The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-06
BELFAST IN 1897.


awaiting trial. Mrs. Leavitt is recovering
from the effects of her wounds.
FIRES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The past year was very quiet one IN
the Fire Department. There was but one
fire wherein any property was destroyed,
the burning of Mrs Emma MARSHALL S
buildings ON Northport avenue April 18th.
There were few alarms and water was
needad in but one or two instances. l. T..
Clough succeeded F. H. WEIGH as Chief
Engineer at the election of city officers in
March. The fire companies have been
kept in practice by occasional drills at the
hydrants Hydrant engine No. has been
thoroughly overhauled and is in excellent
condition for service.
ACCIDENTS.
There was one fatal accident during the
year. Walter M Gray fell from wharf
July 20 and died in a few hours after
from his injuries. The lesser accidents
were very Jew. The most serious Oc
CURED to Mrs. Rose E. Kilgore, who fell
on the sidewalk and received injuries by
which she is still confined to the house.
Isaac Baker, Jr., lost the sight of one eye
by an accident.
SHIPPING.
The past year was quiet one as re-
CARDS our shipping interests. The Mer-
chants Marine Railway Co. and Carter Il
Co had a good run of business several
large vessels having been released here.
The bark Nellie smith, of which Capt j
O Hayes of Belfast was master, was lost in
collision April 9th, while temporarily
in charge of the mate for a voyage. The
three officers and two of the seamen were
drowned. Pendleton Bros. of Islesboro
have bought a controlling interest in sch.
Charlotte I. Sibley.
Capt. Frank WEIGH, formerly of sch.
Marcellus, has been transferred to the
Henry Whitney; Capt Chas l. Payson has
taken command of sch Jennie Howard;
Capt Byron Hart has the Gazelle; Capt E
J Robertson has changed from the Jonathan
Cone to the Sea Bird, an old schooner
bought by him and retitted here.
Hamilton & Sawyer worked here from
May q to June 20, dredging the harbor,
working up an appropriation OF S12,OOO,
and dredging a large section to depth
of Is foot at mean low water. 1t was the
last years work ON 4-years job and a
total expenditure of $40, 900. There now
remains d small mud bank above the
ton d Sawyer also dug a channel north of
the B & B S S Co.'S wharf for that COM
pany to accommodate the small steamers.
RAILROAD AND STEAMBOATS,.
The railroad service was substantially
the same as for a few years past, and
there was slight increase in both the
freight and passenger traffic. Frank E.
Crowley was succeeded as station agent
by Lewis w. George, and Emery Cook
succeeded James Tucker as conductor of
the freight train. Some of the smaller
bridges were replaced by new iron ones,
and a set of snow tiange signals put in
along the line.
The Boston d Bangor S. S. Co. gave
their usual satisfactory service, the two
steamers City of Bangor and Penobscot
making six round trips per week during
the busy season. The company opened a
new route this yea. running the steamer
Rockland daily between Belfast and
BTool-iu. touching At intermediate land
ings. she left here "n arrival ol the
morning boat from Bvsv.n aud returned
in season to connect with THE afternoon
boat to Boston.
During the early part OF the year thole
We're two steamers on The Belfast Isles
horo and Castine line, the Silver Star and
tastne The latter withdrew in July
and did good business carrying excur-
siOnS. towing, etc. She is now running on
aroute between Belfast ana Rocklaud, via
Castine, Brouksville and IslesborO. She
received a new engine during the wear.
The steamer NJ. & NJ. started this sea
son on Il route from Bucksport to Cam
den, making the round trip daily, and did
a good business during the summer. She
is still on the route.
FISH ND GAME.
There were fewer arrivals of fishing
craft than in 1896, and the catch was
smaller. The mackerel did not strike in
here. The excursion parties who went
fishing in sail or stea n craft had moder-
ate luck. T. J. Hopkins has brought quite
large quantities of Holsters from down the
bay and handled them in cars below the
steamboat wharf. Fresh water fishing
generally was poor il the ad jacent ponds
and streams
Several hunters wet into the woods fol-
big game and few good specimens were
BROUGHT in :ncluding one moose. Wood
>ock and partridge shooting was poor.
MUSICAL AND LITERARY.
The Belfast Band has been in existence
seven years and easily holds the high DO.
sition ii Won early in its career 1t gave
the usual out-of- door concerts and a num-
Der of entertainments of various kinds,
besides doing a good business playing fol
out Oft town celebrations, going on excur-
sions, etc.
Belfast was represented at the Maine
Musical Festival at Bangor by chorus
under the direction o E. S. Pitcher. The
organization is continued, and rehearsals
are regularly held. This work has proved
very helpful, as an aid in musical educa
ton to all who participated.
The Peoples Lecture course of 1896
was an interesting and instructive one ano
was closed in February The course FOL
1878 has a list of able lecturers with the
opening and closing concerts by the hes
talent obtainable. The course is wei
patrouzed.
The concert by Sousa Band, April Both
was an event in our musical history Ions
to be remembered
Robert P, Chase composed and publish
ed The Capitol March, in honor of tn
Augusta centennial.
A lumber of intere sting lectures ant
fine musical entertainments were given
the dates of which may be found under tn
h9adng Diary of Events"
Is. A. Eoundy was a member of tn,
orchestra OF tie Maine Music Festivals il
1897 and is engaged for the season Of IS
Miss Kate 2. Biekfold sang solo in
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