The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-10-22
The Republican Journal urday Morning. October e. 1896

The dance of the X. S. A., which was post
poned from Oct 9th, took place at Memorial
Hall last Friday evening and an ENJOYABLE
evening was spent. Ice cream and cake
were served.
George Cove of North Searsmont has a
curious crop of apples gathered from one of
his trees. The tree was grated to russets.
and this year the fruit was divided lateral
ly, the stem half of each apple being russell
and the blossom end natural fruit.
While hunting in the woods west of the
city last week Mr.. R. I. Rankin found a
valuable gold watch and chain, and on Civ
ing notice III his neighborhood learned that
the watch was lost two years ago by Mr. A.
D. Hayes. The watch, when wound up
went about its regular business, apparently
none the worse for its long rest.
| SALMON FOR SWAN LAKE. Some time ago
Fish Commissioner Carleton promised Rep
resentative Littletield supply of young
| land-locked salmon for Swan Lake. Last
Friday evening Commissioner Stanley arriv-
ed with cans containing 200 fish from to
inches in length and John Sanborn was on
hand to take them to the lake, where they
We're put in the water that evening.
| The Sons of Veterans have become settled
in their new home over Owens clothing
store on Main street. The hall is very pref
| tily and appropriately finished and furnish
ed. The ceiling has Is stripes of alternate
! red and white, with blue octagon in the
centre studded with 10 white stars arranged
in the form of an S-pointed star The cook
room and gun room are well equipped. The
| long talked of library has also begun to ma
t. rialze and soon the boys will have a valu-
able and interesting collection of books,
pamphlets, etc.
ACCIDENTS. VIM. McTaggart OF Brooks,
/ brakeman on the freight train. had mar
row escape in this city Wednesday after
noon, Oct. 14th. The train was 'making
ny" and Mr. McTaggart was on top of a
/ freight car which being run down the
track along the Waterfront. He was hit on
the head by the overhead bridge at Swan 4
| Sihley Cos and was knocked down. His
| brother, Sidney McTaggart, was near him
and saved him from rolling from the top of
/ the ear to the ground. He was badly bruis-
! ed about the shoulders, and received a Sc
we're scalp wound on the top of his head.
He has since been off duty, but is able to be
up and about the house, H owari F. Mas
on was confined to the house several days
| the past week, by a speck of granite in his
eye.... Edwin Blake and his son-in-law,
Henry Richards of Waldo, We're seriously
injured last Friday evening by horses. The
m % had a nj bnrSaS in ba Of ,blp
currying them when the animals began light
| ing each other The men tried to separate
them and both We're kicked by the infuriat-
ed animals. Mr.. Blake had his right Shout
der dislocated and some severe bruises. Mr.
J Richards had several bad flesh wounds on
his lips. chin, nose and forehead, five teeth
knocked in and he received a severe scalp
wound. Drs. Stevens and Kilgore were
summoned from this city, and the injuries
We're given prompt attention.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. p. NJ. Bonnie ar
rived Oct. 18th from Ninalhaven. She left
Ninalhaven the morning of the 11th and
put into Gilkey's Harbor that day on &C
count of the heavy head wind. From Sun
day night to Wednesday morning she lay at
anchor in Gilkey's Harbor with both anchors
out, the wind blowing gale from the north
east most of the time. She was leaking
slightly when she arrived in Belfast and
was beached for repairs. -. Sch. Sea Flower
arrived last Thursday from Castine with
dry fish,. Sch. Maria Webster arrived from
Isle au Haut last Friday to load lime casks
for Rockland. Sch. Cocheco arrived Fri
day with the former deckload of sch
GaZelle, and other lumber for Mathews
Bros. Sloop Passport loaded coal at f. G
Whites for Islesboro Saturday. Sch Ma
zurka arrived from Boston last Friday night
with flour for Swift & Paul. feed for l.. A.
Knowlton and goods for Camden parties. -.
Sch. Fannie Earl sailed for Cranberry Isles
Thursday with farm produce bought by the
captain up the railroad. Sch. Miantonomah
sailed Friday for Boston with general cargo.
-. There were four quite old crafts in our
harbor last Friday night schs Sea Flower,
built in 1885, Cocheco, 1889; Mazurka, 1852 !;
and sloop Passport, 1870. Sch. Fawn
Capt. Shute, has discharged cargo of coal
at Portland and is chartered to load paving
for New York from the Glen Cove wharf at
Clark's Island. Sch. E. l.. Warren, report
ed ashore last week at Vineyard Haven,
parted both chains and went ashore at the
head of the harbor. She was hauled off
without apparent in jury and her anchors
and chains have been recovered. Sch. Car
RE E. Look, which grounded on Jackson
vile bar and was afterwards hoated, has
been ibelled for salvage by the captain of
the tug which assisted. The cook of the
Carrie E. Look, colored man, died from ex-
posture. Capt. F. E. Dyer, of the SCH VIM.
b. Palmer, denies the report that on his late
voyage from Cape Briton TO Portland seas
swept the deck and a man was washed from
the wheel three times. He says: "We en-
countered some bad weather, but went
through it in good shape. No man was
washed away from the wheel and no one
was uncomfortable. "... The revenue cutter
I a tl,;o -,
last week. The Woodbury. hardly looked
like herself She has always been black,
but has recently been painted a snowy
white, to correspond with the Myrtle, the
| Lilac and the vessels of the revenue and
! lighthouse service general y. Sch. Mabel
Jordan, ashore on the Spit near Bug Light,
| Boston harbor, has been examined in dry
dock, and it found that portion of her
shoe and false keel We're carried away. The
damage will be repaired after which the
schooner will load cargo of apples for Rio
Janeiro. The schooner Gazelle, whose ar
rival was reported last week. has discharged
the lumber for Mathews Bros and now lies
in Overs dock. The tide flows in and out
of her, and she will have to be filled with
| barrels or some other means devised to float
her to get her on the railway. There
no insurance on vessel or lumber, and it is
said that the schooner having delivered her
cargo at the port of destination it cannot be