The Republican journal., 1892-04-21
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.
A FARMERS CHALLENGE.

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But I'll bet three hundred dollars
That he cannot feed calf.
New York Herald
Grass in the vicinity of Masons Mills got
IS, tire last Friday and threatened serious
Image People turned out and fought
l,wu the flames.
FAST DAY SERMON. Union Fast Day ser
....es viii be held today at the Baptist church
g..h a sermon by Rev. J. F. Tilton, pas
# that church. The exercises will begin
10 30 a. IN. All are invited.
\aticing a box of custom made shirts at
e cypress office for Belfast man who
shirts, the newspaper man inquired
mt il. YES said the eNpressman, she
.ois away for his shirts. A Belfast tailor
..Hts clothes made in Boston, and a Bel
.s. shoe dealer has his footwear made at
-.u0S custom shop" And this is the way
"a tt world.
u.EC CANNING ESTABLISHMENT. Mr. James
f4Vton, has his sixteen horse-poW Ell boil
.... r position, but does not care fer his en-
utl the corn packing season. He has
.-.. rrcelved his machinery for making cans
... 0ill soon have can makers at work. He
Us. o.,li fitted mp, and will soon be engaged in
81 aiming business.
Among The Improvements the Maine Cen
-r will make in Belfast this spring is the
i7,-.ing down of track scales that will weigh
sXrv tons. The scales have arrived and
~ j be put in position soon as the old coal
-Ir,ls can be taken down. The scales will
> arranged that IA car containing bulk
right can be run on to them and weighed.
sHE WANTED COMPANY HOME. A Bel
as7 Young lady took her umbrella to church
witt. her on Easter Sunday evening, although
an friend said to her: "Why do YOU carry
,I ulu orelIa @ 81 carry it for company. so |
nay nave something to go home with me,
sud the Young lady slvly. Yet the young
,uau did not take the hint
INSOLVENCY COURT. At the court of In
Sweeney held in Belfast last week the first
..erjug of the creditors of Joel f. Dodge of
belfast was held and + A Greer appointed
.~- -uev. The frst meeting of the creditors
u len s. Robbins, of Troy, was held, and
od w. Hardy appointed assignee. In
~. l.attcl of Edward Ct Turner. of Palermo.
l-tltion for An allowance was filed return
r-. May nth
5 ule time ago the journal announced that
ear frame had been cast at the Belfast
Irv for IA piano which Mears ana Pitcher
4 .- o.. make. Since then they have had to
-.a tJ a Boston foundry, where such work
>pe, ialtE, and have two frames cast
were received last week and are per
0, specimens IF Workmanship. Mr. Mears
aaking the woodwork and before long the
~- rlano ever made in Belfast will be turn
t.t lv this firm.
{, ,iNEs> Al THE PROBATE COURT. More
~otl the usual amount of business came be
hr Probate Court in this city last week
smuuL other matters fourteen wills We're
-a, ior probate. Mr.. Field, the veteran reg
,-.t says the work is constantly increasing
m hat more wills arr made than formerly.
.Ur it was seldom a man made lis VIII
now-il-days nearly every one makes
N lll l ne ''lll''tIS Oh lilt court are Sdla-
rI and the work grows harder for tl!em
af REBEKAH CARD PARTY. Theprogres-
' whist and eurhre party given 10y the
aist Eebekal.s at odd Fellow Hall last
4.e, was We'll attended and a great surcess,
srnruS orchestra furnished the muse.
artruission tine prizes We're awarded as
N~ In the euchre section Mrs Elmer
reob the first prize for ladies' !, vase,
Mrs Austin CloUgh the SECOND. a jap
tsc Nell Stephenson tool the first
or gentlemen, a cigar ease, and Bert
second, q backing s,t IN the
section, Mrs. W. II Wisgin took first
aI-es. a ase and Mrs. Henry c. Marden,
i,a eelluloid tray. Mrs. John &. Da-
d'paved is a gentleman, took rrst,
and Mrs Margaret Frost. WHO rad
-entle1nan's part. received hand
rr,.
t'N \ NEW STREET. Mr.. jefferson f.
,..u is circulating a petition to open a
street from the continuation of Front
-'--t below Mathews Bros. factory. through
,lp wards of Carter < Co and d. w
AHtF o. the Boston steamers wharf A
street over the same territory was petitioned
trt"u wears ago, accepted. and laid out by
ftt 1ty government. 1t was not ordered
'1lt because of the excessive damages asked
IAt new street is particularly asked for bv
merchants and manufacturers doing bus
Hess below High street, and by truckmen
generally The new street will obviate
!mblng the sharp hill from the steamboat
wharf to High street. Some men say they
want The street so badly that they would pay
Si" towards building it 1t is believed the
-5 government will be favorably inclined
o"ards the project.
fAt HTS AND BOATS. Capt Fields Pendle-
~ Of lslesboro, has boat twenty-one feet
'o+ over ALL with twelve feet keel, which
i'7 aims is a flyer. He proposes tn tackle
Nr' thing i'll Penobscot bay The boat was
"H al Eagle Island. The same builder
NN tins spring launch a thirty-tive iooter,
..' is rXpected to be a great rarer
'i'0>rs- O. X. Webster and Frank Burkett
ape gagged in planking the steam Yacht of
VIZ T. { Pierce. The Yacht will he planked
"'sA oak.... Mr. w. a. Kimhall is getting
40 Jcnnette ready to 60 into commission
4'i Viii soon have her afoat o.. Capt. Sew
4N Patterson returned home Tuesday from
'rlp n search of a fishing boat He follow