The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-04-11

The quarterly report of the Collector Of
Customs shows gain OF tonnage in the dis.
trict, by transfer, of 5Ii7 tons.
The Waldo County Agricultural Society
has received the State stipend of one-third
the amount of premiums paid at last years
fair. The stipend amounts to $35.75.
The County Commissioners are in session
at the Court House for auditing bills and at
tending to the regular term business. Bills
against the county should be sent in at once.
The rehearsals for the Opera, The Pirates
of Penzance, to be presented at the Belfast
Opera House May End and Sd are progress
ing favorably and the sceneryis being paint
ed
W. II. Smalley bought the old barn on
what was the Frank Berry place, Northport
avenue, and has torn it down. He will use
the material in building barn on the ad-
joining place.
II. J. Locke & Son, jewellers, had very
pretty Easter window. The background
and decorations were green and white, with
beautiful Easter lily in the center sur
rounded by attractive goods in their line.
Henry G. Marden has bought pair of
carriage horses of L. L. Gentner and will
take them, together with two carriages,
harnesses, ETC., to New York for Hon. w.
P Rice, formerly warden of the Vermont
State prison, and son of Warden Rice, for
merly of Thomaston prison.
The Garment Cutting School which was
opened in Belfast last fall has passed into
the hands of Miss Adele Mcdonald, who
with an accomplished teacher will continue
the work. This school will be of great
value to all classes and we bespeak for Miss
Mcdonald the encouragement and patron
age of the ladies of Belfast and vicinity.
Henry W. Mariner lately found among
some old personal effects a clock more than
a hundred years old. The case is round, IS
inches in diameter, and the glass is convex.
Portraits of George and Martha Washing
ton adorn the dial. P A. Sanborn repaint-
ed the dial, Geo. R. Poor repaired the works,
and Mr.. Mariner repaired the case. The
clock is at Mr.. Poor's jewelry store on High
street.
A. C. Mosman and Walter Hobbs of this
city were burned out in the fire at Lisbon
Fall last Saturday. They were conducting
a Diamond Garment Cutting business, il the
Everett block, and were stopping, with
their wives in the hotel Most of their per-
sonal effects were at the rooms and they
lost everything, including sewing machines,
charts, patterns, and all the paraphernalia
of the business. They arrived home by
train Monday night.
The Etfie Carlton Co. began three nights
, engagement at the Belfast Opera House last
evening. The Waterville Mail says:
The Effie Carlton Co. closed very sue
ceSSful weeks engagement at the Fairfield
Opera House Saturday evening. There was
I hardly standing room in the opera house,
every seat being taken and the management
were obliged to bring in extra seats. There
was social dance after the entertainment.
2 The company had very tlattering audiences
, each night considering the bad weather.
2 MILLINERY OPENINGS. j. W. Ferguson
& Co. announce their millinery opening of
, trimmed bonnets and hats for April 18th
I and 10Th. Miss Ada c. Jones, milliner. The
public are cordially invited. -. The Misses
Illlp W III nave lucll OpculllS vi
spring and summer millinery to-day, Thurs
9 day, and will also show new line of I'M
ported shirtings, spring gloves, neckwear,
etc.. Mrs. B. F. Wells will hold her open
ing next Saturday, April 18TH and the pub
lie are invited to inspect the latest creations
and novelties in millinery for spring and
summer. :. Mrs. II. B. Cunningham, Jour.
i nal building, will have her opening of spring
and summer millinery Saturday, April 18th
and at the same time Miss Hattie NJ Black
;, will display new line of fancy goods.
, WAsHoUTs. The long-continued rain
f caused number of washouts the first of the
Y week A section of the railroad near Burn.
e ham was so weakened that trains were
unable to cross it Monday afternoon OF
e Tuesday forenoon. The passengers, mails
j express and baggage were transferred al
the washout, and the freight trains were
cancelled. The passenger train went ovel
all right Tuesday afternoon. There were .
good many small washouts on the country
y roads. Two bridges were gone Monday be
tween Belfast and Liberty, causing the stage
n by the North Searsmont route to go by way
n of Poors Mills. Many culverts and small
+ bridges were slightly damaged, but they
. were repaired so that travel was not inter
' rupted.
. STEAMER NoTEs, The Penobscot left
S for Boston at the usual hour last Thurs
day, but found such thick weather at Rock
, land that she remained there until Friday
" " morning. She did not go to Bangor las
week. She arrived here Sunday from Bos
y ton. Capt. Otis Ingraham has been at home
b on account of hard cold, but took thu
y Penobscot to Boston Monday, where she il
a hauled up for the usual spring repairs
d Capt. Ingraham will remain at home unit
l. the City of Rockland goes on the route...
|, The Sylvia, Capt. Mills, of the Rocklant
J. and North Haven route, is now on her spring
a schedule of one round trip per day Capt
e J. E. Thompson, who has been for severa
:, years in the employ of the Internationa
n Line Steamship Company, has been APP
e pointed commander of the lines steamer
o State of Maine. Following is the schedule
S of the Marjorie, Capt Arey, on the Belfast
J. BROOKLYN route: BrOOklin daily at 6 A. NJ.