The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-08-22
Chairman Central Committee.

LLMEh ON A LII,
Chairman Central Committee.
There will be series of three dances at
the Town Hall during the Monroe fair.
1uca', full orchestra of South Newburgh
will furnish music.
frank Barker of this city has musket
tfst did service in the French and Indian
var, $50 years ago. 1t is fiint-lock, muz-
z.4 oader, with 2O-guage barrel 81 inches
ion2 The total length of the gun from butt
10 muzle is 6 feet. 1t was the property of
Robert Thompson, an uncle of Mr.. Bar
lr, grandfather, Henry Thompson of
NrtUlle.
,1ttrell and Stickney began laying the
,-vfr pipe on Front street Tuesday. The
nine E, Pinch tile, and is laid under the
i'rp-llon of II. P. Farrow, civil engineer
nier n Fales of Rockland are blasting the
.4Ise For quite a long section on the
1t Pendleton Il Co.'S shipyard they
were obliged to blast 16 feet deep through
,"j rock.
ulH A. and William S. Mitchell of Bos-
o came to Belfast on an locomobile and
5 part in the Old Home Week parade,
--.54>enting the hardware store of their
-'- John W. Jones. They made the run
6nSton to Belfast in p hours. Every
ling their stay in Belfast they gave
t -landfather, John n Stewart, who is
a fraIid, a ride on the horseless carriage,
. b he enjoyed very much. John Mitch
the assistant manager of the LOcOmo-
d., which manufactures the vehicles
\-eton, Mass.
-.lrPING ITEMS. Capt. A. F. Greene of
md has sold the schooner Luther T.
lson to George McQuesten of East
-ul for $4,000. The vessel will be COM
led by Capt. Charles H. Saunders of
auI. who was formerly in charge of the
-.ooner John Francis. Capt. Saunders
also contracted with Cobb, Butler Il Co.
a1ckland for a three-masted schooner of
toms carrying capacity. The models are
. made and the keel will be laid next
nt-h.-,.Sch. Mark Pendleton, Edgewater
t' -gliyan, Me-, with cargo of coal, ran
I,N.r on Middle Ground shoal, Vineyard
,n.r during a thick fog Saturday even
hut was tioatedl monday afternoon by
tkjng sch. Triumph, without apparent
airy.... Sch. Henry +. Tilton loaded ice
,t week for Belfast Light & Fuel Co. for
adrlphia, and sailed Sunday. Sch. Chas.
4 juckley is on Gilchrest's marine railway,
where she will be thoroughly overhauled
.-5 Tepaired. Sch. Sadie Wilcutt is re-
ug slight repairs at Pendleton & Co.'s
allf
Escaped PRISONERS RECAPTURED. Ru-
I.t COX and George Staples escaped from
belfast iail July 18th by picking a lock, and
a4re supposed to be hiding in the woods
latr The Liberty trotting park. In fact,
they We're known to have been there two
weeks or more after getting out of jail
Ll>f Thursday Sheriff Norton received a
'-elam from Deputy Sheriff Alonzo Syl-
-s-el of Pennington, stating that he had
5- men in Pennington Jail Mr. Norton
g@ni to Pennington Friday and brought
t priSoners back They had been living
a Ill logging camp in the town of Strong
10 very much the same manner that they
been living in Liberty. They were rec
DIT ed by citizens of Strong and few
met vent in and arrested them, without
ally officer or precept, and held them until
Mr. sylvester could be sent for. He hired a
special car for part Of his journey and a
team for the remainder, as the citizens who
lad the prisoners were uncertain as to their
authority to hold them, and the officer got
there as soon as possible. Cox is awaiting
tral for breaking and entering in Mont
vile, and Staples for a similar offense in
Burulam.
WISE WOMAN. Managers Bray & Max
1eid of the Opera House have closed negotia-
tons for the appearance in this city on Fri
day, August sd, of Wilfred Clark's delight
im comedy, ga Wise Woman" This an
nouneement is of considerable Importance
Jo our theatre patrons as the comedy is be-
ing used to exploit one of Americas most
DAINTY condolences, Miss Clara Thr0pp,
ami 1t is said that she has created no end
Of sensation wherever she has been seen
his season by her finely developed gifts as
al actress and the beauty she is said to
possess. The comedy is not only admirably
suited for the purpose of showing Miss
lhropp's admirable qualifications as
eomedenne, but is undoubtedly one of the
I'leSt, brightest and best written efforts
81 Is kind recently brought before the pub
dc "A Wise Woman" proved sufficient
attraction to do record breaking business
al the Strand Theatre in London, where it
ran ior an entire season. A supporting
company of prominent players including
Frederic Murphy, who will be recalled as
Prominent member of the Julia Marlowe
company, have been engaged for the season.
FETERANs' MEETING. The 9Th anniver
saiy meeting of the Clough Charitable
eteran Association was held at the Home
VI Windermere Park, Unity, Aug 13, 1901.
IL was fine day and by 10 o'clock the
grounds were alive with people and teams.
Inc Western train brought the orator for
'ne day, Hon. Warren c. Philbrook of Wa
'efville. Unity Band furnished music for
Tue day. President A. Stinson of North
Searsport called the meeting to order and
made short address of welcome and in
Noduced the speaker, who gave fine ora
uon holding the close attention of a crowd
ed house. Then came an intermission for
uhner. After the inner man had been