The Republican journal., 1897-10-14
The County Commissioners opened their
August adjourned term at the Court House
Tuesday morning

Tuesday morning.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast post office for the week ending Oct.
9th: Ladies-Mary Smyth. Gentlemen-E
A. Mason, Fred S. Smith
Sylvester Phinney was in Belfast the past
week buying supplies for his business at
Isle au Haut He has contracted to build
four miles of road for the Isle au Haut Land
Co. for s., 600.
The body of Shepherd CHnch who died in
Berlin, N. H., in July, 1896, was brought to
Belfast Monday and buried on the lot OF
his sister-in-law, Mrs. O. P. Hadley, in
Grove Cemetery.
The new train arrangement on the Maine
Central gives Belfast the best freight service
we have ever had, Freight which leaves
Boston in the evening arrives in Belfast at
Il 45 the next day.
1t is expected that Mr.. Elbert Hubbard,
traveller and litterateur, will lecture in Bel
fast early in November, and if so, the people
will have a treat. Announcement will be
made later concerning the lecture.
Pensions have been granted as follows
Increase, Theodore D. Monroe, Lncolnville
Samuel A. Payson, South Brooks; Austin
Thomas, Unity; additional, Elijah H Glen
ents, Ellingwood's Corner; increase, Joseph
H. Lawrence, Bucksport
Ralph Il. Pitcher is at Mars Hill buying
and shipping Aroostook potatoes His
So I hos ha
field store at the corner Of Main and Front
streets and is selling at wholesale, and by
the barrel to local customers.
The Helping Hand Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters met with Mrs. Mary A. Libby last Mon
dav. They will meet with Mrs. Joseph
Clough on Bay View street next Monday
All members are requested to be present at
Mrs. Nellie Macomber's tomorrow, Friday,
as there is important work to attend to.
The GAME BAG. Bert Thorndike and
Charles Wilson OF Rockland aud Charles r.
Coombs of Belfast are securing the Waldo
county woods for oodcock and partridge.
They shot Is birds Monday Ed.
Hall and James Waterman went cunning in
the town of Jackson Friday and bagged sew
eral partridges and woodcock.
Tie Belfast Ice Company have finished
shipping ice for the season under their con-
tract. They now have in their houses one
cargo of the best quality ice which they will
dispose of at reasonable price The ship
ping facilities are first class, and any one
wishing a cargo with quick dispatch would
do well to write the Belfast Ice Co.
Lucius H Lovejoy has been appointed
deputy collector and inspector at Rockport:
vice E. A. Wentworth. and was sworn in
Tuesday at Belfast by Collector Hartman.
Hanson I. Crockett has been appointed
deputy collector and inspector at North Ha-
ven, in place of George F. Lewis and noti-
fed to come to Belfast and take the oath of
office.
The Non Partisan W. G. 7. Alliance, will
meet at their rooms on Main street Friday,
Oct. 18th, to make arrangements for their
annual meeting to be held on the 22d inst.
for the election of officers and for any other
business that may properly come before that
meeting. All interested in the sewing school
are specially requested to be present. Notice
of the place and hour of the annual meeting
will be given in next weeks papers.
The Belfast W. c. 7. U. will hold a memo
rial service in honor of Gen. Neal Dow and
the date will probably be decided on at the
meeting to-day. The annual harvest sup
per of the Union will be held the last week
in October The Union asks for contribu-
tions of clothing to be used in its charity
work. Contributions may be left at the
rooms, over II. L. Lords, or will he called
for on notice to any member of the Union.
Mr.. G. T Richards of this city has been
suffering for some time with gangrene and
yesterday submitted to an operation in
which the diseased parts We're amputated.
The leg was taken off below the knee and
the work was done by DR.. E. A. Wilson in
the presence of Drs Fl. c. Tinkhan of Bur
lington, Vt, G. c. Kilgore, A. 7. Millett of
Searsmont and A E Kilgore of Brooks. Mr..
Richards stood the operation nicely and
everything is looking favorable at present
A very heavy storm of wind and rain
passed over this section about midnight
Monday night. No damage is reported be-
yond the breaking of small limbs from trees
l.. H. Murch reports the rainfall as 81 inch.
The shower did not extend far westward, as
the Rebekahs returning from Union met
nothing serious, although they had some
light rain. In ROckland it was severe and
Capt. Ingraham of the steamer City of Ban
gor reports passing through heavy squall,
with rain, when about half way across from
Boston to White Head.
The reception and supper given by A. E
Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans, Monday
evening at Memorial Hall was very enjoy
able occasion. Visitors were present, by in
vitation, from Thomas H. Marshall Post, G
A. R., Sheridan F. Miller Command, U. V.
u, and the Sons of Veterans Camps at Win
terport, Monroe and Brooks. Four members
of A. E. Clark Camp who live at Lincoln
vile Centre were also present. The degree
Of the order was worked after which an ex-
cellent supper was served and season of
sociablity followed. The meeting broke up
shortly after midnight and the visitors, who
came by teams, left for home about o'clock.
BUILDING AND REPAIRS. Mrs. Frank X,
Prescott is making extensive Improvements
on her house on High street. The trees
have haap removed the stable renovated