The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-08-03

American. arrived last week from New York.
I,erov D. Littlefield has bought reaper and
binder of Conant & Co., Bangor, to harvest his
grain.
Mrs Kate Walnut has gone to Beverly,
Mass, called there by the illness OF Mr.. H. A.
Weber.
Miss Grace Whittum and nephew, Harold,
are guests of Mrs. William Goodell and son at
Northport.
Charles L. Merthew, who has been visiting
in Camden for several days, returned nome
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster K. Staples are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of a daughter,
July 18th.
The klark- Urban Company began four
nights engagement at Union Hall, Monday,
July 31st.
Mrs. Fred R. Poor and son of Belfast were
in town Saturday, guests of Mrs. E. B. Billings
on Main street.
]. F. Wheaton of Bangor was in town last
week, the guest of his brother, W. F. Whea-
ton, on Main street.
Raspberrries have not been so plentiful for
years and are retailing in the local market for
ten cents per pound.
were guests of Mrs. Charles NJ Nichols on
Water street last week.
Captain and Mrs. William Goodel and son
left on the boat Tuesday for Northport where
they will spend few weeks.
John McGown and son of Brooklne, Mass,
arrived Monday and are at the Pendeton
homestead on Main street.
Miss Antoinette Weber arrived last Satur-
dav from Boston and is with her mother, Mrs.
josephine Weber, on Park street
Miss Henrietta ]. West of Presque Isle was
in town last week visiting her parents, Capt.
and Mrs ". H, West, on Main street.
Andrew B. McGown arrived Sunday from
Worcester, Mass, and is with his family at
the Pendleton homestead on Main street.
. Mrs David Stevens and family of Presque
Isle and Jack Jenny are spending few weeks
at the Otis Black homestead on Main street.
R. & R. Lime Co. barge No. arrived July
9th from Cartaret, N. j., with 1900 tons of
fertilizer to the A. A. c. Co. at Mack's Point
Capt. W. R. Gilkey, Capt D. C. Nichols,
Capt. B. F. Cocord and F. A. Nye attended the
funeral of Wllliston Grinnell in Camden last
week
Miss Adde Mathews of Everett, Mass, ar
rived last week and will spend several weeks
at the Mathews homestead Mt. Ephraim
avenue.
Mr. ard Mrs J. H. Montgomery and two
children of Bucksport arrived Friday and are
the guests of Postmaster and Mrs. ]. W. Black
on Main street.
Clement & Adams will have marked
down sale for ten days, beginning Monday
August 14th. Each day different line of goods
will be offered
Capt. 0. G. Eaton, who has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. Cora Dow, Main street, for
several days, went to Pittsfeld Friday to visit
friends and returned to his home in East Bos-
ton Sunday.
The rain fall during the heavy northeast
wind Friday night was the heaviest of the
season. The vegetable gardens were thorough
ly soaked and cisterns filled to their capacity.
Capt James B. Parse, commander of the
steamship Texan of the American Hawaiian
line, arrived Friday from New York for va
cation of several weeks The first officer, Mr.
Broadhead has taken command of the steamer
during Capt. Parse's vacation.
Mrs Frederick F. Black and young son,
Frederick Ross Black, who have been the
guests of the formers parents, Capt and Mrs,
A. M. Ross for several months, left Sunday
for Boston on their way to their home at Fort
D. A. Russell, Wyoming, where they will Join
Lieut.. Black who recently returned there from
the Mexican frontier.
Sch. Lizzie Lane, Capt. A. G. Closson, ar
rived Sunday from Edgartown, where she dis
charged cargo of coal, and will load cargo
of lumber at Cape Jellison for New York. The
Lane came being lost in the storm of last Fri
day night near Fort Williams, Portland harbor.
She got into the breakers and the captain and
crew were forced to abandon her and take |
refuge at the fort She rode out the Storm |
however, and was but slightly the worse for it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark of Presque Isle !!
Were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs E. M. Gdden on |,
Main street Friday, having come down on the
B. & Il. excursion. Mrs. Clark remained with /
her aunt, Mrs Glidden. while Mr.. Clark re-
turned on the excursion train and was killed !
in the head-on collision Friday night at Grind |
stone. Mrs. Clark left by auto Saturday fore
noon for Mort ern Maine junction to catch a |
train for Presque Isle.
The balloon ascension on the grounds of the |
Union schoolhouse Monday night was witness
ed by large crowd. Prof. Terril landed in |
his parachute near the residence of Hon. w.
T. c. Runnells on Mt. Ephraim avenue and the !
balloon landed in the pasture of Charles F. |
Hill Two local acrobats, who it was reported |
were to make the ascension with Prof. Terrill,
failed to put in an appearance, which was very !
to those present.
David Smith of Hammond, La, was in town
Saturday visiting his brother, Varney B.
Smith, on Main street. Mr.. Smith left Sears
port AZ years ago and Joined the new brig H.
C. Sibley, which was built in Belfast for the |
late Capt George W. Coson in 1869, and sail
ed for Mobile on her first voyage. Mr.. Smith
left the brig at Mobile and for many years has
been captain of barge on lake Ponchitrain.
He is now visiting his mother, Mrs. Ezekiel |
Merithew, in Morrill, and will remain north
until some time in October.
The annual midsummer sale and entertain
ment given by the ladies' of the Methodist
church, July 27, afternoon and evening, was
great success. There was large attendance
and the articles offered for sale were closed
out rapidly. The vestry was very prettily !