The Republican journal., 1897-02-11
The News Of Belfast.

The next lecture in the Peoples Cours,
will be given Feb. 18th by Rev. P. S. Hen
son, D. D. Subject, "Fools."
There will be dance at Whitcomb'.
Hall, Waldo, next Tuesday evening, will
music by Morse & Bennett.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast post Office for the week ending Feb
g.: Gentlemen, Mr.. n. W. Grimes; Mr.
Edwin Jackson.
The Belfast chorus for the Maine Musical
Festival numbers 81 members. Meetings
for rehearsal are held weekly, Tuesday
evenings, at the High school room.
One of the pupils in the South Intermedi
ate school, thinking of the many BIRTHDAYS
observed as flag days" in the schools ask ed
the teacher if they were not to have Blaine
day. Why not?
The members of the Alliance are requested
to bring needle, thread and scissors to the
meeting at their rooms. tomorrow, Friday
afternoon, as probably there will be sewing
to do for charitable purpose.
VIM. B. Swan and Miss Abby H. Faunce
both well known and respected residents OF
this city 1t is understood that the mar
riage will take place early next month.
ACCIDENTS. Mrs. John Hill slipped on
the ice near A. P. Mansfied's house Mon
day morning and suffered a severe sprain
of the left wrist. Mrs. Frank o. Critchett
fell on the stairs Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Judith Knowlton on Cedar
street, and was seriously injured. Her
right arm was broken above the elbow, and
the elbow joint dislocated besides some
severe bruises. Timothy Thompson fell
on the ice on Cross street Tuesday and broke
his left hip, a very serious accident for a
man of his age.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS AT AUGUSTA. At
the meeting of the commi ttee on financial
affairs, Tuesday, A. c. Sible Y, W. B. Swan
and Mrs. burlington of Belfast, Mrs. S. F.
Hamilton of Saco, Mrs. Florence C. Porter
OF Caribou, and Hon. Fred Atw ood of Win
terport, appeared for the Chidren's Aid
Society of Maine, located at Belfast The
for expenses. The committee voted to re-
port resolve FOR $500 for repairing building
and $3.50 annually for expenses. The same
day Mr.. Sibley appeared before the judiciary
committee in behalf of highway commits
sion, and before the educational committee
in favor of the bill for the examination of
teachers.
BASE BALL. An adjourned meeting in the
interests of base ball was held in the Bel
fast Opera House last Thursday evening.
The Belfast Band gave two selections be-
fore the meeting opened. S. A. Parker pre-
sided and w. j. Dorman was chosen clerk.
The following directors We're chosen, with
power to fill vacancies and to increase their
number tc ten, if they think best: W. c.
Libby, A. c. Sibley, f. S. Brick, f. Ii.
Nelch, G. f. knowlton, Chas. O'ConneIl, S.
A. Parker, w. Il. Howard. The Secretary
instructed to call a meeting of the di-
rectors After same explanation Of the
methods of league base ball business by W.
F.. niworth, the meeting adjourned A
meeting of the directors was called for
Tuesday evening, but owing to lack of
quorum vas adjourned to Satur day evneing.
New ADVERTISEMENTS H. A. Starrett
announces bargain sale OF goods lust
bought in the New York and Boston mar
kets, and glance at the prices quoted Will
show that they bargains indeed. The
goods include all-wool serges, cotton and
wool plaids, pereales, gingbams, silks, etc
besides garments and shawls at one-lalt the
retail price asked at the opening of the sea
son....Y You get honest medicine at Poor &
Son's-pure drugs, and at the lowest possible
prices. At the same place you Will find tile
old-fashoned Osgood Indian Bitters, un-
equalled for cleansing the liver aud kidneys
A full pint bottle for 90 cents. NJ. Z. Hill
80 Miller street, Belfast, wants men in every
town, with good pay for good men. e.. Dal-
tons Sarsaparilla is a unique combination
of two remedies in one, and has attained a
large sale on its merits. -. Burkett's big bar
gain sale is still on, and buyers are throng-
ing to his handsome store in ODD Fellows
block
A DISASTROUS FIRE IN BROOKS. The en-
tire set of farm buildings of Joseph Ellis oi
South Brooks We're burned Tuesday night
with nearly all their contents The build
lngs consisted of large two-story house L.
carriage house, large barn, and numerous
smaller out buildings. Thirteen head of
cattle, eight horses, the hogs, hens and
sheep, were all burned together with all the
hay, grain, vegetables, apples, etc. The
farm was we'll supplied with the best of
farm machinery and tools and complete
dairy outfit, all of winch We're a total loss
small portion of the furniture in the house
was saved. The loss on the buildings is es-
timated at 5000, and on the personal
property nearly as much more. There was
no insurance. The cause of the fire is un-
known. Early in the evening a hired man
went through the barn and tieups as usual
and left the cattle, horses and ever ything ap-
p rently all right About II o'clock the
people in the house were awakened by a
smell of smoke and the barn was found to
be nearly consumed. The fire spread SO
rapidly that it was with difficulty they all
escaped.
Concerning Local Industries.
The use of mahogany i'll interior house