The Republican journal., 1898-01-20
r.r NEWS OF BELFAST.

sr the mare Agnes s., 2.3l Ia.
ot our retired sea captains drew
oD- machine at the Canton fair, and
''s,,is expect him to start in the laun-
h,-tntss soon.
N prentss has bought of Hiram
house lot on the corner of Court
.t streets, and will build a house
.s,rl< to begin as soon as the condi-
f+l- ground will permit.
r,. waldo and Kennebec Musical Asso-
,, will meet in Freedom, Feb. Sd at
ALI lovers of music are cordially in
pcnic dinner will be served. If
n,7 the meeting will be the next fair
ag
m. Belfast Free Library has received
st-,l engraved portrait of the late AL
80 Rovd Otis from the executors of his
s+s,. and it has been given place in the
-, an institution in which Mr.. Otis
WAS greatly Interested
There we're some "lightning changes" in
,p.rship of horse flesh in this CITY last
,sk it is about as difficult now to keep
q ,f +be horse trades as it is to follow the
III -rausactions at the north-end in the
Ii SUMMER time.
b THE printing business of the late George
"a u 9ureess will be continued by the family,
III .ampetent help to maintain the we'll
81 s.rr-i reputation of the Office for neat,
Fl +afi and accurate printing. The work
III }- done promptly and at reasonable
d Prices
v O W. Pitcher of Colorado Springs,
- q very much interested in his adopt
--,-.- aud in a recent letter to a friend in
L tr sent a picture of one OF the largest
fae- rased in Greeley, which weighed
.0.ls and II ounces and measured 30
., o. circumference and IS inches in
u
Webster has built an up-to-date ice
designs in The Rudder, for use on
.--- Pond, Joseph Ty Ter made the iron
M 4ud y. S. Lord the sails. Unless
for the Orient degree-that is free
M art disease--you should give the new
WIDE berth She is good for mile a
Heqsury Depart ment is preparing
the reorgani 1ation of the customs
10 be submitted to Congress. If
-le districts of Belfast and Waldo
. l be consolidated into the district
md and the districts of Frenchman's
Castine will be consolidated with
.. Instruct of Bangor, to be called the dis
bangor.
Howes & CO., Swift & Paul, CHM
,4,.It and Thomas Cannon & Son, grocers
IS rtv, have received from Chase &
-. Il If Boston, Mass, proprietors of
.l Brand Coffee, a very handsome
44.-j picture of the old country grocery
--.rr The picture is life-like and realistic,
r Ioungers in the country store have their
totvpes everywhere. The picture was
.mpanied by pleasant letter from Chase
5anborn.
Tue smoking car of the passenger train
4ts returned from the repair shop last
s--k equipped with the new quick action
brake and air signal which are being
adopted on the Maine Central cars as fast as
f0ssibie. BY use of this signal and brake
t.e brakes on a long train can be set in a
f1aotion of second, against from 10 to 20
secouds with the old cord signal and air
rake, All the passenger cars of the Maine
entrai viii be equipped with this improve
l-nt before June 1st,
BEFUNpING THE CITY DEBT. The finance
.,nmltJee of the city government is still
busy with refunding matters, as there are
tasuy details that call for attention. Bonds
ii he old issue to the amount Of $4,000 are
now ready for exchange and by the middle
IF February Farson, Leach q Co., expect to
-xyhange more than double that amount
Tie finance committee will meet with the
Mayor and city treasurer Feb 18th for the
-XeLange of bonds and will probably meet
that purpose on the 18th of each month E.
4reful and complete record will be kept
i zach new bond issued. Provision has
nr-u made for registering the bonds when
I--rel.
FuH KLoNDIKE. The first party to start
tr-ll Belfast for Klondike will leave Boston
Feb 4th. Thomas Haugh will go to Boston
lext week and the others will join hi M
here later. Those who are now booked to
90 are H. E. Mcdonald and Charles O'Con-
lell Of Belfast, f. S. Mcdonald of Clinch-
port, Va, and Gordon McTaggart of Pitts
ned. Capt Mcdonald will arrive in Bel
fast soon for a short visit before leaving.
Others are in corresp ondence with H. E.
Mcdonald and may decide to go with the
party. They expect to go by rail to Seattle,
their future movements to be decided on
when they arrive there. Walter II. Rich
Two MEN DROWNED. Relatives of Lewis
Whitmore of Verona and William Abbott of
Bucksport were notified Saturday morning
that the two men were drowned Friday
night in the Penobscot river near Sandy
point, about three miles below Bucksport.
Whitmore and Abbott We're smelt fishermen
and last Friday night at o'clock they left
home forthe purpose of pulling in their nets,
which were set about a mile down the river.
A son of Abbott who remained on shore
heard cries for help soon after their depart.
IRE. He rowed out to the point where the
men were supposed to be but was unable
to lind any trace of them. At daylight the
nshermens boat drlfted ashore and it bore
marks indicating that it must have been
crushed by the ice foes. 1t is thought that