The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-10-22

Eli Cook is fitting up one side of the fur
nture store of J. G. Thompson & Son for a
meat and provision store. Thompson Son
have moved their crockery department I'm
stairs, and are closing out both in furniture
and crockery as fast as possible. E. w.
| Willis will continue in the upholstery and
furniture repairing business in the rear
rooms as formerly.
Harrison Stevens of Jackson reports that
one day recently, while at work at the barn
| of Manter Chase of Monroe, he threshed 1877
1-2 bushels of oats in exactly two hours.
The crew was not working against time and
did not realize that they We're doing any
thing uncommon until the job was finished
and the time noticed
On account of the press of business in re-
gard to the State convention the Belfast W.
G. T. T. postponed the election of officers to
| to-day's meeting. A full attendance is de-
sired. The Star in the East the official Or
gan of the Maine W. C. I. u, says of the
Convention; "The hospitality of the Belfast
| people was unbounded Everybody was
we'll cared for and all were contented and
happy
Two men were discussing politics on the
street the other day, and at long range. One
seemed to have taken deeply to heart the re-
suit of the Maine election, and he shouted
out to his distant friend: II tell you, John,
it costs a heap of money to carry State
But then they going to get it all back
and III tell you how. See how flour and corn
have gone up. That's the way they're going
| to get their money back" The rise in the
prices of flour and corn is not, however, con-
fined to Maine; and how about the decline
in the price of sugar?
The Fall River steamer Priscilla. on
| with Miss Kate p. Bickford went to New
York, took fire at midnight The fire origi-
mated in a berth in the mems cabin. 1t was
discovered by one OF the passengers, who
| Immediately notified the watchman who
reused the man sleeping in the burning
| bunk and with the help of other passengers
| soon eXtinguished the flames The excite
meut was confined to this cabin until morn
ing. Miss Bekford's friends We're glad that
she was kent in ignorance of the fire and ex-
perienced no inconvenience from it,
BIG GAME. Rev. J. NJ. Frost, pastor of
Grace NJ E. Church of Bangor. and Rev. H
+. Frohock OF kents Hill returned last week
| from hunting trip in the region around
Norcross. Mr.. Frost brought home two
deer and Mr.. Frohock one. + rank john
son of Atkinson, WHO recently visited rela-
lives in Belfast and Monroe, writes to his
| friends here that since his return home he
| has shot, on his own farm and within a few
rods of the buildings, a moose that dressed
| $50 pounds and sold in Boston for SO Mr..
| Henry Smith OF East Bucksport shot good
| sized deer near his home there Friday Mr.
| Smith says deer are quite plentiful in that
| vicinity, hut it is difficult to get near them
! FIRE AT TURTLE HEAD. The Davis cot
| tage on Turtle Head, the summer home for
many years of DR. A. S. Davis, and favor
lite resort of many Belfast men, some of
whom, as EX-Gov. Crosby. W, G. Frye and
| W. H. Simpson, have passed away, was
| burned TO the ground last Thursday morning
| about o'clock. 1t was the property of the
divorced wife of DR.. DAVIS, who was mar
ried again recently. and was occupied by
| herself and husband They escaped from
the burning building, but saved little or
nothing The origin q the fire is unknown
| There was 81 900 insurance ON the property
| by Field 4 West of This city, and it is
| thought there was other Insurance.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. At the
meeting of the County Commissio ners last
week the Selectmen of Waldo presented
anew the petition for change in the high
way near the Sargent railroad siding. The
case was recently referred to the Railroad
commissioners, who decided that they had
no jurisdiction, on account of the omission
to serve legal notice on the railroad COM
pany through the station agent at Waldo
The hence comes back to the county
commissioners, who have ordered a hearing
/ for No. % at Waldo Station. MIR. Bucklin of
Rockport, agentfor the prevention of cruelty
to animals, presented his bill, somewhat
modified from last term, but it was sent
back for further reduction. The court ad-
| journed to the regular December term.
| STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Henry
| Morrison, well known in these waters, is in
litigation at Boston. 1t appears, according
!
Gallupe, the eX- United States marshal, dis
agreed with him about the manner in which
they should dissolve partnership, and de-
sired to have the vessel sold and the pro-
ceeds divided. That, Captain Swift says, is
the reason the matter came before the court
THE Bucksport correspondent of the
| Bangor Daily News, in speaking of the tax
ing off the Boston boats during the winter,
says: 1.-The establishment of a new line from
Boston is but bare possibility, but beyond
a doubt there will be one or more boats on
the Rockland and Bucksport route, and it is
reported that the Barbours will keep one of
their fleet in commission during the winter"
| 49,. The Penobscot will hereafter run on the
City of Bangor's days and vice versa unless
| another storm comes and gives the time-car
another shutfie... Steamer Penobscot, hich
left here the 18th for Boston, was delayed by
storms and did not arrived here on her re-
turn until Friday morning. She left Boston
Thursday at the regular hour and had a very
rough passage down.. The reduction of
fares on the b. & B. S. S. Co.'S steamers,
announced last week, went into effect Mon
Il, 600, ,tly-t for n lrti tllr