The Republican journal., 1892-03-10
Miss Mary Beaman will begin her Kinder
garten school next Monday, if the weather

permits.
For an account of the finances of Belfast,
the reader is referred to the excellent re-
port of city treasurer Houston, published in
another column.
Mr. George W. Gorham, the potato buyer,
will remain in Belfast until the opening of
the Penobscot river, and will continue to
buy potatoes from the farmers in this yicin-
ity.
The w. c. 7. Alliance will meet with Mrs.
burlington, Cedar street, this, Thursday
afternoon at go o'clock. Sewing meeting.
A full attendance is requested as business of
interest will be talked over.
Mcdonald & Brown have sent for their
master workman and crew, and will imme-
dlately begin building the ba1kentine for
Baltimore parties. The timber is being dis
charged at the steamboat wharf. A large
crew will be employed and the work rushed.
As usual we are compelled to defer until
next week matter intended for this issue
The rush of matter and the pressure of adj
vertisng for the past few weeks have been
L,
and our correspondents must have patience.
Mathews Bros. have put into their factory
a new self feeding rip saw, that is a marvel
i'll its way. The machine was made in Indi-
ana, and is the only one in use in Maine
Three saws can be used at one time, and in
the whole adjustment it is almost perfection
Mathews Bros. buy only the very best and
latest improved machinery.
Messrs. c. 0. Poor and w. F. Bean return
ed Saturday from weeks visit to Quante-
bacook. 1t was a rough week, cold and
stormy, and they had but one days fishing,
when they captured twelve pickerel Occa-
sional hunts in the woods resulted in bag
ging five rabbits. The stormy days We're
pleasantly spent under the shelter of 'The
Pines"
To HORsEMEN. The attention of breeders
of fine horses is called to the advertisement
of W. C. Marshall, Belfast, published in to-
days paper. Mr.. Marshall has as fine a lot of
stations as can be found in Maine At the
head of his stud is Nelsoner one of Nelson's
most famous colts. Next comes Wilksmont,
Haroldson, Prince Withers and Blueblood.
The pedigrees of these stations are given in
the advertisement.
CROSBY Inn. Two comm ercial travellers
who had deposited their grips at the Inn
We're overheard on the street Sunday even
ing congratulating themselves ON having
stopped over in Belfast. We are glad to
ha fort i
cleanliness of our hotel are duly appreciat-
ed. Certainly there is no better house of
entertainment in Maine, and the new pro
prietors, Messrs. Wright & Varney, are evil
IDENTIFY the right men in the right place
BUSINESS ON THE BELFAST r All ROAD. "FeI,-
ruary was the best month for business in
the history of the Belfast railroad " said Mr.
+. Il. Crowley, the agent, on Monday Feb
ruary contained oniy twenty-five working
days, yet the business at the Belfast station
freight forwarded from Belfast amounted to
81 ,625.W and the freight received to 81 .53O.-
10. The sales for passenger tickets amount
ed to 81 ,941 6S. Business is looking well all
along the line,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We are indebted III
w B. Swan, Esq, for the New Orleans Pic
ayune, with illustrated supplements, in col
ors, showing the parades in that city on
Mardi Gras The sight is one we'll worth
seeing as the writer can testify having seen
three of these parades and attended the
balls which closed the festivities of the Cav.
... From Hon. Fred Atwood We have re-
ceived the 5oth annual report Of the town of
Winterport, and from NJ. J. Dow, Esq, the
report of the town of Brooks.
LArGHroN's CANNING BUSINESS Mr.. J.
L. Laushton, Monday began to make repairs
on the building, Dyer's wharf, and Will
rush work to its completion. He saws he
will begin canning Holsters about April Goth
and expects to have smacks running to Isles
bore and other ports down the bay. The
first work will be in making cans which will
begin soon. Mr. Laughton says he will can
all kinds of fish, meat and vegetables He
will begin on a small scale and enlarge his
business as fast as possible.
FIRST COLTS OF THE SEASON. The first
9lAAi Noil VI olic StttSpll, III lllS Vicinity, put
in an appearance Monday night at the BAY
View Stock Farm, Belfast. 1t was large
hlly colt from the dam Black Susan, and
sired by Silver Spray. The colt is bright
bay, with viii tie star in forehead and two
white ankles behind. The colt is a nice one.
Tuesday night, at the same stock farm, the
bay mare Miss Expectation, by Gen With
ers, dropped a tilly foal, by Silver Spray.
The colt was 40 inches tall, dark bay with
black name and tail and no marks.
REVIVAL MEETINGS. Rev M. Stevens, of
n. H., an earnest and eloquent
speaker, has been engaged for series of
meetings in Belfast, beginning tomorrow,
Friday, evening, and continuing for two
weeks. There will be no Sunday evening
meeting, but on that day there will be a
meeting at 3 p N. The meetings are free
and large attendance is hoped for. As we
understand it, these meetings are not in the
interest of any sect or denomination, but the
speaker has been engaged, and all the ex-
penses provided for, by gentleman who
hopes i'll this way to accomplish some good
PooR's MILLS. Mrs. Mckinley slipped on
A piece of ice the other day and Jared her
self quite badly The ladies sewing circle
met at Mrs. Horace Parks Tuesday even
ing. The attendance was large and the ,
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