The Republican journal., 1897-04-08
The News of Belfast.

closed.
The ice went out of the Penobscot yester-
day and the river is now open to navigation
to Bangor.
Traverse Jurors drawn for service at the
April term S. J. Court will be required to
attend April 49, at 10 a. M, instead of the
first day of the term. Grand jurors will at
tend on the first day of the term as usual.
Calvin Hervey, Esq, has presented to
Thomas H. Marshall Post. G. A. R., a framed
picture, 'The Battle of Bunker HILL which
has been on exhibition at Clements. The
picture will be hung in Grand Army hall.
H. G. Bicknell will engage in clustering
here this season, having his car in the har-
Dor. and will sell at wholesale and retail
HOLSTERS are always in demand, and the
only difficulty is in obtaining a supply.
President Harris of the Maine State Col
lege will deliver his illustrated lecture on
Washington at the Methodist church next
Tuesday evening, April 18th. The lecture
is both interesting and instructive and Presi-
dent Harris should have full house.
City Marshal B. o. Norton has appointed
Geo. W. Frisbee and L. II. Jipson as night
watchmen, and they went on duty Tuesday
evening. Both have served in this capacity
and proved themselves reliable and efficient
officers. The appointments are generally
commended
The Belfast Free Library is open to all
every day except Sunday. Monday, We'd
nesday, Friday and Saturday afternoons
from to o'clock; and from 6 80 to S 80 on
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday evenings
Visitors in town for less than year may
buy temporary card for 30 cents
At a meeting of the Fire Department
kimbal as captain was accepted and S W.
Freeman was elected to the position. Jas.
Waterman was chosed to fill the vacancy
caused by Freemens promotion. Remarks
were made by F. II. WEIGH and l. T. Clough.
Chas. Weeks & Co. have added another
fishing boat to their fleet. The boat is a
sloop 30 feet long and was purchased of j. L.
Il. Freeman. Capt Irish sailed the boat to
this city Friday from Belfast where she was
obtained after some delay. [Rockland
Daily Star.
The report here was that the boat was OBJ
tanned by legal process
The resolve making an appropriation for
the Girls Home in this city passed the Leg
islature and was signed by the Governor, as
before reported, and the money is now
awaiting the action of the executive com
mttee of the Childrens Aid Society of
Maine, and will be paid over in a lump sum
or in installments as desired
Frank Leonard of Lynn, the well known
base ball manager, came to Belfast Saturday
with view to arranging matters for the local
nine in the Maine State league. He did
not consider the inducements sufficient to
take the management of the local nine, and
it is doubtful if Belfast is represented in the
league this season, although some other
manager may undertake it.
Mr.. F. E. Cottrell has just received from
Acknowledgment Co., Portland, State agents
for the celebrated Pillsbury mills Of Mime
apolis, three large signs, the largest being
100 feet long, which are to be posted upon
the bill boards owned by him. These mills
turn out 25,203 barrels per day, which of it.
self is guarantee of the quality of their
product.
AN APRIL SocIABLE. Those who were
fortunate enough to be in attendance at the
Sunday school sociabe held at the home of
Mrs. Charles L. Walker of Swanvil.e will
rejoice at the memories of it's festivities Of
A mil Eool'S do 1.,t oJ,ar A.,
occasion, and was greatly aided by the sue
cessful efforts of sister Lulu Patterson, who
made some nice looking cakes, the wooden
hearts of which could neither be broken nor
cut, notwithstanding the violent efforts in
those directions Some were impolite
enough to bite into their cake-but the scene
was too narrowing, and we will draw the
curtain. But these tempting looking viands
were such decided success that no doubt
sister Lulu will conceive in her fertile brain
something else for her deft hands to pre-
pare should a sociable happen to fall upon
the first of April again. We all trust that
she will; but as the writer was among the
victims on this occasion, we wish to give
warning that we shall keep a watchful eye
upon ASl iAddNtoFICo' ouPpCl " dS StlN6u
about six o'clock, but before partaking of it,
each lady selected dainty cap made for the
occasion, and the gentlemen selected theirs
The caps We're all numbered and the gentle
men had as their partners the ladies who
had corresponding numbers. Sister Walker
provided the beans and brown bread, and
the other sisters many of whom were also
Grange sisters, brought dainties for the
table, and most enjoyable tt me was had by
all in the afternoon. The evening was none
the less pleasantly spent, the time being
passed in chatting socially, singing and rec
itations. The singing was led by the presi-
dent of the society, Mrs. Charles L. Walker,
and Mrs. Otis Patterson. These two ladies
also sang very nicely together. The recita-
tions were also excellent. The youngest
who recited was Master Eddie Walker,
who is not quite six years old. He has not
yet attended school, but enjoys quite dis
tincton as public speaker at the Grange
and elsewhere. We trust that these soci-
ables may be continued and the worthy OBJ
jects for which they are held be fully ac-
complished. B. E. W.
incidentally it may be remarked that
Maine is playing prominent part in the
tariff proceedings at Washington. 1t is a