The Republican journal., 1892-07-07


will not go on the Dark Harbor and Rock
land route as last year, but will run between
Belfast and Castine. The Electa will be
used as an excursion boat.
The city has passed an ordinance to pro-
hihit riding on the side walks with wheels,
but there seem to he a few privileged char
acters who still enjoy the Use of the walks
for that purpose.
Where We're the policemen Saturday even
ing, that they did not prevent the boys MAX
ing such racket in front of the Opera
House? They not only made it disagreeabe
for the people in that vicinity. hut threw the
fire crackers directly on the ladies as they
passed into the Opera House.
BAND EXCURSION The Belfast Band has
chartered the new steamer Sedgwick, and
will make AN excursion to Bangor to-day, to
attend the Forepaugh circus, which exhibits
at Bangor tins afternoon. The price has
been placed at d reasonable figure and there
ought to he good attendance. The boat
viii arrive i'll season To witness the street
parade.
INSTALLATIONS. The officers of Waldo
! Lodge, |. O. O. F., We're installed last Friday
/ evening; at Unity last evening, and at Cas-
tine next Monday evening The date for
Searsport has not been fixed. The officers
of Penobscot Encampment We're installed
| last Tuesday evening, and next Tuesday
evening will occur the installation OF the
Rebekall' lodge
| JUNE WEATHER. From Mr.. L. H. Murch
! we learn that the mean temperature for
| june was "a 40. which was two degrees
warmer than the mean temperature for
June 1891, but one-thrd of a degree colder
than the average June weather for the past
thrty-three years The highest temperature
for the month was SO and the lowest "a
1t rained on seventeen days, and IL inches
of rain fell. 1t was a rainy, disagreeble
June
The bicycle contest at Charles O'Connell's
store was decided Monday forenoon at 1920
o'clock. Mr.. O'Connell offered $40 Avery
bicycle to the boy who received the greatest
number of votes in specified time, The
purchase of fifty cents worth at his store ell
titled the buyer to one vote. Other votes
| tttlu bt ldl dl TWO Genus EACH. L dIlh 10
gan Won the wheel having received 2,754
votes Charlie Robbins. the next highest,
had . l65
Rather a ughable event took place
last Saturday at the Democratic County
| Convention Capt. Charles Baker. of Belfast.
! had presented the name of George E. Berry
/ of Burnham, for the office of County Com
missioner. Crosby Fowler, of Unity, rose
| to second the nomination. After euogizing
the man, Mr. Fowler said: II second the
nomination of Mr.. Burleigh, the people all
want him. II thought YOU was a Miliken
man" said some one. and the convention
reared with laughter.
CHAT. WEIGH < Hoyt, Belfast, are paint
ing the summer cottage of Charles Sanford,
at Fort Point. The Sl1oda Discovery Com
pany has had IA meeting and upon examina-
ton find that a considerable surplus is left
in the treasury after all bills have been paid.
This IS doing we'll for the first SIX months of
a rev patent medicine. sam Holt has his
row and sail boats ready for service and
his landing i'll position Three new row
boats have been added to his fleet and others
/ are nearly completed. The Belfast marine
| Railway Company has declared a semi-annual
dividend of three Per cent. payable after
July 4th.
An INSURANCE CHANGE. The firm of Scull
| < Bradley will be dissolved Tomorrow. July
! l, by the withdrawal of Mr. Bradley. The
| business will be continued by MesSrs. Gid
con Soul and George ?. Field under the
style of SculI x Field. Mr.. Herbert Damon
for many wears with the Washington, and
/ later with the California, Will continue with
us as Assistant Marine Manager. Mr.. f. B.
| Cowles, formerly Secretary of the Meri'ien
! Fire Insurance Company. is appointed As
sstant Fire Manager Messrs. Soul x Field
| represent these companies Insurance Conn
pany of North America. Pennsy INania Fire
Insurance Company of Philadelphia, -Alneri-
ca Fire Insurance Company of Philadel phia.
/ Royal Insurance Company OF Liverpool,
| Boston journal june 30.
Scull x Field are represented in Belfast
| by Messrs. Heating & Field.
Mention was recently made of a Young
man running away with a bicycle belonging
to Mr.. George 7. Read, and leaving cheap
/ wheel in its place. Read has taken counsel
to know what he must do with the wheel
| left in his shop, and finds he must SUE, at
tach the wheel and then sell it at public auc-
ton before he can become the legal possess
s0r. The expense will be IS. nearly as much
| as the wheel is worth Read thinks it hard
to lose high priced wheel and then go to
80 much trouble and expense to gain legal
! title to the old one left. He would have
thanked the thief if he had taken away the
old wheel with the one he stole
ACCIDENTS. Robert Perry. of Lincolnville,
a delegate to the Democratic county conven-
ton at Belfast Saturday was run over by
team and cut over the eye, besides receiving
other injuries. Mr.. Perry was crossing the
street, and the team was carelessly driven.
| The driver not known and he did not
! stop. IA child of Mr.. Frederick Brown fell
down stairs Monday evening and cut its
face quite badly. Carol Thompson was
accidentally pushed through the window of
/ Mr.. Geo. A. Quimby's shop Monday eve ing.
| There was no damage except to the win
| dow...A peculiar accident happened Mon
| day while the band was giving its concert
on Scho oil House common Mr.. j ohm Parker
one o. the players, during part of the con-
cert fired off a pistol. Several boys gathered
! about the stand, and he warned them away
| w hen the DISCHARGE came however n how