The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-05-12
A. A. Lesan, of Winterport, on Tuesday,
paid S37 for illegal fishing in Williams Pond.

Inc cooper SnOp OF FRANK Bailey, City
Point, Belfast, caught fire on the roof Tues
day afternoon. The flames were fought down
Had the building got well ON fire Other
buildings would have been endangered.
The ladies of Thos. H. Marshall Relet
Corps will hold fair and supper in Memo
rial Hall, Wednesday, May 18th. 1t is
hoped the ladies will be literally patronized
by the citizens.
Any one in want of dirt for grading OF
other purposes, can have a quantity by haul.
ing it away from the rear of the Journal
building. Workmen are digging for the
Journal extension foundation Come at
once.
Mr.. J. w Mitchell has opened an agency
at so Granite street, Rockland, Me-, for all
kinds of school supplies, and solicits orders.
! Mr. Mitchell is a successful teacher and
knows the requirements of teachers and
| school officers.
Getchell & Co. are to at once begin the
plumbing improvements that will be made
at the Woodcliff, Fort Point, which Will be
conducted by Messrs. Pomeroy & Eaton, of
| Danger, anu Il TENNIS court VIII De ldlu ont
in time for the summer guests.
Mcdonald & Brown have about fifty men
at work in their yard, and it is expected the
new barkentne will be launched July 10th.
The lower hold is all ceied, the lower deck
| beams in position, and considerable outside
planking on. Two and half streaks are put
on daily The work thus far indicates that
the Josephene will be very superior vessel.
E. P Frost 4 Co. Belfast announce that
beginning with this week they will give
great bargains in new spring overcoats and
suits generally. The prices which they
quote will be hard to beat in this county
Sealed proposals for collecting for Belfast
taxes will be received by the City clerk up
to 6 p. m, June 9th.
Mark Wood & Son, Belfast, have just fin
| lShed an American marble monument that is
a fine price of workmanship. 1t is what is
| known as a draped urn monument and stands
nine and half feet high 1t has three bases.
die, cap and urn. The carved work, especially
about the cap, is very handsome. The mon
ument is for the late Ruth NJ Higgins. of
Morrill,
The steam dredger, Metropolitan No. +.
with large number of scows. has been
brought to Bueksport by the tugs Ann and
Hercules, and after stop at that place fer
purpose OF fitting up, it will he taken up riv-
ct opposite the mill of the c. q. Sterns Conn
panN to clear the river bed at that point 1t
Will probably take about three months to
complete the WOO. k
/ Prof. f w. Gowen. Deputy q. c. T. Of
Maine, is now i'll Aroostook county speak
ing and working with good success in the
| interest of Good Templary. He spoke at
East H"dg,ion Sunday evening last to a large
audience and organized a new lodge at that
| place. Mr. GoWen is a Very able speaker
and the Good Templars welcome him to
Aroostook, writes correspondent.
New MARKET. Messrs. W. l.. Walker and
Elisha Sherman have leased the store ON
| High street, formerly occupied bv Nichol-
son OReileY, tailors, and will open a
general meat market. Work on the interior
will begin to-day. Mr.. Walker recently re-
turned home from Whitman, Mass, where
he was employed in the shoe business Mr.
sherman for many years has run a barber
shop i'll Belfast which he has sold out to a
Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. George Wardwell, who has been EN-
poyed in the Ship yard Of Mcdonald &
Brown, Belfast leaves to-day for Detroit.
Michigan. He will be accompanied by a
gang OF caulkers and carpenters from Rock
land, Camden and Belfast, who are to he en-
poyed by the Detroit Dry Dock Company.
N the place of strikers. Horatio WEIGH.
Gilbert NJ. Hart, Will Smaley and Irwin
knoWlton, Of Belfast, will 90, and a car
penter named Simpson, who has been at
work on the barkentine here
FIRE AT RoCKPoRT. Fire started at ! y
| Tuesday evening in Carleton, Norwood 4
CO.'S lime kiln shed at RoclSport, known as
Martins kiln, and spread rapidly. 1t was
feared that it would destroy several sheds
also and the sail loft. The Camden fire de-
partment was called on for assistance and
responded, and together with the Rockport
/ department got the fire under control in am
hours time. Several hundred cords of kiln
wood We're burned Several vessels at the
W ildl y IS lldu narrow escapes. Sails We're
unbent and preparations made to save every
thing movable, but they did not burn The
estimated loss is $1,000.
GMMoREs BAND IN BANGOR, Everyone
has heard of p. S. Gilmore, and many of our
readers will be glad to know that his famous
band will play in Bangor on May II and Is,
and the first appearance of the great band
master in that city will be the occasion for a
great musical festival at the Bangor Opera
House on the afternoons and evenings of the
above dates. The programmes will be
changed at each performance and in addi-
ton to the fifty instrumentalsts i'm the band
there will be vocal selections by Myron w.
Whitne the greatest basso living the Misses
Emile and Emma Schneeloch, soprano and
contralto, and Signor Victor Clodis, tenor,
all of whom will sing at every concert
IHE MINsTRELs ARE COMING. Yes Nree-
lands Mlnstrels, with lots of fun and Jingle,
dancing and music, and various attractions
set forth in our advertising columns. They
will appear at the Opera House next Tues
day evening, May 18th Tickets, %. 81 and
30 cents Sale ,aupS at Il ;I,r.,, Iy-;I.,,,.,