The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29
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24th
The painters began work on the Belfast
Library this morning, and the rooms will be
opened to the public in about week.
GIRLS HOME Three young girls from Lis
bon Fall were admitted to the 81 ONE April
odd. "A valuable box of clothing from the
Ladies' Congl Circle of York village was
received April 24th.... The following were
recently admitted to membership in the
Childrens Aid Society of Maine: Mrs. l. 7.
Sanborp, Mrs. Calvin A. Hubbard, Mrs Jo-
seph Tyler, Mrs. G. G. Winslow, Mrs
Clarence O. Poor, Rev. Charles II Wells,
Messrs. L. A. Knowlton, H. P. Thompson,
Edward Sibley and r. F. Dunton.
A QUARRY CASE. In the S. j. Court at
Ellsworth last Friday the following Waldo
county case was tried:
Sargent vs.. Goodwin. This was an as
sumpsit to recover certain commissions,
amounting as plaintiff claimed to 81 500, for
rental OF granite quarry owned by defend
ant and situated in the town of Frankfort,
Maine. Plaintiff claimed that by the terms
OF a contract between himself and the de-
cent. commission on the rental for effect
ing lease of defendants quarry to com.
pany operating same. Defendant claimed
mat there was no such contract and denied
all liability. Verdict for plaintiff for S2O5.
SoUsA's BAND. The concert of this famous
organization, to which musc-lovers have
been looking forward to with so much inter
est, will be given tomorrow, Friday, after
noon at the Belfast Opera House. Last Sun
day evening Sousa gave a concert in the
Boston Theatre, Boston, and the Herald of
that city says:
The band, as an organization, is fully up
to the high standard which their leader has
set IN previous years, and it is really Won
dertul to find how we'll they play selections
that one can only connect with an orche Stra
There We're four soloists for the evening
and all OF them We're well received. Eliza
beth Northrop sang Meyerbeer's Shadow
song Very pleaslngly, and gave Coming
Through the Rye" as an encore. Martina
JohnstoneI gave two violin solos in a finish
ed and tasteful manner that delighted her
hearers. Franz Hall played "W erner's
Farewell on the tiugelhorn, and as an en-
core gave the ever popular Don't be Cross. ;"
Arthur Pryor's exhibition of the range of
the slide trombone was certain y Very Won
derful. Taken as a whole the concert was
bandmaster has ever given in Boston.
CHAT. Alvah S. Redman has broken
ground on the cellar for house he is to
build on his lot on Miller street, beyond
Congress street. Will H. Qumby has
bought of the local agent Ross L. Stevens, a
Blickensderfer typewriter with tabulating
attachment. -. Loretto Hayford killed and
shipped TO Boston last week seven large
hogs raised or his farm. Charles W. Rog-
ers caught trout at Swan Lake Sunday
that weighed seven and one-half pounds. -.
S. G. Bicknell went to Brooks Tuesday to
plaster the new house Joseph Ellis has
erected on the site of the one recently burn
ed. The frog concerts began this week..
See those large bottles of vaseline at Poor &
Sons for only ten cents The first straw
berries of the season Were in the market
Tuesday, selling at 30 cts per box. Nell
Sanborn of East Belfast made a long-rarge
shot Monday at hawk which had just taken
chicken from the door yard and brought
down the marauder with his prey. An
Italian named Casper Police of Plymouth,
n. H., has hired the Hervey store on Php-
nix Row for a fruit stand. Henry II. Cob
bett has taken the agency for the Singer
Sewing Machine for Waldo County. L. L.
Gentner has bought a new blackboard for
this summers business. John Steph enson
has started on the road with fish wagon .
He is an experienced man in the fish bust
ness. w. B. WashEurn is canvassing this
vicinity for book called "Our Rival, the
Rascal"
T ERRY CooMBs ACQUITTED. The Bangor
Daily News publishes the follow ing report
of a trial in the Supreme Court at Ellsworth
in which there is much local interest:
In the case of State vs.. Augustus P.
Coombs of Islesboro, the jury brought in
verdict Monday forenoon of not guilty.
This was prosecution for larceny. The
case tried was for stealing three white wood
boards There were other indictments
against him, but admittedly the case for
stealing boards was the strongest. He was
tried on this and acquitted. The other cases
were mol pressed. 1t appeared by testimony
of Capt. Smallidge and Mr.. Morse, fireman
on the steamer Castne, that Mr.. Coombs had
taken three boards from the freight deck,
and put them up over the stramback, 80 cali
ed, that afterward he had paid Capt. Small
idge for the boards missed from the cargo.
There was no evidence to show what became
of the boards, and the defence claimed they
were not taken with felonious intent. 1t is
said that this case grew out of rivalry be-
tween two lines running between Castine
and Belfast. The defense claimed that pros
ecution was not in good faith, but was insti-
gated by persons interested in other steam
ers, to try to drive the boat owned by Coombs
and his brothers off the route. Mr.. Coombs
brought several leading citizens of Castine,
BROOKLYN and Islesb oro to testify to his good
reputation. Although he did not testify in
his own behalf, he was acquitted. John E.
Bunker, Jr., county attorney, tor the State
A. w. King of Ellsworth and l.. B. Deasy of
Bar Harbor for defendant.
New ADVERTISEMENTS R. Fl. Coombs &
Son, furniture, etc, 10 and 70 Main street,
Belfast, mean business, and will offer some
special inducement from week to week to at
tract share of the public patronage. This
week they quote prices in baby carriages
and illustrate bargain in that line. Cameras
and Photographic supplies, including few
"of the Ray cameras, at 81, and the best IS
camera made. A few solid walnut marble
top chamber suits at half price, and line of
white iron beds very low. Special attention
to undertaking, and the best goods at the
lowest prices. J.. The headquarters for tin
ware and kitchen goods is at M. l.. Mitchell's
lis High street. Garden hose blue flame
oil stoves lamp shades of all kinds enamel