The Republican journal., 1892-01-21
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

Mr. Alvin T, Condor, of Belfast who owns
a maple orchard in Dedham, will engage in
the manufacture of maple sugar and syrup
the coming spring. Last year Mr.. Condor
erected extensive apparatus at Dedham, and
started in the business, but it was not good
syrup year. With the experience gained,
and good flow of sap, it is believed Mr..
Condor will make a success.
One day last week some boys We're sky
larking inst below the corner of the Masonic
Temple on High Street To elude one Of
the number Billy Baker darted around the
corner to High street, just as he did 50 Mrs
B. o. Norton was approaching, and Baker
struck her and knocked her down on the
sidewalk. While good deal shaken she
was not seriously injured
Mr.. John Wilson has sent from California
10 Mr. Charles Il. Coomhs specimen of a
bird rarely seen here. 1t is the California
Road Runner. a bird about one foot long,
with tail as long as the body The plum
age is notified and not particularly brilliant.
1t is said to he the swiftest bird on foot in
North America, hence its name. The road
runner can keep pace with the fastest horse
Mr.. Coombs will mount the specimen.
THE PROPOSED CANNING FACTORY. Mem
tion was recently made of a proposed can
ming industry here by MI J J Laughton of
Southwest Harhor Mr.. Laughton writes
Capt. Charles Baker that owing to illness
he has not been able to come as as he
tended, but that he would be in Belfast at
early date and at once begin operations.
He will doubtless lease the buildings i'll the
yard Of ID. w Dyer. Belfast will welcome
Mr.. Laughton, and all others who come here
to establish a business.
AN OLD FIREARM. Judge Johnson, of
Belfast, is the possessor of gun that is a
>suriosty in these days of improved fire
arms. 1t is a Queens arm shot gun with a
hirtlock. 1t is a Tower gun made at Cam
bridge, England, more than a century ago.
The barrel is forty-two inches in length. The
stock runs the full length of the barrel and
has brass trimmings. The gun is in perfect
condition and will snap fire every time. The
gun was formerly in the possession of Mr..
NJ w Munroe of West Troy, who owns a
number of cid guns
LAW COURT. Clerk of Courts of Wadlin
has received the rescript in the case of Isa-
belle A. Iadd vs.. Melvina Dickey, Stockton
parties. The ease was tried at the April
term of the Supreme Judicial Court,
1890. 1t was a question of title on a tax deed
to the Isaac George homestead. The farm
was sold for taxes for several years, the
i'll S,,l,c 1,-
the town sold the farm to the pltf The delft
claimed to he the legal owner to farm The
law court renders Judgment for delft The
pltf failed to recover on account of numer-
irregularities. In fact, it is Very difficult
TO hold title on tax deed,
DR.. GORDON INSANE. DR.. Jason Gordon
of Belfast. Went to Taunton, Mass. a few
weeks ago and obtained situation as an
attendant in the Insane Asylum. On Satur-
day Mr. E. W. Heath received telegram
from Mr.. f. +. Richards, Boston. saving
that DR.. Gordon was insane, and that some
one must come after him and take him
home The telegram concluded by saying
that DR.. Bean SAYS he cannot live one week
DR.. Gordon is a member of Phoenix Lodge
of Masons and Waldo Lodge of Odd Eel
lows. These societies on Monday sent Mr.
L. L. McMaian to Boston to bring the sick
man home. Mr.. McMahan returned home
Tuesday evening without DR.. Gordon. He
says he found the Doctor occupying rooms
in It tenement house. and while not i'll. as
the telegram stated. he is unuutStiunablv
insane Mr.. McMahan could not prevail
Of Boston said they could do nothing until
the Doctor committed some act to warrant
his arrest It Is hoped the insanity is hut
temporary.
STEAMER NOTES. AT a recent meeting IN
Rocklanl Jan 18th Of the Fox Island 4
Rockland Steamboat Co., ii was voted to
take immediate steps toward building a
Steamboat to 20 GA the Eoc1iand and Ninal-
haven route. The steamer Pioneer, now ON
this line, has been on duty since 1o6S The
new boat will be ready june list. She will
he huit upon the most improved model
having large carrying capacity and a speed
of l. miles per hour. The new steamer
building for the Portland & Machias Com
pany, it is said, will be named Frank Jones,
for the we'll known New Hampshire railroad
man. The steamer Penobscot which left
here on the 18th inst, was weather bound at
Rockland and did not arrive at Boston until
the following Friday afternoon. She left
Boston Saturday, arriving here Sunday morn
ing, and left for Boston on her regular trip
Monday. -. Steamer Electa, Capt Smallidge
broke her shaft and lost her propeller last
Thursday between Hughes Point and Ryders
Cove, Islesboro. She was towed into Castine
by steamer Castine. Knowing the shaft was
weak Capt. True. manager of the line, had
ordered "A new piece of Shaft and intended to
haul the boat off and put it in this week
The Viking has taken the Electas place
while the latter is und ergoing repairs
WINDMILLs AND BICYCLES. Among Bel
fast many skilled artisans is Mr.. Geo. L
Read. Indeed, he is a mechanical genius
For Years past whenever job i'll metal
work was wanted that no one else cared tC
undertake the word has been, $50 and see
Read" Starting with a small repair shol
he now has fully equipped machine shop
and can do anything and everything in that
line except very heavy work. He makes d
speciality of putting steam heat INTO private