The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-09-01

sSch. Annie P. Chase arrived August 9th
from Hoboken with coal for the Belfast
Fuel & Hay Co.
Sch. James Rothwell sailed August 18th
for Philadelphia with paving from Peavey
| quarry.
| Sch. Good Intent was launched from Gil
chrest's marine railway Tuesday and sch.
Harriet Rogers taken on for repairs.
The Improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. Chas. A. Pilsbury, Court street, at
abe usual hour next Monday afternoon.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet Monday afternoon Septem-
Der 9th. with Mrs. George R. Carter, No. g
Commercial street.
Leslie F. Nash of this city has taken the
trotting horse Blue Wilkes, owned by /. F.
Gould of Prospect, and will race him dur
ing the fairs this fall. The horse has a
record of 2.23344. He will be entered for the
races at Belfast.
Capt. Thomas Burgess reports an act of
kindness recently done by I. NJ. Cottrell
Capt. Burgess was returning from cruise
with party in c. R. COMBS yacht Mallard,
and got becalmed down the harbor late in
the afternoon. Mr.. Cottrell went down in
his launch and towed the yacht to her
mooring near the bridge. In picking up
the moorng the mooring rope got caught in
the propeller of the launch and Mr. Cottrell
was delayed an hour or more in conse-
quence. He refused to accept any pay from
Capt. Burgess for his services
NORTH BELFAST. A fair was held in
the church Tuesday evening, Aug. 23d, the
proceeds to be used for repairs upon the
church building. The exercises consisted
of living pictures, solos, graphophone selec-
tions, readings and Quartette singing. Many
fancy and useful articles met ready sale,
and ice cream, cake and candy were sold at
remunerative prices. The affair was
success in every way. Mr.. W. F. Randolph
closes his labOrs with us next Sunday, and
is to continue his studies at Yale Seminary.
....Cyrus Wood left Monday for Ports
mouth, N. H., where he has employment. :.
Miss Laura Conant, who has been spend
ing the summer with her mother, Mrs. E. C.
Merriam, returned to Lowell, Mass, Tues
day.
THE COMING FAIR. The trustees of the
Waldo County Agricultural Society are
leaving no stone unturned for making the
coming fair at Belfast Sept. 9Th, 18th and Sth
success. The old agricultural hall has
been changed over to stable, with Is box
stalls, making 40 stalls now on the prem
ises. They are also building 40 new cattle
sheds along the eastern side of the grounds,
making go in all. in addition to the sheep
and swine pens. A new exhibition feature
will be introduced in connection..with the
races. M. B. Smith has his famous stall
lion, Marston c., 2.194, in training for a
novel race. The horse will go a mile with
out driver, with a running horse driven
alongside. Marston c. does the half mile in
that manner now, trotting squarely beside
running horse and will be able to do the
mile with very little more training. Mr..
Smiths high bred stallion Brown Braden
will be on exhibition at the fair. and is said
to be the largest horse in the world with so
fast a race record
EXCURSIONS. Orrin J. Dickey of this city
announces an excursion party from Belfast
to kineo and Moosehead Lake for Septem-
Der 21st, consisting of three days trip for
the modest sum of $40. This trip includes
two nights and one day at Kineo and two
days travel through scenic country. An
excursion will be made on steamer Castine
to Camden today to witness the races and
attend the East Knox Fair. Sept. 10Th,
Mr.. Dickey will arrange party from Bel
fast and way stations to the Good Will Farm
for boys, land he has one under consideration
for the White Mountains during the last
week in September All of these trips will
be OF special interest and will be very CHEAP.
Particulars can be learned of Mr.. Dickey,
who personally conducts the parties. i. The
steamer Castine carried over a hundred
passengers to Bangor last Sunday and gave
them an outing up the river. The day was
beautiful and the scenery greatly enjoyed.
The steamer arrived in Bangor early and re-
NAMED until four o'clock. returning homo
early in the evening.