The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-08-06

olrthday, last thursday.
The Methodist Sunday school will make
its annual excursion next Wednesday. The
destination will be decided on next Sunday
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast Post Office for the week ending
Aug. /, 1896: Miss Anna Bradley, Charles
Boynton, Mr.. E. F. Gellerson, Eugene Hard
ing; steam yacht CIPHER.
Mullen & Eageton's Speciality Co. gave a
very good entertainment at the Belfast
Opera House last Friday evening, before a
small audience. The members of the troupe
were skillful performers and drew out con-
| siderable applause.
Burton Smart and Fred Ferguson of Port
land Were in this city Saturday, on their
| return to Portland. They left Portland and
visited Boston, and thence came to Rock
land, Camden and Belfast, making $50 miles
in five days on their bicycles. Rockland
Star.
Mora, the famous soubrette, supported by
an able company, is booked for Belfast
Opera House for next week. She appeared
here two weeks in succession, few years
ago, and those who saw her then will be
pleased to know that they will again have
the privilege eff witnessing her clever acting.
Waldo District Lodge of Good Templars
| will hold its annual excursion and mid-sum-
mer session Saturday, Aug. 18th. The mem
bers will take the steamer Castine on her
regular trip from Belfast at 10 o'clock, hold
session and picnic at Isesboro and return
by a special trip of the steamer in the even
ing.
We print on the second page the first of
series of articles on The Political Situation
from Hon. Otis D. Wilson of Searsmont, a
man of practical experience as well a
student. He deals with his subject from
common sense standpoint and from reliable
data. On the same page will be found the
second chapter of "My Early Recollections,"
which gives an interesting account of a
hunting trip up the Penobscot river.
THE BELFAST SCHOOLS. An adjourned
meeting of the School Committee was held
Monday evening. The memorial of June Sd
was received back from the City Govern
ment with leave TO withdraw, and was en-
tered on the records. Voted to begin the
fall term of the schools Monday, September
It'll. Voted that the school in former Dis
trict No. Is be discontinued one year. Adj
iourned. -. Superintendent F. S. Brick has
taken rooms in the Morrison house on Pearl
street, and viii move his family here at
once.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. James Holmes
took part of a load of hay at Standpoint
and finished in Belfast, at F. g. Whites,
for Boston last week. She also took the re-
naming mast condemned by Mcdonald &
Brown and returned it to its owner in Bos-
ton. e.. Sch. Il. +. Hart arrived Sunday from
Newburyport for recalking on the railway.
-. Sch. John c. Smith chartered to load
slaves at Bangor for New York and was
| lowed up the river Sunday by tug Bismarck.
49,, Sch. Willie L. Newton sailed July Doth
for Somes Sound to load stone for New
York. Sch Henry Crosby lowed to Ban
gor July 81 to load slaves for New York 49,.
Sch. Laughing Waters loaded hay at A. NJ.
Carriers last week for Swans Island. -. Sch.
| Thomas 3. Garland arrived from Lynn Mon
| day, to load ice at the Belfast Ice Cos for
Suffolk, Va. Barkentne Mabel I. Meyers
is on Burnhams railway Boston, to be
| stripped of her metal. after which she will
be calked and newly metalled.
| New ADVERTISEMENTS. Charles O'Con-
nell, proprietor of the White Store, 81 Main
street, Belfast, announces this week mid
summer sale of clothing, at cut in prices
of % per cent, for twelve days only This
| includes everything in the store, suits for
men, boys and children, odd garments, I'M
| derwear, hats and caps. Call and examine
the stock. -. H. A. Mills of Lincolnville,
| Me-, offers for sale 25-horse power engine
and boiler in good condition. E. P. Frost,
IS Main street, (beow Masonic Temple
guarantees to sell you stylish, well-made,
perfect-ttting clothing at lower prices than
any clothing dealer in Eastern Maine. 1t
will cost you nothing to look over his stock.
...." Buy your winters coal of F. G. White
is a reminder that the summer is drawing to
a close. Mr.. White guarantees all coal salts
factory in weight, quality and delivery He
also has wood of all kinds. =. See advt. of
watch lost between Northport and Belfast.
49,. The Swan & Sibley Co. are now prepar-
ed to supply their customers and the public
| generally with the best qualities of coal, and
all orders will receive prompt and careful
attention. Call and leave your order or COM
municaJe by telephone.
| The past week was Assembly Week at
Good Will Farm. Friday Miss Sibley of
this city was one Of the speakers From the
Bangor Commercials report we quote as
f; follows:
Miss Charlotte Thorndike Sibley received
a cordial welcome she returned once more
to the Assembly work. She quite charmed
her audience as she spoke for full half
hour on "Children and School Life in the
Orient" An enthusiastic admirer of chill
dren, careful student of eastern life, she
drew from what she had seen of both during
her journeys abroad and she enriched our
store of information concerning the needs,
possibilities and promises of child life of
other lands.
This week Miss Sibley is at Fryeburg,
where she is to give five Round Table talks
and two addresses before the Chautauquans
A correspondent of the Portland Evening
Express says:
| The Fryeburg Chautauquans very gladly
welcomed Monday one Of Names most gift
ed women, Miss Charlotte Thorndke Sib-
! ley. scholar, traveller, lecturer" This lady &,
/ WII leo va modest nd ia vat