The Republican journal., 1898-08-25

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linemen were stringing, getting crossed
with the alarm wires.
The 26th Maine reunion at Winterport was
specially reported for The Journal by Mr.
Henry r. Dawson of Monroe, and by request
of Secretary Billings his report was sent to
the Age
The Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural
Society will hold their fair for 1898 at Mon
roe, as usual, September 18th. 14th and 18th
The entries for trotting horses will close
Sept. ID, positively.
The Sons of Veterans will make an excur.
sion next Monday by steamer Castine from
Lincolnville, Northport and Belfast to the
Bangor fair. The Lincolnvile Band will
accompany them and furnish music.
The Carmels and Winterports had red
hot game of ball at Carmel last Saturday,
which was won by Carmel, Is to Is. Win
terport could not hit Mclaughlin at the
right time, while the orphans punched hits
and stole bases at will. Bangor Whig.
The Sunday schools of Penobscot, Castine,
Brooksville, Bluehill and Sedgwick will
hold Union picnic at Norton's Grove,
South Penobscot, Tuesday, Aug. 3Oth. With
favorable weather it will be the largest Sun
day school picnic ever held in Hancock
county.
The August term of County Commission
er's Court was short, and but little business
came before the court. One highway petit
ton, which is published in our advertising
columns, was received, and the term bills
| audjtad The commissioners odiourpad to
the second Tuesday in October. The pay
roll is in the hands of the County Treasurer.
MUSICALE. Miss Fannie Cliff Berry 8
musicale will be given at the Methodist
church not at the Opera House as previously
announced, Sept. 9th. Miss Berry is well
| known here and needs no words of COM
mendation. All who heard her last summer
We're very enthusiastic in her praise and
| will enjoy her again. She will be assisted
by Miss Maud Johnson, accompanist, Miss
Jennie Hill of Somerville, Mass. solost,
and Mrs r. 81. Howes and Mrs. E. S. Pitch
er in duet. Remember the time and place
and enjoy one of the best musicales ever
given in Belfast
Capt. John P Farrow's latest book, The
Romantic Story of David Robertson por-
trayal of the life and customs of the sailors
and fishermen of 80 years ago along the
New England coast, is meeting with a ready
sale, and in Islesboro, the home of the auth
or, several hundred copies have been dis
posed of. The Bangor Commercial OF last
Saturday devotes half a column to Capt.
Farrow and his book, giving portrait of
the author and a specimen cut from the
volume, and according the work very high
praise
A STRANGE ANIMAL. Master Ralph Sar-
gent, 9 years old, of Searsport reports a
strange animal, which acted still more
strangely Ralph was going across a pas
ture near his home, having pail in his
hand, when the animal came out of the
woods and met him. He describes the ami
NAL as about twice as large as a big cat,
colored like cinnamon bear, but with black
stripes down each side, with short, erect
ears and long, bushy tail The animal
merely came up to him, knocked the pail
from his hand with its nose and when he ran
towards the house the animal returned to
the woods.
Mr. Charles R. Coombs is making good
many changes and improvements in the re-
building of his house and stable, which were
recently burned. The floors of the house are
to be laid in hard woods and additional open
freplaces put in. The old tireplaces and
mantels are to be replaced on account of old
associations. The arrangement of the cham
bers is changed and made more convenient,
and the stairways improved. The stable
has been rebuilt on new foundations, con-
siderahly smaller than formerly. and under
one roof. The buildin is 40x42 feet, with
15-foot posts and 25-foot rafters. 1t contains
large hay loft two box stalls, carriage and
harness rooms, office and all convenience of
a modern stable. 1t is surmounted by a
gilded weather vane in the form of a running
| horse. The grounds are to be neatly graded,
and when finished this will be one of the
most attractive and conveniently arranged
| places on Northport avenue. The work is
superintended by Jordan W Coombs.
A SERIOUS AFFAIR. A case was tried in
the Belfast Police Court Tuesday which
will result, if the State makes out its case
| in sending the defendant to State Prison for
long term of years. The complainant is
| Aaron B. Snow and the defendant is Frank
A. Stevens, both of Jackson The complain
ant came into court with his head bandaged
as he says the result of the loss of his right
ear, which was bitten off last Thursday by
the defendant. Several witnesses for the
State were examined, and their testimony
was that Stevens came into Shows field last
Thursday, and during dispute about diff
! ference of So in an account between them
Stevens pulled off his coat and threw his
arms around Snow in such way that the
latter could make but little resistance 1t
was testified that Stevens got Shows ear be-
tween his teeth while they were thus en-
gagged and when they fell the ear was bitten
completely off. DR.. Kilgore of Brooks tes-
titled that the ear was severed close to the
head leaving only small portion of the
lower lobe. No defense was put in. Judge
Rogers found probable cause" and ordered
the defendant to give bonds in So 900 for ap-
pearance at the September term of Supreme
Court, which he did. Mcclellan appeared
for the State and Dunton for the defendant