The Republican journal., 1901-07-18

Thursday, leaving Lewis wharf at O'Clock
A. NJ.
Percy S. Edgecomb has prairie rose sent
him by a friend in New York. 1t is a very
small bush, but is in full bloom and very
pretty.
Joel P. Wood brought new cabbage and
two kinds of string beans to Fogg & Brown
July 18th, an unusually early date for these
classes of produce.
There will be meeting of the Improve
ment Society Monday, July 22d, at O'Clock
in room No. 5, Memorial building. A full
attendance is requested.
A. P. Knight, who form erly carried the
Belfast and Centre Lincolnville mail, con-
tinues as an accommodation line, running
on the same time as formerly.
The Baptist Sunday school will make its
annual excursion next Tuesday. The trip
will be made by steamer Castine and the
destination will be Standpoint.
Advertised list of letters remaining in the
Belfast postoffice July 18th: Ladies-Mrs.
Augusta Pierce, Mrs. Edward Wing. Gen
tlemen-Edward L. Spillers, L. c. Smith,
Walter L. Whitney.
The Duplex Roller Bushing Co. paid its
semi-annual dividend of per cent July
18th Frank C. Pitcher of Boston, formerly
of Belfast, is president and G. E. Mcintyre
of Camden, treasurer.
The following dialogue was heard on the
street Monday: ''lf it wasn't for this nor
west wind the thermometer would go up to
a hundred 'Maybe so; but if it WASH t
for the heat the nor west wind would bring
snow storm"
Pensions have been granted as follows
Original, Henry 7. Crockett, Frankfort, So
original, widows, etc, Avalina Griffin,
Stockton Springs, 50, reissue, Julia F.
Dyer, Belfast, $12; increase, George W.
Mcintyre, Belfast, ST..
The Woman's Hospital Aid will hold a
special meeting to-day, Thursday, July
18th, at $50 O'Clock in the City Building.
All members and friends are earnestly re-
quested to attend so that important bust
ness may be acted upon.
Pearson's Magazine for August contains
an article on The Story of the State of
Maine, edited by Joseph Williamson, Esq,
of Belfast, Corresponding Secretary of the
Maine Historical Society. 1t is an interest
ing and well prepared article.
The North Church Sunday school will
make it's annual excursion next Thursday,
July 25th. They will go by steamer Castine
to Standpoint or Verona Park. The steamer
will leave Lewis wharf at O'Clock. A clam
bake will be one of the features of the day
Henry W. Mariner has very large and
beautiful climbing rose bush at his resi-
dence at the corner of Congress and Grove
streets. 1t is the ''Queen of the Prairie
variety. 1t covers a large part of the side
of the L, and is completely covered with
blossoms This years shoots have grown
feet. and will probably more than double
that before the season is over.
L. II. Murch has copy of the Maine
Farmer and Political Register, Vol. l, No.
~, published in. Belfast and dated January
90, 1880. 1t contains an advertisement of
},
be held in the Court House, January 3Oth.
The advertisement of the Belfast Circulat-
ing Library announced that the library was
soon to be enlarged to 600 volumes. Another
advertisement states that the good schooner
Mary Jane, Elisha Dyer, master, will sail in
the course of three weeks for Havana, and
adds ga good opportunity offers for farm
ers and others to ship their beans and pota
toes to a good market
STEAMER NOTES. The Castine is doing a
good business in the excursion line, having
orders for nearly every day. Sunday she
took a large party from Belfast to Northwest
Harbor, Deer Isle, and next Sunday is book
ed for an excursion to Camden and Vinal-
haven. The Rockland Star says: ''M. H.
Long and Richard Grindle are the owners
of the new and handsome launch now lying
in the dock at the rear of Bird block. The
craft is 40 feet over all and will be fitted
with a Lamb, u h. p. double cylinder gaso-
lene engine made by the Rockland Machine
Co. The boat will have speed of ten knots
and will run between Bluehill and Bar Har-
dian Point and other places. She will carry
over 40 passengers"
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. J. V. Wellington
is loading paving from Oak Hill, at the rail-
road wharf, for New York :. sch. Ellen NJ
Mitchell arrived Saturday from Hoboken,
with coal for Swan & Sibley Co....Sch.
Thomas Xix arrived Sunday in tow from
Port Clyde, where she had been ashore.
She has been bought by Capt. Geo. F. Ryan
of Belfast, and will be repaired and fitted
for his Boston packet business. She was
owned in Rockland, built in Thomaston in
1S47, and registered "a tons net Sch. Lau-
ra M. Lunt was taken on Gilchrest's ma
rine railway Monday for general repairs ;.
Schooner Methebesec, Norton, is at Turk S
island, loading salt for Belfast. -. Sch Van
dalia arrived Tuesday from Boston with
leatherboard stock for Sherman & Co., and
lumber for Mathews Bros.
ACCIDENTS. Mrs. Mary A. Coombs fell
down stairs at her home on Union street
last Thursday night and was quite severely
bruised and famed, but it is thought no
permanent injury resulted. IA new horse,
owned by A. A. Howes & Co., ran away
last Friday forenoon and was turned into
the dO0r-yard of the Stephenson house on
Spring street by the driver, Cornelius