The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-05-15

"a Trip to the Hot Springs No. 3, has
been deferred to our next issue.
Seaside Grange had a very enjoyable sup
per last Saturday evening, which was large
ly attended. The interest in the grange
work holds undated.
b. p. Gardner has discontinued his meat
business for the present and is devoting his
attention to Holsters lie keeps them in a
car near the Lane wharf and boils them in
his store at the foot of Main street.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua Cir
Gle viii meet with Mrs. C.. F. Black. Is Mon
street, Monday afternoon, May 10th The
lesson will be a reading journey "Among
the Alps author. Edna Dean Proctor.
Pendeton Bros. will erect building in
their >hipyard for shop and mill, and will
put ina steam engine and board SAW. Fred
>anborn has moved his blacksmith tools etc
to their shop and resumed business there
Edward Wentworth OF Waldo was thrown
from his carriage ON the Poors Mills road
one evening last week and received bad
=
eral shaking up. He is recovering slowly
The Belfast ball team i, booked for d game
in Belfast with the Castine Normas next
Wednesday, and at Castine with the Nor
mails the following Saturday. There will be
excursions Oh both days on steamer Castne.
The farm buildings in Washington be-
longing 10 Oscar Carroll were burned Sat
urday night, May 10th. Mr.. Carroll and
family had closed the house and lived on a
place in Liberty, where he is in the meat
business.
Miss Carrie NJ. Crockette, a graduate of
the New England Conservatory, will give a
recital in the Methodist Church tomorrow,
Friday, evening, at O'Clock The tickets
will be - cents for adults; Il cents for
young people over y years 10 cents for
younger ones.
\. b. Stantial is preparing two acres Of
his farm in Belfast for straw berry culture
He will set 1l,00o plants on the lot. The
vines will be ready for a crop next year,
and this years crop VIII be taken from his
farm in Brooks. He is t. move his stable
back 20 feet and build an L 10 the house to
till the space.
S. A Littletield has started on tie roa d
with a wagon, selling mems, boys and
youths clothing to the trade, for the c. A.
Littleheld Clothing Co. The company is
composed OF Mr. Littleheld and his daugll-
ter, Miss Carrie A. Littleteld, and they
a n fa. thaj IL, 4 Jnir
Cedar street.
Several delegations went to the gradual
ton at Freedom Academy from or by way
of this city. Monday the Bucksport Acade-
my ball team and party of other students
came to Belfast on steamer NJ. Il NJ. and
went from here by blackboard, returning by
special trip in the evening. Tuesday the
Castine Normal School ball team came on
steamer CaStine; some rode out ON their
wheels and others went by carriage. In the
afternoon the Senior class Of the Belfast
High School went out by buck board. This
School Notes.
BUILDING AND REPAIRS. |. W. Parker
is making good progress on the cottage he
is building at the Battery, south of the
1Coombs and Riggs cottage. The wide
veranda extends to the shore line and af.
fords a fine view up and down the harbor
.....The L taken from the southern end of
the Hiram Chase house on Church street
has been utilized as an l. for the house on
Court street owned by the estate. ...E II
Knowton is building a carriage hous e.
30x40 feet, on the Cottrell lot opposite the
Commonwealth HOTEL. Willis f. Hamil-
ton is building d greenhouse, 65x20 feet
which makes total of nearly 400 feet length
of greenhouses at his place ON Franklin
street. Freeman Woods has built an at
tractive and convenient addition to his
house on Grove street. Harry W. Clark is
building a wide veranda at the eaSterly end
of his house on Northport avenue. 1t will
be very pleasant 'ounging place on sum.
mer afternoons.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. j. H. Wainwright
arrived May 18th for general repairs. Sch
Mildred A. Pope arrived May 10th from
New Haven with iron for Geo. A. Gilchrest
and Pendleton Bros. and parties in Bangor
....Sch. Grace Davis sailed Monday for
Stonington to load granite for New York.
Sch. Sharon is kept busy by Cooper & Co.
bringing lumber from Bangor and sand
from Burnt Coat. Sch. P. NJ. Bonney ar.
rived Monday from Vinalhaven. Capt
Burgess finds business improving at both
ends Of his route, and is having a good run
of custom. Sch. Edna was launched from
Gilchrest's marine railway Monday and is
loading stone for Frankfort. Sch. Maria
Webster loaded lime casks at Lanes wharf
| Tuesday for Rockland. :. Sch. J. II. Vain.
| wright was left in Belfast harbor by hel
captain, who returned to Rockland and mott
| fed the owners in Bucksport that the vessel
was here. Monday Mr.. H. E. Fogg, the
managing owner, came here and hired a
crew to take the vessel to Bucksport.