The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-13
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

THE NEWS OF BELFAST.
III E. Sheldon of Waldo has a pair of
ford steers, 9 months old, that grit
INCHES and feet inches.
7s- North Waldo Agricultural Society
loli their annual cattle show and fair
ratv Sept p and %, 1898 [E. B. Hunt,
81 -tary.
7r-aficers of Thomas H. Marshall Post,
We're installed Thursday evening,
4 frh by Past Commander NJ. c. Dill
h EARTH The Post has mustered in two new
dies during the year.
ruas II. Marshall Post, G A. R, has
--r PRESENTED with a framed portrait of
r Garfield-a steel engraving by VIM. E.
MARSHALL, one OF the leading engravers of
linn. country. GEN Garfield has visited Bel
s.- and the engraver was at one time
.aulner sojournsr here, 80 that the portrait
t,s local interest.
R41LRoAD SHARKS. The freight train was
4.syed over three hours in Burnham, Jan.
t. hv an accident to the locomotive. The
--r,tru at ). b. Owen Clements has sue
-45ed Emery Cook as conductor on the
r.glt train. Conductor Cook is transfer
10 the Waterville and Portland run, via
Lew ston.
C.utraoTor Murray is authority for the
,.asrment that fair progress is being made
RID W & Q. extension from Burnham to
rilIage, and that steel to complete track
ID. INFO Burnham and for two miles this
s that place has been received. The
..l -lnp-oyed on the grading were paid off
saturday. Operations have been suspended
ev days. Pittsield Advertiser, Jan
Social Whist Club gave its first even
lsertainment last Friday and it proved
Il success. There were seventeen tables
section and the players were about
-aly divided, nearly half the company
gentlemen. The committee served
shments during tie evening This,
rsiav afternoon the ladies' Will hold a
Nee from until ). Tea will be served
lnuel B. Holt has sold his boat Gale to
ICES in Northwest Harbor, Mt. Desert.
Gale was built by 0. R. Webster for a
snnery. Mr.. Webster sold her to W. E.
= who rugged her as sioop and ex-
au5ed her with Mr.. Holt for the Catherine
ra. new owners will tit her as a naphtha
i...h.
William T. Cressey, who was badly injur-
4 a runaway accident Jan. 4th, as report
Ell rhe Journal last week, was taken to
t. aue n Morrill, Thursday. He had not
-.-l recovered consciousness, and was de-
IS his mind running on the comfort Of
a. attle. He frequently told how many
h.l-, Ms cattle and horses had been with
tlt bps are, aud said he must go to the barn
aud Intend to them at once. Strange to say
H- kept correctly the flight of time, and
always told just how long it had been since
Ire attended to bis animals Tuesday morn
Ing
Past Captain u G Hussey installed the
Glowing officers of A. E. Clark Ladies' Aid
Society, Wednesday evening, Jan 9Th
President Miss Annie l.. Clifford; Vice
President, Mrs. Martha Carter; Chap, Mrs
Annie B. Shaw; Guide, Mrs. U. G, Hussey;
Carrie Erskine; Outside Guard Mrs Ellen
T Rowe; Trustees Mrs. Nina E, Hobbs,
Mrs Martha Carter Mrs. Annie B. Shaw
Advisory Committee. U. G. Hussey, w. W.
shaw " S. Hobbs, W. j Clifford, Allen
Weber.
The Boston pal ers have published lists OF
chose drawing pensions of over So per
rn nth ami among those who receive their
pensions through the Augusta a agency are
li.- following residents of Waldo county
Joseph C. Dorr, Winterport, so; Caleb H.
I'm wilton, Monroe, S72; Edward r Park
Hag. [ nifty, So; Thomas j. Putnam, Mon
roe, ST., Isaiah Kicker, Liberty, $50 John
w. Davis Belfast, So, In the medal of
honor book the War Department is about to
i-sue viii be the following Private Thomas
Belehes, Of the 9th Maine, at Capin's Farm,
a.. took guidon from the hands of the
bearer nortally wounded, and advanced
with it nearer to battery than any other
man"
STEAMER NOTES. Tie Penobscot, which
laid over in Boston on account of the
rurm, left at a. M, fan. 9Th, and arrived in
Belfast at midnight. A dense fog covered
The water, which delayed the boat in reach
X the wharf, and she laid here on account
Of 1t until 3 a M, Thursday, when she pro-
reeded to Winterport, returning the same
lay and leaving at 9 p. m. for Boston. Capt
Ous lngraham took command of the Penob-
scot last week and Capt Marcus Pierce, her
regular commander is having a vacation at
his home in Hampden.. The steamer
Merryconeag has resumed her winter route
between Rockland and Bar Harbor, touch
ing at North Haven, Stonington, Swan s
Island, South West and North East Harbors,
returning from Bar Harbor Mondays The
trips from Rockland to Portland will be
made Tuesday and Thursday, returning
Wednesday and Friday, making the usual
landings each The Penobscot put
into Boothbay Harbor Thursday night on
account of rough weather and remained IN
til Friday morning at o'clock. She arrived
IN Boston at p. M. left at 10 D. M, arrived
here at p m. Saturday, and proceeded to
Wlnterport She left as usual Monday for
Boston
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. James A. Brown
arrived Jan. 9th, from New York with
phosphate for L. A. Kuowton ia. Sch.