The Republican journal., 1892-12-29
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

ton the duties OF that Once Will be perform
I'd by Mr.. d. n. Bird.
Friendship rings are getting to be almost
as much of a fad here as stock companies,
md a body who isn't in for one or the other
snt in fashion.
Before retiring from the Livery Company
capt. Baker gave each married employee of
hat company a nice turkey, and each SINGLE
nan a good hat.
4 Mr.. Ashley Phinney has returned home
liter a profitable seasons work in photog-
Apply at Ellugwood Corner. His partner
+, VIII carry on the business during the winter
Mr. \. W. DeIano has leased the store on
Y Vain street recently occupied by j. G. Wede-
HtVcr and is fitting 1t up for barber shop.
He went to Boston last Friday To buy his
nit.
over thirty augur holes Were bored in the
Jtom OF Capt John pennetts YACHT at
f ,llStiue one night last week. The holes CORE
,oaud with those lately bored in the steam
aht Princess, and We're probably bored by
same sinner.
last Thursday State Constable Files seiz-
al Unity depot two gallon Jug of liquor
uarlled l.. + simpson A hearing was held
10 nifty the next day before Trial Justice
Nyrick, the liquor was lbeled and is now in
trance vile GA Spring street,
The boys returned to school last week by
,ant officer Jipson We're from number of
Schools. but one belonging to the Head of
Tide district. That school, under the
Instruction of Mr.. E. L. Bryant, is in line
dition, and has but very little trouble
+4er from truaney or other offences
Thc annual stockholders meeting of the
Waldo County Agricultural Society Will oe
.g Al the Court House in this city on sat
-lay January It'll. Officers will he elected
Jhe ensuing year also delegates To meet
N-th the representatives. OF the other agri-
atural societies in the county to elect a
.uber of the State Board of Agriculture
rhe death of Mr.. w. I. Colburn leaves
Hiram Chase the oldest man in bust
- in point OF continuous service. He has
only been in the same business forty-nne
.4s but has been in the same place on
Il, Maj Timothy Chase, occupied the same
.- Pr eighteen years before Hiram went into
isnesS.
Mfr. Newell c. Shute who drives team from
ir>port has d novel pair Of cold weather
rtrles. The bows are somewhat larger
-lu those of stone-cutters glasses and the
t.>eS' are of iSingiaSS or mica The
IRE padded with felt to prevent their
rold to the face Mr.. Shute says they
- q great protection from wind or sleet and
mica does not steam or frost like plain
lss besides being lighter.
There has been more or less irregularity
arrival of the trains of late, due chief
tranuen say to the difficulty in MAX
ur, as locomotives everywhere fail to
Ike steam freely in extreme cold weather
ia1cness last Thursday night however,
ts a8s,d NY a collision at Gardiner, TWO
-l....- coming together when moving SO
y, that no one was hurt and little dam
w. d,ur.
fBlsTMAS MARKETS. The markets for
l ~ruas and New Years do not show the
s,l- rush Tor turkeys that is found at
N Thanksgiving time the demand being Iii
jod between turkeys, chickens, geese,
KS and spare-ribs, and coming IN the
-r hrre given. This year there We're few
rkeYs than usual brought i'll but the
-,rHy was ample for the demand, while
.u. was something of an increase i'm the
a.-r kinds. The number of chickens and
raised here is Increasing each year.
N.~srs. Eaton and Thompson received
-~ figures for Numbering the houses last
-lt and the work is now nearly finished.
Ear lew Of the houses numbered by the
S-u system We're changed. Main street
"A tine most irregular. Beginning it'll ma,
tle corner of Church street the numbers
III regularly DORM to High street; then
o. aniug ut Cross street they run mp to
street then skipped to Church street
numbered up over Wilson hill. The
N A system begins at the shore and goes
glarly up To Belmont avenue, and Nj
it0u's new count changes il but very little
Host Of the business places on this street
kept the old numbers, a few having
Ated Mr.. Smiths system, Main street
- =
EAMER NOTES. The steamer Sedgwick,
q lrh is now running between Bucksport
81 Bar Harbor, will probably make her
It, trip of the season Saturday next. After
Z hat She will haul up for the winter at Bel
Il - and will go on the route again early
#-Ht spring. She has been giving an excel
& service since the Cimbria was taken off
Capt. c. A. Barbour has received the
Ids for a steamer To be built at his yards
q Brewer for Capt. Hadlock of Cranberry
III and and others. Her length over all is
y EFT, with beam II feet long, and she is &
# deep Capt, Barbour will start at once
Il Der, and has until the first Of May to
4 pete the Job. With this boat there viii
-1ur in process of construction At Brewer
The Penobscot arrived from Boston
: saay morning at 7.20 o'clock, making
4 of the quickest trips of the season ....
; y d the close of the year the Penobseot and
iSton will 90 into winter quarters and
: kataldin Will come on the route alone
winter arrangement of trips is published
t 4 II advertising columns.
CHAT. f. II. Conner shipped a quantity
= ind hog by steamer Penohseot Friday.
, The thermometer reached zero last