The Republican journal., 1898-12-29


Mr.. Lester Bean, Mr.. W. L. Fernald Mr.. W
F. Perkins.
The grip has invaded The journal Office
this week One of the compositors is
is down with it and our foreman, Charles
FL. Twombly, is also on the sick list. Mel
Bickford is taking Mr.. Twombly's place.
The Helping Hand Circle, Kings Daugh
ters will meet with Mrs. Libby on Bay View
street Monday Jan, 2nd. All members are
requested to be present.
Geo d. McCrillis, Toward F. Mason and
others report seeing and hearing robin in
a tree near the latters house on Christmas
day.
N. E. Keen says that the person who took
about 800 feet of his clothesline recently is
known. and that if the same is returned no
further trouble will be made.
A young lady has counter in Swift &
Pants store this week, at which she is serv-
ing Sparrow's breakfast cocoa. She also
gives graphophone concerts.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Waldo County Agricultural Society
will be held at the Court House in this city
Saturday forenoon, Jan. 7th, at 10 o'clock.
The next rehearsal of the Parlor Musical
Society will he held in the Universalist YES
try Tuesday evening, Jan Sd. Progam by
the committee appointed at the last meet
ing,
The change in the concrete walk at the
| nf l,a
summer left a dangerous place at the end of
the steps above Burgess & Gardeners mar
ket and last week a neat iron rail was put
up there.
A.w. Clark of Castine was in town Mon
day and contracted with Mrs. Olmstead to
put hot water heating apparatus into the
"Binnacle," Mrs. Olmstead's beautiful
cottage at Sunset. He will also put a
| heating apparatus in Fl. P, A. Spotford s
store. Deer Isle Messenger.
Mrs. Anna c. Winslow gave a family
Christmas dinner at her residence, No. At
Congress street. Mrs. Winslow, who is 80
years old, prepared the dinner wholly her
self. and it was one that would do credit to a
cook of many less years. The dinner and
the day were greatly enjoyed by all present
Collector Sargent states that there are
still many tax payers who have not settled
for 1898, although the limit fixed by the City
Council, Jan, 1st, is at hand. Those who dc
not seJtle before that date will be served
with notice more pointed than former
ones.
Fred E. Hooper Of Bath, Inspecting officer
n he of
Maine, has reported on his inspection of TIE
various camps. He gives A. Z. Clark Cam
OF this city credit for having the best kept
kept books of the First Serg't. U. G. Hussey
and Quartermaster Sergt, o. J. Dickeyl Of
any camp i'll Maine.
I. S. Deputy Marshal Bernes o. Norton
had long chase for last week. MI
Norton received description of the man
and followed from one clue to another
through Brunswick, Lisbon Falls, Lewiston
Auburn, Portland and Westbrook. The
man was found in a boarding house at the
latter place. He is o. d. BROKER of Lewis
ton and is charged with using the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
The local ice dealers are getting ready for
| their winters cutting. Logan is making
some additions and repairs to his ice house
| on Bridge street, and will cut on the low er
| Leather Board pond. Burgess has already
cut some for immediate use on the Quincy
pond. The Light & Power Co is keeping
the pond at the mouth of Goose River scraped
and will begin cutting as soon as the ice
| becomes of merchantable thickness
| VETERANS ATTENTION The Waldo County
| Veteran Association will meet with Geo. q.
| Davis Post, Brooks, Jan ;, 1899 If stormy
the meeting Will be held on the next far
| day The address of welcome will be left
with Geo. G. Davis Post. Again, comrades,
do we issue the call for the boys of Waldo
| County to meet with the comrades and
good people of Brooks. Bring your lunch
baskets and sweethearts and Brooks will
| furnish the rest. Let us have one more
good time, for it may be the last for some
of us, A. Stinson, Secy.
Monday afternoon Ralph Il. Howes went
out to Pitchers Pond and found there was a
clear strip of ice, on which he had a most
successful trial of the ice boat built last
winter by o. r. Webster for j, II. & r. H,
Howes. Tuesday afternoon j. H. Howes
went out with party of friends, including
ladies, and had fine sport. 1t was an ideal
day for ice boating-plenty of wind and not
very cold. The new ice boat for Quantaba-
cook has been taken out there but has not
had a trial.
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Condor Mfg, Co. was held last Monday
evening. A dividend of per cent. was de.
clared payable on and after Jan. 10th at the
Office of the treasurer. Voted to apply TIC
the Legislature for permission to increase
the capital stock to $25 900, if necessary
Directors were elected as follows: A. T
Condor, F. r. Wiggin, NJ. I. Stevens c. o
Poor, G. r. Coombs.
A. E. Clark Camp Ladies' Aid Society
has elected the following officers for the
coming year: Pres. Mrs. U. G. Hussey
Vice President, Mrs. Roy E. Young; Chap
lain, Miss Ethel Wise Treas, Mrs. Walter
III. Richards Guide, Mrs. Geo. A. Matthews
Asst. Mrs. Frank o. Whiting; Inside Guard
Mrs. Freeman o. Roberts; Outside Guard
Mrs. Walter S. Hobbs; Trustees, Miss Ethel