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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-04-20
Supreme Judicial Court.


Hon. $. e. Strout Justice Presiding.
The April term of Supreme Judicial Court
for Waldo County opened in the court house
IN belfast, Tuesday morning, April 18th.
Following is a list of the officials and Jurors
in attendance
Judge, Sewail G. Strout, Portland
Clerk, Tilestou Wadlin, Belfast
County Attorney, EIlery Bowden, Winter
port.
Steuographer A. Fl Whitman, Portland.
Chaplain, Rev. A. A. Smith, Belfast.
Sheriff, Samuel G. Norton, Belfast.
Crier, f. n. Nose, Thorndi1e
Deputy Sheritfs, Hiram McAlister,
Burhhan Merton G. Norton, messenger,
Belfast; George A. Jackson, Searsmont;
Frank 6, Norton, Paler mo; Jere. Bowen,
Monroe.
The grand jury is the same as at the Sep
tember and January terms
Following are the traverse jurors.
FIRST JURY. John T. Bragg, foreman,
lslesboro William H. Blodgett, Morrill, /.
George " Chaples, Belfast, W. FL Chap
man, Northport; Frank Clark, Freedom :
Leonard Clark, Winterport: Charles
y,
Unity james G. Durham, Belfast; Isaac S.
elliot, Troy Sanford Emery Monroe; Joel
W. Fernaid, Lincolnvlle.
SECOND jury. Melville @. Hill, foreman.
Belfast, William Garcelon, Burnham; Rich
ard Greer, Belmont: Clarendon II. Gross
Prospect Samuel j. Gurney, Waldo: John
q. Hammouds. Searsport; Charles G Hem
enway, Searsmont E. X. Leonard Knox
=. IL. MaXheid, Belfast; w. S. Mehuren.
Montville; Nj. j Nelson Palermo, j. II.
Page, Jackson.
SUPERNUMERARIEs. Fred Perkins, Win
terport; Edwin c. Pike, Searsport William
sherman, Liberty; James H West,
Frankfort.
All who We're drawn as traverse Jurors
were present at tile opening of the Court,
and were sworn.
The following attorneys from other coun-
ties were present the first day j. W Mason,
Plttsheld Joseph Williamson, Jr., Augusta
A. l.. Blanchard, Bangor; W S. Townsend,
Newport; Walter Hussey, Watervile; Rewel
Robinson, Camden; Chas. Woodward, Ban
gOr.
The case of Chas. E. Philbrick vs. the
Manufacturing Investment Co of Madison,
Tor personal damages in machinery has been
settled The case was tried at the January
term and the jury discharged. jury was
ordered to go Madison Tuesday and view
the mill and machinery in which the acci-
dent occurred but the order was counter
manded before the train left The defend
ants pay the plaintiff 500 The amount
sued for was $4,000 R F. and J. r.. Dun
ton for plaintiff. Mcclellan for defendant.
At the opening Of court W ednesday morn
ing both juries were discharg ged until Thurs
day morning.
The grand jury reported yesterday after
noon, having found 20 indictments, which
are not yet made public.
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The Horse Thieves in Augusta Jail

The Journal men toned last week the re-
lease from Jail here and the subsequent tax
ing to Aug lsta for trial of the three horse
thieves, Marden, Young and Knox. A dis
patch from Wateryille to the Bangor Daily
News has the following in regard to the OBJ
erations of the trio;
Horace Marden of Freedom, Charles Young
OF Athens, and Dighton Knox of Oakland
VINO have just been released from the lail at
Belfast after serving a sentence for horse
stealing, are desperate characters and have
been the terrors of the whole Of that part of
the town of China which borders on Waldo
county, and Where they have been carrying
on extensive thleving operations. Last Sep
ttmber the barn of Harriet j. Durgin of AL
oloh was entered and horse stolen there
rom. The same night the barn of Waldron
I LIBBY, also of Albion, was entered and a
harness taken therefrom. Suspicion at once
rested on these fellows and the case was
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Chas.
W Jones of China. 1t was but short
tlme before the officer had the necessary evil
dence against the men, but the men We're not
TO De found. In the meantime they were
arrested on Waldo county warrant by the
snerl1f from that county and have lust Fl n
lsned their sentences there.
The three pleaded guilty to the larceny of
the horses. To the other charges they all
pieaded not guilty. Young asked for coun-
81, waived examination and was held in
Sooo' The other two afterwards retracted
Vhelr plea OF not guilty and pleaded guilty
and were held in the same sum. The prison
ers We're taken tofAugusta Jail, and as they
were unable to secure bonds for any sum
VIII stand committed till the opening of the
oeptem Der term of court.
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The John Peirce block, which was de-
stroyed by fire February 18th, leaving only
the four walls, and one store on the ground
floor standing as shown in the cut, is being
taken down. The high wind of Monday
afternoon began the work of demolition
and the greater part of one side and one end
fell. About l o'clock the Franklin street
en@ began to sway, and soon fell with a
crash, some of the material falling inward
and some outward. This took the wall
down to the top of the first story, and left
what remained bulgng outward badly
Luckily no one was injured. The owner of
the building then employed men to put adj
ditional supports TO the walls next the Sal
mond house. and they had barely got their
work finished when, at 10 O'Clock, the
Church street wall fell into the street, except
the nOrtheriy corner and small portion of
the lower story at the south end. In the
fall of this wall it was almost miraculous
that no one was hurt The bricks fell in sold
mass nearly across the street, and a large
number hit the doors of the stores opposite
Some loose bricks We're thrown down Beaver
street as far as f II. Mathews fish market
and rolled to the doors of the Belfast National
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Secret Societies.

The regular meeting Of Phenix Lodge, F
4 A. NJ, will be held next Monday evening
Waldo Lodge, [ 0. F., will attend
divine service at the Universalist church
next Sunday forenoon, that being the near
est Sunday to the anniversary Of the Otder.
The anniversary will not be publicly OBJ
erved otherwise,
Aurora Rebekah Lodge, I. O. 0. f. has
received and accepted an Invitation to assist
10 instItuting d Rebekah Lodge in Monroe
Friday evening, April 28th. The degree
staff of Aurora Lodge will work the degree
on the new members
Canton Pallas, P. NJ, l. 0. 0. F., has elect
ed the following officers for the ensuing year
Conmandant, L. I. Shales Lieutenant, r
y. Leonard; Ensign, Chas. NJ. Craig Clerk,
J S. Davidson Accountant, John A Fogg
They will be Installed May 18th,
A Rebekah Lodge, l. 0. O. F.. will be in.
stituted in Monroe, Friday April 2Sth, by
Grand Master Albro E Chase, assisted by
r G. Dyer as Grand Secretary and Samuel
Adams as Deputy Grand Master Aurora
Lodge of this city will attend, by invitation
and it's degree team will confer the degree
Past Grand Master A. F. Estey of Mas.
sachusetts will probably be present. Il
vii be called Loyal Lodge, No.92
A committee consisting of NJ, W Welch
A C. Whitney, D. Il. McAudless and C. NJ
Perkins has been appointed by Tarratint
Tribe, |. o. r. NJ, to make arrangements
for entertaining the Great Council of Maine
which holds its eleventh annual session il
this city next Thursday. The arrangement.
for entertaining the Great Chiefs and othe1
visitors are nearly complete. and were re
ported at the meeting of the Tribe Monday
evening The Great Chiefs and visitors
will assemble at Knights Of Pythias Hal
Wednesday evening, from whence they vii
be escorted TO Belfast Opera House by com
mittee from Tarratine Tribe, and the Bel
fast Band. An address of welcome viii b,
given by Mayor Poor, and response by al
officer of the order. A. 2. Calder of Boston
Past Great Sachem, and W. E. ST. john of
Portland, Great Chief of Records, will be
present and address the meeting The Bel
fast Band Will furnish music during the
evening Thursday will be devoted to th
business meeting of the Great Council, ane
the delegates and others will probably leav
hy a special train in the evening
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The State Tax Called For.

AUGUSTA, April IL. State Treasurer F. M.
Simpson has issued the warrants for the as
sessment and collection of the State tax for
the year 1899 to the sherffs of the State,
who in turn, will deliver them to the mu-
nicpal off GERS. The amount of taxes is
1907 ,95098, in addition to the poll tax of
fc on each poll, a tax of 8 4 mills on the
dollar of the present valuation.
All towns are to pay their assessments by
January l, 1900 If not paid then they are
notified and unless paid within 60 days the
property is attached All towns not paying
loose the right to receive the school fund
from the State treasury.
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Bank Ike walls struck the electric poles
80 hard as to disarrange for a time the work
ing Of the telephones in the neighborhood,
and the are lamp in Custom House square
came to the ground by the run Strange to
say it not damaged beyond cracking
the globe, The hydrant in front of the
building was broken off about 3 feet below
the surface OF the ground. A large number
OF people were in the vicinity when the wall
fell and but few seconds before there were
many on the sidewalk opposite including
ladies. Provdentially all seemed to go in
side at the right time and nobody was in
range OF tile falling bricks. One of the
school teams passed the building Just before
the crash and anot her had aim ost reached
the spot Mayor Poor and A Alder man Rankin
were IN the square near by dis cussing the
best means of disposing of the ruins when
this wall fell. Soon after fire alarm was
sounded and the hook and ladder men were
called out to put up more supports to the
dangerous walls. Nothing further was done
until Tuesday morning, when Morrison &
Mcdonald began taking dow what remain
ed Of the walls.
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There are five new yachts building at diff
ferent places for summer residents at Dark
Harbor.
W. II. Bray has begun work on Mr..
Groeschner's steam yachts Idaette and
Guenevere and both Will be put in first class
condition.
Capt, Roix will soon launch the Edna
and is to have tishernan's rig this year,
doing away with topmast and gafftopsajl
and giving more peak TO the mainsail.
The cabin of the Decrow yacht Glide has
been remodeled, provided with all the mod
ern conveniences, and finished il black wal
nut, cherry and cypress. The work was
done by S. 6. Small,
Mr. G. o. Isein is much pleased with the
progress made on the new cup defender at
the Herreshoff yard, and says that the crew
from Deer Isle will arrive at Bristol in about
two months. The new craft will be named
Columbia.
W. A. kimballs knockabout has had the
rudder and centreboard hung and is ready
for the rigger and sailmaker. About 20O
pounds of lead was run on the bottom of the
centreboard, and she will have some inside
lead ballast.
The sloor Marjorie. Roberts brothers of
Reading, Mass, owners, is fitting out for
the season. She is to have a new iron rutl-
der post and new wire rigging, Her cabin,
finished throughout in natural oak, pine and
black walnut, has been painted.
A Belfast man who has been interested in
boats and yachts for something over half a
century recently saw in The Rudder, the
well known yachting magazine, an adver-
tisement Of yacht tender and sailing
dinghy combined, built by Henry A. David
son of Calais, designer of the fast yachts
Tacoma, Muriei, Anita and others, and
wrote for particulars. These seemed to fill
the bin for a boat easy to row, specially
adapted for landing in very shoal water, and
yet a roomy, comfortable and, perhaps,
speedy sail boat-just the thing for use on
our bay or the ponds. An order was sent
for one and the boat arrived here last week
Following are the dimensions: u feet long,
feet, inches beam, depth l8 inches, SO
inches wide at stern. She has two thwarts
double kneed forward decking with mast
hole, seat in stern with blackboard, rudder,
tller, rowlocks, etc The material is as fol-
lows: Oak topstreak bottom board, transom,
timbers, gunwales and thwarts; hackme-
tack stem, breasthook and knees: clear
cedar planking; copper fastening; finished
bright in oil and varnish. The sail is cross
cut in the latest style and rugged with a
spirit, but gaff may be used instead, if de-
sired. The spars are very neat and the
workmanship throughout of the best.
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News of the Oranges.

Granite Grange. North searsport, will
celebrate its 7th anniversary April 18th with
harvest feast. Seventy-five books
have been added to the library.
Waldo County Grange will meet with
Sehasticook Grange, Burnham, next Tues
day, April 25th, with the following program :;
Opening exercises comforting fifth degree;
report Of oranges; appointment of commit
tee on time and place for next meeting; re-
marks for good Of the order; noon recess
music by choir; address of welcome by n.
E. Mnrry; response by B. +. Foster; topic,
" Are the expenses of the board of Agrcul-
ture excessive according to the benefits de-
rived from it?' to be opened by j. G. Hard
ing The remainder of the program is 10 be
furnished by Sebastcooll Grange
Hillside Grange, East Thorndike, has
adopted the following resolutions Of respect:
Whereas our Heavenly Father IN his in
finite wisdom has setn tit To call our dear sis
ter, Nandela Hogan. loved and worthy
member Of Hillside Grange to the heavenly
home aud to the light and gladness Of i bet
ter world, therefore, he II
Resolved, That " hje we deeply feel our
loss We bow in humble submission to the
divine will of our Father
Resolved, That we extend to the hereaved
husband and son aud entire family oar low
ing. heartfelt sympathy, and commend
them to the care OF Him who alone is able to
comfort and console the sorrowing and af-
tiiCted.
Resolved, That our charter be drapeti in
mourning for thirty days. Also that these
resolutions be placed on our records AMI a
c1py be sent to the bAreaved family and one
10 the local paper for publication.
4 BBIE K. HAN, Com
EMMA HAMLIN, on
A, j. WEBB, Res.
Morning Light Grange Monroe, has adopt
ed the following resolutions Of respect:
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Divine Mas
ter III His infinite wisdom to remove from
our midst our esteemed brother Joseph
Fairbanks; therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of our worthy
brother the order has lost true and faith
tut friend, and while we regret his removal
we shall ever cherish pleasant memories Of
our associations with one whose influence
was ever for the right.
Resolved, That while we deeply sympa-
thze with his stricken family, may al! the
ties which lead heavenward be so strength
ened that it may be an unbroken family in
that lie which awaits us all, and may tile
know ledge OF his Christian life example and
the hope OF the hereafter ever cheer their
hearts.
Resolved, That Morning Light Grange
drape their charter in mourning for thirty
days, copy of these resolutions be spread
upon our records copy sent to the family,
also to tile local paper for publication.
LYDIA W. WOoDMAN,
BELLE j, PALMER, }Committee
L. DURHAM
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''1 Relics in Prospect.

I'd. c"rr+spondent of the Rock
gl- save The Waidoboro cores
ta.- oWnlon claims to have a
#H o's III that town. We have
--- Sd, relics, which were the
srs , ' j. .. Cummings grand
lg ay grandfather. Mr.. C. uses a
asf ... = "1ieh belonged to his grand
.Q.- .s s more than 100 years old. We
e 55- i7d} $ loom, upon which she
341 f.sl her wool.card and all of
spH. ana 9ther things too numerous
Am.n..t I also has many such rel
" s.sr. mem IS small mug known to
! Ny. 5," II was given her by her
"a, h. 'onh r. Wiley of St. George,
ldnolta, p[toperty of Mrs. WIS great
and ma, IL Is considered great Curl
~auy people call to see it.
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~ lt IS a matter of keen regret to the host Of
5000 Templar friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
GGeorge D. Brackett, in this section, that the
Gfahd Lodge saw fit to make change in
IN me Office of Grand Secretary The affairs of
saat office had been so ably conducted bv
MT Brackett that it was thought that this
TACT alone would appeal to the memhers nf
s tne order, to say nothing Of the sacrifices he
mao made; but these things appealed in
vain. lSpringdale Advocate.
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A party Of young people Of this town went
to Haverhill last night and were the guests
of Murray Luce at his new home on Mill
street. Cards and social amusements were
enjoyed, Mr.. Luce entertaining his friends
very pleasantly. [Merrimac Correspondence
Haverhill, Mass, Gazette, April 5.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-04-20

rliast ba sherman OF Chelsea, Mass j.. is
@legfsm ing arrived here in response
! uncla announcing the critical illness
: n TIM oahlel Lane, but she did not
ltats o 10 be with him in his last
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0Nepherd WithdraWS.

q Ront april lo Hon. H. L. Shep-
t0-dav poft, IN letter to the Rockland
eonte,t f@nuonnces his withdrawal from
-ohgrege the Republican nomination
Yo 'u The second district.
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W. c. Tuttle and son of Belfast arrived on
schr. Garland, Capt. Allen, Monday. Mr.
Tuttle's son Frank has rented the Simpson
store and brought with him stock of jew.
elers' supplies, ETC., and comes we'll recon.
mended as matchmaker and jeweler. Deer
Isle and Stonington Press.
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PERSONAL.


business.
Everett S. Carter went to Bath last Friday
on business.
J. R. Mears was in Ports mouth, N. H, on
business last week.
Mrs, F. G. Pendeton has gone to New
YORK to visit friends.
| John S. Heald of Portland was in Belfast
last Friday on business.
| A. S. Jackson returned Monday from a
short visit in Rockland
| Mr.. and Mrs I. B Dinsmore left Yesterday
for short visit in Boston.
George Jones left Monday for Boston,
where he has employment.
Geo. A. Bailey left Monday for Boston
and other cities, on business
Mrs. c. j. Hall and daughter Nav went
to Somes' Sound last Friday.
Dr. and Mrs. Gee. W Field of Bangor
were at Bar Harbor last week
Misses Lou and Blanche Carter were ia
Portland few days last week
Mrs. Anna Adams of Boston is visiting her
her mother, Mrs. c. F Morrison.
Miss Iuez Crawford is visiting her brother,
w. Q. Crawford, in Allston, Mass
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Clark spent Sunday
and Monday with friends in Rockland
Mrs. James c. Fisher of Lawrence, Mass
IS going to Europe for an extended stay
Chas F Swift went to Boston on business
Tuesday, and will visit the Horse Show.
B. P. Hazeltine returned to Boston yes
terday from three days visit in Belfast
Harold t, Sibley returned to Dartmouth
College Monday, after his spring vacation
Capt. John w. Ferguson and family have
returned to Belfast from Cliftondale, Mass
Mrs. S. j. Freeman of York Me, arrived
Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs W K
Howard.
Hugh D. Mcclellan, Principal of the Bel
fast High school, spent few days in Boston
the past week
Mrs. B. B Foster and son William @. OF
Portland are visiting Mr.. and Mrs William
II. Qumby.
Mrs S C. Strout accompanied her hlts-
husband, Judge Strout on his visit to Bel
FAST to hold court.
Frank Bowen of Amberg. Wis. il VISITING
his uncle A. f. Bowen He Has heer away.
rom Belfast nine years.
Albert T. Stevens was in Rockland sun
day attending the. meeting Of the Main.
Spirttualists' Association
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J. o. Whitcomb, 1900, has left the Univer-
sity OF Maine for a few weeks to teach in the
high school at Orrington.
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THE PIERCE BLOCK DEMOLISHED.

Fire Fall
Debris.
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l.. 7Hr PAPER Tor Maine Seafar-
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and ornaments, with d background Of India
silk and lace, stood three very handsome
hats on pedestais. They were in amaranth,
turquoise blue and black, the blue one being
in mOusseline de sole, and copied after a
Partisan importation. The other window
was filled with ciidren's hats and bonnets
in pretty shapes and delicate materials.
The interior of the store was feast to the
eye of the lover of the beautiful and artistic
III millinery and fancy goods. Above the
counter on the left hung rolls Of silk and
velvet ribbons in ali the new and fashion,
able shades, AS well as the ever popular
standard colors. On the opposite side We're
the show cases OF gloves, fancy artificial
flowers, liberty silks, muslins, laces, tulie,
toilet articles, etc, Among the more notice
able hats were white Manila draped with
cerise corded silk, with rosette OF liberty
silk and cluster of red roses and IN attrac-
tive Leghorn trimmed with lemon chiffon
and straw, surmounted by bunch of vio-
let's, and ornamented with fancy glass pins,
There were also numerous neat blacks and
blues, in attractive shapes trimmed in the
most fashionable STYLES. Miss Maude Ellis,
member of the firm, is the mllllner. and
| the goods shown speak volumes for her
taste and skill
| Mrs. r. p. Chases attractive show win
dow at the corner of Main and Church streets
was admired by all. 1t was elegantly drap-
ed with violet chiffon and white lace, and
contained two handsome large white hats
trimmed with gauze in some OF the latest
and most attractive combinations. Inns
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5'9.' .1:. 95s% .S3@a'5 X. Sa'9s: Sa'ss
, 1899-01-09
GOVERNORS SECRETARY.
Wallace Bond Will Be DeForest Rich
ards Private Secretary.

Wallace Bond will be Governor
DeForest Richards private secretary.
Mr.. Bond held the position of city ed
itor of The Laramie Republican, last
spring and mor recently held the same
position on the Sun-Leader of Chey-
enne. He was for a time editor of the
Wyoming department of the Denver
News and lately was travelling repre-,
sentative of the Denver Republican.
He is an able newspaper man who is
making good progress and a creditable
record. Mr.. Bond began his news
paper r in New York and while
in this work studied literature and
magazine work under the editor of
Harper's Monthly. In Wyoming he has
an extended knowledge of prominent
men, has Travelled extensively over the
state and visited all the principal towns
and has a thorough acquaintance with
state, all these qualifications being of
great aid to him in this responsible
position he is about to assume in the
governors office. The appointment al
so shows the decided intention to recog-
nize the young men in the state.