The Republican journal., 1896-04-23

afternoon at o'clock.
wing Is list of unclaimed letters re-
naming the Belfast post Office for the week
ending April 18, 1886: Ladies-Mrs Marco
ret Murphy; Mrs. Alexander stanbons
Miss Hattie White
DIR. Elmer Small has receivad Motto, -. ~.
o'"'i ny accioeh1 OF his relative Warren
1oy' aged years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r
Joy OF Ellsworth The little fellow was at
play in barn, when a wagon was aco;don+
ally overturned upon him. killing him Of
most instantly.
The report of the State Superintendent of
schools contains the following statistics for
waldo county. Number of schoolhouses
254 number in good condition, 1874. number
OF different pupils registered, 1888: school
fund and mill tax $19,914 IS,
The Chautauqua Literary Scientific Circle
will meet every Monday in the Baptist Yes
try at $50 p. m. 1t is hoped the meetings
will be as we'll attended during the summer
months as they have been through the win
ter. The lesson April Goth was on Observa-
ton and was of great interest and nleasura
to all.
Charles Walker exhibited on the streats
last week machine showing views after
the manner of a stereoscope, but with
wooden images instead of pictures If
showed the downward career of a vouno
man from his first glass to the gallows. and
is said to have been made in State prison nv
a condemned murderer.
The firm of Mitchell & Dunbar, stoves.
ranges, ETC., has been dissolved by mutual
consent. Mr.. Mitchell has bought his part
ner's interest and will continue the business
and Mr.. S. G. Dunbar will return TO Massa-
chusetts. Belfast will be sorry to lose Mr..
Dunbar and his family, and they will have
the best wishes of the friends they have
made here wherever they may 60
RAILROAD SPARKS. Section foreman Chas
b. Hall is off duty for awhile and his place
is supplied by George Madden. . The out
going freight train was delayed two hours
last Saturday by the locomotive leaving the
irons at the switch near Lanes wharf The
accident was caused by the spreading of the
rails. Bridge Inspector d. A. Booker came
over the Belfast branch Tuesday with sur
veyors to take measurements for the bridges
which it is intended to replace the coming
season. They are at Citypoint, two bridges
across the Wescott stream, at Unity Pond
and the wooden bridge, formerly covereO
at Durham
HORSE TALK. Harodson, with a race
record of 30 81, will stand at the Phoenix
House stable the season of 1896 He has a
record on the track and as the getter Of
trotting stock, and is too we'll known in this
section to make a long pedigree necessary.
III. f. Gould of Prospect was IN town
Monday with his stallion Blue Wilkes This
horse is in prime condition, stands Is hands
high and weighs 100 pounds His pedigree
is one of the strongest in New England, be-
ing by Wicklitfe, he by George Wilkes.
Blue Wilkes has never been trained for the
track, but has shown 22O clip in trial
mile.
The Belfast Light & Power Co. is making
advances all along the line. The gas pipes
which have been troublesome in the past are
being taken up and the defects remedied
The trouble is found in most instances to
be sagging of the pipe. for short distances,
allowing water to accumulate and stop
the flow of gas. The incandescent electric
lighting is being extended. Among the
places recently supplied are Swift & Paul's,
c. o. Poor's, Chas. O'Connells, H. W.
Clark g, Fred G. Whites, the Revere House
annex. The company held meeting Mon
day at which it was voted to make extensive
improvements in the plant on the East Side
Mr.. S. o. Sawyer of Fairfield inspected the
works and the plan of the proposed changes
and pronounced them feasible. The COM
pany is in communication with contractors
with view to having the work done at once.
STEAMER NOTES. In the past week the
steamer City of Bangor has shown her speed
and broken all records on the line. She left
here April 14th in a thick fog and was oblig-
ed to anchor off Murphy's Point for a time.
She then proceeded to Rockland, and did
not leave there for Boston until A. NJ, the
18th. She reached Boston at 8 P. NJ, dis
charged, loaded and left on the return trip
at 10 P. NJ, arriving at Rockland at A. NJ
Thursday She went through to Bangor,
and left there at 4 P. NJ. for Boston, where
she arrived at A. NJ. Friday, and left on her
regular time that afternoon. She again en-
countered fog and was delayed an hour or
more off Monhegan and two hours were oc-
cupied in discharging very heavy freight
at Rockland at low stage of tide. This
put her a little behind the schedule, but she
caught up on the next trip arriving here
last Tuesday at A. M. 1t makes hard work
for the officers. Capt. Otis Ingraham who
has been at home sick for trip or two, was
In command again when the boat arrived
here Tuesday The steamer Henry Morri-
son, recently sold by the Bangor & Bar Har-
Dor Steamboat Co. to Boston parties, has
been chartered by H. Granneman of New
York for the fishing banks trade. She will
begin the season on May 1st. Steamer
Rockland is laid up at Brewer. 1t is report
ed she will not 60 on the Bangor and Rock
land route this season.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The firm of Stew
ems & Erskine has been dissolved by the
u r ,1r IN ca.