The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-12-14
The News of Belfast.


His place on the train is supplied by Horace
Twombly of Belfast.
Relatives of the late Elbridge j. Rolerson
are making move towards having the cause
of his death investigated more fully. The
County Attorney has been consulted and has
the case under consideration.
The family of Indians who have been liv-
ing near Allyn street Were ordered out of
town Tuesday by the City Marshal, as a
consequence of row between the man and
visitor. Both men had been drinking
Mrs. Flora A. Gilmore has brought suit
against the city for 1000 for personal in
Juries received on the highway last Febru-
ary. Her horse backed off bridge in East
Belfast and she claims that the rail was not
sufficient.
Advertised list Of letters remaining IN
claimed in the Belfast post office Dec ~
Ladies-Eliza B. Walker. Gentemen- Fred
Fowles, Mr.. Cyrus A. Hill, George Read
j. Henry Smith, Harry W. Wood
There will be social dance at Silver Har-
vest Grange Hal, Waldo, Monday night
Dec. 25th, if pleasant; if not the next pleas
ant night. There will be good music, good
supper and good time. Come one and
all.
Percy A. SanbOrn is unusually busy at
his studio this season. When the summer
visitors We're in town he received many
orders for oil and water colors. to be de-
hvered before Christmas, and is now send
ing them out. They go to all parts of the
country, and represent landscapes in Bel
last and vicinity. He also paints pictures
Of horses, dogs, pet cats, etc. and always
has orders on hand in that line.
Bray x Maxtield managers of the Belfast
Opera House. have contracted with the Bel
fast Band for a course of six concerts to be
given in the Opera House this winter
Tickets for the course will be sold at such
price that all may enjoy the music. January
4th the band will give a chicken pie supper
in the Opera House, to be followed by six
dances and the series of concerts will fol
low In February they will present the
opera of Pinafore. Eight delightful enter
tainments are thus ensured for the coming
winter, all by home talent.
CHAT, A very convenient rack for hold
ing Opera House tickets has been put up in
Mixers store. Harry Kilgore has issued
the first number of little paper called THE
Boomer. ".... Sch. Roy F. Eaton was in port
Monday with handsome lot of fresh fish
The old bay coaster Gazelle is taking d
winters rest in Dyer's dock o. r. Web
ster is building a neat little tender for his
sloop Gondola. w e are indebted to George
R, Poor, ieweler, McClintock Block, and
NJ. l.. Mitchell, stoves and tinware, Phenix
Row, for handsome calendars for 1900 j..
II Murch, City Clerk, reports Al intentions
of marriage recorded this year. against IS up
to the corresponding date last yeas
NATURE STUDIES. Tile regular meeting OF
the Nature Club was held IA the High School
room Monday evening. Before the opening
of the meeting john r. Duntou and W r.
Howard gave an exhibition Of tree-haud
drawing III zoology on the blackboard The
subject Of the evening was Beetles" On
which John S. Fernald gave talk After
brief comparison OF the simIlarties and diff
fereuces between the beetle order (Goleop.
tera( and some OF the other common orders
Of insects, he gave an outline of the chief
points IN the anatomy Of beetles which are
of use n classification, as the mouth, an
tenuF legs, wings, thorax, etc These were
illustrated by erayon outline drawings He
next described the method OF catching, Kill
ing ami preparing beetles for the cabinet and
show d a case of about 80 species from his
collection. The remainder of the talk WAS
deN tied to An account of the speakers per
sonal experiences III the study Of Insects,
and a brief sketch lf the peculiarities OF
some of the common beetles found III this
section, including the sO-called June bug,
carpet beetle potato beetle, the little green
tiger beetle so numerous last season, ,cargiou
beetles, suappers, borers, lady-hrds, etc
w. r. Howard followed with some partcu-
lars of the habits of the carrion or sexton
beetles. This meeting gave a new stimulus
to the interest in nature work and the audi
ence thoroughly eujo., ed Mr. Ferualds talk
The Club extended to the speaker vote of
thanks. Mr. Fernald was alone during the
summer in the study of this branch and his
talk was more interesting on this account.
Other members Will follow with talks on the
branches in which they are particularly in
terested.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Capt. Ryan has hauled
Gp the Boston packet schooner A. Hayford
at the railroad wharf. Sch. Joseph Eaton,
Jr., discharged coal from Philadelphia for
the Belfast Fuel & Hay Co. the past week
....Sch. Senator arrived Dec. 7th from
Rockland with lime and cement for Cooper
& Co, and loaded lumber and sand from
them for Morrison u Mcdonald, to be used
at Dark Harbor, Isles Sch Norom-
Dega, Armstrong, which arrived at New
Haven, Dec. s, made the round "trip to Fer
nandina and back in IA 3 days, she quickest
Oh record She left New York Nov. %,
arrived at Fernandina 2Sth loaded cargo
of yellow pine lumber and left there Dec ,
....SCh. Mary A. Hail. which is loading
hard pine at Georgian port, Will not ge5
away in season to come to Bangor, and will
land her cargo at Bucksport, to be sent
from there by rail. ..,Ge0. A. Gilchrest is
away looking for work III the way of vessel
repairs and may close contract TO build
one here......The bark Penobscot, Capt.
Frank A. Leland, recently took a cargo of
hay from Buenos Ayres to Santos. mean
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