The Republican journal., 1899-01-05

50, POS. Two members were admitted to
the bar.
A number of cases more or less sensa-
tional came before the Police Court and
several persons are now awaiting trial.
Three Belfast women and one man are
now in Jail to answer to the charge OF
stealing money from drunken man.
Bernes 0. Norton was appointed U. S.
Deputy Marshal March LIST and has
proved an excellent officer. He has
done some detective work which required
more than ordinary skill and daring.
The national insolvency law abolished
the county insolvency courts Aug. LIST, sc
far as relates to the new cases of volun-
tary insolvency, and Nov. LIST on involun-
tary petitions. The cases pending al
those dates were closed or are in process
of adjusting. Hugh D. Mcclellan was
appointed Referee under the U. S. law fol
Waldo District and The Republican Jour
nal was designated as the paper to pub
lish bankruptcy notices.
The cases against several Belfast parties
on account of the Cardiff. Tenn, land
deal, were settled during the year.
THE WEATHER.
Aside from the severe storms of Feb.
and Nov. u, referred to under the sub
heading "Shipwreck and Loss of Life, ~
the year 1898 gave an unusual record.
January was colder than the average fol
80 years. February gave the largest pre-
cipitation or measurement of rain and
melted snow recorded here in the past &c
years. There were but three fair days dur
ing the month. The most brilliant display
of aurora borealis seen here for many years
~, %
March was, with two exceptions, the warm
est in 80 years, and there We're very few
stormy days, with light snow fall and pre-
snow on the ground early in the month
dry. OF the days on which lain fell 5
were the last ) days of the month. June
was the coolest in 40 years with one ex-
ception, 1897. Nearly one half of the rain
fall of the month Of July came in one hour
on the 10Th day. August was considera-
bly, warmer than the average. There was
year, Sept. 18th, but no damage was done
in Belfast. September was unusually
warm. October was a warm and wet
month, nearly % warmer than the average
of October for 80 years Rain fell on Is
"oy'' Win eo''i Ian y, 90 ineies' n
severe s,oiiii ooIoieu oi 'iie @o.i' peCu
llaI 1ea.uie " ,hls STORM was noteu, ne
WING WINE 9io"ihs gaze would stop
suoueliy' anu III 1t" minutes re COM
monce from the same point of the com
pas ut SCH rahhie Euith qraggeu
ashore mere, put was not damaged. me
m III sho" ol 'le season ieil on NOV loth-
Inc severe gaze OF NOV Zoth ana Zilh,
"h'ch was SO dlsastronS along the coast
caused Two disasleis mere ne sell. A b;
Te1fy dragged nef anchof IN tne bay and
Went ashore on El"ell Ioin!, Nofthpor''
She mas oeen stIlpped. blcKnell HOP
Kihs sioop inca proke from her iaootlhss
near Little River ana became total loss
Inc lifs1 zero record was pee lz.l, very
early IN the morning, put MI. Murch
record taken a, , clock' shoWeoo ABOVE.
mere We're lishl snow ana hlSh Wiho'
taoIe complled rom Mr.. Mufch rec
oraS showing the Princlpal featnfeS OF the
"eather lot 'he year VIII pe iouha IN our
NEWS pages
TELEPHONE
There was a marked increase in the
telephone connections during the year
\ cable was laid from Northport to Isles
boro, The Belfast exchange includes
three public pay stations besides the CEN
trail in Belfast. three in Islesboro: one at
Saturday Cove, Northport; one at Sears
port; and one at Stockton Spri gs. Sixty
seven places in the city have nstlu-
n al l,,.