The Republican journal., 1895-10-10
The News of Belfast.

practical paper by Frances j. Dyer on
Anything to Keep Well"
A new weekly paper called The Patriot
VIII make it's appearance in Belfast next
week. It will be 7-column folio, with
patent outside. Wayland Knowlton is to be
editor
Miss Laura NJ. Carver Of Searsport is now
III Belfast canvassing for the Ladies' Home
Journal in order to obtain the free scholar
ship offered by that paper at the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music. If Miss Car
yer omits to call upon any one wishing to
subscribe, she would be glad to have them
send their subscriptions to her at Searsport.
The First Baptist Choral Society of this
city went by boat yesterday afternoon to
Rockland, where, with the Thomaston AS
sociations they We're the guests of the Baptist
Choral Association of Rockland There was
t. be reception and supper at the Rockland
church last evening, followed by musicale
in which all were to participate
State Constable Joseph Il. Mears of Morrill,
has returned from Portsmouth, N. H,where
he examined the records in the Internal
Revenue Collectors Office. He says there
are 10 special revenue taxes paid in Waldo
county, of which IL are in Belfast. 2 in
Winterport, and Leach in Northport, Lin
colnville, Brooks, Frankfort, Unity and
Searsport.
The loss of two vessels largely owned
here, and upon which there was little in
.l.+.
VIM. Frederick's cargo of hard pine, con-
signed to Mcdonald 4 Brown, is a most un-
fortunate one for that firm. They incur no
direct loss, as the lumber was to be deliver
ed here, but were awaiting this cargo to
push the work on the barkentine they are
building in order to close her in before ex-
treme cold weather. 1t is thought it viii
take two months to get another cargo.
NORTH BELFAST. Miss Adelaide Gurney
started for Los Angeles, California, last
Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Geo r. Brier, and
Mrs z. R. Downs and daughter Blanche,
took the steamer for Boston Saturday, where
they will reside for the winter . Miss Ida
Thorndlke of Rockland visited Mrs III. C.
Bailey the first of the week. Mr. r. S. Cav
and W S. Hatch were chosen delegates to
attend the conference of CONGREGATIONAL
churches at Jackson Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Mr.. John Fl. Gilmore of Chelsea,
Mass, was in town Saturday,
ADJUSTMENTS. The next attraction at the
Belfast Opera House will be Edward w.
Emerson and his excellent company, Friday
aya Ort in
satire. The Erie, Pa. Daily Press SAYS of
the play:
The piece IS musical satire, with funny
SITUATIONS, catchy music and unique dances.
The chief purpose of 'Cranks' is to make
people laugh, and in this it succeeds The
songs are all new and the music is lively
and the whole action of the company is full
of life and movement. The great feature of
the entertainment is the very clever char
acter acting of the star, Edward W. Emer-
son, who is a whole show in himself and
his power OF pleasing an audience is wonder
ful lhe whole company is we'll balanced
and IS united and effective in its endeavors
TO provoke Inirth and laughter. The chorus
is unusually good, and the members of the
company are all possessed OF good voices
In short "Cranks is weli-constructed.
well-selected vehicle for fun, and this to-
gether with its able company of occupants
makes it travel the highway of popular ap-
proval."
Hoyt's "a Trip to Chinatown" will be pre-
sented at the Opera House Tuesday evening,
oct. 10Th. Two new stars will be introduce
ed to the theatre going public in the persons
OF Miss Laura Biggar, who is very beautiful
and talented, and who plays the "Widow,"
also Mr.. Burt Haverly, quaint and original.
who will play "Welland Strong" these peo-
pie are not new to the public as stage artists.
but this season introduces them as stars
Mr.. Hoyt takes great pleasure in being able
to give these people a vehicle that fits them
to such a nicely, as "a Trip to Chinatown
He personally admres their talents, and
knows OF their capabilities, as they have
played these two characters MANY times for
HIM as leading members of his several com
panles. He will realize evidently at the end
OF the present season, that his opinion or his
high estimate of their WORTH was really
correct one. As it is almost next to an i'm
possibility with this outfit to lose money
SHIPPING ITEMS Sch. Louisa Francis dis
charged corn last Thursday for L. I. Shales
q Co.. Sch. Annie F. Chase arrived Oct
Sd from New York with coal for F. G. White
and two masts for Mcdonald & Brown
Sch Stephen Morris discarged coal last week
for F. G. White and sailed Saturday for Ban
6OA w AoeAu iulllDCi CCl. NudTld w cUSUcr
sailed Saturday with fish barrels for Glou-
cester. ......Sch. Aida sailed Sunday for
Rockland with casks from Citypoint -.
Schs. Paul Seavey and A. Richardson were
in port Oct. Sd, Bangor for New York
Sch. James Holmes arrived Oct 4th with
general cargo from Boston. In Fl. NJ
Beans yard at Camden a crew of six men
are at work on the stern frame, ETC., of the
new vessel, the frame of which is expected
to arrive about the first of November. The
timber used will be carefully selected native
wood, principally from Aroostook county
John j. Wardwell will be master builder
and he made the model and moulds. Sch.
Miantonomah arrived Monday from Port
land with corn for Swan & Sibley Co...
Sch. Annie 2. Chase is to load lumber at
Bangor for New York and was towed
up river yesterday..... Bark Henry A.
Litchtield is at Leighton's shipyard Boston,
for painting and calking. Sch FL. j. Cot
trell is on the blocks at the same yard for
extensive repairs, which consist of new bow
spirit, anchor stock, bow chocks, hatch comb
ings and having her metal patched. Capt.
T. B. Barr was to have been given command
of sch VIM Frederick on her arrival at this