The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-26
Rev. G. f. Edgett will give an ice cream

SOCIAL 10 Cne members OF tno MoCnOu1St
chorus at the residence of c. F. CHM, tc-
morrow, Friday, evening.
/ Pensions have been granted as follows:
John Murphy, dead, Vinalhaven, Sl2; In
crease, Robert F. Russ, Belfast, Sl7; Ben
jamin Ames, Thorndike, ST..
| The It'll annual reunion of the lIerrick
family will be held Aug. 18th at the home
of Emery Cottrell, Northport avenue, Bel
| fast. If stormy, the next fair day Mrs
Lucy Ierrick, Sec
| The farce "a Box of Monkeys" was re-
peated by request in the vestry of the Uni
versalist church Wednesday evening, July
18th, before good audience. The cast was
given in former issue of The Journal
| The Board of Registration is revising the
voting list prior to posting for the Septem-
TENDER election. They are striking Off
voters who have died or moved away and
making ward changes, but the additions will
| be made later.
Advertised list of letters remaining in
| the Belfast post office July %: Ladies'
Miss Ruth Cushman, Mary A. White
Gentlemen-M. l.. Davis, Josiah Farrow,
| Mr. S. Esseson, Mr.. c. P. McMorrow,
Daniel Merrill, J. Pattershall, Mr. John I.
| Kicker, j H. Smart
| Thetrustees of the Waldo County Agricul
tural Society met at the Court House last
Saturday evening. Bancroft H. Conant was
elected Secretary in place of John S. Fer
maid, resigned. Voted that horses be al
| lowed to wear hoppers in the races this sea-
son. Voted to meet at the fair grounds to
| cut the hay July 18th at O'Clock
| The bondholders of the Belfast Hotel
| Company met last week and authorized the
| trustees to accept the terms proposed by the
| city of Belfast for settlement of the tax
claims, and as soon as the necessary papers
! can be prepared and signed the money will
be paid over and the property released.
When this is done it is expected there will
| be movement for building a new hotel.
| FISH FACTS. Sch Little Inez arrived
Saturday with good fare of fresh and
corned fish, including three halibut. The
| fish We're taken to Swans Island and Isle
| au Uaut. James W. Jones and W. F. Page
We're passengers on the trip. They got a
good catch and were made happy by getting
"A good-sZed halibut Frank W. Collins,
Rockland, has been granted a patent on d
package for shipping Holsters. Augustine
Colburn caught three salmon at Swan Lake
one day the past week, one of the fish
weighing pounds.
The EeXt regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society will be held at Me
mortal Hall, Monday, July 80. at ; p. NJ. All
! members are urgently requested to be pres
ent and others interested in the object are
cordially invited to attend. The society is
| making good progress i'll plans tending to
beautify the city and renderit more attrac-
tive to visitors and tourists as well as its
own citizens. The cooperation of all our
| people is most earnestly desired. An out of
doors entertainment will be given soon, the
proceeds to aid the work. The standing
committee, Mrs. F. j. Rigby chairman. have
| the arrangements in charge.
| POSTAL NOTES. The following mail
| steamboat service has been established:
| From July 5 to sept. l, nclusive-From
! back six times week. From Rockand by
! Eggemoggin, South Brooksville, Sargent
vile, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Brooklin and
Bluehill to Ellsworth and back, six times a
week. Route 1917. Rockland to Ellsworth.
From Sept. , to II, inclusive from Rock
| land to Dark llarbor. Castine, Eggemoggin,
South Brooksville, Sargentville, Deer Isle,
Sedgwick Brooklin and Bluehll, to Ellis
worth and back. six times week
CLEMENT REUNION. The seventh an
nual reunion of the Clement family will be
| held at Dirigo Grange Hall, Freedom.
| Maine, Thursday, August I'D. On account
of sickness it could not be held at the home
of John Clement, Montvlle, as voted last
year The meeting will be called to order
at 1880 a. m. A picnic dinner will be next
! in order, and the program will begin in the
afternoon. 1t is hoped all will come prepar-
ed to help on the program and to have d
good time If stormy, the reunion will be
held the next fair day. Come one come
all. Sec'y.
| EXCURSIONS. The Baptist Sunday school
made its annual excursion July 18th, by
steamer Castine, to Blake's Point Cape
Rozier. The day was foggy, with occasional
rains. Yet the party had an enjoyable out
ing. The Sunday excursion by the Castine
was a most pleasant trip. About a hundred
persons were on board and the weather
was perfect The first stop was at the Lime
Kiln, Isles oro where portion of the party
took buck boards to Dark Harbor. The
others kept on to Castine, where two hours
were pleasantly spent. The steamer then
went to Dark Harbor, where the buck board
party was taken on, and the return home
was made via Gilkey's Harbor... F.. W.
| Pote gave the Universalist Sunday school
and the children of the Girls Home an ex-
cursion by steamer Silver Star to Islesboro
Monday. About ninety young people par
ticipated. They went to Ryder's Cove on
the regular morning trip, and returned by a
special trip in the evening. The day was
pleasantly spent in the pastimes usual on
such occasions. Some of the party took
buck board ride to Dark Harbor and around
the island and others enjoyed themselves
near the place of landing. When the
steamer reached her wharf in Belfast