The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-09-16
NEWS OF BELFAST.
Home has received;a contribu :
rom the Glvers and Cleaners of

. twuer can obtain it.
.- delegation from Belfast and
"a attended the reunion of the Nine
. N4ne reunion at Unity Tuesday.
ie family will hold their annual re-
Rltchie Grange Hall, Sept. 50th,
ambers of the family are invited to
-4.t. 1t will be an all-day session,
he dinner.
e4surer OF the Belfast Humane So
,uowledges the receipt of SS3.1O, the
....1- If an entertainment recently given
enett of the society under the aus
committee of ladies.
art department of the Eastern State
Bangor the following first premiums
o4rded to Hart L. Woodcock of this
Fest oil painting, "Still Life oil
professional; display of water
r {. Burgess capsized skiff Tues
noon while landing from the yacht
.-. - off Webster's landing He was
with no more serious results than
18th.
A. 1.u l. C. Llbby's farm in Waterville
.ur-r there will be 1000 sheep, which
ught for the expected rise i'll wool
ton. Mr.. Libby says he has stored
,achusetts the largest amount of
vned by any one individual In the
and is a firm believer that its price
IRE than double in the next year,
VII mean a fortune for him.
W Thompson, R. f. Dunton, D. B
nth W H. Mcclellan and Charles
vent to Winterport Saturday to at
., tearing on the case of Chandler r.
s. the Winterport Water Co. The
al appeal from the decision eff the
- commissioners. Mr.. Mcclellan is at
Merrill, Mr.. Baker witness, and
rs A committee appointed by the S.
70 hear the case.
waldo County Teachers Association
-rt i'll Belfast Friday, October Sth.
gram is not fully arranged, but
mt educators from abroad will be
-. and deliver addresses. Dime r will
-i to visiting delegates. An arrange
Il be made for an excursion at low
vi Frankfort and other river ports
. mer to Belfast and return after the
session.
IRE alarm sounded at go last Thurs
ming and the department responded
v The fire was found to be in a
-eeond-hand lumber owned by Small
--on, on their lot east of the wool
md fire was easily put out. This is
nth time the lumber has been set on
rom present indications it would
At somebody in that neghborhood is
see how near they can come to Sc
citation of the criminal laws and not
trouble. They may got step too
tt. Rs1oNs. The steamer Castine made
r-ry successful excursions from Belfast
ELK, Thursday she went to Bar Har-
Uehing at Searsport, Islesboro and a
.a 7oints in Eggemoggin Reach, The
rs which passed eastward OF this city
-arly evening did not meet the steam
tsslng farther inland, and she came up
3ast in advance of the big fog bank.
ming IN good weather all the way. She
we'd here about 10 o'clock in the evening
-iay she took party of about forty on a
-- asulng "Trip. They left here about in
srernoon and tished in the night short
nf m Isl
al + A. NJ, Saturday. The catch was
-e, but all the excursionists report
a good time. The Castine took an
..on from Camden to Green's Landing
day. This, Thursday, evening she
t5e the Sons of Veterans from Bangor
ksport to attend dance. Next Sun
-4e will make an excursion from Bel
Somesville.
Ping ITEMS. The sch, p NJ, Bonnie
umed her regular packet business be-
Belfast and Vinalhaven. Capt. Bur-
nught cargo Of hay and produce
st week and sailed Saturday Sch
Holmes arrived Thursday afternoon
Boston with general cargo. -. Sch
\. Pickering sailed Sept. 9th for
Island 30 load stone for New York.
-e schooners Gazelle and Gen. Grant,
port last Thursday are said by sea-
people to be the only vessels of their
II the United States. They are cross
zen common coasting schooner and
with round bows, fiat bottoms, narrow
and scow sterns, with the rudders
outside, They are great carriers for
size, and are not bad sailers. The Gaz-
: owned in Belfast by Fred A. Xnowl-
and others, and commanded by Capt
2ael G. Rich and the Gen. Grant is own
and commanded by Capt. VIM. F. Kellar
.siesboro.. The stevedores had serious
lie Saturday in putting large blocks of
ANTE aboard sch M c. Moseley loading
-he Railroad wharf for New York In the
rsnoon some of the gearing parted and
K of granite fell through the deck and
he afternoon similar accident let a
fall into the hold, Two deck beams
" broken, hanging knees were torn from
places and the keelson and sheathing
red ...... Schs. Geo. B. Ferguson and
ah L. Davis arrived Saturday, light,
LII Portland. The Ferguson went to Ban
sunday, to load slaves for Eddyville
Davis will load lumber at Bangor for
Ky York. g. Sch Nevada arrived from
-tIand Monday with corn for Swan &
ey Co, She broke her main boom in
ng while on the passage. She will load
aber at Bangor for Boston. The Boston