The Republican journal., 1898-01-27
THE NEWS OF BELFAST,

f..Iease, Edward r. Spear, Centre Mont
.ar. ~16 to S17; original, Lewis W. Pendle-
1 Portland, SO
owing to the storm L. c. Morse, Esq, de-
erred his visit to Belfast to attend to PEN
- business but will be here next week
.H LIST and Feb 1st, at c. F. Cobbett's
r.. store, l27 Main street.
I.r new ice boat for Pitchers Pond was
e.a out there last week and is ready for
Hess on the first glare ice. She has been
.-d the Star, probably because those who
.n her in a stiff breeze are likely to see
-t-s.
4JrENTIoN, VETERANS, The Waldo Coun-
d. -teran Association will meet with E.
~ Billings Post, Monroe, Feb. 3D. Address
Welcome by Isaac +. Cook response by
dent Harding; remainder of program
H the local Post and Corps. The Sons of
C.crrans are cordially invited to meet with
H R. Dawson, Sec.
The trustees OF the mortgage bonds of the
Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad Co.,
v.-Srs. A. c. Burgess, W B. Swan and
4.n Hervey, met at the Savings Bank
a- 31st, and drew for redemption bonds to
amount of SO 800. This makes total
ton of the bonded debt of the company
SIS 800, leaving the debt S131 500.
The Claiming League (Unitarian) held
-r annual meeting at the home of Mrs.
.-ph Tyler, Jan 10Th, with large attend
After a reelection of the old board OF
: liI,rr for tl,a -i,,ta
ed followed by the usual Current
nts Ice cream and cake were served
-r- hostess, which was something of an
.taton, but heartily enjoyed neverthe-
N.H ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Mr. Geo. B.
ans appeared for the second time this
u before his many Belfast admirers in
1pera House, Jan 18th. The recital of
most interesting and natural play
-r lave won the admiration of all who
reeiate and understand Shakespeare.
praise can be accorded Mr., Williams as
-npersouator and he certainly ranks
. TX the best readers before the public
". He is pleasing, easy, natural and
= into the reading with a zeal that Is
gious He can be assured Of a cordial
ntou by Belfast's literary people if he
again visit Us.
., RICE STATISTICS. Tileston Wadlin,
Clerk of Courts, has compiled for the
Registrar of Vital Statistics the re-
divorces decreed by the Supreme
Il Court for Waldo County during the
l7s7 The whole number for the year
of which We're on complaint of the
aud and 1G on complaint of the wife.
lpe was married in june 1896, and
-.r.-d in April, 1897. OF the others had
married less than five years; from
years + from 10 to 20 years; from 20
wears l. 50 years. The causes for which
.urDrs were decreed We're as follows utter
----tion for Years or more, s; adultery, 4
It and abusive treatment, s. failure to
-lru.rt, !! gross and confirmed habits of in
..,Icauon, /.
STEAMER NOTES. The difficulty existing
tween Capt. Crockett and the heirs of
saa II Slower has been settled by Capt.
--l k4tt buying the steamers Catherine,
4let and Florence and a company will be
ryan zed nnder the laws Of this State. Mr..
u- Of Cleveland, O., will probably be
dent. and Com. Alexander Henderson,
S n, treasurer. Capt Oscar A. Crockett
be the general manager The Gather
after a thorough overhauling will be
aaei on the Buehill route and the Juliet
ad Florence will be put in readiness for
p summer business 1t Is announced
4' the iue twin-screw, steel, sea-gong
Gamer Aroostook building for the Manhat-
la Steamboat Company, and TO be placed
t4e New York and Bangor route in the
ing. will call at Rockland and Belfast....
Peuobscot remained in Rockland last
rsdav nigl t about hours and arrived
ston at p III. Friday She left the
-t.a4 night at 10 O'Clock and arrived in Bel
-r ar3 p. III. Saturday. She left for Bos-
l.yu time Monday.
7ftRp FROM Sch. Abby NJ Deering,
-.-u,,rt. Nova Scotia for Alaska, touched
Batla. Brazil, Dec. y for water and rela-
r-- here have received letter from Aus
.u Niough, one of the party. They were
-u Il days out and had had pleasant
ls-4ge with the exception of the first ten
tls when they had some rodgh weather
be Captan has proved himself good nav.
Jat9r the vessel staunch able and a good
.sler, and everything had gone smoothly.
pue Of the party was seasck until after cross
ng the equator. They started with three pets
-wo cats and a dog, but the cats got over
J0ard and the dog went mad and had to be
1iiied. They would not have had to call
.or water but for the fact that some addi-
uonal casks bought in Boston had contained
III and the water was undrinkable. Their
utentlon !s to go through Magellan Straits
and touch at San Francisco to obtain their
inning supplies, They will then sail for
Aiaska, going as far with the vessel as pos
bile and then taking to their steam launch
and dores. Mr.. Clough was in good health
md spirits.
The BELFAST DEPUTY COLLECTOR. Con-
lerabe interest has centered of late in
lie Deputy Collectorshlp of the Belfast
ustom House. Shortly after the change of
administration James S. Hartman succeed
-tl VIM. P Thompson as Collector, but no
-uange was made in the deputy, Charles II
Mitchell remaining, his official title being