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The Republican Journal: Vol. 71, No. 35 The Republican Joijrnai. uHUME_71._BELFAST, MAINE. THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1899. NUMBER 35. contents of To-Day’s Journal. of party leaders.. Geu. Otis reports the arri- Barkentine Priscilla Wrecked. Base Ball. Bells. val at Manila of transport Ohio, which sail- Wedding PERSONAL. PERSONAL. PAGE 1. ed from San Francisco 26. There were July One of the Eleven Vessels .In* Week Drinkwater Family Re- Ashore Near Cape The on the streets no casualities during the voyage. Five sick game Congress grounds Henderson-Garey Miss Ethel J. Garev, iMiius Meet in Belfast.. Barkentine Hatteras. Mias Florida B. Mrs. Perham is were next to be daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. McKeen left for Waltham, Abby visiting Miss Julia uu ked..The l ull Maine Reunion., left at Honolulu.Seven hundred Tuesday promises one of the most Garey of Gibbs Newton and last uti't Maine and fifteen officers and men The recent hurricane which dealt street, Centre, Mr, Mass., Saturday. Perry. Complimented..The Reg- of the Third death interesting of the season. The Portlands William Hab..Big J. Henderson of Winterport, Me., Mining operations Clip- sailed for Manila 25th on and destruction on Porto Rice are New Miss A. F. Soutbworth went Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Thorndike Race. .Wedding Bells..The Belfast Cavalry Aug. apparently champions of the England league. were married last evening iu the Methodist to Union Sat- returned to ii,ittee..W. C. T. I' the transport St. Paul, from Wash. lost but little of its when it struck for a short Boston Notes..Yachts Seattle, fury the This is the first game here this season with a Episcopal Church, Newton Centre. The urday visit. Monday. Remains Still Unclaimed. Personal. Atlantic coast. No such result church was elaborately decorated. A large damaging professional team and should be Roscoe Staples of Rockland was in Belfast Miss Ada E. Larrabee went to PAGE 2 Drinkwater Family Reunion. liberally number of guests witnessed the ceremony, Waterville has attended a storm in the past of a on quarter patronized. which was performed at 8 o’clock by the Saturday business. Tuesday for a short visit. i. County Notes...The Scenery of off North Carolina. winds Rev. The second annual reuuion of the Drink- century High and George H. Spencer, pastor of the church. Miss Footprints. The best of base ball in Nellie Walker of Lynn arrived Satur- Miss Ann Jackson went to Boston seas, which blew and game which the The bride was gowned in pearl-white duch- Monday water family was held in the Pavilion at unceasingly day night to visit page 3. Belfast team has taken this esse satin with point lace The day friends in Belfast. for a visit of a few weeks. at a 75 mile an hour velocity, were the cause part season was trimmings. Temple Northport, Aug. 25th. The maid of honor was Miss Etta M. Heights, on Garey, Mrs. A. A. MeUth in Cuba. .Swanville Sunday of disasters and that not more the Congress street grounds in this Small aud son Houston are Mrs. B. B. Grant returned Lome to weather had been for two many lives city, sister of the bride. The bridemaids were Boston v' Notes Isaac McLellan stormy days, and Dead... the relatives in were lost is considered a Aug. 23d, between Belfasts and Thomas- Miss Florence and Miss Florence visiting Winthrop. Monday, after a visit in Belfast. ( areer. The Kansas Corn Crop. Friday morning looked unfavorable, which I by many survivors Speare ton. The home team was made Brown of Newton Centre and Miss miracle. Thirty-five shipwrecked seamen, up as usual Marjorie Mrs. James E. Doak of Mass., is Mrs. Elmer Small will arrive home PAGE 4. kept many away. There was a good attend- B. Hemingway aud Miss Alice E. Marlboro, to-day j and the Thomastons were local of Whiting arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, last week,from players of The best man was visiting at Geo. R. Doak’s. from a visit in N. B. Visit to Poiuts auce, however, ami the roll-book, which was Holyoke. Mr. Walter Frederickton, Northport on j that town, with Fehan of the P. N News. Corres- Hatteras. It is from them the was Rocklands in Henderson, brother of the groom. The William irthport County signed at the desk, showed 14 names at the story Planehard of Meriden, is a Mrs. Ansel L. White is her the box. He has ushers were Messrs. Fred Edward V. Ct., visiting sister, learned. no less than eleven played short-stop and in G., of dose of the meeting. The steamer Castiue They report aud Alexander Henderson of guest Mrs. Mary O. Littlefield. Miss Emily H. Court street. page 5. j the field Newton Cen- Alden, vessels ashore on the coast between for the Rocklands, but proved one the Belfast party, a Hatter- tre and Horace C. Fisher of Brookline. A brought, by special trip, of the Mrs. D. G. Stoddard of is Howard French of New York is •r Belfast Ihe Churches .The News as and New River Inlet and estimate that best pitchers that has visited Belfast reception was held at the home of the bride’s Lowell, Mass., visiting a buck-board party came from Lincolnville, visiting J. F. Sheldon of Puor’s relatives in this season. He had excellent both parents after the ceremony. [Boston Herald Mills. Lincolnville and Belfast. and others teams. The Associa- thirty lives were lost. Among those who ar- support PAGE 6. by private behind Aug. 23d. Tilestou rived there the bat aud in the field. The Woodside of Sabattus visited his L. T. Snow and wife of New tion freely offered the auditorium for the were ten of the crew of the bark- ! game Haven, Ct., > Crop Reports .1. C. Libby’s was 5 Tileston are 1 tied, and 5, at the end of the 6th uncle, Wadlm, last week. in Belfast and e \ e entine Captaiu of Bal- inning, Esq., visiting Prospect. eransat Windermere.. Main.* us** of the visitors. E. S. Clark provided Priscilla, Spriugstein Willis-Shute. Miss Melinda vcntioii of Water and it was not until the last half of the 11th Emeline, Mr. and Register Deep tables in his restaurant for the benefit of. timore, which vessel lies broken in three Mrs. Dana S. Ayer of Miss Mildred Mason went to Harbor..A: the of Mrs. Frances E. was Worcester, Farmington >:mg County that another score was made, the daughter Shute, :*.r on Gull 18 miles north of breaking Mass,, visited friends in Belfast last week. to attend •mological Proposal. those who brought picnic dinners, all the pieces Shoals, Cape united in Monday the Normal school. tie and leaving the visitors victorious. marriage to Mr. Gardiner Billings Hatteras. There were four fatalities Farnsworth of Mrs. R. PAGE 7. cottages on the grounds were hospitably shortly Wiiiis of Augustus South Boston is E. Talbot and children are visit Thomaston has an able team, and it is hoped Canton, Mass., Tuesday, August ing" and was shown. The after the Priscilla went ashore, the captain's visiting relatives in Belfast and Mrs. Lettie Pace ,1 Reunion of the Hatch opened every courtesy that other 23rd. The took at the home Belmont. Mayo of Family games with them may be arrang- ceremony place Ivemluskeag. o Correspondence Hints tor of the F. A. wife washed overboard and drowned. unty Superintendent Grounds, being of her mother on Pearl Miss of Mrs. W. Reunions. ed. The score: street, Rev. Geo. S. Mary L.Wight Boston, after a visit L. Hanson is visiting her parents Regimental was in his efforts to The others who lives were Dickey, untiring make lost their the Mills to relatives Mr. and Mrs. T. H. PAGE B. BELFAST, A.B. R. B.H. T.B. P.O. A. E. officiating. The parlor where the cer- here, left, for Portland Decrow, in two Saturday. Searsport. the visit, a pleasant one. The Ladies’ Aid captain’s sons, aged 24 and 12 years, re- Johnson, c.6 0 2 2 8 4 0 emony occurred was beautifully decorated Mrs. E. left Miss Estelle Ames of a's..C«.*unty Correspondence..Ship G. Darby, 1L. .5 1 0 0 13 0 0 Mary Haugh Saturday to visit Unity visited her >. .Births Deaths. who had of the decorations spectively, and Goldenborough connected .Marriages.. Society, charge McDonald, 1. f. 5 i 2 2 0 in green and white relieved an abundance her Mrs. Mrs. 0 l by daughter, Fred Biather, of Boston. sister, Freeman R. Cook, the past at the auditorium for the with the Lee family, and a relative of one H. Patterson, c. f.6 1 l 1 2 Spiritualist camp- 0 0 of sweet peas. Only a few of the relatives week. Hazeltine, 3b.4 1 0 0 Mrs. C. H. Glass returned to v\ S Oh 1 HE WEEK. the week, and of the vessel’s owners. The older of the 5 3 5 Bangor Sat- meeting previous re-arranged Vickery, r. f 3 0 0 0 and intimate friends were but the 0 0 1 present, urday, from a visit to her Mrs. K. Mrs. W. H. Farnham of East freshened and the room Spriugstein boys was first mate of the Pris- McLellan, 2b. 5 1 2 2 l sister, S. Dedham, the decorations, 2 1 large number of beautiful presents attested Mattkks. Chief Justice John cilla B. Darby, s 3.5 0 1 1 1 3 2 Brick. Mess., is visiting her sister. Mrs. A a cheerful Captain Spriugstein escaped from the to Lyba presented very appearance.
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