The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-10-22

| Stevens Bros. have received portion of
their new lin. Of boots and shoes, and will
have an advertisement next week.
The Journal received by mail yesterday,
from ian old subscriber samples of the
Attleboro campaign badges. One is small
gold bug, with the stars and stripes on its
back, and the other hand grasping staff
from which floats "Old Glory" The first
is a BUTTON the other a pin, and both express
the sentiments of the recipient.
VIM. J. Ryan of Portland is now making
his 18th annual tour through Maine selling
copies of the Robert B. Thomas and Maine
Farmers almanacs for 1897. He is totally
blind, but in his native city Of Portland is
so familiar with the streets that he finds
his way around unaided. Here as else
where he has many regular customers who
await his coming to get the indispensable
almanac.
FISH AND Fowl. Messrs. Il. G. Bicknell
and Thomas j. Hopkins returned last week
from fishing trip in pinkey Nancy Hanks.
They had about 600 pounds of bottom fish
The weather was very unfavorable for fish
ing and they laid for five days in Head Har-
Dor, Isle au Haut. Messrs. Everard A.
and Edmund Wilson left Sunday for Duck
Trap, Lincolnville, to join Capt. W. L.
Howe in shooting and fishing trip down
the bay in the latter7s yacht. Capt Howe
is an enthusiastic sportsman as we'll as
yachtsman and is one Of the last to haul M
his craft in the fall The party arrived home
yesterday. They went to Matinicus and
bagged lots of ducks.
LIQUOR SEIZURES. State Constable Mears
Went to Searsport and Frankfort last Fri
day and made seizures at the Searsport
House and at the Maine Hotel in Frankfort
At the former he found demiiohn contain
mg gallons of whiskey, jug containing
10 gallons of whiskey, jug containing 2
gallons of rum, / demjohn containing 5
plnts of cherry rum and six bottles of lager
beer AT Frankfort he seized IS bottles of
lager. VIM. E. Grinnell, proprietor of the
Searsport House, was arraigred in the Po-
lee Court Saturday afternoon on search and
seizure process was found guilty aud SEN
fenced to a fine of 800 and costs and go Gavs
in jail; in default of payment of fine and
COSTS to so days additional. He appealed
Melvin Grant, proprietor of the hotel in
Frankfort was before the Police Court Tues
day and his case was disposed of the same
manner as Mr.. Grinnell's "A hearing was
held Monday afternoon on the liquors seiz-
ed al Blcllnell & Cottrel's. The LIQUORS
We're declared forfeited, the beer ordered
spilled and the hard liquors turned over to
the sheriff
CHAT. n. S. Lord had in his loft last
week new sails for schooners Penobscot.
Gen Adelbert Ames, Chas. E. Raymond
, and Mary A. Hall. C. E. McIntire W. A.
Merriam and Charles Jones Of Rockport re-
turned Oct 14th from week cunning trim
in McIntire's yacht Surf. They had fine
time despite the weather and brought back
over 100 birds, and two fine mink skins.
Loren Green of Boston visited relatives in
Belfast and vicinity last week and while
here bought supply of the finest farm
produce he could find for a store-window
display S. G. Simpson, South Congress
street, IS having his buildings painted. I.
b. Barr is doing the work. The work of
oVerhauling the hand fire engines is finish
ed and they are in readiness for use
"Leaves have their time to fall" the poet
says; and that time is now. Mrs. James
W. Knowlton of this city has left at The
Journal office ripe strawberry picked in
the town of Monroe Oct. 18th ". Can't. S. B.
Fletcher is raising the roof of his stable on
Bay View street,. A Maine paper makes
the Farwell requests sos 900 instead of S5S,-
0C0. George G. Seavey of North Searspolt
has bought out the restaurant of Herbert L.
Bucklin, opposite the post office. E. j.
Monroe has sold his milk route to Geo L.
Elwell.