The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-01-14

ed to meet with Mrs. E. A. D. burlington
| tomorrow, Friday. at 2 80 p. N.
Frank W. Prescott of this city and Charles
Dorr of North Searsport killed five snakes
near Blacks Corner Monday. The reptiles
were about feet long and of the common
striped variety. Real live snakes at this
season of the year are uncommon.
A movement is on foot to make change
in the terms of office of the Belfast Assessors
The three Assessors are now elected annual
ly by the City Council for term of one
year. thus making it possible to have full
new board quite frequently. 1t is proposed
to elect one each year for term of three
years, thus ensuring some experienced men
on the board every year The change can
only be made by an amendment of the city
charter by the Legislature.
LEGISLATIVE. The Waldo county deega-
ton seems to have been we'll placed on
committees. Senator Billings is on the
committees on engrossed bills; pensions !;
State prison (chairman3 and State College
Representative Littlefed of Belfast is on
dixie on commerce; Pierce of Frankfort on
banks and banking: Hurd of Northport on
ways and bridges Kneeland of Searsport
on shore fisheries Martin of Liberty on
| State College.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. The fire, smoke
and water sale opened at the White Store
| Monday and is still on. That it did not be-
gin last week was not the fault of the pro-
| prietor, Charles O'Connell, but was due to
delay in settling the insurance. See ad-
| vertisement for the bargains offered. Now
is the time and LocFe's is the place to buy a
gold watch, or slverware, or have your eyes
| fitted Look out for the window display
next Saturday. Our readers in city and
country should avail themselves of the
present opportunities to buy clothing and
furnishing goods, dry and fancy goods, at
prices before unheard of. In addition to
Charles O'Connell's sale, noticed above
Staples Il Cottrel, II Main street, are sell
ing winter goods regardless of cost: Clark
the clothier and tailor, SO Main street, is
having a clearance sale of ulsters overcoats
and REFERS aud Geo. w. Burkett's great
clearance sale for January is still on at his
store in Odd Fellows block.
SUNSHINE 1t was cold clustering night
without, but within the walls of the Opera
House last Tuesday evening the sunshine OF
a genial presence prevailed The bay was
storm-tossed, but waves of laughter ripped
through the audience. DR.. A. A. Willis,
the lecturer, not only dispensed Sunshine"
but by apt illustrations, and from personal
experience, told his attentive audience "How
to Enjoy Life" The subject was either
made for the lecturer or the lecturer for the
subject. Certainly each is suggestive OF the
other. In his opening remarks DR.. Willis
referred to his lecture here 26 years ago, and
| of which many of our citizens retain pleas
| ant recollections. We have heard it re-
| marked that on that occasion the hall was
cold and the audience ditto; but those con-
ditions certainly did not exist last Tuesday
evening. The audience then was fully in
accord with the speaker and the laughter
and applause were alElost continuous. Some
one remarked that it was a sermon rather
than lecture, and in a certain sense this is
true. But it was a sermon wholly devoid of
sectarianism, imbued with a true catholic
spirit, boundless charity and good will to
all men. The lecture is one that must be
heard to be appreciated; and all should
hear it,