The Republican journal., 1896-10-08
TherDwill be no meeting of T. Fl M.rshou
heilef Corps tomorrow, Friday, evening, It
IS postponed to Friday evening, Oct. 10th.

is postponed to Friday evening. Oct 18Th
The X. S. A. will give dance in Ma,nor
lal Hall, Friday evening, October 9th. Musi,
by Sanoorn's Orchestra. Admission DC
The public is cordially invited to attend
The Belfast Non-Partisan W. C. T Al
lance will hold its annual meeting and pic
mic supper with Mrs. c. A. Pilsburv. 26 Mil
! Ter St, on Friday at 80 D. m, All membar,
and friends are cordially invited
The buildings of Frank Clark at Citypont
narrowly escaped destruction by fire last
week. A young son Of Mr. Clark was in the
| barn feeding the cattle and fire caught in
the hay, from the lantern. The bov tram.
pied The fire out with his feet and went about
his work as though nothing had happened
I FIRE. The buildings on the place north
of the Head of the Tide, owned by Calvin Fl
Monroe and occupied by John II, Adams,
were burned last Sunday afternoon with all
their contents. Two children were alone in
the house when the fire broke out and it's
origin is not known. The buildings were
old and of little value. Mr.. Adams ia a
poor man and loses all bis household effects
tools, etc. There was no insurance.
THE DRAGONS DAUGHTER" Mr.. Arch-
paid A Gunter, one OF the best known
American authors, wrote this play for the
late annie Pixley," who died leaving a
fortune of two hundred thousand dollars.
Since then the author has been looking
around for soubrette to step into Miss
PlXley' path, and has succeeded in putting
this play in the hands of the pretty and well
known actress, Miss Lillian Kennedy,
PECULIAR GRowTHs. Miss Sophia STABLES
LETT at The Journal office last week an an.
pie that was neither single one nor
twins. Two apples were grown together in
peculiar way, but one was much larger
than the other. Swift & Paul have at
their store potato that grew against a small
IRON washer in such way that small por-
ton OF the tuber is through the washer on
one side while the greater part is on the
other side.
DR.. q. F, Eames of Boston came to Bel.
fast last week and performed difficult sur
glcal operation on two young people. 1t
consisted in removing the tonsils and aue-
mold growth from the throat. The former
were taken out by the cold wire snare. DR..
Eames also performed the operation on pa
tents in Searsport and Stockton Springs.
and leetureu Saturday evening at Bucks
port On The Nose and Throat in Relation
to Taking Cold"
The Belfast Debating Club was re-or-
ganized for the season last Thursday and
the following officers elected President.
Frank II, Mayo; Vice Presidents, Geo. r.
Poor, Chas. E, White; Secretary. Orrin j.
Dickey; Treasurer, Edwin P. Frost; Execu-
tive Committee, Norman Wardwell, W, A.
Mason, H, ID. Mcclellan. The admission fee
was fixed at 80 cts. The sessions are to be
private, and held on Thursday evenings.
The question for discussion at The next
meeting win be, Resolved That the present
school system is better than the former dis
trict SYSTEM
The GIRLS HOME. Some of the ladies'
in attendance at the w. G. T. l. convention
expressed a wish to visit the Girls Home
and general invitation was extended by
| the President of the Chldren's Aid Society
and transportation provided. about fifty
avaiied themselves of the opportunity and
We're most favorably impressed with the
Home aud its efficient matron. Among re-
cent contributions We're quilt and 80 from
the n. 7. w g. I. A. of Monson; ten dozen
eggs from G D. Davis of Brooks pork from
W. H. Murphy of Monroe. Cash contribu-
tions are needed to pay for furnace.
DANGEROUS MISCHIEF. Last week some
school girls changed the official lists of ad-
vertised letters posted in the Post Office
corridor, and some school boys pasted Dana
pill labels ou the front cf one of the school,
houses, on letter boxes, and anywhere else
they could find place to stick them. There is
State law which imposes fine of SO and
costs and 80 days Imprisonment for defacing
school property, but the boys We're let off
with reprimand, as it was the first offense
Uncle Sans laws are even more severe
against tanpering with anything belonging
to the malls, and probably his officers would
not be 80 ienient as our Superintendent and
teachers.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Still no tidings of the
bark Thos. j. Stewart which sailed from
New York Sept. Sth for Boston, and she is
no doubt lost but there is still hope that the
crew may have been taken off by some out
ward bound vessel. Capt. l.. G. Blake, her
| commander, formerly resided at Cape Rozer
He has a wife and two children in Brewer
lin Aug, 1895, the sch. Arthur V. S.
Woodruff, Capt. S. S. Heagan, sailed from
New York for Aux Cages. She has since
made two voyages to Aux Cages; two to
Cayenne; one to Gov. Harbor, W. l., and
two coastwise trips. She arrived at Phila
| delphia Sept. Both from Cayenne via. Porto
Rico. Sch. VIM. Downes sailed Oct 9TH
for Charleston. S. c., light, to load railroad
ties for Boston. :. Sch. Maria Webster car-
ried cargo of coal for F. G. White to Sandy
| point last week and loaded another for Isle
au Haut Tuesday Sch. II. M. Stanley ar
rived Monday from St. John, n. B., with
| shingles for Cooper & Co... Sch. julia
| Baker arrived Monday from Boston with
| flour for T. I. Huxford of Brooks and sailed
the same day for Bangor. 80. Sch. Miantono-
NAH sailed Oct 1st for Boston with hay from
l.. T. Shales & Co... Sch. Annie L. Hender
son arrived from Camden yesterday and
! was taken on the marine rail way for re-cop-