The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-08-29
A pension of SIT has been granted to
Upham A. Hoyt, Belfast


hibition at the Bangor fair.
George Pendleton is driving the team of
the Union Tea Co. of New York, with his
routes chiefly in Waldo county.
VIM. A Arnold and L. H. Knight shipped
quantity of hogs and cattle to Libby Bros
for the Brighton market Saturday.
Mrs. Daisie Balch Waite, representing
the Geo. W. Bentley Co. of Boston, is serving
fruit puddine at Swift & Paurs.
A large amount of County correspondence
for which we were unable to find room last
week will be found on the End page.
The bills allowed at the August term of
the County Commissioners Court are pay
able at the office of the County Treasurer
The Sea Letter, Tale of Martha's Vine
yard, by W. H. Winslow, is for sale at Mix
er's. The author is a native of Belfast, and
an enthusiastic yachtsman
Capitalists from New York and Boston
were in Belfast yesterday on business in
relation to an electric road. They are now
in Bangor and will return tomorrow.
Advertised list of letters remaining in the
Belfast postoffice August 9th: Gentlemen
Alburtus w. Auspland, l.. S. Greenleaf, A.
j. Howard, Charles Oliver Loud, w. San
ford.
Street Commissioner Robbins has put
coating of coarse gravel and cinders on the
lower part of Main street and on Front
street from Swan & Sibley Co.'s to the
depot.
Work on the new vessel in Geo. A. Gil
chrest's yard is progressing rapidly, both
inboard and out. The cabin frames are up
and the planking and ceiling are going on
rapidly.
The section of Charles street from Main
to Franklin, which the city government re-
Gently voted to build, has been made and
will prove a convenience to residents i'm
that vicinity.
Mackerel are reported off the coast and
small quantities have been taken, but the
fish are said to be wild. few have been
caught in nets in the bay, but we hear of
none caught on the hook.
We are requested to say that the trustees
of the Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural
Society have voted not to have beer sold on
the fair grounds in Monroe. except soft beer,
and that there will be two balloon Assem-
sions the second and third days of the fair.
Cottrell and Stickney are pushing work
on the Front street sewer. The excavation
Is now being extended across the hollow at
the Dyer property. The pipe at that point
will be laid nearer the surface and the street
graded up. The pipe is laid as fast as the
excavations are made
The hotel at China village, which had
been closed since the death of its former
proprietor, Mrs. Dow, which occurred more
than two years ago, was re-opened, Satur-
day evening, Aug. 9th, by L.iW Titcomb,
who has leased the property, and who in
vited the whole community to join in the
re-opening. 1t was general jollitication
A home campmeeting will be held in the
Gospel Tent at the foot of Race street, be-
ginning Sunday P. NJ. Sept. LIST, and continu
ing every evening during the week, unless
stormy. Miss Millett and Miss Davis of
Boston are expected to be present, and
Christian workers generally are invited to
assist in making the meetings of interest
and power.
The Art Dept of the Maine State Fair at
Lewiston will be at the Exhibition Hall on
the Fair grounds instead of in City Hall as
in former years. The upper floor of the
building has been fitted up with proper
background and lighted with incandescent
overhead lights, ensurng good light on all
pictures. Artists are requested to send in
work without further solicitations and all
contributions will receive due consideration
and proper attention.
NORTH BELFAST Henry B. Laid went
to Lowell, Mass, last Saturday to pay a
visit to his sister and other relatives
Edith NJ Laid went to Castine Thursday to
attend the fall term of the Eastern Normal
school. Mrs Mary Thurston and daughter
Lille arrived home Aug 22d, from several
weeks visit in Massachusetts. ). Mrs. Alonzo
Beckwith and daughter Virgie are visiting
relatives in Windsor. i. The Sunday school
concert which was to have been held last
ouHudy evening Is postponed until next
Sunday evening AT that time collection
for the M. NJ. Society will be taken...
Frank Woods has arrived home from Rum
ford Falls for short stay
Bray Il Maxfeld have secured as an at
traction at the Opera House for all next
week The Gertrude Roberts Company in a
repertoire of up-to-date plays. Miss Roberts
will be remembered as playing the soubrette
parts with the Geo. W. Wilson show that
played here last season. Mr. Arnold, lead
ing man of the company, was also with the
Wilson company last season. The prices
will be 10, 20 and 80 cents. Tickets will be
on sale at Mixers Friday morning. ANY
lady can secure the best seat in the house
for Is cents if bought at Mixers previous to
O'Clock Monday, September I'd. Morang's
will furnish music each evening.
ACCIDENTS. Mrs. Carl Ames had one of
her hands quite badly burned Saturday
while cooking. Mrs. Susan Fernald fell i'm
her room at the home of her son, James F
Fernald, Sunday evening and broke her
right arm near the wrist. She is 81 years
old and quite feeble. ... Clarence Nckerson, !
aged II years, son of Councilman Everett
had the thumb and fore finger of
his left hand badly crushed in a calandar !