The Republican journal., 1896-12-17

~ VI 'iio CHlluTenS AID Society a
the Alliance rooms tomorrow, Friday, at
p. M.
Following is list of unclaimed letters re
naming in the Belfast post Office for tn,
week ending Dec. H. 1896: Ladies-Mrs
Carrie Rich Chase. conference.-the. vii.
liamN. Dodge, Mr.. James E. Rich
Pensions have been granted as follows
Additional, Gilbert Mclaughlin, Halldale
increase, Robert II. Carey, Rockport; origi-
nal, widows, etc, Mary E. Mcclure. Fair
field.
farmer in neighboring town recently
shipped number of barrels of good apples
and veal calf to firm in Boston. few
days later he got this reply: "We mail YOU
herewith check for the value of the veal
minus 81, which the apples fell short of nav.
ing expenses
The address of the President of the Maine
Medical Association, Lewis W. Pendleton,
M. D., of Portland, delivered before the as
ISOLATION June 3, 1896, has been issued in a
neat pamphlet from the press of Stephen
Berry, Portland. 1t is an able and an inter
esting paper.
Mr.. E. W. Willis, who for several years
past has been in charge of the upholstery
and repairing department of j. c. Thomp-
son Il Son, has decided to remain in Belfast.
and will occupy part of the Thompson
store He solicits continuance of the lib
eral patronage accorded him in the past,
and promises equally satisfactory work
| VETERANS, ATTENTION! The Waldo
| County Veteran Association will meet with
the comrades of Swanville at the Grange
| hall, Jan. 7, 1897. The Swanville boys will
furnish beans and coffee Bring your pic
| mic baskets The Swanville boys will do
their best to make the visit pleasant one
| let US turn out and give them good shak-
ing up. [Sec'y.
/ Engineer Josiah S. Paul of the Belfast
and Waterville freight train returned to
| duty Monday after an absence of two weeks
on hunting trip to Mt. katahdin. He was
! accompanied by his brothers Edward of
/ Plymouth, Mass, and Adelbert of Morrill,
and Messrs. L. W. Steward of Manchester.
y. H. H. H. Murch of Waterville and
Frank Bartlett of Unity. They were in
camp seven days and secured three deer,
one OF which, shot by j. S. Paul, was wears
old and had perfect set of antlers. They
saw a herd of IS caribou ON the North Peak
Of Katahdin, and several large moose, but
did not get successful shot at any
/ New ADVERTISEMENTS. B. G. Dinsmore
So Main street, suggests three things to be
| bprA1 n Inn
and in reading his advertisement you will
see that he meets the requirements named
See what he has to offer in holiday slippers
This is handkerchief week at A F. Mans
fields, Masonic Temple-a Christmas stock
at prices that will ensure quick sae....J
II. < j. w. Jones, TO Main street, make
some Christmas suggestions that should re-
ceiye attention. They have everything in
| hardware. Annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Merchants Marine Railway
Co., at the office of j W. Frederick & Co.
Jan. 9TH, at p. Call at W. 7. Col
| burns, McClintock block High street, and
examine the Christmas slippers, etc, etc. -.
Buy your Christmas candies at Mixers
! They are made from the best of stock and
| are pure and fresh. Geo. A. Bailey, re-
| taller and jobber of hardware has made
| special preparations for Christmas. and
enumerates some of the things he has to
offer. .Chas. W. Mason of Montville pu b.
fishes a card Of thanks .. For Christmas
| presents Starrett suggests the P & gloves
table linen with napkins to match. mack
intosh, and handkerchiefs from to 10 cents
and upwards. From Dec 18th to Dec 56th
NJ. L. Mitchell, 115 High street, will make
| special prices nickel plated chating
dishes, serving dishes, 5 o'clock teas, and on
the Miller and other lamps 49,. W. A. Clark,
next door TO Phoenix House, advertises
wholesale stock of clothing to be sold at re-
tail See prices quoted. Capt. Tolford
Durham and family OF Monroe publish
card of thanks. See card of E. w Willis.
upholsterer and furniture repairer, 80 Main
street
! THE New BANK VAULT. The work of
putting the new lock, doors, etc, into the
Belfast Savings Bank is progressing favor
ably under the charge of Mr.. [. P Sipp,
from j M. Mossmans, - Maiden Lane, New
York city, an expert in lock and bank vault
work. The work made by the York
Lock 4 Safe Co., of York, Pa. Everything
pertaining to it is of the latest patterns, and
the most perfect of any in the country The
vestibule door has an automatic bolt work.
which locks and unlocks by triple move
ment time lock. The outside door is 5 81
inches thick, shutting into a packing per-
fectly air tight, thus rendering the works
proof against the use of dynamite or nitro
| glycerine. The inside doors are double 4
inches thick, with double movement time
lock. The lock work is of the Sargent &,
Greenleaf make and the automatic bolt
work of Burton & Harris device. The vesti-
bule and doors weigh q, 400 pounds. The
old vault OF steel and iron is protected by
casing OF steel rails bolted and laid in CO.
ment, inches thick and covering the entire
vault. This casing weighs 27,7OO pounds
| Outside of this, brick wall IS inches thick
entirely surrounds the vault, with the same
thickness on top. The vestibule work. in
one piece, weighing q, 400 pounds, was moved
from the depot to the bank building Satur-
day and Sunday, the latter day extended to
a. M Monday before the work was in con-