The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02

Ralph Holmes of Ellsworth returned to
the University of Maine yesterday, after a
visit with his aunt, Mrs. T. b. .DinsmOre. Mr..
Holmes, who is a member Of the class Of
1910, is prominent in college activities. and a
member of the Maine chapter of the Sigma
Chi fraternity.
Miss Olive Wadlin who has been employ
ed as clerk in the dry goods store of James
H. HOwes has gone to Boston to enter Miss
Pierce's shorthand school, and Miss Al
berta Farnham who has been clerking in
the same store, leaves for Rockland today
to attend the R0ckland Business College.
Ripley Whitcomb of Citypoint recently
met with some severe losses. Week before
!, last he lost horse that he had been offered
$175 for, and last week a colt that he had
refused $500 for. Both animals had horse
all. One of L. L. Gentner's valuable horses,
and fine colt owned by DR.. Elmer Small,
are reported seriously ill with the same dis
ease.
Mrs. Phoebe Means, an inmate of the
Home for Aged Women, tripped on rug
in her room last Friday morning and fell in
such way as to dislocate her shoulder
DR.. Elmer Small was called, and the suffer-
er was made as comfortable as possible.
Her age, which is about 85 years, makes the
accident very trying one.
Thos. Fl. Marshall Post and Ladies of the
G. A. R. will have a joint installation of
officers on the evening of Jan. 7th. A pic
mic supper will be served at p. m. Mem
bers of the household of each sister and
comrade are cordially invited. Ladies are
requested to bring anything in the line of
pastry, cold meats or salads.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. E. P. Frost, No. AZ
High street, Monday afternoon, January 9th
The lesson will be from the C. L. S. c.
book, American, Literature chapter three,
and from Chautauguan magazine, "Foreign
Criticism on the United States" pages 1926.
Roll-call, select quotations Program on
Hamilton and Jefferson for this meeting.
The recent destruction by fire of the
courthouse at Wiscasset is matter of local
interest as it contained some of the early
records of this county. Fortunately all the
records were saved, although the building
was of wood and an unsuitable receptacle
for documents whose loss could not be re-
placed. The wisdom of the Waldo County
| Commissioners in building the freproof
addition to our courthouse is thus demon
strated.
Edward W. Pillsbury, formerly of this
city, and for many years superintendent of
| no ToIouronb oh n in
has been promoted to very responsible pO-
sition with headquarters in New York.
The Boston papers all have something COM
plimentary to say of Mr.. Pillsbury, who
won the reputation years ago of being one
of the most expert telegraphers in the coun-
try, and in another column we print what
the Boston Globe says of him. A sister
was for some years in charge of the West
ern Union Office in this city, and the family
was we'll known and highly esteemed here.
Tie Waldo Bar Association has added to
the collection of portraits in the law library
one of Nehemiah Abbott, ESQ.,, a native of
Sidney, Me-, who was admitted to the bar
in 1886 at Bangor, practiced three years at
Calais, then one year in Columbus, Miss,
, and began practice here in August, 1S4G. In
1912 an 1S43 he represented Belfast in the
legislature, and from 1857 to 1859 was a
member of Congress from this district. He
was mayor of Belfast during the years 1865
and 1866, aud a prominent member Of the
bar up to the time of his death in 1876.
A building has been erected on the land
recently bought by the city on Congress
street for the rock crusher and the engine
used in operating it, the stack of the latter
going through the roof. The part occupied
by the crusher is practically two stories
and the three shutes for delivering the
different grades of stone extend through
the north side of the building. There is
said to be a good deal of rock-old walls
in the immediate vicinity, which may be
had for the hauling, and quantity will be
accumulated to have in readiness when the
cruSher starts up.
| The Acme Concert company was greeted
by an excellent house on the initial appear
ance in this city, which occurred at the
Opera House last Monday evening. The
program included selections by the Patter.
son saxOphone quartette, Bammons brothers
Quartette and vocal quintette, saxophone
solo by Mr.. j. Lee Patterson, vocal solos
by Miss Katherine Z. Quimby, Messrs. Ross
l. Hammons and Arthur johnson, and a
duet by Messrs. Luther and Selden Ham
mons. Mrs. Elon b. Gilchrest acted as ac
companist. Every number on the excel
lent program was well received and heartily
encored and the company made an excel
lent impression.
A SAD ACCIDENT. Walter, the little son
of MIR. and Mrs. Walter FL. Quimby, mel
with very serious accident last week
Mr.. Quimby is the superintendent of the
Chenery dairy farm in Belmont and was a,
work in the creamery, and the little fellow
who is only two and One-half years of age
was playing about. The father had left
the room for a minute when he heard a
scream and running back found that his
son had got one arm caught between two
cog wheels He was extricated at once and
a physician called. The arm was so badly
lacerated that it was necessary to take 15(
stitches in it, and the first finger had to be
amputated. 1t was thought it might also
be necessary to take off the thumb.
SILVER WEDDING. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
C. Marden were married on Christmas day