The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-07-28

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Miss Gertie Stearns and Mr.. W. A. Macon
Der left Wednesday for Damariscotta where
they will assist in organizing district lodge
of the Epworth League
The fall term of the State Normal School
at Castine will begin August %, Prof. A. F.
Richardson principal. Prof. Richardson is
one of the best educators in the State, and I'M
der his principalship the Eastern Normal
School has taken high rank. For terms.
etc, see advertisement in another column.
Mr.. Francis Whitmore offers for sale the
store on High street now occupied by Mayo
& White. The building with the tenements
above rents for $33 per month, and the
whole can be bought at bargain. He also
offers for rent the stable in the rear which
in itself is good business. See his advt.
At F. H. Francis boot and shoe store at
the corner of Main and High streets may be
| found a fine line of summer goods. His prices
defy competition r.. HI. Coombs & Son,
Belfast, have a $4,000 stock Of furniture up
| on which they offer great bargains. E. A
Harris Park street. Belfast, wants an eNpe-
renced girl to do general house work
COMING RACES. In our advertising col
umns Messrs. Geo o. Bailey and b. II. Con-
ant announces series of races at the Belfast
Trotting Park on Saturday Aug. 9Th. 1t is
expected that Frank Nelson, Walter D., and
| Haroldson will compete in the 80 class and
there will be from eight to ten entries in the
other classes A list of the entries will be
given next week. The running race, with
purse of 500, will be a big thing of itself,
and the managers will spare no efforts TO
make the meeting a success and worthy of
the most liberal patronage.
A meeting will be held in the vestry of the
Methodist Church next Sunday evening at /
O'Clock to discuss the moral intellectual
and physical benefits of the manual train
ing school. After a short devotional ser
vice, brief addresses will he made by Rev
S. l.. Hanscom, Rev. Myra kingsbury, Mr.
w. G.. Crawford and Mr. Scheurch. The
latter will exhibit models illustrative of the
work, and Mr.. Crawford will discuss it from
the educational standpoint. The meeting
should be of special interest to parents and
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community at heart.
STEAM YACHT LEoLA ASHORE. Monday
afternoon Mr. Percy c. PIERCE, with a crew,
left for Rocllland in his steam yacht Leola
to bring to Belfast half ton of blasting
powder for the water company. The next
heard from the yacht she was high and dry
on the breakwater off .IameSnn's Point.
There is light on the outer end of the
| hreakwater ana another at the end Of the
extension. The Yacht people thought the
outer light was vessel in the harhur and
SO ran ashore on the breakwater, W here she
laid over one tide. Tuesday the yacht was
hauled off by the steam yacht Adaline The
Leola was not injured The cargo of powder
WAS obtained and the boat arrived back in
Belfast al about ten O'Clock Tuesday night.
A GREAT HUNTER. Mr.. Charles F. Corliss
of Cherrytield, one of the best guides and
hunters in Maine, was in Belfast Tuesday,
and left Wednesday for his home Mr.
Coriss has for several Years successfully
guided the Belfast deer hunters in Washing
ton County. He knows the woods Of Maine
as thoroughly as we know the streets of Bel
fast. Drop him down anywhere in the wilds
of the State and he is at home. AS shooter
of game he has no superior. For he past year
Mr.. Corliss has been game warden. He went
to Bangor Monday where he met the Game
Commissioners and Mr.. G. B. Hazeltine, of
Belfast. and had intended to resign but the
commissioners recognizing that he is one of
the best wardens III the state induced him
to remain. Mr. Corliss then came to Bel
fast to meet his many friends He says
game is very plentiful and is increasing
Not long ago he was in the woods and in one
day saw twenty deer. Last season he ,les-
troyed many dogs and prevented much
puaching. Mr. Corliss says there are people
who will wantonly shoot deer in the water
Just for the sake of killing.
ROBBERY AT CAMDEN. Early Sunday
morning, the Villa Norumbega, the resi-
dence of Hon. j. B. Stearns, was broken
| into. The glass cut out If the window of
| the private office. The safe was opened and
valuable papers left strewn about None
We're taken, but two bags of silver We're
taken, one in ten cent pieces, and the other
in miscellaneous coin a collection of de-
ceased son. The money value was seventy
odd dollars. A gold snuff box also highly
priced gold medal money value sixty dol
| lars, from the American Institute, New
| York, a great medal of Honor, awarded
Joseph B. Stearns for Duplex Telegraph,
1872, was taken. The candle was taken
from the mantel piece used about the house
The lamp in the hall was blown out. Silver
ware in various places about the house was
not taken. Several rooms were entered, but
nothing else was missed. About the same
morning suspicious character called at the
house of DR.. Sherman, where light was
kept burning, a short distance above for
matches to light his pipe. There was an
other man waiting in team headed up the
Belfast road. The matter has been kept
quiet. 1t is now in the hands of Officer
Dyer. who is working up the case.
MONROE. The Congregationalist minist err
from Frankfort will speak at the village
church Aug. 7th, in the afternoon. Mrs.
Lewis Collins, of Lawrence, Mass, with her
/ little son Fred, is visiting her mother, Mrs
o. 2. Clark. She has never visited here
since Mr.. Clark folks moved to Monroe.