The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-11-16
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

ard school house Sunday evening, Nov 10,
At o'clock, and on each following Sunday
-,,ning until further notice.
John Rowe of Morrill, sold to Fogg &
Grown last week a handsome lot of poultry,
nauding chickens, turkeys, ducks and
5esse. One of the turkeys weighed 90
pounds.
Two very large pigs were sold at Fogg &
Browns Monday: one IL months old, weight
ST pounds by W. A Dlckey of Lincolnville,
il one months old, weight 376 pounds,
%, p q Hunt of Belfast,
cooper 4 Co lately bought of j. F. Will
son a lot of logs cut last winter on what is
,r1wn as the Cunningham lot in East
southport The bark was shipped last
winter. Cooper & Co. will have the logs
SAW ri at Rankins mill.
H. I. Shaw of Boston, representing the
4rl Metal Construction Co. of that city, was
n CONSULTATION with the county commits
s9uers Saturday in relation to furnishing
die steel shelving for the county records for
fa- court house extension.
Y,
,rernoon at ? 50 o'clock with Mrs D. W
ueoln, No Il Church street. The subject
discussion will be The Maine Laws"
Aly persons having contributions of clothing
Their articles for the charity work are
ested to leave the same with Miss Froth-
#. am or Mrs. Bicknell.
eco. A. Gilchrest is making some repairs
.li improvements at the marine railway.
IH new dolphlns have been set for warp
y vessel in out. A plank has been set in
- shaIn-way between the two chains to
--.p them from interfering when in motion.
The cradle, ways, etc, have been over
ed and put in thorough repair.
81 Marty of about sixty friends of Mr. and
SIS Levi F. Howard met at their new home
-le G. b. Jones house, East Belfast, Fri.
evening, and had a very enjoyable time.
v-s carried over two barge loads from
ty- and many of the new neighbors of
u- and Mrs. II. were present A supper
.- served and music, games, etc enliven-
The evening.
stray horse was recently found on
-A IN West Belfast and was taken up by
tanner, The animal had a large hump
IS back and was considered worthless.
IL was brought to Belfast to be dis
If by the Humane Society Mr.
-e had not then been qualified As agent.
The horse was taken back TO the farm
since been killed.
lAe assiguees of the Legro q Spalding
co, held an auction sale of the machiu-
-, ere. of that firm NOV. 8tb. The prop
was bid in 10y Crit2hett, Slbley & Co.
VIII be able to use small part of it
tl-jr factory. A considerable portion of
machinery in the Legro & Spalding fac
owned by other parties and was
sci by the firm on royalty. It is simply
red here subject TO the orders of the
2aers.
vt the regular meeting Tuesday evening
X l+th, of Thomas II Marshall Post, No.
u. A. r. the euloglstic addresses Of the
att0rs and Representatives il Congress
the life and character of the late Hon.
--rl l.. Milliken was presented to the Post
Mrs. and Miss Milliken for which unan-
MS rising vote Of thanks was heartily ex-
n+sed and the vote ordered to be publish
The Republican Journal of this city.
D. Chase, Chairman of Trustees
af The close of the meeting of A. E Clark
dlr. Sons of Veterans, Tuesday evening,
lsant surprise given by the Ladies
b. the auxiliary, which furnished refresh
uts and presented the camp with framed
tire Of Past Captain A S Stoney, who
a valued worker in the camp while in
city. The annual inspection Of the
up VIII take place Saturday evening
@ 25tn, at a special meeting convened
that purpose. A delegation will be
sent from Rockland.
ABROAD SPARKS A number of the prom
1T officials of the Maine Central r. R.
visited Belfast Nov. 5th. They came by
ial train, arriving here at . 30 and re-
ming but a short time. The party con-
-ed OF Lucius futile, Presidents 6. f.
ans, Vice President md Manager ]. Fl.
nley and W. G. DAVIS, Directors. and Mr.
ties private secretary. The section
au are making the usual fall repairs in the
q last yard. The turn-tabe has been ex-
ned and slight repairs made, new sleep
IS aid, and the tracks put in condition for
inter-.
SUICIDE THAT DID NOT COME OFF. There
if a number of disappointed men in Bel
'aST and vicinity, and this is the how of it
7out the middle of October a prominent
zen of a neighboring town overheard a
we'll known Belfast man talking to himself,
AID this was the burden of his talk cts no
l~e for me to live. My wife is cross to me
Fe lost my job; there's no happiness for
H. in this world. By Cd Iii hang my
the sixth day of November" Now the
IN who overheard this soliloquy has a
1dly fellow feeling, especially for his
-uds and it manifested its elf in his tell
IL the story to such of his friends as he
ught would be most benefited thereby,
meIyt coroner, constable, an under
-taer "a few good men and true who like to sit
eoroners juries, and the newspaper report
-r' When the sixth of November drew
Oh expectation was at its height but the
who made the promise went back total
m his word, and for at least six days sub
7isent to the said sixth day of November
sept right on with job of work which he
It'd secured, and those who had banked on