The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-06-22
10 NEWS OF BELFAST.

Uppk ptlCiS VIZ hoh'
wy i,srtised letters remaining in the
u" ,t6ce for the week ending June
'f Miss Annie Hodsdon.
grown new potato we have
1' .Aa.on was left in The Journal
.45v forenoon by Mrs n. S. Piper
..a II new steel is to be laid be-
.,I.,m and Plttsfeld on the Maine
FLEE rails are of the new size, 80
..c+.t for fuel for the public builG-
4st. Me, for the coming fiscal
cell awarded ito the Belfast Fuel
uHany-
--.aptured in this city last fall and
.r4 rs Howes Mayo gave birth to
NJ 3aq forenoon, but the littl one
rI-,a4y night.
-,- lave been granted as follows:
WIDOWS, etc, Eunice j. Bennett,
IS Increase, Harrison Stevens,
.I,rs-ou. S12 to So.
..a, Hand Circle of Kings Dau ghters
..t Nth Mrs. Ella Staples, 50 Bay
..,.4. Monday evening, June 26. A
.... ara requested to meet.
s van Of Portland, Me lex first asst.
-Fp Maine Eve and Ear Infirmary
...-- vars, Will be in Belfast at the
..Hne Thursday and Friday, June
r.. ss has received a pleasant note
.-. acquaintance l.. g, Coombs of
y. .ra. and some curios and pho
laboratory of l.. G. Coombs
--r are two quantity carved canes
cad of onyx.
Chase has in his garden full
.- the variety known as Greg
The pea is large, green,
.-tv, and the vines grow about
The seed was planted April
grown peas picked June 18th
U Central excursion TO Lake
saturday, was a grand success,
going from all parts of the
ST. than $50 tickets were sold on
branch, and Conductor Sullivan
to make his down trip in the
ar short to accommodate the
du.
Held day of the Non-Partisan
3uee will he held with Mrs.
N-srs of Morrill,, Friday, June
dinner viii he partaken of
4 the business session open at
An entertainment by local
De given in the church at two
ere cordially invited.
colby and son arrived Sun
Clara, with a large catch
When last here they had
-mand for haddock, and
Friday after that species of
fsH We're of large size and in
'a. They made one trip to the
4is IN April, and since May 1st
ght more, with d good catch
fre
0.fA Of Miss A. A. Hicks occurred at
ut Main street at 5 o'clock Tues
ldul The funeral services will be
her. home tomorrow, Friday, at
u conducted by Rev. A. A.
lH- " c. T. Z. will attend in
arrying a sprig of cedar tied with
boa. The Kings Daughters, of
vas a member, are invited TO at
ty An obituary notice will be
r-xt week,
+Tn Hlrty ANNOUNCED last week will
'u die lawn of the Unitarian church
--day, evening, beginning at seven
lHere will be all the usual attrac.
IS hoped it will be an enjoyable
t.r very one, Tie portrait gal
ned last week will be omitted.
-.- 90 the grounds, ten cents. Ice
other refreshments served to
thursday proves unpleasant, the
-' WIZ take place on Friday.
H'rut classification of post offices
E If some of the Maine postmasters
l-ed, while others were decreased.
'- lost office was relegated from
-Hrd class, and the postmaster's
Ist-4sed from g 900 to $1,000. The
flee goes from third to second
aN the p0stmaster's salary Is raised
3 soy b 3, POO. The Camden Herald
lar is Increase is mainly due to the
-7 rGer business of the D. P. Ord
a-ter Go. The decrease at Belfast
" Jhe decline of the patent medi-
hlasrrles which once tiourished here,
ar WORK OF LIGHTNING. Daniel @.
l reports the peculiar destruction of a
KY sAtning. He had a pine tree in a
a', aud was watching its growth and
ING The straight trunk, freedom from
ri" Last fall the tree was all right,
x about IS feet tall. measuring about
5Ht 10 diameter at the base, and straight
arrow. He visited the wood lot
l@e ago and found his once beautiful
"f-ok. 1t had been struck by light
dl1 completely demolished. The trunk
H"' MO four unequal parts, which had
ttferent directions, and the Sec
's1 reduced to chips and slivers.
was hardly piece suitable to saw up
Ne wood
5 ITEMS. A. J. Carver of Seal
Fought the fishing smack W. Ell.
nd IS continuing in the live fish
''' Capt. Abner Pomeroy, her for
"lft' is in poor health, and when his
~ ashore and was dismasted last
4r sold her. Her present owners
eyed her, and with her two top