The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

business, and it is still continued at No 10
Main St, next the Belfast Bank block, up
| stairs
LOST. A pair of gold mounted opera
glasses on Northport road between the city
and Camp Ground, Monday. The finder will
please return to E. S. Pitcher, music
dealer, Main street.
Advertised list of letters remaining in
the Belfast post office July 10th: Ladies'
Mrs. NJ. A. Jackson. Gentlemen-Mr Fred
A. Davis. J. S. Jackson, Frank S. Luce. Mr.
W. Stickney, Horatio Spicer
| The amusing farce, "A Box of Monkeys
| will be repeated by request in the vestry of
the Universalist Church on Wednesday
! evening, July 18th. Those who saw this
play few weeks since, pronounce it sue
cess, worthy of the patronage of all Admis-
sion, 25 cents.
The North Church Y. P. S. c. F. had an
enjoyable and largely attended lawn party
at the home of Miss Edith Stoddard Tues
day evening. The grounds were very
prettily lighted and decorated with Japan
csc lanterns. etc. Croquet and other games
|
and cake were served in the orchard, where
ia bles were set and everything was prettly
and daintily arranged.
A Belfast High School boy had an inter
esting experience last week He is employ
ed in summer hotel in another town. and
one night he dropped and broke in the
kitchen large lamp filled with kerosene.
| he bar bc1O baI oil rod no
| fully picked up the broken glass and mopped
the oil as evenly as possible over the floor.
| Next morning he met his employer in fear
and trembling, but was surprised when that
gentleman complimented him on his thought
fulness in attending TO the oiling of the floor
and the skill with which he had done it,
P1SAFoRE. The opera of Pinafore with
the original cast-all local talent-with a
chorus of 10 and an orchestra OF ten. will be
| given in Belfast about August Sth. and in
Bucksport about August 18th. There will
be an excursion 10 Bucks sport by steamer,
returning after the opera All members of
the Pinaf0re company who were in the
former presentation Of the opera are re-
| que>ted to meet at +, ;. Pitchers Music
Store, - Main street, Friday evening. July
18th, at O'Clock. sharp. TO organize and
and make arrangements for the coming
presentations.
The superintendent Of the Industrial
School for Girls al Halowell writes that he
will be unable 10 receive Ida Hopkins. who
was 10 be sent there from Belfast. Twenty
five girls who We're lett without shelter By
the burning OF Er>kine Hall have been
boarded out. but as the institution cannot
bear this expense very long they will have
to be returned to their homes. The two re-
! manning buildings ale crowded GOV. Pow
ers decided that The burned building should
| not Be rebuilt. and a. il VIII be Necessary to
90 10 the legislature for an appropriation a
new building cannot be completed before
Jan. 1902
Samuel Moore Of Searsmont was before
the Police Court Tuesday on complaint of
Elijah Phillips. Tor assault and battery.
/ Noore's wife is the mother. by former
marriage. OF a boy, who was adopted by
Phillips when she was widow. Since her
marriage to Moore She has tried in the Su-
preme Court t. have the decree OF adoption
revoked. but failed. Last week she and
/ Moore attempted to take the child by force
from the road near Philips house. and
when Phillips interfered Moore assaulted
him. Moore claims that ht acted on the adj
vice II an attorney and the Judge gave him
d light >entence-S5 fine and costs, H ap-
pealed.
The New BRIDGE. Contractor Babbdge
Il 4 h.
row OF piles is driven at an angle, to brace
the bridge The cross beams are each in
two pieces bolted on each side Of the lemons
Of the piles. leaving a space the width OF
the lemons between them. This will allow
the lemons to dry out more quickly after a
rain. and permit Of easier examination.
Some Of the old piles still stand among the
new ones and look from a distance as though
they We're part Of the bridge. but they are
detached and will be taken away. The
stringers are large and solid and every
Joint is securely fastened. while the plank
covering Of 3-inch transverse. covered with
pinch diagonal, will be "a great Improvement,
especially in points OF durability and safety,
over the old style of logs covered with earth.
>Olf> "A stlDi tllile dSO \ dpl.
Ingraham Of the City Of Bangor left spar
on the wharf in Belfast. 1t was the fore
mast Of steamer Governor Bodwell. II has
since been painted and roned and put in
position as buoy near Odom's Ledge in the
Penobscor river. The Silver Star was
taken off the Belfast, Islesboro, Castne and
Brooksvlle route July 9Th for repairs, which
are being made in Rockland. The Castine
is on the route for the time being, but is
open to engagements as soon as the star is
ready The Rockland Star says; The
Manhattan Steamship Company is soon to
resume its service between New York and
Bangor. touching at this port. The newly
organized company is incorporated ard reg
istered under the laws OF the state Of Della
ware with share capital OF S1,20",rc.
| The directors. who reside in Maine are:
Gen. ). b. Leavitt. Eastporr: Henry Nc
! Laushlin. Bangor Seth L. Larrabee. Port
land. The president is Richard Mo-rell.
| PasSaic. y. j.; treasurer, John y. Huston.
New York. This service VIII doubtless be
we'll patronized. The company will oper-
ate five steamers