The Republican journal., 1896-02-06

Rev. Edwin Pond Parker, d. D.. will lee.
ture in Belfast Feb 18th on the Wit and
Humor of Sidney Smith.
An illustrated lecture on the Hawaiian Ts,
lands is to be given in the Cong'l church at
jackson Centre by the pastor next Friday
at P. M. All are cordially invited.
The morning passenger train arrived in
Belfast about an hour and half late Tues
day. The delay was caused by a FREIGHT
train on the main line getting off the track
at Durham.
Mayor Hanson is in correspondence with
cotton manufacturer who is said to have a
working capital of $4,000, and who wishes
to secure a location on the sea-coast.
E. R. Conner is finishing the refrigerator
and elevat, at his meat storehouse. and
will put in his ice in few days. He will be
prepared to handle a large amount of meat
this season by the most modern methods.
The number of tramps in Belfast iail has
been reduced to II, since they were put at
hard labor. The sentences of nearly all of
these expire during the next ten DAYS, and
as none are coming in the outlook is favor
able.
Following is a list of letters remaining in
lhe Belfast Post Office for the week ending
Feb. l, 1896: Ladies--Mrs. Frances NJ. Glen.
ents. Gents-Mr. Allen G. Emery; Mr..
Chas. c. McClain Mr.. Henry Mitchell; Mr..
George f. Osgood Rev. E. W. Weber.
The marriage of Miss Bessie Ruth Cobe
and Mr.. Julian Lionel Franck, previously
announced in The Journal, took place in
Boston last Monday evening and was a very
brilliant affair. The ceremony was perform
ed in Cotillion Hall and was followed by a
reception, dance and bountiful wedding
collation..
Mrs M. w. Rich's cat has a way of her
own of showing her dislike for any partlcu-
lar kind of food which is not pleasing to the
palate. Sunday few oysters were given
her but she left them untouched Next
morning at breakfast time she took the
oysters carefully from the dish and laid
them in a pile by themselves and then
called for her breakfast
THE GIRLS HOME. The following con-
tributons for the Girls Home are acknowl-
edged: Mrs l. G. Reynolds, Brooks, S. 90 +;
Miss Julette A. Wiggin, Belfast, $500;
Junior Endeaver Society, Brownville, 81 50 ;
Mrs. j. S. Cummings, Belgrade, 81 90; ladies'
of Skowhegan, lace curtains for Skowhegan
ROOM Mrs. Arnold, Belfast, ) pairs nittens 4;
Miss ktson, Bridgton linen bibs; Prospect
Ferry Sewing Society, puff, delivered in De-
cember ladies of DiXmont, puff dress and
books
INSURANCE STATEMENTS This week we
publish statements of the following com
panies represented by Field & West, Bel
fast: British American Assurance Co., of
Toronto, Canada; Holyoke Mutual Fire In
surance Co. of Salem, Mass, Metropolitan
Plate Glass Co., of New York New Hamp-
shire Fire ms Co., of Manchester, n H. !;
U. S. Branch of the Western Assurance Co.,
of Toronto, Canada: also statement of
Traders and Mechanics Insurance Co., of
Lowell, Mass, represented in Belfast by
James Pattee
The arc lights We're out awhile last Satur-
day evening on account of the bursting of a
pulley at the electric station on the East Side
One current of arc lights was out Monday
night owing to the breaking of a cable on
the bridge. Repairs We're promptly made
and no further trouble is anticipated Since
the new company took the plant, Oct. LIST,
tJ,a, l,ng h,,,
vice. Improvements have been made and
others are to follow in the spring which, the
company assure us, will give Belfast as good
service as any city in Maine.
DIVORCE STATISTICS. Tiieston Wadin
Clerk of Courts, has made up for the Regis
trar Of Vital Statistics his annual report OF
divorces decreed before the Supreme Judi
cial Court of Waldo County for the year
ending Dec. 81, 1885 The whole number of
divorces was 90 of which 10 were on com.
plant of the wife. At the January term
there We're o. April term, Il; October term
l. The earliest date of marriage was 1878
One of the couples was married in each OF
the years 1875 80, 'S5, Sc, 81 and "a; 3 each
in rs and S4 3 in SO, and in 49, In two
of the ibels the date of marriage was not
given. Causes We're given as follows: gross
and confirmed habits of intoxication, l
cruel and abusive treatment, 5 ; desertion,
refusing to support, 10.
THE BRIDGE QUESTION. The order passed
by the City Council Monday evening in
structing the Bridge Committee to make
contract for leasing bridge is given in full
in our city government report. The ordel
was an outgrowth of movement by electric
railroad men to build road between North
port Camp Ground and Stockton Springs
and possibly from Camden to Bangor. TIL,
electric men offer to build the bridge as
part of their road, and give the city the USE
of it ON payment of annual rental. The city
is to have the option of buying the bridg,
after term of years, but is not to be obliged
to buy as in the former plans proposed. TIL,
Mayor is now in correspondence with tn,
other parties as to the details of the pro
posed plan and contract, and as soon a.
these received meeting of the Bridg,
Committee will be held.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The Marine Journal o
New York says: Uniform sailing was that o
the ships kenilworth and Edward O'Brien
both at San Francisco from New York, the
former of which arrived Jan. It'll and the