The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-03-11


full report of the meeting, but are obliged
to defer its publication until next week.
The Belfast Machine & Foundry Co. ia
having good run of job work and is putting
up more saw-mills. Among the late Jobs
We're repairs to the saw-mils of W H. j.
Moulton of Unity and Lewis E. Pitcher of
Northport.
| Geo A. Bailey sold his horse Red Link
last week to Alvin Staples of Stockton
! Springs. Red Link is promising Swear
old of good speed and will be used by Mr.. S.
as family carriage horse. Mr.. Staples also
| bought of Bailey a carriage and a coupe har-
ness.
| Wells & Co., successors to B. F. Wells,
are giving their store thorough renovation,
putting in new show windows, changing the
counters painting, paperng, etc. They will
have one of the most convenient and attrac-
| tive stores in this section when the repairs
| are finished.
| 1t is believed that John S. Alley of Cam
den, who shipped as third mate of the
schooner d. d. Haskell, was drowned at
Providence, r. l., last week He started to
leave the schooner while she was tied at the
dock March Attn, SAYING he would return in a
| few minutes and he has not been seen since
! The number of tramps in Waldo County
jail is reduced to II and they are kept stead
lily at work. When the weather is7such that
| they cannot work out of doors they are kept
busy with stone hammers cutting windows
in the thick walls of the old Jail The
largest number of tramps in Jail at any one
time this season was 80.
Friday Evening at 30 a Dickens entertain
ment will be given in the Baptist Vestry
under the auspices of the Y. P. S. c. E.
i Scenes will be given from Bleak House,
| Domby and Son, Pickwick Papers, David
Coppertield and Nicholas Nckleby with
| tableauX and readings from the same Dur
ing the evening ice cream and cake will be
for sale. Admission to entertainment Zoe
New ADVERTISEMENTS, George A. Bailey
has bought carload Of earthep-ware, in
GLIDING bean pots, flower pots, etc, from a
factory going out of business, and has leased
the store on Main street formerly occupied
the goods. Great bargains are offered.
Clark, the clothier and tailor, 50 Main street,
has a $40 bicycle to be given away to the
most popular school boy in Belfast or
vicinity. See advt. for particulars . See
advt. of umbraIla lost by Mr. Geo. A. Bailey
ACCIDENTS Walter Anderson. aged Is
years, received IA bad wound to his left hand
last Friday. He was helping his brother
Oliver Anderson in the woods getting out
timber, aud placed his hand on the stick
just as divers axe came down upon it,
The hand was cut through between the first
and second fingers, making clean cut, and
not touching the bones on either side The
wound was nearly two inches long. Chas
Thomas had two fingers of his left hand
badly jammed while at work on the ice at
East Belfast Saturday
EAST BELFAST. Fred Slavery, who has
been confined to his house by sickness for
the past two weeks, is reported bet
ter. -. Mrs. EVE Curtis Of Camden, who has
been visiting her brother, E. S. Achorn, re-
turned home Monday =. Sherman & Co.
started in last week to run their upper mill
night and day, and expect to do so for about
two months. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Moore
visited at Mr. and Mrs. George E. Mchaels
the trot last Sunday on the pond. A nice
day with fine track gave the spectators
chance to witness some very good races. 80.
Miss Aldana Buzzell of Camden is stopping
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Aehorn, at present.
THE CITY ASSESSORS. The Legislature
has amended the Charter of the City of Bel
fast in the section relating to the election of
Assessors, and Governor Powers has signed
the bill, hence the City Council will, next
Monday, elect the Assessors according to
the new plan. Instead of electing three AS
SCISSORS annually, thus making it possible to
have full board of new men in a business
where experience is highly valuable the
Charter now provides that:
The city council shall, on the third Mon
day of March in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety seven
elect three city assessors, one for the term
OF one year, one for the term of two years
and for the term of three years and
| shall annually thereafter elect one city as
| CHAT. Owney, the globe-trotting dog, the
| friend Of all the railway mail clerks, is dead,
according to information received at the AL
| bany post office, where he made his home
| when not travelling over the country. He was
| killed at a way station as he was attempt
| ing to board a train. Owing to the recent
| hard weather the catch of Holsters at Mon
| hogan has been light. The last sales were
| at Is cents apiece. DIR. j. G. Brooks has
sold his horse. He had had her fifteen years
wv. l.. Hall made group photograph of
J the members of the Common Council the
first of the week The Board of Registra-
ton added only 9 new names to the voting
list last week. There being no contest in
| the city election but little interest was man
| Tested in the business of the Board . F. E.
| Cottrel has added 5 feet to the height of
the billboard betty l. V. Milers sto re
and Mark Wood & Sons marble shop
Bramhal has supply of lake trout from
| Buffalo, which weigh from to 6 pounds
| apiece and sell at from 10 to Is cts per pound
| Mrs PENNEY's WILL. 1t was announced
some weeks ago that the will of Mrs. Anna
Crockett Penney, who Willed her property
I