The Republican journal., 1897-05-20

Joseph Clough's on Bay View street last
Monday evening. Next Monday they will
meet with Mrs Goldie Curtis, corner of
Charles and Grove streets
The interment of the remains of the late
Hon. Seth l.. Millken was made at the
family lot in Grove Cemetery Monday fore
noon A brief prayer was offered by Rev.
Chas H. Wells in the presence of the family
and delegation of citizens of consisting of
Mayor Fletcher, Postmaster Kilgore, Col
lector Hartman, Asa A. Howes and DR.. D.
7. Flanders.
One OF the pleasant events of the near flu
ture will be the opening ball at Veteran
Hall, Windermere Park, Unity, Tuesday
evening, June LIST. Sanborns Orchestra of
Belfast will furnish music, the hall will be
in fine condition and no pains will be spared
by the management to make the affair a
success. The ball is given for the benefit of
the Veteran Association, to enable them to
further equip their home, and the public are
cordially invited.
The management of the Wiscassett &
Quebec railroad are having regular cam
paign for booming the line through to Burn
ham. Public mass meetings are held each
week and addressed by the best speakers to
be found. Last Saturday night meeting
was held in China Village and was address,
ed by Hon. Warren c. Phibrook of Water.
Vile. A big crowd was present. The peo-
pie are enthusiastic and it is thought the ex-
tension is practically assured
Miss Meta Lawrence girl of ten years.
recently undertook some missionary work by
soliciting funds to buy a pair of boots for a
bright little girl in town who has not all the
comforts of life Meeting with success she
continued the good work, assisted by Misses
Jennie Wiley and Mabel Hanson and soon
the little girl was supplied with a new
spring suit, from boots to hat. 7 he young
missionaries wish to thank the members of
Helping Hand Circle of Kings Daughters
for making the dresses and for kindly offers
of assistance, and great credit is also due to
Mrs Lawrence, mother of little Meta for the
active part she took in the work
FISH FACTS Ambrose j. Morrison Went
fishing while the train was waiting in Burn
ham Monday, and caught three handsome
brook trout, one of which was Is inches long
and weighed pound and four ounces
Walter H. West of Belfast and Henry E.
Capen of Camden We're at Moosehead Lake
lasU week, and took an unusually large num-
Der of trout, many of which We're large.
They had bad weather most of the time
mt w hon tl,ay po1,li nt+Apd r. 81, ~,
fish responded promptly. Smack W. H
Davidson arrived Tuesday morning with
small fare Of live fish taken near Mt. Desert
Rock. Sloop H. Mcdonald arrived Tues
day with a small fare Of fresh and corned
fish,. F. w. Collins of Rockand has
launched his lobster smacks, Barbel and
Fannie May, after repairing and painting.
Mr.. Collins also uses two steamers in his
lobster business. E. E. Bradbury brought
into Augusta Monday three square-tailed
trout from Cobbosseecontee, the largest
weighing IA pounds and the smallest 3 H.
CHAT. Alonzo Beckwith is making the
foundation for Fred A. Tibbetts' house on
Waldo avenue. Welch & Stevens have let
tered a handsome sign for Wells & Co.....
The refrigerator cars began service on the
Maine Central and its branches this week.
The car on the Belfast branch will 90 to
Boston Mondays by the morning train.
W. E. Marsh is fitting up the basement of
the Langworthy building and putting it in
trst-class condition for store or small
manufacturing business. The first new
sweet potatoes We're in the market last Sat
urday, and retailed at cents per pound.
Dwight c. Greenlaw bought beef cattle in
Bluehill last week for Bangor market....
Thomas ID. Barr has a new arrangement for
moving his ladders. He has pair of wheels
on which he balances the ladders and finds
the arrangement very convenient. e. Robe
Mears of Morrill, has a lemon which he pick
ed in California, May II, 1896. 1t is thor
oughly dried and from its appearance will
keep indefinitely .... Among the new corpo-
rations which have filed their certificates at
the office of the Secretary of State, Augusta,
is the f. G. White Company of Belfast, par
ticulars of which have been given, and the
Islesboro, Castine and Belfast Steamboat
Company. E. E. Spofford has been APP
pointed postmaster at Green's Landing vice
r. X. Knowlton, resigned. A wheel club
with about 80 members has been organized
at Bates college, Lewiston. Hon. F. S.
Walls is astonishing the natives at VInal-
haven with bicycle sulky. The buildings
on the B. & B. S. S. Co.'S wharf are to be
painted and otherwise improved. Dennis
Buckley of Bucksport has been granted an
increase of pension. -. E. S. Shuman started
the street sprinkler yesterday.
MEMORIAL DAY. Thomas II. Marshall
Post, G. A. R., is making preparations for
the observance of Memorial Day on more
extensive scale than usual. AS some of the
details are not yet arranged the general
orders cannot be published until next week.
AS the day fails on Sunday, the Grand Army
will observe Monday as Memorial Day. The
Memorial Sunday sermon will be by Rev.
FIR. j. E. Kealy at St. Francis Catholic
church. The Memorial Day parade and
other services out Of doors will be in the af-
ternoon. The Belfast Band, Canton Pallas
P. M, l. O. o. F., Belfast Company, L. r..
X of P. and A. E. Clark Camp, S. of v.
will appear in the procession. The Sons of
Veterans will act as escort, and will furnish
tine firing sruad The Memorial address will