The Republican journal., 1897-02-18
Meetings will be held this week as usual
at the Peoples Mission, SO High street.

Meetings will be held this week as usual
at the Peoples Mission, SO High street.
Pine Tree Circle, Kings Daughters, will
meet next Monday evening with Mrs. Otis
Whitemore on High street.
The Children's Aid Society acknowledges
| receipt of S. from Fl. c. Marden, Belfast.
and IS OF from the South Berwick Whist
Club.
Rev. H. L. Holt of Morrill, has accepted an
| invitation to deliver the memorial Day
address for e. NJ Billings Post, G. A. R., OF
Monroe.
/ FISH FACTS. Tie North Haven weir fish.
ermen are getting out the material for erect.
ing their weirs. Several new ones will he
put up IN the spring. p. Bicknell & Hopkins
, do not expect to run the fishing privilege at
Saturday Cove this season.. Fishing at
Swan Lake has not been very successful
thus far.
EAST BELFAST. A pleasant party was
1 held last Friday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Alexis E. Gross. About so per
sons We're present, including a party from
| Appleton, who came in four-h horse sleigh.
| An excellent supper was served. -. Mr. and
Mrs. }. A. johnson, the singing evangelists,
will hold services next Sunday in Brad
| mans hall at and p. N. This, Thursday
evening, they will be at the White school
! house.
a quartette of slightly intoxicated fellows
made a mistake Monday evening. AS they
We're passing a peaceable and we'll disposed
| citizen one Of them slapped his face vicious
ly The citizen, without saying a word,
merely gave his assailant one straight from
the shoulder" which laid him sprawling in
the gutter. All went their way without
further word or action. That young fellow
will probably size up the next man before
| he strikes.
The dance and concert at Farmers Pride,
Lincolnville, Feb. 18th, was decided sue
cess. Houng's orchestra consisting of B. F.
Young, Lincoln Young, A. H. Miller and B.
F. Young, Jr., fairly outdid itself in render
ing vocal and instrumental music, which
was fully appreciated by the large and Sc
lect company of ladies and gentlemen pres
| ent. similar entertainment will be given
by request Feb. 22d. All who appreciate
good music, good order and courteous treat
meut are cordially invited to attend. [Com
THE HYDRANTs. The questions asked last
week concerning the hydrants were prompt
ed by enquiries from very many citizens who
have property interests at stake and who
were naturally anxious as to the facilities
for eXtnguishng fire. Mr.. Bird, superin-
IF tI,y rr,t.,r nrlyo info +l,+
on the approach of cold weather he has
every hydrant inspected and put in good
condition, and that during the winter he
employs man whose duty it is to see that
all are in order. This should allay the very
general anxiety felt on the subject.
Helping Hand Circle of Kings Daughters
is having an unusually busy and prosperous
season. The circle will be one year old the
9th of March, on which day the anniversary
will be celebrated They have, by means of
fairs and sales of fancy articles, raised 800
for the proposed old ladies' home, and have
other entertainments in view for the same
end. The next will be Scent sociable at Mrs
Sanford Howard's, on High street. Friday
evening. Feb Goth, at which home made
confectionery will be sold and a literary
program presented. A full attendance is
| desired at the regular meeting next Monday
evening at Mrs. l.. F. Towards, Bay View
street.
HOODS BICYCLE CONTEST. The yheel comes
to Belfast. C. l. Hood & Co. of Lowell,
Mass offered a prize of high grade, one
hundred dollar bicycle to the clerk in this
| State selling the largest number of bottles of
| Hoods Sarsaparilla at retail between Sept.
1, 1896, and Jan. l, 1897, and mailing them
the votes therefor. the votes to be signed by
the buyers of Hoods Sarsaparlla. Mr.. Ralph
H. Howes, of A. A. Howes & Co., Belfast,
entered the contest, and last week he was
notified that the wheel had been won by him
and would be shipped as soon as received
from the factory. An additional prize of
| per cent. discount from the wholesale price
of the sarsaparila goes to the firm. With
the many drug stores in Maine and the gen.
eral demand for Hoods Sarsaparilla, the re-
| suit of this contest is a decided victory for
A. A. Howes & Co, and very pleasant
| thing for the member of the firm who wins
| the wheel.
| New ADVERTISEMENTS Burkett is con-
tnuing his mark down sale through Febfu-
| airy, and gives a new list of bargains in this
weeks paper. His sales for the week end
ing Feb. 9th were the largest since the es-
Establishment of his store in 1869. At Fl. A.
Starrett's shoppers will reap the advantage
of recent purchases at bottom prices in the
New York and Boston markets Among
many bargains offered those in garments
and shawls should not be overlooked. 80.
The attention of our Republican friends
who want printing of any kind done is call
ed to the card Of George W. Burgess, job
printer, Opera House block. His prices are
moderate, his work first class, and he de-
serves liberal patronage. M. l.. Mitchell,
115 High street, Belfast, is Offering his large
stock of tinware at very low prices. He has
everything in this line from the cheapest to
the best. Give him call. 49,. Attention is
called to the statements of the Union Cas-
uaty & Surety Co., of St. Louis, Mo- and
The Springfield Fire & Marine ms. Co.,
both represented at Winterport by Fred
| Atwood Tho lott has oil