The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-08-08
THE REPUBLICAN, JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST g. 1907

Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post office for the week ending Aug.
Sth: Mrs. Arthur Eastman, Helen E.
Roland, Mrs. g. Alden Hawkes., Miss Janey
| II. Shorey, Mrs. O. P. Shaw, Mrs Carrie
| wright, George Angel, Chester Foss, II. "a.
| Harvey, +. A. Lane, Frank Mense, Harry
Russell, A. Sandslands, F. E. Smith, Car
roll ii. Warren, c. II. Webb, j. AZ Wood.
The painting of the buildings on Lewis
wharf and the building opposite the railway
station, now occupied as a clothing factory,
is such an improvement that it is hoped the
owners of other buildings in the vicinity
and on the water front will follow the ex-
ample set. Red ochre and oil are not ex-
pensive, and many see this section of the
! city who do not see the residential and bust
ness sections.
| Sylvanus G. Cottrell, who had shown
| symptoms of insanity for some time, became
so violent last Saturday that he was COM
mitted to Jail for safe keeping until the
municipal officers could act on his case. At
a hearing Tuesday he was adjudged insane
and has been taken to the insane hospital
at Augusta The recent death of his wife
no doubt aggravated and intensified his
mental trouble.
The directors of the Home for Aged
Women wish to acknowledge the following
gifts: Mrs. Ansel White, Miss Annette
White, Mrs. G. A. Quimby and Miss Lauri-
cite Wadln, $1.0O each; large Bible from
Mrs. Calvin Hervey; The Daily News from
the Bangor Publishing Co., and $500 in
goods from Mr. and Mrs. George E. Evans
of New York for the lawn party, which will
be given at the Home Wednesday evening,
August 21st
1t was currently reported about town last
week that Wilder s. Grant of Belfast and d.
oniram j. Grant of Northport and their SIS
ter, Mrs. Willis E. Wight, had fallen heir
through the death of a relative in Texas to
$4,000 each. The relative in question was
jeremiah Mudgett, an uncle, who visited
| Belfast some years ago. The only other heirs
are the children of another nephew now de-
ceased, and who live in Hancock county. The
news is said to have come from one of these
children, who is looking the matter up. We
hope the report may prove well founded.
The bay steamers were in trouble last
| week. Thursday the Rockland broke her
crank-shaft and was tied up here for re-
| pairs, the Castine taking her place on the
Bucksport and Camden route for that day.
| Friday the Castine went to Camden and
| Ninalhaven on an excursion and the Stock
ton, which had been running on the Bel
| fast and Castine route, took the Rockland's
route, and the Castine. Islesboro and Bel
! fast trip was done by the Silver Star. The
| Golden Rod has completed repairs and re-
| sumed her route and it is expected the
! Rockl land will be on her route again tomor-
| row.
! VANDALISM. Last Saturday night or
| Sunday morning the house of Will
| liam H. Thomas, &c Union street, was
smeared with red paint. The house is
| two stories and is painted white with green
| blinds. The front and ends of the house
and the end of the stable toward the street
were daubed and spattered half way up the
| second story windows. The blinds and the
| front door received like treatment. City
| scene Sunday morning and it is hoped to
| discover the offender, or offenders. Mr..
| Thomas is veteran of the Civil War, hav-
| ing enlisted in 1861 and served until he lost
| a leg and was discharged. He is not known
| to have an enemy. Many people visited
| the scene of this act of vandalism Sunday
! and there is general Indignation at the out
rage.
| North BELFAST. The annual fair and
sale of fancy articles will be held in the
church Tuesday evening, Aug. 18th. A
musical and literary program will be given
and ice cream will be sold. Admission Is
cents children under 10 years, 10 cents. If
| stormy, the fail will be held the next pleas
ant evening MIS-. Helen Stephenson and
children of Lawrence, Mass, and Dexter
| Wiley of Houlton paid visit to their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Wiley last week,
and returned to their respective homes Fri
day. Mrs. Laura Wiggin of Lowell, Mass is
visiting her mother, Mrs. f. c, Merriam
Mrs. F. c. Gay and children of Brooklyn.
| \. Y, and Mr.. and Mrs W. \. Brier of De
troit Mich. and Miss Carrie Brer of Boston
are spending their vacation at the old home =
stead with their mother, Mrs. K. S. Brier ....
Miss Jane MOI of Hartford, Conn, is visi-
! ting her friend and fellow teacher Miss