The Republican journal., 1896-06-04

| charge of their teachers, for the study of
geography.
| The usual semi-annual dividends of three
per cent on the preferred and 81 40 on the
non preferred stock were declared by the
directors of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake
f. r. Co., payable on and after June 1st.
Following is list of unclaimed letters
remaining in the Belfast Post Office for the
week ending May 30, 1896: Ladies-Miss l.
A. McCurdy. conference.-the. Samuel Cum
ningham, P. Ii. Leonard, Esq, Mr.. George
Morse.
Prof. L. Fl. Stevens, principal of Stevens
Dancing Academy of Lynn, will open
school for young people in Odd Fellows
| Hal i'll this city in few weeks. His adver-
tisement, giving further particulars, will ap-
pear next week.
At meeting of A. E. Clark Camp, Sons
of Veterans, Monday evening, Walter Fl.
Hobbs was raised from the position of Cor
poral of the Guard to Chaplain, and George
Shaw was elected Corporal of the Guard. 1t
was voted to devote one-half hour at each
meeting to drill
THE GIRLS HOME. Another girl from the
Home has been received into good family.
Miss Lila NJ. Reed went to Skowhegan
Monday to live with Mrs. Perley Ames.
Mrs. Sarah Orne Jewett of South Berwick,
in sending check of $40 for the Home, ex-
pressed great interest i'll the work and her
best wishes for its prosperity.
The Chas. X. Harris Comedy Company
began week 5 engagement at the Belfast
! Opera House last Monday evening, follow
ing very successful two weeks engage
ment in Rockland The company is highly
spoken of here and elsewhere. This, Thurs
day, evening, the play will be "The Iron
| Hand
FISH FACTS. Augustine Colburn went to
Swan Lake last Thursday and caught a ID
pound salmon and a 4 "a pound trout in an
hour and half. Saturday John Sanborn
started out to beat this record, and succeed
ed In one hour and twelve minutes from
! the time lie left the lunch car at the corner
Of Main and High streets he had a salmon in
his boat at Swan Lake.
ACCIDENTS. Wyatt Carrow, young son
Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Carrow of East Bel
fast, had a severe and peculiar accident
| Wednesday afternoon, May 9th. He was
! al work about the dooryard, and fell on a
/ pitchforll which was lying on the ground.
Two tines entered his right wrist, one pass
| ing completely through. A portion of the
bone was split off, and the wound is very
! painful. Maine Hills, son of DR.. Isaac
I Il.
on the school common Monday afternoon,
| breaking his left arm above the elbow
a fire was started Monday night about
30 o'clock in a horse she'd attached to F.
! A, Knowtons store on Main street the
fire was discovered by the Waterman in the
shoe factory, who gave the alarm. 1t was
| eXtinguished by the use of buckets but in
| order to make sure that there was no smoul-
dering fire left, water was turned on and
the shed thoroughly Wet down. The police
| found pint bottle which had contained
kerosene near the fire, and there a
strong smell of kerosene when the fire was
in progress,
| From account of Memorial exercises in
the public schools of Lawrence, Mass, in
the Lawrence Telegram we clip the follow
ing in regard to the school of which Mr.. F.
w. Chase is the P rincipal
AT the John r. Rollins school the decora-
| lions are worthy of special mention and re-
fleet credit on Principal Chase and his
sistants. The hall is draped with bunting
| and flags while on the wall are portraits of
| Washington and Lincoln. The stage is bank
| ed with palms, ferns and potted plants in
| variety, behind which is stack of guns and
! on the walls swords are hung, A display of
| the drawing and written work of the pupils
is shown in the corridors OF the building. A
| very interesting program was well rendered
The miniature barkentine recently built
and rugged by Frank E. Wiley, and before
mentioned in The Journal, is exhibition
at the store of Geo. W. Burkett. The craft
with a tow boat also built by Mr.. Wiley are
in handsome white case, draped at the
sides, with background and sea painted
by j. H. Havener. By means of clock
work arrangement the bark and tug rise and
fall an ocean swell. The bark model
is similar to the Little Doris, exhibited
by Mr.. Wiley last year, and now in Balti-
more, but improved in many respects, and
we doubt if a finer piece of work of the kind
|
| ed "Ainath.'
CHAT. n. S. Lord is making foresal
for sch. John G. Smith and suit of sails for
| Decrow's new yacht. Geo. A. Bailey has
sold his 5-year-od Knox mare to Simeon
| Webb of Rockland. There has been gen
eral overhauling, repanting and house
cleaning in the various county offices in the
| Court House the past week. The work of
the police in searching out unlicensed dogs
is producing results. The total number now
licensed is IT'S, number killed g.. Miss
Lucy A. Cochran has sold her house on
Cedar street to Mrs. Mary j. Hoag. -. The
street light at the corner of High and Field
streets, authorized by the City Council Mon
day evening, was lighted Tuesday night
POLICE COURT. Winthrop Lane of North
| port was before the Court last Friday on
complaint of John j. Shaw, for assault on
the complainant and for drunkenness and
disturbance. Lane pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to fine of So and costs for as
sault and 50 days in Jail and costs for drunk
enness. The costs amounted to $15 90. A
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