The Republican journal., 1897-10-14

A>~ + ~ AASs
The next show booked for the Belfas,
Opera House is the Yankee Drummer. Octc
ber 25th.
Henry Staples of this city and Leande,
Staples of Monroe are descendants of the
Crowell family of England which has an un
divided estate estimated at 5000, ,OOO There
are said to be about 500 Crowells and thei1
direct descendants in Maine and Novs
Scotia. The Maine claimants, aside from
those here, reside in Washington County
The use of box stalls is increasing and
nearly every new stable has one or more
Several old stables have been built over this
year and box stalls substituted for the old
style. Last week E. R. Conner changed
over the stable at his store and added a box
stall. The livery and boarding stables in
the city have all increased the Aumber OF
their box stalls recently.
Miss Frances j. Dyer will lecture on "Mar.
ves of Modern Science" under the auspices
OF the Y. F. S. G. E., at the Baptist church
Monday evening, Oct. 18th. Admission %
cents. If stormy Monday the lecture will be
given Tuesday evening. The lecture is con.
sidered the best in Miss Dyer's list, and her
ability as a lecturer is known to many Of our
people. She merits, and will no doubt
have, a crowded house.
During the past week hearings have been
held in the Police Court on four lots OF
liquor. The hard liquors were turned over
to the sheriff and the beer ordered spilled
State Constable Mears has spilled 80 bottles
of beer the past week. Sheriff Norton has
the necessary five barrels of hard LIQUORS to
send away and will make shipment soon
hearing on the libel of the W. B. Twom.
bly, liquors will be held Oct 23d.
THE CROPS. Board Bulletin, No. 8, for
the season of 1897, has qeen issued by Secrc.
tary B. Walker McKeen of the board of agri.
culture. This number is called the swine
number, and will be very interesting to the
farmers of the State. Following is a sum.
mary of the crop reports from Waldo county
Acreage of corn, yellow. "a per cent.
sweet, IS per cent. Yield of oats, % bushels
barley, 80 bushels. Condition of fruit, sc
per cent. Potato prospects, 10 per cent.
very much rot reported. Early Rose and
Hebrcns suffering most Yield of ensilage
corn, 10 tons. Amount of stock fodder, 1Oa
per cent.
THE FLOATING SHOE SHOP. Capt. Cottle
the sailor-Cobbler. arrived in Belfast Mon.
day i'll his scow shoe factory. the Yankee
Notion. He reports very successful season
during which he has visited large number
of the islands on the coast. During the
blow last Saturday he was at Turtle Head
Is!esboro, but was ,uclSy ennnrh to run bis
craft ashore on a smooth beach under the
lee of the land, and thus escaped swamping OF
shipwreck. He was in smooth water in
Swans dock during the blow Monday night
and Tuesday. He will haul his craft out at
Bass Harbor for the winter, and do a gen.
eral repairing business.
STEAMER NOTES. The Castine will make
an excursion from Belfast and Islesboro tC
Bucks Harbor next Sunday, leaving Bel
fact at 10 30, 1slesboro at II and arriving al
bake at Bucks Harbor and the boat viii
leave on her return at o'clock. Tickets
for the round trip, 80 cents. -. Monday night
was rough one on the ocean. The City OF
Bangor, bound east, was struck by a sea
which broke the planking of her starboard
paddle box and rail. She arrived here abou,
an hour late. The Penobscot put into Ten
ants Harbor, where she remained until II
O'Clock Tuesday forenoon, and arrived in
Boston at Z 80 p. m. She left Boston at mid
night Tuesday night and arrived here at 3 &C
p. IN. Wednesday,
THE POLICE RECORD. Alderman Rankin
chairman of the City Government commit.
tee on police regulations, is putting in the
police time record, as voted by the City
Council at its last regular meeting The ap.
raratus was bought of Fred A. Hartman OF
Waterville, and is from the Howard Watch
4 Clock Co. of Boston. There will be cen.
tral box and dial in the Memorial building
and nine boxes which the police are expect
ed to visit at regular intervals during the
night. The boxes will be located as follows
At the corner of Main street and Waldo
avenue; on Church street near Ben D.
Fields residence: at the Dalton Sarsaparilla
Co. s laboratory; in the rear of the McClin.
tock block; at J. G. Durham's factory on
Pleasant street, at Lewis wharf at Cooper's
wharf in the rear of R. H. Coombs & Sons
store; and at the corner of Church and Mil.
Ter street. W. II. Bray is stringing the
wires, using electric light, telegraph or
telephone poles, as may be most convenient
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. M. L. Mitchell,
ll5 High street, has large and varied stock
OF the Glenwood parlor stoves and ranges,
and also the Glenwood furnaces and oil heat
ing stoves in all sizes. He keeps full lines
of enamel ware, tinware and kitchen goods
and has new stock of banquet, reception,
parlor, hall and stand lamps at prices that
Will suit. Give him a call. :. Harry W.
Clark, the Bargain Clothier, S3 Main street,
offers IS in gold for the largest pumpkin
grown in Waldo or adjoining counties.
Read what he has to say of bargains in mems
and boys clothing and note his offer of an
American watch, guaranteed for one year.
.... .Carle & Jones, announce their 9Th an.