The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-09-21
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

-, the races at Cherrytield Sept. 14th,
,wued by Nash of Belfast, took second
...., in the 2.40 class.
t,.-+.ps living near the lower bridge count
teams in so minutes, returning from
-e lair the afternoon of Sept. 18th.
.v. lose time on partridge and wood
Nnired Sept. 18th, and the shot guns
.g popping from Kittery to Quoddy.
III. anniversary exercises which were to
aeeu held at the Girls Home yesterday
. rastponed until some time in October
r.,1Is NJ. Higgins, a blind man, will give
treatment in Bradman's Hall, East
:. ost saturday, Sept. 23d. Admission Is
.B--
Three men met in Mason x Halls store re-
-y whose united weight was 745 pounds
ia Bartlett, Bangor, ga DIR. Z. d. Will
.a- sesboro, 240; E. l.. Stickney, Bel
a. N.
r upper part of the southerly wall of
y.s.uic Temple has been rebuilt for few
.s.luWu along the cutters to stop leak.
z 1ick work was done by G. a. Bray and
+ Hoag, and the metal cutters by NJ l..
!, lell
rveuty-four members of the Belfast Whist
a. .ujoyed buck board ride to Searsport
n rdsy night. A supper was served by
r,n ri Grinnell at the Searsport House,
was played and the party returned
bout midnight
t.-- Maude johnson will give a recital in
asst Opera House. Thursday evening.
rh, assisted by the Wasgatt String
-rte of Bangor. and Georgia Burrows
at, elocuuonist. The program and
particulars will be given later.
% advertised letters remaining I'M
.l IN the Belfast post office for the
ding Sept. 10th Ladies-Miss Maude
Gentlemen-M f. l.. Brakeman;
NJ. Hazeltine; Mr.. F NJ. Knowl-
L. Ward, Esq.
Sept 18th session of the L. S. District
Portland was devoted to a hearing
involuntary petition in bankruptcy
s1pst Aaron b. Snow of Jackson by
1rors. District Attorney Dyer and
williamson of Belfast appeared for
ltors. Sept. 18TH the Court adjudi-
snow a bankrupt.
5. Cruiser Prairie, with the Second
N Of the Massachusetts Naval Brig
Fl Boston last Friday for weeks
U the Maine coast Sunday she was
Castine She was to 90 to Bar Har-
great gun practice and return to
Friday.
re- was a large fire in Vinalhaven le 1t
the smoke showing plainly from the
--r 1t broke out Friday in the woods
Ch9S. Dyer's home, Saturday two
If men were employed in saving farm
erJy The flames had spread over a
area
fifty odd years ago four boys were learn
i- He blacksmith trade in Belfast Last
lay evening the four met by chance at
windsor Hotel; boys no longer, for their
'r ages are 295 years, hut all are well and
.trrs and enjoyed to the full this unprC
I'd -ated, bat most happy reunion. The four
7- Jones S. Davis and J. l.. Havner of
h .-t b. B. Bean of Rockland and c. n.
.-t # Portland
I-- model Of full rugged ship in the win
4 NJ. P. Woodcock & Sons bookstore
p s'.TaetIng much attention. 1t was made
ii Srarsport sea captain, whose name is
COW recalled, and presented to James
Hlte, whose heirs gave it TO Mr.. H. l..
-r0ck. Twenty-Five years ago, when
.ttdst National Bank was at No. &
81 Row, this model was a conspicuous
lent of the banking room, and since
White family left Belfast it has been in
t-r 1t is d very nice piece of work, and
ned highly by its present possessor.
trves of Samuel Freeman Jackson will
something TO their advantage by writ
lines Taylor Rogers, attorney at law.
',o Market St, San Francisco, Cal
gers writes as follows; Samuel Free
Jackson was born in Belfast, Waldo
Maine, and in making deposit in
IN January, 1872, declared his age
+] Afterwards he went to Virginia
Nevada, and finally to Australia, be-
ia sailor and miner. He was alive
Mir 10, 1888, but was reported dead July
,Na. He left small estate
sH FACTS. Geo. O. Hatch returned last
from a fishing trip down the bay in
'op Nautilus. The weather was good
fair catch was secured, and but for
iihcuIty in securing bait more fish
nave been caught. The pinky Erma
apt Fl. G. Bicknell, sailed Sept. 18th
fishing trip. Three thousand land
7ed salmon were received at Camden,
GEL 18th, to be put into Lake Megunticook
9ioop Marg derite arrived Sept. 18th with
rounds OF fresh hake which Capt.
-eihetter bought down the Bay....A Angus
burn has had a good week at Swan
-47r his catch mum bering six good sized
'''T There are but three prisoners in
"a'i1 County jail. Engine No 81 has
-7H returned to the Belfast branch after a
l5l overhauling in the Watervile re-
hops. She has new driver brakes and
MINOR Improvements. u. NJ Roberts
''d his milk route to Geo. O Holmes
Na pin Freeman made shipment of cat
Brighton Saturday "A recent num-
Harper's Weekly had half tone por-
Major Van Wyck, which closely re-
-i our freight train conductor. James