The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-04-13
All kinds of printing done at the Sea
Br aaze office.

Swift u Paul had the first straw berries OF
the season Monday, and would have had
them Saturday morning if the Boston boat
had arrived on time. They were fine flavor
ed berries
State Constable j. R. Mears made search
and Seizure Tuesday at the places of F. q.
Patterson, E. Fl. Kuowlton and Fl. G.
Bicknell. The propretors were given the
usual sentence, from which they appealed.
Lancaster & West are having a large sale
of horses at their sale stable with the Bel
fast Livery Co., and every horse sold thus
far has given satisfaction. Their advertise
ment is changed this week and is of interest
to horse buyers.
Bucksport catches the most cod fish, makes
the best butter, ships the most salmon, has
the largest greenhouses, tans the most
sheep-skins, has the most mysterious muir
der, the most celebrated liar and the most
wonderful newspaper of any town in Maine.
Bucksport Herald.
Another week of bargains at Johnson's
Have you sampled them? There are many
| points you'll appreciate, and the prices adj
vertised in to-day's paper ought to make it
an object for you call and examine them.
Two droves of deer, one of four animals
and one of five, are frequently seen near the
highway in the vicinity of East Northport
The former contained one old buck and one
doe and two younger animals; the latter two
bucks and three does, all young.
Helping Hand Circle, Kings Daughters,
will meet with Mrs. Mary Coombs, II Union
street, Monday evening, April 18th The
carriage robe that was sold by tickets was
drawn Monday evening at Mrs. Ella Staples
on Bay View street, and Mrs. Austin Dam
forth was the lucky one. The number was
| 80. The Circle will meet with Mrs Ruth
Staples, "A Church street, this Thursday,
afternoon.
BELFAST OPERA House. company new
| to Belfast, but constructed from some of the
| best material in the business, comes to the
Opera House Thursday, April Goth. 1t is
| called the California Bon Ton Burlesque and
| Specially company and is made up of over
score of pretty maidens and a number of
very funny comedians Two buresques
| as to Belfast. The opening number
entitled Lieut. Hobson's Visit, will be pre-
scented in several new features which are
sure to be a Of delight and pleasure
| TO the patrons of this house. The closing
burletta will be most laughable skit called
Judge Pro Tenn, which is one of the features
| OF the entertainment. During its action a
introduced.
THE HIGHWAYS. Road Commissioner
| Walker has the seasons work on the high
ways and bridges well planned and will
be ready to push matters as sooa as the
ground gets into condition. Among the
minor repairs will be a new rail and the
widening of the roadway on Bridge
street at the curve at the Dalton building.
| The lower bridge will receive extensive re-
| pairs. The work i'll the outlying districts is
under the supervision of assistants, who,
while not holding official positions in the
! city, are each to look after the temporary re-
pairs in their districts, subject to instructions
| of the Road Commissioner This duty is
assigned as follows: Searsport shore road,
! S. 7. Gilmore; back road, Geo. A. Leavitt ;
Mason's Mills, N, S Piper Swanvlle road,
S. X. Richards; Board Landing, G. F.
| Phinney; Citypoint, &. Nj. Knowlton; Head
of the Tide, Silas Reckwith Poor's Mills, A.
| X. Jackson Hayford district, Luther Smith
Pitcher district, .Adelbert Wescott; Emery
/ District, James 2. Wright Perkins road A.
F. Bowen Waldo avenue, John I. Frost
FISH FACTS The Tenants Harbor corre-
spondent of the Rockland Opinion says "Mr
! Maker of the firm of Barter, Maker & Scott,
was recently off from Green island where
| they have domciled for the better conven-
| fence of the lobster business and reports
/ they are doing we'll. The lobster business
is booming here now, The price has been
away up in the twenties when bought from
/ private individuals-10 inches long or
over; but the State charges S100 for each
| lobster less than that length, so any one who
/ has no money has to go without Holsters ,
unless he steals them or some good friend
gives him some" ... The first cod of the
season were taken near Crabtree's Point,
| North Haven, last week Open time on
| Maine trout for residents will begin
| May L. Residents of the State may catch
the fish if they care to do it through
| the ice.... One hundred and twenty fiv g
bushels of CLAIMS were shipped from North
Haven to Rockland one day last week.
| The clam canning factory of Seth & G. H. S.
| Webb of Oceanville resumed business for
the springs work last week. 1t is intended
to can more CLAIMS this season than ever be-
fore. Sch. Eyvor and sloop Wanderer
were in port April 9th, with good fares of
fresh fish. :. The second salmon of the sea-
son to be taken at the Bangor pool was
caught early Monday forenoon by Frank
Cowan of Bangor. The fish weighed 20
pounds. c. j. Lynch, the Exchange street
marketman, got the fish at 81 per pound. =.
| The founder fishermen are meeting with
| fair success this spring so far as numbers
| are concerned but the fish are small.
STEAMER NOTES. Deer Isle has quite a
| fleet Of small steamers, of which the Ston-
! ington Press reports as follows: The Laure-
ma, owned by S. B. Thurlow has been re-
paired, painted and launched. She Will be
used for excursions during the summer
months. The Jane McCrea, owned by John
l.. Goss, has been repaired and put in run
ming order The CreaGmopra o,Nnn1 INV