The Republican journal., 1898-02-03

TIC NeUekdu Assembly Will De neIQ In
Odd Fellows Hall this. Thursday, evening.
The Board of Registration is at work this
week preparing the voting lists for the
spring election.
The Royal Arcanum has paid Mrs. Grace
Schneider the life insurance of 5000, of her
father, the late Emery Robbins
A lad named Henry Staples, son of Henry
W. Staples, cut his foot quite badly last
Friday while cutting kindlings at home
A large tramp dog that has been cared for
by the postoffice employees short time, was
choroformed last Friday, being sick with
dropsy and with no hope of recovery
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast post Office for the week ending Jan.
29th: Gentlemen-Frank Blake, Mr.. E. E.
Young, Esq.
T. A. Sanborn is painting lifesize por-
trait of little Miss Sadie Barrett of Ports
mouth, Va. He recently painted a picture
OF cat, eating milk from a saucer. that was
very hfe-like.
Mr.. John II. Qumby informs us that the
bonds called and cancelled by the Belfast &
Moosehead Lake Il. r. Co. amount to S19.-
500, instead of S1S5O0 as reported last
week, leaving the debt now $3.50, 800.
The members of the Universalist Sunday
school will give a public entertainment in
their vestry this, Thursday, evening, to
which all their friends are invited. Admis-
sion fifteen cents. Entertainment at I A
Elmer Coombs of Laurel, Mont, brought
to his brother-in-law, E. F. Bramhall, three
sets of bison horns mounted on one base
The work done by an Indian; the horns
are artstically mounted and nicely polished
While the funeral of Chas. A Bean was in
progress a passer-by notified the people
assembled there that the house was on fire
The unusual heating of the chimney had
fired some of the woodwork, but prompt
action averted serious damage
The young men of Belfast have organized
three polo teams as follows High school,
Fred Poor, captain citizens, Tyler H. Bird :
shoe factory, George Darby. They expect
Opera House, probably on Friday evening.
Rev. W. n. Broadbeck, D. D., pastor of
Trinity Church. Charestown, Mass, is to be
the next speaker in the Peoples Lecture
Course, at Belfast Opera House, Monday
evening, Feb 14th. DR.. Broadbeck is wide
~ and favorably known as an entertaining
and instructive lecturer
Tomorrow, Friday, the Social Whist Club
will give an evenings entertainment at
Memorial Hall for ladies aud gentlemen.
Playing will begin at o'clock sharp and the
committee urgently request that the players
Will be at the hall promptly at that hour
Refreshments will be served.
member of the Armor Bearer Circle,
Kings Daughters, of this city. recently sept
an apron to a lady in Indiana. Following is
an extract from her reply upon receiving
the apron: apron duly received. We all
unite in pronouncing it beautiful. The
work is done in an excellent manner and
the young lady who made it should be very
proud of her work. May God bless and
prosper your circle, and may you soon ac-
complish the aim for which you are work.
ing" The Kings Daughters are working
for an Old Ladies' Home and are working
hard to accomplish their aim Help this
grand cause.
Henry Clark appeared on the street last
week with a spark -stotting, or Norwegian
sled, made from drawings in the Scientific
American. 1t consists of a light frame.
| work with uprights by which the rider
steadles himself while standing on the run
| ners. On level or slightly ascending road
the rider stands on one foot and kicks with
the other, and thus gets up considerable
speed. On descending roads he simply
siloes down hill, and in going up pushes his
sled, which weighs but 30 pounds, before
him. Mr.. Clark's sled is furnished with a
| seat in front on which he can take passen.
ger.
JANUARY WEATHER. The closing days OF
January were decidedly Klondiky. The
snow storm which had been in progress
some time. cleared the afternoon of the 9th
and the thermometer fell rapidly during the
night. Friday, the 2Sth, opened clear, with
the mercury at 80 below zero at Z o'clock I
above at noon and above at p. m Satur
/ day at a. M the thermometer stood at l7e
below, while observations taken earlier and
| in exposed places showed 2Oo to 24o below
! The latter part of the day was somewhat
| less frigid, 90 above at noon and at night.
| Sunday it was below zero all day, 80 at a.
m; - at noon; 40 at p. m. Monday at & a
IN. snow began falling, although the mer-
curry then marked 10o below zero Att O'Clock
1t was % below, after which it moderated
quite rapidly, being 110 above at noon aud
26o at p. III. Snow continued to fall all
day.
| NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Charles O'Connel
was granted a discharge in the Insolvency
Court Jan. %, having compromised with his
creditors. His clothing business will be
continued, until the stock is closed out, by
his son Ralph. There still remains large
stock which will be disposed of at very low
prices. See advt It'll page. You can have
your clocks, jewelry and glasses thoroughly
repaired and at a low price by leaving them
with George r. Poor, Phoenix Row. Bar.
gains in mems Boston high arctics and dress
arctics, ladies, misses and children's rubbers
at Francis shoe store, Main street Tene.
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