The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-23

will occupy the Universaist pulpit at the
| usual hour 3 p. N. next Sunday. The SER
vice in Colcord's Hall was postponed last
Sunday afternoon on account of the rain
Rev. n. La Marsh will be in his place next
Sunday afternoon, weather permitting.
FREEDOM. Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond, of
| Portland, are visiting at Mr. p. w. Ayers
DIR. J. w. Mitchell took trip to Rock
| land last week .. Miss Maria T. Mitchell
will spend her vacation at her home in
| Freedom. Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Bellows
visited in Belfast last Friday and Saturday
-. Mrs. S. Macomber and Mrs. l.. Cobb, of
Rockland, visited Mrs Charles Bellows last
Saturday and Sunday. Mrs A. j. Whitney
still remains quite sick. Mr.. Reuben Sih-
ley is improving his buildings and repaint-
ing them. The Village Improvement So
ciety will give lawn party on the pretty
lawn of Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Knowlton
| Cake, ice cream and coffee will be served,
and instrumental and vocal music will be
furnished.
LIBERTY. At public installation of the
officers of John Weston Clark Ladies' Re
lief Corps, the following officers We're in
stalled: President, Mrs. Sarah Merservey
| Vice President Mrs. Jane Gilman: Secre-
tary, Mrs frankie Hurd: Treasurer. Mrs
Joel Jackson Chaplain. Mrs. William I1urd
Past President, Mrs. w. II: Moody ....Ata
Republican Caucus held in this village june
| 18th W. II. Hunt, j. O. johnson and l.. c.
/ Morse We're chosen delegates To attend the
State convention at Portland june DIST, and
| w. ii. Hunt. &. II. Cargil and John Sher-
man We're elected as delegates to attend the
| District convention at Watervile July 6...
The races at the Georges River Park Satur-
day We're remarkable in more ways than
one. 1t was good day and a good track.
The grand stand proved to he grand thing;
a view OF the entire track could he had from
the lowest seat the stand. When they
get the roof ON to protect people from the hot
sun it will be one of the most commodious
and slightly amphitheatre's in the State. Its
seating capacity is about 400 and it was we'll
filled. There was a very large crowd of
| people present, and among them there We're
many turbulent persons-many more than
ever before. From the appearance of many
| of them one would he led to infer that they
| had adopted the somewhat novel plan of keep
ing the spirits up by pouring the spirits down.
! Several little skirmishes took place as inter
| ludes between the heats, which in a manner
took the place of a band Indeed, had the
| justly celebrated Belfast Band been present
we doubt if it would have been more draw
ing. This part of the entertainment was not
on the program and the managers of the
! park are i'll no way responsible for it. They
did not furnish this giant that makes the wise
| foolish and the foolish more So neither did
| they permit any one to do it, except in uer
hitting Smith, of Belfast to sell what
they supposed was a light beer such as he
had sold heretofore, not only on this track
| but on the Belfast and Monroe tracks as we'll
| And this was promptly removed bv the Off
GERS of the association soon as amy signs of
INVESTIGATION We're manifested But the drunk
eness did not come from that source. All one
| had to 10 to convince himself Of that fact was
to gaze out upon the beautiful Georges river
| as it gently meanders it's wav toward fine
picturesque little village of South Montvillp.
| bearing upon its placid bosom hundreds of
dead marines (empty bottles) which, having
been fondly embraced and lovingly pressed
| to the lips for time had outlived their use-
fulness and been cast upon cold and heed
| less world. just how these Jolly marines
came upon the ground is unknown to the
management at resent 1t is known that
they did not march ON in a body 1t is SUP
posed that they individually smuggled
themselves into the pockets of persons COM
| inc tlo
AT any rate it was no fault of the members
or officers of the association, and they did
what they could with the small force of DO
Ice at their command to keep order 1t was
supposed that Nelson, of Waterville, would
be present and exhibit some of his horses
Notice was given to that effect and
as he did not put in an appearance it was
rumored that it was but a snap to get
the people out. The writer of this feels it
is his duty to state the following facts with
out consulting any one. He is not MEM
Der of the association, owns no stock, and is
in no manner pecuniarily interested in its
welfare. About six weeks ago H. n Dennis
of this village, received letter from Mr.
Nelson (Which l saw and read) inquirine
when there was to be a trot here as he wish
to come over and show up some of his horses.
| He mentioned the dates that he could not
come, as he was engaged elsewhere and in
a letter in reply to that of Mr.. Dennis giving
| the date OF the trot (Which | also saw J he
| said he would enter a horse in every class
whether the races were held one dav or two.
and within ten days the President of the
association received notice from Mr.. Nelson
that he would be here. SO it is not the fault
of the association that Mr.. Nelson did not
keep his word. They could not arrest him
and bring him here, and if they could, it was
too late for they received no notice that he
would not be here. " presume that the
people We're satisfied with the races for the
reason that when the announcement was
| made from the stand that Names great
horseman would not be present, IA voice in
the crowd was heard to exclaim: "D-n
Hold Nelson; give us Frank Nelson's They
gave us some very good races. The > 80 race
was exceptionally fine and the tussle between
| the two best horses, Walter D., and Frank
Nelson was very exciting, they being with