The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-01-14

first of this week. They were from Charles
Q. Brown of Searsmont, weight ], oil pounds ;
and from George A. Jackson, weight 200
pounds, both exclusive of hide and tallow.
Meetings will be held at Peoples Mi ,sion,
Church street, Opposite CHM & Fields)
every evening at o'clock; also twice on
Sunday, at 2 30 and P. NJ. The meetings
are conducted by Mrs. NJ. c. Clapp of Bos-
ton.
Dana B. Southworth has taken into his
business as partner his son Ralph d. South
worth. The business is to be conducted
under the old name, Belfast Livery Co., y
d. B. Southworth & Son, proprietors.
The papers have named three different
towns the birthplace Of Ex-Gov ID, +.
Davis-Freedom and Palermo in Waldo
county and Stetson in Penobscot county.
The majority have it Freedom, which is
probably correct.
Helping Hand Circle of Kings Daughters
met Monday evening with Mrs. NJ. E, Curtis
on Congress street. Next Monday evening
the meeting will be with Mrs. Sumner
Bridges, No 20 Spring street, at which a
full attendance is desired
Following IS a list of unclaimed letters re-
naming in the Belfast post office for the
week ending January 9, 1887. Ladies Mrs
Nettie ID. Thomas conference.-the Charles
Barnes, Mr.. Fred A. Heath, A. E. Herrick,
II. A. Patterson, Mr.. Stewart Randall Mr..
Leslie b. Sanborn.
CORPORATION ELECTIONS. The directors
of the Merchants Marine Railway Co. met
Monday and chose VIM. B. Swan, Presidents
Chas. W. Frederick, Secy. and Treas. Geo
r. Carter, Superintendent. The annual
stockholders meeting Of the Belfast Ma
tional Bank was held Tuesday forenoon
The old board of directors and officers were
reelected, as follows: Directors, j. G..
Brooks, W. B. Swan, A. A. Howes, 7. w.
Pitcher, G. B. Hazeltne; President, j. G.
Brooks; Cashier, G. W. Wesc ott. The stock -
holders of the Peoples National Bank held
their annual meeting Tuesday afternoon
and reelected the old board of directors, as
follows: l.. A. Knowlton, Charles Baker, R.
F. Dunton, E. F. Hanson, Sidney Kalish,
James Pattee, Calvin Austin. L. A. Knowl-
ton was reelected President, and F. R. Wig
gin was re-apponted as Cashier.
CHAT. Mrs. VIM. NJ. Welch used on her
table last week jar of BURBERRY preserves
which she put up eleven years ago last fall.
They were in perfect condition when opened
last weeks Industrial Journal contain.
ed a good write-up of Winterport, with cut
of the new Odd Fellows block. 49, L. F. How
ard has left at The journal Office d potato of
peculiar growth. 1t has more different parts
than variety actor, and one part bears
resemblance to a human head. with brutal
Bangor, Hampden & Winterport railroad
went into service Thursday afternoon, when
it made its first trip. The work of putting
the new tanks into the Legro & Spalding
shoe factory for automatic fire sprinkling
begins this week -. The articles of incor-
poration of the Cream Publishing Co. of
Belfast have been filed at Augusta. The
capital stock is $4,000; paid in $780,. A
work train distributed ties on the Belfast
branch last week, for next seasons repairs,
after which they did some graveling and
other necessary work. .Chas. r. Coombs
has six deer heads newly mounted at his
store. Charles Clark has bought the Jas
Henderson place near River Avenue.
Frank M. Lancaster's family carriage horse
died of spasmodic collie yesterday noon.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The arrival of the Bucks
port schooner Arthur " S. Woodruff at
Bermuda, dismasted, has been reported.
The following account of the disaster has
been received from Capt. Heagan. He re-
ports that he was Oh voyage from Bangor
for New York, having sailed on Dec. 18th.
On the following day off Cape Cod he was
caught in the midst of heavy gale and a
high sea. One huge comber buried the ves-
sci and swept her decks clean of the cargo
piled on it, and everything that was NOV
able. The vessel was thrown on her beam
ends, and it became necessary to cut away
the rigging and spars to right her. When
she was once more on even keel the wreck
was cleared up as well as possible, iury
masts were rugged up, sails attached, and
the storm tossed vessel was headed for Ber-
muda, which she reached after encounter
ing several more gales Dec. 2Sth The
bark Herbert Fuller, which has become one
of the most talked about vessels afloat, sail
ed from London, Jan. 4th, for New York.
She is now under command of Capt. Nc
Laughin. :. Sch Lavclta, reported as haul
ed up here last week, was obliged to go else
where as the berth she expected to haul in
to was not available. She sailed Thursday
for Ellsworth. Sch Andrew Nebenger ar
rived in tow last Friday from Bucksport,
and was hauled on the marine railway. She
will be recalked, refastened, be given new
ceiling, forward house, and other repairs.
She will probably remain on the cradle all
winter. Sch. Senator loaded hay at F. G.
Whites Friday for Bar Harbor. New sails
, and new spars for the sch. Arthur V. s.
Woodruff are being made at Bucksport and
will be shipped to Boston on the schooner
Hannah Coomer, thence to the disabled
craft at Bermuda on the Edgar s. Foster Of
the Nicholson feet. Sch. VIM. FL. Sumner
recently made the passage from New York
to Brunswick, Ga, in just three and half
days, and in seven days from the time she
left New York she was loaded ready to re-
turn. The Sumner is commanded by Capt.
pouHIotop of Ialushor0 Sch T,o