The Republican journal., 1898-02-03
The NEWS OF BELFAST.
The New Journalism.

II. The New Journalism.
sxtv-nine pages of rubbish.
TUrutv-two pages of rot,
l,rfv-slx pages of scandal vile,
served to us piping hot
-srteen hundred pictures
Death, disease, and despair
Is tnd fakes, and fakes and lies
~H K in most everywhere.
r.r|t. four sad comic pages,
r-, in reds green's and blues;
and of items we don't care to read,
.- uuiv two columns of news.
1.rk Life.
r-..8te Court viii be held next Tuesday ;
.. gaucy Court Wednesday.
r- r4gular meeting of the City Council
held next Monday evening.
f Bramhall has put into his fish
market a set of refrigerators of an improved
t4u They are made in separate COM
--s MS opening at the top, but with the
5.-rs removable for convenience in filling
~ eaning,
.C Lower has returned from Detroit
.1 and has re-openea his shop in the J. G.
7e,r ason store. He will remain until
at.r,a st, when he will go to Fairfield for
TRY weeks.
Tte AVS of Maine provide that during
F. ary, March and April citizens of:the
S-4-e nay fish for and take land-locked sal
. 1Jt and togue, and convey the same
-a, own homes, but not otherwise. This
sion to the law making close time
- hsh between Oct. LIST and May 1st.
municipal officers held an inquest
-U investigate the cause of the burn
rank Whitcomb's house. Several
---es We're examined, but nothing of
.u.e was learned in addition to the
-1 reports. The decision was that
probably originated from an over
trhen stove
H Snow of Bucksport was award
lu damages in his suit against the
Central r. r., Jan. 18th, by the Han
preme court at Ellsworth. In De-
iS95, Mr., Snow was driving in a
0-came scared at a hand-car, and run
-.lto sign post threw the driver. Mr.
-aeived spinal injuries. The jury
-u- railroad company liable Tor the
r-e of the section men. The suit was
ee.
rrrsons are aware of the amount of
.ud out i'll this vicinity by the so
.zsrssment life insurance companies
t-rIcau Legion of Honor has paid out
which ST 600 was within the past
This organization is claimed by
beers to be the oldest and strongest
5lud represented here. 1t has re-
4ud Of half a million dollars for use
emergency. Several new councils
.- r-y been organized in this State and
a-s compare favorably with those of
llar organization.
EEAN's BALL. The annual supper
and ball of Washington Hose Cos.
t- aud at Belfast Opera House Friday
-niug, Jan. 2Sth, proved highly successful.
Ii-r= was a large attendance and the supper
as nipple and Of the usual excellent quail
t Tie dance to music by the Belfast
Theatre Orchestra, was kept up until 3 a.
anu The floor was well filled. There
we're the usual guessing contests and draw
1gs Charles E. Paul guessed the exact
fFlpeF Of beans in jar, 1913, and took the
therefor, Another cake, to be given
4- person guessing nearest its weight,
rs nJly captured by II. A. Drinkwater
s-1 Lewis Poor, each guessing II pounds,
Nl.- Is weight was II pounds and ounces
STEAMER NOTES. The Manhattan Steam
shr Co. which will operate a passenger
ui freight service between New York and
Bangor and other points, has been organized
d tie following officers: Josiah j. Hill
4aH presidents Joseph D. Higgins, vice.
res dent. n L. Newcomb, general mana
-- f. Alexander, treasurer; William
H-e secretary. The company offices
ri- Bowling Green building, No. 5 II
Way and that is near pier at which
Steamer will land. A new twin screw
steamer is now being built in Philadel-
IS tle Charles Hillman Shipbullding
'r tile line. She will be called the
ps-lok. The new steamer will be
-tif for the line early in the summer but
iapany Will probably put on boat
-'.Iateiy after the ice goes out in the
The company is said to have plenty
tpItal... The Penobscot left Boston al
ocular hour Jan. 25th, but encountered
snow storm and put into Eoothbay Har
M She arrived at Rockland so late tina,
she remained over night and came up river
thursday morning. On her return she lief,
Belfast at 4 so p. N. the same evening, and
u4de the round trip to Boston and back
'7ry nearly on time.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Among the schooners
ported as laid up at New York Jan. 18th
a- the following local vessels: Andrew
N-o.nger, Grace Webster, Henry R. Tilton
Hattie MEG. Buck, James A. Parsons Kit
arson Lester A. Lewis, Lunet, Mary Anr
Cam, Maud Snare, Melissa Trask and
sarah L. Davis. The American Shipbuild
7ays that not single ship, bark or brig
~e bu 1t in the United States during the
F74r 1897. Shipping men will be interest
q go know that the cable from Halifax t(
l-1uuda is being extended to the Wes
indies. Communication was established
~ Turks Island on Jan. 18th, and the
'--aner left there for Jamaica, paying out
ale as she went. The closing of the
"-H ri yrHr has %,