The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-18

considered by the Court of Insolvency in
Belfast last week, that of George H. Bemis
The second meeting of creditors was called
for March 9th.
Mr.. B. P. Field Register of Probate, said
that more business was presented at the
February term of court than in any one
month for several years. Fifteen estates
We're in process of settlement.
| We publish in this issue the annual state
ment of the Mercantile Fire & Marine Insur-
ance Co., Jos. Williamson, Jr., agent The
Mercantile is one of the safest of New Eng
land companies, being one of the two Boston
companies which survived the great fire in
that city Although conservative the Mer-
camille is not afraid to write good farm risks.
Under date of Washington, Feb. 10, the
following changes in the postal service are
announced:
Route $40. South Brewer to Bucksport.
From March /, 1892, increase service to six
times a week.
Route %. North Islesboro to Belfast
Leave North Islesboro daily except Sundays
at A. NJ Arrive at Belfast by 1870 A. NJ.
i Leave Belfast daily except Sundays at P.
L VI
From February |, 1892.
a CLUB HOUSE TALKED OF. 1t is posi-
BILE that a club house may he built on the
shore of our harbor the coming season, if IA
suitable location can be procured. Mr..
Charles Il. Coombs says a number of gentle
men will erect a handsome and substantial
house to be rented to the Belfast Gun and
Rod club. Land enough for a shooting range is
needed. Mr.. Coombs says that if yacht
club should be inaugurated here, arrange
ments might be made for that organization
to rent the building with the Gun Club The
old battery lot can be procured but it is a
trit1e too far from town, unless the electric
railroad should be built down the avenue
Let us hope the enterprise may be a success
SHIPPING ITEMS. The barkentine Glad
Tidings of Stewards fleet of Baltimore (Bel-
fast built clippers, arrived at Baltimore Feb
II in ballast from Barbados. The Glad It'd
ings was but p days from Rio Janeiro to
Barbados, and 20 days on the run from Bar
BADGES to Baltimore against adverse winds.
The Francis, at Baltimore, is to have
new foremost and upper topsail yard. Capt.
Bonner the commodore of the fleet, has been
to Belfast when Mcdonald & Brown get I'M
derway with the new bark they are to build
for Stewart & Co... The sloop NJ. NJ. Ham
ilton, of Portland, undergoing repairs at
South Bristol, is one of the largest stone
sloops of the country, having carrying ca
of She has "a
feet in length, and 26 inches at the partners
and main-boom 81 feet long, and IS inches
at the slings and her mainsail contains 1000
yards Of canvas. Sch. Olive Branch has
been chartered to load hay and potatoes at
Belfast for Charleston, hay at $50 per ton,
lotte 7. Sibley, now hauled up at New York.
has been chartered to take ietty stone from
New York to Valesco, Texas, at LIS Der
tor free of all commissions and WHARFAGE
Nalesco is sixty miles below Galveston
From thence the vessel is expected to 90 to
Ptscagoula and load lumber for Cienfeugos
at $3.50 per thousand, and then bag sugar for
northern port. Sch James Holmes has
loaded hay at Sandy Point for Boston. and
Sch Tiara at the same place for Blue Hill.
HE CHURCHES lions Herald SAYS of the
NJ. f. Churches in Belfast and Searsport :In
Belfast the work moves along A chapter of
the Epworth League has been organized.
We have a fine church in this city. and the
conditions for successful pastorate are very
favorable. Rev, 6. B. Chadwick does good
work. In Seaport the Rev. n La Marsh
Is having the best year Of his passionate So
far here. i he church property has been
very much improved ly the purchase of AN
adjacent lot which has been beautited, and
will add much to the value and attractive
ness of our possessions there Bro. La Marsi,
has cheered many d heart by his songs
winch are often called for and are eagerly
listened 10. Searsport is beautifully sit,Ia-
ted, and our church is III a position to have.
a wide Influence The Gospel Banner
says; ''The Rev. Myra Kingsllrv is awal en-
In9 great interest i'll Belfast. The out
look is that at the end of the present engage
ment, which was for SIX months a contract
for year Will he completed - . Chaplain
c. c. McCahe of New York, will address a
missionary meeting at the Methodist church.
Wednesday evening, Feb. 9th at O'Clock
p. N. All are invited. Tie topic at the
1915 a. m. service at the Unversalist Church
next Sunday will be, "Goodness Possible in
Unlikely Places" st. John, 1-46. "The
Call to the Young viii be the topic of the
y. 7. T.. I. meeting at 6 p. IN. Feel MIL.
The subject of the evening lecture will be
'Order.' Cor. XIV-4O. The subject of
Rev. j. \. Savage's sermon at the Unitarian
church next Sunday morning will be "The
Frogs in Egypt" This is to be the first of
series of discourses on some of the strange
stories of the Bible
CHAT. The fish markets must be prosper
ing. Capt. Bramhall recently put his in first
class condition, and now Knowlton & Co..
are papering and renovating. :. Capt. Per-
kins is cutting ice thirteen inches thick on
the Quincy pond. Capt. E. L. French last
week baked forty-tive pots of beans for the
Changers at the session of the Comfy
Grange in Belfast. -. Belfast has one woman
who carries S11, 0OO life insurance. The
city clerk has posted in each ward the new
list of voters as prepared by the board of
registration. If any one is omitted from
tie LIST he should make note OF it, and
have the error corrected at the next session