The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-05-28

Bucksport increase, A. Brown, Fl artland.
We have received a neat little pamphlet
entitled "The Revival in Lisbon The
frontispiece is portrait of Ralph Fl. Gillian,
and the pamphlet tells of his successful
labors as an evangelist IN this New Hamp-
shire town.
Company B, Boys Brigade, had dance at
Memorial Hall last Friday evening, with
music by Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Mudgett. Ice
cream and cake We're served. There was
good attendance, and the boys and girls had
a good time.
Collector Mason has posted list of de-
linquent resident real estate taxes for 1885,
with the notice that if the taxes are not paid
on or before July 9th, at 10 o'clock a. m, the
property will be sold. There are 50 pieces
of real estate in the list.
Mr. c. r. Coombs has large and fine col
lection of photographs of local scenery,
buildings, etc, and furnish enlarged
copies when desired He has now two en-
larged photographs, one showing a portion
of the local yacht fleet and the other the
grounds of the Belfast Gun Club at the time
of the tournament last season. They are
both excellent pictures.
HORSE TALK. Isaiah W. Cross of Morrill,
was in town last Saturday behind hand
some pair of matched bays of Knox and
Percheron blood, and years old and foals
of mare formerly owned by Mr.. Cross He
also has two handsome yokes of oxen, and
and years old and girting 7 feet inches
and feet 8 inches, Charles F. CHM has
bought David Alexander's bay carriage
horse.
DOCK THIEVES. For year or more past
there has been good deal of petty thieving
along the docks. One of the youngest offend
ers in this line was recently sent to the Re-
form School, but there are others, and older
ones, engaged in the business who are in a
fair way to serve a term of Imprisonment
sooner or later. I to the time mentioned
property on the shore and wharves was as
safe as on private premises Now if man
is at work and lays down a hammer or
piece of rope they are liable to disappear if
his back is turned for moment. Last
Thursday night two thieves boarded the
Marjorie she lay on the shore in Carriers
yard, broke the paddock on the doors and
entering the cabin carried off various ar
ticles. They were seen on their first attempt
early in the evening and ran off, but return-
ed alter and forced the paddock with d pair
of old tongs Boat owners will unite for
protection and hunt the thieves down, and
it viii not be very difficult to locate them.
THE NoRTB CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT
Miss Charlotte Thorndike sibley gave her
Illustrated lecture on Egypt and explained
other views OF her trip abroad at the North
church last Monday evening She was as
sisted by Miss Georgia 7. Burrows of Bos-
ton, graduate of the Boston School of Ex-
preston Miss Burrows made a VERY favor
able Impression on her audience. She has a
clear voice and bright manner and was
specially pleasing in the selection "The
Leap Year Wooing,' and in rendering the
"Noice of the Wind" i'll response to an en-
core Miss Sibley explains pictures capitally
and the views We're very clear. She travel
ed a Christian and Bible student and
brought hack many views that would have
escaped a careless tourist. The views of
England included Windsor Castle and the
grand old home of Gladstone in direct con-
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ants The talk was vivid, clear, interesting
and instructive, and left its impression on
those who were so fortunate as to hear it.
FISH FACTS Messrs E. W. Palmer of
Rockland and II. l.. Woodcock of Belfast
recently visited Afford Lake in Hope and
caught two of the trout taken from the
pond that day. Last Saturday they went to
| l.
Edmund Wilson IS one of our most enthu-
siastlc fishermen and never lets an opportu-
nifty pass to wet line. Success naturally
attends the disciples of Isaac Walton, and
Mr. Wilson returned from recent trip to
Quantabacook with string of "A fine pick
erel. j. A. Clement and Fred Whitcomb
of Searsport caught..S5 brook trout in Knee
land brook in Prospect, recently Capt. f.
A. Curtis and Capt. A. B. Colson took 2OG
from the same brook few days before
some of them measuring 10 inches in length
-. Henry Haugh is the high line fisherman
OF Swan Lake this week. He caught in one
days fishing two and-locked salmon weigh
4 10 and IL pounds, and a trout weighing
5 pounds. Mr.. E. A. Buck caught three
salmon at the Bangor pool Monday morning
The three fish weighed 50 pounds. . Sch
Crown, Capt. Sprague, was in port Tuesday
with 400 pounds of corned fish. Pinkey
Erma NJ, Capt. Fred D. Pattershall, arrived
Monday with fresh fish.
me AN OTIS" The presentation of the
four-act comedy "Me an OTIS at Belfast
/ Opera House last Thursday evening drew
full house. The sale of reserved seats was
large from the start and when the curtain
went up every seat in the hall was occupied
The play was written by Rev. Charles H.
Wells. when student in college, and was
presented by local talent under the aupices
OF the Kingsbury Social Aid. The cast was
as given last week, and every part was we'll
taken. W. j. Havner as Dick Davis acted
the modern college boy to perfection and
Ralph O'Connell as Byron Thornton, a stu
dious boy not in favor of or with the ladies'
at first, was equally good. E. P. Frost play
ed the part of the old farmer, and with An
i nabelle Walker as his wife the old couple of
the play was all that could be desired Miss