The Republican journal., 1892-06-16

The Woman's Alliance will meet with
Mrs. Albert Gammons, Church Street, to-
morrow, Friday, at o'clock.
A. A. Howes & Co. always sell the best of
flour, and this week they advertise some
thing particularly choice in that line-Stor-
ers Best Patent Flour
The Dana Sarsaparila Company last week
sold Seventy-two gross of medicine-more
than 10000 bottles. This is remarkable
sale for so late in the season. Saturday
thirty-four gross We're sold
Mr.. Stephen G. BickneN has tried one of
the Morrison canoes on knights pond and
says the craft sails like the wind but owing
to very light draft and the little hold the
rndder has on the water will not tack ship.
In jibing he carried away the mast.
TO THE LADIES. Charles O'Connell makes
an announcement in the advertising columns
this week that must interest our lady read
ers He offers, for one day only (June o1stD
"A sale OF underwear at astonishinglv low
prices, in order to close out this line of goods
Read his advertisement for further palttcn-
1 lars
! FOUR CHILDREN AT A Birth. Last week
the wife of Capt. W. S. Wentworth. of Bel
fast gave birth to four children. which,
DOUBTLESS. is the first instance of the kind in
Waldo county. Mrs. Wentworth was with
her people at Burnham. Two of the chill
dren We're born dead. and one of the others
a girl, died two days after birth Tie re-
,i,,;,,r 1
The Christian Register of June 9th. contain,
a short story entitled "Patty's Poem writ
ten by Miss Grace Savage, daughter of Rev
j. A Savage,of this city. The story is "a pic
ture of home life and is well written and
very meritorious production. 1t is Miss
! SaVages first production, but she has been
! requested by the editors of the Register to
write another story for the paper, which is
quite compliment to her ability.
Police COURT Andrew Bates was before.
the Police Court Tuesday on two warrents-
one for intoXication and one for an assault
with intent to kill officer Jipson. SUNDAY
night the policeman went to arrest Bates
when the latter said if he entered the house
he would split his head open with an axe.
On the first count he was sentenced to thirty
days III Jail, and on the other he was bound
over in the sum of $500 Bates was com
mitt Il.
The county conference of the Women's
Christian Temperance Alliance will meet at
the Methodist church, Belfast. Wednesday,.
June 29th. at 10 A, NJ A Very interesting
programme has been arranged and it is hop
ed large number will be present Friends
from Bangor and Augusta as Well as from
the towns Of the county. are expected t.
take part in the discussions Mrs. y, lie
Bagley of Chicago. the original 'chalk talk
er- will occupy the evening with one of her
popular lectures. The programme will lie,
published next week
PooR's Mills. Rrv. r. 7. Haek Viii
preach here next Sunday afternoon. Cant.
William Wentworth, of New London and
James Wentworth of Burnham spent Srn-
day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Wentworth. 80. Mr.. Lancaster, Of Burnhan
spent Sunday with friends .... Hovev Slltu-
herd arrived home from Boston University
Friday taking in Commencement at kent's
Hill on the way He viii reman ut home
this summer. Fifteen We're baptsed he t
Sunday ,... The Y. p. S. c. E. meets Thurs
day evening at the schoolhouse
SUICIDE AT STOCKTON. The afternoon of
june Stl MI. Benson Staples, Of Stockton
Springs. committed suicide by hanging H:s
aye was nearly IS years. The funeral Of
Mrs Della NORM, who died at Belfast took
l place w ttID4SfIHV dttprnnt1Il at Iu, +
house in Stockton village and MI Staple,.
VIII" was a relative, urged his wife and son
Crawford to attend, which they did ON re-
turni' : homie Mr.. Staples could not he
foNnd and search Icing made his body Was
discovered hanging i'll the barn. After lis
family had gone 70 the funeral and he wa.
left alone he deliberately committed suicl,l,-
Mr. Staples leaves wife and three sons
one Mr., William Staples. resides in Belfast
Mr. Staples was an excellent citlZen
STEAMER NOTES. june steamer Elnne-
line. while on the passage to Kocblan,l from
CarVcrs Harbor broke the connecting rod
ot the engine and Was drifting On the rocks
before strong wind. Revenue cutter Wool
bury, Capt. NJ. L. Phillips. Went to her as
land The Penobscot has made another
special trip to Boston, leaving Bangor at 5
p. N. last Saturday and arriving there Mon
/ day morning on the return trip. The boats
of late have had more freight than they
/ could carry from each end of the route .
| The Boston and Bangor steamers began
| their daily trips this week. The Katahdin
was to leave Boston yesterday and is due
here this morning The boat has been paint
| ed, thoroughly overhauled and is now in a
| fine condition The register of officers is as
| follows: Master, Capt Marcus Pierce; first
| pilot, William Whitney second pilot, F. F.
Hartman; bow lookout, Henry Jordan
watchman, l. ID. Sears first officer Thos
| Birmingham; engineer, Thos. H. Bennett;
asst. eng ineer, Frank E. Davis; purser and
steward, Harry l.. Nevins freight clerk, Ed
ward B. Wood; baggage master George
| Fitield
CHAT The city schools will close June
r. The graduating exercises of the Belfast
/ High School will take place at the Opera
House in the evening. -. The name of Swan
willie sheet of water has been changed from
/ Goose Pond to Swan Lake. The stream that
flows from the lake to Belfast harbor is still