The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-25

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be held with Mrs. Edward Sibley High St.
Saturday at P M. All are invited, as bust
ness of Importance will be taken up.
Hon. N. A. Luce, of Augusta, State Super
intendent of schools, and O. B. Clason ESQ.,,
of Gardiner, author of the Australian Ballot
law, were in Belfast on Wednesday.
At the meeting of the Governor and Conn
Gil last week no one appeared for the pc
tition for a special constable for Waldo
county and the matter was dismissed.
A special train containing Messrs. Toward
Booker, Sayward and Smith, Maine Central
officials. came over the Belfast road Tues
day. The train had three car loads Of sleep
ers which were distributed along the branch
We have received and shall publish next
week, an interesting letter in defence of the
jewellers on Cape Roster. AS soon as the
yachting season opens the Marjorie will de-
vote cruise to that picturesque region, and
an attempt will be made to do justice to the
place and people.
Palmer, at Masonic Temple, is out with
spring style of hats, sample of which may
he seen in the cut in his advertisement.
MI Hall, photographer, Belfast, advertises
the popular cabinet size of photographs at
50. 80 per dozen . A lady bookkeeper want
ed at the Belfast Foundry and Machine
Works.
New FURNITURE FIRM. Attention is call
ed to the advertisement of Spencer & Viii
son, furniture dealers Belfast. Mr.. Wilson
is a son of Mr.. j. F. Wilson, graduate of the
Portland Commercial College, and a young
man of excellent business qualifications
and reputation. Mr. Spencer, the senior
member, has been in the firm from the be-
ginning and understands the business.
A pleasing sight, rarely seen here, was
witnessed from the lower bridge on Satur-
day. A large flock of sea gulls were disport-
ing in the water but few yards from the
bridge, and evidently feeding upon smelts or
other small fish They would dive below
the surface, several Of them being under at
the same time. Frequently while on the
wing they would dive below the water.
ACCIDENTS. Mr.. James Wood, of North
port while choppng wood on Friday last,
cut one foot badly. The wound was dressed
by Belfast surgeon. Mr.. John Hodgdon,
an employee of the Maine Central railroad
in Belfast, met with painful accident on
Tuesday. While hosting coal his right hand
got caught in the gearing and the little
finger was 50 badly mangled that Dr. Ell
lingwood amputated it,
At a meeting Of the directors of the Belfast
Loan and Building Association held last
week the old board of officers was reelected,
| a dividend for SIX months of , II per cent.
declared, and per cent carried to the guar
antee fund. \ loan Of $3.50 made at a
premium of Il cents. There is quite an
amount of money now on hand to loan and
it Will no doubt be called for as soon as
building operations begin.
THE BELFAST Posi- OFFICE Postmaster
Brown has sold, during the first .irree weeks
| III February, 1 l 300 postal cards. The postal
revenue last week was 1920. Mr.. Brown
says that our office is now entitled to free de
livery under existing laws. The regulations
are that any town Of TO- 900 inhabitants, or
an office with $4,000 annual revenue, is en-
titled to free delivery. We have the requir-
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$4,000 per year.
MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION. The an
nual meeting of this association was held at
the Temple on Tuesday evening. The treas
urer's report was read and referred. The
finances of the association are in excellent
condition, there being ,625 in the treas
ury The following officers We're elected:
Hiram Chase, \. F. Huston, H. l.. kigore,
Robert Burgess and S. H. Matthew'S direct
ors; l. NJ. Boardman treasurer and A. G.
Burgess clerk.
Many will read with interest the tribute
to the memory Of the late Francis Asbury
Bean, on the 18th page of this issue Of the
journal. Tie writer of the notice is the alt
thor of several successful novels one of
which, ''Pudney u Walp,' was recently re-
viewed in our columns. The scene is laid in
Maine, and the Albany Evening Journal said
Of the book: ''lt is strikingly original bold
in treatment, and interesting in its descrip-
tions of Maine scenery and familiar locali-
ties
The Rangeley correspondent of the Phil
lips Phonograph says:
We are very glad to meet Mr.. C. F. Haley,
of Searsmont. Mr.. Haley is the son of Elias
Haley of this place, who left his home when
quite young and Went down country and
learned the art of horse breaking, since
which time he has been very successful and
is now in good demand summer and winter
breaking horses. On his late visit to Range
ley he brought with him his celebrated Gid
con Star, who will stand at the stable of
David Haley for this season. He is fine
looking horse.
YACHTS AND BOATS. Mr.. E. L. Macomber
is making good progress on the Decrow sloop
yacht. Her sail plan shows a large spread of
canvas, and her lines, with outside iron bal
last, give assurance of speed. 1t is said she
will be named Alice B.-a very pretty name.
Mr.. Macomber has about completed s'pea-
pod for Mr. Chas. H. Brier, to be used as a
tender for his pinky, the Ella. Mr.. Q. r.
Webster has completed his fourth rowboat
and has the fifth underway. Boat building
is active at North Haven and Vinalhaven
. At the latter place six large soop boats will
be added to the fleet in the spring Mr.
Joseph Rogers will launch sloop by the
middle of March,
LycelIm at the Inner Grammar School