The Republican journal., 1897-07-22

cake at their rooms tomorrow Friday, even.
ing. Admission, including ice cream and
cake 10 cts.
An examination under the civil service
rules for the customs service, first grade, was
he'd at the custom house in this city last Sat
urday. There were eight candidates.
The train was an hour late Monday even.
ing on account of slight accident to the
locomotive, at Burnham, rendering it neces-
sary to send to Water Vile for another en-.
CINE.
Helping Hand Circle, Kings Daughters,
will meet with Mrs. Ruth Staples on Bridge
street, next Monday evening All members
are requested to be present as there is new
| business to attend to.
The Unitarian Sunday school enjoyed a
picnic at the cottage of Mr.. C. B. Hazeltine
on Murphy's Point last Tuesday afternoon,
to which the children from the Girls Home
were invited. All had delightful time.
Miss Emily F. Miller of North searsmont.
county president of the W. C. T. o., calls
the attention of members to the offer of the
Worcester Salt Co., to pay $50 into the
county treasury when 500 coupons are pre-.
sented. The coupons may be sent to Miss
Miller
List OF unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast post Office for the week ending july
18th: Ladies-Miss Florence E Felker.
Mrs. Maggie French, Miss E. Grannis
Hull, G) Gentlemen-Mr. Geo. Beaumont.
Mr.. G. L. Ryan, Mr.. L. Thorner
| HORSE TALK Fred G. White lately
bought of l. S. Staples & Son of Brooks a
handsome pacing carriage horse to match
Petronel.. Mrs. G. T. Stockham has bought
OF Williston Grinnell of Camden handsome
and stylish carriage horse....F. G. White
has sold his horse T. c. L. to W. E. Grin
nell of Searsport.
A lady at the Head of the Tide reports a
peculiar loss A few nights ago she took
out her false teeth as usual and laid them
on "a stand near the bed. In the night she
was awakened by a slight noise in the room
and saw rat escaping through the door
with the teeth. She gave chase, but the rat
got into the back rooms and disappeared
with his plunder.
| EAST BELFAST Miss Jennie Gray of Bos-
ton is visiting her brother, Mr.. John Hogan.
Martin Robbins of Lowell Mass, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. E. W. Ellis.
| George Levett is having bis house fitted for
heating by hot water the coming winter
| Everett a. Nickerson has brick ready to
| build clstern soon as convenient The
| Christian Endeav0rGrs will hold their
sociabie and picnic supper with Mrs Mary
E. Herrick Thursday, July 29th, unless
otherwise reported.
A short time ago sail boat and tender
owned by Rich Brothers of Searsport We're
stolen from that place. Last Friday Sheriff
Norton went to Sullivan and recovered tie
boats, and returned them to their owners.
They had been left with Capt. Smith by a
man who gave his name as John Somes and
who said he was going to Bar Harbor to
work. He instructed Capt. Smith to sell
the boats If possible, but otherwise to keep
them until called for All efforts to trace
the thief failed.
A peculiar case was tried in the Police
Court Tuesday. Mrs. Olive Wilkins was ar
charge of disturbing the peace Several
witnesses for the State We're examined
They testified that between and 10 O'Clock
last Friday night Mrs. Wilkins passed by
Hopkins house and without provocation, in
a loud and angry voice, used threatening and
| insulting language towards Mr.. and Mrs,
Hopkins, who We're sitting peacefully on a
! nbrnb of ba do Of ~ III.
also showed previous outbreaks of similar
nature against other neighbors. No defense
was put in. Judge Rogers found the accused
guilty and sentenced her to 80 days in the
house of correction, from which she appea l.
ed. Dunton for the State. Thompson for
the defendant.
CHAT. Samuel V. Philbrook brought to
Swift Pau('s last Friday some remarkable
strawberries raised in his garden. A Quart
box OF straw berries usually weighs about a
pound and contains about $50 berries
These weighed a pound and half and con-
tanned Al berries to the box. VIM. M.
Woods has bought the family carriage horse
OF Elias Il. Ihompson.....W W. A. Arnold
bought about 5000 pounds OF wool in Han
cock county in two days last week.
Swordfsh were in the market last week at
20 cents per pound. E. L. French has re-
modelled the body of his bakery wagon and
had it neatly lettered =. The pug dog 'Dia-
mond" owned by Mrs. E. E. Wescott died
last week at the age of 13 years. Diamond
was well known and favorite, as he did
not develop cross disposition in old age as
many pugs do. The trains Tuesday were
draped in mourning on account of the
death of conductor Mcintyre of the Flying
Yankee and Aroostook Express. Blue
berries and raspberres are in the market
STEAMER NOTES. Capt. Otis Ingraham
set white spar buoy off Breezy Point" "
Thursday, to mark the approach to the
Northport Camp Ground wharf. Steamer
Silver Star was obliged to omit her midday
trip Friday on account of slight accident
to her machinery. During the storm of
last week the Boston & Bangor steamers
made all their regular trips, but were some-
what late. The Penobscot anchored off
Northport Wednesday night. but made her
trip to Boston and arrived back before noon
Friday. The bay steamers all made their
regular trips except the NJ. & NJ, which did