The Republican journal., 1892-06-30
G. l.. Young will preach at the Memorial
Hall next Sunday at $50 and 73O NJ, local
time. All are invited.

Tune. All are invited.
A large amount of County CORES pondence
received too late, or crowded out of last
weeks paper will be found on the 18th page
The concrete walk in front of Masonic
Temple, on both Main and High streets, is
in wretched condition and should be re-
paired at once.
The members of the Universaist society
are rehearsing for living whist, which will be
presented at no distant day. Mr.. Richard
| Rankin will train the company.
Mr. O. r. Webster has boats and bait at
his boat landing near the steamboat wharf
and those who wish to try the thinkers will
find him ready to accommodate them.
Mr. John Chapman has withdrawn his oil
cart for the summer season, but will resume
in the early fall when more will be used
The consumption of oil is very light during
the summer See his advertisement.
Mr. John S. Kennedy's new cottage at Bar
Harbor will. when completed, he the most
/ costly and elaborate private residence in the
State of Maine. Maine Coast Cottages.
This is the cottage for which Mathews
Bros, of Belfast, have made the window
frames, sashes, doors, etc.
Quite a delegation of deaf mute children
came ashore here Saturday from steamer
Peno1scot They We're from the Hartford
| school, and We're on vacation. Two be
longed here, the children of Mr. Jellison
The others Went to Pttshed and Troy. The
children We're in charge of a lady from Ban
gor
| A Belfast grocery dealer says that a year
ago dealers We're paying 80 per bushel for
old potatoes, while to-day they are almost
valueless. He said that within a radius of
five miles from this city he could buy 900
bushels. Last week good potatoes sold for
only ten cents per bushel The crop last
wear was very large.
THE MAILS. The change of time on the
railroad has made a change in the arrival
and closing Of the mails at the Belfast post
office. The western mail now arrives at a.
M. and 6.25 p. M; closes at 6.25 a. III. and l
945 a. M: closes at p. m. All mails will
close positively at the hour named.
The Journal believes in protection for
home industries, in patronzng home enter
| prises, and in encouraging the production of
| pure foods-three reasons why it specially
commends the Three Grow Brand of Spices
extracts and cream tarter prepared and sold
| to the trade by the John Bird Co., of Rock
| land. See the advertisement.
| MI. c. Aug. Brown has sent to this office
/ l,a ,-1+io,, l;St of palfast for II ic ,,,
interesting collection of names. Among the
| large number Mr., Brown says that Mr.,
| Leonard b. Corbett. now at the Head of the
/ Tide, is the only one living to-day. Tie
/ list is signed by George Watson and S. Nick
erspn. Jr., selectmen and assessors.
Thanks are extended to Mr. James Young.
of the Baltimore Telegram. for a COPY of the
official souvenir of the dedication of the new
| odd Fellows Hall, in Baltimore, pril Goth
! The pamphlet is of 100 pages and contains a
| brief history of the order, portraits of MEM
beers, buildings, monuments, etc. 1t is a val
liable publication and will be mailed to any
address for twenty-five cents
At Republican caucuses held in Waldo
| county last week. to elect delegates to the
"a District Convention at Waterville Sears
port, Stockton Springs, Pros pect and Brooks,
went for Milliken: vote in Sears port, Mill
ken 81, Burleigh 81. Troy elected Burleigh
delegates by a vote of IS to 10. Lincolnvile
elected two Burleigh delegates and one for
Mlh<en
Mr.. w. T Howard. of Belfast has Just
I
Inent, and is at work upon another The
| first was for Mr.. Jesse Priest. of Northport
and is called cottage monument 1t has
three bases die, fancy cap and urn. standing
in ali eight feet. 1t was made of Italian
! marble The last one was ordered by MIR
Benz. l.. Smalley, of Chelsea Mass, and will
Ne erected in memory of Mrs Lydia Wilson.
whose remains came here last week for
burial This will he made from Rutland
marble. The workmanship of these ronil-
nents is very fine.
How To CATCH SEALS. The salmon fish
ermen of our bay may obtain a point from
the way in which Mr.. Elijah Dyer catches
seals. Mr.. Dyer lives on small island near
Seven Hundred Acre Island, Islesburo. He
takes q pole several feet in length to which
is attached number of common goldfish
hooks with lanyards several feet in length
The hooks are baited with a herring This
contrivance is anchored and buoyed, the
hooks being just below the surface The
seals in swallowing the herring become
hooked and are caught. Mr.. Dyer has taken
a large number in this manner
LEON w. WAsHBURNs CIRCUS This com
bined railroad circus. hippodrome and wild
west show will give afternoon and evening
exhibitions in Belfast on Wednesday next.
July 9th. Among the attractions are per-
forming horses, chariot races, a $4,000 steam
callope, etc The show is well spoken of
everywhere. The Portland Press of Tues
day morning last says:
AT the circus grounds in Deering to-day.
Leon w. Washburn's circus and wild west
show will give exhibitions afternoon and
evening, with grand street parade at 10 a.
m This is one of the very best 25 cent
shows on the road. The performance is IN
many respects equal to Barnum or Fore
paugh. OF course there is not a bewilderinr
maze OF performers, but what is attempted
Is we'll done. Doubtless there will be
crowds at both performances.
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