The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-06-03

Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
post office for the week ending May 31st: Mrs.
Carrie l.. Ball. Mrs. John Hail. Mrs. John kel-
log, Mrs Martha J. Orr Miss Nellie May Rose
H. A. JONES' Mr.. J. W. Prescott, tMr Bert
Youngclaus.
petition will be presented to the citylgov-
eminent next Monday evening for an appro-
prlation of $50 in aid of the construction. land
maintenance of public boat landing on-the
north side of the steamboat wharf. Local
launch and boat owners are contributing
The State law in regard to the shipping of
clans went into effect June 1st 1t forbids the
shipping of clans, whether in the shell or not
out OF the State, from now until the begin
ming of Fall. The law, however, does not ap-
ply to clans which have been sailed and bar
relied. to be used for bait, and2which were put
up previous to June LIST. The penalty for vio-
latlon of the law is three dollars fine for each
bushel seized during the close time.
/ AT meeting of the Belfast Board of Trade,
held last Tuesday evening, the report of the
committee on rooms was received and accepted
and 1t was voted to offer 500 for one years
rental of the rooms on Phoenix Row recently
occupied by the Boot & Shoe Workers Union
with the privilege of renewal, and the commit
tee was authorized to buy the necessary fur
nlture and employ janitor. The regular
meetings Of the board will be held on the third
Monday of each month at Up. m.
Miss Alice Written has returned from Frank
no
school. The commencement exercises occu-
pied three days. and Miss Written took an
active part in the proceedings. The Ellis
worth American saws:
Friday evening the drama, ga Girl in Thou
sand was played to full house and demon
strated considerable histrionic talent. Miss
Whltten coached the players. Both Mr. Clark
and Miss Written have proved themselves
competent school instructors, and it is to be re-
GREETED that their valued services are not
available for next term, as they plan to contin-
ue their studies.
PETITION FOR PARDON REFUSED. At the reg
ular monthly meeting of the Governor and
Council in Augusta May 9th two petitions for
pardon were heard, those of Charles C. Croker
OF Old Town and Andrew Berry of Searsmont
Secretary Jordan of the Young Mems Christian
association of Bangor appeared for the pardon
of Andrew B. Berry, who is serving sentence
of 16 months in the Penobscot county Jail az
Bangor for breaking and entering summe,
cottage in Searsmont, Waldo county. Mr.
Jordan stated that he acted as chaplain at the
Bangor Jail and had made thorough investi-
cation of the case, with the result that he
thoroughly believed Berry to be innocent OF
the crime. A. c. Buzzell of Searsport, county
attorney of Waldo county, opposed the grant
| ing of the pardon, saying that the prisoner was
the head of a band of thieves who had commit
ted many burglaries in Searsmont and vicinity
County Attorney Buzzell also presented re-
monstrance, signed by Sheriff Amos f. Garlic
ton of Waldo county, and others, against the
granting of the pardon. Questioned by Cover
nor Fernad, Secretary Jordan testified that SC
far as he knew one in Searsmont had signed
the petition for Berry's pardon and that Berry
had no previous criminal record. In executive
session the petitioners for the pardon of Ber-
ry were given leave to withdraw.