The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-03-24

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| w. A. Mason, Road Commissioner, has
| qualified and entered upon the discharge of
his duties. His headquarters for the pres
ent will be in the City Clerks office in
Memorial building.
Belfast Lodge, New England Order of
Protection, gave an entertainment last even
ing, Mar. 23d, at Odd Fellows Hall. There
was music, Rotations and dancing, and a
very enjoyable evening was spent.
The managers of the Social Whist Club
will give a complimentary matinee to-
day, Thursday, at 80 o'clock, to which all
ladies who have attended any of the parties
are cordially invited. Tea will be served
| E. E. Hosmer of Camden is in the city
canvassing for Mark Twains latest and best
book, "Following the Equator The ty-
Biography and illustrations are particularly
fine and the book is full of fun and fact Mr.
Hosmer has meet with great success, and as
the book is sold only by subscription, and he
is the authorized agent for this section, this
| opportunity should not be missed.
FAST BLACK" Burkett adopted novel
way of calling attention to his stock of fast
black stockings. Last Saturday ne arrang-
| ed show window, all in black, principally
stockings, but with enough of other goods to
make a pretty display. To add to the at
Effectiveness two little colored girls, Mary
| and Bessie johnson, sat in the window
among the other black goods Large crowds
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sales resulted The opposite window, made
| up of shirt waists, belts, sets, etc, was also
very attractive.
| The notice of A. P. Mansheld's closing out
! sale in last weeks Journal brought to his
store the greatest rush of customers ever
seen there. His force of clerks and the
capacity of the store were totally inadequate
| to the demand and many customers We're
| obliged to make long waits before getting
a chance to buy. Some of the bargains
enumerated in his advertisement have been
closed out, but he has not found time to re-
ply of goods in many lines, all of which offer
rare inducements to buyers.
The Boston Tea Co. has moved and is
nearly settled in its new quarters in the
Marshall store on Main street. The shelves
for the display of crockery are put up in
! terraces making very effective showing
| The teas, coffees, rice, etc, for the retail
trade are kept in peerless Show Coun-
ter" The drawers open from behind the
counter, while the front of each is glass,
showing the contents. The store is very
prettily finished in white, with bright color
ed trimmings. The lighting is by gas, with
the Welsbach burners. The back room is
used for storage packing, grinding mills, etc
The office and blending room are on the
second floor
| Mrs r. A. Clifford will move into her new
rooms on Phoenix Row about April 1st. The
premises are those formerly occupied by I.
| V. Miller as the West End Grocery, and
| they have been very neatly and tastefully
fitted up. Since Mrs. Clifford closed her
restaurant on Main street last fall she has
had frequent applications and entreaties to
reopen at some central location. She re-
Gently leased the store above named and it
has been fitted up in accordance with her
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is fitted with all modern conveniences The
restaurant occupies the whole of the ground
floor and is capable of seating 60 guests COM
fortably. 1t is connected with the kitchen
dumb waiter. The upper floors will be &C.
cupied by her as living apartments, and she
will probably have a few rooms to let. The
rooms are all finished in the latest style and
when the place is opened and in full opera
ton it will be one of the best in this section
| of the State.
CHAT. Capt. David 81. Libby is making
awnings for Swift & Paul, DR.. Hill and F.
! A. Follett. -. The plate glass windows great
ly improve the appearance of the stores in
Opera House block. There is very little
frost in the ground and after brief reign of
mud we may expect good travelling 30. R.
Webster has finished planking the catboat
he is building and will have her ready for
| business when the dandelions blossom
All signs point to an early spring.. Mr.
and Mrs. J. Il. Howes, who spent the winter
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Hazeltne on Prim-
rose Hill, are now at their home on North
| port avenue. James W. Knowlton had
one of his toes amputated last Thursday and
has since been confined to the house The
ice left the river at Citypoint last Saturday
forenoon....J. w. Burgess has a handsome
new delivery wagon for his ice business
ready for use when the season opens. 1t is
receiving the fin ishing touches in the paint
| shop of Morrill, < French A. NJ Hassell
has built small shop at the western end of
the lower bridge and will open fruit and
confectionery store there.
STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Sedgwick.
which has been laid up at this port the past
winter, is fitting out for the route between
J Bangor and Bar Harbor and will probably
leave Bangor on her first trip on Saturday
next Two trips week will be made until
May ], when the Cimbria will come on the
route and three trips will be made, that
arrangement to continue through the sum-
mer. Steamer City of Bangor, which has
been laid up at East Boston during the
winter months, has been hauled out on
Burnham's railway where her old metal will
| be stripped off, after which she will be calk-
ed, newly coppered and painted. The stmr.
will take her place on the route between
Boston and Bangor April 8, when the