The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-01-07

| Waldo District Lodge of Good Templars
will meet with Belfast Lodge February Goth.
! Dwight c. Greenlaw shipped a large flock
of sheep from Belfast to Brighton last Sat
urday.
| The annual meeting of the Board of Trade
will be held next Monday evening at Z
| o'clock.
| The quilt recently disposed of by Pine
Tree Circle, Kings Daughters. was drawn
| by d. E. sheldon.
| J. A, Johnson and wife of Union, evange-
| lists, viii speak in Memorial Hail next Sun
| day evening at o'clock.
The meetings of the Debating Club will
be resumed after the adjournment of the
January term of Court.
Il A delegation fcom A. f. Clark Camp went
to Lincolnviile Centre Thursday to attend
tile funeral of their comrade, Charles Young
The annual meeting of the " aldo County
Agricultural Society will be held at the
Court house next Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock.
The annual meeting of the c NIB Of Thirty
was held Jan. LIST. Hon. Joseph Williamson
was chosen president, and the meeting adj
journed to Jan. 29th.
l. G. Libby, Esq, recently brought to his
farm in ihla city from Burnllam d flock of
/ 100 Sheep, which he is to fatten and shin
across the water Mr.. Libby is now feeding
out 80 bushels OF feed day to the stock at
his barns. There are great many farmers
:, ho would think they were dong d pretty
big business If they were feeding out tn at
much grain, but it IS only a pastime for Mr.
Libby. Watervilie Evening Mail
FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER SALE. This
great sale is now on at the White Store, 81
Main street, Charles OConnell, proprietor.
The delay will benefit buyers, as prices
have been further marked down to meet the
advanced season; and winter clothing in all
lines may now be bought for a song, as the
saying is, or at fire sale prices, which means
long way below cost. The opportunity is
one that should not be overlooked.
BuRKETT's BARGAINS. A good indication
of the dawn of better times and the revival
of business is the temperance in our adj
vertising columns of Geo. w Burkett, pro-
prieter of the big dry goods store in Odd
Fellows block. His clearance sales have al
ways been marked events with shoppers,
and this year he proposes to out do all pre-
vious records. Generally speaking goods
were never so low before, and the prices
quoted are lower than the lowest. In this
connection it may be stated that one of
RUrtSptt'a plprta Mjsa .Tulia r Rroyxrn
ceiving congratulations on the result of
voting contest in which, as the 'most popu-
lar clerk in Belfast" she became the reel
pent of gold watch.
SONS OF VETERANS INSTALLATION The
meeting of A. E. Clark Camp, Sons of Veter-
ans, last Monday evening" was of unusual in
terest There was large attendance of the
members and invited guests. The officers
for the ensuing year were installed by Past
Captain Charles E. Merriam of Lincolnville
Following is the list: Captain, Ulysses G.
Hussey LIST Lieut., w. W. Shaw; ID Lieut.,
w S, Hobbs; Camp Council, A. S. Stoney,
j. W. Pendleton, G. NJ. Smalley; Chaplain,
A. S. Stoney; Sergt. of Guard, w. j.
Havner 1st Sergt., W. j. Clifford Qmr
Sergt., o. j. Dickey; Color Sergt., Geo. L.
Shaw; Principal Musician, c. M. Smalley
Corp. of Guard, A. j. Colcord; Picket
Guard, Roy E. Young: Camp Guard, E. S.
Whitehead. W. j. Clifford is delegate to
Department Encampment, and o. j Dickey,
alternate. A poem entitled "Ode to the
Sons of Veterans" written by Ella Alwida
W Wentworth, was read by 0. j. Dckey.
Rev. Il. l. Holt of Morrill, gave an address
on "Our Order and its Objects which was
highly appreciated by those who heard it.
poem, "a. E. Clark Camp, s. of w."
written by Gena Smith Fairfield of Natick,
Mass, was read by W. j. Clifford. A. S.
Stoney gave some interesting stereoptcon
views, accompanied by brief explanatory
remarks. The Camp was presented with a
fine large portrait of Capt. Clark for whom
the camp was named. 1t was the gift of W.
A Clark, W. S. Hobbs, w. j. Havner, w.
j. Clifford and O. j. Dickey. Ice cream
and cake We're served.
SHIPPING ITEMS Last week 5 issue of the
American Shipbullder. New York, contain
ed as a supplement a fine picture of the four
masted ship May Flint, formerly the steam
ship Persian Monarch. She is commanded
by Capt E. ID, p. Nichols of Searsport and
arrived at San Francisco Dec. 24th, 155 DAYS
from New York. The big four masted sch
William B. Palmer, built at Bath and COM
manded by Capt. Frank Dyer, arrived at
Antwerp Dec. 18th. She made the passage
from Hampton Roads in 81 days j.. The
President Dec. 31st issued a proclamation
promulgating the action of Congress provid-
ing regulations for preventing collisions at
sea and setting July l, 1897, as the day upon
which they shall take effect. . The famous
Bath ship Solitaire has met the fate of manv
OF her predecessors and henceforth will be
utilized as coal barge. She was built in
1879 and her register was 1881 tons. Sch.
Sarah E. Palmer, Whittier, arrived at Bath
Jan. LIST, in tow, for repairs. The master
and crew of the sch. Masconomo have libel
led the sch. Elizabeth Foster for salvage,
having towed her in to Gloucester as be-
fore reported. Sch. Arthur V. S. Wood
ruff of Bucksport, from that port for New
York, is at Bermuda totally dismasted, but
crew safe. Capt S. S. Heagan was in COM
mand, with George McVickar as mate, Louis
futile, John Hall and Jerry Bridges, Jr., of
Bncksport, before the mast; Jerry Hutchins
OF Verona steward Jovolfo die