The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

The Belfast Machine & Foundry Co. re-
built winch for Goss & Small of Stoning-
ton last week.
DR.. Orrin Fitzgerald will again visit Bel
fast, Aug 10th, one day only, at Windsor
Hotel. His cures are wonderful.
The Mixer family reunion will be held at
Silver Harvest Grange Hall, Waldo, Sept.
ID. Ali are invited to help on the program.
| Mrs. c. E. vickery' class of young ladies'
/ in the Unfve rsalst Sunday school enjoyed a
blackboard ride to Windermere Park, Unity,
Monday. Mrs Vickery accompanied them
and the day was very pleasantly passed.
| tittsfield Advertiser.
W. L. Hall has made novel photograph
of the Belfast High School class of 81.
Small portraits of the pupils and Mr.. Ilsley,
the principal, are arranged in scroll,
forming the figures 81, ornamented with the
cl ass flower, the daisy.
Hutchins Bros. are having a good run of
work, including cottage monument of Oak
Hill and Hallowell granite for Dennis Buck
ley of Bucksport, large tablet for Joshua
Jordan of Standpoint, an Oak Hill tablet
|
cradle small work
The steam lighter Sagadahoc of Bath has
been chartered temporarily for carrying
granite between the Warren quarry, Pros
pect, and steamboat wharf Bucksport. The
Sagadahoc carries but forty tons, and will
be replaced by larger craft as soon as one
can be procured.
The shipments of live stock from Belfast
last Saturday includes a car of cows and
calves from L. II. Knight of Northport, and
a few head from other parties. County
| Commissioner F. A. Cushman of Morrill,
shipped female toad calf II weeks old,
| that weighed alive $50 pounds.
Miss Winnifred j. Sanborn celebrated her
birthday July 2Sth by party of her little
schoolmates who spent a very ENJOYABLE af-
| ternoon at her pleasant home on Lincoln
vile avenue. The feature of the occasion
was doll wedding, in which all the
minuta of Greatly truly" wedding We're
attended to.
Joseph Greene and his theatrical company
closed weeks engagement at Belfast Opera
House, Saturday and the popular verdict was
that it was the best week of plays that has
been given here for a long time. Some of the
! plays were written 10y members of the com
pany and are unusually strong productions.
Every part in each play was well sustained.
The company drew good houses.
EXCURSIONS. Steamer Merlyconeag
brought a party from Bangor to Northport
Camp Ground and Belfast Sunday. They
| arrived here about noon and the band play
| ed few selections on board, while the boat
lay at Lewis wharf. The Castine went to
| Bangor Saturday, and on Sunday took a
large party from that city to Verona Park,
Islesboro and Castine.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Hattie A. Marsh
sailed Aug. It'll. with ice from Belfast Ice
| Co. for Suffolk, and sch, Earl P. Mason
hauled in to load for Norfolk. Sch. James
Holmes sailed Aug. 18th for Boston, with
hay from A. NJ. Carter Sch. W. I. Emer-
son arrived Saturday from Portland with
1000 bushels of corn for Swan & Sibley Co.
....S Sch. Henry Whitney arrived Monday
from New York with coal for Swan & Sib-
ley Co.
THE WEATHER. Mr. S. G. Bicknell in
forms us shat last Friday severe hailstorm
did much injury to vegetation in the vicini-
ty of Knights Pond. Bean vines were in
| jured and potato tops broken down. Sun.
day afternoon Northport was visited by two
heavy showers, which did not extend either
| to Belfast or Isesboro, where only few scat
| ra;D IrnDs foil ba al
ed up Northport avenue as far as ID. G
Kinds and possibly farther, but did not
reach town.
Mr.. James n. Donham, agent for the
Maine State Register, was in Belfast last
week delivering the work to subscribers
| The volume for 1878 is larger than ever be-
! fore, and in completeness and accuracy is
quite all that could be desired. The arrange
ment IS substantially the same as heretofore
and very satisfactory There are a number
| of new features added, and the whole forms
a perfect handbook of Maine business and
politics.
r. L. Ilsley, principal of the Belfast High
School, has resigned to accept position as
principal of the High School of Abingdon,
Mass. Mr.. Ilsley has been principal of our
High school four years and his resignation
was not unexpected as his work has shown
him to be a competent and conscientious in
structor and capable of filling larger and
more lucrative positions in the same line.
In his new position he will have hundred
| pupils or more and three assistants. Our
| citizens generally will regret the departure
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ilsley and the best wishes
of all will follow them to their new home.
Music ON THE WATER. The following
program is announced to be given by the
Belfast Band on board the steamer Silver
Star this, Thursday, evening, off North
Shore, Northport
March, Stars and Stripes, Sousa
Overture, Zanetta, Auber
Gipsy Serenade Lend
Espana Waltzes, Waldtezful
| Selection from Faust, Goun cd
Ballet music from William Tell, Rossini
Medley, Gay Old Time, Boyer
Way Down South, Laurendeau
| March Maine CAPITOL Chase
The steame will leave the Boston & Ban
gor wharf at o'clock and land her passen-
gers at Northport Camp Ground, after
which she will anchor off North Shore and
give the concert, returning to the Camp