The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-01
The Republican Journal 7. ursday Morning. April L. 1897

| He IS credited with marvellous cures ir
other cities and proposes to lain here for
some time.
Another circle of Kings Daughters
known as Armor Bearer Circle, has been
formed, with meetings Wednesday evenings
at the homes of the members. They met
last evening with Mrs. VIM. j. Price.
The many Belfast friends of Mrs A. E
Nlckerson of Swanvllle will learn with re.
greet of her sudden death March 9th. and
their sympathy will be extended to the be-
reaved family. The particulars are given in
our Swanvile correspondence.
While Mrs. Charles A. Mahoney, her little
daughter Mildred and Mrs. Ed Horn were
out Tor selghride Friday, they crossed
| the Sandy river railroad track by the box
shop one OF the bars of the sleigh broke and
| the sleigh was quickly wrecked, the occu-
pants thrown out and the horse dashed up
the railroad track. Fortunately no serious
injuries were sustained by any of the party,
ana the horse was secured uniniured
| Pennington Chronicle.
Alonzo E. Libby Command, No %, Union
Veterans Union, was mustered at Unity
/ March Odd, by M. e. Dilworth, c. M O., of
the Department of Maine, under the COM
mand of Col. Joseph P. Libby. The COM
mand starts under favorable circumstances
The V. o. is growing in Maine, and the old
veterans are rallying under its banner Into
its ranks none can enter except those who
| have seen actual service in the army or navy
during the dark days of the rebellion.
Miss A. F. Southworth has been very for
| tunate in securing the services of Miss
Dockrill of Lawrence, Mass who has been
first trimmer for Miss MacKowne, the lead
ing milliner of Lawrence. Miss Dockrill has
been IN New York for some time and will be
in Boston this week. where Miss South
worth plans to meet her. They will be at
the store the first of next week with the
novelties of the season, which are lovely.
Miss Jeneva G. Soule, Miss Southworths
former miliner, has gone into business for
herself near Boston.
SOLD HIS FAMILY. A prisoner in Waldo
County JUL gave fellow prisoner bill of
sale of his wife and two children last week
The buyer was about to be released and,
! thinking he had not family enough bought
that of his fellow prisoner. The writings
NoiV wa" Ii up III pipl'tI lOl LII ny d tramp
| who understood something about legal
forms, and Were properly signed, sealed and
attested, except that the man who made the
acknow ledgment did not claim to be a ius-
tice The seller says there viii be fun when
the buyer shows his bill OF sale to the
woman and attempts to take possession of
her and the babies by virtue thereof
The new plantation of Crehaven held its
first business meeting March Pad and elect
ed officers as follows: Horatjo d. Crie,
plantation clerk; Edward X. Homer, LIST
assessor; Eben ". Gre, End assessor; Albert
Hall, Sd assessor; Horato D. erie, treasurer;
Lottie G. Rhodes, experimenting school
, committee, with power to select remainder
of board. Fred Simpson, constable and
truant tfcer; Alfred Simpson, tax collector
and surveyor of lumber, etc. 1t was voted
to build school building with modern I'M
provements, 20x25 it. H. d. Crie, E. X
Homer and A. Hall We're chosen a committee
to buy the lumber and build the same Crie-
haven has made good start.
SHIPPING ITEMS The Bucksport Eagle
says of craft formerly owned hero. Gas
sch. Senator was being hauled out on the
marine railway Monday she suddenly took
lurch to leeward landing on her beam ends
Her keel was loose and had slid around side
wise, which practically was the cause of the
| tip over. She was righted without much
difficulty and will receive repairs" 80. Sch.
VIM. B. Palmer, Capt Dyer which arrived
at Philadelphia last week, from London had
quite long passage, but arrived before any
of the vessels that sailed with her. She en-
countered heavy adverse winds. Sch.
| Mary E. 81. G. Dow holds the record for the
quickest time from any eastern port to
| Louisburg. c. B. The Dow left Bath at II
| o'clock March 18th and 80 hours from that
time she was anchored in Louis burg. -. Sch.
Catalina arrived from Boston March 28th
with corn for Swan & Sibley Co.. -. Sch H .
A Holden arrived Monday from St. John,
n B., with $50 thousand shingles for Coop
er 4 Co... Sch Horatio l.. Baker, Capt At
kins, arrived last Friday to load ice from
the Belfast Ice Co.. for Charleston, S. c. i,
and began loading Saturday. She has a
capacity for 800 tons and will probably
take full cargo, instead of 100 tons as first
intended. A small SC hooner arrived here
last week to go on the ma rine railway, but
it occupied and the vessel Went to
Bucksport.. The collision case of sch.
Ii ellen G. Moseley, has been settled by the
payment of $4,000 by the owners of the
ste amer which run her down. This about
covers the damage, but not the loss caused
by detention. Capt. E. j. Robertson of this
city is negotiating for the purchase of sch.
Sea Bird of South West Harbor. She was
built in Steuben in 1913, and registers So 3
| tons, net Sch. Anna W. Barker has CON-
pleted her repairs at Carter & Co.'s and
sailed March Both for Somes' Sound to load
stone for Fall River. Sch. Sarah l.. Davis
arrived Tuesday light from Boston, where
she has been hauled up for the winter. She
| will load stone at Burnt Coat for New York
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