The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-11-04

We were notified by the tax collector of
Islesboro, but too late to take the names
! from the advertisement, that the non-resi-
dent taxes of James Drinkwater and Fl. F.
Hanson had been paid
w. A. Swift h as gathered his cotton crop
One boll-from plant grown in pot in
his shoe store. Those who have seen cotton
growing say it is of excellent quality and
the boil of good size
BAND ENTERTAINMENT. The Belfast Band
is preparing for an entertainment to be Given
the third or fourth week of this month, to
include supper, drama, few dances and
band concert. 1t is hardly necessary to
add that everything on the program will be
tirst-class. Further particulars will be given
later.
Two oxen belonging to D. c. Greenlsw
went overheard Nov. I'd, but were rescued
without damage. One went off the wharf
at Brooksvile when herd was being load
ed on str. Silver Star, and one was crowded
off the gang plank while being disembarke
at Belfast.
EAST BELFAST. Miss Hattie NJ. Ward
has returned home from China, where she
has been with her grandparents for two
months >. The Christian Endeavorers met
with Mr.. and Mrs. Everett A. Nickerson
last Thursday night. Supper was served to
"a and very nice time was enjoyed by all
Mrs Elizabeth Sprague and Miss Lydia ].
Annis Of Islesboro visited Mrs. A E
Michaels and Mrs. NJ. E. Achorn last week
....M Mrs. Mary /. Michals returned home
for Boston last week. Miss Pearl Nash
returned from Lawrence by train Monday
night. B, Kelley improved his house,
occupied by George E. Michaels, las week
by putting in new windows and clapboard
ing and painting Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Haskell of China visited Mr.. Fl s daughter
Mrs. E P. Michaels on Swan Lake avenue.
last week.
THE WRONG Cow. a little girl in this
city came to her parents one dav recently
and reported that she had seen IA man lead
ing their COW out OF the pasture. "And, -
she added, ''the COW knew me. She turned
her head around and mooed and wanted to
come with me-" A search was at once be-
gun and was finally given nm late at night
During the search man who has the care
of another COW in the same pasture was seen
and he reported that when he took up his
COW the other was not in the pasture When
the owner of the lost COW got home he found
his COW in her stable, having been returned
during his search by the owner of the other
COW. The hired man who had the care of
the COW had made mistake His COW had
got out of the pasture and he had taken up,
fed and MIXED his neighbours COW, without
knowing the difference When the owner
came home he told of his naighbor's
: loss and on going to his barn at once saw
that mistake had been made His own
co W was found in a neighboring pasture
CHAT. The first turkeys of the season
were brought to P. S. Staples market Oct.
3oth, by Melvin Clark of Prospect. They re-
tailed at Is and 90 cts. E. NJ. Sanborn
lately finished. two handsome grilles for a
customer in Jacksonville. They measure Is
feet and feet pectively... W. A. Clark
and Wells & Co. have had incandescent
electric lights placed outside their stores,
an Improvement that is welcomed by all.
Frank L. Pond of Augusta canvassed this
section last week for Stilsons History of
Odd Fellowship. The first freezing wealth
er of the season was the night of Oct 29th
The thermometer stood at 31o the morning
OF the 30th. VIM. II. Thomas, who has
been driving 10cent carriage for q. H.
Chamberlain, has taken Otis Whitmore 8
team, Mr.. w. not being able to do the work
....A At B. 0. Norton's market last week one
moose and one deer We're cut up, IL part
ridges sold. besides few plover and wood
cock Mr.. Norton also had fine showing
of chickens and ducks. Edmond Wilson
shot a grey squirrel the first OF the week
that measured % IL inches from the end of
the nose to the tip Of the tail, and weighed
one and half pounds Chas. K. Coon os
is mounting very large deer's head for
Searsport parties. The anters measure %
inches each in length, spread 81 IL. inches
and have points each....S. G. Small lost a
valuable spirit level out of his carriage on
the street recently. A number of ladies in
this vicinity have guns or rifles and are be-
coming quite expert hunters. .. Charles b.
Hazeltne has sold his riding horse Hickory
Knox to W. B. Bacon of Jamaica Plain,
Mass. Cooper & Co have bought of Frank
R. Wiggin Detroit fire-proof safe weigh
ing 1900 pounds. They are building brick
foundation for the safe to rest on.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The captain of the tug
North Am erica has filed claim in the u
, S. Court of Wilmington, Del, for 500 900
against ship Emily f. Whitney, for services
rendered when she went on Marshall's
shoal, Delaware Bay. The vessel and cargo
were worth $150,0O0 The owners of the
tug have offered to settle their claim for
81 800, which the owners of the ship decline
to pay. They have given bonds for $4,000
for the vessel and her cargo, and the ship
r will commence loading case Oil. at New
York for Shanghai. Sch. Abbie F. Nor
ris OF Gloucester, II tons, has been sold to
Boston parties and is fitting out for Alaska
: Newburyport parties negotiating fo1
sch. Concord of Gloucester, also for Alaska
e ... The Morse Iron Works of South Brook
, Ign, n. Y, are getting the dismasted shir
! May Flint in shape to again undertake hel
D long VOYAGE, Isaac l.. Sk0tield Solon r