The Republican journal., 1896-04-23
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.


hall next Thursday evening, Apr. 80,
-.., oasie by Gilmore.
Mr. Poland of Centre Montville has
s successful season in making maple
The yield was about fifty gallons.
e Freeman, V. s., went to Troy
...rfay TO operate on a ridgeling colt own
tY b. F. Harding, and attend to other
.f rpternary surgery in that vicinity.
s.- y K Wentworth of Poor's Mills has
- Iush four feet tall which is laden
heautiful pink roses and buds. One of
.t1est brought to this Office measured
..H.t. inches in diameter.
r.l ~ Jones has on exhibition at earle
.- srore two portraits of the style of
aulfather's days They are silhouettes
- great uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
..r.u Wasson of Brooksville. A news
...-r .lppug attached to one shows that
r. were in existence in 1882
Nr A Il. Morey wishes us to ask if any
...l.f 0t The Journal attended the Demo-
,,r rily at the Unitarian church between
or- 5nd fifty years ago, at which the
..-.er- were Hon. Robert Rantool of Mas
...iasetts. Hon. Nathan Clifford of Port
... suG Hon. VIM. p. Moore of Kennel bee
..rrl If so, in what year was that meet
-ele4"
l seventh birthday of Master Charlie
Ill. as was observed Wednesday evening,
Att l5th, by party at the home of his
---t- Mr. and Mrs. w, B. Decrow, Bay
.. street, A large number of his Young
-5..|e were present and he was the recip-
..- Fl number of presents. The evening
1910. u.eisantly passed with games, music,
-.r,-hpents, etc.
W tuesday, April 18th, was hot day for
,cA-on of the year. The average tenn
.- .-4re for the day was 81 and the high
.-- at p. M, according to Mr.. Murch's
....84. The highest April temperature re-
...- D here in 81 years was 10, and the
ISL daily average 66o Both these rec
ere several days later in the month
M lie high record this year.
TEL EPHoNE. The new instruments
VAT in last week and numbers assigned
lows. County jail I'll; G. B. Hall s
IA; G, B. Halls residence, ALL
ngas were made in old numbers as fol-
Belfast Livery Co., 1912; E. r. Con-
. H. Geo, T. Read, 81. Cooper & Co.
-~Ied a new list of subscribers for the
patrons of the exchange. There are
.lrs on the list.
-+ BALL The base ball events of this
This year will probably be confined
games OF the High school boys and
Uyenile teams, with an occasional
u-tween clerks, satisfactory men, etc
. Is strong talk, however, of buying
-lng up grounds and putting local
..-. I'll the field for the season of 1897, in
.a- tion with the Knox comfy league....
70 Dlworth went to Augusta Monday to
practice with the team Of that city.
M L. and Harrison Il. Toothaker of
9.er>luont, who recently bought the Josiah
81 olrIl farm in Belfast, are to continue
NV larry business there. The farm is sit
t-Hi IN the Belmont corner road, about
and a half miles from the city, and con-
t-s about 120 acres, with good buildings
tr Mitchell took great pride in making it
nl tive farm, and it was long considered
# the best hay farms III this section.
f0othaker brothers have an established
ration in Boston for their butter and
low sending out the product of 90 cows
~H FACTS. Maine adopted the ten and a
nch limit on Holsters, the same as it
0ae Massachusetts, and now that State
ING to change it to nine inches. The
would be that Massachusetts would
rha Holsters, and Maine would soon
thout any crop. Sch. Ethel B. Jacobs
o.e'i trip of 5000 large and medium
-nackerel at New York April 18th and
hrarsarge arrived about the same time
second trip. A despatch to the Bos-
ish Bureau states that for the Jacobs
lac mackerel company offered IS cents
Trough, hut outsiders bid 10 cents and
-n." The kearsarge's second haul
sized OF $1,000 small tinker mackerel.
'Ach no price was reported. The first
-t last Friday, and sold for 40 cents
Hor...-The ice left Swan Lake Sunday
'"rnoen and the first fish was taken Mon
morning. A number of fishermen Went
-.e lake Monday. Brook trout fishing
lJre than usually dull this season The
trAes are small and few in number.
Ky Nancy Hanks has arrived at this port
n winter quarters at Saturday Cove, to
out for fishing trip.
AS ASSAULT CASE. Charles Mcintosh
aade All unprovoked assault last Thursday
afternoon on Constable L. II. Jipson, strik-
'A4 HIM severe blow on the side of the
lead with his fist. Mcintosh, who had been
milking, held stone in his fist to give ad-
Hional weight. He was promptly knocked
vi Wn by Mr.. Jipson and, with the assistance
al Policemen Edgecomb and Murch, was
'sAen to the lookup. Friday he was tried
3" the Police Court on two warrants, one for
4fAnkenness and one for assault and bat
rfy. TO the former he pleaded guilty and
Was sentenced to 80 days in jail. On the
latter he was convicted and sentenced to sc
days in Jail. Charles pleaded eloquently for
iIelnency on account of sister who, with
h'r two children, depend on him for sup
rt, and Judge Rogers suspended both nit
amlSes until the defendant is again found