The Republican journal., 1899-08-03

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The summer school for pupils who are de-
linquent will open Monday morning.
Mrs. Alfaretta Ingraham of this city has
an apple blossom geranium seven months
old which has LAT blossoms.
F. Fl. Francis was at Swan Lake last Fri
day and christened his new boat and new
steel rod by capturing salmon weighing
IL pounds. Boat and rod proved satisfac-
tory.
The Methodist Sunday school made its an
nual excursion yesterday. They went by
steamer Castne to White Head. The day
was fine and the attendance was large.
Probably the first instance of dog receiv-
ing mail through the post office occurred in
this city last week, when a package was
mailed and delivered in Belfast, all in regu.
lar form, addressed to "Skip Eaton, Waldo
avenue, Belfast, Me"
The reunion of the Nineteenth Maine
| Regimental Association will be held in Rock
land on Thursday, August oath AS that
will be the great day of the Northport
campmeeting the committee are unable to
procure boat for the excursion, and it is
probable that the members from Belfast and
vicinity will go by buckboards to Camden,
and thence by the electrics.
Belfast Band will go to Rockland Aug. 10
to take part in Masonic fair. The fair will
be held from the 18th to the 18th, inclusive
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assigned to Belfast Band for one of their
popular concerts and special excursion
will be run from Belfast to Rockland, leav-
ing Belfast at 3 p. M, accompanied by the
band, and returning by moonlight after the
concert. Many of the Masons from Belfast
are planning to make the trip.
| NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. B. c. Dinsmore
| has some fine bargains IN low shoes. Call
| early and take advantage of the cut prices
| The Bird farm at Little River is to rent APP
ply to E, d. Burd at Little River after Aug
9th. Read the Tax Collectors notice..
Cottage to rent on South Shore, Northport,
after Aug. 14th. Inquire of A P. Mans
! field. H. A. Starrett, Main street, offers
bargains in wrappers, a reduction in suits,
cloaks and skirts of half price and specially
good bargains in underwear hosiery and
shirtwaists Call and see them.
NORTH BELFAST. Wilbert Brier returned
to Boston Monday, after a vacation of two
weeks -. Thomas Quincy left Tuesday for
Howard, r. t., where he has a situation in
the insane asylum. Geo. U. White and
| grandson George Hatch left yesterday Tor
| J,,a;
shipped 300 fish barrels to Boothbay Harbor
| Tuesday, by sch. Banner, from Belfast.
| An ice cream social was held on the church
lawn tuesday evening. 1t was largely at
tended and was very pleasant OCCASION. -.
Rev. ID. +. Atherton, who is supplying the
pulpit here for the season, is giving gen e raj
satisfaction. There is good interest in all
departments of church work. and the con-
gregations are large.
THE COURT HOUSE EXTENSION. The
County Commissioners have held meetings
recently to discuss the matter of the pre-
posed changes in the Court House. They
are informed by the Judges of the Supreme
Court that they are obliged to furnish f re-
proof vaults for the county records, and that
! vaults in non-fre-proof building will not
answer. The Commissioners therefore think
that it will be necessary to build tire-proof
| addition to the court house, and place all
the vaults therein, This will be more ex-
pensive than the plan of putting fire-proof
vaults into the present Off ces, but less so
| than to build an addition and place a por-
ton of the vau Its in the old structure. The
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vaults all in the new part hence new plans
must be made. The architect will meet the
Commissioners in this city next Monday for
that purpose.
We published last week in our Northport
News, under the caption of Three Gentle
men OF New York." an article which we
have since found to be a perversion of facts
ana While perhaps doing only justice to one
gentleman did great injustice to the other
two, whose names were not given but whose
identity was sufficiently indicated Had
the matter received the usual close scrutiny
it would not have appeared and we regret its
publication. Following is the letter from
the party most interested in regard to the
| facts:
SENSATIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Usually the better policy is to ignore articles
OF slanderous and anonymous character,
but owing to so much injustice and so many
lnslnuations being cast against the charac-
tiers OF two gentlemen from New York in an
article by Eye Witness" last week that it is
found necessary to make public two impor-
tant facts which would have changed the
tone IN the communication had they been
furnished. Firstly. Had the missing boy
been on the wreck he would not have been
in any Immediate danger, as the daughter OF
one OF the gentlemen was on the wreck with
two girl companions enjoying herself. Con-
sequently he did not deem the unreasonable
request of an excited mother of sufficient
Importance to row to the wreck to simply
lind out whether her son was there or not
However, the boy appeared on the scene
safe and sound shortly after.
Secondly. Seated not more than one hun
dred feet away were five OR six young men,
who placed so little Importance in all thai
TRANSFERRED that not one took the trouble to
come forward-showing how groundless
were the fears of the mother before tne
boy arrived. Now it stands to reason would
so many gentlemen see a child IN danger
without one coming forward to offer ASSIST
ance if there was any real danger Ihere
are always two sides to every story; IL
would be well for Eye Witness to Keep
| his weather eve open and practice on MS