The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-09-26

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Office next Monday evening.
F. A. Robbins, upholsterer, viii remain in
Belfast for the present and may be found at
his old place of business ready for any work
| in his line.
Miss Charlotte T. Sibley's lecture,
"Over Palestine Hills on Horseback. !" will
De given at the North church Friday even
ing, Oct. 4th. The lecture is under the aus.
pices OF the North church c. E. Society.
Charles H. Maxfeld OF Fairfield has been
appointed superintendent of the Belfast
Light & Power Co., and entered upon his
duties Monday He will have the assistance
Of T. 9. Peirce, the late superin te ndent, until
Oct. LIST.
Hiram Ellis killed his old family horse
last week. She was % years old and had
been owned by Mr.. Ellis most of her life.
On account of the extremely low price OF all
horse-tesh many very good horses will be
disposed of in the same manner this fall.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast Postoffice for the week ending Sept
| u, 1895: Ladies-Miss Nancy Prescott,
| Mrs. Hattie L. Patterson. Gentlemen-John
Base, Chas. E. Goodwin, David D. Gaffney
| g letters) Harry G. Pendleton, Frank W
Smith.
A party Of 20 took blackboard ride Sep
TENDER 18th to j. C. Thempson's cottage,
where they were entertained by Mrs. W. c..
Thompson Of New York. A supper Of steam
ed clans, clam chowder, ETC., was served,
music was provided for the dance, and the
afternoon and evening passed very pleasant
ly.
| We received Tuesday by mail little
package in which was the following note
Enclosed please find apple blossoms picked
| Sept. 23d Mrs. Alice M. Hassell, A ere Is
land, Isesboro, Me- In another item men,
ton is made of apples baked on the trees by
last Sundays sun. Certainly this has been
| a remarkable season.
Contributions to the proposed Home for
Aged Women continue to come in. There
is now quite a large fund in the bank and
the treasurer will have $50 to deposit in a
few days. One lady says she is laying by
money for the Home and shall pay it over
when she gets 500, after which she expects
to enter the Home herself.
Miss Lizzie X. Robbins of this city, who
has been collecting stamps for only two
years, now has 10000. She has roo different
kinds, including some that are very odd and
interesting. The catalogued prices of some
of these stamps make her collection very
valuable. She is much interested in the
task and receives a new kind with great
pleasure.
The Eastport Sentinel says Of James
| Mitchell, who is about to begin the con
struction of the Washington County Rail
road "Mr Mitchell, whose long experience
in the work aid knowledge of railroad con
structpn, makes him particularly well fit.
ted for the task, will take up his residence
in Washington county and personally direct
operations.
Rev. Myra Kingsbury gave the members
of her choir and their families blackboard
ride to Camden last Saturday There were
thirteen in the party, but an enjoyable day
was passed nevertheless. A picnic dinner
was partaken Of at the lakeside near the
Turnpike, an hour was pleasantly spent in
Camden, and every rod of the ride was en-
joyed to the utmost.
A steam boiler insurance company notified
the parties in this city whose boilers they in.
sure to prepare for visit from the inspectors
last Sunday for the annual inside inspection
Consequently the fires were drawn, water
let off, tubes cleaned. and the boilers put il
shape for the examination. But the inspec
tors failed to appear, and the engineers had
| their labor in vain.
The St. Louis Republic of Sept. 10th con
tains an illustrated article on the zinc mines
at Webb City and Gainesville. One of the
illustrations shows the office of the It'll
Hour mine at Webb City, Of which Capt. J
S. Thombs is superintendent. Webb Cit,
has been built up within the past 20 years
and is a hourishing place, with handsome
private residences, fine public buildings and
a new Baptist college.
Miss Emily F. Miller writes as follows
regarding visit to the newly organized
Womans Christian Temperance Union il
Liberty:
1t was very pleasant to meet with the
Liberty Union lately. Some of the superin-
tendents have made very good beginning
in their work. In the absence, from illness
of some of the officers, it was gratifying to
note the readiness with which the next in
office took up the duty devolving upon her
There was none of that changing back
which though sincere, is sometimes very EN-
barrassing.
There was family gathering Sunday al
the home Of Mrs. George D. Palmer in Cen.
tire Montville. whose descendants were
present to the fourth generation. Mrs
Palmer lives with her daughter, Mrs. Fred
L. Warehouse. The party consisted OF
Geo. ID. McCrillis and family and F. A
Follett and family of Belfast, Mrs. j. W
Hannum of Bridgewater, Mass, W. c.
Thompson and wife Of North Searsmont
James NJ. Palmer and family of Montville
Mr.. and Mrs. Warehouse furnished ar
ample and excellent dinner and the guests
one and all, pronounced the gathering one
Of the most enjoyable of their lives.
CHAT. James B. Waterman has sold his
fruit store on Main street to Robbins &
Staples. :. Alfred Jackson of Poor's Mills
has a yoke of oxen which will be very large
when fatted. They are in working hesl
| now and grit over IL feet The law wa,