The Republican journal., 1900-07-05
The Chenery cottage on Murphy's Point
has been repaired and painted.

| Inc Cnenery cottage on MurphyS Point
has been repaired and painted.
The Belfast National Bank has declared
a semi-annual dividend of per cent paya-
Bile July I'd.
! Geo. r. DOak is grading and otherwise
improving the grounds about his house on
High street.
| c. NJ. Knowlton in building IA new veranda
to his house at the junction of Church,
High and Bridge streets
dist parsonage grounds next Wednesday
evening, at which strawberries and cream
will be served.
| Pensions have been granted as follows
Reissue and increase, Reuben Gross, Win
| terport, $40: Charles E. Bonzey, Bucksport,
S17; Joseph 4. Keller, West Rockport, So.
Advertised list of letters remaining in the
| Belfast post office July Sd: LadieS-Mrs.
| Emma Brown, Miss Ada E. Moody. Cen
| tlemen-Mr. H. P. How, Mr. f. A. Mason,
Henry H. Myers, S. c. Smith, L. B. Smith.
| The office hours at the Belfast post office
July 4th are as follows: Delivery open
from 1870 A. NJ to P. NJ. and from g. 80 to
to 7.30 Pm. The afternoon and evening col
lectionS by the carriers are cancelled, but
carrier mail will be delivered at the window
in the evening.
The amusing farce, ga Box of Monkeys y
will be repeated by request Tuesday. July
10th, in the vestry of the Universalist
Church. All who saw the presentation of
this play few weeks since pronounce it a
great success and deserving of the public
patronage. Admission, twenty cents
| The ladies of the Unitarian Parish, having
secured the amusing burlesque, 1.-THE Old
Maids Convention" which has been so sue
cessfully given in several of the larger
cities as a church entertainment, will, later
in the season, produce it in Belfast Due
notice of time and place will be given
Bray 4 Maxtield are corresponding with
the Geo. W. Wilson Co., one of the largest
repertoire companies on the New England
circuit, for dates at the Belfast Opera House
in September Two Belfasters saw this COM
pany at the Jefferson Theatre in Portland a
few weeks ago and feel that too much can
not be said in its praise 1t was a continu-
Gus performance. and good all through.
| June WEATHER. The weather report of
Mr.. l.. II. AIurch shows that the month of
June was considerably warmer than the
average. The mean temperature was 67.72 F.;
mean for June, 1899, 65.76o mean for June
| f,,r 4 II hirba
ture 81 the 18th day; lowest. ). the 9Th
| day. Rain fell on days total rainfall,
4}4 inches. of which 272 inches fell in the
showers of the afternoon of June 9TH.
Owing to the recent fire at the Industrial
school at Hallowell Miss Ida Hopkins,
who was sentenced to that institution last
week by the Belfast Police Court, cannot be
received at present. She is retained at Bel
fast Jail awaiting a decision as to when, if
at all, she can be received there. If she is
not received her sentence will be 80 days in
| Jail and $40 fine and costs. In default of
payment OF fine the jail sentence is 80 days
additional
FORT POwNAL. At the annual meeting
OF the Maine Historical Society in Bruins
wick June 27th it was voted that the United
States government be requested to take
measures for protecting and preserving the
remains of Fort Pownal, fertilization
erected in 1859, on land now owned by the
government at Fort Point on the Penobscot
river. Hon. Joseph Williamson of this city
has recently discovered plan of Fort Pow
nal, which had been lost for one hundred
years. 1t was found in Washington. and
Mr.. Williamson has a Photographic copy of
the engraving, which was evidently made
from the plan of the engineer.
i Nearly everybody has noticed the scarcity
of caterpillars in this vicinity: while last
| year they We're more numerous than ever
before. Parties who have travelled north
ward report that there is a distinct line
where the caterpillar zone begins, in the
town of Monroe. North of that line there
are apparently as many as last year, while
| south OF it there are very few Last fall The
journal mentioned the fact that a large
| proportion of the coc0onS were parasited
/ and some observers attribute the decrease
to insect enemies Others think the warm
weather of early spring, followed by cold
spell, killed many of them.
Two sheritf's sales were held in this city
the past week on executions against the
property of f. F. Hanson. Saturday six
parcels of real estate were sold at the Office
of Dunton 4 Dunton on executions in favor
of the Peoples National Bank, amounting
with costs to $5,86S.6S. The Bank bid in the
property. Monday the same property was
sold at the Office of Geo. f. johnson on exc
cutiOns in favor of A. D. Chase amounting
to SS9.O4. The property was bought by va
rious parties. The amount of the sales ag
gregated about the amount of the claims.
The next sale will be Saturday forenoon on
an execution in favor of the Chicago Chron-
icle, at the office Of Joseph Williamson.
PHENIx Row. This old-time business
section of our city is fast regaining its
former prestige. The three adjoining stores
owned by Charles n. Black were some time
since transformed into fne looking block.
Now the old Wells building, owned by L. L.
| Gentner, is to undergo such a transforma-
ton that it will be practically new build
ing. 1t has been leased by Stevens Il WEIGH,
! harness makers, who are to move there
from their present location at the corner of