The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-10-15

Secretary of State.
The meetings of Thomas H. Marshall
Post, G. A. R., are suspended until Novem-
Der 9Th.
The Supreme Judicial Court for Waldo
County opens in this city next Tuesday
Judge Foster will preside. The indications
point to a comparatively short term, as few
important cases are on the docket
Bradford P. Gardner has leased of Daniel
Lane the building for many years used by
Mr.. L. as an office, and is fitting it up for a
meat market. He will continue to run his
cart.
Herbert c. Penney, whose commitment to
the insane asylum at Augusta was recently
reported, is now at his home in Amherst.
He was in the asylum but short time, and
report that he had disappeared after his
release proves to have been unfounded.
G. D. and A. j. Fl. Turner of Isle au Haut
bought handsome pair of grey horses last
week of Williston Grinnell. Camden Her.
aid.
Isle au Haut now has roads and buck
boards, and last year many enjoyed the
picturesque drives. The Messrs. Turner are
evidently preparing for the increased patron
age they are certain to have next season.
A small flock of wild geese aighted on
the mussel bed between the two bridges
Sunday, and although several gunners saw
them, no one fred for some time, thinking
they We're tame geese owned in the vicinity
Carl Grotton was the first to discover the
mistake and secured one bird, but the flock
got away before the other hunters could get
within distance.
The Belfast Debating Club last Friday
evening discussed the question: "Resolved
That the old district system is better than
the present school system" F. S. Brick and
G. E. White spoke for the present system,
and Arthur Richie and Normal Wardwell
for the old system. The vote of the club
was unanimous in favor of the present sys-
tenn. Tomorrow evening they will discuss
"Resolved, That ministers of the Gospel
should not discuss political issues in the
pulpit"
Mrs CHAsE's OPENING Mrs, L. P. Chase
will open her millinery parlor over the store
Of A. d. Chase q Son Oct. Goth, and on that
day and the succeeding one will have on
exhibition pattern bonnets and hats of the
latest styles in fall and winter millinery.
From the preparations now making, and the
well known taste and skill of Mrs. Chase,
the public may be assured of most artistic
display amid artistic surroundings Re-
member the dates-Oct. goth and DIST
Leonard w. Furbush, aged 80 years, a
painter in the Maine Central repair shops at
Waterville, committed suicide Oct 9th
by hanging, owing to i'll health. He leaves
wife and daughter Miss Gertrude ur-
bush, 2i years old. Mr.. Furbush was a sober,
industrious man. and lived happily with his
family. There seems to have been no cause
for the suicide unless it was dependency
caused by i'll health. The family came to
Waterville from Searsport about three years
ago.
Posi- OFFICE ROBBERY For some time
past the people of Poor's Mills and vicinity
have been troubled by petty stealings from
gardens, tool houses, etc, and a short time
ago the thief got 50 bold as to take hive Of
bees, worth with the honey $50 or more,
from the farm OF VIM. A. Monroe. Wednes-
day night, Oct. 18th, the post office was broken
into. Herbert jackson is postmaster and
keeps the post Office in his store The
thieves gained entrance by cutting out
pane of glass from back window They
took about $40 worth of tobacco. SO in
money, and some small miscellaneous arti-
Giles. They evidently came in team as
wheel and horse tracks We're seen near the
buildings in the morning A box from
which the tobacco had been taken was found
short distance away. 1t is not known that
any mail was taken, although everything in
the post-ot1ice was overhauled. Consider
able money was in the lower part of the
money drawer, but evidently was not seen
by the thieves. Suspicious on the smaller
larcenes had pointed to a certain party liy-
ing in Belmont, and after consultation with
officers it was decided to make arrests.
Monday policeman l.. H. Jipson took the war
rants and went to the house of Lewellyn
Moore near the Lower Bridge in this city,
and after his arrival Moore arrived
with load of the stolen goods and was at
once arrested. He gave up large quantity
of the property which he had slowed in the
house. Mr. Jipson then went to the house
of Moore's father-in-law, Fred Davis of
Belmont, where he found more of the goods,
and arrested Davis The two prisoners
were arraigned in the Police Court Tuesday
afternoon. Davis pleaded guilty, and Moore
not guilty. Herbert F. and Alfred S. Jack
son testified to the main facts of the robbery,
and William Robbins testified to going to
Belmont with Moore to bring in the goods
Moore told Robbins, the latter said, that the
tobacco and other goods were left over
from his peddling business at the fairs, but
Robbins wondered why he had nutmegs and
cream of tartar in such business. Moore
and Davis both took the stand in their own
defense and while their stories differed in
some respects, each trying to lay the greater
part of the blame on the other, they practi-
cally confessed all that was charged, giving
detailed accounts of the affair, and the divi-
sion of the spols. Davis asked for counsel
and Norman Wardwell, Esq, appeared for
him, but his pleading guilty did away with
any use for lawyer. The respondents were
ordered to recognize in $500 each for APP
pearance at S. j. Court, but We're unable to
procure bail and We're committed to Jail.