The Republican journal., 1898-02-10

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i'll few days past but is gaining.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
Original, widows, etc. Sarah G. Collins.
Bucksport, IS.
The story on the 9th page by Mrs
Rebecca Palfrey Utter is both timely and
of local interest,
Monday next is St. Valentine Day, but the
valentine business opens slowly this year,
both supply and demand being small
Helping Hand Circle of Kings Daughters
met last Monday with Mrs Lizzie Hutchins
and will meet next Monday with Mrs. o. R.
Webster.
MIR, c. R. Coombs was out Friday with his
camera taking snap shops at tn snow drifts.
He has very complete collection of local
views.
The Social Whist Club will hold ladies'
matinee at Memorial Hall this. Thursday,
afternoon at o'clock sharp. Tea will be
served.
j. c. Written will furnish music for
dance at Flanders Hall, Head of the Tide.
tomorrow, Friday. evening, aud at Brad
mans Hall, East Belfast, Saturday evening
Street Commissioner Walker had his
hands full the past week i'll breaking out
roads. In many places it was impossible to
use the triangles and shoveling was resort
ed to.
Mr.. Wm. T. Cressy of Morrill,, who was
injured by runaway horse on Main Street
recently, died at his home in Morrill, yes
ter,iav from the effects of the injuries sus-
tanned then.
c. ". Frederick, agent for the Hayford
block, is putting plate glass windows in the
store of f. A. Follett and that formerly
occupied by the clothing mandatory Of
Geo. A. Quimby.
a life-ike portrait of Lieut.. Sheridan F.
Miller was on exhibition at Clements book
store the past week. 1t has been presented
to the Union Veterans Union of Belfast,
which was named after Lieut.. Miller.
The Baptist Christian Endeavor Society
will have a dime socable in the Baptist yes
try Friday evening, Feb, 18th, at 80 o'clock.
The entertainment will consist of ribbon
drill. There will be a sale of homemade
candy. The public are invited.
Posters are out for the annual concert,
drill aud ball by Belfast Company, Z. R.. X.
of P, TO be given at Belfast Opera House,
Monday evening, Feb. 21st. Frank r. Wig
gin will be floor director. The Belfast Band
will give a concert, using their new instru-
ments for the first time. Reyes Company
of Rockland will send delegation in uni
form. and they will be accompanied by
ladies'.
ACCIDENT. Fred Lucas of North Sears
mont was thrown from his team at North
Searsmont Monday and the heavily loaded
team, drawn by four horses, passed over
him. He was quite badly cut about the face.
The accident was caused by the reins getting
tangled and the horses going into snow
drift
INSURANCE. Attention is called to the
statements of the Capital Fire Ins. Co. CT
Concord, n, H., and the Granite State Fire
ms Co, Of Portsmouth,, n. H, represented
by Hon. Fred Atwood of Winterport. These
are strong companies and noted for prompt
payment of losses. Hon. George E. Macon
Der of Augusta is special agent for Maine OF
the Granite State, and James Pattee is the
Belfast AGENT. Other companies whose
statements appear this week the Z. S.
Branch of Western Assurance Co., the u S.
Branch of British America Assurance Co.,
and the Metropolitan Plate Glass Insurance
Co, represented by Field & West Belfast,
and the Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
represented by James Pattee & Son. Belfast.
The many friends in this vicinity of Capt.
Byron Young of Bluehill will regret to
learn that he has been stricken with paralysis
of the brain, and at the critical moment in
his life an accident happened that nearly
proved fatal to both Mr.. Young and his wife.
They were driving from East Bluehill to the
village and in turning the horse it was
noticed that the reins became slack in Mr..
Youngs hands and the animal, which is
spirited steed, cramped the wheel and they
were both thrown out MT. Young was
picked up in an unconscious state and
carried to neighboring house where he
received medical attendance, and, his case
was Immediately pronounced paralysis of
the brain Mr.. Young will be remem bered
as the captain of the schooner Nimbus
built at Belfast in 1890 by Mcdonald &,
Brown. He was for many years resident
of Brewer and highly respected citizen.
STEAMER NOTES. The Manhattan Steam
ship Company has chartered the steamship
Queen City to begin running between New
York and Bangor as soon as the ice is out of
the Penobscot river, and to continue until
the new steamship Aroostook, now being
built in Philadelphia, Is finished and takes
her place The new line will touch at Rock
land, Camden and Belfast. =. The steamer
fremont, Capt. Oscar Crockett, arrived at
Rockland last Thursday noon in tow of the
United States cutter Levi Woodbury.. The
fremont was on her trip from Bluehill to
Rockland Monday. When off Hog Island,
in the Eggemoggin Reach, her condenser
froze up. The machinery was disabled and
the boat was left drifting in the ice. The
crew telegraphed to Portland from Brook
lin and the cutter Woodbury. arrived at the
scene W ednesday. After considerable work
she succeeded in clearing the fremont from
the ice and lowed her to Rockland. Capt.
Crockett has given up his charter of the