The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-06-17
The Republican Journal thursday Morning. June H. 1897

ington, D. c under appointment as In
spector of Customs under Collector Harri-
man.
List OF unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast post Office for the week ending June
II: Gentlemen-W. A. Knowlton Mr..
James I. Tucker.
A full attendance is desired at the meet
ing of the W. c. 7. U this afternoon, as it is
the last meeting before the county conven-
ton which will be held here next Wednes-
day.
Dana b. Southworth was in Boston last
week and bought number of fine looking
horses for the business of the Belfast Livery
Co Four dappIe greys included in the num-
Der are truly handsome animals.
In the U. S. Court at Portland Monday.
before Judge Webb the following case was
heard: Fred G. White of Belfast. Va
Steamer Florence. Action on contract. The
case dismissed and settled by parties.
The City Assessors have competed their
assessment of valuation and find total of
$2,S63551; real estate, 5000, 265; personal,
So53,2o6. There are 1853 polls, taxed at
So. The rate of the cash tax is 10 2 mills
George Michaels of East Belfast went into
the woods Tuesday morning cut some trees
hauled the logs to the MILL had them sawed
into shingles, hauled them home, and before
supper time the same day was Singing his
house with the same material.
The GIRLS HOME. Alice Newell and
Sibyl Wood, who have been inmates of the
Home, went to Brooksville Tuesday to enter
families there on trial. ia box containing
eight new bingham and percae dresses.
with the same number of nice wel-made
aprons, was received Saturday from the
winston Church Circle, Portland, a most
acceptable gift. Three new girls came to
the Home Tuesday evening ia the care of
Mrs. Hamilton of Saco.
CHANGE OF RAILROAD TINE. The time
table to go into effect on the Maine Central
next Sunday, makes some marked changes
in the running time on the Belfast branch.
The morning passenger train will leave at
o'clock, but will arrive back before the
mixed train, at Is. The mixed train will!
arrive at II. The afternoon passenger train
will leave at / 20 for Waterville and arrive
back at 20 The mixed train Will leave at
5.45.
BAND CONCERT. The first open-air con-
cert of the reason by the Belfast Band Will
be given tomorrow, Friday evening, at IS
O'Clock from the band stand on schoolhouse
common. Following is the program:
March, Maine Capitol, Il. p. Chase
Overture, Z9netta, Amber
Waltz, Espana, Waldteufel.
Selection, Wizard of the Nile, Herbert.
Melody in +, RuhenstAin
Medley, Gay Old Time, Bever.
March, Alumni, @. DYER
Il quests for selections to be given at
future concerts will have attention and
should be made to Mr.. F. j. Rigby.
The papers have recorded the death in
New York Of an eccentric millionaire''-
Joseph Richardson-eccentric because he
and his family lived on 81 900 a year and he
left fortune Of more than $50 900 900.
Mayo ". Hazeltine formerly of Belfast
helped Mr.. Richardson draw his will and
vas one of the bearers at the funernl. The
widow and children inherit the fortune with
the exception of So 800, of which Mr. Rich
ardson bequeathed $4,000 to Rev. Fl. M.
Warren, pastor of the Central Park Baptist
church, New York, and SIT 800 to the
church.
PooR's MILLS. School closed last Friday
under the instruction of Mrs Abbie L.
Moody. The arithmetics (Walsh's)
have proved satisfactory to the teacher and
scholars. Much advancement has been
made during the past school year. Margaret
Z. jackson, eleven years Old has had one
hundred per cent. in all her monthly tests in
arithmetic during the year. Dora, the ten
year-old daughter of Geo. j. Brown. has
been absent only one day in the year and
not tardy once. Those who were not absent
one-half day this term We're as follows Dora
Brown. Chester B. Frost, John NJ. Brown
and Merle E. Moody.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 1t has been long
while getting here, but ice cream weather
has apparently come to stay for a time, and
you should read what Garlic Il Jones, 81 Main
street, have to say about the White Mountain
Freezer. The Miles Luce estate in Waldo
" liz NC Solu dt dtCIlOH Monday, June list, at
10 A. NJ. See advertisement for particulars.
1.-The annual meeting of the B. & MLR
r. Co. will be held at the Court House, Bel
last, July 18th, at 10 A. NJ. The offer of Moki
Tea, free, is extended three days more See
advt.. .Dinsmore has marked down his
stock of ladies' low 81 shoes to rs cents, and
has them in russets and blacks, in the latest
style lasts.
The County Commissioners met in ad.
journed session Tuesday. The business be-
fore them included the following: Petition of
Selectmen of Montville and others for alter
alton in the county road in Montville, near
James G. Andrews house; petition of F. L.
Warehouse and others for discontinuance
OF that part of the county road in Montville
from J. A. Sprowls' house to B. R. Dodges
house; two petitions of citizens of Belfast
and Waldo for new highway in North Bel
fast-one for road rom poiEt on the Russ
road between Richard Woodbury's and F.
w. Shepherds, to a point on the county
road near the house of Irwin Jackson, the
other for road from point near the west
ery line of Chas. F. Russ land across land
of Chas. A. McKi nley to the county road
from Poors Mills to the Miller Hill, So
called.
NORTH BELFAST Onr schools closad loot