The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-06-07

S2ooI' ana the SearspOrt Savings Bank
sSl9.
Report says that members of Bethel
Lodge, q. T., East Thorndike, are to try
ana Duy an unused school house and make
it into hall. Geo. f. Files has withdrawn
from the lodge. Temperance Record.
There will be a Festival Chorus rehearsal
in the Universalist church yestry next
Wednesday evening at 100. Mr.. CHAPMAN
will be present and full attendance is
requested
Capt. Fred Barker of Elmira, n. V, while
in Belfast recently, presented to Past Com
! mander A. |. Conant of Thomas H Marshall
Post. G. A. r., the original enlistment papers
of Co. l, 26th Maine Regiment The docu-
ment will be framed and hung in Memorial
Hall.
The Davis Il st. George Specially Co..
closed three-nights engagement at Belfast
Opera House last evening, Wednesday.
Their plays were "The Maid with the
Golden Hair" ga Wife's PERIL" and ga
Secret Marriage There was a good at
tendance, and the audiences increased each
night.
Managers Bray 4 Maxfeld have secured
as an attraction for June 21st, at the Opera
House, The New Ravel Big Humpty Dumpty
Pantomine and Specially Company. This
company is composed of eighteen ladies and
gentlemen, selected with strict regard to the
peculiar characteristics employed in produc
tons of this class, headed by Mr.. Chas. Ravel,
said to be the greatest living impersonator
of Humpty Dumpty.
| Mayor c. o. Poor returned Monday even
ing from a weeks outing at Moosehead
Lake, where he was the guest of W. A.
Huston of Greenvile. Mr.. Huston has a
| camp on the shore of Moosehead lake
near Lily Bay, II miles from his home,
at which four days of the time was spent.
The main camp is 2Ox20 feet, built of peeled
logs, and is fitted with all the convenienceS
of Il modern hunting and fishing camp.
l'roiled trout figured prominently in the
daily menu The steamer passes near the
camp every day, and stopped for the party
to leave in their boat, which was taken in
tow One day was devoted to a tour of
Moosehead Lake, taking dinner at the
Northwest Carry, and one day to fishing in
Wilson Pond, where they caught a number
of square-tailed trout. They went fishing
every day and made good catches. MI.
Poor brought home - pounds. He is enthus-
iastic over the charms of Moosehead Lake
and the Inequalities enjoyed there.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Geo W. Bur
kett, odd Fellows block, is offering some
special attractions for to-day, Thursday.
He will place on sale at half their value 200
ladies and misses pique and linen skirts.
On other goods he has made radical reduc
tons in prices to prepare for his annual
stock taking in JULY. The j. G. Ferguson
cottage, Northport, is offered for sale, not
rent as before stated Apply to or address
Charles A. Dickey, Northport Camp Ground.
80. William A. Clark is in New York and
Boston markets this week selecting clothing,
etc, for summer wear. Annual meeting of
the Belfast Il Moosehead Lake h. r. Co.,
July 18th, at 10 A. NJ. ...Dr. f. W. Thomas
will be at the Windsor Hotel Thursday and
Friday, June 14th and 10Th IF A. Knowl-
ton, II High street, Belfast, has for sale a
farm of T. acres in Northport and a dwell
ing house and one-half acre of land in East
Belfast, on the shore road leading to Sears
port. Mitchell Il TruSsell have the stand
ard and ''quick neal blue flame wickless
oil stoves, and the one, two and three burner
wick oil stoves. Tinware, lamps, nickel
plated copper ware and all kitchen furnish
ings at the lowest prices. Tax Col
lector'S mott ce.. See advt. of wanted by
National Acetylene Gas Machine Co., All
gusta. A good opportunity for the right
man.
SHIPPING ITEMS The Belfast Light &
Power Go. has loaded schs. Cumberland and
ii. l.. Wilton with ice for New York the
past week. Sch. John T. Williams went
to Bangor last week to repair and load lunl-
Der. Sch. A. Hayford arrived May 3st
from Boston with general cargo. Sch.
Sarah L. Davis arrived June ID from New
York with coal for the Belfast Fuel 4 Hay
| Co... Sch. Henry Whitney sailed June Sd
| for New York after being detained here
several days by want of man.. The sch.
| Nolante towed d set of Oregon pine spars
| from Rockland last week for the new schoon-
er Gilchrest is building. The spars were
made by Arthur Wardwell. q. The largest
shipment of spars ever received at Bucks
port from Oregon arrived there few days
ago for the vessels now in course of con-
structiOn there. The freight on these spars
amounted to nearly $1,000. The freight was
more than half the cost of the spars at
| Oregon. The Sch Hannah F. Carleton has
been bought by r. W. Stewart, J. d. Null
vany, L. F. Cassidy, Arthur Chaplin and II.
F. Stone of Bangor, and will hereafter hail
from Bangor. She. will be commanded by
Capt. Hardy, formerly of the sch. r. L. Tay.
The Carleton is a vessel of 225 tons gross,
lS9 tons net, 1903 feet long, 80 feet beam and
1916 feet hold, and was built at Pembroke in
| 1884. She carries over 400 tons of coal and
is good coaster. Sch. Oliver Ames ar
rived Monday from Hoboken with coal for
Swan x Sibley Co. She is said to be the
largest two-masted schooner atloat, and the
John I. Williams in port here last week,
the second largest. The AmeS will load
ice for New York from the Belfast Light
* Power Co.
| STANDPOINT. MIR. F. r. Daggett has
been absent the past week on business. =.
| Mrs (,norpa nbi