The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-08-18

Sch. Clara, Capt. f. H. Hoag, left Tuesday
for fishing trip dow II the bay. T. J. Hop
kins. F. E. Cottrell and H. G. Bicknel COM
posed the crew.
Mr. Thos. n. Doutney the temperance or
ator, will hold series of Gospel Temperance
meetings at Northport Campground August
Is, 10, 20, and Dist, There will be two meet
ing on the closing day A pleasing feature
of the occasion will he the singing of Mrs
Helen l.. Doutney, WHO'S said to have a fine
soprano voice. Mr.. Doutney is we'll known
in this vicinity, and it is hoped his meetings
will be successful.
John Bray, of North Bluehill, while leav-
ing the house suddenly last Friday with an
open penknife in his hand stumbled on the
doorstep, and when he fell drove the knife
into his throat with fatal effects. severing an
artery and dying i'll Il few moments. Mr..
Bray was a respected man. so years and six
months of age, and his sudden demise is a
great shock to his many friends.
The dance at The Woodcltfe, Fort Point,
asst Saturday evening WAS Very enjoyable
event and there was a large number of dane
ers. The music was good, was the rioor,
and altogether the evening was passed i'll a
most pleasant manner. A party from Bel
fast. numbering about twenty-five people
arrived during the day in four horse and
two horse buclboarjs and stayed for the
dance.
The members of the Rockport High Schoo
for their second annual reunion. The Off
GERS of the association are as follows: Pres
idtnt, DR.. Herbert Clough Vice President,
Mrs. Annie Magune Sec. Leslie c. Miller
Treasurer, Mamie Carleton. Committee OF
arrangements, Mrs. Stanley Amesburv, Miss
Sophia Charles Ross, Mrs Fannie Robbins
Miss Lois McCobh, and Ralph Ingraham.
The Lawrence American of Friday gives a
graphic description of the electric storm
there Thursday night Two electric cars,
full of people, We're derailed in consequence
of the storm, one person was killed and
many We're injured. The accident took
place at Osgood's Corner, North Andover
near Lawrence. One of the parties injured
was Mrs. Frank Flanders formerly Miss
Annie Shute, Of Belfast. Her right ankle
was badly sprained.
The Boston papers of Saturday contained
a statement that the firm of Gilman. Chen
cry x Co. was embarrassed and an assignment
had been made. The senior member of the
firm, James f. Gilman, has been missing for
two weeks, and is said to he an emhezzler
fNr LORE p.,lf I, i
Smith and John Gilmore, are connected with
this concern The firm dealt in hay,
grain and Hour. Smith and Gilmore We're
interested in the hay department. 1t is not
known here how the failure will leave them
BELFAsT'S INDUSTRIES. An excellent Us
play of Belfast's industries might have been
seen at the steamboat wharf Monday. The
Penob>cot was at the wharf more than an
ho,ir taking ON board the products. There
We're 105 gross of sarSaparilla and 100 gross
IF pills from the Dana Company; large guam
titles OF leather board from the mills of Sher-
man X CO. q large number OF cases of shoes
from the factory of Critch-tt, Sibev u Co. (:
one hundred bales Of pressed hay, thirty
eight cases 81 eggs, besides many other
small articles If merchandise. From
out of Gown We're large quantities of leather
FROM Hunts tannery. Liberty; seventy cases
Of canned goods from Oceanville, and fish
and other products from the islands.
STRUCK BY CANNON BALL. The PEN
dieton Bros. of Islesboro, have bought the
sch. Henry K. Tilton, Of New York, and She
i, now in Belfast for repairs. The vessel is
40. s. tons net. and was built in Wilmington,
Delaware in 1873. She has an oak frame
and hard wood planking. Tie vessel was re-
Gently struck and sunk by cannon ball off
Sandy Hook where the government was
testing new gun. The vessel was light and
was standing down the jersey beach The
gun was at Sandy Hook. The ball went
through a sand bank, which diverted its
course, and struck the schooner. which was
about two miles away. The ball entered
the schooner on the starboarl transom and
went out through the port biige. She filled
and became Water-logged. Capt. Pendeton
says that by some fault Of the telegraph COM
panv he was obliged to pay 81 200 more for
tile vessel than he otherwise would have
Fnt-'i' LIS SUI III New Dlh uidut an Oh I'll
for the vessel and had given time in which
t. close the trade He teegraphed his
father on Saturday, but the telegram was
NOT received in Belfast until the following
Monday. The vessel was then sold to other
parties for $500 advance. When Capt PEN
dleton reached New York he was obliged to
make a further advance of $500 The Til
ton will be repaired by Carter & Co. and
when completed will be fine vessel.
CHAT. John F. Rogers, of Belfast has
been granted patent for vamp making
machine. Our friend James Emery, of
Bucksport, has been visited by the festive
burglar. Those pug pups for sale at Sam
b. Hollis, near the lower bridge, are too cum
ming for any thing. Call and see them . Capt.
Hiram Condor of sch. Mary Farrow has
very knowing dog. While the schooner was
Oh the Railway the dog went up and down the
ladder leading to the vessels deck as readily
as a man The Maine Central coal shed in
with coal 49,. The railroad company is MAX
ing Improvements in the passenger depot
in this CITY. A water fountain will be nut
in, and closet in the gentenen's waiting
room. DIR. l.. w. Hammond is manufactur-
ing Hammonds Electric Rheumatic Oil and
reports good sale. The rain last Thurs