The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-06-10

tional, James r. Lttlehale, Warren: re
issue, George W. Aver Brewer Augustus
z. Myrick, Troy; reissue, Levi L. Curtis
Belfast
Civil Engineer A. D. Hayes has SURVEYED
for Mrs. E. L. White of Lynn her lot of lane
on Northport avenue south of the home Of
her father, Howard Murphy. An avenue
has been laid out on the north and south
sides and on the shore front, and 30 cottage
lots staked out.
Interested parties are again agitating the
question of trottng park at the corner OF
/ Northport avenue and the Perkins road
There is a field of 20 acres, 4OxS0 rods, with
an excellent chance for drainage. 1t is less
than miles from the city and about the
same from Northport Camp Ground.
Jackson & Mcintosh, grocers, Coliseum
building, Main street, have for sale the High
Life Java and Mocha coffee, from Winsow,
Rand Il Watson, Boston. This is supe-
rior article, as the many who have used it can
testify. Messrs. Jackson & Mcintosh car
ry full lines of groceries and provisions.
A cat in this city is very fond of asparagus
and when it is on the table eagerly awaits
his share, which consists of the ends left by
the family. These pussy will eat one at a
time until not scrap is left. The same cat
will eat candy, cake, popcorn, peanuts and
crackers, but prefers raw meat for regular
diet. Since writing this item we have heard
of another cat which eats asparagus, and
probably there are others.
Col. W. Il. Fogler gave an exceptionally
enjoyable talk Wednesday evening to the
members of the Union Veterans Union,
Sons OF ' eteranS and invited guests. His
talk was on 'War "reminiscences, mostly
of the doings of his regiment, the 18th Maine.
The colonel interspersed facts and fancy
and introduced funny anecdotes in his own
inipitable style. AS a story teller the colo
mel is IN with the best and kept his hearers
Wednesday evening convulsed with laugh
ter. Several veterans We're present from
Thomaston. FRockland Star
The annual meeting Of Waldo County w
G. [. U. Will be held in the Methodist vestry
Wednesday, June sd, beginning at 10
o'clock. Dinner and supper will be served in
the W. C. T. Z. parlors. Entertainment
viii be furnished for delegates from dis
lance, who should send their names to Mrs
Mrs. Francis Smith of Rockland. Superin
sendenr of Scientific Temperance Teaching
in the Public Schools will be present and
speak on her work, All are invited especial
| ly school teachers.
A reception was given last Thursday even
ing 10 Mr.. and MIS-. Charles Kennedy of
Cambridgeport, Mass, and Miss Smiley of
Nr,+ NJ, I'll,
| Charles F. Shaw on Congress street. A very
/ enjoyable evening was spent by a large COM
pany Of friends and neighbors Ice cream
and cake Were served, and an excellent
| musical program rendered, including a cor
net solo by A. j. Morrison; piano duett by
by Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Z. S. Bowker: song
by Miss Blanche l.. Sullivan; and piano
solo by Mrs. Morrison.
FISH FACTS T. j. Hopkins arrived last
Friday from successful lobstering cruise in
the pinky Nancy Hanks. He reports these
as the largest Holsters he has handled for
some time. Sch. Kit Carson of Bucksport
was in port last Friday with a good fare of
cod and cusk and a few pollock and halibut
....John Sanborn caught 4-pound trout in
Swan Lake the first of the week and sent it
TO Conductor Emery Cook. I'D A. Gam
mans of Chicago caught two handsome trout
in Swan Lake last week They weighed
4 IL and IL pounds
We have received a copy of the Gulf Edi-
ton of the Kansas City World bearing date of
May 3Oth. 1t IS paper of 3 pages, filed
with illustrations and write-ups of Kansas
City industries, in connection with the COM
pletion of the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf road to Port Arthur and deep water.
The Kansas City stock yards, where Eu-
gene Rust formerly of this city, occupies a
responsible position, are illustrated and de-
scribed; and on another page We find
portrait of one of the June brides, whose
marriage to Walter Eugene Parker, former
~ of Belfast, took place June %. The World
says:
One of the June brides is prominent in
the society of the West Side. Miss House
holder is the fortunate possesser of charnl-
ing disposition, wlnsome manner, and an
unusually attractive face She is loved and
admired by large circle of friends.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Capt Francis G. French
of Rockland, who retired from the sea about
one year ago and engaged in business ashore
has bought sch. Austin d. Knight of Cam
den and gone to Boston to take command of
her. The sch. is chartered to load ietty
stone at GAINESVILLE, Mass. for Mayport,
Fla. The American Shipmasters' Associa-
ton classed rated the following vessels
during the past week in the Record of
American and Foreign Shipping: American
3-mast schooners Hattie H Barbour, Jennie
F. Wiley and Mary A. Hall. Three YES
sells now at this port for repairs are remark
able in point of age, if in no other respect
They are the schooners 81. Curtis built at
Harrington in 1850, the Sea Bird, built at
Steuben in 1913 and the William Flint built
at Waldoboro in 1868. The Curtis has been
successful West Indiaman, bringing to this
port cargoes of sugar and moasses Work
was begun on the Curtis and Slater Monday,
in both cases by stripping planking from
stern The Carts is to have a new stern
and the Slater will have a thorough
overhauling and repairing. The U.
s. Lighthouse tender Lilac, Capt. John
son, was in port last Friday and an EXAMINE
alton of the buoys of the harbor was
made. The steamer was returning from a