The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-08-20
The Republican Journal Thursday Morning, August TO- 1885,

The Kennebec lawyers played ball at Au-
| pusta Monday The opposing mines were
the A gustas and the Al-Kennebeckers, the
former winning. In its report OF the game
the Kennebec Journal says OF former Bel
fast ball player: "The agile work Of the
light-footed Joseph Williamson, Jr., at sec
ond base called forth general and audible
admiration
Scribner & Smiths circus exhibited on
the ball grounds in the rear of Congress
street Yesterday, afternoon and evening
The show was larger than when it last APP
peared here, and drew good attendance.
The street parade at noon attracted the
usual crowd. 1t was interrupted by show
ers. We go to press too early to speak in
detail of the performances.
AS the steamer City of Bangor was swing
ing away from the wharf Tuesday afternoon
belated passenger attempted to jump on
board at the freight gangway, which was
then some distance from the wharf. He
failed to reach the deck and went overheard.
He was promptly pulled out upon the wharf
and easily stepped on board the boat at the
dIuGr LANDING, WHICH, 10 always Ciooo W Iu6
wharf while the boat is swinging.
EXCURSION TO MONTREAL AND QUEBEC.
Mr. W. A. Kmball, NJ. G. R. R. excursion
agent, will conduct an excursion Sept. Sd
from Old Town to Montreal for $500 and one
half rates will be given from all places on
the line from here to Old Town. Tickets good
to return to Sept 18th. This will be very
fine trip with only one night on the road,
leaving Old Town at $50 p. N. and arriving
in Quebec at the next morning. For
further information write to W. A. Kimball
Portland, Me.
AN EXCHANGE OF GRIPS. A young hard
ware clerk of this city narrowly escaped
heap of trouble recently. He went to Ban
gor by steamer, and by mistake the wrong
grip-sack was sent to his hotel. When he
opened it, he first took out handsomely
embroidered piece OF ladies underwear. To
say that he was frightened states the case
mildly. He recovered, however, and return
| ed the grip to the wharf, where he found an
irate female who had grip with a supply
of cigars, backing brush, paper collars,
| etc. The grips were exactly alike, and tn
! the wrong ones after the checks We're re-
| moved
One of the circus men in our Office yester-
day gave graphic account of the condition
of the country as he has seen it. He said
| that from California to Maine everything is
at standstll, awaiting the result of the
election III November. The circus business
suffers in common with all other business.
| TN 81, IL E
| New York and Pennsy lvania, have no
money Last year potatoes were sold in
! New York city at > cents per bushel and
thousands of bushels rotted in the ground.
There was short hay crop in the dairy sec
| tions. This year crops are fair, and if one
| party succeeds in November farmers expect
fair prices if another party wins they feel
that they have nothing to look forward to-
The remedy is Mckinley, sound money and
| protection.
THE GIRLS HOME. Tie following contrib
utions are acknowledged for the Girls
| Home: Girls Club, Fort Fairfield, So; Mrs
Harriet S. Griswold, Bangor, who is sum-
mering in Castine, S25 and two years sub
scription to the Girls Home paper Mrs. A.
G. Morey, Belfast, 81 Mrs. n. S. Piper, Bel
fast, 81; Mrs. Bertha Stackpole, Thomaston
dress patterns, bleached cotton and prints.
The following item from the Portland
| Press relates to the Home:
The Russell children, whose mother was
recently arrested for drunkenness and
cruelty beating her children, have been
given homes by charitable societies in the
| city. The Samaritans took the case in hand.
One of the ladies who visited the place said
that the lowest slums of New York could not
be in a worse condition. The utter squalidness
of the place was almost beyond description.
Such thing as bedding was an unknown
quantity. The mattresses and pillows lay
| in corner and We're without coverings and
as black as door mat. The whole place
was alive with vermin. The ladies having
the case in charge took the children to the
day nursery where they were given warm
baths, and dressed in new, clean clothes
The two girls were then sent to Belfast to
the Home for Friendless Girls, through the
kindness of the Children's Aid Society.
The boy was placed by the Little Samari-
tans Association in the Home for Friend
less Boys in Deering. The father of the
unfortunate family, who is addicted tc
drink, shipped last week on board sailing
vessel, accompanied by faithful dog. The
woman was bailed out of Jail by some friend
| but her whereabouts are not known.