The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-03-17

OruorS OF medicine 10 60 TO klOndike.
City Clerk Murch has issued but two
marriage certificates since Jan oath.
The Boston Tea Co. is moving to its new
quarters in the Marshall store on Main
street.
Watch Burkett's show window next Sat
urday. A unique and attractive display
will be made.
Clarence NJ. Knowlton, who was recently
burned out at Citypoint, has bought the AL
bert Gammans place, near by.
The North Church Current Events Club
will meet next Monday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. D. P. Palmer on Church street.
The entertainment by the Social Whist
Club will take place tomorrow, Friday,
evening at 8 o'clock. at Memorial Hall.
Spears Comedy Company is booked for the
Belfast Opera House for March 2sth, 10Th
and Both. Further particulars next week.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast post Office for the week ending
March 18th: Gentlemen-Mr M, M. Moore.
Jordan W. Goombs fell from the roof of
his new cottage at the Battery Tuesday
afternoon and sprained his left ankle quite
badly.
The W. G. T. Alliance will meet with
Mrs. E. A. d. burlington Friday afternoon.
March 18th, at o'clock. Those interested
in kindergarten are invited to be present.
The fiftieth anniversary of modern spirit
ualism will be observed in the W. g.
L. U. rooms on Main street. March 9th, at
o'clock p. III. Further particulars will be
given next week.
Commander Southland of the Maine G, A.
R. has issued General Orders No. l. A. E.
Nickerson, Post 80, Swanvlle, is appointed
a representative to the National Eneamp-
ment.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the Waldo County Teachers Association
was held at the office of the Superintendent
OF Schools in Belfast, March 18th, to make
arrangements for the spring convention. to
be held May Goth.
handsome modern residence is to be
built on Pearl street, on the lot between T.
B. Dinsmores and the Walker house. for
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Hartman work to begin
as soon as the frost is out of the ground Fl
j. Morrison will be the builder
The regular caucus Of the city council
ing year will be held Saturday evening
This caucus Will be strictly private. The
City Council will organize at 10 O'Clock
next Monday forenoon
BELFAST VOTERS. The Board of Registra-
tion in its revision of the voting lists this
spring struck off IA names and added %
The total number Of voters in the wards is
as follows: Ward l, 400; Ward ., 321; Ward
3, 215; Ward /, 116; Ward s. 49, total 1902
At a meeting Of the creditors of R. Wesley
Dunn, insolvent debtor of Waterville. held
at the insolvency court room in Augusta
March 18th, Judge Stevens was requested to
appoint the following assignees upon the es-
tate of Mr. Dunn: Seth l.. Larrabee of Port
land, and G. W. Wescott cashier of the
Belfast National Bank.
The dance at Memorial hall last Tues day
evening, like the preceding one under the
same management, was very enjoyable
Music was furnished by the full Belfast
Band and dancing was kept up until mid.
might. During the evening ice cream, sher
bert and cake were served 1t il proposed
| to have another dance in the near future
The Good Templars of this city will give
an entertainment at their hall on Friday
evening, March 18TH at I 80 o'clock A fine
musical and literary program will be rem
dered by the members. assisted by fine To-
cal talent. A social will be held at the close
of the entertainment, at which homemade
candies will be sold A pleasant evening is
assured to those attending. Admission IL
cents.
IHE ROADS. A paragraph last week gave
an account of the condition of the travelling
| at that time. Since then the snow has melt.
ed Off gradually by the sun, leaving bare
ground in some places and hard ice in
others, while it is not safe to turn team
out by the roadside except in the places
shoyeled wider for that purpose. The snow
is disappearing fast, but is going in such a
way that there is no danger Of a freshet IN.
less a very heavy rain sets in. In some
cases where the roads are bare decidedly
| dangerous places developed, which called
for prompt and skillful treatment in order
to keep the roads open and passable. A
few places were fenced out while the re-
pairs were in progress The mail carrier
from North Monroe to Brooks was obliged
to leave his team at Jackson Monday and
make the trip to Brooks and back 10 Jackson
on foot. Monday the travel changed from
runners to wheels. and yesterday nearly all
the city teams had adopted the latter In
the suburbs AMI in the surrounding town
if one starts out on either wheels or runners
he'll wish he had taken the other
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A. p. Mansfield
has an announcement that will interest and
surprise the public. After nearly twenty
years experience in the dry and fancy goods
business he proposes to close out his stock
The few prices quoted VIII serve as a
guide to the great mark down in every de.
partment. 1t is to be a bona fide CLOSING
out SALE. Staples & Cottrell, u Mair
street, have just received the Guyer hats fol-
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