The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-27
THE NEWS OF BE FAST.

.. ..Iug is a list of letters remaining in
...l.-t Post Office for the week ending
1866 conference.-the, j. F, Berry,
n fnuhus.
tAeen Monday noon and Tuesday
.. rom 447 TO 10o Wednesday morn
M usrury was at zero.
inferred a Belfast bookstore few
. and asked HAS the Golden Days
49, said Amos, "but here comes
. lmght." The boy skipped.
... a II. Wells has been engaged by
> Il. Marshall Post, G, A. R., to de-
Ue Memorial Day address. The Me-
sunday services will be at the North
... Nv, Rev. G, S. Mills
, have received a copy of pretty little
ballad, Jessie and JEAN" the words
,. are by Mrs. W. A Blake, recently
., Gosier, but now residing in Brewer.
.r-., ~ by Louis F. Weston of Cam
Mass. Bangor Wing & Courier.
,.- , rye has found use for the lunch
gian the number outgrows the demand.
r.psted when the carpenters were pre-
t dnish up the second one that it
l,a good building to hold the ma
. lpdlist convention in.
IS Clement is preparing for big sea-
. .4-iness at the Seaside Inn, Seal Har-
.r7 already has goodly number of
Jagged. His plan is to make some
the direction of modern improve
cry season, and to keep fully up
Times.
stormy weather last week caused
Iunic in the fish market. Every
scarce and high, Holsters reaching
.e-J point for a long time, S17 per
There was good run of smelts
ssagassawaukeag River, and the
vls well supplied, this being the
..rw'on to the general shortage.
s Z Coombs mounted a bird last
N41 IS somewhat rare in this vicinity,
mite common around the outer is
il known as the buff breasted
..e. 1t is larger than the common sea
s bright red legs and feet and buff
Tle feather markings on the back
.s. neck are very pretty.
..t viii be given by the First Bap-
Association in the Baptist Church
ebay evening, March 1lth. An eX-
1ram has been arranged 10y the
Mr.. +, S. Pitcher. and the mem
Il- association have been spending a
.. ot time in practice upon it. This
htedly be one of the most enjoy
rts ever gwen in the city by local
lI is sure to attract a large house.
NlLE oE RAILROAD MEN. The family
Is. McTaggart of Brooks is a re-
r one in the fact that the father and
ls art ali railroad men. Mr.. Nc
Is years of age, and began rail-
England more than half a century
IT. is still strong and active and is
u NJ the Brooks section of the Maine
railroad His son James was in the
f The Maine Central until few
r.+ ago, when he moved to Dakota. The
uS are all nOW III the employ of the
.- central. John and William are bag
g.. .-t.rs on the Belfast branch and Sid
-sstant station agent at Belfast.
YES in Pittsfield and is foreman of
lew and Robert and Norman are
VI his crew, the latter cook.
7l~ AND BOATS. Jacob Loriug of
III Las in frame large sized surf
tAe new schooner in H. NJ. Beans
imden It is about II years since he
'tt OF Ibis description, the last one
4e ship Frederick Billings in 1855.
4.'ir euder, the stern differing only
IL m the bow for the hanging of the
she viii be % feet long, feet beam
' deep, roomy, staunch and safe
Is Morse Of Nina lhaven has finished
hster boat named Genie w. Jones
I'. Weeks of Provincetown, Mass,
another for other parties nearly
'a of about the same size. 1t is re-
st he has a contract for two small
dcks Of about 81 feet keel to be
aOining summer. +. Burkett
M 4 handsome l4-foot row boat this
Ii is now at work on a second one
dimensions.
-fnfl'1 ITEMS. Sch. Jordan L. Mott ar
t.t 2lst with phosphate from New
obs l VI. c. r. r. .Schs. Sandman and
antrim arrived last week with phos-
life I'm l.. a. knowlJOn. The Sandman
'f- ne! lbboon during the heavy blow
iatt od Monhegan. Schs. Miantono-
u Fannie K Edith and Jonathan Cone
rj last Friday with hay for Boston, and
Maria Webster for Mt, Desert. Reye-
Gutter Woodbury. was in port last Fri
+ b few hours Sch. Mary Brewer arriv-
fnday from Boston with general cargo.
oeh Fannie Whitmore, Captain Camp
hartered to load lumber from Mobile
'ienfuegos at IS 50 in Spanish gold.
. oIlNe Pecker, which arrived some time
AZ Pensacola, Fla, from Cienfuegos in
47t, Is chartered to load phosphate rock
iarlotte Harbor, Fla, for New Orleans.
e 7alied from Pensacola Feb. II. Capt.
d. Bullock of Northport was in command
ecu Majestic at the time of her loss, in
t-' '' apt. Trask. her regular master. j..
'r "'g iVur-masted schooner in the yard of
- I'almer at Bath is approaching compile
td Will probably be launched next
She will be about 1900 tons and the
7thoonerrigged vessel af1oat. Capt
bark Lizzie Carter will command
+" Jonathan Cone parted her cable