The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-07-15

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: Next week The Journal will tell the story Of
0 the quest Of Castle Claiming.
Miss Maude E. Barker has entertained the
following guests the past week: Miss Addie
: Cutter of Bangor and Mr.. Fred L. Ward Of
Springfield, Mass, who was en- route to attend
the American Institute at Castine.
postal card has been received at this office
, containing no message. 1t is postmarked
, Lowell, Mass, July It'll. Possibly this item
} may be seen by the sender,who will know why
| no attention has been paid to the matter he or
she had in mind.
The first party from the Universalist parish,
Bangor. for Hersey Retreat arrived there last
Thursday on the steamer fremont, and is the
first party to occupy the beautiful new build
ing made possible by the kindness and liberal
) ity of the late General Hersey. The original
| building was destroyed by fire and the present
structure is great Improvement
It was thought at the time Russell Thomas
made his escape from the Jail that he boarded
a sloop in the harbor that came here for that
purpose and sailed to the eastward, and last
week the craft was reported to have been seen
off Swans Island, heading for Canadian waters,
If he stays away the county will be saved the
expense of trial and if he returns at any
time he is liable to arrest
Pendleton Bros. have had cobwork pier built
at the southern end of their wharf, thus add
ing to its width. Capt. Babbidge of Islesboro
did the work, and he has also driven piles
around the old schooner Osprey, which George
A. Gllchrest will utilize as wharf on the north
side of his marine railway. Her hold will be
filled with rock. Just above is the hull of the
old schooner Golden Rule, used for an extern
sion to the Gilchrest yard
George B. Allen has sold his livery stable
and business to Charles A. Mckinley of Bel
fast, the latter taking charge Monday. Mr..
Allen has done big business here but is obIig
ed to retire on account of i'll health The new
proprietor has been running the Phoenix stable
at Belfast and is an experienced man in the
business He intends to carry the business
along IN the same progressive lines as Mr.. AL
len did, keeping the best of teams and horses
and giving the best possible service.-Camden
Herald.
There has been an unusual amount of re-
pairing done this season and the work is still
in progress. Odd Fellows block and the Ma
sonic Temple have had repairs made on the
walls and roofs and there is still work to he
done on the latter building. The store property
OF Arnold Harris is undergoing repairs mainly
to the slate roofs, which suffer more or less
from the snow and ice. The Baptist church is
undergoing general repairs, including the re-
Singing of the roof. The main building of
no ir1c' NJ
raised and work is progressing on the new ad-
dition, which will add largely to its capacity
and convenience. The work is in charge of J.
G. Aborn.
Conspicuous among the homes which in re-
cent years have been modernized or otherwise
improved is the Pierce house, sc High street.
the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Pierce
of Cincinnati. handsome porch in colonial
style has been placed at the front entrance
and broad veranda extends across the front
and on the south side. The grounds also have
been improved by grading and shrubbery, and
work here is still going on. Go in what di-
rection you will you cannot fail to note the in
creased attention paid to the care and adorn-
ment of private grounds, and thus the attrac-
SA'>AA>SS VI wear
and commands the admiration of all visitors.
A CYCLONE. Last Thursdays thunder storm
was short but severe. Before the heavy crash
OF the thunder there was a sharp report, like
that of gun. The lightning struck the Kill
gore block of tenements on Bridge street, but
beyond breaking mirror did little damage
In the country hail fell, and in other sections
| n Sfato no cfnr Al
, Monmouth the hills east of the village were as
, white as though covered with snow, and hail
stones drifted round some of the houses to the
depth of nine inches. Apples were badly cut
, by the hailstones and some of the crops were
, laid flat, corn suffering especially. In North
: Gray tornado came along about noon and
, demolished couple of buildings cleaned up
hay field, levelled tract of young pine trees,
ripped up some apple and plum trees and laid
low telephone wires and poles. Hastones as
big as good sized peas fell 1t was cyclone that
, would have done credit to Kansas
SHIPPING ITEMS. The tug Confidence and
{ wrecking lighter from Boston, with powerful
t steam pumps and all the necessary wrecking
paraphernalia, at work on the wrecked
f schooner Alice E. Clark on Coombs' ledge, east
Penobscot bay. Half dozen or more cap
t tains of Calais schooners, although naturaized
Americans, have their homes on the New
{ Brunswick side of the St. Croix They have
been notified by the owners of the vessels that
| to retain their commands they must change
their residence to this side of the border
Sch. Samuel B. Hubbard discharged a cargo of
coal last week for the Swan & Sibley Co. and
was towed to Cape Jellison Sunday by steamer
Castine to load lumber for New York :. A Pc
tition is in circulation among marine and ship
ping men, to be presented later to Commander
c. M. Saks, inspector of the First Lighthouse
District Portland, asking the placing of a
, lightship off Monhegan and Manana islands,
There have been numerous narrow escapes
from disaster in the vicinity of Monhegan in
late years and mariners feel that it is about
time that the government did something to
remedy the difficulty. With lightship off the
islands, captains of the big boats which fire.
quent that part of the coast will be better
, able to pick up their bearings in storm and
fog Sch. Mary L. Crosby arrived last Satur-
day from Newbnrvport lipht for ropa;rc