The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-05-05

for back number, and says: 81 neglected
to send my subscription and miss The Jour-
| nal as would an old friend
schr. Young Tell, Capt. Phinney. arrived
| at Isle au Haut from Belfast Friday, with a
| load of grain and live stock. He is rushing
work on the new road from Moores to Duck
Harbor and will have it completed this
| spring. dee T Isle Gazette.
| We have received a new song, "We are
Marching on to Glory for the Flag" with the
Wheeler. The words are by W. NJ. Browne
The title page shows the Stars and Stripes
and portraits of Gen. Miles, Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee and Capt, Sigsbee.
EGGS. James Fl. Wentworth of Waldo re-
Gently left at CHM and Fields store three
eggs that aggregated 10 ? ounces. They
We're all of the same size and shape SAX
s 10 inches-and each had two yolks.
Everard Bateman reports an egg with three
yolks laid by one of his pullets recently.
A, E. Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans, held
a camp fire at their hall Monday evening A
patriotic speech was made by Rev. H, /.
Holt, refreshments served, and a drill held
Sons of Veterans We're present from Lincoln
vile and several G. A r. men from Belfast
The Camp sociable will be held to- morrow
Friday, evening.
If you want thoroughly reliable, up-to.
date bicycle-one that viii hold its own in
any company, on any road, in any weather,
at any time, and will be as good next wear
as this year-the Overland and Pennant are
the wheels for you. They are little higher
in price, but there are reasons for it. We
will tell you what they are if you care to
know. John w. Jones, 80 Main street
\ Massachusetts subscriber writes:
"When my paper did not come last Friday
morning l felt as though l had gone to bed
without my supper. and when the afternoon
carrier came and left no Journal | began to
look around to see what was the matter and
soon found that my subscription had ex-
pred: so | hasten to renew it. for The Jour
nal has become a necessity with me, and
am afraid the war will cause a raise, as in
the case with all other necessary articles
The present city government seems to
have adopted niggardy policy with re-
StAb W uHo stltelS. IAdSb " dI d SppU uedl
of permanent and excellent work was done,
but almost wholly in the city proper. One
of the leading thoroughfares, Northport ave-
nue. received but little attention, and as it
has been more or less neglected for some
years it is now in very bad shape. One man
with hoe could have done good work this
spring after the frost was out, but the deep
have haan left tn II II with rain and tho
water has stood level with the roadw ay on
each side of the avenue. The roadsides
have grown up to brush and are impossible
to pedestrians, who are thus compelled to
| wade through mud or dust, at the risk of
their lives in summer, When the avenue is
/ used as race course. The people along
the avenue, joined by many citizens, as ked
for a sidewalk such as been granted to all
the other outlying districts; bat the city
government has given the petitioners "leave
to withdraw" Is all the appropriation for
streets this year to be used for concrete
walks in front of Main street stores?
4 STEAMER NOTES. The City of Bangor ar
| rived in Belfast from Boston April 2Sth,
! about hours late on account of rough
| weather outside. In coming down river the
j same afternoon she was correspondingly
late and arriving here received word from
Rockland that a storm was raging outside
and Rockland harbor was so rough she could
not lay at her wharf there. She accordingly
remained here until a. N. Friday w hen she
left for Rockland, but laid over there until
| II p. M, arriving in Boston at 10 a. M. Satur :
| lof% -. ~.
afternoon, arrived here about o'clock Sun
day morning, and left on her return at
that evening. There is a large amount of
freight in Boston and some is left at every
trip. The passenger traffic is light. The
| Silver Star brought the Normal School base
ball nine to Belfast Saturday and they took
the steamer fremont here for Camden,
where they were to play They returned
| home in the evening by special trip of the
Silver Star. The Castine was chartered
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to take
the Uncle Toms Cabin troupe to Camden,
Bucksport and Bangor. Her fishing trip, on
which she was to have started Sunday morn
| ing, was postponed one week on account of
the weather. A new "Delamater'' propeller
was received here for the Castine Nav 1st,
and will be put in as soon as she has day
to spare. U ntil further advice, on account
OF it being necessary to enter and leave
Portland harbor during day light, the steamer
Frank Jones Instead of leaving Portland at
II p m, Tuesdays and Fridays. will leave
! Wednesdays and Saturdays at a. M, and
it is desirable for passengers to go on board
the night before and the steamer will get
underway with as little noise as possible so
, as not to disturb those occupying state
rooms On the trip west from Machias-
port, Mondays and Thursdays she will lay
over in Rockland from 5 30 p m, until
midnight, arriving in Portland about 80 a.
m. Tuesdays and Fridays. The steamer
Penobscot will leave Boston Saturday after
noon for Bangor, after which the steamers
City of Bangor and PenobscoJ will make
five trips per week until June Oath, when
the six trips arrangement will begin. Steam
ers will arrive here from Boston every day
except Monday and Friday; and will leave
for Boston every day except Wednesday and
Sunday. The City of Bangor will leave
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 p.
m; the Penobscot Mondays and Fridays at
23O The PenOhscOt will he commanded nv