The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

I'd ana AuOnlram Banks.
Probate Court will be held on Tuesday
4 Insolvency Court on Wednesday next
he December term of County Commission
=. Court opens Tuesday Dec. Goth.
A married lady and her little son now
ing III this city saw snow for the first time
Il fall. The little fellow enjoyed the
yelty hugely and when shown how to use
sled was in ecstacies.
Mr. d. w. Lee of Chelsea, Mass, repre-
sntng the Globe Lighting Co., was in this
" Monday and Tuesday and showed the
nh government committee about the work
~ Of the lights.
gentleman who has had considerable
Snerence in the market and restaurant
,ineSs says that the best way to prepare
tkens for use is to steam a lot thoroughly
al put them away in a cool place until
anted, when they can he got ready for the
4le at a very short notice by broling or
.erwisc as desired.
The Pope Manufacturing Co is circulate
" through its agents petitions to Congress
the establishment of a Department of
19.r, and schools of instruction in road
ling The petitions are similar TO those
sntioned last week as in the hands
The railroad agents. They are cir
lted for the Pope CO. by Messrs Geo T.
-ld and Sam Il. Locke.
one of the highest courses of tides known
-r- for years came with the full of the moon
saturday,. When the Penobscot came in
sunday morning her guards were three feet
lVve the capsill Of the wharf, and many of
- wharVes in the upper harbor We're com
sttly flooded. Luckily there was no wind.
southeast gale with such tide would
ave caused much damage.
Tie Belfast Water Co. has finished laying
pe and putting in service for the season.
shit. ID. n. Bird reports the following IN
-4ase of service since last year: New
arvices added, 65; hydrants set, 2;
ew main laid (Bay View and Commercial
tr-ets), 1900 feet. The city now has So hy-
rants. There have been no accidents to
lie service during the year, and the water
8 not been shut off during the time.
A SMART OLD LADY Mrs. Mary A Russ,
IL Of DR.. T. A. Russ, of the Head Of the
Tj-, may be numbered among the smart old
niles. She was 81 years Old last February
1d not only does all the work for her own
nily, including cooking, washing and
Grning, hut occasionally for recreation
: over to her sons and does churning
,one other little jobs to help out the
udren.
HrnrCED RAILROAD RATES On Decem-
IT 81 the Maine Central Il. X. Go. adopted
low passenger tariff, which reduced the
from ) to 10 per cent. From Belfast to
Me- stations along the branch the reduction
tnJn > to - cents, and from that To 80
-Nts 10 stations III the remote parts of the
dre, The rates to Portland and Bangor
~ uot changed, they having been reduced
some time ago. This reduction is to be fol
we'd on January LIST by reduction of the
md trip rates. Thus the residents of
auine Will start in on the new year with a
-tter train service and lower rates than
y,r before
panr0y & Eaton of the Bangor Exchange.
tJr an assignment last week to Charles l..
S'ow for the benefit of their creditors A
--rer has been appointed and Mr.. George
Il Benlis. formerly of Crosby Inn, Belfast
manage the house. doing all the buying
The liabilities Of Ponnruy & Eaton Will
p 10000 it is thought. and there is some
tIs If the firm going into insolvency.
They managed The Woodclife at Fort
.nr the past season The Junior partner,
Mr. VIM. &. Eaton, for many years purser
sh- B. x b. steamers. has hosts OF friends
Fe and everywhere, who Will learn with
ret Of his financial difficulties.
N,vEMHEB WEATHER. Mr. Luoius IL
NJ I'D gives us the following as the result
his observations of the weather for the
nth Of November: Mean temperature 81
which is - colder than November 1891
u about the same as the average for 80
r1is past. The highest temperature for the
aoith was 81 lowest 1o7. There wa, rain
N days, and snow ON 8. The total fall OF
'aoW was 10 L. inches, total precipitation
ma and melted snow 1. St inches This re-
II agrees very nearly with that of the L.
meteorological station i'll Portland the
Nean temperature being a third of degree
triuer here than there
Ihe work of the season just closed at the
Marine railway has been a little better than
Previous years. Although not 81 many YES
'rlS We're taken out, they were of larger ton
GHge and the repairs more extensive.
Twenty-Five vessels have been hauled out,
Which number thirteen We're large three
Aasted schooners. Fifteen of the vessels are
~ued outside of Belfast Besides the yes
'-ls taken out on the railway Carter & Co.,
1i D. w. Dyer have repaired quite num-
-r N the docks. Owners are fast learning
al on account of reasonable rates and good
lrklnanship it pays them to bring their YES
L -s 10 Belfast, and a number have come here
gilt from other ports for repairs.
II CHAT. Walter b. Kelley is meeting with
excellent success as selling agent for the
Moore Wood Carving Machine CO.. of Min
leapolis. His territory includes all the
Western, Middle and New England States
Miss E. G. Fryes private school closed
iSt Friday for vacation of three weeks
Ne first of tile 1898 crop of calendars has
eeA received from Mr.. F. g. Mixer. confec-
ner, journal building. Those celluloid
dis at the City Drug Store are very pretty
hh worth Inspection School in Dist. No.
|. 1.piOs its winter term Monday n