The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-11-18

Mayo & White are closing out their retail
fruit and confectionery business and will
devote their energies to the bottiing and
Wholesale trade.
Don't forget the band benefit at the Bel
fast Opera House, this, Thursday, evening.
Supper, concert and dance, all for so cents
Supper at p. m.
Progress Chautauqua Circle was organic
ed at the home of Mrs. Mary Whitmore
Monday evening. Meetings are held every
Monday evening. All who are interested
are invited to join.
A hearing was held in the Police Court
Nov 18th on the liquors recently seized at
the Commonwealth Hotel. The hard liquors
We're turned over to the sheriff and the beer
ordered destroyed.
The winter term of the Eastern State Nor
mai school at Castine will begin Dec. 14th i'm
stead of the date named in the catalogue. The
attendance this term has been the largest of
any fall term since the school was establish
ed, and the entering class the largest
The stock of Charles O'Connell, clothing
dealer, 81 Main street, has been attached
for merchandise bill by Chenery & Co. of
Portland. Mr.. O'Connell has filed petit
ton in insolvency, which dissolves the at
tachment, and he will endeavor to effect a
compromise with his creditors. His store is
closed.
SOME PUMPKINS. Fl. W. Clark closed his
contest on the big pumpkins Nov. 18th. John
W. Prescott of South Montville was the
winner, bringing in one that weighed 80
pounds. Very large pumpkins were also
brought in by J. W. Bradford of Krox, R.
NJ. Brown of Swanville. and by a man who
neglected to leave his name.
H. A. Babbidge arrived from Rockland
Nov. 18TH with his pile driver to repair
the wharf of F. G. White Co. He will re-
| build the portion which was broken down
last summer by vessel running into it, and
strengthen other portions wherever needed.
Capt. R. S. Davis of Camden was in town
short time Monday on his way from Ban
gor to North Haven He has bought the
schooner Thomas j. Beckett of Bucksport,
| which is to be balasted and beached at Fox
Island Thoroughfare for use as break wa
ter, boat landing, etc, The Beckett was built
at snowfall, Md, in 1917, and is a craft of
10 tons Capt. Davis is doing an extensive
job at the Thoroughfare. preparing a bath
ing place and other conveniences for sum-
mer visitors.
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| subscriber who has missed some numbers of
| The journal and writes to have an addition
TO the address, says The only way | get
any ship news is through The Journal and
hate to miss number. "A subscriber
in Waldo county sends s. 10, and writes al
should be very glad of Farm and Home and
of the Encyclopedia, both of which | look
upon as presents, as your paper is well worth
the price. l stopped The Journal because
had poor fit, but found I was poorer with
out it than without the money it cost"
THE FIRST Snow The rst snow of the
season came Friday morning, Nov. 18th. 1t
had rained heavily during the latter part of
the night and the ground was very wet, but
the snow, which began falling about day
light, came so thick and fast that everything
| outdoors was soon covered with mantle of
white. The continued to fall during
| the day, and snow slides from the roofs We're
frequent and heavy. There was no after
noon session of the city schools. The record
of Mr.. l.. III. Murch showed inches of snow
| fell with a precipitation, including the rain
fall OF the previous night, of 1.29 inches. A
/ fp al ,rI,S laIs
morning.
CHAT Free postal delivery in Belfast cost
/ the government last year So 62377 B F.
Brown who recently sold his livery business
III Belfast, will conduct a similar business in
Bangor. Swift & Paul had celery, lettuce
and cucumbers Nov. 18th. Small mackerel
are being caught in the weirs at Oceanville,
| Deer Isle. Supper, concert and dance at
the Belfast Opera House this evening Fifty
cents pays for all....W Fl. Bray has put in
private telephone line between E. F.
Bramhal's market and residence. A kew
with tag marked "W. has been lost. The
finder will confer favor by leaving it at
the post office. Sch. Lottie arrived Nov
| 10th with a good fare of fresh fish,. Geo
W. Burkett has bought the Josiah L. Hall
house on Miller street and is to give it a
thorough renovation. 1t will be fitted up in
first class style, for rent.
STEAMER NOTES. The B oston Il Bangor
steamers were somewhat disarranged in
their trips by the storm Of Nov. 18th The
City of Bangor came through all right as
far as Rockland, where she arrived Friday
morning on time. The passage was rough,
the wind blowing gale from the southeast
with rain. just before reaching Rockland
the wind changed to northeast and snow be-
gan falling. The change of wind made it so
rough that a landing could not be made at
the wharf in Rockland, and he steamer was
anchored in the harbor until II 10, when the
wind changed to northwest. The steamer ar
rived at Belfast at p M. and left Bangor
on her return trip Saturday afternoon at /
o'clock. The Penobscot left Rockland
Thursday night as usual, but meeting the
head wind and gale was obliged to put into
Portland, where she remained until Friday
at 3 80 p. m, arriving in Boston at a. m
Safn no laff