The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-05-05
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I The Womans Alliance will meet again
this week-Friday at 2.45 p. m.-with Mrs.
Wooster Parker High street.
Mr.. 7. l.. Strout is making preparations to
manufacture 100000 brick at his kiln on the
east side. He says the outlook is good
for the coming season.
W. E. Marsh, Belfast has a nice farm for
sale. See his advertisement, which appears
this week on the 9TH page, for the last time
1t is a good chance Tor the right man.
The Belfast W. c. I. Union has leased
the rooms in johnson block formerly occu-
pied by DR.. Jewett and will make the place
headquarters. Last week a carpet was put
down, the furniture moved in and the first
meeting held there. The rooms are con-
venient, central and pleasant
The SPRINKLER OUT The street sprinkler
Monday 1t has been much needed during
the past few weeks. Miss Annie L. Wildes
took it upon herself last week to solicit sub
scrptions for sprinlllng, and met with good
success. She should have full credit for the
enterprise.
| The body of the late Miss Matte Fernald,
OF Belfast will be taken to Lincolnvile
Centre on Faiday for burial. There will be
| services i'll the cemetery at the Centre at 3
o'clock in the afternoon. and all the friends
III the deceased i'll that vicinity are cordial
| ly invited to be present The exercises will
he by Rev, Myra kingsoury. of this city.
Mr.. H. C. Pitcher, Belfast, owns some
| house lots i'll Chicago between Washington
and jefferson Parks. They are in close
proximity to the Columbian Exposition
buildings, While on an adjoining lot is be
ing erected the University buildings recent
ly endowed 10y Rockefeller. Mr. Pitchers
los, in consequence, have become very
valuable
We have received the Bicknel Bros Ad-
vertiser, edited and published by the Bick-
nell Bros. an enterprising clothing firm of
Lawrence, Mass. The Bulletin contains
their spring and summer announcements, is
illustrated and readable, and will interest
and instruct the many patrons of the firm.
! The Bcknels We're formerly of Searsmont
| Waldo county.
CONTEST FOR A BICYCLE Iii the window
of Mr.. Charles O'Connell's Belfast Clothing
| House, III High street, may be seen a twen-
ty-four inch ball bearing bicycle. to be given
t. the boy receiving the most votes. For
every fifty cents worth bought at his store
le viii give one vote and votes can be bought
at two cents each The contest is t. he de
clcd July 4tA. Here is an opportunity for
some boy To GET nice bicycle, ...
| AFRn. WEATHER. From Mr. l.. H. Murch
We learn that the mean temperature for
| April was rs 30, which was something over
| one degree warmer than the mean tempera-
tnre for April 1891. and two and a half de-
gree warmer than the mean temperature for
! April in the past thirty-three years. The
highest temperature for the month was IS
and the lowest s. 1t rained on seven day,
but ~ of an inch fell. 1t was an UNUSUAL
ly dry April.
FOREST FIRE IN WALDO. Sunday noon
fire broke ont in the woods of Roscoe W hit
comb and burned over four acres of good
second growth The fire then communicated
with the pine wood lot of Roscoe Smith and
burned five acres The people turned ont
and fought the fire. The grass in the fields
caught and WAS only stopped by blowing a
trench across the fields. The damage must
be $50. 1t IS supposed that some one in the
7y,,,,Js ,.tr,.IaSsiy- Sr.,rtu,I tI,a tir.
/ A NIQUE INVENTION. Mr. Fred G. White
discharges his coal vessels by the aid of {,
steam engine placed well up the wharf
The distance is great that the engineer
does not clearly understand the signals to
! hoist er t. back, causing delay Mr. White
has devised an apparatus that works t. a
charm He has rum AN electric Wire. which
is attached 10 Il bell in the engine room. TO
tie deck Of the vessel The man at the
/ hatchWaE gives the signal to hoist One end
of tn wire passes about his neck and is at
tachtd u a button in the lapel of his coat.
When He wants tub Of coal hoi>te,l out of
the hold he presses the button, which rings
the bell in the engine room
N -hdtiftNS bl'S. nave Just put llluo IHtll
/ factory new mouldtr from the S. a. Wood
| Machine Company, Boston. 1t is the i'm
\ proved and latest pattern of heavy mould
4 er for inside work The machine was start
ed up on Monday. 1t is especially adapted
/ for hard wood flooring, ceiling, etc. 1t has
/ an indicator which correctly registers every
/ foot of lumber which passes through it, The
Mathews Bros very busy. They have
| this week loaded sch. Florida with the
| doors, SASH blinds and inside finish for the
| Bluehll Inn, and steamer Electa with the
finish for the new cottages at Dark Harbor.
PooR's MILLS. School in Dist No 2 be-
gan last Monday under the instruction of
Miss Nell Sheldon, student from Castine.
I RI Dyer is shaving hoops preparatory to
/ the manufacture of lime casks i'll the future.
...Alfred jackson j. manufacturing II lot
+ OF casks at the present time. W. A. Mum
roe has the extension of his barn AZ and
boarded, but the lows lie had III keeping
have left. He has been .'ltt With his seed
soWer scattering grau and phosphate for
some OF his "ighheIs. Some worked land
that was i'll condition was Nrrl--t. last week
The same land rold no have been worked
/ III April for the past twenty years. Rolt
l.