The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-03-17


| c. F. Cobbett has bought of Walter H.
Richards the latter's stock of sewing ma
chimes, attachments, etc.
| Pensions have been granted as follows:
Supplemental, Henry S. Grindle, North
Brooksville; increase, Rufus Reynold, Burn
ham, S14 to SIT,
The New England Telephone and Telc.
graph Co. will soon lay cable from North
port to Islesboro and connect Hewes Point
and Dark Harbor with the long distance
line in this section.
The municipal officers met Monday even
ing and drew the following traverse Jurors
for the April term of the Supreme Judicial
Court. Alvah S. Redman, Hazael McKeen
James W. Wallace, William W. Gates.
Alonzo Dutch has put large new ice
chest into his fish market. 1t is in two COM
partments, zinc lined, and with double board
fronts, removable for cleaning, etc. 1t was
built by j. c. Durham
| Belfast harbor has not been been obstruct-
ed by ice the past winter except for few
days just after the gale of Feb 1st, when
| ICt Hldtt uoN Ii 10 L 1r. w nlbe 20, wharf,
The first arrival of the steamer Castine
| cleared it.
Charles X. Coombs has found the cane
lost at the fire and advertised in The
Journal last week. II is a sword cane which
his father, the late Capt, r. H. Coombs,
| carried around the world and is highly
| priced an heirloom.
Down in Be fast they don't go through
the formality of any contest over city officers
this year. The old board has done the work
! so we'll that nobody thinks of making any
changes in it. There are few American
cities where such condition of things
prevails. Waterville Mail.
The officers of the Fire Department are
Interested to learn if they have a one-legged
hoseman. After the fire at Citypoint when
the janitor arranged the rubber boots in the
hose room he found one odd boot They
would like to have their comrade report, that
the city may pension him for the loss of his
limb.
The frosty nights and sunshny days of
the past two weeks have stirred the sap in
the maple trees and this years crop from
the sugar orchards promises to be abundant.
In New Hampshire sugar-making has al
ready begun. A. A. Howes " Co. and CHM
& Field had maple syrup Monday that was
made in this vicinity.
FISH FACTS. The Waldo County Fish
Protective Association held special meet
ing at the office of R. F. Dunton, ESQ, Sat.
urday evening. The object of the meeting
. | to hot
wheel and appliances put in several years
ago to run pump at the old hatchery. The
matter was left with the executive committee
....Schs. Maytower and Brunette and sloops
II. Mcdonald and Marguerite were in port
the past week, each with a large fare OF
fresh fish. The Mcdonald also had several
deep sea founders. H. G. Bicknell has
begun the construction of a fish weir at
Murphy's Point and will have it com pleted
in time for the salmon season. He will also
carry on lobster business at the same
place.
The KLoNDIKBRs. The letters on the 9Th
page from Col. H. E. Mcdonald and Dr. E.
W. Gould of the Klondike party will be
read with much interest by their many
friends in this city and vicinity. At the
time these letter were received it was re.
ported as coming from another member OF
the party that DR.. Gould was sick and
would be unable to proceed further This
has since been confirmed DR.. Gould was
not in the best of health when he left here
and on the way contracted severe cold
which developed into pneumonia at Van.
couver He was taken to a hospital there
and given the best of attention. His ticket
to Alaska was sold and other arrangements
made in his behalf before the party sailed
from Vancouver for Skaguay.
CoINCIDENCEs. A few condolences have
been brought to our notice recently. The
chart of the Temple of Honor, showing the
emblems of the various degrees of the order,
has grave with tablet Inscribed, "Sacred
to the memory of George A. Russell" The
deceased was the first member of the OF.
der who died, but Belfasts George A. Rus
sell was Recorder of Heman Temple of
this city several years later. He still
lives. The more recent cases are the follow.
ing: In western city Peter Welch was
found murdered in the street. David Alex
ander was the coroner who sat on the case.
and the murder was was found to have been
committed by Warren Marsh. Again, the
newly elected city government of Saco con-
tains Mayor Samuel Lord and Councilmep
John Fernald and Frank Deering Persons
bearing all the above names live in Belfast.
STEAMER NOTES. General Manager n L.
Newcomb, of the new Manhattan Steam.
ship Co, is sending out letters to the
merchants OF Bangor and northern Maine
regarding the line of steamships which the
company is to run from New York to ports
in Maine and the Maritime provinces. The
circular makes particular reference to the
New York, Rockland & Bangor line, with a
direct service from New York to Rockland
Camden, Belfast, Bucksport and Bangor,
where connections will be made with the
Bangor & Aroostook and Maine Central
railroads for all points in eastern and
northern Maine. The company's local
agents for this line are A. G. Hunt, Rock.
land; J. H. Sherman, Camden; Fred G.
White, Belfast; $. E. Hall. Bucksport; F. J.
Stowe, Bangor. Steamer Sylvia has ar