The Republican journal., 1892-12-15


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| Belfast Division Uniform Rank Knights
of Pythias is drilling for the annual drill and
ball which is to be given this winter Feb.
GOTH the regular anniversary day. the 10Th,
falling on Sunday.
! Clarence NJ. Knowlton has closed out his
saloon and billiard business on Main street,
and the store is vacant at present. The bill
lard tables We're sold to Boston parties and
| the counters and other matters of the saloon
stored or sold.
The legal notice in another column shows
that the Maine Central intends to build the
long talked of spur track from the Belfast
| branch to the Oak Hill granite quarry, oper-
ated by the Sargent Granite Co. This will
greatly facilitate the shipping ofpaving from
this port.
Several boys in one Of our city schools
have been making trouble for the teachers
by damaging school property. The iron rail
around the platform i'll front of the door was
torn down and the committee investigated
the matter and fined the guilty parties
enough to make up for the damage.
! SWAN LAKE TROUT. The work of strip
| ping the trout at Swan Lake has been closed
| for the season, and the fish all liberated in
the lake. About 10 900 spawn have been Sc
| cured, a much smaller number than was ex-
| pected. One reason for the shortage is that
many of the fish had partially deposited
when taken, and there is general falling
off reported at all the hateheres. The com
missoners state that but about 10 per cent
of the eggs deposited in the ponds come to
maturity, while 80 per cent. of the hatchery
eggs do A specimen Swan Lake trout
is now to be seen at Nh f. H. Francis shoe
store, which though hardly up to the aver
age in size, weighing about pounds, is
pretty fellow.
| A MEAN THEFT. One of the meanest eases
If stealing that has been reported lately and
one which looks like killing the goose that
| lays the golden egg, transpireu at Swan Lake
| last week. For some time past the State
Fish Commissioners, assisted by local Fl sher-
men, have been trying to stock Swan Lake
Win trout. ana INtN We're succeeding adj
| mlrably. Last week they secured a very
large and valuable female trout and re-
| moved her to the hatchery to await her
time Tor spawning. just before the time
expired the hatchery was broken into and
this trout was stolen, The poachers will
cumstances if they are detected and the
commissioners indict them on ali the vari-
oils offences included in that offence
CHAT Our George SAYS he think everv-
body was pleased with Living Whi>t-no-
body Kicked but him.. Geo. W. FrisIr4
made trip to Thomaston in lis capacity as
game warden iast week -. a Chinese lily in
the store window Of F. \. Follett is attract
in- a good deal of attention Oh account Of
is rapid growth. Mr.. L. II. Thomas has
eanvas>ed Belfast and Searsrort lately al
vertiSing Hoods Sarsaparilla e.. The storm
of Thursday evening Dec 6tl was accom-
panied by quite heavy thunder and sharp
lightning. ..Another landmark has been
removed this week, the piazza on the front
ii feirce's block now the Leon Sarsaparilla
laboratory. having been taken down.. Mrs.
E. y. Wilson has charge Of tile Christmas
goods during tile holiday sale at tie City
Drug Store. Mr. E. W. Willis is at work
at j. c. Thompson & Sons on an order, for
left-Aanded lounges for parties in knox......
The pension lists for the week contain tile
name Of Franklin b. Neal, ald;tional..
Prof. j. {. Written is to open his winter
dancing school at Odd Fellows Hall Fri
day EVENING". Geo A. Quimby has parti-
toned off an office in his clothing factory.
It fills a long felt want Il. The iewelry
stores are to be kept open evenings until
after the holidays
OFFICER FRIsBEE's WORK. Game Warden
George W. Frisbee of Belfast is quite She
cessful in catching on to many Of the devices
resorted to by violators Of the game laws.
Last week Warden Peabody of Thonaston
wrote HIM that certain parties in that vicin-
lty We're eyadng the laws by keeping watch
of the local officers, WHO are Well known to
and was put on the track of a man who was
found peddlng short Holsters from house to
house in Waidoboro. The man was arrest
ed after quite tusse He made TWO or
three attempts to break away, but was car
ried into town, tried and obliged to pay So
in fines and costs. His method was to tie
up his short Holsters in packages Of FIVE, in
burlap, selling them for p cent per package.
The packages We're carried III sack in the
carriage. Once the prisoner threw the sack
from the carriage, but as the officer had hold
of the other side of the sack the Holsters
We're still on hand when wanted