The Republican journal., 1892-02-11

Sunday morning, carrying from the bake
shop the pot containing the Sunday beans.
Suddenly there was a crash and the morn
ing's breakfast was spilled on the sidewalk.
The bottom had dropped out of the bean pot.
Constable Files, on Tuesday, was circuat-
ing petition asking Judge Whitehouse to
issue an injunction to close up the saloons
of Bicknell & Carter. Henry Wyman, M. B.
Smith and c. B. Dickey. The request is
made under the nuisance act passed at the
last Legislature.
The mill of Mathews Bros. began on Mon
day last to run nine hours per day. The
proprietors report an excellent run of bust
ness and the outlook for the coming year as
good. Last week they made contract to
furnish all the inside work for a large hotel
building at Bluehill.
A Belfast family prepared their baked
beans this week according to the recipe pub
lshed in the journal of Feb. It'll They had
heretofore parboiled the beans before bak-
ing. A member of the family said Monday
''There will be no more parboied beans at
our house. They We're the best baked beans
we ever had
A Union Temperance meeting will be held
in the Universalist church Sunday the 14th
inst. at 8 p. M. An address will be given by
Rev. r. 7. Hack, followed by short address
es from Rev Myra Kingsbury and others
All interested in the cause of temperance are
cordially invited to be present Business
and professional men are specially invited.
The Commander of J. NJ. Warner Post, No.
4, Department of Vermont, G. A. r.. noti-
fies Rev. Miss Kingsbury that it is the unani-
nous desire of the Post, w. R. c., and
friends outside those organizations that she
deliver the Memorial Day address before
said Post on May Both next Miss Kings
bury will probably accept and deliver the
address.
THE TRoTTER ''SETH L." A correspond
ent of the Journal who is interested in horses
says that while in Brooks recently he saw
Seth L., fine horse owned by Staples &
Son. Seth L. is brother to Ledo Girl, has
fine style, good size and is fast. The Hon.
Seth L. Milliken has presented a handsome
blanket to the horse, which our correspond
ent says covers the greater part of Brooks.
POLICE COURT. Maitland B. Smith was
before the Police Court on Saturday for a
single sale of Intoxicating liquor. on COM
plant of Constable Files. He was found
guilty, fined so and costs and sentenced to
thirty days in Jail from which he appealed
and furnished suretes. Other complaints
We're sworn out against Smith by Benz. F.
! Cousens, which We're postponed to Monday
next.
! 1tt SHIPMENTS. The three ln;,sted sch j. E.
| Du Blgnon has been in port loading for Beau
fort, S. c, Her cargo consists of hay and ice
/ The former was put on board by F. &. White
and the latter by H. E. Pierce The ice was
taken directly from the pond and is IA inch
es thick and of excellent quality. Cutting
and Loading began Monday. Mr. Pierce es-
/ Inmates that it will take about two weeks to
cut the lower pond. Three more schooners
have cleared for this port to load ice.
We learn that the furnture bric-a- brac
etc, belonging to the late F. f. Wright. the
Boston artist SO we'll known here We're all
sold to friends and acquaintances The pic
lures, SKETCHES etc, We're sold as per cata-
logne, and realized about 81 800 This is
considered quite satisfactory when it is CON
sidered that many of the paintings were
without frames and the sketches incomplete
His large Salon picture brought 5000 and
was bought by Mr. Damon of Hotel Thorn
dixie.
ANDREW JOHNSON WILL LECTURE Our
colored fellow citizen, Andrew johnson, an
nounces that on Saturday evening Feb Doth
he will lecture at Memorial Hail. and will
tell the story of his slave life in the south to-
gether with that of his parents brothers and
sisters. Mr.. johnson served two and half
wears in the United States Navy on the gun
boat Fort Henry, and was in two naval en-
gagementS The incidents of his slave life
are interesting. and he should have a good
audience
AN EVENING WITH AMERICAN HUMoRIsTs
Prof w. S. BATHS, of Colby University who
was SO successful in pleasing the people of
this city in his imperSonaton of the charac-
tiers i'll "Nicholas Nickleby'' will give a
reading from American Humorists in the
Baptist Church Wednesday evening, Feb.
24th, under the auspices of the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor We
feel confident that he will prove even more
entertaining than on the previous occasion,
and bespeak for him full house
The STANDARD GRANITE COMPANY A
New Granite Company, with a capital stock
of $4,000, has been organized in this city un-
der the laws of the State OF Maine, called
The Standard Granite Co. Office and Works
at Mount Desert, Me. The officers of the
company are: G. j. Hall, President; H
Mixer, Vice Presidents E. L. Warren, Sec
and Treasurer; H. Mixer, Superintendent of
work E. l.. Warren, General Manager. This
company has bought of C. j. Hall all of his
extensive granite quarries, plant houses &c.
situated at Mount Desert and propose to car
ry on the general granite contracting bust
ess in all its departments. Mr.. Gorham
Aborn has gone to Somes Sound and will
Immediately begin the erection of a two
story building 80 by 80 feet, which will be
used as a store by the new company When
completed they will put in good line of
general goods
CHAT. Roast raccoon the bill of
fare at the Crosby Inn one day last week