The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-11-14
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

NJ. fernald on Mlller StroetCnlS, Thursday,
afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
John Peavey has quite quantity of Oak
Hill paving on the wharf in Belfast and at
the Sargent siding at Waldo, ready for ship
ment.
The Non-Partisan W. G. T. Alliance will
meet with Mrs. Albert Gammans, Church
street, Thursday afternoon, Nov. 14th, at 2
o'clock.
The second of the series of dances for the
benefit of the High school base ball team
will be held in Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow,
Friday, evening.
Fred Toothaker lately put in windmill
at his farm for doing his wood-sawing and
other work. He has filled silo, and is
adopting other up-to-date methods.
The Belfast Fuel & Hay Co. lately ship
ped so car loads of cord wood to various
points and has 400 cords piled in the yard
near the creamery.
A. c. futile received last week number
of Dragon" pigeons. He now has atlhis
loft, long and short faced tumblers, dra-
goons, black fantails, white fantails, bald
heads and magpies.
The members of Seaside Chautauoua
Circle will meet with Mrs. M. S. Whitmore,
129 Main street, Monday, November 18th, at
, p. NJ. Lesson, "Incidents in American
piplomacy;" author, Benjamin Franklin.
A bouquet of sweet peas, pinks, petunias
and nasturiums was received by mail Satur-
day night. They were picked in Mrs. F. A.
Cushman's garden in Centre Montville and
were as fresh and fragrant as in summer
Miss Alice Heal gave very enjoyable
paTty to number of her friends and former
,choomates at her home on Belmont road
last Thursday evening. She recently finish
ed a successful term of school in the Hills
district, Lincolnville.
ACCIDENT. Henry, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. b. Cunningham, is suffering from a foot
hail accident. The boys were practcing on
The common and he reached to catch the
oull just as Austin Fernald kicked at it, the
result being the breaking of the little finger
Master Cunningham's left hand
The rummage sale at Brackets print
cry last Friday and Saturday offered an
opportunity to buy books, back number
magazines, etc, at a low price, and the
sales were satisfactory to the buyers A
few articles were left which will be closed
nut as soon as possible.
The farm buildings of Adelbert Wescott,
JbOut three miles ont on the Halls Corner
road, were burned Sunday forenoon with
their contents. The fire originated around
a chimney and had worked through into the
hay loft in the barn when it was discovered
There was not time to save anything, and
-Wo horses, two hogs, two pigs, a flock of
hens, all the hay, and 100 barrels of apples
ready for shipment burned. The farming
tools were in the barn on the Calvin Pitcher
place adjoining, recently bought by Mr.
Wescott. Some of the household goods were
saved. The COWS were in the pasture and
thus escaped. Mr.. Wescott is a carpenter
and had had lately made extensive repairs
10 his buildings. He had no insurance.
IN ANCIENT VEHICLE. f. r. Conner
lately bought of Knox county parties a
carriage which is thought from its make to
be more than hundred years old. 1t has
l'o iron about it except the bolts, tires and
Sep. The axles are wooden, as large as
would be used now on a two horse work
wagon. The wheels are fastened on with
.vnch-pins. The body is feet by 3 feet,
and inches deep, curved about like an
Urinary Portland wagon. 1t is hung on
pather springs on yoke, an arrangement
oder than the th0rough-brace of our grand
'lthers' sdays. The seat is very high and is
set on removable frame which fills the
whole floor of the body. The ''tread" is )
feet and inches, while modern carriages are
,ually I feet inches. 1t was originally
tainted bright red, but has since been re-
painted black. 1t shows some wear, but is
ia good condition for use
STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Frank
Iones makes her last trip east on Friday,
Nov. %, from Portland, leaving Rockland |
saturday morning, Nov. 80 for Machiasport. |
Ieturning, she leaves Machiasport Dec .,
for Rockland. Her freight and passengers
viii be transferred from Rockland to Port
and by rail. She will tie up at Rockland
until the spring service begins. The Bar
bour Steamboat Company has been organ
ized in Bangor, for the purpose of carrying
II general steam boat business, with $16,-
00 capital stock, of which 81 ,020 is paid in.
The officers are: President, Henry W. |
Barbour, Brewer; treasurer, Henry W. |
'arbour, Brewer. Certificate approved Nov. |
+, 1901. The Florence began last week on |
a route leaving Lewis wharf, Belfast, at a |
m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and |
turning Mondays, Wednesdays and Sat
fridays, for Bucks Harbor, Sargentville,
North Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Brookline,
'ceanville and Stonington. The City of
Bangor remained in Boston until O'Clock
esterday morning on account of the storm,
and had not arrived at Rockland at p NJ.
ANGORA GOATS. Farmers who bought
Angora goats are, as a rule, pleased with
them. The goats have fully kept up the
eputation given them as weed destroyers,
as they eat everything that grows. They
lave their preferences, but are not at all
Iussy about what they eat They prefer
hardwood leaves and twigs, such as maple,
beech, etc, and of the soft woods appear to
refer hemlock. They will, however, eat
hlstles, brakes, bareback, burdock and
ven smartweed. One farmers wife felt an
Try enough at the goats last spring to send