The Republican journal., 1897-12-23

late Monday on account of DELAYS on the
main line.
| Inc Belfast Theatre Orchestra will have
Christmas ball at Belfast Opera House to.
morrow, Friday, evening.
There will be dance at Silver Harvest
orange Han, Christmas eve. Dec. "a Ad-
mission 20 cents, and supper will be furnish
ed to all that wish
List OF unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast post office for the week ending Dec.
lo: Ladies-Miss Annie Tyler. Gentlemen
f. r. Grant (2), VIM. c. Hall, Geo. E.
Kenworthy, Jr., H, NJ. Thayer.
The supply of Christmas poultry has not
yet begun to come in, but poultry raisers re-
port good supply of excellent quality
/ Marketmen expect that prices will be about
the same as al Thanksgiving.
One OF our amateur photograp piers spent
an hour the other day taking snap shots at
cat, but on going to G. r. Coombs to have
! the plates developed it was found that there
were none in the camerai
The Belfast Printing Co. is distributing
some neat calendars, in which they claim to
be "The only pebble on the beach when it
comes TO printing promptly and SATISFACTORY
| ly." In proof they submit the pebble. the
real article.
| On account of lack of quorum there was
no meeting of the Associated Charities last
! Saturday, and special meeting has neen
called by the President to be held at tire
office of the superintendent of schools next
Tuesday evening, at 7-30 O'clock
The Belfast Post office will close from i
to P. M on Christmas day. The carriers
will make their usual collections, and the
morning delivery, There will be no even
ing delivery by carriers The general
delivery will be opened from to $50 P NJ
| The E. M. c. Seminary, Bucksport, has
| been enabled through the generous contri-
| buttons of the students and townspeople to
purchase flag and staff, and Dec 18th
| flag raising took place on the seminary cam
/ pus. Addresses were made by Hon Parker
I Spotford, Rev VIM. Forsyth and others, and
/ appropriate music furnished.
In removing bar in the Missouri river at
st. Louis, great variety of relics was
/ found The ST. Louis G lobe Democrat reports
! Capt Whitledge, who had charge of the
work, as saying that one article was found
| he forgets what it was--that had been ia
| the town of Camden, Me, in the year 1912
How it found its way in the city's public
dump is thing for the speculative to de-
termine.'
N4e-p rDvY 9
who has been very sick for the past Two
weeks is reported as a great deal better ~
| Fred Slavery pOwed with a pair of horses
Dec. 18th the ground he harvested his crops
from this year and reports finding frost.
... Fred Slavery is reported as on the sick
| list. The Christmas tree at the Union
| distric ct is Christmas night, and not Christ
mas eve as reported last week. E. Roscoe
| Ellis has his stand of buildings nearly finish
ed on the outside.
/ THE GIRLS HOME. One new girl was re-
| ceived at the Home Monday, on application
of Miss Snow. Superintendent of Schools of
Bangor. There will be Christmas tree
| at the Home Saturday afternoon. Contribu-
tons of food, clothing, toys or anything
| for chidrens use, will be thankfully receiv-
| ed The Girls Home paper will be issued
early in January. Contributions have
! lately been received from the Kings Daugh-
| tiers of Harpswell Centre, friends in Winter
port and from Miss Lolita Taylor of Lewis
/ ton.
| The lecture course opened Friday evening,
Dec. 18th, with concert by the Mozart Sym
| phony Club of New York. 1t was their first
appearance in Belfast and they were greet
ed by large audience and received liberal
| applause The members of this club now in
its seventh season, are all fine Instrumental
lists, and We're heard to good advantage in
solos, duos and quartettes. The Viola d.
Amour, the Viola da GAMBIA and the Alpine
| echo horn We're new Instruments here. The
| Viola da GAMBIA was par ticuarly fine. Miss
| Gumaer, contrato soloist made favorable
impression, and was encored after each
song. The concert a whole one OF
the best ever given here.
| POLICE COURT. There were two cases be-
fore the Court Tuesday. Eugene Atherton,
aged II, was charged with an assault on Car
! parents in the Quinlan house, Washington
street. and claims that Atherton came to
the house Sunday evening, and after entic-
lug the girl out by telling her that there
was a present for her in neighbours house,
made an assault on her and tore her cloth
| ing She broke away from him aud ran
home. No defense was put in, Judge Rog-
ers found probable cause" and ordered
Atherton to give bonds in $500 for appear
anee at S. J. Court. He failed to get bonds
and was committed J ohm d. Avery was
sentenced to 90 days in Jail and a fine of $40
the same day for drunkenness.
NORTH BELFAST. Schools closed last Fri
day for vacation of three weeks. Very
profitable and satisfactory work has been
done in each grade. Miss Sadie A. Russ
teacher of the grammar grade, has been, as
usual very faithful in the discharge of her
duties, and the standing of her pupils will
compare favorably with that of any other
school of the same grade in Belfast. Miss
Edith NJ Ladd, teacher Of the primary and
intermediate grades, has given evidence of
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