The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

Feb. 10Th is Ash Wednesday and April 5tt
is Easter Sunday.
/ Rev. [. Ri. Holt will deliver temperance
lecture at the church in Morrill, next Sun
day evening.
Our clubbing arrangement with the New
York Tribune is still in force, and list OF
| names will be sent on this week, to include
all subscriptions received up to Saturday
noon.
There were II prisoners in the county iai]
yesterday, and the sentence of will expire
| Saturday. The work on the wood pile is
finished and all are at work on the garden
bitches, hence one superintendent will be
able to care for them.
J. G. Paul has a remarkably intelligent
pug dog, one of his tricks being to spell the
word "candy." Last week Mr.. Paul was
presented by friend with an oil painting
of "Nix," by Sanborn. 1t may be seen in
Burkett's window
The County Commissioners have approved
the location of the highway across j. f.
Smiths land near the Waldo town line, as
built by the committee on highways, which
varied slightly from the bounds first laid
out by the Commissioners
1.-TWO JOHNS" Fun is in order at the Bel
fast Opera Houseto-morrow, Friday evening,
when j. G. Stewart and Paul Dresser, sup
ported by an excellent company, appear as
"The Two Johns" The Baltimore Sun saws
of the production:
Do you want to laugh? If so, see "The
Two Johns" at the Lyceum Theatre J. G..
(fatty) Stewart and Paul Dresser appear as
the "Johns" These funny fat men have
made themselves famous the world over and
their laughable personality has made the
play equally famous. There is no blood
curdling and mysterious plot in the play Of
"Ihe Two Johns" just simply case of
mistaken identity, and the resemblance
which two fat men bear to each other, which
gets them into all sorts of ridiculous scrapes
The supporting company is a good one, in
GLIDING number of clever specially per-
formers.
FIRE. S. L. Sleeper's fish market at the
westerly end of the lower bridge was burn
ed "Wednesday morning, Feb. 12th at about
O'Clock. The building was totally destroy
ed with all its contents Mr.. SIeeper had in
stock of fish. CLANS oysters, CARS, candy,
etc, worth about $500, and the building and
fixtures We're valued at about $3.50 more.
Inc property was partially insured. The
sioop yacht Ralph, owned by W. E. Page was
hauled up near the building and was moved
starboard side was badly scorched. The
cause OF the fire is unknown. Mr.. Sleep er
locked the place at O'Clock Tuesday even
ing, everything then being apparently all
right. He knew nothing of the fl re until he
was notified by boy living in the neiglbor-
hood, as he was eating his breakfast We'd
nesddy morning. The fire department re-
sponaed promptly but did not put on water
as the building was nearly consumed when
the ire was discovered.
New CORPORATIONS. Certificates of Or
ganization have been recorded in Waldo
County Registry of Deeds, as follows: Front
Brick Works of Belfast. The purposes of
the corporation are manufacturing brick,
tiling, fire proofng and any or all other clay
products, and constructing buildings and
other structures, and doing such buying,
selling, holding real estate, etc, as is neces-
sary to carry on said business. The amount
of capital stock is 100000; par value of
shares 800. William II. Hall, Cyrus j.
Hall and Horatio P. Thompson are directors
VIM. II. Hall is president and c. j. Hail
treasurer. This corporation is to operate
the brick works formerly owned by the
Messrs. Hall at CoEtee, Md :. The John NJ
Ames Company Of Stockton Springs. The
objects of this corporation are to carry on a
business in general merchandise, buy and
sell real estate, also manufacturing. The
capital stock is S10,000 par value of shares,
$40. The directors are John NJ. Ames,
Simeon B. Merrithew and Albert NJ. Ames.
j. NJ. Ames is president and S. B. Merrithew
treasurer.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Don't forget that
at the White Store, 81 Main street, Charles
OConnell proprietor, you can be suited to
clothes not only in style and fit but in price
Dig bargains LOT every DOdy A. IL. Pierce
4 Smalley, corner of Church and Franklin
streets. have full line of stoves, tinware.
furnaces, steam or hot water boilers, an d
can handle any job from bathroom to a
sewer. They invite an examination of their
stock. 81. F. Gregory & Son, Rockland,
have word to say about boys clothes
H. Fl. Lamson publishes card as licensed
auctioneer. His post office address is Free
dom, Me. -. The Belfast Marine railway is
offered for rent. See statements of the
Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance Co., of
Hamburg, and the Royal Insurance Co. of
Liverpool, England, represented in Belfast
by Field & West. III. NJ. Ames & Son, the
cash grocers Of Stockton Springs have with
S. B. Merrithew formed themselves into a
corporation under the name of the John NJ.
Ames Company. See their notice in another
column. See state ment of the Springfield
Fire and Marine Insurance Co. Of Spring.
field, Mass. Policies written in this old and