The Republican journal., 1896-12-31
Mrs. Mark Wood went to Brunswick yes.

Mrs. Mark Wood went to Brunswick ves-
terday to spend the winter.
Much correspondence and other matter is
crowded out of this issue.
Don't forget the Band testimonial next
Tuesday evening. See advt. for particulars.
system of overhead steam heating pines
has been put in at the Belfast Machine &
Foundry Co.'S works.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Ballast office for the week ending December
26 1896: Mrs. Marian Harvey; Mr.. Luville
Garland.
Critchett, Sibey & Co. have leased the
basement of j. c. Thompson & Sons store
, and are fitting it up for a store-room. Tbey
have cut door through at the end next
their factory.
Swift 4 Paul, grocers, Masonic Temple,
have distributed some very tasteful calen-
dars among their customers. Geo. T.
Read has neat line of Columbia calendars.
for desk and wall.
II. L Woodcock has returned from Rock
land where his exhibition and sale of paint
Ahso 40 ouCCOoSiul Ills expectations.
Mr.. Woodcock has so much work on hand
that he will remain in Belfast until Febru-
airy, and his studio will be open to visitors
every Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
Dick" the four-footed night Waterman
at the warehouse of Swan & Sibley Co., has
been missing for more than week. In his
younger days he was venturesome feline
and made two voyages, one to Boston and
the other to Swans Island, returning in due
season to his duties on shore. Now it is
feared some mishap has befallen him and
his friends are disconsoate.
| By the recent letting of mail contracts the
lines running into Belfast were secured by
the following parties: the Camden, Freedom
| and North Searsport lines by W. H. Steele
of London, Ky; the Stockton Springs line
| by A. A Call of Algona, Iowa, and the two
Liberty lines by j. W. Boreny of Lon
don, NY These two routes are changed,
so that one viii come via South Montville,
| West Appleton, Searsmont and Centre Bel
mont, and the other via East Montville
| formerly West Searsmont), North Sears
mont and Belmont.
! RAILROAD SPARKS The iron working
crew have finished their work ON the new
| bridge at Burnham, which has been put in
in sections without delaying single train
The stone crew has few days work to com
| pIete the structure. A car of lumber billed
to Mathews Bros of Belfast left the iron at
Burnham Saturday, and the trucks We're
smashed. New running gear was nut under
it and it was brought to its destination
Tuesday ~. David Staples, fireman on the
freight train, is oil duty this week on ac-
count of the illness of his mother. His
| place is supplied by L. L. Hubbard of Wa
terville.
Tieston Wadlin, Esq, Clerk of Courts,
has received the certificate of opinion in
case of Fred H. Young VS.. Robert Waterman
and City of Belfast, trustee. Action of as
sumpsit on promissory note, given by de-
PENDANT to William @. Spiuney for 500
Spinney sold the note to P M. Moody, from
whose estate it came into the hands of the
plaintiff. Defendant afterwards went into
insolvency, and the note was not proven
against the defendant in the insolvency pro-
ceedings. The case went to the Law Court
on agreed statement of facts There is no
rescript, Judgment for plaintiff. Execu-
tions not to run against body of defendants
by agreement of parties. Williamson &
ant.
EAST BEL FAST n s. Piper killed seven
months Old pig last week which dressed 300
pounds. He was fed at first on sour milk
and later on nothing but corn and clear
water. That shows that good pigs can be
raised without the trouble of cooking their
feed three times day. Let us hear from
, some one else who has done as we'll.
George Clark went to Wnterport last week
to spend Christmas with his parents Mrs
| Mary A Nickerson celebrated Christmas by
having all her children and grandchildren
meet with her and partake of nice dinner
prepared by her for the occasion. Mr.
Edward H. Kelley of Bangor is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Kelley. There
was an explosion of gas in the stove of E
P. Mchaels, Friday night. He had built a
new fire after arriving home Christmas
and had put on the fire lot of new Goa j.,
forgetting to open the drafts, and in about
| five minutes the explosion took place, blow
ing open all the doors above and below and
fairly lifting the stove from the floor. Ashes
were blown all over the room which was
nearly filled with blue blaze. No damage
was done. The Christmas tree at the
Smart schoolhouse Christmas eve was a
| decided success. The recitations and read
| ings were good, espeeia lily the one delivered
| by Mrs. Porter Nash.
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