The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-16
This is the day for receiving proposals fol-
the sale of Befast's refunding bonds.


The W. G. T. Alliance will meet W it'll Mrs
Elmer Small, Sc Miller street, Friday after
noon, Dec. 18th, at o'clock. Subject, Op-
portunity.
Policeman Charles Thomas takes Police
man Frisbee's place on the night force.
while the latter is engaged in his outside
duties as fish warden
Mrs. Sarah j. Nealley has sold her house
on Cross street to Charles W. Lancaster
and has bought the Stephenson house on
Spring street, which she will fit up for a
boarding and lodging house.
Mayo & White have sold their retail fruit
and confectionery store to Mrs. A. M. Has
sell, who recently moved here from Isles
boro, and who will continue the. business in
the Hervey store on High street.
/ R. H. Coombs & Son have very hand
some show window at their furniture store.
1t represents a woodland scene, with
stream, rustic bridge and log cabin, with
great variety of wild birds and animals.
Fish and Game Warden George W. Fris.
bee is canvassing Waldo County for Stats.
tics OF the fishing industry for the State
commissioner of Sea and Shore Fisheries.
He was in Islesboro Monday, and is now at
work along the Penobscot river.
| Parties living near the "muck" have de-
stroyed the ice by cutting holes in and
strewing salt upon the surface. They claim
that the skaters disturb them nights, but
| the nOIjca thar ba 10 n
o'clock and that there is very little noise
there at any time.
By misunderstanding among the COM
mittee the Sons of Veterans dance at Odd
Fellows Hall on Saturday evening was not
| held. There will, however, be dance at Odd
Fellows Hall on Saturday evening, Dec. 18th.
with music by Gilmore's Orchestra Ad-
| mission to dance 25 cents All are invited.
Chase & Doak will place on exhibition at
their jewelry store every evening Christmas
week some article the price of which will be
marked down at regular intervals until a
purchaser is found. Last Saturday evening
they started clock at $40 and marked it
down 81 each half hour until the price reach
ed 81, when it bought. The clock cost
! S11 30 at Wholesale.
/ SHAKESPEARE AND HowELLs. It is not
often that our people have an opportunity to
| partake of such d treat as Mr. Geo r Will
liams afforded to large audience in Memo
rial Hall last Monday evening. Mr. viii
| liams read without notes d portion of
Part of King Henry The Fourth and gave
| all of Howells most delightful farce The
! Sleeping Car. His impers onaton of the char
| acters in Shakespeare's historical master
piece were all very acceptable, but the high
est praise must be accorded to his portrayal
of Falstatf, and the almost continual laugh.
| ter of the audience told how well they ap-
preciated the efforts of the reader. In the
| Sleeping Car Mr. Williams was simply ire
| sstible and no words of ours can give those
| who were not there any fair conception OF
what they missed, add anything to the
pleasure of the recollections of those who
were present. Should Mr.. Williams ever
visit city again bespeak for him
most cordial reception.
| New ADVERTISEMENTS Spencer & Will
son. Coliseum Building, have fine line of
useful Christmas presents. including 125
| styles OF fancy rockers and chairs, parlor
tables, desks, bamboo goods and rugs. Call
and see the goods. Geo. r. Poor, ieweler
| Phoenix Row, has a unique advertisement
| this week to call attention to his stock of
watches and silverware for the holiday
trade. -. William A. Clark, Phoenix Row, is
selling Pittsfield all wool suits at 50 s.:
trousers at 9S cents. Hadn't you better buy
and save intermediate profits Annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Mer-
chants Marine Railway Co, Jan. ., 1898, at
. p. m....Go to ". I. Colburn, McClntock
Block, High street, for Christmas slippers
| You will find them in great variety latest
styles and lowest prices. -. The holiday dis
| play made by I'll. j. Locke & Son, National
| Bank building, is most attractive They
| have everything to be found in we'll stock
ed jew elry store. supplemented by special
lines of ornamental and useful arti les Sc
| lected with reference to the season.. For
sleighs and their equipment, for lots of
things handy to have in the house, and for
every thing in hardware, 60 to j. W Jones'
| 60 Main street. See his advt, "a page.
For china and glass, Miller lamps, toys and
| dolls, go TO Cafle q Jones, Il Nam street,
go. The public are invited to an exhibition
of water colors at Sanborns studio, Phoenix
Row Open every day. Miss Ella John
son will take limited number of pupils in
| French and German, and Mrs. H ii. John
son is prepared to do DIRE Shaking in the
latest styles, at lO4 High street. D.. Store and
rooms to rent in Johnson Block. Enquire
| of Poor & Son. Mrs. e. Lancaster, 80
! High street, chiropodist, manicuring and
| shampooing, will ate nd to orders day or
evening. You will find pretty gifts, useful
gifts and popular gifts at A. P. Mansfield's.
Masonic Temple. He has a fine assortment
in staple and fancy goods and his prices are
re asonable. H. w. Clark continues his
| clean sweep of clothing aud furnishing goods
| and new feature is mems mackntoshes at
| So 30. . See card of DR.. G. I. Fisk, special
| ist.
~ eHeI