The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-02-23
The XII. Club will give their annual ball March

The XII Club will give their annual ball March
goth.
The paper for signatures for stock in the propos-
ell Odd Fellows block can be seen at the store of
Thayer & Adams.
The law library room at the Court House is being
piped for steam, and the books soon changed from
the Clerk of Courts room.
The first masquerade ball of the winter took
place ut Foss Hall, East Belfast, Saturday even
Ing. Gilmore's orchestra furnished the music.
a salesman for hat and cap concern on re
cent visit remarked that "Bclfast people have big
heads The sizes called for by the trade here are
above the average
N0lapuk, the new universal language, designed to
enable people of all civilized nations to communi-
cate and do business with each other will be taught
at the Diiigo Business College, at Augusta.
DIR. f. Small, NJ. W. Wclch and NJ. r. knowlton
members of the Uniformed Degree Rank, X. p, of
this city went to Augusta yesterday to assist in
the organization of regiment of that order.
committee from Thomas H. Marshall Post G.
A. r., of this city, met last Friday and took the
preliminary steps towards incorporating the Sol
issued and the applicants will meet at Grand Army
Hall on the evening of March 9TH, fnr the purpose
Of Incorporation.
Speaking Of the probability of the ice in the bay
breaking up a gentleman remarked last week that
ice exposed to the weather in the latter part of
February and in March became porous and crum
blcs to pieces, while ice exposed in July remains
as firm as i rock, the outside melting ard running
off, Ice keeps much better in July than in March.
Capt. II. A. Starrett handed us a letter, just re-
ccived from Dakota, in which the writer saws:
after reading your advertisement i'll the journal
think it would be cheaper to buy dress goods at
your place than to buy here" Then followed re
quest for samples. Orders from the far West for
goods advertised in the journal are by no means
uncommon as many of our advertisers cante9tify.
"PERsoNAL LIBERTY" y drunken man remark
ell to Belfast citizen the other day that under
prohibition it cost him s25O to get liquor enough
to make him drunk, while under Il hiG license law
he could get just as drunk for fifty cents. As he
must get drunk he said it would be saving Of -
to aborng man to have a license law. lie seem
ed to think there would be more '''lrunk in the
liquor sold under a license law.
Canton Pallas, No. 4, Patriarch Militant l. q. O.
F. have just received a beautiful banner 1t is
thirty six by fifty four inches. The front is white
silk below and purple silk above, and bear, the
name of the body, when mustered, &c. The re
verses scarlet silk, with embems, and the motto of
the order The banner is fringed with gold lace.
with heavy tassels. 1t was made by NJ. c. Lilly Il
Co. of Ohio, and the list price was $40
The rev building in course of erection on Com
mon street, near the railroad station, by the Svn;i-
cate, is well along. Mr.. l. W. Parke. has the con
tract but the work is under the management of
Mr.. Adehert Knight. The building is . 10y 20 feet
and will be occupied by Mr.. Charles Lancaster in
the egg business. The ice room is Ii ly y; feet and
the packing room D by 33 feet. The building is Il
substantial one and is the first to be erected this
year.
He FORGOT SOMETHING. One of the city school
teachers, married man, is very absent minded.
lie lives out of the city and drives into town in TIN,
morning with his team. When returning home one
afternoon last week he felt that he had forgotten
something but could not think What it was ON
arriving at his home he could not find His wife,
who had ridden in with him in the morning, ami it
then dawned upon him that it was his better half
he had forgotten.
The installation of Palestine Commanerv X
t., of this city, on "Wednesday evening, Feb. 18TH
was 4 very enjoyable social event. The singing
by the Unitarian choir was pleasant feature of
the OCCASION At the close of the installation
monies which were performed by j. y. Parker,
Past Eminent Commander, supper WAS served,
followed by social games and dancing. Whtten's
orchestra furnished the music and Prof. W. was in
his best mood and gave the company the full bene-
fit of his skill en- the violin.
GRANITE CHIPS. The Vinahavcn Echo SAYS A
letter from Green's Landing informs U thar wages
per foot on night work have been advanced from ,
to cents the original price being cents the adj
vance making it 10 and - cents per foot There
at present about ninety stone cutters employed
at East Bluchill making from - to - per day..
The polishing mill at Vinalhaven i, running night
and day to fill an order of columns to be used in
the unfinished auditorium building in Chicago.
Chief Geo. Banks is operating the engine that
the big wheel Mr.. {. j. Hall of this city has
about sixty men employed on the public building
contract in Augusta, and spends part OF his time
there
Mr.. II. d. Capen, Of Augusta, Principal of the
Dirigo Business College, lccturcd last week
before the lnivcrsalist church in that city. The
subject was Denver, to which city Mr. {, went
ia>tfall as Grand Representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge !. O. o. +. Mr.. Z. has many friends in
Belfast who will be pleased to learn Of his
as lecturer. The Maine Farmer says, in conclttd-
ing notice of the lecture: 'Mr. Caren niodcstly
that he made no claims to being Il lee
turcr, and then proceeded to give lecture Of alb
sorbing interest, making Jingle TO lis very toes
in love for his country, and delivered it With IN
earncsness and vivi,ncss that Justly GcserN "a the
applause which it received"
LAWSUIT SETTLED. Sch. penobscot of this city
steamer Wyanoke, of the Old dominion >icanlsl,i,
company, and badly damaged, the repairs To the
schooner costing about $1,000. 10 avoid law
suit the Of the schooner proposed to settle
for $4,000 the steamer bcin. ut fault The steam
ship company refused, but said they would settle
on the following basis Allowing the schooner to
be damaged $4,000, and the steamer - 900 they
would pay one half the difference. In other words
would pay only $4,000. An action was begun by
the owners of the schooner, but last week the
agent, Mr. >ibley, was notified that the steamship
company would settle by paying -, 100 which
offer has been accepted.
ART NOTES. During recent visit to searsmont
MI III. l.. Woodcock painted two winter scenes,
poth excellent, while one is perhaps his finest work
one painting represents a loW-lying, snow covered
field with gnared old apple trees in the middle dis.
tanre, and beyond are the Camden hills. In til,
other you look into a second growth of cvergreens
with stumps and tall birches in the foreground.
The ragged trunks of the birches, AMI the delicate
tracery of their bare branches and twigs, are re
produced with Photographic accuracy, while the