The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-09
Washington Hose Co. has decided to hold
its annual fireman's ball in January.

on exhibition at the City Drug Store.
Harper's Weekly of Nov. 9th has half
tone picture of Won Harbinger, the Unity
Horse Show in New York Harper's Week
ly gives the horse high praise.
Belfast parties are negotiating, with the
Maine Central r. r Co. for a special car to
take them as far as Seattle, EN- route to
kiondike, in April. They think party of
20 can be raised in this vi cinity, in which
event a special car can be secured.
| A man called at a hardware store in this
city recently and said 81 desire to procure
key that will cooperate with this lock .
er, but the proprietor recognized him as
J belonging in a neighborlng town.
The Belfast Water Co. has brought suit
against the city of Belfast to recover for 4
years rental of two hydrants on Waldo
Avenue, which the city has not accepted on
while the contract provides that all hydrants
shall be on pipe of not less than inches.
| ART EXHIBITION. Mr.. Fl. L. Woodcock
will have his annual exhibition of oil paint
| ings and water coors at his studio in the
| Savings Bank building Friday and Satur-
day, Dec. 10th and 18th, from 10 a. m. to 8
p. m. The public are cordially invited. The
| exhibition is larger and more interesting
than in former years, including as it does
work done while abroad as well as marines
and local scenes.
A fellow giving his name as Allan Hamil-
ton was drunk and disorderly on the streets
last Thursday forenoon. He went in Della
nos barber shop and made some fighting
| talk and was promptly put out by the pro-
prietor City Marshal Norton was passing
at the time and carried the man to the lock-
up. The prisoner was too drunk to be tried
that day, and pleaded guilty to charge of
drunkenness Friday in the Police Court.
He was sentenced to 30 days in Jail.
GRAND ARMY OFFICERS. Thomas H .
Marshall Post G. A. R., elected the follow
ing officers Dec. ID Commander, A. D..
| Smalley; S. V. c., Robert Waterman: ]. v
c., Samuel Morse, Chap, James F. Church.
ILL., 0. D., J. w. Wilkins; Surg, Geo. r.
Carter, O. g.. Samuel F. Stevens; Trustees,
A. d. Chase, Henry Staples, G. Il. Carter ,
Delegates to Department Eucampment, A .
d. Chase Samuel Morse; Aternates, John
S Gilmore, J. F. Churchill The officers
viii he installed at the irst meeting in Jan
uary
Charles n. Black and L. L. Gentner last
week bought everything i'll the horse and
carriage line owned by Geo, A. Bailey at
his private stable. The transfer included
two valuable horses the hay gelding Becker
Is IA, and the Fleming mare dog cart
bike buggy, Bangor buggy, punt and other
! carriages, harnesses, robes, whips, halters
medicines, and all the odds and ends usually
kept around a gentlemans stable. The
horses We're taken to Mr.. Gentner's stable
and the other property put into the store
lately vacated by L, V. Miller, and is being
| sold out
John L. Goss of Deer Isle has bought the
steamer Stella Pckert to run as tug and
ferry boat between Stonington and his gran
tie quarry on Thurlows Island. The price
| paid is said to have been 81 500 Last week
the steamer came to Belfast for repairs. Mr.
| Goss coming in her and going on to New
| York on business. The Pickert is now at
| Carriers & Co.'S dock. She is to have new
guards and towing bits, the afterhouse will
be moved forward against the house amid
ships, and she will be given general
strengthening and overhauling wherever
needed. The Belfast Machine & Foundry
Co. is overhauling her machinery
FISH FACTS The Commissioners of In
| land Fisheries and Game will hold hear
ing at the Memorial building, Belfast. Mon
day, Dec. 18th, at I 30 o'clock p m, on the
petitions sent in by citizens of Belfast,
Searsport and Swanville, asking that rules
and regulations be established relative to
the taking Of smets in Swan Lake and its
tributaries. The work of stripping the
trout in Swan Lake is completed for this
season, and it is estimated that ITO, 600 eggs
have been taken and placed in the hatcher.
About 700 bushels of herring were taken
in the Rodick weir at Bar Island the night
of Dec. lst, and the fleet of fishermen in the
harbor were well supplied with bait. 1t is
oiiO ioi SCop CdbCl III UllS W Gil lOI uut
season and will net about $3.50
ART NEEDLE Work. Ladies who are
particularly interested in the intricate de-
signs, new stitches and shades of silk, had
the privilege last week of examining the
many beautiful pieces of work on exhibition
at the Ellis Sisters by Mrs. Burbank of
Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Burbank was for
merly Miss Lizzie Knowles, daughter OF
Mrs. F. d. Knowles, and lived in Belfast
many years. She makes art needle
work speciality and belongs to an art club
| in New York, which enables her to procure
pretty and new designs and novelties. All
will be glad to know that this, but the fl rst
of series of visits. She holds her summer
| sales at the Northport campground. The
sale last week was very successful and
| later orders for linen and the new shades of
the Heminway embroidery silk can be left
with the Ellis Sisters
CHAT. A new floor has been laid in Bran
halls fish market and the walls and wood
work have been painted by Welch &
Stevens. "A local telephone service is to
be established at Bucksport by the New
England Telephone Co....B 0. Norton cut
m "A L., nOunH deer at his market Dec 4th