The Republican journal., 1898-08-25
The Republican Journal, Thursday, August Is, 1898

| OF OootS anu SnOeS. Their advertisement
will appear next week.
The Waldo County Veteran Association
will meet with Dana B. Carter Post Free
dom, Thursday, Oct. 9th H. r. Dawson
Secretary.
The Belfast Printing Co. has a process fo,
making stereotypes and used one of their
own manufacture on the card of dances for
the hot weather dance Friday night.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast post Office for the week ending Aug.
20: Ladies-Miss Gertrude Bingham, Mrs.
Name Russell. Mrs Sidney Sideinger Gen
tlemen-Mr. J. Dunlin.
Seaside Grange had fine musical pro.
gram last Saturday evening. Next Saturday
evening they will have pie supper Each
member who can will bring some kind of
pie, and the grange will furnish coffee, etc.
Mr.. II. L. Woodcock has many visitors at
his studio in the Savings Bank building and
has made number of sales. His water
colors of Maine coast scenery are charming
souvenirs and have only to be seen to be ap
preciated. Visitors are always welcome at
his studio.
The Prohibitionists have placed the fol.
lowing ticket in nomination in this county
Senator, Edward Davis, Burnham; Clerk of
Courts, Hiram F. Erskine, Montville :
Sheriff, Geo. E. Files, Thorndike; County
Commissioner, James B. McTaggart, Brooks
County Treasurer, VIM. E. Lancaster, Burn
ham Register of Deeds, George F. Sherman.
Burnham.
ACCIDENTS. Arthur Burns of East Belfast
stuck an icepick in his foot while at work
loading vessel Friday, int1icting a painful
and dangerous wound. -. Walter, son of
Freeman Patterson, years old, was run
over by a milk team on Main street yester-
day and his head was badly bruised One
wheel OF the wagon went over his head 1t
was narrow escape from instant death
REFUNDING. The work of refundng the
city debt continues to progress satisfactorily.
At noon yesterday only S57 ,OCo of the per
cent. bonds due Aug. 18th remained out
standing. For the new 1 per cent bonds
issued IN place OF the 6 per cents the city not
only receives the premium agreed upon but
| accrued interest. Another satisfactory
feature is that the missing 500 bond of the
issue OF 1882 to meet which a deposit of S125
had to be made, has been found 1t was
held in town but a few miles from Belfast
BAND EXCURSION TO BANGOR. Don't for
get that on Thursday next, Sept. 1st the
Belfast Band will make an excursion to
| he 1;
er Sedgwick. The sale of tickets is limited.
so that the boat will not be crowded; vou
will have good music, good company and
are assured good time. The Sedgwiek is
equipped with search light and her officers
are familiar to the river, SO that there need
be no apprehension of detention or accident.
The Sedgwiok will leave Lewis wharf, Bel
| fast. at 80 a m, and win leave Bangor on
the return at T. III, giving opportunity to
see the afternoon races at the Eastern State
fair. Tickets for the round trip only 81 for
sale at the drug store of Poor & Son.
AN ASSAULT CASE. E. Burke Elwell of
Northport was before the Police Court
Tuesday afternoon charged with assault and
| battery on Wallace E. Richards of that town
Richards testified that he went into Elwell's
store few days ago and ordered out
by Elwell, who at the same time struck him
with broom handle, inhicting severe
| bruise. The defendant and one other wit
ness testified that he ordered Richards out.
the latter refused, claiming that the store
| which IS also the post office, is a public
| place. Elwell then struck him as alleged.
Judge Rogers ruled that the business which
! called Richards into the store-to disDute
some statement which he overheard the
| proprietor mske-did not Justify his act, and
the respondent was discharged
IN MEMoRIAM. few friends of the late
Mrs. II. P, Thompson, who had been asso.
Grated with her in the work of the Children S
Aid Society, met at the Girls Home, North
port Avenue, last Sunday afternoon and
held memorial service. The exercises were
conducted by Mrs. Florence c. Porter ot
| Caribou, Field Secretary of the Childreu's
! Aid Society She first called upon Rev. T.,
M. Burlington who read appropriate selec-
tiohs from the Bible Mrs. burlington fol-
| lowed with remarks. Mrs. Sanborn, matron
OF the Home, spoke of her relations with Mrs
Thompson, who had been the chairman Of
the home committee, and read a selected
poem. Mrs. c. A. Pilsbury and Miss A. T.
Southworth spoke briefly but feelingly Of
the deceased. Mrs. Porter then made al
address and offered prayer. The children,
inmates of the Home, recited the 23d psalm
in concert and sang "Shall We Gather at the
River" The exercises closed with benedic-
ton by Rev. L. NJ. burlington.
The Boston Sunday Herald of Aug. 21st,
has an illustrated account of the Battle of
Ell Caney, near Santiago de Cuba, from
which we take the following in relation to
young man whose death was noted in
recent issue of The Journal:
Some time toward the latter part of the
engagement, A. 81. Packard, company G
had been instantly killed. To make this
death more touching was the inconsolable
anguish of his younger brother, who was
also member OF G. company and cold was
the heart that did not feel sharp pain as
the lonely boy cried, "Arthur, brother!
come back to me'' just before leaving
Springfield, the dead boys widowed mother
went to Col Clark, telling him how she lost
her husband in the civil war, and with tears
in her eyes, sobbingly asked if it was her
duty to again give up her loved ones to tle
horrors of war. The colonel told her it was