The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-06-17

terminus.
The average daily work of the dredger in
our harbor has been 1000 cubic yards
but last week the daily average was
nearly 1900 cubic yards, and it was the big
gest weeks work ever done by the dredger.
They expect to complete the contract about
the first of July but will remain here over
the 4th
Thos. III. Marshall Post is making arrange
ments for an excursion across the Bay Sun
day, June 9th. The excursion will be con-
fined exclusively to the Grand Army, Relief
Corps and Sons of Veterans. 1t is hoped
that the comrades and their families will
improve this opportunity of pleasant sail
across the bay, and picnic dinner and clam
bake. Tickets for the round trip 25 cts.
DR.. f. E. Freeman, veterinarian, of Bel
fast has been in town this week inspecting
dairy herds for tuberculosis. The herds of
E. S. Stearns, j. q. Kellar, jeremiah Mutt
and P. P. Freeman have been inspected and
they now have certificates for their custom
ers from DR.. Freeman, showing freedom
from this disease. This is a move in the
right direction, and all should see that their
milkmen are supplied with such certificates.
Camden Herald,
The Miles Ideal Stock Co. played in Bel
fast Opera House every evening last week to
good houses, The plays were varied in
character, but were all we'll received. The
members of the troupe are all good actors,
and made good impression here not only
on the stage but with all with whom they
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presented damon and Pythias,' in honor
of Silver Cross Lodge, X. of p of this city
The male members of the troupe, with but
one exception, belong to the Order. Satur-
day evening after the show, the members of
the lodge gave a complimentary supper to
the troupe at X of P. hall.
The Floy Crowell Company will appear at
the Belfast Opera House for three nights
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 11th
18th and 18th. with a matinee Saturday, and
VIII present a different play at each per-
formance. La Bella Russo will be the at
traction of the opening night. Miss Crowell,
who is well and favorably known to our
theatre-goers, is supported by strong COM
pany. The Roekland Courier Gazette says
of the recent appearance of the company in
that city.
The Floy Crowell company delighted a
large audience at Farwell Opera House last
evening. Tins is one of the best companies
ever appearing here and the many frequent
bursts Of applause Indicated the pleasure of
the audience. The specialties, especially
the shadowgraph, were unusually good, To-
night will be presented La Belle Russo and
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The prices popular and you cannot en-
Joy more enjoyable evening.
Fish FACTS. The sloops Agnes, Capt Rowe,
and Nanderer, Capt Joyce, We're in port last
Friday with small fares of fish taken off Mt.
Desert rock. They report halibut scarce.
fishing near Waldo Station one day recently
and caught - trout, some of which measur-
ed 10 inches in length. -. Fishermen report
that brook trout are more plentiful than
usual and of good size. B. H. Conant
went to Afford Lake, Hope, the first of the
week and caught two land-locked salmon.
Sch. w. FL. Davidson arrived Saturday
evening with small catch of i've fish, in
Guiding one halibut. Capt. j. H. Smith of
sch Fairy Forest has chartered the sch
Little Kate and is getting her ready to en-
gage in fishing for the local market. James
w. Jones and Willard E Page sailed Mon
day in Mr.. Pages boat Gale for fishing
cruise down the bay.
A MYSTERIOUS PORTRAIT. High upon the
brick wall of Odd Fellows Block and over
ha I,,,il
whitened to improve the light in Tutte's
photograph rooms. AS if to show What can
be done in portraiture, some occult power
some mysterious electrical agency, has
caused to appear on dark nights the coos-
sal, rugged profile Of an Indian face Can it
be the likeness of some sachen who once
ruled over these thickly wooded shores and
takes this way to revisit the scenes of his
former greatness, Or does it portray the be-
nlgnant features OF the we'll known chief
Nickawa? Upon moonlight evenings it sell
dom appears; but let there come a dark
night, when the clouds gather, and partieu-
larly when the storm-king RACES, then does
it indeed stand out-a clear cut silhouette
of deepest black upon the square back
ground of white. 1t family shows at dusk.
increasing in strength as the evening adj
vances until at exactly midnight it sudden
ly disappears,
STEAMER NOTES. The NJ. and M. was laid
off but one day by the accident to her con.
denser reported last week. She has since
been running on her schedule time but
has discontinued landing at Searsport.
The Castine came to Belfast Sun
day for repairs to her air pump, which
were made by the Belfast Machine &
Foundry Co... The G. p. Corners came
to Belfast Monday from Penobscot to bring
passengers to the steamer for Boston,.
The Bangor g. Bar Harbor Steamboat COM
pany will run the frs5 Saturday night boat
of the season to the down river ports on
Saturday, July 3 This year, it IS announced.
the steamer will leave Bangor at 3 O'Clock
instead of 5 80, as was the rule last year,
The steamboat companies doing business
in Boothbay waters have given notice that
they will not run any Sunday trips this sea-
SON. Repairs on steamer Golden Rod have
been completed at Brewer and the boat
made a trial trip Saturday. New tubes have
been placed in the boiler and other improve
ments made, including painting.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Schs. N. E. Symonds,