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

crease, Cornelius ". Thomas, Camden
The treasurer of the Peoples Lecture
Course, Rev. J. M. Leighton, reports total re.
ceipts of S553, 40; disbursements, S517 10
leaving balance of S36 35, which has been
placed on deposit in prospect of a course
next season. The course was one of the
best, if not the BEST ever given in Belfast
A novel and ingenious piece of wood work
by A. S. Stoney is on exhibition at NJ P
Woodcock & Sons store. 1t consists of a
chain Of wood carved from single stick.
The work is complicated by number of de-
vices which increase the difficulty of the
carving One of these is loose ball enclos-
ed in four bars.
The County Commissioners met for their
regular April term Tuesday They visited
the jail Tuesday to look after the work at
the cellar of the residence, and are attend
ing to the auditing of bills and routine bust
ness. They request that all persons having
bills against the county present them not
later than Friday at p. H.
Mayor Hanson has received letter FROM
eho projectors VI tne Understanding enter
prise in which they say that they will put
up their plant and establish their business
here at a cost of S200,0 O0 if the citizens of
Belfast will take S50.00O in the stock, to be
taken and paid for only when the machines
have been thoroughly tested and proved
capable OF doing the work promised for them.
Capt. Dyer of the wrecked schooner Lizzie
Carter of Bath had his wife with him on the
trip. 1t VIII be remembered that the Car
ter struck and Went down on the New
Brunswick coast. Capt Dyer removed to
this city but short time ago His SON,
Robert Dyer, said yesterday that old cap
talns believe that those ON board the Carter
must have been picked up and taken to
some one OF the numerous islands in the
vicinity where the schooner was lost Port
land Press.
The wrecked vessel is a barkentne. not
schooner, and, as reported at the time, was
lost on Buck island reef, uear St. Thomas
when bound from Philadelphia to Santa
CRUZ with coal, That is good ways from
The New Brunswick coast"
HORSE TALK. H. Z. Haley of Monroe re-
Gently bought of Gilman Brothers of Fox
croft the stallion Sultan Wilkes by a son
of the great Sultan, by the Moor. First
dam by Diomed Wilkes, by Mambriuo
Wilkes, by George Wilkes; "a dam bv
Gloster, by Judge Advocate; Sd dam by
Bay Harry, 10y Brown Harry. Sultan Wilkes
is % months old, weighs 900 ponds and
stands 10 IA hands high..... Black Rock,
20 IA, has again changed hands. He is now
owned by George Hall OF Montville G. H
Nelson mas made shipment of l. horses
from Wateryille to Boston and gone to
the Hub to dispose of them. Geo A. Bailey
has sold his fast pacing mare Lady Wilkes, ="
by Wilksonian," by "Geo. Wilkes" to Ell
lery Bowden, Esq, oar County Attorney
The price is not made public, but it was a
good long one. This mare Is very fast and
very handsome.
LAW COURT DECISION. Tileston Wadtin
Esq, Clerk OF Courts, has received the GER
tifcate of opinion from the Law Court III
the case of William Gibbs vs.. Wesley ScriD-
ner. The plaintiff belongs IN Brooks, and
the defendant in Monroe. The case was en-
tered at the April term, 1894 The action
was brought to recover balance of Sis Al
-
on an account; $40 Tor horse, 500 tor labor
5.41 for interest, etc with credit of $40
far labor Tho dafand.nt flai ~, a,,...
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IN seO OH tof @ol.oo, and offered to be de-
faulted for $50 without costs The evidence
showed that tho defendant bonc-b+ . 1ouao
,l.,.-t.f, ', ~ q Aois
vi 'ne P'aIntih' p''' when 1he note became
due refused to pay and offered to give the
horse hack The nlaintiff rafnsaa "a +r,.,,
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'aeh an" il''sVe" Oh having MS money
The defendant paid Simon Cilley S25 for
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conflicting. The question wa. whether de-
fendant had bought horse of plaintiff in
~ VI IA, - lof ioi 7'p' Deiehdaho
Plaintiff said he did not understand The he
writing and supposed the SO was a part
ray iiient lol Vile nof5e. oIner Items IN The
and heard the witnrssss snd had rn9a saw ,'
portunlty to Judge of their intelligence and
truthfuiness, and adopted the plaintiffs
i ,l'n 1oii tilaC 9heory Ine Dill OF
treated as a recent for the amount of mnnav
pald, ana no question OF resclsslon, requir-
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