The Republican journal., 1892-01-21

Inc next meeting OF tne w. U. L. U. Will
be held with Mrs. Horace Pitcher, Congress
st. Saturday at . P. NJ. 1t will bea sewing
meeting.
Swan & Sibley Co. are repairing and i'm
proving their grist mill at Brooks. New
stones will be put in which will increase the
capacity of the mill
On account of the sickness of Mr.. Albert
Gammans the Universalist sewing circle will
meet with Mrs. j. C. Gates on High street.
+, this, Thursday, evening.
The annual meeting of the executive COM
mttee of the Waldo Horse Breeders As
socation is called for next Saturday, Jan.
%, at 9 A. NJ, at the secretary's Office, for
election of officers for the year, and arrang-
ing purses, etc, for the annual trotting
meeting in August.
A meeting of the Waldo county Fish Pro-
tectve Association was held at the Office of
r. F. Dunton, Belfast, on Tuesday evening.
AT an adjourned meeting to be held at same
place on Tuesday evening the 26th, officers
for the ensuing year will be elected
BR1GGs-RHoADEs. Mr. John A. Briggs, of
Belfast, left "Wednesday for Pittsteld, where
he will be united in marriage to-day to
Miss Annie l.. Rhoades of that town. Mr.
and Mrs. Briggs will arrive in Belfast this
evening" and will reside here. Mr.. Briggs
owns a nice house. His many friends eN-
tend congratulations.
TNITED STATES JURORS. The municipal
officers Monday evening drew four jurymen
to attend the United States Court at Port
land on the irst Tuesday in February. The
following We're drawn as grand jurymen
Asa F. Riggs and E. r. Connor; petit jury
men, j. w. Nash and E. S. Shuman. Three
Years ago Mr.. Shuman served as juryman
in the United States Court.
LECTURE ON JAPAN. The next lecture in
the North Club course will be given Monday
evening Jan. 18th by Prof. j. S. Sewall of
Bangor. The subject will be THE Advent
ures of the Japan Expedition" Prof Sewall
was an officer with Com. Perry's expedition
that opened Japan to the world, and tells the
story of that interesting time in a delightful
manner. There should be full attendance
GAS IMPROVEMENTS. The Journal some
time since mentioned the enlargement of
the gas house and the improvements by the
Belfast Illuminating Co. The company has
put in three fire brick retorts, which are bet
ter than the iron retorts formerly used. The
capacity of the works has been more than
doubled and the company now can manufact-
ure 10000 it. per day. The Improvements are
economical, as the gas coal can be cooked
longer, making a better quality of coal tar.
, The daily consumption Of gas is about 5000
feet.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch John c. Smith has
chartered to 90 from Sabine Pass, to Vera
Cruz for orders From thence she will pro-
coed to three Mexican ports and load mahog-
any for New York. H. II. Carter Jr., Port
Warden, was called Friday to inspect the
sch Idaho, mentioned last week as having
wet and damaged her cargo. The matter
was arranged and the vessel sailed. Sch
Addie Jordan, Capt. H erriman. with pota-
toes for Charleston, sailed on Friday during
a thick snow storm. The vessel had been
loaded eight days and the captain was any
ious to start. He anchored however. below
the city and waited until next day.
THE ENGLISH HISTORY CLASS. The week
ly meeting of the class in English History
was held last Monday evening in the ladies
paror at the North Church, and although
the elements We're unfavorable there was a
large and much interested attendance The
evening was devoted to a review of the les
SON of the previous evening, and while i'll
structivc at times it hordert,l on the humur-
Gus. Each member present was supposed to
come provided with map of England and
Scotland, drawn by themselves. Evidently
some remembered the trials connected with
this art when they We're at school, for we
only noticed seven specimens displayed.
Tw" of them We're particularly we'll drawn.
BY Invitation of Mr., Edgar Pratt the next
meeting will he at his home on Church
street. The class will be prepared to answer
questions embracing the time from the be
ginning of the reign of William H. date 1887 g,
to the period when the House of Aniou came
into power, 1154. Special topics have been
assigned to Misses Mabel Wise and Gertrude
Ferguson and Mr.. Edgar Pratt and they
will prepare papers to be read on the even
ing of the meeting. 1t cannot be otherwise
than an interesting evening.
BARNES TAKEN TO PORTLAND. Sheriff
Wadsworth received a telegram Monday
from L. S. Marshal SIN TIL, of Portland, ask
ing him to retain Barnes. The Marshal came
Monday evening and Tuesday morning took
his prisoner away. Barnes is held on sus-
picion of having robbed the Albion post Of
flee last month. Officers have been working
up the case and it is believed Barnes is the
guilty party. Barnes is not native of Bel
fast His mother resides here, having moved
i'll from one of the country towns. 1t is said
that Barnes writes a good hand and spells
correctly. A diary was found in his pos
session when he was arrested, which pur-
ports to give an account of his movements
since he left the State prison. 1t may, how
ever, have been prepared to aid him in get
ting out of his present trouble. The entries
are made lii big, smooth, regular hand
Written with a lead pencil. The first item
j. tted down against the date Nov. 90 be-
gins: Discharged from State prison." Then
comes. day after day, the story of trampng
from one place to another, of hiring out to
work N the woods, of sleeping night in