The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-24
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DON'T forget to attend the openinv NJ I
W. Ferguson & Co. to-day and tomorrow.
The Belfast reporter for the Bansor Com
mercial says that Rev. John F. Tilton Off
ciated at the Hanson-Lord wedding. MI.
Iiiton was not in the city, and had not been
Tor some time, and Rev. Geo. E. Tufts per-
formed the ceremony, as every one here
knows.
NORTH BELFAST. The shunters." Messrs.
Cnamn anu Hutchinson of Boston, arrived
oct. loth on their annual hunting.trip They
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs E. Mitchell.
Mrs 4. s. Brier, Miss Carrie Brier,
Wllburt Brier, and Mr.. and Mrs Fred R.
Downs arrived Friday with the remains Of
Geo. d. Brier and returned Saturday to
Their home in Charlestown, Mass. r. A.
Quincy went to Boston Saturday on bust
ness.
RAILROAD SPARKS. The crew of the pas
senger train were ordered to report at Water
vile Monday for examination and instruc-
ton in the use of the automatic air brake
Conductor Lowe had charge Of the trains
for the day during Mr.. Sullivan's absence
Conductor Smith was in Belfast last week
with construction train and crew.
and made some needed repairs to the
round house. The locomotives on the
Maine Central and its branches were drap-
ed in mourning Tuesday on account of the
death of William Richardson OF Skowhegan,
who had for many years been an engineer
on the road from Skowhegan to Portland
via Lewiston.
ACCIDENTS. Mrs. A. W. Doe is suffering
from the effects Of burns received at her
home last Friday. She was at work in an
upper room, which was heated by a kero-
sene stove, and in passing by the stove her
dress took fire. By folding her wooden
skirts about the burning dress she soon had
the fire out, but not before her hands and
arms We're badly burned. Her lower ex-
tremities We're not injured, although the
sci Stevens is confined to tile house by in
lurles to his side received several days ago
by falling from char on which he was
standing to clean ceiling for papering 49,.
Geo w. Boulter is suffering from a severe
sprain Of the left wrist caused by slipping
while handling a stove for a neighbor, re
Gently As the boys Of the Lower Gram
mar School We're at play Oh the common
d'ring the afternoon intermission Yesterday.
Elijah Howard fell and broke his right leg
above the knee.
G. A. r, CAMPFIRE. The campfire of
Thomas II Marshall Post, g. A. r., at Me-
mortal Hall, last Thursday evening, was an
event that will be long remembered by those
who attended There was large attend
ance Of veterans, members of the Relief
Corps and sons OF Veterans and invited
guests. An ample and appetzing supper,
such as the soldiers and their wives know
SO well how to prepare, was served, after
which there was a season of social enjoy
ment. His Honor, Judge l.. A. Emery of
Ellsworth who was holding Court in the
city, was special guest of the occasion, and
was escorted to the hall by comrades Charles
Baker and 6. z. Lombard After the supper
the comrades their ladies' and visitors were
presented to Judge Emery by Post Com
mander. l. A. Conant. Later the assembly
was called to order by Commander Conant,
and remarks made by Judge Emery.
Hon. l.. Millken, Captain Baker, j. W.
wilkins. James 6. Harding, Andrew John
son, Rev. S. u. Hanscom and DR.. Lombard
STEAMER NOTES. Under the four trips
per week arrangement the steamers Of the B.
& B. S. s. Co. run as follows: From Bangor
; to Boston, City of Bangor Mondays and
Thursdays: Penobscot Wednesdays and Sat
urdays. From Boston to Bangor, Penobscot
Mondays and Thursdays; City of Bangor,
Tuesdays and Fridays The Lewiston was
delayed by the storm the last of the week
and arrived Friday from Boston about IL
. hours late She left on time Saturday for
Boston. The City OF Bangor was obliged to
remain in Boston until $50 O'clock last Fri
day afternoon, by grounding al her wharf,
the first time this ever occurred Steamer
Penobscot, after being calked and new
metalled came off Burnham's railway at
Boston Saturday and resumed her place on
the route Monday. The Lewiston has oeen
hauled off for the winter, and possibly has
completed her service on this route. ~. Pur-
ser w b. Eaton, late Of tie steamer Lewis
ton, who has been suffering with eve trouble 5
for some time. has gone to Glen Falls, n H.
for treatment.
RAT CATCHING. We frequently hear of
large catches of rats and other animals in
some ne w-fanged trap, but the traps scored
one recently on prominent Main street
grocery merchant. His store cellar was and
still is infested with rats to an extent that
almost rivals the famous tower on the
Rhine, One day recently a neighbor, a
hardware dealer, was extollng the merits of
a new trap, when the grocery man said :
LEND me trap tonight, and if it catches
rat I'll buy it, The trap was set and
caught one rat, although a dozen or more
are often taken by the same kind at single
setting. The trap was bought and paid for,
but Immediately thereafter appeared to lose
all attraction for the rodents. Days passed,
weeks went by and even new month nears
its end still that trap remains open and
empty and the rats as plentiful as ever
The merchant is thinking seriously of ira-
porting colony of weasels. But it remains
for Master Harold Murphy to bear off the
palm for new device in rat catching. He
heard a commoton in an adjoining room
while eating his breakfast recently, and on
going to investigate found a rat heplesslv
caught i'll sheet of sticky fly paper. The