The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13
l.. q. Morse, Esq, of Liberty and Pitts
field was in the CITY Yesterday.


l.. Y. Morse, Esq, of Liberty and Pitts
neld was in the city yesterday
The voting lists for the spring election are
posted at the various ward rooms through
out the city.
Following is list of letters remaining in
the Belfast post Office for the week ending
Feb 8, 1886: Ladies-Mrs. VIM H. Burns
Miss Cora E. Dodge; Mrs. Mary Durham
Moore; Mrs. Jennie Mickey. Gentlemen
Mr.. H. B. Bradstreet. Crosby Inn Chas. A.
Hopkins; Mr.. VIM. L. Hersey; Mr.. e. B.
Wyman
Mr.. W. B. Rivers is now steward of Hote
Aragon, Atlanta, Ga, the palace hotel of
'ne SCUM. 1t IS certainly magnificent
structure, Judging from the pictures and
some menus sent us indicate that the table
meets the most exacting requirements. 1t
was mere That banquet was given to Presi-
dent Cleveland when he visited the Atlanta
Exposition That Mr.. Rivers, by natural
qualifications and experience is we'll fitted
for his responsible position none who know
him can doubt.
ART EXHIBITION. Miss Mira jenkins. who
has been giving instruction here this winter
IN drawing and painting, will have an exhi
bltlon at her studio IN the McClintock block
corner OF Main and High streets, this, Thurs
day, evening, from to 9 O'Clock, to show
the work of her pupils. A cordial invitation
IS extended to everyone, and of course the
families and friends of the pupils will be
present. Miss jenkins has MANY pictures
of her own on the walls of the studo and
a most attractive exhibition
PULP WOOD Capt. Charles Baker has
begun shipping the pulp wood which he
bought in this vicinity during the fall The
amount is not so large as he expected. the
available stock being too far from the rail
road Tor profitable hauling. The BUYERS
along the line of the railroad are shipping
considerable quantities, especially in sec
tions where the railroad runs near the soft
wood forests. Conductor Cook took an ex-
ira train from the Dexter branch to Water
vile Sunday, 10 of the cars being loaded
'NAi pup Noph' ibito are iOdlluS cars
at all the stations along the Belfast branch
the largest quantities being at Unity, Thorn
dixie, and Leonards'
ACCIDENTS. Elijah Howard, who broke
his leg October 231 by a fall on the school
common, broke the same leg again Tuesday
afternoon. He had recovered from the for
mer njury enough to be able to walk out bv
the aid of crutches, and attended school the
first time Tuesday forenoon. III going up
town in the afternoon his crutch slipped on
a knot in the sidewalk on High street near
the Windsor House and he fell, breaking
the leg anew, and involving the former
fracture, or about inches above the knee
1.-The scholars at the Upper Grammar
school received quite a scare Monday by one
of the boys cutting a finger and severing a
blood vessel that bled very freely. One of
the transfers at work on the ice plows on
Goose River Pond led his horse off the edge
of the ice 7 lesday and narrowly escaped
going into the water himself. The horse
was rescued with difficulty, The teamster
denies that he was asleep at the time, but
those who saw the accident can account for
it in other way.
SHIPPING ITEMS. During the storm last
Thursday the schs. Daniel B. Fearing, Yale
and Daylight, all outward bound, We're an
chored IN Boston upper harbor.. Sch. Mary
l.. Crosby, which arrived at New York last
week from Savannah, reports that Jan Goth,
about 40 miles from Hatteras, was run into
by schooner, breaking her jlbboom and
bowsprit. On the 21st she was run into by
the British steamer Sicilian and had the rail
broken. Sch. Maggie S. Hart, Capt John
Farrow of Islesboro, has arrived at Camden
with AGO thousand feet of hard pine for HI .
NJ. Bean. The new four-master is now tim
bered out, and the launching will take place
in May, if all goes we'll. The keel for
second vessel, to be built for Capt John
Holmes of New Jersey will be laid in
March. She will be a four-master, about
200 tons. Sch. Volant still keeps busy
carrying barrels and casks to Rock land
Sch. Superb arrived Saturday to load gener-
al cargo for Mt. Desert. Sch. Lady Antrim
arrived Saturday with phosphate for l.. A .
Knowlton. Sch. James Holmes arrived
Sunday with general cargo from Boston.
Sch. Fannie & Edith arrived from Boston
Sunday, light. F. G. White is to load her
with hay at Standpoint for Boston . Sch
Jonathan Cone, in getting under way from
Swans wharf Monday afternoon, colided
with sch. J. Fl. G. Perkins at anchor in the
stream. The Cones jibboom was broken
and the Perkins had her main boom and gaff
broken off and lost. The accident was
caused by the stern line of the Cone parting
before she had paid off enough to clear the
other vessel The Perkins had lust arrived
with cargo of -four and feed for l.. A.
Knowlton. .Schs. Marcelus, Minnetta and
Winslow Morse arrived Monday from Bos-
ton to load hay, the Marcellus at Sears IS
land for Boston parties, the Minnetta for A.
M. Carter and the Morse for L. T. Shales.
Sch Florida, built in Belfast in 1872, went
ashore on Salisbury Beech, Mass, Feb 9th
and with all hands was total loss. She
was owned in New York, and her crew of
men were foreigners with the excep-
ton of the mate, who was r. McCul-
Tough of Maine. Sch. Miantonomah
was taken from her moorings at the bridge
Tuesday and ia to load hav at r, IT Shalas,