The Republican journal., 1896-04-09

will be given later.
Everett Brakeman, young son of Samuel
Brakeman of South Belfast, lost the end of
his left forefnger and thumb Monday by
the explosion of cartridge.
The firm of Lewis & York, of the lunch
car, has been dissolved by mutual consent,
Mr.. Lewis retiring on account of the illness
OF his wife. He will continue in the car
daytmes, in the employ of Mr. York.
E. S. Pitcher is making an additional
room at his store for keeping his second
hand instruments, and for the practice of
students on the clavier. This will give adj
ditional room for the salesroom and new
work, as we'll as provide the students with a
more quiet place for practice.
A SINGULAR FAMILY RECORD. In the Bra
ley family of this city four generations, in
the male line are now living, in which there
is difference of 27 yeasr between each
father and son. Amaziah was born in 1910 !;
his son James H., in 1887 his son Alton K %,
in 1864; and his son Earl in 1891
THE FISK JUBILEE SINGERS. The concert
at Belfast Opera House by the Fisk Jubilee
Singers was not so we'll patronized as was
expected, or it deserved The members
of the troupe are good singers and the vari-
Gus selections were we'll received. The pro-
gram included a number of negro melodies,
some popular songs, and one medley which
gave strains from large number of songs
which were popular from 1S49 to the close of
the war.
RAILROAD SPARKS. The work-train which
has been graveling the road below Citypoint
came over the road with fange-digger
Sunday The conductors have received cir
culars from the Maine Central Co. warning
them against allowing persons to travel on
1000-nile mileage tickets, other than the
person in whose name the ticket was issued
The public are warned against buying such
tickets, as only the 500-mile tickets are trans
ferrable Engineer Shaw's locomotive,
No 81, has come out of the repair shop after
a general overhauling with new poney
trucks. tendre trucks and springs.
The Eastern branch of George Pratt Ep-
worth League gave supper and entertain
ment at the new but unoccupied house of
Alfred Ellis near Mason's Mills last Friday
evening. After the supper and an hour
spent socially the following program was
given Singing Robert Gross; recitation,
Mrs. Eta Slavery; reading, Mrs. Eliza
Piper; recitation, Lillian Fernald recitation,
Gertrude Carrow: song, Gertrude and Alice
Carrow; recitation, Alexis Gross; song
Robert Gross and Lizzie Kimball; hymn.
Alice Carrow.
The SCHOOLS. Miss Jane A. Mcclellan
closed her labors as first assistant of the
High school last Friday to accept position
in the East Boston schools, as announced
last week. Her brother Hugh D. Mcclellan
will serve as her substitute until the close
of this term, after which a Encouragement
of the assistants will be made Miss Caro-
lima Field second assistant, has applied for
the position of first assistant, and Miss
Gertrude Ferguson, now in the Head of the
Tide school, for the position of second assist
ant, Superintendent Evans is taking the
school census. He thinks the number of
scholars will equal or exceed last years
numbers.
The G. l.. S. Circle met wi tn Mrs Geo R.
Carter Monday afternoon. A goodly num-
Der were present and among them visitor
former e. L S. student. The time was
protitably and pleasantly spent in studying
the customs of the ancients and the thoughts
of later writer's. When the hour for de-
parture arrived our hostess invited the COM
pany TO the dining-room, where was pre-
pared a lunch to the agreeable surprise of
all. The tables was artistically arranged
with dishes modern and ancient, and the
eatables correspondent with the Hastily ar
ranged table. All pronounced the event a
very happy one and it will ever be cherished
in the memories of the G. l.. S G. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. James McKeen
Monday, April 18th.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The repairs on SCH
Emma s. Briggs are completed, and Inspec-
tor Nm. BeazIey of Bucksport has extended
her rate a /, for . years. She has been
thoroughly overhauled and examined and
everything done that the inspector suggest
ed. The repairs include new thick strakes
new matches, recalking and trennailing
wherever needed, rebolting keel, and gem
eral putting in order of the wood work The
schooner is now in excellent condition to
continue the record which Capt. Osborn has
made in her the past year. Sch. Sea Spray
arrived sunday from Calais with phosphate
for l.. A. KnOwlton. Sch. j. j. Moore sail
ed April 1st for Oxford, Md, with ice from
the Belfast Ice Co.. Sch. Maria Webster
loaded the horses and household effects of
Sylvester Phinney of Pittsfield, who is to
move to Isle au Haut, and sailed Tuesday
Sch. Charlotte T. Sibley went on Burn
hams railway, East Boston, last week to be
stripped, calked and re- metaled. . The Ellis
worth American notes the following changes
in command of vessels Mailing from that
port: capt. Hugh Duffy, who last year
command the Catherine, will this year 90 in
the l.. D. Remick; Capt. w. V. Coggns,
who sailed the Delaware, will command the
Catherine; Capt George w. Potter, who
was in the Kate Walker, will go in the De-
aware, and Capt. David Closson, who was
in the l.. ID. Remick, will this year go in the
ID. S. Lawrence. "... Bark Lizzie Garter,
Capt, Fred Dyer, is reported ashore on Buck