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

| 81. l.. Woodcock had large oil painting
fruit piece, in Crosby Inn at the time Of
the fire. 1t is now on exhibition in the win
dow of Dinsmore's shoe store.
The Bridge Committee has petitioned the
Railroad Commissioners for approval of a
street to pass above the grade Of the Maine
Central track at the foot of Main street.
loss OF French marble clock, a pair of
bronzes, trunk, mirrors, and hric-a- brac,
which were known TO have been taken from
the Crosby Inn. Information left at the
Belfast Livery Co.'S Office will be suitably
rewarded.
We have received from Ames & Son,
grocers Stockton Springs, some attractive
advertising devices, including one for the
lozenge, Frog in Your throat;' and from
NJ E. Hodgdon the handsome calendar for
1896 of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
of New Haven, CT.
The new telephones have been connected
with the Central and numbers assigned as
follows: Girls Home. 20-2; e. Il. Corners
store, 4 A. r. Otis residence go; L. T.
Shales' store, 5 3, the latter being the former
number of the Crosby Inn. The number of
a. G. Sibley's residence is changed to 20 a.
The instrument has been taken out at the
Central Club rooms.
The directors of the Bay Point Hotel Com
pany are considering the offer OF n. NJ.
StNall "f l-.esboro who wishes to lease the
Bay P"int house for Il period of five years
MIR. Sewail made, d propUs!uion 10 The ,lirec-
tons Saturday and Will receive his answer
tomorrow. Mr.. SeNai has been for two
yeals the proprietor OF TIL. ls!esboro Inn,
ut.e o the finest ana most successful sum
n.er hotel. in Maine. lRockiand Star Jan. Z.
Another cold wave struck this section
Sunday. Monday was the cnl1ost day with
one exception in 80 years. The average for
the day s 5 below zero, aud the lowest
is below in the morning. Jan II, 1886 the
average for the day 1913 below. Tues
day the weather moderated, but the mer-
curry lowered about the zero mark, and
Wednesday morning early it was reported
AZ six below
The Waldo County Agricultural Socetg
held it's annual meeting at the Court House
Saturday afternoon, Jan. 4th. The reports
of the officers showed a marked improves
ment in the finances over one year ago, The
following trustees and officers Were elected:
President, Joseph Ellis, Brooks secretary
Giles G. A hbott, Belfast treasurer, Sylvanus
T. Edgcomb, Belfast vice presidents. Daniel
A. Wadlin, Northport, and Alvah S. Redman,
Belfast; trustees, Frank A. Gray and Israel
Woodbury., Morrill,, Geo. O. Holmes and
VIM. II. Beck WITH Waldo, Joseph r. Lit
tlefeld, Brooks, r. II. Coombs A. l.. Mud
gett, James W. Clark, Howard Murphy,
Jas. P. Wight, Fred Griffin and Joseph c.
Townsend, Belfast. Adjourned to Saturday
Jan. 18th, when the representatives of the
four Agricultural Societies in Waldo Coun-
ty will meet and elect member of the
State Board of Agriculture.
THE GIRLS HOME. The Chldren's Aid
Society are much indebted to the Y. P. S. G.
E. of Castine, who forwarded to the Girls
Home last week barrel filled with pound
packages of cereals, groceries, etc, besides
a comfortable, box of candy, and sum of
money. The General Superintendent of the
American Express Co. has instructed the
Belfast agent to make no charges for three
months on packages not exceeding twenty
pounds in weight to or from points in the
State of Maine, but in no case will the COM
pany be responsible for loss or damage.
Credit is due Mrs. B. F. Kelley for clothes
wringer; to a lady in Belfast for very con-
venient desk; to the ladies of the Congrega-
tional Society of Dexter for quilt. One
girl from the Home has been placed in very
desirable permanent home in Winthrop.