The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-12-05

The East Northport Ladies' Aid Society
will hold their annual fair and supper at
the Penobscot House, Thursday evening,
Dec. 18th; or if stormy, on the next fair
evening.
Our Brooks correspondent has sent us an
account of recent reception in East Thorn
dixie, which will appear in the next issue of
The Journal. We were unable to publish
it this week.
The Journal is indebted to Grand Scribe
B. C. Stone for the journal of proceedings
Of the Grand Encampment, l. o. O. F., held
in Portland in October
Deputy Sheriff j. A. Davis of Vinalhaven
came to Belfast Tuesday and arrested E. II .
Bradbury, who was canvassing for an
insurance order, on charge of skipping a
board bill in Vinalhaven.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet with Mrs. NJ s. Whitmore,
1919 Main street, Monday, Dec. 9th, at , p NJ
Lesson from chapters IA of the c. l.. S. c.
book ''Men and Cities of Italy" author,
Milton.
The regular meeting of the Belfast In
provement Society will be held at the home
of Mrs. Nj. J. Gammons on Church street,
Tuesday, Dec. 10th at 3 80 o'clock All mem
bers, especially the collectors, are requested
to be present.
A crew of Western Union telegraph line
men have been at work for two or three
weeks setting new poles along the railroad
from Durham to Belfast. The crew is now
nearing this city and will complete the
work in short time.
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A R.,
elected the following officers Tuesday even
ing: Com, A. F. Clark S. V. c., G. W.
Boulter; J. V. c., w J. Bailey; Adj, NJ. c.
Dilworth Surg, Geo. R. Carter; Chap, A.
O. Stoddard; O. NJ, Henry Staples O. D.,
l. A. COnant; 0. g., S. F. Stevens Delegate
Samuel Morse; Alternate, D. II. Strout
Albert Wright of Bangor came to Belfast
Tuesday to recover horse stolen from him
two weeks ago. A man giving his name in
one place as Geo. W. Knowlton and in an
other as Charles Grover hired a horse and
carriage of Mr.. Wright and went to Bucks
port, where he changed the carriage for a
sleigh He put up the team at f. +. Thorn
as stable in Belfast, Nov. 21st saying he
would call for it in a few days. The police
received description of the team Monday
and Mr.. Wright was notified at once.
The STORM. Tuesday nights storm pr
vailed throughout the State, and in New
England. 1t began earlier at the westward
| than here, delaying trains and otherwise
impeding travel. The steamer PenObscOt
renamed at her wharf in Boston until A.
NJ, yesterday The morning train brought
the Bangor dailies, but no mail from west
OF Burnham, owing to delayed trains on the
main line. The freight train on the branch
was cancelled and its crew ran snow pillow.
Tine passenger train made regular trips
No stages except the North Searsport had
arrived at p. m. 1t blew a gale all night
and the snow drifted badly. There were no
| sessions Of the public schools yesterday.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. John T. Williams
was given slight repairs in Pendletons dock
last week and taken to Islesboro to be
hauled up for the winter. 800. Bark Rebecca
| creweH was towed from Bucksport to Rock
land last week to go on the railway for re-
calklng. She is to sail for Bridgewater,
H. s., to load for Buenos Ayres. Capt. Mil
lrd Dow will resume command and Capt
W. Dow returns to his home in Prospect
| " Barge Nancy Pendleton, from Norfolk,
Nov. 18th, for New York, was lost off
Absecom Nov. 9th. This was the ship
Nancy lendletOn, built at Belfast in 1871.
The Parkers of Bucksport recently complet
ed a very handsome model for new fishing
schooner which will be built at Boothbay
for The Turner brothers, who formerly
owned the schooner Fannie Hayden, built
by the Pafkers and one of the finest craft
OF her tonnage on the coast. The Hayden is
now Portland pilot boat. Sch. Morris
Il Cliff arrived Monday from Barren Island
with fertilizer for l.. A. KnOwltOn & Co...
Sch. Annie NJ. Preble arrived Monday from
Boston with hard pine for G. A. Gilchrest
| and general cargo for parties in Addison
Sch. Thomas Hix arrived Monday from Bos-
ton with general cargo for Belfast mer-
chants. Sch. p. NJ. Bonney loaded hay
and produce for Vinalhaven the first of the
week. Among the vessels caught by the
Kennebec freezing are schs. Lygonia, Sarah
I. Davis, Lawrence Haynes and L. NJ.
Thurlow.. Sch. Henry w. Cramp, Capt.
Alz0 NJ. Garter, finished discharging coal at
Bangor Sunday afternoon and sailed Mon
! day for Norfolk, light. Sch. Volant re-
Gently sold by Capt. James Pendleton to
Rockland parties, win sail the seas no more,
but will be used in rebuilt ding wharf.