The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-08-19

| .pEppLING MoRxANIsM." Eight Norman
missionaries are said to be at work in Waldo
county. Two of the number called At the Stewart
lodging house on Main street recently and
suggested that as elders they should be enter
tanned free. Mrs. Stewart did not agree with
them. but allowed them the use Of room for a
very small sum. In departing they left be-
hind a number of tracts and letters. From
one letter we quote as follows; "Well
we are still peddling mormanism and
having great success in our labors,
making lots of friends in our travels, and in
time the State of Maine will accept the truth,
| believe 1t is said they made thorough
canvas of the city, and seemed to be seeking
financial aid. They are supposed to have gone
to Bangor from here. In nearby town eight
of these norman missionaries are said to have
called at a house and modestly suggested that
they be given free dinner.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The Portland schooner
Right Away, which has been laid up at Round
Pond, is coming here for extensive repairs and
will be hauled out on Gilchrest's marine rail-
way She is 1873 tons net and was built at
Hadlyme, Ct, in 1870. The weather has
been favorable for operations at the wrecked
schooner Alice E. Clark, and the coal has been
taken out at the rate of so tons day. %. The
Pendletons have not fully decided what to do
with the dismasted schooner VIM. J. Lermond
at this port, but she may be used as barge to
carry stone from Stonington to Sandwich,
Mass " Schooner Gen. Adelbert Ames has
chartered to load paving at Stonington for
New York Bound for San Francisco via New
York with cargo of iron pipe, coied wire and
wire nails all of which are products of the
factories of Pennsylvania, the Bath ship Will
liam P. Frye, of the new Clipper Line, cleared
at Philadelphia last week for New York 1t is
the pioneer vessel for the new service, and will
be the first ship of its class to sail from New
York with general cargo since 1898
THE w. C. T. u. AT THE CAMPGRoUND At
tending campmeeting, one day last week sew
eral members of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union met and the thought came,
"why not have meeting on Saturday." So,
as well as might be at such short notice,
party was made up to go down from the city,
and with the members on the ground there
was quite gathering Mrs. Taylor of Bangor
led in singing. Mrs. M. F. Graham, president
of the Somerset county W. C. T. u, read the
Scriptures and Miss H. NJ Milett offered
prayer. Several subjects were discussed, like
the Membership Contests recommended to
all the unions this year. Skowhegan gained
125 or more in this way. Mrs Bates, secretary
of Penobscot county, told of the Federated
Unions" in her county. Work among lumber
men was discussed by Mrs. Patten of Bangor
and Mrs Carson of Cape Jellison Remarks
were quite generally made on all the topics
considered and especially so on the question
as to womans duty in joining the State Suf-
frage Association. if she believes in equal
rights. The point was made that by so doing
she is counted and not otherwise The meet
ing was voted success, and all said 1--WE will
have another one next year, before campmeet-
ing'-a better one, because of more prepara-
tion.-E. F. M
SALES OF PROPERTY AT SATURDAY Cove. A
real estate transaction of local interest was
the recent sale of the point of land on this
side of Saturday Cove by the Charles B. Haz-
eltine estate to Daniel G. Wing of Boston,
president of the First National bank, and his
brother, Thomas E. Wing, an attorney of New
York city. The property comprises about
twenty acres and one of the finest beaches in
this section. The land rises from the water
and is covered with trees, mostly evergreens.
1t has long been considered one of the most
attractive places on the coast 1t is under
stood that the Messrs. Wing will build summer
houses on the property at once. Mr.. Daniel G.
Wing now owns and occupies cottage on the
southern side of Saturday Cove. Another sale
of interest in the same vicinity is that of the
old Frye place, situated on the slope of Frye
hill on the old road from Belfast to Saturday
Cove. The sale covers about one hundred
acres but does not include the woodlot. This
farm was owned and occupied for time by
Erastus D. Freeman, who sold it to Mr. Alex
ander Leith, who was then engaged in business
in China He married Miss Cora, daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. R. H. Coombs, and at the time
of this purchase Mr.. and Mrs. Leith were visit
ing her parents in this city. There was then a
comfortable house and outbuildings on the
place, and Walter H. Coombs lived there until
the buildings were destroyed by an accidental
lire. Inc place mas since DeGn unOCcupleQ
The transfer of the property is by Alexander
and Cora Coombs Leith of Bedford England,
by Charles R. Coombs, attorney, to John R.
Dunton of this city.
LIQUOR MATTERS. During the forenoon of
August 18th, Sheriff Carleton, aided by Depu-
ty Ellis and Constable A. E. Shute, raided the
Commercial House near the shoe factory in
Belfast and after long search very ingeni-
Gus liquor "hide' was found on the second floor
of the building from which the officers took 200
bottles of lager beer and Is bottles of whiskey,
-pints and half pints-several empty bottles
and two ter-quart pals partly full of ice
water in which were placed about dozen bot
ties of beer that presumably were being cooled
up for the MONDAY trade. Homer B. Carter,
the proprietor, has since beer arraigned before
Judge Rogers of the Police court, charged with
keeping intoxicating liquors on his premises
intended for illegal SALE having been COM
mon seller of intoxicating liquors and having
maintained liquor nuisance In the first case
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