The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-08-04
THE NEWS OF BELFAST

is visiting friends in Belfast.
The Mayors order for $1,000 in favor of
Mrs. Eliza B. Jones, in payment for land
for public park was drawn yesterday and
the deed will be recorded this week.
The Swan & Sbley Co. received a car
load of Worcester salt Tuesday. The bags
of salt are packed in barrels for shipment,
on account of cleanliness in handling on
the cars.
On the occasion of the concert in Belfast
Opera House Aug. 18th the steamer Merry
cOneag will run an excursion from points
on the bay, leaving Bucksport at P NJ.
Searsport $780, Northport Z, arriving in Bel
fast at about 7.3O, and returning immediate
ly after the concert. Popular prices.
Nickerson & Damn of Swanville are max
ing some changes in the Albert NJ. Carter
store, and are to use it for storehouse.
They have put door in the rear end and
built stage from it to the railroad track,
on level with the floor of the freight cars.
They put in carload of corn Tuesday.
The buckboards of Chamberlain and
Slavery will leave Custom House square at
Z O'Clock every evening next week for
Northport Campground to accommodate
persons who attend the Itinerants' Insti-
tute. The fare will be so cents for the
round trip, including admission to the lee
lures, but not the 10 cents admission to the
grounds.
The street sign boards at the corners of
High and Vine streets were accidentally
knocked down recently. A public-spirited
citizen replaced them, but transposed the
boards. Vine street was labeled High and
High was Vine until another citizen dis
covered the error and changed the boards.
stranger hunted in vain for Vine street
number and finally enquired for the house
he wanted, asking the man who was guilty
CT the mistake.
NJ. G. Greer of Morrill, had a field of win
ter rye cut last week by Ralph Hayford,
with the latter'S new Osborne harvester.
The grain came partly by accident A few
years ago Mr.. Greer bought new variety
of cats and among the seed was a small
quantity of rye. The rye was carefully
reaped from among the oats and saved for
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over all acre. The crop was extra heavy,
much of it standing from 6 to feet high.
| THE GRANGER'S DAUGHTER. The sale
of seats for this opera will begin Monday,
Aug. sth, at Stephenson & Sargent's, next
door to the Windsor Hotel. The upholstered
orchestra chairs are IS cents; all other re-
served seats, including the first two rows
in the gallery, so cents. Admission, 50
cents. The words and music are by Mr..
R. p Chase and the opera will be given
under the auspices of the Belfast Improve
ment Society.
A party of young men from Medford,
Mass, chartered Capt. Fitz W. Patterson's
schooner Harriet Rogers and spent last
week very enjoyabIy in cruising about the
bay and visiting Castine, Camden and
Northport. The party included Herbert
Marvel, who has visited at Little River
several summers, and Justus Lewis, former
ly of Belfast and now with the Boston Gas
and Coke Company. The others returned
home by boat Monday, but Mr.. Lewis re-
NAMED over until Tuesday with friends in
this city.
The next meeting Of Waldo County
Pomona Grange will be with Tranquility
Grange, Lncolnvile, August 23d. If
storms on that date it will be the first fai
day after Program: opening exercise
comforting Sd degree in full form; address
of welcome by A. Ii. Miller; response by
Charles IIowes of South Montville Grange
report of Oranges; remarks for the good
the order; appointment of committee
noon recess; music; topic, SIS municipal
ownership of public utilities desirable or
expedient ?" to be opened by Ansel Wads-
worth remainder of program to be furnish
ed by Tranquility Grange.
The fire department was called out Satur-
day afternoon by an alarm from box 81. Le-
on Congress street, was splitting some
knotty tirewood by using gunpowder, and a
blast threw burning chip or fuse upon the
roof of the barn, setting fire to the shingles
F. j. Rigby was watering his lawn near
by with garden, hose, but his hose would
not quite reach the fire. Mr.. Rigby turned
his stream into tub and from it carried
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fire. The fremen wet down the barn to
make sure there was no smoldering fire
about. The shingles were charred on a
space perhaps feet by I, on the roof
NORTH BELFAST. Mary Ferguson OF
Boston arrived Sunday morning to spend
vacation of two weeks with her parents,
Capt. and Mrs. J. B. Ferguson. -. Miss
Mabel Brown of Boston arrived Sunday
morning to spend her vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Fred W. Brown.....
Adelbert Merrill of Boston is passing his
vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Merrill Mrs. Ida Mason is in Boston
for period of two weeks. Mr.. and Mrs
Eli c. Merriam have gone to Boston to at.
tend the G. A. r. Encampment and will
visit in Lowell and vicinity before their
return. ....Alfred Walton, who spent his
vacation with his father, W. H. Walton, re.
turned to Boston Monday. John Beck.
with, who has spent a vacation of four
weeks at his old home, has returned to
Springfield, Mass, where he has employ.
ment
THE COMING FAIR. Work on the build
ings, track, ETC., at the grounds of the
Waldo County Agricultural Society is pro.
crossing rapidly. The frame of the new