The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-12-26
TIE NEWS OF BELFAST.


fast.
The regular meeting of the school COM
m ttee will be held next Monday evening
Dec 3Oth..
Ii. L. WOOdcock opened his annual ex-
hibition of oil and water colors in Rockland
last Friday.
The W. c 7. U. will meet with Miss
Ellen p. rockingham on High street Thurs
day afternoon, Jan. I'd, at go o'clock.
The person who is annoying High street
residents by hanging paper dolls on the door
is warned to desist or look out for trouble
The annual stockholders meeting of the
Waldo County Agricultural Society will be
held at the Court House Wednesday af-
ternoon, Jan. list, at O'Clock.
The ball at Dexter for which Prof. J. C.
Written was to have played last week was
postponed to date to be announced later,
on account of the difficult travelling.
press Company will make each one of its
10000 employees Christmas present of $40
this year. Last year the present was s..
H. E. Morrill, of Belmont has shipped
since Oct. 18th 200 cats of various ages and
conditions Last Thursday he sent, on
orders, 26 cats and kittens to 10 different
parties in Massachusetts.
stockton Springs has presented petition
TO state Treasurer Smith asking reimburse
ment for payment made ON account of the
bounty on seals. The bounty is 81, and
>tockton's bill is for $16S, the largest claim
Of the kind yet presented.
Or. W. L. West received yesterday
registered cocker spaniel for breeding pur-
poses. She is a granddaughter of the
famous champion Ormo." DR.. West now
has three breeds of dogs: st. Bernard, Bos-
lon terrier and cocker spaniel.
Alarcellus R. Knowlton is building the
IJundation for a stable at the rear of the
Windsor Hotel, 1t is to be 50x6O feet and
-No stories high. The building will be put
Jp as soon as possible in the spring. He
will use it for transient boarding stable
D connection with the hotel
The stopping of the trains by the recent
form caused a great rush of work in the
american Express office when the trains be-
-an to move. An extra team has been on
since Sunday, and the office force consisted
oi Agent Dunning, Austin W. Heating,
Fred Patterson, Alphonso Wood and Will
am Roberts.
Edward A. Wadsworth has sold his
market business to W. f. Ward of China
sud W. B. Wadsworth of Belfast, who will
rlntinue under the firm name of Ward &
Wadsworth. Mr.. Ward has had consider
able experience in the meat business, and
his partner is an energetic and popular
,oung business man.
ACCIDENTS. Two serious accidents oc
.urred in the woods in East Belfast last
week. Capt. Henry c. Burgess caught his
IKE in twig when chopping wood and re-
eeiyed a severe scalp wound in the back of
he head. Libbeus Ames while limbing
nee stuck the axe through his left foot, max
Nc IA very bad wound.
Israel A. Gardner reports that during the
rain storm of Dec. 18th he saw large flock
# wild geese flying over, and when near
his house they were stopped by the gale
and separated into two parts. They were
driven in different directions and when last
seen had not come together. This is very
late for geese to be going over
STEAMER NOTES. The Penobscot made
Ire trip down from Boston in the daytime
Dec. 18th, and off Seguin encountered
81 lat mass of drift logs, and had some diff
-uty i'll getting through them. She could
not have run had it not been daylight.
Size arrived at Rockland at P. NJ, and be-
stuse of the drift ice and logs in the river
lid not leave there until Thursday morning,
when she went through to Bangor She
Lad large amount of express and mass
Ht rush freight consigned to Bangor mer-
chants for Christmas. She left for Boston
hat night and did not leave there on the
return trip until A. NJ Saturday, arriving
mere about p. M, and proceeding up-river
30 Bucksport. She left for Boston again
Monday afternoon. 1T is rumored that
u4Xt summer the Boston and Bangor Steam
snip Co. will run day line of boats be-
tween Boston and Bangor, and that two
new steamers, similar to the City of Rock
and, will be built for the line at once. ..
steamer W. G. Butman made trip from
Rockland to Bucksport Dec. 18th with a
party of storm-bOund travellers, including
eupt. F. W. Cram Of the B..& A. K. b..
1t is again reported that Charles w. Morse
will probably secure India wharf in Boston
and run all the steamers from that pier to
Maine when the deal has been settled. The
lines are the Kennebec, Portland, Interna-
tonal and Bangor
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Henry W. Cramp
G apt. Alzo M. Carter, sailed from Bangor
Dec. for Newport News, and went to sea
Just before the big snow storm. She made
the run out in four days, but her arrival
vas not reported in the daily papers. She
had ten days to lay before beginning to load.
Among recent charters are the follow
ing: Sch. Penobscot, BOG tons, Sparrow's
Point to Jacksonville, rails, p. t.. sch Star
Of the Sea, 1893 tons, Jamaica to New York,
ogwood, p. t.. sch. W. NJ. Oler, 965 tons,
Mobile to Baltimore, lumber, p. t.; Sch Ly-
nan L. Law, Philadelphia to Boston, coal,
Sl.15 and bridge money; four loading days;
sch. W, NJ. Oler, Baltimore to Mobile, coal,
d. IT, The wreck d schooner Cbantioloor