The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-07-07
The Belfast Band has received an offer to
play at Old Orchard July oath

The first Matinicus mackerel of the season
were received at Bramhall's market last
| Thursday.
Miss Ida B. Roberts will open a private
school in the Grammar school building next
Monday, July 18th.
The Journal acknowledges the receipt of
some fine straw berries from A. B. Stantial
of Brooks. They were large and luscious
W. c. Tuttle and son started Saturday fol
Hancock county where they are to travel
with a Photographic tent. They will visit
all the principal places on the coast.
One of Belfast's grocerymen had a nove1
experience in seasickness recently He get or
one of the wooden horses of the merry-go
round, and was soon enjoying all the effects
of genuine case of deep sea nausea.
Weather permitting there will be large
turnout at the bicycle parade this, Thurs
day, evening. The procession will form at
the school common at 7.3O o'clock All
wheelmen and wheelwomen are invited to
join.
Thomas H. Marshall Relief Corps pre-.
sented Mrs. M c. Dilworth with a Presi-
dents badge of gold on her birthday, July
4th Mrs. Dilworth is Past President and
is now serving as Vice President of the
corps
I The large rose-bush at the home of John
| Mllliken on Federal street was in full bloom
the Fourth. The bush nearly covers the
end of the house and when in bloom is very
brilliant. The variety is the Queen of the
Prairie.
THE FIRST. Hiram Chase reports eating
new potatoes from his garden July LIST 49,
Cyrus Hubbard hauled his first load of hay
in his regular operations Friday. S. G.
Norton marketed the first home-raised new
| potatoes July ID.
Mrs. James f. McKeen and Mrs. Franklin
II. Black will be the delegates from Thomas
| H. Marshall Relief corps to the State con-
vention at Waterville, July 18th and 18th.
The next meeting Of the corps will be Fri
day afternoon, July 18th.
Our neighhors from across the bav called
upon us in force last week. making the trip
in steamer Castine, and business was brisk
who came in from the country hy teams, they
gave the streets a ivher appearance than
/ they have borne for some time.
The quality Of tie grass this year is unus-
ually good, Glover is abundant and fields
1 that heretofore have been yellow and white
/ with buttercups and daisies now show good
stands Of herds grass, With good weather
| for hay making the crop Will be the best in
| quality AMI the largest in quantity for years.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. A 500 bicvcle
for SO Apply to H. L. Woodcocl1 OF NJ. p.
Woodcock & Son....See notices of tax col
lector NJ @. HilI.... Miss La Littletied Will
have classes in physical culture and elocu-
| ton, beginning the last of July. Grass for
sale in East Belfast by E. A. Sherman.
| 1t is announced from Washington that a
steamboat service has been established in
| Maine, as follows: Route 1896, Roclllapd
| Me, by Dark Harbor, Castne, Eggemoggin,
Sargentvile, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, BROOKLYN,
Haven and Bluehill, to Ellsworth IS miles
and back six times a week from July s to
September 7, 1893, by a schedule satisfactory
to the department. o. A Crockett of Ash
| point, Me, contractor
! JUNE " EATHER. June was cold month
! but not as cold as June, 1897, which was
the coolest in 40 years. The mean tempera-
ture for June this year was 90 12o for June
| 1871, 79.2b' the average for June for 80
years past, "a 52o The highest temperature
was $50 on the 25th and 10Th DAYS. The
coolest day was the 18th, when the mercury
reached 527. Rain fell on Is days and the
total rainfall was 6.69 inches, . % inches of
which fell IN the storm of the 10Th
Last week we reported the number of dogs
licensed and the amount of revenue derived
therefGom. The police inform lis that 10 dogs
have been killed this years by the owners
and by the police. They will continue the
work Of destruction of unlicensed dogs if any
are found. Owners of vicious dogs should
remember that the payment of the license
gives the dog no privileges eXcept that of
living. The animal is subject to the same
laws as regards attacks on people or animals
as before the license law was passed
The hearing in the Brown murder case
was continued Friday in Lynn to July {.
Ernest Brown, who is charged with murder
ing his mother, was present with counsel
Prof. w God of Harvard, who has examined
| the clothing of Brown, which bore stains,
mad not been notified to attend court to-day
Browns counsel refused to go on with the
case unless the Government would admit
examination or the clothing had not shown
anything which to connect his client with
| the murder This the Government refused
&c admit, and Brown was taken back to the
Salem jail. Boston Globe.
ACCIDENTS. Roscoe Robertson had his left
leg broken while at work on the highway
Saturday. A mass of earth fell against the
limb breaking the large bone about midway
between the knee and ankle..BF Wells
had his right hand quite badly iammed re-
Gently at Windermere Park by tree which
he was cutting falling upon the hand. .
A horse stepped on the right foot of W G.
futile last Friday and crushed the bone of
the great toe. The wound is very painful
but the physicians hope to save the toe
Paul Carnes thrown from his horse on
Northport avenue Tuesday and broke both
bones of his left ankle. He was attended
by Dr. John Stevens.
VISIT TO The KINDER GARTEN. Que has