The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-08-20

week ending Aug. 10, 1886: Ladies-Mrs
| Vevie Hanna. Gentlemen-E. A. Eames,
James Foley, Mr.. David Robertson.
Mr.. Frank W. Gowen of Waterville, In.
ternational Supreme lecturer, will speak on
temperance and sound money, at Burnham
Village, Thursday evening, Aug. Goth, and
Centre Montvlle, Sunday evening, Sept.
9th. Give him a good audience.
An Indian named Newell was before Trial
Justice Greer Monday and sentenced to 80
days in Jail for drunkenness. Two Belfast
men We're tried on the same charge, but on
account of it being their first offense they
were let off with nominal fine and costs.
The County Commissioners are holding
their regular August term at the Court
this week. All bills against the county
should be presented at or before noon Fri
day. Among the bills presented is one for
$50 "a by Truman Fl. Buckin of West
Rockport, agent for the prevention of cruel
ty to animals, for work done in Waldo
County
Belle j. Palmer, Department President,
visited at Camp Benson last week, and pre-
sented very beautiful album quilt to the
Home, made by the George G. Davis, W.
| r. c., of Brooks, which was gratefully re-
ceived and which received the admiration of
all. 1t was made of very light blue and
white and the names were very neatly writ
ten upon the white
The latest bulletin issued by the State
Board of Agriculture contains the following
summary of crop reports from Waldo coun-
ty:
Condition of apples, 81 per cent. plums
So; pears, So; small fruits, 1903; oats, 101 ;
mixed grain 104; barley, Sc; rye, 80; sweet
corn, So yellow corn, 49, potatoes, 101
Seventy per cent. of hay cut. More potato
beetles One report of rust on Hebrons.
No Bordeaux mixture, Weeds from grass
seed. No weeds.
Mr.. F. W. Gowen, International Supreme
Lecturer, addressed a good audience in
Town Hall, Islesboro, Sunday evening, Aug.
10th. He also addressed the Good Templars
at the district session of their order on Sat-
urday, Aug. 10TH in the same town and his
address at that time is highly spoken of by
the members of the order He spoke before
Belfast Lodge, No. 3d. at the regular meeting
Monday evening. Tuesday he went to Free
dom and last evening he spoke in Thorn
dixie.
The convention of the Maine Deaf Mission
will be held in Camden Saturday and Sun
day. August % and 30. The Maine Deaf
Mission is governed by a committee consist
ing of President G. W Wakefield of Brown
vile; Secretary, George A. Wise of South
Paris; Treasurer, A. L. Carlisle of Bangor
The mission furnishes the services for the
mutes in the different places in the State of
Maine by hiring the preachers who are well
versed i'll the sign language.
FIRE IN MONROE. The farm buildings of
Albert Bowen of Monroe were burned Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Bowen was getting
supper when she suddenly found the room
over the kitchen on fire, The house, l.
and barn We're totally destroyed, with all
their contents, except small amount of
furniture from the front Of the house. the
seasons hay, the farming tools, grain, etc,
were destroyed. The loss win exceed 50 900
There was a small insurance on the personal
property.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. See the illustra-
ted "Oswe]F' stock pattern dinner set sold
by Garlic & Jones, 81 Main street. war
and full line of crockery and glassware at
low prices. Dinsmore, "on the corner" is
Offering this week 200 pairs of ladies' low
shoes at 9S cents, and 100 pair of mems rus
set shoes at s. 4S-regular price So 80 to s..
-. There are four advertisements of lost
this week. The missing articles are two
watches blue serge jacket with pearl but
tons, and dark blue macintosh
CHAT An organ-grinder on our streets
last week varied the usual program by sing
ing to the accompaniment of his instrument.
.Adelbert knight brought to Howes'
store Saturday a triplet cucumber, three
good specimens connected at the sides for
nearly the whole length. IL. H. knight
shipped a carload of cows Brighton Sat-
urday.. Sanford Howard has bought the
Hiram Jones place on High street. He will
rent portion and keep boarders in the re-
mainder.... Chamberlain has changed the
hour of leaving Belfast for Northport Camp
Ground in the afternoon from 2.30 to 9
O'Clock. Sch. Maria Webster sailed Tues
; day morning for fishing cruise with party
of thirteen from Poor's Mills and vicinity.
The brick blacksmith shop ON Main street
occupied for many years by the late Samuel
A. Blodgett has been torn down. Potatoes
are now being shipped in quite large quanti-
ties by farmers in Belfast and the neighbor-
ing towns.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. R. f. Hart was
launched from the marine railway last
Thursday and loaded ice at Belfast Ice Co g
for New Haven. She sailed Monday.
Sch Sarah Hill discharged corn for Swan &
Sibley Co. from Boston last Thursday
: Sch. B. L. Sherman sailed Aug. 18th for
Nantucket with ice from the Belfast Ice Co.
> Sch. Scotia arrived Sunday from New
York with coal for Fred G. White After
y discharging she will go on the marine rail-
way for re-copperng, new forward house
and other repairs. The revenue cutter
Woodbury. is undergoing repairs at Port
land and when she returns to service her
hull will be painted white. =. Four barges of
the so-called 'B line, arrived in Bangor
: Aug. 18th in tow of tug Ralph Ross. They