The Republican journal., 1897-09-02


A full attendance is desired.
There will be night-cap sociable and
poverty supper at Silver Harvest Grange
Hail. Monday evening, Sept. 9th. Tickets,
25 cents, including dancing. If very stormy
the next fair night.
In laying the new asphalt sidewalk it was
| found necessary to remove the electric light
pole, corner of Main and Church streets, and
the light is now suspended over the square
in much better position than formerly.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast post office for the week ending
August %, 1897: Ladies-Mrs. Nettie M.
Dickey, Mrs. Charles L. Wilson. Gentle
men-Mr. c. o. Hatch, Mr.. E. A. Mason,
| Mr.. W. A. Penney.
Mrs. Arletta Chapman moved from Be-
fast to Northport thrty-nine years ago, TAX
ing with her chrysanthemum that was
then about three years old. The same plant
is in existence now, growing finely and
poisoning regularly.
The Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural
Society hold their annual fair in Monroe,
Sept. A. 10, and 16, The society are making
arrangements to have one of the best fairs
ever held on their grounds The trotting
classes are filled and entries close Sept. Sd l..
w. A. Monroe brought to Swift & Pauls
store Tuesday samples of California alfalfa
| and crimson clover grown on his farm this
year. Swift & Paul procured the seed for
him for trial and he is SO well pleased with
the results that he will use quite large
quantity for his fall sowing.
The annual reunion of the Second Maine
Cavalry Association will take place in Wa
terville Sept. 18th, and it is hoped that every
survivor of the old regiment will be pres
ent. Arrangements will be made with the
Maine Central for reduced fares, and hotel
fare at the Elmwood. The Kennebec boats
will take all members from Boston for half
fare.
The regular meeting of the Belfast school
committee was held last Monday evening,
Rev. J. f. Tilton in the chair. Miss Ella Nj
Folsom Of the Central Intermediate was
given one years leave of absence on account
OF i'll health, and the committee on teachers
was authorized to fill the vacancy. On COM
pletion Of the routine business ballot was
taken for principal of the High School, re-
suting as follows For Hugh d. Mcclellan
.. fol W. R. Howard, 8. The chairman did
not vote and Mr. Howard was absent. Mr..
Mcclellan was declared elected with a salary
of 81 900.
Tho Df T5r ord NilSno
Oh Church street had narrow escape from
burning Monday evening. DR., Wilson's
father, Hon. o. d. Wilson, was coming
there to spend the night. Mrs. Wilson
lighted the lights in his room and went to
another part of the house Shortly after
she left lace curtain caught fire from a
gas jet and the room was soon in flames
W. f. Dilworth was passing and was called
in and soon beat the fire out by the use OF
bedding. The curtains We're entirely DIES.
troyed, some bedding and the carpet more
or less burned, and everything in the room
badly smoked.
HORSE TALK. William McCabe drove a
pair of black horses with a loaded hack sc
miles last Sunday to attend funeral. He
was on the box hours without getting off
after leaving the cemetery. Frank Jack
son has entered his horse Hector at the
races in Liberty and Monroe. Hector has
started in two races, this season; he took
first money at Exeter and third at Pittstield
49,. Fred Alexander's horse, Fred Miller
won the 237 race in Unity Aug. 25th John
Sanborn hoisted 5000 bushels of corn from q
vessel with one horse Monday.
New ADVERT IsEMENTs. Garlic & Jones
start for Boston and New York Sept. 9th
and will be pleased to attend to special
orders in their line. Their new goods will
begin to arrive Sept 10Th or 10th China,
glass and lamps, wholesale and retail, q
Main street. See advt. of small gold watch
lost on Northport avenue. A liberal reward
will be paid on its return to 26 Miller street
Belfast. Persons having bills against the
school department of this city are requested
to present them to the superintendent be
fore Saturday noon, Sept. 4th. -. The New
York Fountain Pen Co. advertise for agents
We have received and tried one of the New
York fountain pens and find it all that is
claimed for it,. Thompson & Foster, IS
Church street, Belfast, want at once expert
enced operators on sewing machines run by
power.
CHAT. The price of milk from the wagons
is cents quart from Sept. 1st. Charles
W. Lancaster is re-silling the Gordon house
which he recently bought. The work is in
charge of Isaac Wilband. :. DR.. W. L. West
tested herd of cows for shipment to Mas
sachusetts for James 81. Cunningham last
week. There will be an exhibit of the
Middlesex Fells pure spring water at the
Food Fair in Boston, Oct 4th to 3Oth...
George Jackson of Searsmont bought four
yokes of fine looking beef oxen for the loca
market last Thursday. He found them in tht
vicinity of North Searsport. James 81
Cunningham shipped number of milcl
cows and calves TO Boston by steamer Pen
obscot Friday. Charles Thomas is serv
ing on the night police in place of L. H
Jipson, who is at the Lewiston fair. Some
of Prospects trotting horses are entered tt
trot at Bluehill, September % "A searchel
for the odd numbered clover leaves was re-
warded in short time Tuesday by finding
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