The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-06

Insolvency SOuFG w 6uneSuay.
A Vinalhaven special to the Portland
Press says that John Sylvester and young
son were drowned Sunday, their boat cap
sizing while engaged in lobster fishing. The
accident was witnessed by little girl play
ing on the shore. Sylvester leaves wife
and six children.
The municipal officers held fire inquest
Saturday night on the burning of Mrs.
MarshalPs buildings on Northport avenue
They examined few witnesses and report
ed the cause of the fire unknown. There
was $1,000 insurance on the house and $500
on the personal property. 1t was enormously
stated last week that there was no insurance
on the personal property.
The Yellow Kid Company, which appear
ed at the Belfast Opera House recently
have been playing in the hardest kind of
luck They were at Skowhegan April 3Oth
and a despatch from there says: "The com
pany was organized in Boston, and has
been out II weeks. They started originally
with % people, but have now dwindled
down to eight. They are practically penni-
less, several Ol IUtIn NOT having GQe price OF
dinner this noon.'
FISH FACTS. Sloop Earl Paul Crabtree,
of Swans Island and pinkey Erma M.
of Belfast arrived last Thursday from Mt.
Desert with good fares of fresh and corned
fish. Hon. P. o. Vickery returned to Au-
gusta last Thursday from his visit to Swan
Lake carrying with him six handsome fish
three salmon and three trout, weighing all
told. % pounds. The largest of the salmon
weighed ID pounds, and the smallest trout
weighed ID pounds. Fish Commissioner
Charles E. Oak of Caribou arrived Saturday
for a visit to Swan Lake. He left Monday
accompanied by Commissioner Henry o.
Stanley of Dxteld. Mr.. Stanley sent
away to various ponds in the State during
the past week about 900 900 smelt eggs.
The Bucksport schooner NJ. B. Stetson of
Capt, I. NJ Nicholsons fleet sailed for the
Grand Banks last Thursday morning. The
vessel is commanded by Capt. Murdoch
McInniS, and carries q men, all told, and 10
dories. 1t is expected that the Stetson will
make two trips this year. Five good sized
brook trout We're caught in the stream near
Gurney's Mill, Sunday.
CHAT Capt. j I. Pendleton and family
saw four handsome young deer in the field
near their house in South Belfast last Fri
day morning. Spencer & Wilson have re-
ceived their delivery wagon from WEIGH &
Stevens paint shop and it looks very bright
in green and gold. i. L. Gentner has add
ed a new extension top and four new top
buggies to his livery stock. Wagnerian
rehearsal in the backwards and on the roofs
are now in order. Mansill's meteorological
almanac predicts that May will be the most
the storms about the 1st to Sd, sth to l1th
10th to I'D, 26th to 31st. r. H. Coombs &
Son are making some changes in their fur
niture store by which they materially en-
large their floor space. The price of milk
from the wagons was reduced to scents May
list. DR.. W. c. Libby is giving his office in
the telegraph building thorough removal
ton. "A chicken that tipped the scales at
10 pounds, dressed, was in Nortons market
Monday Mayo & Whites new departure in
soda waters is in full operation. They can
now charge small glass retorts and send
them to the houses for family use as wanted.
The schoolhouse common was raked over
last week and the rubbish burned, Tt was a
great Improvement. Dandelions are in
blossom Maytiowers are very plentiful,
The prevailing east winds have been bad for
trout and salmon fishing Miss Mary John
son brought home from California some fine
photographs of the fruit ranch of Col. Philo
Hersey at Santa Clara. The cigarette law
passed by the last legislature went into
effect last Saturlay....F l.. Davidson has
been appointed postmaster at Appleton vice
Mrs. A. A. Gushee, removed The furni-
ture, etc, for Mr.. W. II. Folwel's summer
home at Isola Bella, arrived Tuesday. The
family is expected soon.
STEAMER NOTES. The Penobscot came on
the Boston and Bangor route Tuesday, and
the two boats are now making five trips per
week. The Rockland has been withdrawn
from local service for thorough repairs and
repainting, and about the middle of June
Will go on the route from Belfast to Brook
iln touching at intermediate landings.
Steamer NinaIhaven of the Rockiaud Vina,.
haven, Green's Landing and Swans Island
route went on her summer schedule last
Saturday, leaving Swans Island daily at
5 40, arriving at Rockland about 9. 80. Re-
turning, leaves Rockan at . D. m. arriv-
ing at Swans Island about 5 .45. The steamer
omlts the North Haven landing during the
time the Sylvia is on the route between
Rockland and North Haven The r. B. r
S. S. Co has sold steamer Lewiston TO tho
Bay State Company, who Will use her az an
excursion boat, and she is at Lockwood's
yard, Boston, receiving a new shaft.
The following steamboat mail service has
been announced from Washington: Route
1850. Boston, Mass, by Rockland Me. and
Belfast to Castine, Me. Boston & Bangor
Steamship Co., William H. Hill. president
Boston, Mass, 1873 miles and back, six times
week, from June % to September Z. 1885,,
or later II steamers are run by schedule
satisfactory TO the department, the contrac
tor to provide for the conveyance of the mails
between the postotfces and Steamboat land
lngs, excepting IN the case of outgoing mails
at Boston" -. Steamer fremont brought
Sousa's Band from Bangor to Belfast last
Friday morning and after the concert here
convened them TO ROck)auI u-bara +I,ar