The Republican journal., 1892-04-14
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.


The stockholders of the Rheumatic Oil
.mpany had meeting Saturday, but adj
,..rped to meet at Willamson's office on
(1day next at 10 a. III.
The North SearSport stage driver says he
las made but ten trips the past winter be-
-0-en that place and Belfast on runners,
.,fuething most remarkable for this latitude.
Governor Burleigh has re-appointed Ruel
" Rogers as Judge of the Belfast Police
C+art Mr.. Rogers has filled the position
r7 acceptably and his disappointment is
veil deserved.
can't Bramhall on Saturday cut his first
simon of the season. at IS cents per pound.
TIE tish weighed p pounds and was caught
.s a. Dow, at Sears island Salmon have
-rlck in plentifully and it looks as though
eiuld be good season.
SEARCHING FOR Liquor. On Thursday
,s,, State Constable Files and Deputy sheriff
qi searched the saloon of Mr. Charles A.
n Is, Belfast, but did not find any liquors.
rIrv then drove to Northport and searched
Pruob>cot House, with like result.
IHF DOG TAN. The law of 1891 makes it
+ duty of assessors to tax dogs as any 9th
-gI roperty, and it is the duty of persons
agng III their valuations to state the num-
t4- II dogs they own. The license fee is 81
,r every male dog, and 50 for female.
The MI, Club held it's annual election on
Thursday last and the following officers
.,sln fort Ia
u Ulnsmore, president, f. T. Chase. vice
.f--i,t..nt, ". II. Quimby, treasurer: j. A,
G4mlnans, secretary F. B. Mathews, F. W.
,e, Z. H. Dunbar, Frederick W. Brown,
-rrctors.
Among recent contributions to the Good
Will Home for BOYS at East Fairfield We're
-le following: Second Cong. Y. P. S. C. E.
4Hl friends, Searsport, 50; Cong. Y. P. S. c.
f sandy Point, So: number of useful ar
81 Is from Mrs. Bohan P. Field, Belfast
sg.-rican Agriculturists from Rev. R. g.
Blrhutt, Searsport
The BELFAST Posi- OFFICE. Postmaster
Brown says he has made up the revenues of
Belfast post Office for the fiscal year end
March 3lst ana finds it to be 81 ,253,
,lIoh is more than s. 900 greater than last
wan This increase has been brought about
the patent medicine companies, and will
4isg the postmaster's salary 800, making it
900 per wear. The revenue for the coming
.rar must exceed $4,000.
Iib PAID FOR THE ROSES. A gentleman in
oty who is something of Joker. was
-l~-lf the unconscious victim of a Joke last
Na X. The express delivered to him a box
raining twelve very handsome roses He
tH4r,ily thanked his unknown friend for
remembrance, and distributed the flowers
.a NJ his associates. The next day bill
= was presented. The roses were for
ther party and had been delivered to
-l Ivy mistake. He paid the bill
SHIPPING ITEMS. Mr.. f. O. White has
lIed sch. Tidal Wave with hay and coal
tie Standard Granite Co. Somes Sound.
Schs. Fannie Butler, of Bangor, Raven,
,lesboro. and Flora Rogers, of Camden.
r,l last week for repairs. The two for
are in Carriers dock, and the Flora Rog-
is on the marine railway. Mcdonald
Brown have the frames all up for the Bal
1i re barktntine, and are putting in the
14e SONS and thick streaks Work is going
ward rapidly .... Last week sch. Lrnet
harged 5000 feet of hard pine for Nc
d nald & Brown. The sch. Harold B
diSens from Darien, Ga, did not bring all
lumber ordered for the tirin and the
lpers We're obliged to procure the balance
H Boston. Sch Penobscot sailed Monday
. ming for CALAIS with brisk n. w. wind.
1rh John X Sou1hen will he the first
->,rl to take a cargo OF ice from Bangor
season. She arrived at that port the It'll,
} will take about 300 tons. ... Sch. Day
-.t- Boothbay for Baltimore with ice, was
or7ed at Delaware Brcakwater April :,
al5!ng and it was said a survey would he
e The next day, It'll, the Daylight ar
.s4d at Philadelphia IN distress
FIRE. An alarm Of fire was sounded Fiji
lttrrnoon. The house of Mrs George
HHckmore, on Northport Ave. was en-
'N consumed with "A portion of its con
cuts Mrs Buckmore was alone at the time
Ni Albert Mudgett, the nearest neighhor
saws Thar when he arrived the barn was on
from the outside, the flames just break
-A1 through the side of the building, and al
the roof He had moving machine,
s.eigh and horse sled in the barn. The lat
Ter was destroyed. The hand engine and
hook and ladder truck started to 60 down.
hut owing to the bad condition of the roads
were unable to reach the fire. The engine
would have been of little use had it got there
HE wind was southeast and blew directly
IN to the houses of Albert Mudgett Shep-
herd Patterson and Mrs. Abbie &. Pilsburv
A three houses took fire on the roof from
Itr burning shingles, but Were extingushed
by men with buckets. The grass took ire
am spread rapidly, but was checked by a
stream of running water between the burn
VIZ buildings and MI. Mudgett's. The origin
a. lie lire is unknown. The house was fully
cred by Insurance
Sat. Maytioweps are reported as plen-
and are remarkably early this year
masked ball at Odd Fellows hall Thurs
say evening was SHINY attended. There
Afr nlne agencies in Belfast for the sale of
Yrlts. Among the favorites is the Victor.
drertised by Thayer 4 Adams. Mr. AL
sender McCambridge. of Waldo, will open
1'trher shop in the room soon to be yacat-