The Republican journal., 1898-07-28
A regular meeting of Thomas II. Marshall
Post will be held Thursday evening, Aug. 4.

| Joseph Williamson, Esq. has received a
large picture of the Bench and Bar of Maine,
showing II leading members both of the
present and early years. Most of the pic
lures are good.
The North church Sunday school will
make its annual excursion tomorrow by
steamer Castine to Camden leaving Lewis
wharf at O'Clock. The fare will be 40 cts.
for adults and 20 cts. for children under u
years.
Fred A. johnson has on exhibition at bis
store in Masonic Temple six-inch shell
taken from the wreck of the Maine. 1t
is similar to that which wrought such havoc
on board the Winslow when Ensign Bagley
and others We're killed.
The city of Belfast has had made to order
at the instance of the Finance Committee
what is called coupon book, It makes a
complete record of the bonds issued by the
/, city, with their coupons, and is good for
thirty years, wien the new issue of / per
cents will mature. This record will show
lust what coupons have been paid and what
remain unpaid, and Will be a guard against
counterfeit coupons and an invaluable index
to our outstanding Indebtedness.
BAPTIST Exo URsloN. Last Friday was an
ideal summer day and the Baptist excursion
party enjoyed a trip to Camden on steamer
Castine. The run down was delightful and
the scenery of the bay was never seen to
better advantage. As is usual on picnics
various parties found enjoyment i'll differ
emf ways. Some remained in beautiful Cam
J den, while others visited by the electrics i'll
Roekport, Rookland and T'homaston as in
clination or friends dictated. On the whole
il was a most delightful trip.
CoNpUCroE Tucker KILLED. A car load
ed with granite in train No. 40, going west,
broke down about d quarter of mile east of
Leeds Junction Friday afternoon and eight
or nine cars besides We're thrown off the
track. Conductor James Tucker killed,
but no others We're injured. Mr.. Tucker
was about So or 40 and lived in Waterville
He leaves a widow and several small chill
dren. Mr.. Tucker was conductor of the mix
ed train on the Belfast branch at different
times and was generally liked.
FISH FACTS. Clarence NJ. Knowlton went
to Tilden Pond July Goth, and caught over
200 fish, mostly white perch. These fish,
while quite plentiful in the pond, have not
been caught in large numbers recently. A
few mackerel have lately been taken in the
welrs at North Haven, but all kinds of fish
are reported scarcer than usual at this sea-
SON.. Capt, A. A. Daley of Ninalhaven
was in Belfast last week in has sloop Bessie
May with cargo of corned and dry fish.
He reports that mackerel had not put in an
appearance at the Fox Islands except in very
small numbers. Augustine Colburn caught
5-pound trout at Swan Lake Saturday
The little fishing steamer Sadie & Emma
has been in port three times during the past
fortnight with corned and dry fish. Sunday
she came in using both sail and steam.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Sarah l.. Davis
sailed from Belfast last Thursday, Buck s
Harbor for New York with paving -. Sch.
Emma w. Day sailed July 21st for Boston
with hay from a. NJ. Carter's. ...S Sch. Lillian
sailed July 21st after selling portion Of her
cargo of dry pollock. She went up river for
a market. -. Capt. F. A. Gilmore, formerly
of this city, is now in charge of the barken-
tine Lorenzo at Key West. This vessel is
an American prize and was captured while
| trying to enter Havana with a cargo of dried
beef The vessel was sold to Paatka par
ties and Capt. Gilmore placed in command.
AS soon as the cargo is disposed of Capt. Gil
more will sail the vessel to Jacksonville,
there to load lumber for New York The
-, Tofo
was the first vessel to clear for Santiago
since the U. S. army took possession. She
cleared from Philadelphia July Goth and
sailed the next day with 966 tons of coal,
valued at S1,73S. The Tofa is owned by
Arthur Sewall of Bath, and Capt. Wilson is
resident of Prospect Ferry -. Fred G. White
is loading the sch. Fannie & Edith with hay
for Boston. -. Sch. Gazelle brought load of
lumber from Bangor last week for Cooper &
Co., and returned to Bangor Tuesday to
take sawdust to Rockland. -. Sch. Emma
W. Day is at Sargent's wharf, Boston, TAX
ing freight for Belfast,
CHAT. Mrs. Geo. d. Mahoney recently
picked from an apple tree on the farm of
her father, the late James Albert Wilson, a
J blossom that measured inches in diameter,
80. The Belfast jail has been without coun-
ty prisoners three weeks Ia hand-organ
duett is the latest innovation. A pair OF
organ grinders travelling together visited
this vicinity last week. Councilman J. W
Burgess lost one of his pair of team horses
by Inflammation of the bowels Saturday,.
J. j, Mellen has closed his restaurant in the
Thompson building and moved to the Riggs
house on Cross street.. William Fl. McIn-
tosh, formerly of the firm of Jackson &
Mcintosh, will open grocery and meal
store early in September, probably in the
Thompson store on Main street. George
W. Cottrell is to build house on his land
on Race street. 1t will be occupied by his
son Emery. "A new piazza has beef bull,
on the front of the L. R. Palmer house OIL
High street. The reh earsal of the Festiva
Chorus was postponed this week from Tues
day to Thursday evening, when Prof Chap
man expects to be present. "A working
; train in charge of Conductor Buck is on
} the branch taking up the side track at Sar
, GENTS. S. Staples bought of Oliver
, Anderson of East Belfast yesterday. sprinf
2 ducks that weighed % pounds. They re-