The Republican journal., 1892-08-11


In the Demorest medal contest given by
Mrs. Alexander at Browns Corner, North
port. Thursday evening, Miss Della Hills
won the medal.
Alexander Jackson, a former popular
colored man of Belfast, arrived in town
Wednesday for weeks visit. Jackson has
been eight years in the gymnasium Of Tufts
College.
The Union Sewing circle Of Monroe, will
have its next meeting, Aug. 10th, at Maple
Grove Campground. They will be on the
grounds all day and will have a picnic din
ner. All are invited to attend.
Mr.. h. E. Shute, job printer, Belfast, is
now engaged in printing 120, 900 copies of the
paper issued by the Rodolf Medical Com
pany, Brooks. The edition takes one and a
half tons of paper. Mr.. Shute has a fine Of
fee and reports business brisk.
The stockholders of the new National
Bank will capitalize that Institution at 500
600. All the stoclzholder are business men.
Nearly all the amount Has been subscribed,
and the bank viii be in operation as soon as
the business can be done.
Mr.. Hila Kittridge, Of Belfast, has been
doing some more fine hand writing and has
some excellent specimens. He has put sew
erai OF Glad>tones speeches upon a postal
card and has forwarded them to the ''Grand
Old Man, Other specimens have been sent
to MI, Gladstone's son Herbert. Some of
+ ,oGn 0D, Ia
The Eagle Eye Gun Club of Centre Bel
mont had It shoot last Saturday afternoon,
when the following score was made out of
twenty-five shots Alfred E. Lamb, II :
Bert Morrill,, s. Fred T. Churchill, y;
Charlie Brewster, 6. The club has row
twelve members, and more are expecte to
join soon The grounds are on the premises
of Mr.. c. Lamb, beside Tilden Pond.
CURIOUS. One day last week Mrs. Roland
Carter. while on a blackboard ride in town
lost her pocket-bool1 containing some money.
The pocket-book and money We're found by
a man on Mon street and returned to the
owner. Mrs. Carter says the blackboard
Last fall Mrs. Carter lost a watch and chain
and they We're found by the same man who
found her poclltt-book.
Capt. f. d. HERMAN, for many years in
the ship chan,iiery business at Liverpool
England, has been appointed by the Admin
istration Of the Bureau Neretas at Paris t
represent them in the great lake districts
embracing the Canadian we'll as AmerI-
can waters. with headquarters at Chicago
Capt. Herman is coming t. this country
soon, ;url it j, hoped he will have time tC
visit his friends in Maine
NEW STORE OPENED. Mr.. John F. SmaIley
has opened stove, TIN ware and iohbing
store at the corner If Church and Franklin
street. in pierce'~ Parlor Theatre building
He has a new and clean stock. an will be
glad to welcome his friends. Mr.. Smalley
is an excellent workman and will make
speciality of jon work, plumbing, etc. He
thoroughly understands the business is pop
ular with tile lulltc and will succeed. See
his advertisement
Il. H Coombs & Son, Belfast. otfel the
best Inducements for the purchase Of furni
tllre, undertaking goods. etc. Tenement
to let on High street, Call On f, W, Brown
room i, Masonic Temple. -. House and lo
for sale at Stockton Springs. Apply to c
L. Showers, Sandy Point. Baker & Shales
Belfast, have a word to say to those indebt
ed to the old tirnL, S, Is. Holt Belfast, ha
pug pups Tor sale...Art exhibition a
Northport Campground, corner Maple anC
George streets.
SAILING OF THE BARKENTINE JOSEPHINE
The new barkentine Josephine. Capt +
Bonner. sailed from this port Wednesday il
ballast for Baltimore, where she will load
tiour for Rio Janelru. Mr.. Thomas E. Barr
of Belfast. Went ont as mate. while anon!
the crew was Warren Hopkins. Of this city
The josephine took the following passen
gers, Baltimore people who have been sum
nering at Bar Halbor: Dr.. johnson ano
wife, Miss Priscilla Stewart, tile lady fo
whom the barkentne Priscilla was named
and Mr.. Riggs. The stewards wife, Mrs
Jones. is also on board and will make til,
voyage to South America. The Josephin,
has been much admired and we know ",
shall hear only good opinions of her wher
ever she may 60 Belfast will gladly wei
come Capt. Bonner whenever he may re
turn after another new vessel. The crew
six men and the second mate, arrived Tues
day morning in steamer Penobscot, and i
was nearly two hours before the men Wen
on board The vessel was in the stream
having hauled off Monday night At tiv,
o'clock Tuesday morning the men stole
gallon of whiskey from some one on thu
steamer, and when they arrived here wer,
drunk. Three of the men, who wer,
not very drunk, readily went on board
but the remainder wanted to come Il,
town. After eXhausting the patience 0
every one the men We're got on board
Mr., Edward Sibley telephoned A. c
Gay & Co., Rockland for a tug to tow TIN
Josephine to sea, A trade was made, tn
party in the office saying the bill would b
$40. Nr. Sibley closed the trade Tuesda,
board He said he could not tow the bari
outside for less than S75, and that the part,
in his office who said it would be done TO
$40, was not responsible and had no right t.
have fixed such price. Mr.. Gay and hi
| tug were not employed, and the Bangor tus
Bismarck came from Fort Point and towe,
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