The Republican journal., 1896-10-29


Board ct Registration in place of Russell G.
Dyer, resigned.
The Belfast Debating Club has postponed
Its next meeting to Friday, Nov 9th, when
the question for discussion will be, "Resolv-
ed, That the United States should recognize
the independence of Cuba
| The Circle Of Kings Daughters will have
a supper and apron sale at Memorial Hall
Nov l1th Proceeds to go to the fund for
the Old Ladies' Home. Supper tickets %
cents. Public cordially invited.
Parties having business before the Novem-
Der term of Probate or Insolvency Courts
should be prepared to attend to it on term
day as Judge johnson is obliged to leave the
day following on important business.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Belfast Industrial Real Estate Co. for
the election of officers, etc, will be held at
the Belfast National Bank at y. III. Nov.
3rd.
The Working Band of Freedom is again
heard from at the Girls Home. This time it
, is by the receipts of a potato and apple So
ciabe two bags of potatoes and two bags Of
apples. The society has also received TIE
past week one ton of coal from Swan &
Sibley Co.
The Age Publishing Co. has leased the
second floor of the John Pierce block, for
merly Peirces Parlor Theatre, and will fit it
up for tue newspaper and job printing bust
ness. ii. G. Marden, who now occupies one
| half, will continue his carriage business else
| where, but has not yet decided on a location
A GREAT HARVEST YEAR. Unless esti-
mates are grossly at fault, or some untoward
event occurs, the harvest of 1861 will be
among the greatest this country has ever
seen Corn, wheat and fruits are yielding
abundantly, and as these are the crops upon
which the farmer depends largely for his re-
turns, it is not strange that he is contented
and happy, and will, therefore, be able to
come to town to see Lillian Kennedy in
''The Deacon's Daughter
FARMERS INSTITUTES. Don't forget the
Farmers Institutes for Waldo county, of
which announcement was made last week.
Dates and places are as follows: Band hall,
Linconvile Centre, Wednesday, Nov. 4th
Dirgo hall, Searsmont, Thursday, Nov 9TH;
St George hail. Liberty, Friday, Nov. 9Th
and Grange hall, Montvile Centre, Satur-
day, Nov. It'll. The last is an additional meet
ing, arranged for since the first announce
ment was published last week. Discussions
will follow all lectures and all are invited to
question the speakers and take part in the
| discussions. AT Searsmont Thursday, the
ladies of the NJ. E. Society have arranged to
| furnish hot dinner and supper in the BANQUET
hall
ACCIDENTS. Mrs. B. c. Dinsmore slipped
and fell in her dining room, when arising
from the tea table last Thursday and broke
her left thigh bone near the hip. Syreno
p Gilmore is suffering from a wound in the
eye from a granite chip. Some small blood
vessels at the back of the eve We're ruptured
causing blindness for few days, but he is
gradually recovering. Yesterday forenoon
Frank Whtcomb of Waldo lost his right
hand while at work in Critchett, Sibley &
Co.'S shoe factory. He entered the factory
last Saturday and was learning to run a
machine called leveler. By some means
his hand became caught in the machine and
was crushed 80 badly that amputation at
the wrist joint was necessary The operation
was performed by Drs. johnson, Small and
Fletcher.
SHIPPING ITEMS. "a Barge Man" sends
us the following items from Baltimore:
"The barge Belle of Oregon sailed from
Savannah, Oct. IS, in tow of tug G. w.
Pride The Western Belle arrived at Savan-
nah Oct 18th to load lumber for Baltimore;
and the Forest Belle arrived at Savannah
Oct. 10th in tow Of steamer Santuit, also to
load lumber for Baltimore. The Ocean Belle
is loading coal at Baltimore for Galveston
and will be towed by the Geo. W. Pride"
1.-THE demand for grain tonnage has re-
suited in the charter for European ports of
number of the big four-masted schooners
One of our local seafarers says he would not
care to make the voyage in vessels of that
rig. Besides Capt. Wood, whose home is
| in Orland, the crew of sch. Modesty. which
sank Oct Goth in Boston Harbor, consisted
of w. K. Heath and Franklin Bowdin, both
OF Orland, and Lerois Beach, steward, of
Isles boro. Sch. Robert A. Kinnier from
Prospect for Boston, with granite, struck a
ledge i'll Penobscot Bay, and was lowed to
Frankfort to discharge and repair -. Sch
James Holmes sailed for Boston last Thurs
day, light. Sch. Yankee Maid sailed last
Thursday for Rockland, to load lime for
New York. III. E. Mcdonald has the con-
tract to repair sch. Charlotte T. Sibley and
she will be placed on the marine railway for
that purpose Her centre board will be
taken out and she will be given new keel,
sister keelson, rail- lock strakes, 1000 ire
nails and 500 bolts. :. Sch. F. C. Pendleton
was taken on the marine railway Saturday
for recalking and some other repairs. Schs.
Sadie & Lille and Monticello arrived last
Friday from Portland with grain for L. A.
! KnOwlt on. Sch Cocheco arrived Monday
from Bangor with lumber for Mathews
Bro. s.. Sch. D. FL. Rivers cleared from
Portland Friday with 949 $3.50 feet of white
pine lumber for Buenos Ayres. Capt Col
cords wife accompanies him on the voyage.
The Floating Society of Christian Endeavor
put quite large and attractive library on
the schooner before she sailed. Sch Jona-
than Cone is on the beach in Dyers dock to
| have her bottom cleaned