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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-02
Transfers in Real Estate.

The following transfers in real estate were
recorded in Waldo County Registry of Deeds
for the week ending Dec. 1, 1897 Edward
W. Gilmore, Monroe, to Asa P. Gilmore,
do; land and buildings in Monroe. Asa P.
Gilmore to Abner w. Gilmore; land and
buildings in Monroe. Oliver Neal, Sears
mont to E. H. and c. A. Neal, do; land and
buildings in Searsmont. Julia A. Dickey
by admir-, Northport, to Olivia R. Dickey,
Belfast; land in Northport. Chas. B. Ratha-
way, Unity, to Maud E. Gates, do. land and
buildings in Unity. Martha V. Curtis, Mon
roe, ct ais, to Darius P. Philbrook, Winter
port; land and buildings in Winterport "a
deeds). Darius P. Philbrook to Isaac Phil
brook, Winterport; land and buildings in
Winterport. Carrie E. Divoll, Monroe, to
Martha NJ. Peavey, Swanville land and
buildings in Winterport. Ira G. Young,
Winterport, to VIM M Young, do; land
and buildings in Winterport, Lewis W.
Jones, Winterport, to Ira G. Young; land
and buildings in Winterport.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-02
Lowell, Mass, Nov. 26, 1897.
A Valuable Horse Gone From UNITY.

To The EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: Nov.
25th, Mr.. G. j. Bartlett of Unity received
telegram, dated at Ashbourne, Pa, which
ran as follows:
"Von Harbinger won two first prizes
and championship, Saturday night"
j. LYONS.
When it comes to be considered that this
news was from the recent New York Horse
Show, and that these prizes and the cham
pionship We're won over every competitor, ill.,
cuding the famous Storm King, that had
already won over two hundred prizes in
England, and that Mr.. Bartlett bred and
raised Won Harblnger, is it any wonder that
III caused the smiles of extreme satisfaction
to wreath themselves about and settle down
upon his face? Is it any wonder that to
mention Won Harbinger now brings a sense
of qualification to Mr.. Bartlett?
Few horses reach the distinction that Won
Harbinger has carried off, and the horse is
worthy of more than passing notice by rea-
son of the fact that he is product of the
State Maine, and that Mr.. Bartlett is the
owner of four others, bred from exactly the
same stock, which bid fair to be as valuable
as Won Harbinger.
Won Harbinger was sold Dec. 8, 1896, to ]
Lyons of Philadelphia. At that time he had
never been trained to the track at all. Soon
after Mr.. Lyons bought him he went into the
hands of Joseph E. W idener of Philadel-
phia.
Won Harbinger is splendid golden chest
nut gelding, weighing about 1850 pounds,
15-2 hands high. He was bred by Harbin-
ger, be by Almont. Won Harbinger's dam
had strains of Drew, Knox and Morgan
blood, was handsome bay mare and
great actor. 1t will thus be seen that Won
Harbinger is horse of high breeding in
every respect.
He is horse of great speed and for mag
nifi cence of action cannot be beaten. 1t is
safe to predict that this horse that left the
farm less than a year ago with absolutely
no training, and has taken such honors al
ready, will add fresh laurels to his name at
no very distant date in the future
WALDO.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-02
Concerning Local Industries.

Henry o. Dodge is in Hancock county
this week on business and his clothing fac
tory is closed until his return.
The New Method Roll Co. of this CITY
lately received an order to supply shoe
factory in England. Their machines have
been on the market less than year and are
already in use in factories in Canada, 8
each in California and Kentucky and 125 in
the New England and Middle States.
The new bottling works and confectionery
factory of Mayo & White on Pleasant street
are in operation and are much more roomy
and convenient than their old quarters.
There are 5000 square feet of floor space on
three floors, which gives ample room for
storage, bottling, manufacturing, Office and
salesroom The bottling works are in the
basement, which is we'll lighted, has a
cement floor, and is well drained The
ground floor is devoted to the office sales
room and for storage of finished goods The
confectionery manufacturing is on the sec
ond floor and is well equipped with all
modern appliances. This department is in
charge of l.. A. Page, candy maker of skill
anu ltiiS en- htIitHCt' uo IcOdll department.
has been moved from the johnson store
to the Hervey store, and is in charge
of W. B. Wadsworth. The firm of Mayo &
White was formed in January, 1887, for the
retail fruit and confectionery business with
$50 capital, and began business in one of
the Wells stores on Phoenix Row. Since
then their business has constantly increas-
I 1+J,o bo1 q Joro
wholesale department in two branches as
above described. They have 600 regular
customers in their wholesale department.
covering a large portion of eastern and
central Maine.
A correspondent of the Rockland Opinion
gives some interesting facts concerning the
granite works in Frankfort. The job in
hand at present is the stone for the Empire
building, New York city. This building is
to be % stories in height, and work on it is
being pushed right along. All the sheds at
the wharf are full, and they hold eleven
gangs, or 154 men. They also have a number
of stones quarried for the new U. s. Mint
building at Philadelphia. The work of cut
ting the granite for that job will begin some
time the coming winter. Many improve
ments have been made at these works
the past summer. A civil engineer has been
employed for the past three months, with a
crew of 80 or 40 men, grading for a railroad
track, to be built from the mountain to the
wharf. A few days ago, a vessel arrived
from New York, with boiler and engine
for the company. The drum of this engine
is large enough to wind cable on one inch
in diameter and mile long. With this ma
chinery came six cars of the latest pattern,
to carry the stone from the mountain to the
wharf, which has been extended over 100
feet. They have been shipping some very
large stone for the Capital building at AL
bany, n. Y. The stones We're 50 large that
they were brought from the quarry on skids
and it required ten yoke Of oxen to move
each one
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-02
From Rev. Myra kingsbury.

To THE FRIENDS IN BELFAST: Do our
"hearts always burn within us, when the
blessed Christ walks with us bv the way 2"
Well, then, how closely companioned was
the great physician with me yesterday
our Thanksgiving day, when opening letter
from friend in Belfast found the tender
loving words of sympathy it contained and
substantial reminder of their desire to do
Tor me. There was self baptism at the
love manifest. "Moths corrupt" and destroy
the stoutest fabrics, thieves break strong
est and most complicated locks, but the
treasures" laid up in heaven-stored as a
supply to draw from when the prompting
comes-the love W hch makes us Christians
warming other hearts by us gentleness and
sympathy--this is incorruptible unbreakable,
eternal. Beyond then the value in dollars
and cents is the spirit actuating this kind
ness whereby you would have made an offer
ing OF 1rult o. no wers or aught else not inuri-
Gus to the invalid to cheer me. When the
Dingee & Conard Co., rose growers of West
Chester, Pa, sent me box of cut flowers,
o. roses and buds of different varieties, it
touched my feelings very deeply--for they
We're strangers, save as [ had patronized
their house. When yesterday 8 unexpected
message came, this. too, said, caused by
the heart stirring not only the love in those of
our own household of faith, but outside of
it, 1 accepted the gift in the spirit which
led to its sending. l thank you all, my peo-
pie, who must ever, barring all transitory
things, hold your place in my heart.
| write this to you in half reclining DO
sition, for while BETTER evidently, vet am
weak-but oh, as I said, looking in the dear,
patient mothers face ! have so many rea-
sons to be thankful notwithstanding the
awfulness of physical suffering God, the
dear Father, allows me my mind and reason,
so that recognition of friends and power to
comfort still is mine. In closing with re-
iterated thanks for your sympathy, 1 ask
yet more of you, viz Pray for me-
Always Affectonately,
MYRA KINGsBuRY,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-02

Hospital, end April 10th. They will pro-
badly each receive reappointment, as
will DR.. A. r. G. Smith of Whitefield
whose term of office as member of the
State Board of Health, expires January
31.... Representative of the University of
Maine, Colby University and Bates College
met in Lewiston Saturday to discuss
the formation of Maine Intercollegiate
Debating league. Bowdoin College has
never taken a part in the debates. Mr..
Merrill represented Bates; Mr.. Nelson,
Colby University; and Mr.. Libby the
University of Maine. Nothing definite
in the matter of organization was settled.
The trackmen of the Maine Central are
now engaged in the semi annual task of
going over the line for the purpose of
tightening up the bolts on all of the fish
plates at the ends of the rails. The
following have been named as possible
successors to Gov. Powers in 1900: Seth
l.. Larrabee of Portland, j. T. Davidson
Of ork, John f. Hill of Augusta Waldo
Pettengill of Rumford Falls, W. T. Cobb
of Rockland, H. l.. Shepard of Rockport,
F. 5. Walls, Ninalhaven, William Engell
of Bangor, W. w. Stetson of Auburn,
Fred Atwood of Winterport, Thomas w.
Hyde of Bath Hannibal E. Hamln of
Ellsworth, J. G. Holman of Pennington
and W. L. Parsons of FoXcroft.
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The Josephine Makes a Record.


''F' nun 'i0'ii ni' !" ''e '"fes /" twenty
ihree Days.
All the sailing records between Brazil and
Baltimore, including the fast passages of
the famous old Baltimore clippers Grey
Eagle and Red Wing, have been broken by
the four-masted barkentne Josephine, of G.
Morton Stewart & Co.'S fleet. Yesterday
the Merchants Exchange received a tee-
gram from the pilot at Cape Henry stating
that tine Josephine had passed in the
Cafes at eight o'clock Thanksgiving night.
Gay street could hardly believe the news, as
from thirty to forty DAYS is the average pass
Letween twentv.tive and thirtv days is 'l.le cong
sidered a smart passage The best run pre-
Vlousiy Id Uhe history Oh Baitimore-a CLIP
Fagle' when she came from R,azil tn RaIti-
more in twenty-four days and twenty-five
hours- lhe Josephine has even done better
Pr, 60, r"e ,olta as ',o
twenty four days on the passage. The dis
tanet from hio Janelro to Baltimore is com
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-02
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY THE
Republican Journal Pub. Go.
The journal is THE PAPER for Maine Seafar-
ing People
Largest Circulation i'll City and Count.
Contents OF To-Day's Journal.


News Of the Week, The Josephine makes a Rec
lrd. Two Vessels and Two Lives Lost. Associat-
ed Charities. Transfers in Real Estate. Farm
Buildings Burned. Caroline Millers Mission
Concerning Local Industries From Rev. MAra
klngsbury Came Home for Thanksgiving. Ep-
worth League to meet in Northporu..A Brooks
Boy on the Brooks Boom. "A Valuable Horse
Gone from Unity..A Brooks strawberry Patch
Obituary. In Memoriam. Personal. News ol the
Oranges.
Editorial Notes Our Washington Letter Por-
Elts and Br0therly Love. Nei EhhOrhO0d News.
The Farmers Daughter (poem) The Dairy and
tattle Industry Papers and Periodicals. From
Ihe BlhllOmanlac (pOeml.. W hat an EplGenllc
costs.
coffee Growing in Costa Rica. Alaska Looming
Up.. overdue Vessels Farming of the Future ,
sch. Edna Scuttled at Bangor. The President 5
Thanksgiving. Stock Raising Boom in Nebraska.
PAGE +.
Editorials. " aldo District Lodge. The Festival
chorus Concert Secret Societies. Hot After
Lobster Fishermen. thanksgiving Notes. The
churches NoTthport News.
PAGE 8.
The News of Belfast
PAGE6.
Literary News and Notes. Credit Due to News
ualers klondike Helps Seattle. The Sheep In
jiustrv OF Waldo County Inspection of Fertihz-
ers...American Enterprise The Postal savings
system. Register of Deep Water Vessels. From
Across the Deep Sea Qoelu). Maine State Grange
The Presidents Message.
PAGE7.
Son of Maine in sunny sicily. A Prohibition
Petition. .Enterprising Maine Manufacturers.
klondike Weather. diversified Farming in Aroos
took. Climatic Conditions. Two Unity Farmers.
Notices to Mariners. Granite Chips.
PAGE 3.
Searsport Locals. County Correspondence. Ship
News. Markets. Births. Marriages. Deaths,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-02
A Brooks Boy on the Brooks Boom.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: was
very much interested in the THANKSGIVING
number of The Jouranl, particularly in the
two articles concerning the affairs in Brooks.
my old home. Truly, "Sleepy Hollow"
must be waking up. can hardly credit my
eyes when l read of the various and varied
enterprises now carried on there When l
was boy the only business of any impor-
tance was carried on at the A. j. Roberts.
Page, and Huxford lumber mills. and bv
uncle Solomon Bolton, who at the old grist
mlli patiently watched the hopper" as the
sloW-golng set of stones ground the corn.
barley, peas and oats for the patient or. as
was often the case, impatient farmers of the
surrounding neighborhood. We bows found
onehdlng delight in watching the yellow
meal as 1t came from the depths below or in
chasing rats and playing ~ spy" in the attic
OF The Old mill. Then the only means of
communication with the outer world was
the tri-weekly mail stage driven by Frank
Kicker and later by D. Boody, ESQ, and the
only means of transportation were the two
horse teams driven by Paul Hall and J.
Howard and the slow going OK teams driven
by Uncle John Cook, Isaac Cilley and Eben
rage, Jr., who made daily or rather nightly
trips to Belfast laden with lumber. BRINGING
IN return merchandise for the stores of r
Thorndike, the Huxford's, andEtheir success
sors. But all this has changed, and now the
telegraph and iron horse bring the news
and perform the traffic. Surely things have
changed in Brooks. And then the water
works, instead of the crank and windlass at
"widow Manter's" we'll, the only unfailing
source of supply in for the village Each
household has now only to turn the faucet
and draw pure spring water from the old
"Cilley hilP' carried by force of gravity
over "Old Doble." Well, guess it will do
it, for some of Che crack hand-sleds would
gain headway enough coming down the
Ciiley hill to nearly carry their riders over
the Doble, ,later called the "Page hill"
Well, | am glad to know of the prosperity
of the good old town where I first saw light,
both temporal and spiritual, and where the
happy days of childhood, and early man
hood were spent, and where some of the
sorrows that have since shadowed my path
way through .life, began to fall But enough,
L heartily bid the old town God speed in
any good word and work
Yours truly,
w. N. ROBERTS,,
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News OF the Oranges.

Seaside Grange recently passed brief but
feeling resolutions on the death of Capt.
Robert H Coombs, who was tn Interested
and valued member of the body.
Tie contest which has been going on IN
Morning Light Grange, Monroe, was won bv
the Hodgdon BuzzelL side. The other side
gave up before the contest Was completed.
The oath annual session of tAe Maine
State grange will be held in Augusta Tues
day, Dec. DIST. The State grange row has
23S subordinate lodges aud a membership of
over 10000.
Saturday evening, Nov. 9th was the last
night of the contest al Cnon Harvest
Grange, Centre Montville. The Capt. Water
houses side gave a pleasing entertainment.
The singing was very good the paper by Mss
Madge Thompson was excellent, and the
farce, Initiating a Granger, was Iaughable
At the close the Judge announced that Capt
Barker's side had won by - points. The
defeated party will provide a supper uext
Saturday evening, after the election of Off
GERS Mr.. f. Rowell took the first and
second degree and one name was proposed
for membership
The following resolutions of respect We're
passed by Frederick Ritchie Grange Waldo,
i'll honor of the late Wellington Shorey:
Whereas, in view of the loss We, the mem-
bers of Frederick Ritcme Gran 5e, lave sus-
tanned in the deceas Sc of our friend and
brother, Wellington Shorey, a crarttr men,
ber and of the still heavier loss sustained
by those nearest and dearest to hi4 there
fore be it
Resolved, That it is but a Just trbu, to
the memory of the departed to say that in
regrettng his removal from our midst we
mourn for one who in every way WAS
worthy of respect and regard.
Resolved, That we sincerely cOndoe with
the family of the deceased in the dispensa-
ton it has pleased Divine Providence to al
t1ict them WITH and commend them for con
ISOLATION to Him who orders all things for
the best and whose Establishments are meant
in mercy.
Resolved, That the members of Frederick
Rtchie Grange drape their charter in
mourning for thirty days and that these res
olntions be placed upon our records and d
copy be transmitted to the family of the de-
ceased and to each of the newspapers of Bel
fast.
AN AM rI1lS ELwHrn' Com on
FRANK QuIMBy, Res.
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In MemOriam.

Fred A. Norwood Post, No 146 G. A. R.,
OF Rockland, adopted the following resolu-
tions Nov. Goth.
Whereas, Our late comrade, Past Com
mander Simeon j, Treat, is no more with
US in our marches on this earth, and has
answered the last call of the gavel in our
hall, we deem it our duty to extend in words
feeble though they may be, our appreciation
OF ms worth, unselfsh devotion to our cause
and the cause of general humanity.
we miss him in the councils of our Post,
as one we cannot replace, gone all too soon
from our midst, but we trust and believe to a
better and brighter reward above.
we extend our sympathy to his daughters
and family, and may the knowledge of his
worthy life example, and the hope of the
hereafter, ever cheer their hearts.
AS comrades. we will endeavor to keep his
memory ever fresh, and while we deck the
graves OF our fallen comrades, drop tear
for him, whom others must help keep in re-
membrance.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-02
PERSONAL.

Mrs Carrie Patterson is in Charleston,
S. c.
Hon, N. F. Houston went to Boston Mon
day on business
George A. Quimby went to Bucksport
yesterday on business
Ben West of Winslo spent the past week
with friends in Belfast
Miss Annie L. Wildes spent Thank sgiv-
ing with relatives in Monroe.
Mrs. A. j, Stevens went to Saco Tuesday
to visit her sister, who is ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Hazael McKeen went to Bos-
ton Tuesday for a short visit
Sidney McTaggart of Waterville spent
Sunday with friends in Belfast
Mr. and Mrs, Frank O. Critchett went to
Boston Monday for short visit
Mrs. Sarah E, Durham has been quite i'll
of late, bat is now greatly improved.
William j. Durham of Kansas CITY spent
Sunday with his relatives in Belfast.
Frank o. Smith and wife spent Thanks
giving with friends in Massachusetts,
Miss Maud Barker returned home last
week from visit of a few weeks in Boston
Miss Grace Penaleton of Unity Visited
Mrs E. W. Pendeton IN Roekport last week
Miss Grace Pendleton of This Guy began
the winter term of school in ST. George last
Monday.
Hon. r, W. Rogers and daughter Bernice
spent few days last week in Boston and
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs C. S. Hichborn of Augusta
spent Thanksgiving with relatives III Hyde
Park, Mass.
Mrs. Horace Brown of Lawrence, Mass,
spent Thanksgiving with her sister.ln-law,
Mrs. Tileston Wadlin.
Robert P. French of Lncolnville was in
town Friday, returning to his duties in Ban
gor from Thanksgiving visit in Lincoln
Vile
Mrs. f. H. Colby of Watertown Mass,
who has been visiting friends in Belfast, left
Tuesday morning. She will visit friends in
Lewiston before returning home.
Calvin Austin of the Boston x Bangor S.
). 60 arrived here yesterday morning by
steamer City of Bangor, on business He
returned home by the LOS train
Henry Triggs of Dover, who IS spending
the winter with his brother, w F. Triggs,
went to Bangor yesterday 70 attend the
funeral of their brother, John Trggs
Il 10
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-02
A Brooks Strawberry Patch.

A B. Stantlal OF Brooks, whose fine straw
berries are famous in the Belfast markets.
was in town last week to get his seasons
catalogues printed. He made very pleas
ant call at The Journal office, in the course
OF Which he gave some interesting points in
regard to his berry business. He has acres
OF land devoted to straw berry culture, but
has only one acre in bearing each year. The
first year he sets his plants and cultiyates
them, but does not allow any fruit to form.
he second year he works for fruit and gets
all he can. He then plows up the ground
and prepares it Tor vegetables, keeping up a
regular rotation. He keeps his ground very
rich and says that the growth of the vines
the trst year ex hausts the soil very much
but the fruit growing the second year is not
so exhaustive. His whole crop is handled
by Swift Il Paul and A. A. Howes & Co. of
this city. His largest yield was in 1895,
when one-half acre gave him 40 bushels.
and the remainder of his plat ia nearly the
same proportion. This year was a poor one
for berries, and his acre only yielded 80
bushels. Quite a portion of the field was
n'hoSh "iou iuSo anu ylelueu uOGnlug, out
one variety of berries on 1-S acre had 55
bushels. He pays out about 5000 per year
for help. Mr.. Stantial is State agent for
New Hampshire for the E. Frank Coe fer
tiiizers and is on the road large part of the
time, but his vacation comes in the straw
berry season. For varieties of straw berries
he prefers the Crescent Seeding, Peder
Wood, Lovett & Haverland and Fountain
& Bubach. He also raises first quality veg
etables, all of which find ready market in
this city.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-02
Farm Buildings Burned.

AUGUSTA, Me, Nov. 26. The handsome
farm buildings of W. F. Walker on the West
river road were burned this afternoon. with
all their contents. Loss nearly $4 900; in
surance S2, 900. Cause unknown.
WATERvILLE, Me, Nov 26 At about
O'Clock this afternoon the farm buildings of
Fred Pickering on the river road about two
miles below the Winslow depot, were burned
to the ground, together with most of their
contents. The fire was caused by the over
turning of a lantern III the stable. The loss
is about $4,000, and is partly covered by in
Surance.