The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-26
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. S. g,
hickneli this, Thursday, afternoon at $50

Blcknell this, Thursday, afternoon at go
O'Clock.
"A Belfast nine played the Camden's on the
hhowlton street grounds in Camden, Fast
bay. There were six innings, the Camden's
winning by score of 26 to6
The Base Ball Club will have a ball in
Belfast Opera House Tuesday evening, May
LIST, to raise funds for the seasons games.
Ames Orchestra will furnish music and
Fred g. Spinney will be floor manager.
uriah A. Caine, Grand Chief Templar of
Maine Good Templars, has appointed the
State deputies. The local appointments are
as follows: George. f. Bracket and Mrs
+. T.. Alexander, Belfast; f. l.. Bartlett.
East Thorndike; w. II. West, Unity; Miss
Carrie NJ. Erskine, Thorndike; NJ J. Dow.
Brooks
/ SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. p. NJ Bonnay az
rived Saturday from Vinalhaven, Sch. A.
llayford loaded hay for the Belfast Fuel &
Hay Co. at Winterport for Quincy. Mass.
and sailed Tuesday. -. The first vessel to
leave Bangor this season with cargo of ice
was the four masted schooner Elvira J
French, which sailed from there Saturday
for Philadelphia .....Ship Emily Reed, 1865
tons register, built at Waldoboro in 1880, has
been sold on the Pacific coast account for
$4,000. The Reed is at Port Townsend.
| Bray Il Maxfield have secured as an at
traction for May 10th, at the Belfast Opera
House. Mr. Max. Bendix, the celebrated
II tal Inv Jrc L,,4
good, Americas famous contralto, both of
New York. They are well known all over
this country as among the greatest artists i'm
their line and it was only from the fact that
they were about to make a visit to st. John
that they would consent to appear in this
| city, and then only under an absolute guar
antee from the local managers Messrs Bray
X MaXhed deserve great credit for their
efforts to secure high class attractions for
| Belfast, and the public will no doubt show
their appreciation by a liberal patronage.
| A North church socable was held Tues
day evening at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs Edward Sibley. A mock trial was pre-
scented, Dea. Perkins VS.. David IIarum, for
breach of warranty in a horse trade. The
court, contestants, etc, were as follows
| Judge, Il. +. Dunton; Clerk, A. C. Sibley !:
Sheriff, III. NJ Prentiss: Stenographer. b. l..
| Davis; Dea. Perkins, James Pattee d.
Ilarum. G. z. LON bard attorney for plain
| tiff, j X. Dunton; for defendant, W r.
| Howard witnesses, w. J. Havner Miss
Ellen ID. Townsend, II. I. Field, Miss
George Burrows; jury, Miss A. F. South
worth, forelady, Mrs. W. J. IIavner, Mrs.
| Florence y. Maynard. Misses Nellie Hopkins,
Edith Dunton and Edith West The verdict
was that the deacon was old and should
have bought the other horse, which was Of
fered him.
FIRE The alexander house. on the
corner of High and Commercial streets was
damaged by fire Wednesday morning. The
fire was discovered about A. NJ. in the attic,
and worked downward in the partitions, ruin
ing the two rooms on the north side of the
second floor and one on the ground floor
Other rooms in the main house were badly
damaged by water. The roof was burned
off, but the walls and gables stand and the
floors are nearly intact. The contents of
three rooms were burned. One was Occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. w. Axel Wiley, who
boarded there and who lost all they had in
the house, including valuable piano. The
L and its contents were but little damaged
The house was owned by Mrs. Chas. A.
Wiley, who lived there with her husband
! and few boarders. The owners are unable
to estimate the amount of the loss The
property is valued by the assessors at
$1,000. Part of the furniture, etc, was
saved, some damaged. The property was
insured in the agency of Field Il Quimby,
as follows; On the house, $1,000; on the
barn, 5000: on Mrs. Wiley's furniture, 5000;
ON W. a. Wlleys furniture, $500. a fire
| inquest will be held to-day at p. NJ