The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-15

seer of the poor vice Edward Sibley, re-
signed.
FAST DAY SERVICES. The Union Fast Day
services will be in the Baptist Church next
Thursday evening, April %. In the absence
OF Rev G. G. Winslow the sermon will be
by Rev. j. M. Leighton. Further notice will
be given next week
THE GIRLS HOME. The annual meeting
of the Children's Aid Society of Maine will
be held at the Girls Home, Northport
avenue, Belfast. Tuesday April Goth, at 2 P.
NJ. Officers will be elected at this meeting
! The Society acknowledges the receipt of
| Sc from the Kings Daughters of Glen Cove
Miss Butcher, president; also one package of
ready made garments from Miss Charlotte
Barnard's Sunday school class. Bucksport,
for the Girls Home.
| SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. James Holmes
sailed Monday for Gloucester with fish bar
rels. Sch. Geo. B. Ferguson, which has
been undergoing repairs in Dyer's dock,
sailed Tuesday for Bangor to load slaves for
New York Sch Paul Seavey is to load
stone at Clark's Island for New York. .
Sch Fannie < Edith is receiving a general
overhauling. Among the spring repairs
of sch A. Havford are a new foresail and
gait topsail, from Lords. She is in Carter's
dock Sch Anna NJ. Barker which sprang
aleak while loading paving at Somesville
went on the beach and the leak was partial
ly stopped. She then finished loading and
sailed the 9th for Fall Rver....The New
York Herald Of Monday last had an illus
tration of the jury steering gear rugged by
Capt Alansn1 FORD on the Lark Alice Reed,
by which the Tessel was st cred 5000 miles,
and compliments the seam tnship displayed.
...Sch. Herald arrived Tuesday from Port
land, with corn for l.. A. Knowton. Sch
Maggie Mulvey arrived Tuesday from
Gloucester and went into Carriers dock for
repairs.
CHAT. A Bangor daily of Friday last had
column headed Getty and Vicinity" and
containing Is items. Eight of the items
We're from The Republican journal of April
Sth. Charles Blake Of Cape Rozier had
good luck shooting wild geese at Spectacle
Island April Sd. He killed four from
iioth VI oONCL, hIlllHS tuI6t dG one SuOC....
CHM & Field have given their store
thorough renovation and it presents a very
attractive appearance. Five cars of fertil-
izer arrived last Thursday from the Bowker
Fertilizer Co., consigned to Frank E. Crow
| ley....A new grain separator, and three
large work horses arrived from Boston last
week for the farm of Geo. d. Otis & Co. of
ID
Liberty to Belfast have been let by the new
| contractor to P. E. Boynton, to begin July
1st.. IF. H. Francis is renovatng the inte-
rlor of his boot and shoe store. There were
but eight prisoners in Belfast Jail Monday
Six are tramps.. The robins have come and
the days are lengthening at both end. May
flowers and dandelion greens will soon be in
season. The Belfast LiverylCo are making
repairs and Improvements to their stable
buildings. B. P. Gardner is building a re-
frigerator at his market in the Lane build
ing, foot of Main street.
THAT AWFUL, GREAT MOUSE. She was
busy about the house when the pet cat ran
into the dining room with something in his
mouth "What have you got, dear?" she
asked. Before puss could answer great
mouse ran over the lady's feet. She caught
her breath, screamed and jumped into
! chair, and kept on screaming for some time,
until she got courage enough to leave the
room, while the cat was playing with the
mouse in the opposite corner. She called to
her assistance a larger woman, and armed
with brooms they marched into the dining
room. The cat had apparently lost his vic
tim, but they thought it must be in the
portere from the cats actions. The big
woman shook the portere, but the mouse
failed to appear. Becoming Drawer she ex-
amined it more closely and, goodness graci-
Gus, he was in the folds at the top. Down
he came with rapidity both women scream
ed jumped into the air about three feet,
brooms and all, frightening the cat and
mouse-the cat making for the kitchen and
the mouse running up the portiere again.
When quiet reigned once more the cat ven
tured back and the Drawer Of the two nervy
women gently shook the portere again and
at last puss had the mouse again in his pos
session. The cat did not intend to kill its
victim just then, however, but began to play
with it, much to the horror of those brave
women, who smiled at each other, shook the
brooms at the cat and mouse, moved near
the door, and closed it just as quick as they
mouse
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