The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-08-13

| The Belfast Democrats have opened a
Bryan and Sewall club room in the store on
High street recently occupied by Horatio
Mears.
| The construction train arrived Tuesday
| night to set the semaphore at the Belfast
| yard limit and do some carpenter work
| about the station.
| 1t pays to advertise in The Journal A
seventy-tive cent advertisement in last
weeks issue brought a valuable gold watch
and chain to its owner.
DR.. F. E. Freeman inspected six cows of
They were found to be all right and were
shipped to Boston Monday.
There will be no meeting of the Belfast
Non partisan W. c. T. Alliance this week
but all members and friends are requested
to be present Friday night the 21st.
The Baptist Sunday school have under
consideration an excursion to Good Will
Farm, and the NJ. c. r, R. have offered tick
cts for adults for seventy-fve and children
forty cents round trip.
Miss Maude E. Barker entertained party
at the Pines, Quantabacook, recently which
| included the following Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Mullen, Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. G.. 7.
Stockham, Kansas City. Mo-; Mr.. and Mrs.
W. C. Thompson, New York; Miss Bertha
Smith, New York Mrs. Hart, Brooklyn;
W c. Crawford, Boston; Miss Annie Dorr,
Waterville F. 7. Chase, Frank Woodcock,
Geo, A. and Lizzie Quimby of Belfast.
boy 10 years of age took a team from in
front of an Office on High street Monday
afternoon and had a two-hours ride. He
was interviewed ir the evening at his home
by the City Marshal, but no more serious
punishment than little wholesome advice
was given him. Boys should know that
borrowing" a team or boat without the
consent of the owner is serious otfense and
W. C. I. U. If any county superintend-
ent has not forwarded her report to the
State superintendent, please do so at once.
They need these reports, not only for the
State convention, but in season to send to
the National Superintendent. Miss Agnes
Stevenson, National Secretary, will speak
at the coming State convention. No one who
can attend should miss hearing these bright
women. 4. +. NJ.
The seventh annual reunion of the Hatch
Family Association will be held at the
Hatch homestead in Montvile, Wednesday,
Aug. 10Th If very stormy, the next fair day.
Many new faces expected from remote
branches of the family. An earnest invita-
ton is extended to all Matches, or descend
ants of Matches, to be present and help
make our next gathering the best yet. E.
Judson Hatch, Secretary, Sabatisville, Me.
OUTINGS. Rev. G. G. Winslow and
party of friends went to Swan Lake Monday
for a two days stay at the Condor Ham cot
tagA....I. W. Parker and party of friends
took a blackboard ride to Camden Tuesday
by one of the Belfast Livery Co.'S buck
boards, and had picnic dinner on the
shore of the Lake. Ben D. Field and
party Of a dozen friends went to Bicknell &
Hopkins camp at Northport Monday even
ing by Gentner's blackboard and enjoyed
lobster broil 81, The Methodist Sunday
school went to Northport Camp Ground yes
terday for its annual outing. Fred n. Sa-
very took AZ children in big hay-rack at
one load Others went by buckboards and
private conveyances.
BELFAST VOTERS. The Board of Registra-
ton closed their preliminary sessions last
Saturday. They struck off from the voting
lists 50 names of persons who have died or
moved away, and changed 10 names i'll the
wards. They will be in session a few days
prior to the September election to make
further changes and add new names. 1t is
thought that the final revision will show an
increase of nearly hundred nam es over
the list as made up for the municipal cleo
ton in March.
Tow BOAT AT BELFAST. Capt. Smith of
Matinicus arrived here Sunday from Ninal-
haven with the steamer Jessie, in which he
will run from Belfast to the Camp Ground
and Temple Heights as long as business will
warrant. The steamer leaves Lewis wharf
on arrival of trains, and leaves the Camp
Ground to connect with outgoing trains.
She will also run in connection with the
dances Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
evenings Between trips the steamer is pre-
pared to do towing in the harbor or make
short EXCURSION trips.
The Cup SHOOT. The thirteenth shoot of
the Belfast Gun Club resulted as follows:
Score. Points. Total.
Coombs ...............22 0 81
Decrow ..............l6 / 30
Howes 81 "a