The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-18

| and the steppers were out in force. One
lady who lives on High street said 1914 sleighs
passed her house inside of one hour.
Friday Feb Goth, to consist of fish chowdel
coffee and doughnuts. Admission Is cts.
children cts. Supper served from 6 to s
o'clock.
The new lookup received it's first occu
pant on Saturday evening, when man
bowling drunk was put up. Strangely
enough the fl rst man to have the key turned
on him was the turnkey and cook at the
county Jail. He was liberated when he got
sober
Eggs took a sudden rise of four or five
cents per dozen last week causing some little
excitement among dealers. The rise is not
permanent and the fall may be as sudden
A Belfast merchant said the advance was
due to the cold snap and temporary short
age in the supply. At Boston eggs were
thirty-one or two cents per dozen.
Mention was made last week of the burn
ing of the dwelling of Mrs. Henry p Felch
of Prospect. Five years ago Mrs. Felch lost
dwelling by fire on the same site, and one
year later Mr.. Felch was killed by falling
tree while at work in the woods There was
no insurance on the buildings and but little
OF the furniture was saved. She has six
children under Is Years of age.
The spring term of the State Normal School
at CaStine, begins March s. as will be seen
by advertisement i'll this issue. The school
is under the charge Of the able principal AL
bert F. Richardson, A. NJ, and offers supe-
rlor inducements to students fitting for
teachers. Waldo county has always been
well represented at this school, and it is
hardly necessary to commend it to our
readers.
WHO AND WHERE IS HE? The Biddeford
Journal of last week published the following
somewhat sensational item:
A fourteen years old boy was kidnapped
by his uncle from his home in this CITY few
days ago and is now in Belfast, where this
uncle lives. The boy was left an orphan
when an infant and has always lived with his
grandmother, to whom he was much attach
ed. A few days ago, while the old lady was
sick and helpless with the grip, this uncle
NdlIIV ilClV, CItlCtt lie 10Y away from nome
and took him to Belfast. The boy has since
managed to get letter to his grandmother
and he wants badly to get back home
Hamilton Gray, the oldest Postmaster in
the United States, died at Kingston Tenn,
Thursday. He had served as Postmaster at
Gray's Hill since his appointment by Presi-
dent Polk.
Mr.. Gray may have been the oldest post
&
he was not the oldest commissioned post
master by many years. Mr.. John Poor.
of Belfast, now alive, was postmaster at Bel
mont under President jackson, and cher
ishes as a souvenir the commission issued
by Old Hickory's Post Master General
john Ii. Quimhy, the popular treasurer of
the Belfast Savings Bank, is a valentine.
having been born on the 14th of February.
Last Saturday evening his many friends,
with the knowledge of Mrs. DUMMY, drop
ped in on John and gave him an anniversary
surprise. He was ready to cash all favors at
the face value. Progressive euchre was
played and most enjoyable evening was
spent. May he have many more such ami
versares.
a PROPOSED BENEFIT TO THE BAND
Last summer the Belfast band gave its
services to the Sunday schools of the differ
ent churches at their annual excursions.
Now the churches propose to unite and give
the band benefit at the Opera House some
time in March. The proposed program will
include a supper, during which the band
will play several selections. After the
tables are removed the band will give
sacred concert. A gentleman who is familiar
with the band says it has kept up rehearsaIs
this winter, and he predicts that next season
the Belfast Band will lead the State.
POLICE COURT NJ. b. Smith, Belfast was
before the Court Monday on three warrants
sworn out by BENZ. Cousins. of Swanville.
One was for single sale one for common sell
er and for keeping a drinking house and
tipping shop. Smith was discharged for
want of evidence to convict. When Cous-
ms made his complaint he was positive in
his statements. but when he came up as a
witness on Monday he said he had made a
mistake. He did not get his liquor of Smith
hut procured it from the shop below Evi-
IDENTIFY the witness had been ''sawn" as a
former Waldo county man used to say The
Judge came near committing Cousins for
perjury.
Mr.. o. r. Webster on Tuesday last leased
of MIR. David W. Dyer, the yard, beach and
shops OF the latter, exclusive of what he had
leased to Mr.. Laughton for the canning fac
tory, and will hereafter conduct the bust
ness of repairing vessels, hauling out yachts,
boat building and repairing. Mr.. Webster
is now building fleet of row boats to let
next season, and will have a convenient
landing stage. His boats will be painted
white and named for the ships of the White
Squadron. Mr.. Webster is fine mechanic
can model, draft and build ship, schooner
steamer. yacht, and do any kind of boat or
now has a boat shop next to the rigging loft
building at the head of the steamboat wharf
STEAMER NOTES. At the annual meeting
of the Boston and Bangor Steamship Co..
held in Boston last week, the following d.
rectors were elected for the ensuing YEAR
VIM. H. Hill, president, S. w. Richardson,
II. b. Fuller, F. H. Odiorne, Chas. F. Smith.
The report of President and General Man.
aper Hill piVeS the total racaintS for +ho