The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-18
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

The next meeting of the W. c. T. U. viii
be held with Miss Ellen rockingham, High
ST., next Saturday at . p. IN. The subject
of Narcotics will be taken up by Mrs. Frost
county superintendent, and others.
Charles Baker and NJ. R. Cooper make a
wager each week on the amount of sarsa
parlla the Dana company will sell. Last
week Baker bet that the sales would not ex.
seed 1S5 gross. He lost, as the sales Were
$50 gross and one bottle.
SOCIAL EVENTS. On Tuesday evening
QeXt there will be whist party al
Crosby Inn. Wednesday evening five
Young married ladies viii give a domino
party. and Thursday occurs the Cinderel
Ia party.
Mr.. y. j. Pottle left last week for Pitts
burg. Penn, where he is to be employed as a
lraughtsman for A. Nortlrop, a large dealer
IA iron. and maker of the iron ceilings pat in
Lere recently. Nlr Pottie is an excellent
workman and Belfast regrets to lose him.
4 musical society Of sixteen Young people
has been formed i'll Belfast, and the member
are rehearsing weekly. They are 50 ardent
iu the work that the blizzard of last Thurs
lay night did not deter them from meeting
All but two members met, but they We're
taken to and from their homes in hacks.
j. f. Burke, superintendent of Waterylle
schools, has accepted an invitation to deliver
he memorial address at Belfast, May 30
MIR. Burke has also received a similar invita-
non from the Grand Army post at Winthrop
which he was obliged to decline because of
the previous engagement
We have received an account OF the life of
DR.. f. A. Bean, who was buried at Camden,
\. j., Feb, I. He was a brother of Capt. A.
D Bean of this city, native of Belfast, and
a man of great ability. The pressure upon
our columns this week compels us to defer
lie publication of the article to our next
issue.
THE K. p BALL. The Belfast Division
Uniformed Rank, X. P. is making extensive
preparations forther annual ball on Friday
evening next The Opera House is being
extensively and deliberately decorated and
never looked better. The tickets are selling
we'll and from the present outlook the affair
VIII eclipse all their former events.
THE INJUNCTION CASES. Last week ii was
mentioned that State Constable Files had
presented petitions to Judge Whitehouse
asking him 10 close certain liquor saloons in
Belfast. The injunction was asked under
the new nuisance act. Judge Wllitehouse
tO1k the papers away With him. He said the
Question was a new one and he wanted CON
,utatiol.
II Is said that a eft-handed person can
throw a bah more accurately than right
landed person. Last week W. noticed u
group Of boys throwing snow-bals at the
figure of ii man ON a bill board. IN the group
We're two Ieft-handed boys. Whether or not
the above statement De true, the left-handed
boys heat the others, and made frequent
hulls-eve shots.
Ice SHIPMENTS. On Monday four large
three-masted schoonerS We're al this port for
ice. Sch. Walter w Kasin for Baltimore.
was at the wharf and in the stream were the
schs. w. H. Oler. Cora Dunn and Lovina
Campbell all waiting turns to load for SOUTH
ern ports. The vessels are large ones, and
could not have loaded here but for the ,lredg-
ing operations in or iharhor last year. The
largest vessels can now load at Pierce
wharf
About d year ago a club of ten persons,
nine nom Searsport, with Mrs c. w Hanev,
If Belfast, joined the York Mutual ASSESS
nent Company. Each persons pays assess
mrnts ON $1,000 life Insurance When one of
lie club of ten dies, - 300 are paid to the
widow ot such deceased member and the re-
manning =, 800 are divided among the nine
survivors. The second death leaves 81 800
TO divide among eight, and So on to the, last
survivor, who gets the whole 81 500 The
tte Edgar \. ColSon, of SearSp0rt was "A
member ot the club under notice, and Mrs.
Haney has been notified that she may ex-
pect check for S1G66G. She has paid SD in
assessments.
MORE ABOUT THE POISONING CASE. Last
week brief alusion was made to all alleged
attempt at poisoning in this city Isaac
Baker says that Amos Hall, his brother-in-
law, handed him small package of tea
which he claimed he picked up under the
window. The following is an exact copy of
the note which accompanied the tea: Mrs.
Baker. | don't want you to be offended With
this little mess of tea it is good tea it will re-
wise you you up from a dear friend I am
coming up to day" On the reverse side of
the paper was written ''Lonnie Baker M.
w" The tea was stepped and quantity
drank, making the family sick. Mr.. Baker
says he has given the remainder of the tea
to DR.. Ellingwood, who will have it analvzed.
The BUSINESS OUTLOOK COOP. On Mon
day the door and sash factory of Mathews
Bros started i'll on ten hours. Mr. Mathews
said they were obliged to start in thus early
on account Of rush in business ."Why.'
said he, eve received more orders last week
than We can ill in the next three weeks. and
they are coming in all the time. We have
one order for the incest lot of doors ever
made in our factory. They are veneered in
red and white mahogany and other fancy
woods. The doors for the stable are also
veneered. The sash are of cherry The
shoe factory of Messrs. Critchett, Siblev &
Co. has a large lot of orders and the work at
that establishment is good. Last week the
working hours We're increased from eight to