The Republican journal., 1892-03-03

street, Saturday at 2 P. NJ.
The Woman's Alliance will meet in Me-
mortal Hall at $50 P. NJ, to-day, Thursday.
1t will be a sewing meeting. Box lunch. A
full attendance is desired.
DR.. G.. A Wheeler, of Castine, has secured
from France, through Secretary Blaine and
Minister Reid, a plan of the sold French
Fort which was built there in 1913
An order has been issued to Maine Central
conductors and ticket agents from the general
ticket office, stating that 900 mile mileage
book, at two cents per mile, will be put on
sale at once.
The First National Fire Insurance Co., of
Worcester, Mass, whose annual statement
appears in our advertising columns, is a
prompt adjuster and payer of losses, and a
staunch company. Hon. Fred Atwood Win
terport agent.
At the recent Bench Show in New York
the Seminole Kennels. Chestnut HILL Phila-
delphia, carried off a number Of prizes
Among the prize-winners was the Collie
Champion, The Squire, whose portrait was
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The vacation at the Castine Normal Schoo
has Just begun and the students who live in
this vicinity have arrived home. The past
term was a Very successful one and there
was a good attendance. The coming term is
expected to be of the same description.
On Tuesday q, 900 land locked salmon eggs
We're received here from the fish commission
ers, and taken to Swan Lake hatchery by
r. 7. Rankin. One hundred thousand of the
trout eggs at the hatchery have been shipped
to Enfield, Rangeley Lakes and Edgerly
Falls.
YACHTS AND BOATS. Mr.. Charles Brown
of Pulpit Harbor, North Haven, has just COM
pleted and launched sloop, and begun work
ON another, 80 feet long, for Mr.. Emery Buck
minister of Oceanville. -. The steam yacht
Wild Duck, Colonel John NJ. Forbes, sailed
from Nassau, n. P, on the 14th inst. for St.
Thomas The Wild Duck visited Belfast
last summer.
LADIES SPRING GARMENTS. George w.
Burkett will have on exhibition to-day,
Thursday the finest assortment of ladies
Spring garments ever seen in Belfast.
These sample garments are from the largest
manufacturer of fine goods in New York and
will be represented by Nj J. NJ. Robertson
Prices range from $500 to 5000. Special
orders taken. All are invited to inspect
them.
FEBRUARY WEATHER. From Mr.. l., II.
Murch we learn that the mean temperature
for February was "A , 65 which is one half
a degree colder than February of 1891, but
something over one degree warmer than
the mean temperature for February in
the month was 46 and the lowest > above
zero. 1t showed on eleven days, "A inches
falling, and rained on two days. 1t was
Very dry month-only 2.61 inches of rain,
including the melted SNOW.
HANDSOME MONUMENT. Mrs. A H. Banks,
OF Belfast, has erected at Montville a very
handsome monument to her father, the late
Israel q. Shepherd. The monument is of
American marble, ten and a half feet high
of the cottage pattern, surmounted by a
draped urn. 1t is handsomely carved and
one of the best pieces OF marble work in the
county. Mr.. Joseph Banks has erected a
duplicate monument to his father the late
BENZ. Banks, of Morrill, The monuments
We're made by Fernald & Mudgett. of Bel
fast.
Music AND DANCING. The promenade
concert at the Opera House last week by the
Belfast Band was a decided success. The
attendance was good, the music very fine
and the Band Association netted about $40
for next Monday evening, and we anticipate
an even greater success. Remember that
one price-25 cents-admits to all parts of
the house, and there are no reserved seats
The programme includes a concert. followed
by dancing. Lovers of music can enjoy two
concerts, and those fond of dancing can have
a concert and dance-all for TWENTY-FIVE
cents. Then the money goes to sustain an
organization of which our city is Justly
proud. The band aims to do its best on
these occasions, and in the coming concert
hopes to show a decided Improvement over
the first.
OUR CONTRIBUTORS. The initials append
ed to the interesting letter from Alabama,
published on the second page, will be recog-
nized as those of Capt. Joseph P. Curtis,
formerly of Searsport. His many friends
will be glad to know he has located in so
t1ourishing a place Mrs. H. n. Packard
has ''last word to say on the baked bean
question, and says it in her usual entertain
ing way The Boston Post has offered to
make awards of 800, $50 and 1926 for the
three best short stories of Boston submitted
by Bostonians Or New Englanders. Edward
Everett Hale is to be the Judge. Mrs. NJ
NJ. Nichols, wife of DR.. P. P Nichols, for
merly of Searsport, wrote short story in
this competition and we republish it from
the Boston Post. Mrs. Nichols is an able
and graceful writer, and we are promised
an original article from her later. We
have on hand a new detective story by Mr.
Crabtree, two communications on school
questions, an article on The Passion PLAY,
and other matter which we shall publish as
soon as possible.
CHAT. Mr.. 3. O. Norton arrived last Fri
day from Unonville, Mo, with car load of
work and road horses. The animals are
very handsome and weigh from 600 to l, :
IL.