The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-11


| Guy W. NJ cAllister has been appointed
postmaster at Bucksport
The Sea Breeze will send some slips to
Castine this week for some printing.
P. Chases Second Regiment, e. R. K .
P, March is published in sheet music form
for the piano, and is for sale in the music
| stores
Helping Hand Circle, Kings Daughters,
will meet with Mrs Sarah McCarty, No. s
Bay View street. Monday evening. May 10Th.
The hose companies were out for practice
and trial of the apparatus Monday evening
and everything was found TO work perfectly
List of advertised letters remaining IN
claimed in the Belfast post office for the
week ending May s Ladies-Miss May
Ellis. Conference.-The. James Perry.
D. NJ. Ferry & Co, seedsmen, of Detroit
Mich, sent carload of the American Har-
row Co.'S cultvators and harrows to Bel
fast Monday, and agents are now putting
them out through the country.
Chas. Volair and Goldie Cleveland closed
a weeks engagement at Belfast Opera House
Saturday evening, Their houses increased
gradually from the first and they gave salts
faction. The Saturday afternoon matinee
was Well attended.
The Belfast Debating Club met Monday
evening and decided to postpone meetings
for discussion until ia when they will prob
| ably open the season with mock trial.
They also contemplate making permanent
organization aud having rooms.
The W C. T U will meet this. Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. E. P Frost on Church
street. The monthly devotional meeting
will be observed the first hour. Al the
business meeting following the topic for
discussion will be THE Curfew Ordinance -
A full meeting is expected.
SHIPPING ITEMS, Sch. Sarah L. Davis
loaded Oak Hill pavings at Belfast for New
ark, n, j., last week. There are 10000
blocks at the quarry, sold TO be shipped as
soon as possible. .....Sch. Grace Webster,
which discharged coal last week for Swan &
Sibley Co., went into Carter's dock Satur-
tIdy lOI ItpdlIS. och. Euilut D. brlSgS Is
loading stone at Hurricane for New York
after being repaired at Carriers and repaint-
ed on the marine railway Sch Flora Con-
don was taken the marine railway last
| Friday for repairs. Sch 2. NJ, Bonney
sailed Saturday for Vinalhaven. .. Sch Gar
land loaded general cargo last week for
Deer Isle Schs. NJ. K Rawley and Men.
!
coal for Swan & Sibley Co. Sch. Fred
Jackson arrived Saturday from New York
with phosphate consigned to John Sanborn
..-.Sch. Silver Spray arrived Sunday from
New York with phosphate for Sanborn.
Sch Lizzie loaded phosphate at John San
born's Saturday for eastern coast ports
Sch Lady Antrim arrived Monday from
Portland with corn for l.. T. SEales & Co. .
Sch A. Hayford arrived Monday from Bos-
ton with general cargo. The F G. White
Co. loaded sch. Harriet Rogers with hay and
coal for Mt. Desert Tuesday. IA Bangor
broker says that it is almost impossible to
get vessels enough to carry the stone that is
being turned out of Maine quarries for New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and other places
along the coast. Freights have been fixed
for the time being at 81 a ton, loaded and
discharged, "A Bangor shipping agent sent
crew here Saturday for the schooner Grace
Webster. She sailed Tuesday for Stoning-
ton to load stone for New York.. Sch.
Henry r. Tilton, which has been ashore at
Point Alerton since last November, was
hauled off Tuesday night, and Capt. Fields
Pendleton will go to Boston to-day to look
after her. 1t is expected she will be brought
to Belfast for repairs
FISH FACTS. F. J. Rgby and F. A
Johnson went fishing at Smiths pond
South Newburgh, last Friday and caught "a
pounds OF good sized trout. The pond is a
private one, stocked by Mr.. Smith, and fee
is charged per pound for the fish caught
The catch was photographed by Tutte Mr.
Johnson and Adrian futile went to Mont
vile Saturday and got good catch of brook
trout. Will Dam of Swanville caught 5.
pound trout in Swan Lake last week and
sent it to friend in Portland. III H. L.
" oodcock and his cousin, Mr.. Palmer OF
Rockland, were at Affords Lake the rst OF
the week and caught the first salmon of the
season.. Sch. Eliza Mary, Capt WEIGH,
sailed yesterday on her first fishing trip of
the seasou.....A boat load of 50 ~ dozen
dressed founders was sold to a peddler at
Lewis wharf Monday morning. They were
brought from the Robbins settlement by
! Wellington Dunbar. E. H. Colby and son
arrived Sunday afternoon in their schooner
Clara from fishing trip to Isle au Haut and
vicinity. They had very good catch. They
sailed Monday afternoon for a second trip.
The first of the brown trout which were put
in Swan Lake about four years ago were
caught last week by Elmer A. Sherman and
his son Raymond. Mr.. Sherman's fish
weighed pounds and IA ounces, and Ray
mond's pounds and IA ounces. Raymond
is II years old and this was his first fish
The fishermen say he handled the rod well.
He also caught one Of the brook trout
put into the pond, in 1895, which weighed
3 4 pounds. &C. o. Poor, Henry Staples
and Elisha Sherman returned yesterday
noon from a three-days' stay at Swan Lake
They report small catch of trout.