The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-06

from West Point Military Academy with
rank of second lieutenant. He has since
resigned and engaged in mercantile bust
ness in New York.
A w Thompson was appointed re-
ceiver of public moneys at the land office
at Clayton, N M.
Capt Ernest O Patterson made the
drawings for large self propelling ny
draulic dredging steamer for the govern
ment.
Miss Charlotte T Sibley made lecture
tour in the west in January and received
most complimentary notices from both
press and public wherever she appeared.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mails were carried on the Boston &
Bangor steamers during the summer.
The Belfast letter carriers joined the
National Letter Carriers Association in
January.
There was an epidemic Of la grippe in
March and April.
Two circles of Kings Daughters, Arm
or Bearer and Progress, were formed.
Improvements were made in the tele-
phone service. The local service was en-
larged, the central Office supplied with
new appliances, the poles painted and
other improvements made.
A number of private telephone lines
were put in, and w. II. Bray has done con-
siderable business in wiring for door bells,
etc.
F. H. Tourtelotte of Providence, R. L.,
was here in the spring and bought and
shipped j., 800 barrels of apples.
An attempt was made by the trustees
of the Waldo County Agricultural Society
to ,aviva tho cnuptv fair hut without
success.
The three egg dealers, Messrs. Mitchell,
Marsh and Lancaster handled 90, 600
dozen of eggs in their coolers.
Although there were more bicycles
owned in the city than ever before an at
tempt to revive the Belfast Wheel Club
was not successful. A few parades of
wheelmen ard women were held, with
small number of riders.
John Piper of Rockland bought and
shipped a quantity of Christmas trees
from Belfast and vicinity.
George Leavitt of East Belfast enlarged
his ice house preparatory to starting q
route next season.
A monthly paper called The Recruit,
published by o. J. Dickey & Co., and de-
voted to the Sons of Veterans, appeared
in July, and is issued. regularly.
An effort was made to create an interest
in rebuilding the Crosby Inn. A public
meeting was held in Belfast Opera House
Sept. 9th to get the sense of the voters in
regard to abating the taxes. A resolu-
ton was presented but no action was
taken on it.
The Girls Home was shown, by the re-
ports at the annual meeting of the Chill
dren Aid Society, to be we'll established. 1t
has received number of girls during the
year and has found good homes for
several. There are now II girls at the
Home.
New vaults and safes of the latest i'm
proved makes were completed in the
Belfast National Bank and the Belfast
Savings Bank. Other changes and i'm
provements were made in both buildings.
James Hartman, Esq, succeeded W
? Thompson, Esq, as Collector of Gus
toms June LIST. The custom house wa
soon after put under civil service rules and
c NJ Bawsel of Canton, Ohio, came here
June 18th as Inspector Later he receiv-
ed an appointment in Washington and
went to that city.
There were few cases of diphtheria in
July, two of which resulted fatally.
There was a serious trouble with the
quality of the city water in October, said
by the Superintendent to be caused by
alga growth and aggravated by lack OF
fall rains. The system was thoroughly
cleansed and the trouble remedied.
a special election to choose a successor
to the late Congressman Milliken, was
held June list. Belfast gave Burleigh,
Rep, 332 votes; PlaiSted, Dem, "A: Ian
caster, Pop, 20.