The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-16
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

starry West, IS years old, of East Bucks
vas drowned while skating on thin
Hancock Lake Dec 8th. The body
Vered,
III r4it-r0ns have been granted as follows
3.-fl,e Richard Written, Unity; John A.
-r- BuCksport; original, widows, etc ,
A F. Lane, Winterport; Mary Lane,
rort.
y 5.erd Jones of the Revere House has
store on High street formerly oc-
a by the American Express Co. and
4se II as a sample room for commercial
j r,e-rrs, Another vacancy" filled on
HN Row.
I OCULAR term of the County Commits
,u-gs Court will open at the Court House
4, ,f lily Tuesday, Dec. 21st. They will
Iait The years accounts and the term 8
sra,-re bills. They already have petitions
Aishway matters to act on.
Sc are indebted to Capt. George T. Ran
ln the Quarantine Steamer Vigilant,
g5siou Harbor, for the 25th annual report of
h H-alth Department of the City of Boston.
ar- Ranlett is Waldo county man, and
+ wa L, Pilsbury, member of the board, is
ABB. of Bucksport.
Tomas 81. Marshall Post, G. A. R.. gave
,s41rer TO the Belfast Band, and the organ
m allied to the Post, at Memorial Hall
lay evening, Dec. 9th. An excellent
tew, made by E. l.. French, was serv
uer which the band played several Sc
IDS such as the old veterans enjoy
,g-5 a very pleasant occasion for all.
10, NINALHAvEN! The cable to give
Aaven telephone connection with the
md was laid Dec. 9th. 1t starts from
Head and is a little over seven miles
9Th. The line is owned by the Vinal-
and Rockland Telephone Company
state Senator Walls as president, and
Ae great convenience. Vinalhaven
5Ued the event Thursday night.
TER SALAD, The Portland Press says
al lobster fishermen have been doing
IS fall, and the Holsters secured have
fair size. The lobster fishermen at
us are said TO be doing very we'll
erng the weather. The North
lobster fishermen are reported to be
up their traps, on account of the
fly Of Holsters and the disagreeable
'. er....0ne lobster steamer recently
1000 Holsters at Matinicus.
B0ckland Star reports that about 7
a N. Dec. 18th the body Of William
Sc, a sailor belonging on board the
1er ira Bliss, was found i'll the dock
en- j. A. Creighton & Cos and the old
Lime Cos. wharves in Thomaston.
er Judkins of Rockland was called
was decided that Chase came to bis
ny accidental drowning. On his per
IS found a half pint flask of rum from
one drink had been taken, I. d. pipe
-- 81 II in money. No scars appeared on
- hody. Chase shipped on the schooner
New York, claiming to hail from Belfast
lt.or Fletcher Of this city was telegraphed
Hr Information, and learned that Chase
aa here from Nova Scotia and boarded in
uily here when not at sea- He was
ielt 80 years old.
CHAT Washington Hose Co. No. /, has re-
ed from A. A. Howes & Co. six colored
graphic pictures representing fire en-
from the days of the ''tub" TO the mod
s-aamer. Miss Florence Clough picked
blown buttercup grown out of doors
eg home on Union street Dec. 18th .....
-re new berths have been put into the city
.-dD the past week and the premises clean
16 painted A North Haven man is sup.
the people with milk at three cents
quart. Sixty three coon cats were
ned by F. B. Johnson Of Montyille last
s. 80 of them going to Wannamakers
Try goods stores in New York and
tdelphia.
Wednesday, evening, Dec. Sth, with the
.-lv me an OTIS" written by Rev. C.
Wells during his undergraduate days.
ay was given here two years ago by
toitf4t W 4bAI lhUNil dttt pedI1t6s anu lbS
ttion was by the same cast with two
aptions Messrs. f. s. Pitcher and Fred
-plnney assuming the parts before taken
ferdinand Peterson and Ralph O'Con-
-I- 1t is a clever little comedy, mirth-pro-
1ng and full of snap and go, and was adj
labIy presented last Wednesday evening
lore large and appreciative audience.
he excellent music by the Theatre Orches
A, B. A. Roundy, leader, added to the en-
yment of the evening. Following is the
lst:
lex Davis, student at Hale College, fond of
football and girls,
VIII Havener
IRON Makepeace Thornton, his roommate not
fond of football or girls
Fred Spinney
IS IeWksbury of Perkinsville, Betty'S father,
Ed. Frost
sginald Thomas, young man of fashion,
Ralph Stickney
I'm scullyun, Tewksbury's hired man,
Elbridge Pitcher
rty Tewksbury, Otis daughter,
orence Follett, Bettys city friend,
Bertha Knowton
osiIla Tewksbury, wife of Otis, and head of the
family,
Annabe Walker
phronia Ruggles, Florences maiden aunt.
Alberta Wadsworth
The Portland papers report that the COM
~ Me an Otis" was given in Deering
&c. 9th by the ladies of the Woodfords
niversalist Society. The play was well re-
lived by the audience and highly com
ended by the press.
STEAMER NoTEs. The Castine W i'll make
1 excursion to-day, Thursday, from Brooks
lie, Castine and Islesboro to Rockland