The Republican journal., 1892-04-21


branches of trade. The grocers and drug
gists will close this afternoon at one o'clock.
Why not make it unanimous, and all hands
have a respite from toll for one day.
We print on the 18th page of this issue,
from the Christian Register, an excellent
letter on Salt Lake City by Mrs. Rebecca P.
Utter, formerly Miss Palfrey, of Belfast
The article will be read with interest by the
writer's many friends in this city
MI. Hayward PIERCE, of Frankfort, has
contracted here for lumber to enlarge the
wharf at his quarry and will commence
work Immediately. Business is just boom
ing at the down river quarries. The Mt.
Waldo Granite Co. is now EMPLOYING about
50 men and the Mosquito Mountain Co.,
about 100 Bangor Commercial.
The Belfast Dramatic Company will play
''MiNed Pickles at Castine on Fast Day
evening. An excursion will be made across
the bay on steamer CaStine. In the after
noon there vii be d game Of bali, at Castne.
between a team from Belfast and the Nor
maj school nine.
Law COURT, Clerk OF Courts Wadlin has
received the rescript in the case "Hattie NJ
Thomas vs.. Thomas Churchill Belmont part
les. The action was one of trespass from the
County Commissioners Court and was to
test the validity Of the laying out of a private
way across the plaintiffs land. The Court
enters a non-suit for pltf, and says
The County Commissioners had jurisdic-
ton to locate the private way for the defend
ant on his petition. Their judgment cannot
1ai Of
less their record shows that they exceeded
their jurisdiction. We think it does not.
SANBoRNs ORCHESTRA. In its report of
the recent X. of p. ball in that town the
Pittstield Advertiser says:
At eight o'clock Sanborns orchestra
eleven pieces, of Belfast, filed out upon the
Union Hall stage and took their places. A
large and appreciative audience was present.
The concert programme consisted of eight
numbers, several of which Were encored and
all of which We're heartily applauded. Di-
rector Sanborn was kept busy, and an i'm
portant part of his time was taken up in
bowling the orcheStras acknowledgements.
We Will here state that the orchestras fine
work is highly complmented by all, both
for the concert music and that for the ball.
1t is a combination of artists, as well as good
fellows.
A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION IN RAGS. A
Belfast dressmaker, who has been saving
rags and scraps about her shop for a year,
disposed of her stock one day last week A
boy was hired to take them to the Junk shop.
While the boy was absent the dressmaker
thought over how she would dispose of her
revenue. Finally she said: Il will put
twenty-five cents into the contribution box
,.,, 70 In az
bread, and give the boy ten cents for the
rand. Rag stock is low and the boy brought
back but ten cents as the gross amount of the
transaction. The dresSmaker was dumb
founded, She divided with the boy, but has
decided t. retire from the rag business.
\ RUNAWAY. A pair of horses belonging
to Levi Whtconlb, Head of the Tide, hitch
ed to hayricl1 ran away on Main street,
Saturday afternoon. The horses turned at
Masonic corner and dashed down High
street. Mrs john Rogers was driving up
High street, but cleared the team by refining
Commercial to Union, over Union to Miller,
and up Miller to High street where they
We're stopped The animals We're cut some.
what and the hayricE damaged SO worth.
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trell Warren v.,t,]d have. hr4n ,rnwnrd
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