The Republican journal., 1896-03-05

The Baptist Choral Association will give
concert at the church next Wednesday
evening, to consist of selections by the
chorus, Duets, quartettes, etc.
The Journal now has on hand for publica
ton at an early date a sermon by Rev. w.
H. Williams, a genealogy of the Wardwell
familys and other tributions of interest.
Following is list of letters remaining un-
claimed in Belfast Post Office for the week
ending Feb. Goth: Ladies-Sarah GRAY.
conference.-the. l.. X. Clifford, Mr. j. H.
Dickey, Mr.. Allen G. Emery, Mr.. Daniel
ingalls,.
The city needs so piles for the lower
bridge, for which cash will be paid. They
should be from So to so feet long and from q
to 10 inches in diameter at the top. Persons
having such to sell should apply at once to
0. G. White, chairman of the committee on
Highways and Bridges.
The Belfast Band Minstrel entertainment
will be given in the Belfast Opera House,
Thursday and Friday evenings, March 10Th
and Goth. Rehearsals have been taking
place two three times a week and the
public may rest assured that both in music
and fun they will get full value for their
money. Further particulars next week.
| The Debating Club will have mock
breach of promise trial at Odd Fellows Hall
Thursday evening, March 18th. W. P.
| Thompson will be Judge; L. W. Hammons,
| Clerk E. S. Pitcher, Sheriff; Wardwell &
Mcclellan, attorneys for plaintiff; Blanchard
& White for defendant Walter Clifford
will act as plaintiff and E. P. Frost defend
ant. Admission adults, Is cts; children 10
cents.
YACHTS AND BOATS. Walter Arey has
his yacht 1dlewild at Richards blacksmith
| shop where he is making number of notice.
able Improvements in her finish. He has
put in gratings of various colored woods in
the standing room, and made other inboard
changes. Halifax Nova Scotia, is to have
an aquatic carnival next summer and Ameri-
can yachts of 80 feet water line will be in
vited to compete.
FEBRUARY WEATHER. The weather record
Of Mr.. l.. III. Murch for the month of Febru-
February, 1896, 21.5Oo mean temperature for
February, 1925, 20 1872; average for 81 years
past 23100; highest temperature, the 9th
day, Al; lowest, the 18th day, 1872 below
zero Snow fell on II days 10 a depth of II
inches; rain fell on days, the total precipi-
tation being OF inches.
THE TELEPHONE. Mr.. Sullivan of Bangor,
lineman of the New England Telegraph and
Telephone Co, was in town Tuesday with a
| crew to repair damages caused by the
storm. Aside from the broken wires at the
bridge he found little trouble Long dis
| tance instruments are to be put in at Sears
port and Stockton Springs, which will make
great improvement in the working of the
line. An instrument is to be put into the
Jail soon.
| Another false alarm called out the ire de-
partment Saturday morning. 1t was caused
as usual by the alarm wire crossing an cleo
| trio light wire; in fact the alarm wire was
twisted about the other several times, and
| the dampness probably affected the insula-
| ton so as to make a connection. In the af-
| ternoon the slack wire was taken up and
the wire lowered on the poles, thus reduc-
| ing the chance for further false alarms from
the same cause.
| COOP RECORD. Every body interested
in our Free Library will be glad to know
that during February the number of books
taken for home use was much larger than
during any previous February. In Febru-
airy 1888 the circulation was only 1886 vol
umes This past month included one holt
| day, Saturday, yet the number of books
delivered was 2,424. The new general cata-
| ogue is great convenience. 1t sells for
only 80 cents, less than third of its cost.
| The winter term of the Castine Normal
school closed Feb. 26. The average attend
ance was about 100 and the number regis
tered 100. The term just passed has been
the most promising one since the organiza-
ton of the school and the next bids fair to
| be still better, with a much larger number.
| There are 10 in the advance class, all of
whom intend to graduate in the spring be-
sides seven students from Massachusetts,
The school has increased 100 per cent in the
last six years.
| Our inside pages this week will be found
unusually interesting, and instructive as
we'll. On the second page is an able sermon
by Rev. Geo. S. Mills of the North church
on "The Brotherhood of Nations" 1t is
published in response to general request Mr.
| Willis E. Hamilton concludes bis Biblical
study of "The Eastern Question, or how
will the Turkish Empire be disposed of?'.
Mr.. E. G. Dow of Monroe contributes No. 3
of his letters on Catching BIRDS with
Chaff." John W. Lang, personally known
to many of our readers and to many more
through his writings for The journal and
other Maine papers, sends us ga Word from
the Lower Kennebec;" and Mrs. Ward tells
us of "Wine-making in Madeira"
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. We have received
from Gov. Cleaves the Register of the Execu-
tive Department of the State of Maine. This
book contains the rules for the government
of that department and also the names of
the State and county officers, and trustees
and officers of the various State institutions
for 1896, and is very valuable for reference
.... The February issue of the Kent's Hill
Breeze, Traitor l.. Hatch, 97, editor, has