The Republican journal., 1898-02-17
Belfast Hook & Ladder Co. has decided
not to have ball this year.

Belfast Hook & Ladder Co. has decided
not to have ball this year.
c. F. Cobbett has taken the agency of the
Singer sewing machines, lately held by his
brother Henry.
WEIGH 4 Stevens are making neat set of
signs for the Boston Tea Co, to be put up at
their new location in the Marshall store on
Main street.
Seaside Sewing Circle will meet this.
Thursday, afternoon, and will have five
cent socable in the evening. All are invit-
ed and can bring their friends with them
The warrants and voting lists for the
municipal election have been posted at the
usual places. The election will occur March
14th. The Board of Registration will be in
session March s, 8, 10 and II, for final re-
vision OF the lists
ii. P. Farrow, civil engineer, has made
for the city fine plan Of the sewers laid in
1897. Parks & Wheeler of Boston made A
general plan of the system before work was
begun. and plans for each years work, on a
larger scale, have been made by the engineer
in charge.
H. W. Mariner, janitor of the school
buildings, is getting ready to hang the bell
on the upper grammar school building, and
expects to have it in position, weather per-
hitting, the last of the week. 1t will be
placed about midway between the front end
of the building and the flagstaff in the
centre.
THE GIRLS HOME. The Childrens Aid
Society report the receipt of the following
donations since the issue of "The Girls
Home in January: A barrel of articles
from friends in Hampden, consisting of
scrap ard picture books, dolls, games. TOYS.
SHIRT waists, shoes, hose, mittens, dresses,
aprons, skirts, jackets, caps, hats and two
putfs; a fountain syringe from Mrs A A
Howes, Belfast; from the Yarmouth Lend
a-Hand Club pairs bed socks, pair nit
tens, hair ribbons, combs, underwear wraps.
ouths Companions, books and periodicals
from Swan x Sibley Co., asst d ton of
coal; agate buttons from Miss Ida Whit
comb, Belfast; from Mrs, c. Y. Tlltou.
Ihorndike, wool skirts, ) pairs drawers, 4
much needed nnderwaists, 8 pairs mittens :
from the Saco Educational and Industrial
Union, box containing stockings, mittens,
aprons, drawers, secondhand dresses and
wraps, with other useful articles from
Arthur r. Hunt, ESQ, Portland, $50; from
CHM < Co, publishers, Boston, SO from
Mrs. Charles Llttletield, Rocklana, s. from
o. G. Critchett 81 %; from Mrs. Lydia Fer
gusou, % years old, half a dozen pin cush-
ions made by herself, and half dozen darn
ing needles. One girl entered the Home the
past week, aud two We're placed in good
private homes, leaving eleven girls now in
the Home family.
"a TRAMP THROUGH LONDON The fifth
entertainment in the Peoples Lecture Course
was given in Belfast Opera House, Monday
evening, Feb IA, by Rev. A S. Gumbart d.
D., of Boston His subject was "a Tramp
Through London After giving some Incl
dents of the trip across the Atlantic, Dr.
Gumbart spoke of London in general The
business man of London is conservative and
is still content to GO to and from his business
in the slow and cumbersome bus or hanson
st. Paul s cathedral was described and the
speaker complimented the English people on
the respect they pay to the dead. England
may, during persons lifetime, prosecute or
even Stay him. but his acts of patriotism and
humanity are COMMUNICATED in monuments
or memorial tablets. Not only does she
honor her own, but the names of many
Americans are included in her memorials.
Prominent among them are Phillips Brooks,
Longfellow and Lowell Some amusing mis-
takes are made by Americans il London on
account of difference of names For in
stance, circus is merely circle formed at
the crossing of two streets, and the ROYAL
Aquarium has no fishes, but is merely a big
variety show. He gave brief but interesting
descriptions Of Westminster Abbey, London
Tower, the Royal Regalia of Great Britain,
and of sights and scenes in the Whitecla pel
District. The public house, he said, is the
curse of London. as it is of any place where
it is tolerated. The non-conformist mission
aries are doing great work in the White
chapel District, and their meetings are now
recognized by the police authorities as having
a great tendency to preserve order. England
has no public schools worthy of the name,
the caste Of the church preventing freedom
of intercourse between the classes. The art
galleries and museums are open and free to
all, rich and poor alike. The speaker closed
with a brief review of the advancement
made in England since the days Of William
the Conquerer, which advance he attrib tied
to the Christian religion and the sturdy
manhood of the people. This same sturdy,
Cody manhood was bequeathed to us
through our English ancestors, and in our
history as a nation God has furnished us
with men of strong manhood to meet every
crisis.
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