The Republican journal., 1897-06-24

LdSt AHoA, July otH, dIIeruooH ana evening
and a celebration at 10 a. m. Good music
will be furnished.
Judge W. P. Whitehouse of Augusta will
open the adjourned April term of Supreme
Judicial Court in this city this forenoon. A
number of cases left untin ished at the April
term will be taken up.
A successful ball WAS given in Belfast
Opera House Tuesday evening for the bene-
fit of the Belfast Athletic Association to
raise money for continuing the base ball
team. The music was by mixed orchestra,
led by P. A. Sanborn.
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A. R., will
make an excursion next Sunday on steamer
Castine to Hewes' Point, Islesboro. They
will leave Lewis wharf at a. M. and re-
turn in the afternoon. All veterans, mem
bers Of the Relief Corps and Sons of Veter-
ans are invited. Fare for round trip Is
cents.
Albert G.. Burgess is building a rustic
stone wall along the northerly side of the
| lawn at his residence on Church street. 1t
is OF field stone artistcally laid in cement,
and will have Scotch coping on top in
which can be grown flowers, creeping vines,
etc. The work is in charge of Mr. Norris
| of Bar Harbor.
The Waldo County Veteran Association
will meet in the Baptist Church at East
Thorndike, Thursday. July 1st, at 10 a. M
If that day is stormy, the next fair day.
Baked beans, brown bread, tea and coffee
will be furnished by the comrades and citi-
zens of Thorndike. Comrades from out of
town will bring their pastry Lorenzo
JONES' Secretary.
| party of eight friends of Mr. W H
Folwell arrived here on steamer City of
| Bangor Tuesday morning and were taken
| by Gentner's blackboard, with four black
horses driven by McCaba, to Northport
| from whence they crossed to Isola Bella
Mr. Folwell's summer home. They return
| ed to Belfast by the same CONVEYANCE YES
terday morning, and took the boat for Bar
| Harbor.
| CHAT. c. H. Thurston had potatoes S
inches high and hoed the second time June
| 10th, on an acre and half lot. His peas
We're then about foot high. w. 81. BRAY
| put an electric lock system into the Peoples
National Bank last week. In connection
with speaking tube arrangement it affords
additional protection to the employees of the
bank. Sumner L. Conant of Camden is
now engaged collecting data as historian of
! Company F.. 26th Maine Regiment. Capt.
Cottle was in port last week with his float
| 1
lot OF white cedar pals, churns, washing
machines, etc. from Virginia, the first of
the week. Harry W. Sargent has been APP
pointed postmaster at Sargentvlle, vice
| Mrs. Esther o. Thwaites. John b Wal
ton saw five deer last week in the field near
| his house, about one mile and half from
the city. Two of them remained in the
woods and field near the buildings two
hours. The bicycle at the store of j. H &
j. w. Jones, on which the price was re-
duced 81 cents per day, was sold Monday TO
| Capt. j. o. Hayes for $50 % Some of our
Maine exchanges locate Winsow and Vas
salboro in Waldo county. Welcome the
daisies. Ripe wild strawberries We're pick
ed last week by the roadside on Northport
avenue. The McClntock block on Spring
street is undergoing repairs. Street Com
missioner Walker has just completed new
sidewalk from the Hicks house on Main
street to Grove Cemetery. 7. Rankin
of this city reports that he saw Canada
lynx in the town of Montvlle Tuesday.
ACCIDENTS. Andrew Evans spent Sun
day with friends in Belfast. He has been in
| Of fha Y p,,l
road as brakeman and is just recovering
from broken leg. He slipped on the lao
der of freight car, and his leg catching in
the brake beam he was dragged several
rods. Had he not caught the trucks of
the next car would have passed over him,
killing him instantly. Mrs. Otis Kigore
stepped into hole in the sidewalk on Main
street last Friday evening and received
severe injury to her left knee and a bruise
on her left side The Waterville Mail
says ga man by the name of Colebrook a
resident of Winterport, who was assisting
in tearing down a barn on Oakland street
Saturday afternoon, fell and sustained a
compound fracture of both bones of one of
| his legs. The fracture was dressed by DR.,
A. E. Bessey, assisted by DR.. NJ W. Bessey
and DR.. Boulette. The injured man is get
ing along we'll and will probably be taken
to the Maine General hospital at Portland"
Walter D. Staples is suffering from a
severe calpwound caused by falling from
a staging while at work on vessel at Car
ter & Co.'S few days ago.. Driving up
from Northport one night last week DR.. G.
P Lombard met with quite a serious acct
dent In descending hill some part of the
| harness broke and the horse ran away,
throwing the doctor out. The horse cleared
himself from the carriage and continued on
to the city where he fell and broke his neck
! and was found dead. The doctor was badly
bruised, but fortunately escaped serious in
juries. "Tom" was laid away in the horse
cemetery at the trottng park where many
good ones had preceded him.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch R. F. Hart arrived
from Hoboken last Thursday with coal for
F. G. White Co.. Sch. Chas. E. Raymond
arrived from Port johnson Thursday with
coal for Swan & Sibley Co. Carter & Co.
are making new main boom for her. Sch
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