The Republican journal., 1896-05-21

Dr. w. l.. West formerly of Belfast, now
practlclng as veterinary surgeon in Ellis
worth, recently had curious case. A horse
was reported as suffering from CHAMBERS
but glance showed the doctor that such
was not the case. A discharge which the
owner and others mistook for CHAMBERS was
from mass Of decaying food which had &C.
cumulated in an abnormal enlargement of
the 9sophagus, or gullet. The mass was
removed and the horse recovered.
Yesterday morning there were but three
prisoners in Belfast Jail, Benjamin and
Horace Vinal and Daniel Cornell Hanson
and Choate, who were sentenced at the
April term of S. j. Court, for larceny, were
discharged Tuesday by expiration of SEN
tence, and before yesterday noon the two
Vinals were set at liberty, as reported else
where. Tuesday Norman Wardwell, ESQ.,,
attorney for O'Connell, received letter
from Chief Justice Peters stating that
O'Connell would doubtless be DISCHARGED at
the expiration of the first part of his SEN
tence, which occurs to-day, but up to this
writing Sheriff Norton has received no
orders to that effect.
HE WINTERPoRT WATER QUESTION. A
special town meeting of the voters of VIM
terport has been called to be held next Sat-
urday at 10 O'Clock, to see if the town will
repudiate the contract made with the Win
terport Water Co. At special town meet
ing April 22d a special committee of citizens
was elected to sign contract with the COM
pany under terms decided on at that meet
ing. A report of the matter was published
in The Journal of April 3Oth. Opponents of
the scheme referred the case to Messrs.
Woodward of Bangor and Williamson of
Belfast, who decided that the action Of the
town in electing special committee to sign
the contract was Illegal that such con-
tract must be signed by the Selectmen.
Hence the call for special meeting.
EXCURSION TO BANGOR. The Belfast Band
has engaged steamer for an excursion to
Bangor Tuesday, June End, the day Of the
Republican State convention. The boat will
touch at Searsport and Winterport. Fare
for the round trip from Belfast and Sears
port ST. from Wnterport 50 cents. Dele
gates from this city and vicinity will find
this very convenient and inexpensive way
of attending the convention, as the boat will
return that evening. The sail up and down
the river is delightful one and many will
no doubt avail themselves of this first ex-
curslon OF the season to visit friends up
river. The band will play at the conven-
ton, and thus will be heard by an audience
of representative men from all over the
State; and will, we are sure, add to its lau-
rels.
Following is the cast of characters Of the
four act comedy Me an Otis, which will be
given this, Thursday, evening in Belfast
Opera House:
Dick Davis, a student at Hale College,
Will Havener
Byron Makepeace Thornton, his room
mate and d bookworm, Ralph OConnell
Reginald Thomas, young man of
fashion, Irwin Dinsmore
Otis Tewksbury, Of Perkinsville,
farmer, E. P. Frost
Sam Skullyun, Tewksburyk's hired
man, Ferd Peterson
OF the family, Miss Annabele Walker
Betty Tewksbury, her daughter,
Mrs. E. p. Frost
Florence Toilet, Betty's city friend,
Miss Bertha Knowlton
Miss Sophronia Ruggles, Florence
maiden aunt, Miss Alberta Wadsworth