The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

May 18th.
T. H. Marshall W. R. &. requests a full
attendance on May Goth, at p. M for nomi-
nation of officers for the ensuing year and for
work for Memorial Day.
j. R. Kelley arrived here last week and re.
sumed charge of the Boston Tea Co. s store
as manager. Mr.. Kelley was proprietor of
the store before the present company bought
the business.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
Original, widows, etc. Salina j. Sawyer,
East Knox, So additional, Joshua witch
ell, Jr., Dixmont, Sc to SO; original. widows.
etc. Especial act) Sophia j. Chlcott, Ellis
worth, So.
Mayor Fletcher has received subscrip-
ton paper for the purpose of collecting
funds for the Maine Martyrs Monument
Fund The monument is to be erected in
memory of the sailors who lost their lives in
the u. S. S. Maine disaster in Havana
Harbor.
The Belfast Printing Co. has begun pub
fishing a DAILY Bulletin of war news 1t
is issued Immediately on the receipt of i'm.
portant war news and distributed by carrier
to city subscribers, without regard to fire.
quency of publication or the hour of day or
evening.
County Commissioner NJ. S. Stiles of Jack
son has room at his home in that town that
has few duplicates in this section. The
place is the old Stiles homestead, and the
wall paper in the parlor has been on the
walls 81 years. 1t is as bright and perfect in
every respect as when first put on.
The Boston Globe has credited another lost
girl sensation to Belfast. The story is that
Sadie Baxter a 17-y ear-od daughter of Geo.
I. Baxter lumber dealer at Belfast, Me,
has been reported as missing and that her
father and the police are searching for her.
No such persons belong in Belfast.
Messrs. E. f. Staples and S. A. Kendall 4
Son are meeting with good success in their
sale OF the furniture stock of j. c. Thomp-
sou & Son, at 80 Main street, Belfast. They
at the store every Saturday and are dis
posing of the goods at slaughter prices, Give
them d call next Saturday.
Fish FACTS. NJ. r, Knowlton returned
Saturday from an S-days fishing trip to
Moosehead Lake. He was one of party Of
5, who took over 300 trout and salmon
Walter H. West reported 26 trout, some of
which weighed pounds apiece, as the result
of the first days fishing by party of three
at Moosehead Lake.
STEAMER NorEs The Castine is under
going repairs i'll Dyer's dock. Next Satur-
day night she will leave for a fishing trip to
Swans Island. The Boston & Bangor
Steamship Co, has notified its patrons that
they need have no hesitation in shipping
freight by the boats Of that line as all
freight is covered by a war risk 49, The Cas-
tine Will make an excursion from Brooks
Vile, Castine and Islesboro to Belfast next
Saturday, arriving here at 10 a. IN. and leav-
ing on her return at 3 p. N.
FIRE AT CIIYPoINT. The buildings of
Fred w. Brown, Esq, near Citypoint had
day afternoon. Fire caught on the roof
from sparks from a chimney and when dis
covered had burned through and ran along
the cracks of the boards inside nearly the
whole length of the house. Mr.. Brown. as
sisted by passers-by and ne;ghbors, succeed
ed in putting out the fire by pals of water
drawn up to the roof by ropes. The house
had lately been papered and renovated and
the new work is all ruined by water The
furniture is also somewhat damaged by
water. The buildings have been in the
Brown family IS years and We're kept insur-
ed until about three months ago. when the
insurance was allowed TO run out. No alarm
was sounded at the city.
COMPLIMENTARY CoNt ERT A commitment
tary concert was given at Belfast Opera
House W Wednesday evening, May 18th. by the
Belfast Band to all who subscribed to the
fund for the new Instruments. The program,
as published in The journal last week. was
given and number Of the pieces were encor-
ed. The two new compositions by K. 7 Chase
of this city-"Daughters of the Revolution"
gavotte; and "St. Alban Commandery''
march, Were very enthusiastically received.
When the st. Alban Commandery was rem
dered, the applause lasted fully We min
utes and there We're cries for the author
But Mr. Chase sat modestly in the rear of
the other members and did not respond
The enthusiasm of the audience, who
We're stirred by the patriotic airs, inspired
the members of the band, and this splen-
did musical organization of which all our
citizens are so justly proud, was never
heard to better advantage. The Opera
House was filed to overlooking, and the
concert was brilliant success.
CHAT. Henry c. Marden went TO Thomas
ton last week and bought load of prison
carriages. The cannon and pyramid of balls
in front of Memorial Hall have been given a
glossy coat of black -. Walter G. Mahoney
of Northport has gone to Matincus Rock to
act as bay and river pilot. -. The farmers
had favorable weather for planting last
week and made the most of it. Last Sun
day was a very pleasant day and many took
an outing by team bicycle. The silent
steed appeared to be in the majority
Straw berry blossoms are out and buds are
showing on the fruit trees. E. S. Pitcher,
is working early and late in his cottage at
the Battery, and has a delightful location -.
The usual crowd superintendent placing a
new safe in the Office of DR.. Elmer Small