The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-07-16

The Republican class convention of the
towns of Freedom. Liberty, Montville, Nor
rill, Palermo and Waldo was held at Centre
Montville July 11th On motion to confirm
the nomination of William H Moody as
candidate for Representative to the Legsla-
ture made in the town caucus of Liberty
June 9TH the vote stood IL yes and SO no.
The name of Arthur V. Martin of Liberty
was then presented and he was nominated
by vote of so, to 80 for Moody
THE GIRLS HOME. Emily Robinson, one
of the girls at the Home, will leave to-day
for Waverly, Mass, where, through the
efforts of Mr., A. l. Brown, place has been
secured for her in State Institution. better
adapted to her needs than private family
would be-. The Children's Aid Society are
in receipt of s. from the Kings Daughters
Circle OF Glen Cove, Me-, Mrs. S. II. Buker,
president; package of clothing from Mrs
Porter of East Dixmont, and quilt from
Mrs. Rebecca Devereaux of North Castine.
The schooner Good Intent, said to be the
oldest craft registered in the official list of
merchant vessels, is ready to start on her
S4th year of cruising from Belfast, Me-
where she has been tied up during the
winter. National Live Stock Reporter.
c. O. Clark proprietor of the National
Hotel, East St. Louis, H., sends us the
paper with the above item marked, and the
enquiry, els this SOP" 1t is not, so far as
Belfast figures in the item. We think, how
ever, that the Good Intent wintered at
Bucksport and the government list says
oh uaS built Rraintraa Mosu 1919
Police officer Mcdonald of Augusta came
to Belfast last week in search of a man who
gave his name as Edmund Robinson and
who was wanted in Augusta for stealing a
watch. The charge was that Robinson was
employed to attend a merry -go-round and
used the proprietor's gold watch, valued at
$50, for timing the riders. He suddenly left
town, taking the watch with him. Officer
Edgcomb arrested the man as a tramp lust
before Mcdonald called for him. The Off
Ger and prisoner left by Tuesday mornings
train for Augusta
BUSINESS CHANGES. The furniture and
undertaking business of the old and we'll
known firm of J. c. Thompson & Son is
offered for sale. MIR. Thompson, Senior, is to
retire on account OF advancing years, having
been continuously in the same business here
for half a century. The junior member of
the firm, Mr.. W. c. Thompson, has other
business interests which prevent him from
giving this the necessary attention, though
he expects to be in Belfast more in the
future than he has in the past. The stock
on hand is being sold out at low figures. -.
The change in the management of the BCs-
ton Tea Co. referred to in The Journal last
week has been made. The new managers
are w. B. Wadsworth and G. II. Ames. The
business will be conducted in the same lines
as before. MIR. j. R. Kelley, the former
manager, will spend the summer in Belfast
and Frankfort, after which he expects to go
to Massachusetts,.
CHAT. Howes & Co. had the first native
blueberries Of the season July 10th. They
sold at IA cents per boX....A j. Hartman
has had some changes made in his new car
riage to better adapt it to his business, and
says it is "just what the doctor ordered"
Fred H. Mathews has bought a handsome
new Goddard buggy .....Wm. j. Gordon
has started in the business of repairing,
cleansing and pressing mems clothing at
Selwin Thompson's clothing factory No. IS
Church street. :. The first home raised new
potatoes were brought to Swift & Paul Mon
day by n S. Piper of East Belfast The
first black berries of the season were at CHM
& Fields Tuesday and sold for IS cts. per
box. WEIGH & Stevens have painted a
handsome sign for II. l.. Bucklin's dining
room. Everett S. Carter has pear tree on
which is sprout inches long, of this years
growth, bearing two blossoms. Frank
York of Brooks was in town last week to
buy boxes for marketing his crop of goose
berries. He has 1900 bushes and estimates
his crop at 100 bushels. Dwight c. Green
law shipped calf to Hyde, Wheeler & Co.,
Boston, Tuesday that dressed 225 pounds.
1t was II weeks old and was raised by Frank
Hatch of Morrill,. ID. H. & J. W. Jones
have sold nine Hub bicycles this season.
They received Tuesday ladies' wheel of
the latest pattern and fashionable color, and
the latest improvements.