The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-03-18

Thermometer stood at 1Oo at 7 A. M. The av.
erage for the day was 13o. Wednesday,
morning the thermometer stood at 10 and at
noon at 26o
La Grippe has made itself seriously and
even fatally felt in Belfast. Few households
have escaped. 1t kept many children from
school during the closing days of the winter
term. at a time when the examinations are
held.
The Committee on Agriculture had hear.
ing at the State House last week on the
feeding stuff bill. Among those who adj
dressed the committee on behalf of the bill
We're Secretary McKeen of the Board of Ag-
ricultnre, Master Edward Wiggin of the
State Grange and W. H. Moody of Liberty.
ACCIDENTS. A small boy named Frank
McFarlapd, who was at work for Jacob II
Page, cut his right foot nearly off March 10th.
He was splitting wood and by some means
hit his foot with the axe, severing every bone
and leaving the member hanging by the
flesh OF the outer edge He was attended by
Drs. johnson and Fletcher, who think the
foot can be saved.
CARGO ON FIRE. Sch. Garland, Capt.
Allen, had narrow escape from burning
last Thursday. She loaded hay at F. G.
Whites for Green's Landing, and when
nearly over to Turtle Head her deck-load of
hay took fire from the galley stove funnel
The crew were seen to throw several bales
overheard, after which the vessel continued
on her course. Steamer Silver Star started
to go to her assistance, but the vessel filed
away on her course before the steamer
reached her.
LECTURE ON FORT FISHER. Gen. Adel-
bert Ames of Lowell, Mass, will lecture I'M
der the auspices of A. E. Clark Camp, Sons
OF Veterans, in Grand Army Hall, to-mor-
row, Friday evening. His subject will be
THE Capture of Fort Fisher and the lee
ture is the same as was delivered recently in
New York before the Loyal Legion, and
which was severely criticised by Gen Cur
It's. The latter commanded brigade in Gen
Ames' division, and took exceptions to some
of the lecturers statements. We are in
formed that military men who were familiar
with the situation generally sustain Gen
Ames' position.
EAST BELFAST. Eugene S. Achorn left by
boat Monday for Boston, for treatment for
the eyes. Mrs. Alice Carrow, who has
been at work in Bangor dress making for
the past few months, returned home last
week. -. Thomas Tay Tor is on the sick list.
go. George E. Michaels, while visiting last
Sunday, had his horse kicked by another
one, cutting cash about twelve inches long
and three inches deep. DR.. Freeman was
called and the wound attended to- 1t re-
quired nine stitches to close it. . w yatt
Carrow is again on the sick list. :. The grip
is looking in at the doors of about every
house, and one or more are feeling the
effects of it. 1t gives but little warning,
and some give up to it within an hour.
STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Castine
broke her crank-pin shortly after leaving
Castine March 10th, and was lowed to Bel
fast by the Revenue Cutter Woodbury. AS
there were some other repairs needed to the
machinery the boat was taken from the
route and will remain here until her new en-
CINE arrives and is put in, which will be
about the middle of April. go. The date on
which the steamer Frank Jones will go on
her route has not yet been decided and will
depend somewhat upon the extent of the re-
pairs now being made. The wharf where
she will land at Portland is being thoroughly
rebuilt. Steamer Mt. Desert is now on the
Rockland and Bar Harbor route in command
of Capt. Frank Winterbotham and the Ire
Green's Landing route.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Among the at
fractions to buyers at Burkett's this week
are two cases of shirt waists, just opened, at
from 80 cents to $3.50 each. Also new lines
of ladies' suits and skirts, new lot of print
wrappers, sheets, pillow cases, curtains and
everything in the drapery line at very low
prices. Staples & Cottrell, u Main street,
have just received the spring style of Guyer
hats and an elegant line of fancy shirts from
80 cents upwards Mems, boys and children's
hats, caps, etc, gloves, hosiery and neck
wear. Custom suits to order, So 80 and up
wards. See the White Sewing Machine on
exhibition at Carrie & Jones 81 Main street
Over 200, 900 of these machines are in use
to-day, which IS good evidence as to their
merits. Mr.. John G. Jaquith will be in town
for two weeks to explain the superior points
of this machine. Have you seen the stock
of earthenware at the store on Main street
recently occupied by E. l.. French? 1t is
worth inspection, 80. See statements of the
Belfast and Searsport National Banks.
SERIOUS STABBING AFFAIR Walter Rob-
bins of this city is in Jail awaiting trial on a
charge of assault with inteut to kill. We'd
nesday evening, March 10th, he had been
drinking and was sent home by the police
Frank Jipson boards with Robbins mother
in a small house on Washington street,
opposite the gas works A short time after
Robbins was sent home the police was cal
led to the house and found that he had
attacked Jipson with pocket knife, intict-
ing severe wounds. There was a cut about
4 inches long across his left shoulder, one
of about the some size in the left side,
lesser one on the top of the shoulder and a
bad cut over the left temple. The wounds
w ere all made with slashing cuts, and
those on the body We're more than an inch
deep. Robbins was arrested and kept in
the lookup until the next day, when he was