The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-04-16


appeared.
FAST DAY. Union Fast Day services will
be held at the Baptist church next Thurs
day evening The sermon will be by Rev.
G. II. Wells of the Unversalist church.
Richard A. Quincy has begun a suit against
j. '" Burgess for $4,000 damages. The plain
tiff claims that the defendants ice in pond
above the plaintiffs mill dam was the cause
of the damage to the mill in the freshet of
March 1st.
The Lillian Tucker Company filed a
weeks engagement at Belfast Opera House,
closing Saturday night. Good sized audi
ences attended each performance, and the
troupe gave even better satisfaction than in
their previous engagements here They play
this week in Oak land
Landlord Jones is having electric bells
put into the Revere House annex, and is to
fit up laundry in the L. The annex, be-
sides furnishing fine sample room and sew
eral sleeping rooms, provides accommoda-
tons for storage, laundry, etc, to the relief
of the main hotel.
lie DSlIdSU lIltuuS VI heN. L . w hyO6r,
formerly pastor of the Baptist Church in
this city, We're pleased to learn through Mr.
o. W. Pitcher of Cripple Creek, Colo, that
Mr. Ryder is pleasantly located at Victor,
Colo, where he occupies a Baptist pulpit
Mr.. Ryder was compelled to 60 to Colorado
on account of the illness of his wife.
Oliver Optic (Wm. 7. Adams) returned to
Boston last week from a trip around the
world. In an interview with the Boston
Herald Mr.. Adams said: "After short
stay at Koba / took ship for Shanghai. Here
| found an excellent hotel called, somewhat
to my surprise, the Aston House. | remain
ed ia Shanghai only two days, but saw con-
siderable of the life of the people, Capt. NJ
f. Patterson Belfast man, was proprietor
of this hotel for several years, but is now in
command of a steamer.
MORE DAMAGE TO BRIDGES. 1t appears
that we have not yet seen the end of the
damages from the freshet of March 1st At
that time it was thought that the white
bridge a short distance below Carney 8,
was not in iured, but it was afterwards learn
ed that some of the rocks had washed from
the lower part of the southern abutment.
Last Thursday it was found that the abut-
ment was gradually giving way and a row
Of piiing was set under the bridge near the
abutment. Saturday night about two-thirds
of the abutment collapsed, leaving large
hole between the bridge and the solid road.
The road was fenced out Monday morning
am To,
waite way was opened around the bridge
across Brier's and Whites land but this
was forbidden by the owners Monday fore
noon, since which time the road from the
Harper Corner to Gurney's mill has been
fenced out against travel. Other bridges are
found to be iii unsafe condition and the
highway surveyors are taking precautions
to secure them until permanent repairs can
be made. AS the frost comes out of the
ground the abutments, which were more or
less damaged by the freshet, begin to
crumble but thus far none have collapsed
except that at Whites. The Head of the
Tide and Citypoint bridges are both weak
ened i'll this way and have been secured by
piling. The bridge on the Robbins road
also shows signs of crumbling and will be
attended to at once.
FISH FACTS. Sloop Acme of Vinalhaven,
Capt. Coombs. arrived Saturday with about
1000 pounds of cod and haddock caught the
afternoon before off Isle au Haut. The fish
arrived here in fine condition and sold
quickly at 3 cents per pound. IA. H. Whit
Of Verona the tn catch cal
mon in his Weir this year and shipped 20
FOUNDER to Boston April It'll, having captur-
ed it the night before. Monhegan lobster
fishermen are turning out quite lot of new
traps to be in readiness for another season.
1.-THE first trip of new fresh mackerel was
landed in New York April 10th, sch. kear-
sarge, Capt. Mills, arriving there at a. IN.
with 1000 large mackerel. No further par
ticulars were given, but it is supposed that
the fish We're caught somewhere off Capt.
Hatteras, and other lots may soon be along.
A few new mackerel were reported to have
been received last week in New York with
fresh shad, and brought 81 30 each. Last
year the first mackerel were landed in New
York on the 18th of April by Capt sol
Jacobs, who for several years previous was
the first to make a haul. He will probably
be heard from soon There are now about
IL vessels in the Southern waters looking
after mackerel, and six or seven more are
nearly ready to sail, making fleet of 10 in
all. Sloop Agnes, Capt. Holbrook, arrived
Sunday with about 900 pounds of fresh
fish. The pinkey Erma M, Capt. 7.
Thompson, was launched Monday. She will
probably be chartered for the seasons fish
ing by Capt. David L. Cook =. Bluefish were
in the market last week, and Holsters sold
for 20 cents per pound. Two pinkeys, the
Eagle of Castine and the Delaware of St.
George, were in port the first of the week,
the former with dry fish and the latter with
fresh and corned fish. The first smack of
the season was the sloop Marguerite, Capt.
Leadbetter of Pulpit Harbor, with 900
pounds of live cod and haddock
A little common sense to offset spril