The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-08-04

~ .'iit ~ 10 tAl'ttttu ludl ll1utn Will
be learned of our neighbor The powerful
Lick telescope in California is said to bring
the planet, tiguratively, within 1850 miles of
the earth.
All who contemplate entering upon a bus
mess course of study should send for a cata-
logue OF The Shaw Business College, Port
land, Me. This institution had an attend-
ance of $50 during the past season. Students
are admitted at any time.
1t would be well to notice ''red Mars as
that planet is how at its brightest and best
a condition which will not he found again
untll 1900. The gorgeous planet presents a
really remarkable spectacle. Mars can be
found during the evening and early part of
the night in the southeastern heavens. En-
change.
a party of Belfast ladies made a blackboard
trip to the Woodclitfe, Fort Point last week
returning the call which a party from the
hotel made few days ago. Those who en-
loyed the ride We're Mrs. d. ?. Palmer,
Mrs. W. L. Llttletield, Mrs r. p Chase.
Mrs. +, W. Pote, Mrs. Holman Mrs j. s.
Hartman, Miss Edith Stone, Miss Minnie
Hilton.
We have been handed a small poster of
the old days when Frankfort was among the
prosperous eastern towns. 1t is a bill adj
Nertsng the Frankfort marine railway,
with list of prices for taking up vessels of
30 tons at - a day to vessels of 800 tons at
s., and is signed by I. Gushing, agent
Frankfort, October 1881. The bill is the
property of Edgar White Maple street, this
city, and he has been offered quite IA sum for
it as curiosity. The Brewer Echo.
THE CHURCHES. The Quartette of the
North Church choir will take vacation dur
ing the month of August. Belfast clergy
schoo house once a month, Rev S. L.
Hanseom preached there last Sunday
Rev. B. B. Merrill, who is supplying the Con-
gregational Church at Searsport. for Rev r.
&. HarbuIt, preached at the North Church in
this city last Sunday Rev. b. 3. Merrill
will preach at the North Church next Sun
day.
The Belfast Machine and Foundry Go. is
rebuilding rotary saw mill built at the
Belfast foundry over 10 years ago, and which
has been III constant use since. 1t has been
running in Shirley, PiscataQuis county
Messrs. B. Fl. knowlton and H. S. Cunning
ham, president and treasurer of the companv
have invented and are making an adjustable
headblock for these mills. by which,
with the simple loosening of three bolts and
turning two SET screws the log beam can be
adjusted at any time sufficiently to take up
any wear or put it in line if thrown ont.
CLAN BAKE. j Belfast party drove to
Sears island, Friday and had a clam bake
ON the shore just below the house of Mr.. l..
A. Dow. The party Went over on two buck
| boards and in carriages, and an early start
was made in order to cruss the bar. The
! party consisted Of the following ladies
| Rev. MNra Kingsbury, Mrs. Wright Miss
Juiette A. Wiggin, Mrs. Josiah Mitchell.
Mrs. E. u. Ryder, Mrs o. G. White. Mrs.
Jessie Robbins, Miss Sarah Gardner, Mrs j
I. Pottle, Mrs. J. F. Wilson, Mrs. W. Pierce.
/ Mrs. Ansel Wadsworth Mrs. Il. f. Wells.
/ Mrs Margaret Frost Mrs. Jane HoweS.
Mrs. j C. Gates, Mrs Michael Heating. Mrs
| ID. p. Flanders. Mrs. Sidney Kalisl, Mrs
Elmer Small. Mrs George I. Read and Mrs
| ID II. Libby. In addition to the CLAIMS I,
picnic dinner was served. Mr. and. Mrs
! Dow threw open their house TO the visitors
STEAMER NOTES The steamer Viking.
! which runs between Belfast and Northport
| connecting with the Maine Central, did a
| good business last week The route is new
and the travelling public are Just beginnn .
! to find it out. Steamer Castine brought
/ from Green's Landing. Friday large quanti-
| ties OF canned CLAIMS and HOLSTERS from the
| oceanvlle factories. Capt. Ingraham of
i the steamer Lewiston, was obliged to stop at
Rockland Friday owing to slight illness and
the boat was brought to this city by Pilot
/ Curtis. Capt Ingraham joined the boat ON
! Saturday $50. Steamer Frank Jones, lust COM
| pleted for the Maine Central Railroad Com
rany by the New England Shipbuilding
/ Company and Bath Iron Works, left Bail! at
| about 10 o'clock Friday morning. having on
board President Sewall and a number of the
Maine Central directors. Sllr arrived at
I Portland al about I.}0 clock, having made
the run in about three hours or a little over.
4 Steamer Lewiston did not arrive from
Boston Tuesday until one O'Clock in the af-
ternoon. She left Boston ON time. but was
delayed by heavy freight and passenger
list, and by very rough water on the passage
down.
WHITE WINGS. The sloop yacht Yokaha-
ma, of Rockland, was in Belfast last week
She haG been on a cruise to Bar Harbor,
Sorrento, Bangor and other points The
party consisted of Messes. Geo. w Garland
General Secretary of the Rockand y. NJ c.
A, K. Arson Gre H. F. Addition V. A.
Leach and w A. Holman The Yacht was
captained by Norman Bishop Messrs Gar
land and Holman made the Journal office
pleasant call Mr.. F. A. Robbins. M. H,
Blackwell, of Fairfield, Rev. F. l.. Andrews
of Oldtown, Capt. HI. C. Blanchard Water
Vile, B. H. Conant. Adrian futile and
James Waterman left SATURDAY. IN X imlall's
yacht Jennette for short trip down the
bay. The yacht was under command of
Capt. John McAuliff The party returned
Saturday night, The sloop yacht Ger
trude, of Brewer, was anchored flo the
Camp Ground last Thursday She has been
cruising in Penobscot Bay. The cutter
yacht King Phillip of the Massachusetts
Yacht Club, with Capt. H. B. Torrey, A j
Clark, w. o. Gray and Frances Cloudy on
board, was at this port Sunday. She left
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