The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-01-02
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

HI Charles +. Paul returned TO MS StuuleS IN
II Boston yesterday.
n The City Government will meet next
N Monday evening, January 9th.
The City Solicitor has begun suits on de-
1i,nnent sewer assessments of 1894.
DIR. j. G.. Ham and Alvin T. Condor have
b4ryht of Asa Carter a cottage lot in Frank
f,rt on the shore of swan Lake.
lewis A. Knowton has sold to Mrs.
c,r,h w Mathews his interest, one undi-
,iIei third. of the Lewis wharf property.
THE January term of Supreme Judicial
rnrr will open at the Court House Tues
i., Jan. It'll Judge Foster will preside
n C. Dilworth, senior resident Past Com
,pp,ter, will install the officers of Thomas
II Marshall Post, G, A. R.. this, Thursday.
-,.aiug. The meeting will be private.
Tire stockholders of the Waldo County
Agricultural Society will meet at the Court
n .3se next Saturday afternoon to elect Of
aurrs for the ensuing year and make plans
the future.
Sanborn's Orchestra has received an ap-
sfration to furnish music for the annual
f,l1 o be given Feb. 14th by Co. l., of the
Second Regiment Maine Infantry, OF Houl-
tn
vr. r W. Rogers and daughter Louise
u.r u7 train yesterday morning to visit
-u. N Waterville and Fairfield. Judge
accompanied them. and went to Au-
..- il business, returning home the same
r.n'us,
fln A. Briggs is building "a new set of
9... shelves and rebuilding one of the old
,-s n the Waldo County Law Library
-. n the Court House The new part
r nave more than 10 feet of shelf room,
er.a capacity of about 800 ordinary law
I.aes.
c.mESrs Mrs. Mary W. Limeburner
81 pped ia her door-yard last week and in
U..t her hip quite badly. Charles NJ.
~ li had severe case of blood-poisonng
u hands asst week. caused by a scratch
t- he finger nails of young man with
u.d he was scutfling
I.-. Wiuder, the bcycist, who was in
-i+.f,7t Sept. 9th on his tour of the coast line
o l- United States, mas completed his
-i ne uitl IL ana lldu nearly Il month s
tia- tn spare. Winder started from New
3D. .aus March II. The route he contracted
f.. follow called for u 600 miles and the
Ul. unit to Jan. &. He finished Dec.
luring the journey he travelled several
4H lstud extra miles.
Fe Wheeier's latest popular melody is
-sa. Honey, Sleep creole slumber
-.c- md a companion song to their lullaby,
r.s Darkie's Cradle Song" Words by H.
a. and music by j. W Wheeler. The song is
.-d tted to Louise Ackerly Osborne, the
tl7orte soprano, and has portraits of the
author and composer on the title page, Pub
Hsled by Wheeler Brothers, 523 Washing
10Y street, Boston.
Tie county tax OF the various towns in
Waldo county for 1896 will be the same as
lr 1876, with two exceptions. The expenses
tire iuquests paid out Of the county
'g.WSary and charged back to the towns in
lakes of the following year. In 1894
Mont le had a fire inquest which cost
-E1- which was added to the towns tax
. SO, and Northport had one in 1895, cost
l- ~ ~ which will be added to her tax of
I.m
&lL1tD a VIII, Car. On Tuesday, De-
..u4oer 24th. while j. o. Patterson of
sNmr-le and Jewell A. Bowling of Nal
lsn, Mass, We're ont rabbit hunting they
cau'lr"d wild cat weighing IS pounds
IT, -at was first wounded with No. 10 shot.
4ul them would have whipped a shepherd
HI md a hound had he not been struck on
tAe head with a gun. This is very rare
animal in that vicinity and is the first one
6.itd for many years.
We are indebted to Ralph Emery, ESQ,
tot the menu card of the dinner of the New
England Society of Detroit. Dee 23tl, 1886
Il included, among other savory vands,
Providence oysters on the shell, chicken
orqrh, New Hampshire style, broied Ken
Ae"ee salmon, Maine style, Boston baked
means and brown bread, New England
'llr ken pie, Massachusetts style, etc. The
toasts related to New England and the hymn
America was printed on the back of the
menu. which was enclosed in handsome
covers.
Capt. Charles Baker and Frederick W.
Brown Went to Stockton Springs recently
ana played a number of games of checkers
with j. g. Lambert and Peleg Griffin. Mr.
Lambert led at the close by nine games, the
'thers being even. The play lasted from 1
p N. to 9 p. IN. An excellent supper was
served by Mrs. Lambert. A return series,
10 be played at the Crosby Inn Dec 2Sth,
was arranged for, but owing to the neces-
sary absence of Mr.. Griffin, who was called
suddenly to New York on business. the
meeting was postponed.
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the 9th page, and there can be no deviation
from the terms there given. AS the names
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there is often a delay in getting the Tribune
10 subscribers, but they will receive it for a
Iuii year from the receipt of the first num-
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