The Republican journal., 1895-09-19


school-house common last Friday evening
and there was large attendance despite
the cold
A. p. Colson had a crew of about 40 hands
picking cranberries on his bog last week
and the other bogs will be picked this week.
The crop is somewhat below the average
and considerably less than last wear.
G. W. Wescott, cashier Of the Belfast Ma
tional bank, has bought the W. II. Burril
place on Church street. There were quite a
number who warted the house, but Mr.
Wescott, who has roomed there for some
time, had the refusal Of it.
Frank M. Lancaster had narrow escape
from serious injury few days ago. He was
gathering pears in his garden when the por-
ton OF the tree in which he was at work
broke down and he went to the ground with
it. He escaped with a slight bruise.
Frank Stevens of Plymouth was brought
to Belfast last Thursday and tried before the
Police Court, on three warrants for liquor
selling on Monroe fair grounds. On one he
was bound over to the S. j. Court, and on
jail.
The City Of Bangor on Mondays trip down
river brought about one hundred excursion
lists from Aroostook county. They spent
Tuesday in Rockland and vicinity and re-
turned on the City of Bangor Wednesday
M. W. Welch had an acquaintance in the
party and met him at the boat Monday.
BUILDING AND REPAIRS. n. j. Pottle is
making rapid progress on Fred Patterson's
new house on the Allyn lot. Chas. f
Shaw's house is pastered and the fnishers
will begin work very soon :, The frame OF
a. S. Heals house was raised the first Of
the week. j stin G. Burdin has given
Luther Gannett's house near River avenue
thorough renovating, including shingles,
paint and other needed appliances.
AT the meeting of the Belfast Alliance last
Friday afternoon the following delegates
were chosen to attend the Non Partisan w
@. e. Y. State convention, now in session in
this city: Mrs. F. W. Shepherd, Mrs. j. G
Damon, Mrs. S. H. Mathews. Mrs E. A
Paul Mrs H. p. Thompson. Mrs, C. A Hub
Idltt niS. NI AtdllllSj NJ Is. u. 4l blIIiIS-
ton. Mrs. q. A. Pilsbnry and Misses Hattie
Hook, Mary Jackson and Georgia S. Pratt
The entertainment recently given by Mrs.
E. z. Alexander Of Belfast at Farmer )
Pride Grange Hall, Lincolnville, entitled
San Evening with the Poets was decid-
ed success The young people who had
been under her instruction in elocution and
physical drll made an Improvement credi-
Bile to themselves and their teacher. This
branch OF education is certainly deserving
Of more encouragement and patronage from
the people.
Mr.. S H Sleeper Of the Stevens Silver
Company in order TO insure the playing of a
Maine State series in the future, has decided
on behalf of the Stevens Silver Company to
give beautiful silver cup, to BE contested
for by the Maine clubs OF the New England
League, for the championship of Maine. The
cup Will be entrusted to the Portland club
and the club that wins it three years in sue
cession Will be entitled to retain it per
manently.
Among recent gifts to the Girls Home is a
handsome guilt made by the society Of
Little Willing Workers, who have held their
meetings and done the work in Miss E. G.
Frye's school-room. The little girls bought
the lining and set the squares, and tile
ladies did the heavy work They have
another quilt nearly ready. Other donations
include a quilt, 3 sheets and pairs of pill
lows slips from Miss Frye, 80 cents from
Saturday Cove school; S25 from Capt K. H
Coombs, Belfast; 50 from j. H. NJ, Lewis
ton; 81 from William Bowditch, Portland; a
quilt from a friend Of children, Northport.
$40 from Skowhegan, $40 of which is from
the Non Partisan w. q. I. Union and SIC
from Mrs. Coburn: 8 pairs wool blankets
3 quilts from Mrs. Edmund Brown, Belfast
loads of wood from W. A. Monroe and J. W
Knowl,on, Belfast.
LARCENY OR FORGERY? William Austin
who has been running restaurant on Cross
street short time, was arrested Monday by
Deputy Sheriff d. J. Allen Of Bluehill, as
sisted by Sheriff Norton of Belfast. 1t is
charged that Austin, while stopping at the
Hotel Pendleton at Bluehill about August
18th, took from the safe in the Office draft
for $50 on a savings institution in Cleveland
Ohio, signed by one of the New York guests
Of the house and payable to the landlord
John Snow. He shortly afterwards took
passage on the steamer Juliette, and Capt
Crockett cashed the draft for him. The theft
was discovered and payment stopped on the
draft, which was protested when presented
for payment. 1t bore Mr.. Shows endorse
ment on the back, which he says he did not
put there. Mr.. Allen took the prisoner te
Bluehill, starting on the afternoon trip Of
steamer Castine, Monday. No warrant fol
| forgery had been issued when the party left
| Belfast, and Mr.. Allen stated to journal
reporter that future developments would de
eide whether not that charge would be
made against the prisoner. Austin seemed
to have no fixed place of abode, but named
several places where he has worked recently
His wife was with him in the restaurant
business, and left on the boat with him.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. A. L. Haynes, Ban
gor for Rockland with brick, was in port
last week for repairs to her mainsal al
! Lord Capt. Fred A. White has bought
three fourths of SCH Aida of Bangor and is
to change her hail to Belfast. The vessel
was built in Brookhaven, N. ", and was re.