The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-19
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The first troIlers appeared ON Swan Lake
Saturday. and We are informed the first fish
F. Brown. who was on the lake with his
father \. l. Brown. The two caught six
trout in two days fishing.
John A. Chadwick and family are to move
from Rockland next week, to the Norton
house on Northport avenue. which they re-
Gently bought Mrs Kate Rhoades and fami-
ly, who have been living IN the Norton house.
have moved to Emery Cottrell's new house
on Race street
RUBBING AND REPAIRS Frank b.
knoWlton is building an addition to the
stable at the rear of his store on High street.
......A. ID. Chase is making some changes in
the roof OF his store, made necessary by the
improvements on the store of T. W. Pitcher,
soon to be occupied by Edmund Wilson
The Waldo Clinical Club has been for
some time considering the project of estab-
fishing hospital in Belfast, and have called
a meeting for Wednesday, April 18th, at 1
lal building. when they hope to meet our
business men and all others who may be in
terested in the undertaking.
Ebert J. Monroe of Searsport had a mar
row escape last Saturday. He reports that
while driving to Belfast from Thorndike
that morning the l4eathers bridge in Brooks
began to settle when his team was upon it.
His horse felt the motion as soon as he did
and broke into Il run. getting off the bridge
Just in time to prevent going with the wreck
into the stream below
James +. Fernald Superintendent of
Grove Cemetery, has begun burying the
bodies from the receiving tomb. There was
an unusual number in the tomb this winter.
80. Of these Is We're of persons over so
years of age The number of bodies placed
in the tomb is increasing every wear, and a
larger tomb will soon be needed, as it is now
necessary to pile the baskets up in an incon-
venient way.
The Belfast Base Ball team has elected
Fred g. Spinney manager They are nego-
tiating with a tirst-class pitcher. The team
is made up of the following players Cap
tain, George Darby, Ralph O'Connell, II. ID.
Mcclellan, Bert Darby, Fred johnson, Thos.
Berry, Herman Patterson F. Morang,
W. f. Dilworth, Carl Mcdonald, Alphonso
Wood and b. p. Hazeltine. The Congress
street grounds will be put in first-clasS con-
dition. An Interesting base ball season is
assured
There was some excitement on lower
Main street Tuesday over disputed
line between two lots, owned by Mary
fire of 1865 the line of Main street was
changed, and right of way in the rear of
the lots was closed. The old deeds call for
more land than exists between Main and
Federal streets, caused by the taking Off of
land in changing the street, and while the
property has had several owners the matter
has never been adjusted.
The annual meeting of the Children's Aid
Society was held Tuesday afternoon at the
Girls Home, Northport avenue. The old
board of officers was reelected Miss Carrie
board of Managers to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mrs. F. II. Beale of Augusta.
A resolution expressing sympathy for the
President of the Society, Mrs. f. A. d. Bur-
rlngtOn, who is confined to the house by ILL
ness, was adopted; and committee was
appointed to prepare appropriate resolutions
on the death of Mrs. Beale
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. The ind-
cations are that the Lyceum Co. will have
the largest house of the season Saturday
evening for the Merchant of Venice, as the
advance sale of seats has already reached
$500. The managers of the Opera House
have received a letter from Manager |. NJ.
Cottrell of the Moulton Opera House, La
coma, N. H., in which he says of the COM
pany: "YOu will find them to be first class
company and your patrons will have treat,
as every member is an actor. They played
here March 3Oth and gave an excellent per-
Torrance. You can praise it up high and
not disappoint the people who attend The
company appeared in Portland Monday
evening, and the Argus of Tuesday said:
The performance was satisfactory and en-
jOyable, and that is saying good deal for
the cruSial test of aShakespearian play Mr..
EdOuard D'Oize's portrayal of ShylOck was
careful and contentious in character draw
ing, free from rant and fustian, notable for
its reserve and strength, yet rising easily to
the dramatic situation and revealing the
passion Of hate and revenge with cOnvinc-
ing sincerity.