The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-18


evening. May 22d, with Mrs. Goldie Curtis,
81 Pearl street.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
Increase, Freeman Colson, Orland, Sc to So;
Henry L. Payson, Camden, $12 to $14.
The best catches at Swan Lake the past
week have been by still-fshing on the east
side. Otherwise the fishermen have had
poor luck.
Ii the party who borrowed my lawn roller
last summer will return the same to George
w. Burkett, he will receive my everlasting
gratitude.
The Non Partisan W. c. T. Alliance will
meet with Mrs. E. H. Conant Friday after
noon, May 10Th, at O'Clock. A large at
tendance is desired.
Orrin j. Dickey is canvassing among the
veterans and their friends for Col. E K
J Gould's Life of Col. Hiram G. Berry," of
the Fourth Maine Infantry.
Patents have been granted Edward Corn
forth of Thorndike for ilk-pail holder,
] to George N. Holland of Hampden for a
cultivator, and W. X. Kennard of Hampden
for a chainless bicycle.
A wrong impression was given by mis-
take of one figure in the comparative table
OF city appropriations our issue of May
4th. The appropriation for general school
purposes in 1898 was $3.50 instead of 81 =
$50 as printed.
List of advertised letters remaining IN
claimed in the Belfast post office for the
week ending May 18th: Ladies-Mrs. j. D.
Braley; Mrs. Arno Brown. Gentlemen
Mr.. VIM. Buckln, Esq, Mr.. R. B. Condor,
Mr.. George Mccoy. Mr., Max Solomon.
AT the meeting of A. E. Clark Camp, Sons
of Veterans, Tuesday evening, resolutions
were adopted extending thanks to Mayor
Poor for courtesies extended in connection
with the reception to the State Commander,
and to The Journal for local and other notices
prior to the presentation Of Little Miss No
body
BASE BALL. The game of base ball on
the Congress street grounds Saturday after
noon between the Belfast and Rockland
High school teams was interesting and
drew large attendance of spectators. The
visitors came by special excursion trip of
steamer Castine and were accompanied hv
large party of friends and schoolmates
The home team won by "a score of IL to Ii
bat owing to difference in the reports OF the
scores, which show the individual work
very differently, we do not give the detailed
score. -. The game next Saturday will be
with the Bucksport Seminary nine Game
called at 1.3O p. IN
The Journal reported last year an expert
| ment by local gardener of raising strawber-
/ ries in barrel The plan is to bore holes
| in the slaves of barrel few inches apart
each way, place a length of drain tile in the
centre of the barrel and fill the space be-
tween the tile and slaves with earth. Set
plants in the holes in the sides of the barrels
and keep the plants watered by filling the
pipe. Plants set from the 18th to goth of
May bore good crops in July the same year.
| The item showed another point-the value
| of advertising. The experimenter asks US
not to mention names on account of the
correspondence which last years item
brought.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Flora Condor was
week and when painted looked like a new
vessel She is sound as a dollar, and her
lines are as true as when she was launched
in 1872. She has chartered to load lumber
at $3.50 at Bangor for New York, and was
| towed up-river Tuesday. The last frame
of the new schooner building in Carriers
| yard was placed in position Friday after
| !,
day from Brunswick with the hard pine and
was hauled into the dock Saturday. but did
not get into position to disch 4rge until
! Tuesday Sch Fred Jackson DISCHARGED a
cargo of phosphate here from New York.
and while in port was painted white She
was towed out Saturday by steamer C4stine
and sailed for St. John, n B., to load for
day for Swans Island to load stone for New
| York. Sch. Hattie S. Collins is in Simp.
sons dry dock, Boston, TO be caked and
painted. Sch r. f. Pettgrew is at Leigh
tons yard, Boston, calking housetops, and
receiving other repairs. Sch Herbert E.
Capt. Eden Shute. is loading stone at
! Frankfort for New York.
| NEW ADVERTISEMENTS johnson Mason
| c Temple, High street, has an announce
ment this week that ought to interest all
who want good goods at low prices. An in
spection is invited See prices quoted in
the various lines. -. The Hand Laundry, So
| Church street, Stevens Bros. proprietors is
| filling long felt want and receiving a lib
| eral patronage F. E. Whitcomb is their
| Searsport AGENT. Poor & Son, druggists.
| enumerate some of the summer needs, such
as fresh cold cream, new odors and soaps
| spongeS, etc. Their soda water with choice
| special favors, is the finest possible summer
| beverage, and they have everything in drugs
| and medicines -. Mason & Hall have hose
that will not kink, and complete line of
wheels They closing ont their fishing
tackle at cost Wells & Co. had good re-
suits from their advertisement last week
and sold out many of the bargains offered.
Read what they have to say this week
Their prices and goods are just as advertis-
ed Two cottage houses on Main street. 8
| rooms each, are offered for rent by Geo. w.
Burk -. Swift & Paul, Masonic Temple.
have pedlars cart for sale. Ralph ID.