The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-01-26

| ALEXANDER q burgess n4u dG LnelT MARKET
Tuesday as handsome a lot of Brahma chick
ems as is often seen. There were twenty
birds whose united weight was lis pounds.
Eleven of these were raised by S. V. Phil
brook and weighed 70 pounds.
Mr.. A. d. Chase has for several years past
fed all the doves that came to his store, and
the birds seem to remember past favors for
this year they began coming again and now
a large flock collects in front of his store
every day and receives full rations of corn.
January Goth Screwdriver was mailed in
Nebraska to f. "a. Howard of this city. AT s
O'Clock the morning of the 24th it was taken
from the post office here, repaired and re-
mailed in season to start on its return on the
| l Is train the same day. If its westward
trip is as quick as its eastward the owner
will be surprised when he receives it.
| LECTURE ON THE MoRKELL CURE. 1t will
be seen by advertising columns that W
V. Hanscom, NJ. d., medical director of the
Morrel Institute at Rockland, will lecture
tomorrow, Friday, evening at the Belfast
Opera House on the benefits and results of
the Morrell Liquor Cure. The lecture will
| begin at s o'clock. Admission free. 1t is
hoped there may he IA large attendance.
| The Advent Christian Conference will be
| held at North Bucksport January 26th, 9th
! and 18th Tickets will be sold un the Ban
gor Il Aroostook railroad, January 18th and
| Goth, limited, for a return to January ;oth.
| Reduced rates will prevail on the Bangor 4
| Aroostook and Maine Central railroads. 1t
is expected that quite number Will attend
the conferences.
BARGAINS At MANsFIELps. A. T. Mans
field finished taking stock last week and
started for Boston to buy goods, arriving
1 home Monday morning. In this connection
| he has something to say i'll our advertising
| columns. Mr. Mansfield wanted more space,
but we could give him but two columns in
stead of three. He has made good use Of
them in setting forth tempting array of bar
| gains at his store in Masonic Temple.
| The present excellent sleighing is being
| improved by all our owners of horse-t1esh
and the streets of the city and roads near by
| have been busy places for the past week.
| There were a few bare spots on the shore
road to Searsport. Frank f. Nash believes
| that lie can drive Ills horse from the Sears
port House to the Phoenix House, dis
! lance of six mi les, in twenty minutes and has
a bet up to that effect. The trial is to come
off III few days.
| Prof Written may be rcckoned among the
| busy men this Week. at least, though he
newer cts any grass grow under his feet,
| periallv at this season Of the wear. Monday
night lie played for his dancing school at
| Bradnan's Hail. Tuesday for the old folks
! dance at Seaside Grange Hail. Wednesday
for ball at lslesboro, Friday Will be his
school ANA Saturday 4 dance at Silver Har-
vest Grange Hall.
YACHTS AND BOATS. j. E. Cousins. War
rem Hutchinson and johnson Jones Of South
| BrooksNlle are cutting ship timber on the
Iand at r. W. Condor at Snake Pond, and
Will each build large ,ioop boats this winter.
Mckown 4 Mekown. Boothbay, have
contracted to build 30-foot yacht on new
and scientific model for +. w. Presley, tile
Well known theatrical manager Of New
| York. who owns a cottage at Ocean Point.
The yacht is to be built of the Very best ma
terals and fitted in tirst-class manner. .
Capt. Joseph Lindsey Of Lincolnville has
bought in Portland small steamer which
he viii use the coming summer to carry fish
bait from his weirs at Pond Island to fishing
vessels along the shore. -. The engine of the
steam launch Guinevere is to be sent to Bos
ton for overhauling,
Last summer travelling picture ageul
aanvassed Belfast. and probably severa
other places, agreeing to furnish large cray
On portraits, framed, at a very low price IL,
get several orders and before leaving eatl
) house collected a portion of the price i'm adj
vance. j few weeks later another aren
came along sTith samples of frames, statin
that tile first bat! no authority to incll1l.
: the frames in the Price given, the latter
taking the frame orders. His prices wer.
also Very low for the Kind of work offered
but he got the orde.s and another install
ment of the price. After he had been gone
several weeks the customers received let
tiers from the ''Iouse' Stating that when an
J other installmtnt was paid the picture.
would be forwarded. In some cases thi.
was sent but the pictures are not forth
coming.
ACCIDENTS. One evening last week as
john w. Nash was hurrying home from al
errand uptown dog ran between his fee
and he was thrown down. He was stunned
for time but escaped with some slight
bruises Bert Harmon was pushed dow1
cellar at the Lower Grammar school las1
Friday and had an ANGLE dislocatei He haC
not fully recovered from his broken arm, anl
the person who did tile pushing has felt 80
mean since that he has kept shady about it
Saturday night Mrs. Dana b. South
worth accidentally tripped and fell at hel
home on Church street. and has since beer
confined to her bed. Ii is thought the sciati,
nerve was injured. The injury to the Pen
dleton boy, reported last week, is what is
technically known as rupture Of the peri
neum," and is a very serious trouble and O
very rare occurrence in boys.
THE CHURCHES. The Universalst Pianis
ia Club is to give another entertainment al
the vtstry Tomorrow, Friday evening. The
excellence of the first entertainment shou Ii
prove an inducement to our people to attend