Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-06
BELFAST NEWS.
Enjoyable Meeting Of ladies' Relief Corps
Other Matters Of Current Note.

BKtrAsr. June t.--fSpeeisl. The la
dies of Thomas II. Marshall Relief Corp'
had very enjoyable meeting at Memoria
Hall last evening, the occasion being TIL,
+. o. Pendleton acted As installing officer
Follow ing is the list: Mrs NJ. e. DiI
worth. president Mrs. Henry Staples. vic,
president; Mrs. W. IL Clifford, secretary
Mrs 4. G. Nossman, treasurer; Mrs J \
Briggs, chaplain; Mrs. W. W. Carter, con
duct0r; Mrs. j, W. wilkins, guard Aftei
the installation ceremonies several sisters
comrades of the post and Sons of Veteran.
made brief remarks and ice cream and cake
were served
s. 6. Bitknell has crew of men at work
on the brick walls of the Journal building
extension.
Farmers report marked scarcity Of
crows and consequently but little trouble
from these niarauders as compared with
former years. The bounty on crow is ap-
parpntly doing more good that that offered
on seals The .IorRNAL learn, from salmon
fishermen that seals are multiplying rapidly
in the bay and doing much damage in the
weirs While the seals of the Arctic
regions have the reputation of being slow
stupid animals, hunters killing them with
clubs, those on the Maine coast are
the sharpest game to be found,
They will 90 in and out of the salmon weirs
either by force or strategy, and eat all the
fish they may want. They are very hard to
get shot at, and when hit sink at once To
the bottom, the carcass thus being lost to the
gunner who is lucky enough to hit one. One
fisherman remarked Yesterday that there
was a small fortune in store for the man
v no would invent trap that would catch
seals aud hold them.
The receipts of Belfast post Office for the
month of May were a triile over s2l01.
II is quite common occurrence here for
doves to perch upon the open windows in
the churches during divine service, and
remain for quite awhile, but a few flew into
the Baptist church Memorial Sunday and
sat upon cOrnice at the top of the room
throughout the entire service.
Market quotations remain at about the
same figures as last reported, except the
following: hides 3 10 ls cts. per pound /;
lamb skins, 40 TO 80 cts. each; veal skins
% TO 60 cts. each.
Two Juvenile base ball clubs have beer
formed here this week, and both are uni
formed. This makes five local mines rcr,l.
l,rIy organized. three being uniformed
Two romes are in propress this afternoon
Mrs. Lizzie l.. Potc returned from New
York tins morning, ACCOMPANIED hv hel
mother. Mr.. I,otbrnp. who has been suffer
inr from the effects Of an accident for sey
eral months. She is now much better.
Sch. paul Seaycy is loading stone at the
railroad wharf for Vow York.
The following reecript in Waldo count,
case contain, A point of more than local
interest. About 30 wears ago the owners oi
certain real estate in Stockton sold tn,
nriyiIee,e of catching salmon. shad anf
alewiyes on the shore of said land, Weir,
were put IN and lar,1e quantities of mack
erel herring anI menha,ien were taken il
addition to the fish spccihed. Plaintiff
cl,inied that defendant had no right t,
tbo.e fl.h not named in the deeds, but tina
they holoured to the plaintiff. aud also tina
he was prrventcd. by the deed aud hy th,
weir. from taking them. suit ia eaujty