The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

the fishermen are taking up their traps, as
their catch is not sufficient to pay expenses.
The following Waldo county towns report
no town debt; Liberty, Lincolnville, Nor
rill. Searsmont and Unity. Isle au Haut is
in the same happy condition, and a few
Maine towns have a surplus.
Fe ruary 18th Rev. j E. Cummings will
speak in the Baptist church. Mr.. Cummings
is returned missionary from Burmah and
an interesting speaker. He has been heard
by many Of our people who were very much
pleased with him.
City Marshal Kmbal had lively race
after d clothsiines thief last Friday night
The police are after the offenders of this
kind and if the business doesn't stop short
there Will soon be a reception for their ben
eft at which Hon. r. w. Rogers will pre-
side.
Arthur Burgess, member of Cleyeland's
negro band, skated into hole on the Kenne-
bee river at Gardiner Sunday and was
drowned. Burgess was but Is years of age
and belonged in Cincinnati, Ohio He was
a solo alto player in the band and the pet of
the company.
The Merchants Marine Railway of this
city is offered for rent. This property pre-
SCENTS very desirable business location. The
company has always done good business,
and the railway is capable of taking on YES
sells up to 900 tons There is already some
business engaged for the coming season
Sanford hos ,1l,1, ~
auction store on High street recently man
aged by Jacob Fl. Havener. In addition to
keeping goods for sale he does general wood
work repairing, saw-iling, etc. Mr.. Havener
is painting new scenery for the Belfast Opera
House. representing parlor, kitchen and
other indoor scenes.
The Railroad Commissioners held their
regular monthly meeting Feb. 5th, in Au-
gusta. A hearing, on petition of the city of
Belfast, was ordered to be held at the Bel
fast station of the Maine Central Wednes-
day, FEB. 10, at II A. N, for crossing of
the highway over the railroad at the loca-
ton OF the proposed new bridge.
CHM & Field have put in at their store a
National cash register with the latest i'm
provemerts. 1t not only registers the
amount of each sale but prints a cardboard
slip for the customers, showing the amount
and date, keeps a record of the total sales,
and prints continuous slip of paper show
ing the amount of each sale and numbering
the sales consecutivelv
We recently Published an item from
Stockton correspondent concerning Mr.
Norton, the famous hunter, and his capture
of some very large frogs. Tuesday Mr. Nor
ton brought to the store of r. II. Coombs &
Son silver gray fox, victim of his gun.
1t IS fine specimen and Mr. Norton said he
had been offered $25 for it. II not other
wise disposed of Mr.. C. h. Coombs will
mount the fox.
The himball excursion reunion occurs at
the West End hotel IN Portland, Washing
tons Birthday, Feb. 22d, and invitations to
attend have been received by parties here
who have had the pleasure of participating
in the Quebec and Montreal trips. The ban
quet will take place at + o'clock SATURDAY.
evening. The hotel offers special rates
while the tickets to Portland will be good
for return on or before Feb. 24th. "Come
and bring your friends" says Col. Kimball.
RAILROAD SPARKS. The freight train on
the Belfast branch is crowded with work
The shipments consist principally of pulp
wood, hay and potatoes from the stations
along the line, and shoes, produce and gen.
eral merchandise from Belfast The phos-
phate shipments from Belfast will begin
very soon, and large quantities of corn, feed
and -four are coming in constantly. An
extra train of Is cars came down Sunday
winch greatly relieved the line, but freight
is gaining and extras will be needed often
1.-The "pay train" came over the branch
again last Saturday arriving here at - 80 P.
NJ. and leaving at l 05. All the hands con-
nected with the local trains, station and
section, with two exceptions, were at the
depot and We're paid off inside of 35 minutes
-. Nearly 100 meu are now employed on
the extension OF the Sebasticook & Moose
head railroad from Hartland to HARMONY
Work is being carried on this winter on the
cuts of which there are quite number.
The construction crews are at work replace
ing the covered bridge at Burnham with a
new iron one.
STEAMER NOTES. Freight is accommodating
at various points along the line of the B. &
b. S. S. Co. and an extra trip will soon be
necessary to carry tie hay at the different
landings. Monday the Penobscot had full
cargo of general merchandise and there
were 80 tons of hay on the wharf here. The
Camden anchor works sent large sbipment
OF anchors to Boston the same day Begin
ming March -, 1885, steamer Frank Jones
will leave Rockland at 6 A. M on FRIDAYS
for Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, BROOKLYN,
Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Bar
Harbor, Millbridge, Jonesport and Machias-
port The Frank Jones will leave Bar Har-
Dor at P. NJ, arriving at Machiasport at p.
M. Returning will leave Machiasport.
weather permitting, on Mondays at A. NJ.
for Jonesport, Millbridge, Bar Harbor,
Northeast Harbor, Southwest Harbor.
Brook lin, Sedgwick, Deer Isle, Castine and
ROCK land, arriving at Bar Harbor at 10 A, M,
and at Rockland at P M. The Maine
Steamship Company of Portland has voted
to build fast new steel steamer, 80 feet
long, to have speed of over IS miles per hour
The new boat is to be the finest as we'll as
the largest cOastwise steamer running into
Maine waters She ia axnaotad To ho Epioh