The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-01-09
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.


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there should be full representation of all the
stockholders. as matters of importance will be
presented for their consideration.
ALDEN u. CHASE, Clerk
Belfast, Jan. 8, 1896
Probate Court meets next Tuesday, Jan.
1+th; Insolvency Court the day following.
Mrs NJ. J. Wentworth of Knox will speak
ia the W C. T. U. Parlors next Sunday af-
rernoon at o'clock.
A b. Hutchins has, at his place on Charles
street, coops of pure bred rose-comb Leg
horns. white and brown; and both White
and Golden Wyandottes.
The County Commissioners organized for
she year, on Jan. lst, by choice of S. A. Pay
son as chairman. Friday noon, Jan. Sd, they
adjourned to Tuesday, F b, 18th.
Past Commander NJ. c. Diworth installed
.b, officers of Thomas H. Marshall Post, g.
r.. last Thursday evening. The appoint
ut officers are az follows: Adj, NJ. c. Dill
worth; @ NJ. S, Geo. r. Carter; S. VI, d.
T. Guptii Sent J. S Gilmore.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Charles O'Cun-
eli, proprietor of the White Store, ST Main
street, IS selling winter clothing at Astoni,h-
aL'y loN prces to make room for spring
-','is. Cali and see what he has to off r..
5lfp Belfast Livery Co, Dana b Southw0rth
nfrTirtpf' - prepared t. furnish al fSind7
teams Adj urled meeting pf the stock
H'.ders OF the Belfast CniiSt"n ca. Jan.
-lth at . p. m. See notice u meeting of
'S'"N''''''9'S "' VIZ ne'ids' h''ei 20
the BRIDGE REPAIRED. The storm of
lesiaT De- list while If did considerable
f'7s-4 /" 5he '""ef blmi1e. showed that
jaFe u lie III much better coa1.tinn
an eyer 'is tc."aI> supposed, Ibe DAM
3-' consisted only III washing up tie road
Way. winch was OF cedar logs resting o"
usaNy slIls, and covered with gravel. Many
i th'se cedars washed up and the gravel
'ant INTO The har5or, but the damage TO
he framework and pliing was very slight.
MI H. r. MASON otfered TO put 1t IN as good
'HulIoh az before lof SLOW. Even thls May
'- hanson ana the COMMITTEE pn highways
ou7ldered too hlgh and they instructed
N3feb commissioner SAuman to do the
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'Hrng highways. Although the work was
t-ityed Two days, While the earth was soft,
tnd was Gone FRIDAY and Saturday when
rJYthlng was frozen, the work consumed
-s~ tnah two days ahc cost the city $3.50.
lie NFlage was opened To travel Saturday
N'e[hooh' Inc upper bridge, reported as
loyal loss, was repaired at a cost of SO cents.
p,I 7
willie, Ky, an excellent sporting paper. con
led IN full, with credit, the account of fox
Aant n Northport, written by our North
port correspondent. Jacob Havener is
painting some new scenery for the Belfast
opera House Belfast will cut ice this
winter. Why not start up the soup kitchen?
III W0uIu HI long-feit want Mrs. ID. s.
cunningham reports that her children gath
cred pussy willows fully opened at her
place On aldo Avenue, Jan. Sd -. Willis
~ Briggs OF Monroe recently killed bob
'at mat weighed 20 pounds. The pelt was
SOFA III Belfast last Saturday One Belfast
t''i2eh celebrated his 64th birthday by strap
ing Oh a par OF skates and trying his skill
'' 'lie zee Inc llfs1 IN over ~ years While
NiIeIhs grdNei from Tine nank at the eastern
emu u 'he bridge last week the workmen I'M
''i ''l7'' d hest oi - SNAKES r. u Hurd OF
Southport louhu d swarm OF bees IN tree
III MS farm recently The tree was cut
LOW ana % POUNDS OF honey secured....
Nt'i''e" ""dSos ol having BOY 10 years oid,
'"' weighs ~ los pl'' Isle au Haut has
40 ears u" WHO weighs go IDS. II
y "''l0''h VI VhiS chy HAS The autograph
o "ran' ana prizes IL highly. 1t
- mounted ana neatly framed IN oak.
SHIPPING ITEMS. An extract from Labor
Commissioner Matthew'S coming renort
gives the following interesting facts relative
TO the shipbuilding industry of Maine. In
1850 there was launched from Names wards
% vessels with total tonnage of Al, 1886 tons
In 1870 there We're 125 vessels with a ton
mage OF 4 461 tons. The latter is unusually
1arg+ Tor recent years. In 1894 the industry
declined to is, 692.74 tons, while that of 1895
was still less. A. Sewall & Co. have launch
ed from their ship yards at Bath in the past
few Years fleet consisting of the Roanoke
5000 Shenandoah. 1858 and Susouabann.
2629 tons. The Dirgo, steel sailing vessel