The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-05-02

SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists, New FORK.
The water was turned on in the public
watering troughs Tuesday.
| OF the 10 telephones put in son trial. last
| fall, IA are retained.
The county convention of the w. G. I. U.
| will be held in Searsmont June 18th.
| Pensions have been granted as follows:
Increase, William Vose, Washington, $17;
increase, William F. Cousins, East Brooks,
| IS.
The investigation by the Municipal officers
into the cause of the fire at the O'Connell
house resulted in decision that the cause
of the fire was unknown.
Advertised list of letters remaining in
! the Belfast post Office April 30th: Gentle
men-John Caulfield, Oliver Pitts, Mr..
| Joseph II. Thayer Ernest K Wilder.
A young man in this city recently shot at
a flock of wild geese and killed one. When
he got it home he found that it was a tame
goose that belonged to a neighbor, but was
going away with the wild flock.
| The County commissioners held an ad-
iourned session Tuesday, at which petit
ton was presented for an alteration in the
highway from the William Wadsworth
place to Kendall's Mill in Lincolnville.
Misses Knight and McCorriSon will give
their first hurdy-gurdy ball of the season
in Searsmont, Wednesday, May Sth. The
hall will be prettily decorated, an excellent
supper served, and a good time guaranteed
to all who attend.
City Clerk L. II. Murch walked down
town from his residence on Congress street
Sunday morning, for the first time since
July 3Oth. He has been able to attend to
business the greater part of the time, but
has had one very serious illness, and after
recovering was obliged to ride.
| The parties who are working to have
base ball team in Belfast this season are
meeting with gratifying success, and will
| soon meet and choose manager No play
ers have yet been engaged, but good team
is promised if the people show interest
enough to warrant going ahead, of which the
movers now have no doubt.
The stockholders of the Clough Charita-
BILE Veteran Association are requested to
meet at the building, Windermere Park,
Unity, at 10 A. NJ. Saturday, May 4th, 1901
! 1t is a very important meeting, as an acct
dent has happened to the building and must
be attended to Immediately. This notice is
given by order of the trustees through the
Sec'y, R. NJ Berry of Unity-Alfred Stin-
| son, President of the Association.
Mayor Small has received the following
official statement, in which Belfast people
who intend to visit the Pan-American Ex-
position will be interested:
The Business Mems Association of Butfa-
10, n. Y, numbering $500 business men,
have established a public bureau of infor-
nation. list of rooms in residences,
boarding-houses and hotels is arranged and
the bureau is now prepared to engage ac-
cOmmOdatiOns for visitors Sngly or in
parties. This is done that all may enjoy
the greatest amount of comfort through the
efforts of the associated citizens. Cor
! respOndence is invited and information
will be furnished by addressing the Bureau
of Information of the Business Mems
Assn, Buffalo, n. Y.
STEAMER NOTES. The City of Bangor
had a very rough passage to Boston the night
of April oath, and remained in Boston until
Sunday morning, arriving here about 100
a. N. Monday, and leaving that afternoon
on the return trip. She left Boston Tues
day afternoon and arrived in Belfast yes
terday forenoon, returning the same even
ing.....The Castine went to Brooksvlle
Saturday and moved the family and house
hold goods of Rev. j. S. Richards to Rock
land, on their way to Yarmouth. The Rock
land Courier Gazette says: SIT is reported on
what appears to be excellent authority that
the steamer Sylvia is to be withdrawn from
the Rockland and North Haven route and
that service will be furnished by another
line. Capt W. A. Mills, who commands the
Sylvia and who has been prominent in steam
boat circles for more than 80 years, will act
as night watch for the Tillson estate on Till
sons wharf and as night man for the Bos-
ton & Bangor Steamship Co."
THE WALDO COUNTY FAIR The trus-
tees of Waldo County Agricultural Society
met in the Court House Saturday afternoon
and discussed matters relating to the COM
ing fair, etc. The list of premiums on all
exhibits except the horse department were
revised and adopted. Among the more i'm
portant changes are the following: best
exhibit of pears, not less than one peck,
$1.OO; second, 30 cts. Best bushel of pars-
nips, so cts. I'd, % cts. The Devons were
marked out in the list of cattle breeds and
Swiss and the polled breeds added. Work
ing oxen are to be tested on the drag and
cart, strength and training to be considered.
The test of men pulling against oxen is to
be omitted. The word pure-bred is omit
ted from the poultry class, giving grades a
chance to compete. First and second pre-
miums of $500 and 81 90, respectively, are
offered on tri0s of turkeys, ducks and
geese, and $1.OO and 80 cts. on Belgian
hares. Macreme work is taken from the
list and Battenberg, point lace and duchess
lace added, with premiums of 30 cts. and %
cts. each. For some years past diploma
and second prize have been offered for an
essay on agriculture, but none have been
offered, and the item is taken from the list.
The superintendent of the various depart
ments we're elected. The meeting adjourn
ed to May IL, at o'clock Pm.