The Republican journal., 1896-08-27

WEIGH & Stevens are painting the Hervey
jewelry store.
During the past week six girls have been
received at the Girls Home and one has been
sent to good home in the country.
William M. Welch and Fred A. Patterson
have bought A. L. York's lunch wagon and
will continue the business at the old stand.
| U. A. Hoyt has re-lettered the front
of the former Skoda laboratory for its
new occupants, the Dalton Sarsaparilla Co.
Swift & Paul had at their store last Fri
day cranberries of last years crop which
have been kept in good condition by Mr..
Swift at his house
Fred Hartford arrived home from Haver-
hill Monday, suffering from a badly
sprained ankle, the result of a fall on the
deck of schooner Jonathan Cone.
Jail Inspectors Bailey and Gilman were in
Belfast last week and made an official visit
to Waldo County Jail. They report the Jail
as in the best condition in which they have
ever found it.
The next meeting of the Non-Partisan W.
c. I. Alliance will be held Friday, Sept 4th,
at O'Clock, at which time the delegates to
the State convention, to be held in Caribou.
Sept. 18th to 3Oth, will be chosen.
The Republican County Committee met
Tuesday afternoon and nominated Charles
2. Hazeltine of Belfast as candidate for
Register OF Probate in place of jeremiah D.
Parker, deceased. New ballots for the
county will be printed
This is terrible, An organ grinder rus til
eating in Belfast renders a vocal accountant
ment to his instrument. Doubtless the bur
den OF his refrain is, troubles they never
come singly. Bangor Wing
And they do not. The peregrinating organ
grinder must be reckoned as among the
least of our infections
A drunken sailor attempted to make
trouble in a Belfast restaurant the other dav
but found the woman in charge to be fully
capable of defending her rights. He got a
blow straight from the shoulder and was
then taken in charge by an officer As he
promised to join his vessel at once and be-
have himself in future when in town he was
LET off
STEAMER NOTES. The Eastport Sentinel
reports that the steamer Viking has been
sold to Capt. Adams and others of Deer
Island, and will be put on the route be-
tween Deer Island, Eastport and St. Stephen
1t is understood the price is $1,000. . Steam
er Governor Bodwell, which brought an ex
cursion from Rockland to the Camp Ground
landed a small party here Sunday morning
and remained until 3p. H.. Steamboat In
Spectors Horace Atwood of Hampden and
Charles Staples of Portland We're in Waldo
county last week looking after the steamers
on the ponds. They visited Swan Lake and
Unity Pond Thursday.
BAND CONCERTS. The Belfast Band gave
an lmpromptu concert at the common last
FRIDAY evening, all request numbers. There
was a good attendance. The program was
as follows:
ChicOthian March, Hall
overture to Tampa, Herold
Serenade, "Espagnola, Metra
selection from "Rustlcana,' Mascgui
Medley, "All the Rage Bever
March, Eye Ancient Vets Reeves
Tomorrow, Friday, evening, at s o'clock
the band will give another concert on
schoolhouse common with the following re
quest program:
March, j. H.Q, R.P. Chase
Overture, Don Juan Mozart
Bolero, Souvenir de Cauz Bossio
Grand Selection from Trovatore Verdi
March from ianhauser, Wagner
Salvation Army PATROL Orth
FISHING TRIrs. The schooner Maria Web
ster arrived from her fishing cruise Sunday
with j. F. Sheldon's party. They went
through Eggemoggin Reach to Blue Hill Bay,
Bass Harbor and Isle au Haut, and fished in
number of different localities. They sail
ed around Isle au Haul and tried all the
fishing grounds in that vicinity. They found
the dog-tsh disappearing ana food fish be-
coming more plentiful a consequence. j
+. Sheldon caught the big hake and L. H.
Hart the big cod, and jointly they caught
the big fish of the trip The TWO were fish
ing side by side when Sheldon had bite
which nearly pulled him overheard The
fish thrashed around and went downward,
something like the silver boom in Waldo
county, but was finally brought to the sur
face and died, thus again resembling the
boom aforesaid. 1t was skate of the larg-
est size. The total catch of fish was not
large, but was enough to satisfy the fisher
men...... Walter Arey returned last week
from a fishing trip to Isle au Haut in the
schooner Clara. He only had two days fish
ing on account of fog and heavy weather,
but brought home about 800 pounds of bot
tom fish, with few fresh ones caught the
morning he sailed for home.
BUILDING AND REPAIRS. The new double
residence of DR.. J. C. Ham and Mr. A, T.
Condor on Northport avenue is we'll along
and will be ready for the plasterers soon
The house is in two tenements exactly alike
two stories, with central tower in front, a
bay window on each side in front and one at
each end of the house. The house is 46x67
feet on the floor and contains ten rooms on
each side. The halls are 29xS feet, parlors,
16x15; libraries, 15x1S; dining rooms, 14x1S;
Kitchens 16x16. The front room on the sec
ond floor in the tower is a smoking room,
common to both families. The location is
high and presents a fine view of the BAY
Emery Cottrell is master builder. :. james
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