The Republican journal., 1897-12-02

| Albert Stinson has been APP pointed post
master at North Searsport.
The annual election of officers in A. E
Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans ,gwill be held
next Monday evening, and of the Ladies'
Aid Society Wednesday evening. A full
attendance is desired in each
The air brake car was at Waterville the
past week and all the employees of the Maine
Central running east of that point were
ordered there for examination. Monday
Conductor Sullivan and his crew went to
Watervlle and Conductor Cook and the
crew of the freight train took charge of the
passenger train. Conductor Crosby and
crew from the main line had the freight
train. The crews returned to their regular
trains Tuesday night. The engineers and
| tiremen were examined last week.
FISH FACTS. The sloop Bessie May, Capt
David Bridges, and schooner Little Inez,
Capt James Bridges, both of Swans Island
are having good season of herring fishing
| The sloop with two men took so barrels of
herring for picking, which sold at 81 per
barrel, and with men got 1900 bushels of
saraine herring which sold at an average of
about 80 cts. per bushel. The Little Inez
stocked 60 barrels of picked herring, and
engaged in cod fishing part of the time.
They will continue the herring business
some time longer. The boats came to Belfast
| for supplies. Very few smelts have been
caught from the wharves here, but the mar
kets have been supplied from Stockton and
Searsport.
| The County Com missioners have located
a county way over the town way from the
house of Chas. F. Russ to the house former
ly owned by Ebert J. Monroe. Within
two years past two sections of county way
! have been laid out by the Commissioners
and built by the city of Belfast and town of
Waldo. One was from Monroe's house
northerly to Waldo, near Whitcomb's corner,
and one diagonalIy across from the house of
| Q. A. Mckinley on the Belfast and Poor's
| Mills road to the house of Chas f. Russ on
Poors Mills and Head of Tide road. This
left the short section above referred to still
town way and the acceptance of this by
the Commissioners makes direct county
road from Belfast to Knox.
A FINE HUMoRIsT. One the most pleas
ing entertainments given here for a long
time was presented at the Baptist church
Tuesday evening, under the auspices of the
Up S. c. E. The elocutionist and humor-
list, Manander bennett, came here with the
highest recommendations, and his hearers
were expecting treat. They were not dis
appointed. He is truly master Of his pro-
fession. Musical selections by local talent
formed pleasing feature of the entertain
ment. The program was as follows.
Bass solo, 1.-The WINDMILL, Tuckerman
Mr. E. S. Pitcher.
Reading, "Ward's London Lecture A. Ward
Mr.. bennett
Reading, s"The Inventors Wife, Aldrich
Mr.. bennett.
Soprano solo, "Scotch Ballad, Masters
Mrs. R. H. Howes
Reading "How Ruby Played' Bagley
Mr.. bennett
Reading, "Wilamson Breckenridge Caruthers "
Mr. bennett. Mark Twain
Tenor SOLO ''Infinite Meditation" Thomas
Mr. Emery White.
Reading, 'Class in I'd Reader
!, Mr.. bennett.
Reading, 'The interviewer Mark Twain
Mr.. bennett.
limitations, "The Snorer,' and Saving Wood, ;
Mr.. bennett
Contralto solo, "The Hoy City,'' Adam.
Mrs. 4. S. Pitcher.