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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-13
The Silent Steed.
Selection,

1t looks now as if the State wheel meet il
Lewiston on Memorial Day would be the
biggest affair Of its kind ever held east of
Boston.
Plans are now on foot in Bangor and
Rockland for a relay race against time, from
the Office of the Rockland Courier Gazette
to the Commercial in this city. The sw ift-
est riders in both cities will take part and
the event will be an interesting one. The
Rockland riders will probably bring the
message from the CourierGazette as far as
Lincolnville, where it will be taken by Bel
fast cyclists and brought up the line to
where Bangor riders will be in waiting for
it. Details have not yet been arranged, but
the date will probably be Memorial Day
Bangor Commercial.
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The Churches.

The meeting of the Y. p S. c. E. will be
held in the Baptist vestry next Sunday even
ing at o'clock. Topic, Some things worth
living for, John ,: 12-11. Leader, Mr.. Alton
Braley. All young people are cordially in
vited to attend
Services at the Methodist church for the
coming week and for next Sunday will be on
the usual days and hours. The topic of the
Epworth League meeting at 6 o'clock, Sun
day evening will be ga Good Name Prov.
%: 1, Anniversary sunday,) leader Ada NJ.
Blodgett.
The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday will be as follows: Morning
worship with sermon at 1915. Sunday
school at twelve and young peoples de-
votional meeting at SIX o'clock led by Miss
Alice Nickerson. Subject, 1.-The Evils of
Covetousness." Teachers meeting at the
pastors house Saturday evening at seven,
when 1t is hoped all teachers will be present.
At the Congregational church, tonight at
80 the usual .midweek prayer meeting
will be held. Topic, The outward
show of inward life, Micah, s: 8; Matt. %: !:
3440; James l: % 27 Phil. 4: 80. The mem
bers of the chorus are asked to meet at the
vestry at o'clock Friday evening for re-
hearsal. Next Sunday the services will be
as follows: Preaching at 1915 by the pas
tor, Rev. George S. Mills. Sunday school at
- NJ. Y P. S. c. E. meeting at els P. NJ.
Topic, Some things worth living for, John
9: 1217. The pastor will lecture in the ves-
try at 7-15 P. NJ.
The services at the Baptist church next
Sunday will be as follows: General worship
with sermon by the pastor at 1O.45 a.. m.
subject of sermon, Possessing the Mind of
Christ Phil. 2: 5. Sunday school at u m.
In the evening the pastor will give the third
lecture in the Applied Christianity" series,
the subject being "Religion and Politics" !"
All are cordially invited. Below is a list of
music for the day:
Hymn Anthem, Sweet is Thy Mercy,
Barnby
Trio, Praise We the Lord, Geibel
Soprano, Tenor and Bass.
Chorus, Hail to Thee, great King, Dow
Ladies voices
Selection, Male Quartette.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-13

WASHINGTON WHIsPERINGS. The Re-
publican Senators held a caucus May 5tb
and adopted the report of the sub-com-
mittee. The important changes are as
follows: Sewell of N. j., to appropria-
tions; Gallinger Of N. H., to commerce;
Burrows of Mich, to finance; Clark of
Wyo., and Foraker of Ohio, to foreign
relations; Spooner of Wis, to judiciary;
Carter of Montana relinquishes interstate
commerce to Elkins of West Virginia and
takes the latters place OH military affairs
and territories; Platt of n. Y. and Hanna
of Ohio are added to naval affairs; For
aker to Pacific railroads; Spooner of Wis
to privileges and elections; Nelson of
Mimi, to public lands. 49,. 1t has develop
ed that if Chauncey NJ. Depew would
have accepted the post of ambassador to
Germany he could have had it,. 1t
could not be aScertained at the Capitol
that there was any foundation for the
story put out by New York paper to the
effect that Librarian Spofford of the Con-
gressional library is to be removed by the
President, and his place filed by the ap-
pointment of another man.. The agri-
cultural department crop report is as
follows: Wheat, SO.2; against ST. last
month, and S2.7, May l, last year.....
The supreme court, Monday, denied the
petition for rehearing in the Trans Mis-
souri, Freight Association case. So. Henry
A. Thomas has been confirmed as post
master at Boston. ..... Senator Chandler,
chairman of the committee on census,
Monday, reported favorably the bill pro
giding for taking the twelfth census and
contemplating the establishment of per-
manent census bureau. The original is
modified so that the director of the CEN
sus is to receive So, 600 per year.
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Yachts and Boats.

c. F. Brown of Pulpit Harbor has launch
ed the new yacht Indra, built for Mr.. Hall
of Boston.
j. NJ. Vogell of Castine has bought the
steamer c. P. Corners, and will use her for
excursion parties and also run her between
Penobscot and Castine.
Hartley c. Baxter and Lincoln C. Cum
mings have just returned from a 200-mie
yacht cruise in Mr. BaXter's new Herreshotf
yacht Katrina. She showed a 15knot gait.
They anchored all night in the Ovens mouth
at the head OF Sheepscot bay, place seldom
visited by yachtsmen. Portland Press.
A new yacht club has been organized in
Portland, called the Sculpn Yacht club, and
it already contains six yachts and has about
20 members. OF these yachts there are
three sloops, a schooner and two cat boats.
The local yacht fleet is getting ready for
business. The Glide was launched last week
cleaned and may be considered in commits
sion. The Alice B. is about ready to go
overheard, and the Marjorie will be ready in
about two weeks.
The May number of The Rudder contains
an article by W. Howard Gardiner of Cam
den on "The Penobscot Yacht Club" The
illustrations include haf-tones of the club
house on Tillson's wharf, Rockland, and the
yachts Comet, Parole, Surf, Snarleyow,
Sirocco, Rita, Tita and Midget. Mr.. Gar
diner is most enthusiastic yachtsman and
sails the Tita in every race for all she is
worth. We are glad to note that he says a
May number of The Rudder is unusually in.
teresting. Send 50 to The Rudder Publish
ing Co., 155 Broadway, New York, for a
years subscription.
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Papers and Periodicals.

The Phillips Phonograph does not need
new head-the one on Bro. Brackets
shoulders seems to be just the thing-but it
has a new heading that looks as though de-
signed for an eight-page paper. We expect
to see the Phonograph enrolled among the
quartos at an early day.
We recently quoted an editorial opinion
from leading Maine daily, only to find later
that the daily had adopted as its own the
language of a country weekly" This is by
no means an uncommon occurrence: and we
are led to believe that if the "country week
lies" should suspend publication some of the
daily papers would be short of news and
editorial matter.
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MaCkereI.
Big Catch In Southern Waters. New England
Coast VIII Get the schools Later, Fishermen
Think.

GLOUCESTER, May O. Have mackerel re-
turned in their old-time Righteousness to the
coast? This is the question that the fisher
men asking themselves in view of the
phenomenal work of the fishing fleet on the
southern mackerel grounds this spring.
Not for Is years have such remunerative
catches been made in those waters and the
unexpected success of the fleet has raised
high hopes that an old-tlme mackerel year
will be experienced.
Time was, year in and year out, when the
vessels of Gloucester averaged an annual
catch of from 10000 to 100000 barrels of
mackerel worth anywhere from IS to S25
per barrel.
During the past decade, however, the
mackerel have almost entirely disappeared,
and although the expert fishermen have
secured and harried the seas their efforts,
except in isolated cases, have been nnavail-
ing, and the result is that money has been
lost steadily. During the 10 years the catch
has been but tithe of its former proportions,
about 10000 barrels being the annual aver
age during the time mentioned. 1t has
dropped to $3.50 and 10000,
During the same 10 years 1000 barrels is a
high figure for the annual catch of southern
mackerel landed at New York. For two
days of the past week the fleet landed more
than 1000 barrels per day.
Up to this time last year the southern
mackerel fleet had landed 19. fares, aggregat-
ing l ,1S4 barrels of medium and small fish.
Thus far this season there have been 81 trips
landed, principally at New York, aggregat-
ing $3.50 barrels of fresh mackerel and l30
barrels of salted mackerel. With what salt
mackerel there are aboard the fleet the total
catch is 10000 barrels, and this bids fair to
reach to 1900 OF more before the mackerel
disappear and make their famous rush down
the cape shore.
The value of the mackere thus far landed
is about $4,000, and will make a good start
for the fleet on their seasons work
During the past week more than 5000 bar
rels of the fish have been landed at New
York and Philadelphia, where the Glouces-
ter vessels dispose of the southern catch,
against 421 barrels landed during the CORE
spending week of last year, when the total
catch 1000 barrels. The fleet this year
numbers 73 sail, against 81 vessels in 1896,
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Base Ball.

A mixed nine went to Castine Saturday
and were defeated by the team of that vii
lage by score of 30 to 20.
A special meeting of the Maine Base Ball
League was held in Augusta Saturday Bel
fast was represented by Thomas Haugh.
The following board of directors was elect
ed: Chris Toole, Bangor John Quinn Rock
land, and W. H. Long, Augusta. The case of
Thos. McDermott, second baseman, claimed
by both Lewiston and Belfast, came up, and
was turned over to the board of directors, and
will be decided later. The season will open
May 10th The secretary's salary was fixed,
and the rain guarantee changed from S25 to
500. The Kennebec journal says
Manager Bacon of Belfast is very happy
to all appearances over the prospects in his
city He has fourteen men signed, and
some very choice material is included, he
says. He reports that the people are "red
not Tor the season to open. The new
grounds are in fine condition, and he claims
the best In the State. They are 400 feet in
length by $50 in breadth. The grand stand
will accommodate 300 people. and the
grounds surrounding, together with the
bleachers, all the people in the State of
Maine. The grounds are very conveniently
ioSe.oSo DOlAS ClOoC ny Tue SUdUlOu anu CEN
trail
Owing to the continued wet weather work
on the base ball grounds progresses slowly.
The fence is finished, and encloses a field
4OOx350 feet. The grounds are west of Con-
gress street in the Howes lot and the en-
trance is at the southeast corner on James
street. The grand stand will be at the
southwest side of the grounds 1t will be
60 feet long, 20 feet wide, and will seat 200
people. The diamond will be at the western
half of the grounds, the catcher and striker
facing toward Congress street. The players
| have all arrived and they began practice on
| on the Eastman lot on lower Congress street,
between Bradbury and Salmond streets. In
addition to the players announced in last
| weeks Journal the following pitchers are
here on trial: Frank Caribbean, Gardiner.
Mass; John Mulhall, Great Darlington
Mass; Arthur Morey Castine, Maine. II
| the weather is favorable for work on grad
ing the grounds the first game will come off
next Saturday, between the professionals
and newly organized local team.
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A Project of Interest to Maine.

MONTREAL, May 6. Messrs. Malcolm &
Ross, railway contractors, have secured the
charter of the Restigouche and Western
Railway, line projected to connect with
the Bale Des Chaleurs at Campbelltown, N.
B., and run to St. Leonards ON the St. John
river, distance of 40 miles. Opposite St.
Leonards on the American side, is Van
Buren,, and here the Canadian road will
make connections with the Bangor & Aroos-
took road, which is already within few
miles of the American side of the river St.
John. 1t is expected that this route will
form portion of direct through line from
the Bale Des Chaleurs and Gaspe to Boston
and New York
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-13

FISH AMI GAME. The ice in Moose
head lake broke up last Saturday, and the
first steamboat trip of the season was
made Saturday evening. Several fisher
men from Connecticut and New York
arrived in Bangor Saturday and Sunday
and went up to the lake Monday morning.
..... The first trout and landlocked salmon
taken in Moosehead this season were
taken by Mrs. F. Lyshorn. The trout,
beauty weighing about two and one half
pounds, was taken Saturday, May /, and
the salmon Monday the third. Both
were taken within II rods of Moosehead
Inn.. -. May Sd was the most successful
day for landlocked salmon fishing in the
history of Green lake. More than 100
salmon and square tailed trout of very
large size We're taken from the lake
Among the lucky Bangor fishermen were
Capt H. c. Chapman, DR.. r. J. Gushing,
j. F. Parkhurst. J. II. Lewis, S. L. Cros-
by and NJ. Quinn. The Quinn party had
such phenomenal success that its mem
bers stopped fishing after time. Capt
Chapman landed five very handsome fish,
the smallest weighing five and the largest
six and one half pounds.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-13

Don't think because you are SICK and moth
ing seems to give you relief that you can't
be cured.
There must be a cure FOR you somewhere.
If your doctor can't cure you, perhaps he
has mistaken the cause. Anybody is liable
to make a mistake sometimes.
One in three of us suffer from indigestion,
and one out of three dyspeptics doesn't
know it. That is, he may know he is sick,
but he blames it to something else.
Indigestion is the cause of half of our dam
gerous diseases.
Shaker Digestive Cordial, made from tonic
medicinal roots and herbs is the most nat
ural cure for indigestion. 1t relieves the
symptoms and cures the disease gently,
naturally, efficiently, giving fresh life,
strength and health to sick dyspeptics.
At druggists. A trial bottle for 10 cents
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Circulation in City and County
t-nts of To-Day's Journal.

PAGE l.
Weck..A southern Tribute TO Mil
..s Loyal Legion. The Silent Steed.
}arhi> and Boats. Transfers in Real
.UArY.. Concerning Local Industries.
--r> Papers and Periodicals Base
...Irr- Bells. .Mackerel. Maine Woman's
I.- l'ersonal..A Project of Interest to
port News. The Churches.
PAGE 2.
Nrtt>.,0ur Washington Letter The
em ia England. Aunt Rachel. s..
-r sunk
PAGE 3.
a.. d Life in Guatemaas Capital. A
.t Wedding IN Burnham.. County Core
.I..l. i,erary News and Notes. The Greek
PAGE 4.
s Cuunty Correspondence
PAGE 5.
He N-a-,f Belfast
PAGE 6.
F.f+ he Week. Al bout the Chain Bust
ti- About the Sewall Family. A Lee
r. 1hurndike. Hopeless (poem). ."Come
ae .nem The Old and the New poem)..
asst Day Register of Deep Water
.-- FlcreueeH Uoeml.
FACET.
.l4 at Martin S. Crystalized Delicacies
I Fs...- A. -n1 Years Old. Third District Matters.
r- fyeT IN Philadelphia
PAGES.
.- Locals. County Correspondence. Ship
,. Markets Births Marriages. deaths.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-13

DAY-PENDLEroN. A marriage in which
many of our people were interested took
place April 9th at the home of the brides
brother, Rev. Silas F. PendletOn Kendus-
keag, when Miss Sarah 0 Pendleton of
Camden became the wife of Rev. James W
Day of Corinth The ceremony was quiet
one and was performed by Mr. Peudieton.
The bride is a lady of beautiful disposition
and character, has a sweet voice as we'll as
other accomplishments and a great many
warm friends in this place. She has had
experience in church work, and has mark
ed ability to fill the many duties of minis
Methodist ministers in the East Maine Con-
ference, and is a refined gentleman, in every
way worthy of his bride. About twenty
years ago Mr.. Day preached in this town
and was very popular They will reside in
Danforth. the new charge over which he has
lately been appointed. We take pleasure i'll
extending congratulations and best wishes
to Mr.. and Mrs Day. [Camden Herald,
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Wedding Bells.

MILLER-RIvERs. Mr.. Fred E. Miller of
this city and Miss Lila NJ Rivers of Sears
mont We're united in marriage at the home
of the bride May 9Th, Rev. VIM. Y. Baker
performing the ceremony The bride is a
very bright and popular young lady and has
been a successful school teacher in her
native town. For a year or more she has
been teacher in the Pitcher district, in
this city. The groom has been for many
years clerk in the store of A A. Howes &
Co., and has many friends. Mr.. and Mrs
Miller have gone to house keeping in the
Langworthy house on Church street.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-13

Is btiEf. The body of William D.
Rowland treasurer of the Rowland, New
lea;o-d md Rotch Mills, was found Nav
- 10 tAe dock at the foot of North street,
Nt7 he|tGrd, near the place where he was
4S' seen alive. The body was found
eN-lj -t o clock by Henry McMahon.
l.i' 3ody was fully dressed and although
sA'N ~ the effects of two weeks in the
"''e- the identification was complete.
ae Has supposed to have absconded. ....
41e 0nSoidated City of New York will
rsS4 rs official existence, Jan. l, 1898.
lue urst mayor will be elected on Nov. 2
'7At The government will be vested in
mayor and municipal assembly of two
l'7>4s to be elected by the people. The
~as"t Will appoint heads of all depart
I-tNts except the comptroller, who will
'e 7'teted for four years. zee. The internal
venue collections for April in the dis
H comprising Maine, New Hampshire
l-l ftrmont aggregated S25, 359. 10, fall
Nl~ "H oi o9,314. 16 from the correspond
.A7 month last year. Beginning to-day
'-r New England Railroad will try the
Experiment. of running trains by electric
'' L'sins the third rail system now in use
WI 'ue Old Colony line at Nantasket. These
"As VIII be run between Hartford and
Hritain, Ct. leaving each station every
lpteS; and as the running of these
'.'HS is an experiment, only tickets speci-
electric service will be accepted and
"lsgage will be carried. -. The report
-.'I samuel l.. Clements Mark Twain) is
is false. He is in London and in
-.'HenJ health. 80. Governor Black of
'-N ork has signed the Lexow anti
lS' bills. Governor Black has also sign
The bill authorizing savings banks to
invest IN the securities of Holyoke, Mass.
Lord Roseberry's bay filly Chelaudry
'n the one thousand guineas stake at
.a,e"lmarket, Friday. His lordship was
9peeially congratulated on winning this
i!@sSIc event on the anniversary of his
td dIl'1' May 7, 1S47.....J. c. Paige, one Of
T ne best known insurance men in New
l-1siahd and resident manager of large
UNDER OF foreign companies, with an Of
5 ave at 20 Kilby street, Boston, died sud-
so5 aui5 OF heart trouble May Sth, in his 58th
5e"l Mr., Paige's only living relative, SO
DIS known, is his widowed mother, now
n nel oOth year. who resides in Lancas-
W., y. H.. Governor Pingree of Michi-
9du ,a mas vetoed the anti cigarette bill,
,ialg ,gnleh makes boys under II years of age
aaule to Imprisonment from smoking
n,safettes. The Governor says it is a
PPa,ehtal, not state duty, to correct bad
H"olts in children.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

U,,s MATTERS. In 1890 the Water
government made contract with
A Name Water Company to pay back to
Cd upany all taxes beyond the assess
n-rt 1l -, 600, The city is about to
ara- 1T To recover the amount thus re-
ra-3 Il IS claimed that the company's
t.aY- property in this city is properly
ar. Fl quarter of a million.
l-a i Beverage died May 9TH at his
M- Hjrkland. He had been promi-
a-- u county politics. He was elected
easurer in 1889 by the Republi-
a- two years later was defeated by
ta.H mevements. He has since been
.lal Of the court house. He was 81
a.'..... The plans have been accept
.e Auburn city government for a
school building at New Auburn.
eInor Powers has appointed Hon.
le t savage of Auburn to a seat on
.tme bench of the State. He sue
-a. a~tice Walton. Justice Savage is
fire most prominent Maine lawyers
->aiors, He has served numerous
uth branches of the legislature
rded as one of the best State
pu the law Of municipalities and
-auOns. He is 40 years of age,
and has a handsome home in Au-
lul. George W. Goss, paying teller Of
lcIl@y National Bank of Lewiston, has
snrd the office of cashier of the Great
savings Bank at Somersworth, n.
marie vacant by the murder OF cashier
ry-..... The New England yearly
at THE society of Friends will
Portland, June 10..... William f.
prominent figure in church and
IeleS, committed suicide by
early Friday morning, at his
Dover Poole had been despon-
-l-I SOME time. He was is years of
survived by wife and four
e--...-.M MIS-. Fred Patrick of OronO
-h on rats with suicidal intent
ll0 olcd soon afterwards Physi-
We're summoned as soon as possible,
were unable to save her. She
husband. .... Tom Coffin, who
.." such sensation in Winthrop
-aps ago by his lavish expendi-
ney, has returned to the place
broken health... The Peo-
snrion for the third congression-
tt oF Maine to nominate candi-
.3ngress, to be voted for at the
e---tiou June 21 will be held in
". Pittstield, May l3, at TO- 80
Tile Democratic party will hold its
ou tor nominating candidate at
place at II O clock of the same
he special election in Lewiston
i-"na} Ior mayor to fill the vacancy
1y the death of Hon. F. L. Noble
e7 III the election of w. H. Judkins.
resent county attorney, Republi-
vote of 1716 to 719 for Gen. NJ.
Is N9phy, Democrat.
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The Bos ton & Bangor Steamship Co.'s
boats took 300 barrels of apples from Bel
Winterport and Searsport Most of them
were bought by Mr.. Fl. F. Tourtelotte for
the firm OF S. Tourteotte & Co., of Provi-
dence.