The Republican journal., 1897-10-07
"The Yankee Drummer" is booked for Bel
fa at Onara Hnnsa Oct 9th

The Girls Home has lately received box
containing 60 useful articles from friends in
Lisbon Falls.
Poor & Son are in the market and will
soon be in receipt of some attractive new
goods. Look out for their advertisement
next week.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
George W. Chapman, Monroe; original
Especial Sept. 23) Theron Blake, Union; in
crease Elisha r. Bowden, South Penobscot
The Belfast and Rockland choruses united
in a rehearsal held at the Philharmonic hall
in Rockand Saturday evening. The Bel
fast chorus went to Rockland on steamer
Castine and returned by her after the re-
hearsal was over, arriving home about 2
a. H. Sunday. Prof. Chapman was present
at the rehearsal and the evening was very
enjoyable one.
A. E. Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans, will
have a reception and supper at Memorial
Hall Monday evening, Oct 18th, in honor of
the new camps at Brooks and Monroe The
! reception will be from to 8; camp business
and degree work from to 1890; supper
from 10 30 to II 80. Department Commander
Soule of Augusta has been invited and some
of the Division officers expected. The
members of the Grand Army and Union
Veterans Union are invited.
Philip Blethen of Thorndike is a farmer
who does not cry hard times lie brought to
Belfast Monday load of pototoes and sold
ten bushels to CHM & Field for which he
received twenty bushels of corn. He sold
the remainder of the load at 81 per bushel
Mr.. Bethen called at The Journal office and
paid his subscription to 1899. He keeps his
family well supplied with newspapers and
periodicals, and believes in paying the prin-
ter What is better, his practice accords
with his belief.
a SUCCESSFUL FISHING EXCURSION. One
of the most enjoyable and successful fishing
trips of the season was that which left here
by steamer Silver Star al / u the morning of
Oct Sd for Matinicus. The affair was man.
aged by n. W. Delano, and there were 81
members Of the party They arrived at
Matinicus before sunrise, procured bait and
took on board Capt. William Philbrook,
who had been previously engaged to plot
them 10 the fishing grounds They tished at
No Mans Land, the Bald Ledge and Wood
en- Ball reef, and caught over 800 pounds
of fish, nearly all cod Two excellent
chowders We're served ON board, supplement-
ed by baked beans, brown bread coffee and
other palatable dishes. They arrived back
at Belfast at ! - u. NJ
CHAT. A large shipment of cod lines from
Castine was received by steamer Silver Star
last Thursday for shipment to Halifax, n.
S.. h. NJ. Hartshorn of Brooks brought to
this office Saturday specimens of apples
grown in 1885, Oh the same tree. We have
received through Swift & Paul package of
The Royalty Chop, the choicest blended
Formosa Oolong tea, from Wnslow, Rand
4 Watson, the well known Boston tea and
coffee house,. Well kept lawns are still
wearing the green, and au5umnal tints are
just beginning to show in the foliage.
Grocers are selling large quantities of sweet
potatoes as a result of the shortage in the
native potato crop. james Mitchell is to
build the western section of the Washington
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the Maine Central railroad TO point near
Franklin road ... One Belfast lady was so
much pleased with her conference guests
{ that she hopes there may be another confer
ence here soon. -, S. A. Lttlefield is build
, ing stable at his place on Cedar street.
Maine is "some pumpkins on raising blue
berries, but saw in a grocery store the
other day canned blueberries from Tignish
Prince Edward Island -. Willis n. Briggs
of Amesbury Mass, who has been visiting
friends in Belfast and vicinity, made a hall
mile on his bicycle at the Unity fair in OF
unpaced e.. Henry O. Dodge is remodeling
his buildings on lower Congress street, and
putting both house and stable in tirst-class
condition inside and out. -. WEIGH & Stevens
: recently made new signs for DR.. West
veterinarian, and The Belfast Light & Power
Co.
SHIFTING ITEMS. Sch Onward arrived
Sept. Goth with corn for CHM & Field from
Portland ......Sch. Fannie & Edith sailed
Sept 10Th for Bangor to load lumber fol
New York. Sch. NJ. c Moseley sailed last
Thursday with granite for New York from
w. o. Sargent. Sch. Paul Seavey arrived
Sept. 10Th, light, from Boston. She is I'M
chartered. A I'M. Carter loaded sch. Non
pareil with hay for Stonngton Friday.
VIM Farrow, a Rockland sailmaker recent
; ly completed the largest sail ever made il
Rockland. 1t was made for sloop and con
tans S25 yards of canvas The Gloucester
schooner Kearsarge, engaged in SEEMING OF
the Maine coast, went ashore Sept. Goth OF
South Breaker Matincus. The crew wers
landed at Boothbay by sch. F. Fl. Smith
and the vessel was thought to be tota
loss. The Kearsarge was subsequently
tloated and lowed to Rockland by the tugs
Sommers n. Smith and Frederick NJ Will
son and will be hauled out on the Soutf
Marine railway for repairs. She is quite
badly damaged. :. Messrs. E. B. Gardner OF
Bucksport and Rufus Hartman of Prospec
have bought of Millbridge parties the
schooner Queen of the West, a craft of about
80 tons, built at Essex, Mass, in 1919. Capt
Rufus Hartman will command her. -. Sch
Geo. W. Lewis, grounded on Odom's ledge
last Thursday, but was got off Sunday and
towed to Bucksport. She was from Rockland