The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-03

ADJOURNED one week from last Monday
evening, on account Of lack Of quorum.
A. E. Clark Camp. Sons Of Veterans, will
have three candidates to muster in under
the S-degree ritual, next Monday evening.
Pensions have been granted as follows ::
Reissue, Ivory Littlefield. vinalhaven; Geo.
B. Lowell, Bucksport; Joseph E. Farnham,
Monroe.
Charles r. Coombs, taxidernist, sent
away by express Monday two handsome
cranes, and has at his store loon Of rare
variety and a strengthening hawk, both
naturally mounted
H. ]. Morrison has partitioned off the
room in Memorial building for storage of
city property, such as hammers, drills, picks,
shovels, etc, according to the vote OF the
City Government.
George A. Gilchrest has bought Of M.
Frank Donahue his livery stable on Park
street, Rockland, with its contents, including
seven horses, nine carriages. harnesses, etc,
and took possession Sept. 9th.
b Paul of Morrill, left at this Office last
week some of the finest specimens of apples
we have ever seen. Two mammoth ones
were Gravenstiens in all but size, and it
was hard to realize that they were really of
that variety.
Two Of our local wheelmen, S. G. Swift
and Ross Stevens, made run to Bangor
Sunday, 81 IA miles, in hours. They took
the electrics for Old Town, where they had
dinner. The run home was made against a
strong wind in a little less than hours.
CHM & Field had a peculiar growth of
pumpkin vine at their store last week. 1t
was raised by Gershom Hamlin of South
Brooks. The vine measures u inches in
circumference and is somewhat fiattened.
The pumpkins are Of good size and quality
1t is known as the Adder variety.
The Midtown, Me-, Homestead copies
from The journal the article by Mrs. M. j.
Wentworth of Knox, entitled, why Move
Out of Maine?' and truly says that sit con-
tains a great many truths and the facts
should be we'll considered, especially by
young men starting out in the battle Of life"
The Boston Globe reports the following
business failure, in which some Islesboro
real estate figures:
Della NJ. Marrsan &, Co., comprising Del
la M. Marrisan and Fannie NJ. Human,
have filed petition in insolvency. The
company debts amount to 81 900, and its
assets consist of five lots of land at Islesboro,
Me-, mortgaged for $3.50. Della Marrisan
owes 1900, which is partly secured by
mortgage on her furniture for 81 100 The
debts of the other partner are secured by a
mortgage of 5000 on furniture and $500 on
land in Florida.
Will Clark Of Belmont was arraigned in
the Police Court last Saturday on complaint
of Frank c. Sleeper of the same town on a
charge of attempted outrage the wife of
complainant. 1t is alleged the offense was
committed in the day time. Sept. Esd, at
compliments house, and that respondent
was prevented from carrying out his design
by the entrance Of neighbor. Respondent
waived examination and was bound over to
S. IT. Court in 81 900.
at the South Windsor fair last week Mrs.
b. H. Moody, China, exhibited an autograph
quilt made by the James z. Jones Relief
Corps No. &c. from which they realized $50.
Each one having his or her name in the quilt
paid from 10 cents upward, some paying 50.
Those paying these high donations were
honored with a square for the name with
flower embroidered upon it. Others had
from 10 to Is names upon square. The
quilt is made of unbleached cotton in
squares catstitched together.
EAST BELFAST. The eastern branch of
George Pratt Epworth League will hold a
business meeting at the white schoolhouse
next Saturday evening. A full attendance
is desired. Following are the officers Pres,
Alexis Gross; vice presidents, Fred n. Saw
cry, Lotte Staples; treasurer, Flora Sher-
man; secretary, Lottie Staples, Mrs. n. S.
Piper offered prize to the member who
could answer the most questions from the
Leaf Cluster picture for this quarter and
Henry Trip won, but Herbert Davis was
| so near him in answering that he was award
ed prize also
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Geo. B. Ferguson
light, to load slaves for Rondout Sch.
Volant loaded casks at Lanes wharf last
Friday for Rockland. Sch. Aida was in
Carter's dock last week for repairs Sch.
Chas. E. Raymond sailed Sept. q, for Vinal-
haven to load stone for New York. Sch.
George Quincy, Bangor for New York, was
in port last Thursday and bought new
pump of J. w. Frederick & Co. Sch. VIM.
Frederick sailed from Satilla River, Ga,
Sept % for Belfast with cargo of hard pine
for Mcdonald & Brown, Fl. Fl. Carter & Co.
and Mathews Bros. Bark Edward Kidder
Of Searsport from Junin for Hampton
Roads, with cargo of nitrate, which put
into Valparaiso leaky, will have to discharge
part of her cargo and undergo repairs before
proceeding. Tenders for doing the work
have been solicited. .....Sch. Phaselus of
Gloucester, loaded with general merchan-
disc, bound for Dyer's Bay, ran ashore last
week on the bar off Websters Head, and
filled. The cargo was taken ashore and
stored. The vessel was gotten off Saturday
and lowed to Pulpit Harbor where she was
repaired at II. W Beverages wharf and pro-
| ceeded on her way. Sch. Charlotte T. Sib-
ley is loading hard pine at Apalachicola,
About half the cargo is for Mathews Bros
and the remainder for Bangor parties
Sch. Puritan, Sargent, has been on the
North marine railway, Rockland, calking
and painting, and sailed Sept. 9th for