. Ross, of Hampton, has "a
novel method of conducting the Sunday eve
ming service. After choosing a subject he
selects passages Of Scripture hearing upon it
which he distributes among the congrega-
ton 10 he recittt! and follows each quota
tion With pertinent remarks, the whole I've
ing intersper>td With prayers and appropri-
ate hymns. \ full attendance of interested
participants j. the gratifying result The
religious interest awakened 10y recent sle-
clai meetings cont lnies. and number of ar-
ccSSi"ns are expected at the February COM
munich" The many Belfast friends of Mr.
Ross vii! be glad to learn OF his success.
Services will he held AT the Catholic Church
next Sunday. IA selection for five male
voices. one and possibly two selections bv
the male quartette, and a cornet solo by Mr.
\. l.. Davis, will be given in addition to the
regular music at the North Church next
Sunday morning. 1t will be worth hearing.
.... AT the I niversalist Church next Sunday
Jan. 24th, the topic of 1.-THE morning sermon
will be "Savorless Salt Text, Matt. v, -.
Evening topic-"The Home
CHAT. W. c. futile & Son are displaving
crayon portraits that cannot be exceled by
any artist in this State A crayon portrait
of DIR. Brooks shown last week was very
! fine. Mr.. William Olsen {, f Belfast is en-
TITLED to first premium on porkers thus far.
He brought to market last week hog which
weighed 521 pounds. The barrel of Florida
j oranges awaiting an owner at the American
Express office, as mentioned last week, has
! been claimed by Mr.. Waiter Knuw.ten, cf
| Liberty. who is the .ghtful owner
| Steamer Castine brings large quaint ties of
! fish from the Reach and Deer Island Her
4 freight last Thursday included about five
tons of founders. which. i'll the absence of
the Boston boat, Were shipped by the Inter
national Express Company. The gran. te
shop of Fernad 4 Mudg,tt WAS upt ned on