The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-06-11
County Correspondence.


Halle Roulstone and her brother Nehe-
miah arrived Friday. Nehemiah's Boston
excursion is something he will not forget
soon. He had q most enjoyable time.
Our boys expected Belfast nine to play
here Saturday, but as they failed to appear
the captain of the North SearspOrts rallied
team and played them strong game. re-
sulting in score of 8 to in favor OF the
home team.
Children's Sunday will be observed at the
Cong'l church next Sunday. Parents are re-
Quested to bring all the children OF the
parish to the morning service. There will
be children's concert in the evening All
are cordially invited.
The movement to start brass band here
is receiving encouragement on every hand
and bids fair to be a success. Twenty sig
natures have been secured from which to
select membership, and financial aid is
promised from sources where little was ex-
| pected.
Mrs. Howard of Liverpool, England, is
| visiting Capt. and Mrs. Walnut. Mrs Ii.
is the daughter of the late Capt. Dudley 0.
| Black, who commanded some of Chapman
& Flint's finest ships between New York,
San Francisco and Liverpool. Mrs. Howard
has daughter seven years old with her.
Hon. j. G. Gooch and wife of Cambridge,
Mass, have taken the ''Elms' on Steam
boat avenue for the season, and as they
will be accompanied by their son, Prof.
| Gooch of Yale, with quite party, we be-
speak pleasant season for them. They
could nowhere be more pleasantly situated.
| A friend has called our attention to the
| numerous song birds in and about the vicin-
| ity of the village and along Opeechee
stream and, as he says, sit seems like old
times" They are supposed to have been
driven to the shores of the bay and open
land by the many forest fires.
Schooner Edward L. Warren, Capt Israel
Closson, Jr., is in from Bangor with knees
and spars for Baltimore, Md. Sch. Kitty
Lawry, Capt Charles Closson, is also fog
bound here. Another schooner came in
Monday night and all anchored across the
harbor on a line with the steamboat wharf,
giving an air of marine business to our
shore front not seen here for months before.
We are reminded by the Commander of
our G. A. R. Post that we were in error
last week in our report of the Memorial
sermon. 1t was Rev. T. P Williams who
preached, and it was to him the Post record
ed their vote of thanks but the Commander
desires us to also express the thanks OF the
Post to Rev. G. H. Hamilton for many
Memorial Day favors rendered; also to
thank Capt J. w. McGilvery for the fine
American flag presented to the Post for
their village mast
Penobscot engine did good work in pre-
venting forest fire last Friday when Boyd
mill was totally destroyed as the result, it is
supposed, of an incendiary fire. Mr.. BOYD
loss is about 1000. No insurance. Had the
fire got into the woods near by it is hard to
estimate the resulting damage. The OLD en-
CINE has during her lifetime saved more
value than her weight in COLA. Twice be-
fore she had saved the town from contla-
graton-once in the very heart OF the pasl-
ness portion Of the village with the WIND
blowing northwest gale.
| Comrades and friends will find circular
| in Grand Army Hall giving Information re-
gardng the trip to the National Encamp-
| ment G. A. r. and the program at San Fra n
cisco. with lists of side trips to all parts OF
california at the lowest rates ever known
All who intend going should read this cir
cular of the entertaining committee before
making any attempt to perfect their plans.
The description given of the proposed en-
tertainment of the veterans shows that San
Francisco is up and doing and intends leav-
ing nothing undone to promote the pleasure
and comfort of her visitors on that occasion.
a desire to visit California should allow to
pass without thorough investigation