The Republican journal., 1899-01-19

NO. 43, 3. OF ", Belfast, has been changed
from Monday to Tuesday evenings.
| The Belfast Theatre Orchestra is holding
series of very enjoyable social hops at Odd
| Fellows Hall on Saturday evenings.
| The Belfast Printing Co. has issued very
neat yearly calendar, with the principal
dates of the Spanish war printed in red ink.
| A sketch of Gen. John B. Gordon, who is
to lecture here Feb. 1st. is published on the
| 18th page, and will be read by many with in
| terest
| The Republican County Com mttee met in
this city Jan. 18th and organized by choice
of DR.. j. M. Fletcher as chairman, who is
also authorized to serve as secretary.
| The hemlock bark which The Journal
mentioned several weeks ago has being
hauled to Belfast, is now being loaded on the
| cars for shipment. 1t is a good many years
since any bark has been shipped from this
city.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
Additional, Thomas S. Osgood, Bluehill, So
| to So; increase, George Cole, Burnham vii
| lage, $12 to $14; original, Peter A. Cooper.
Monroe, Sc; increase, David H. Gray, Pros
pect, $17 to $50
Tuesday, Jan. 17th the trustees drew the
following bonds of the Belfast Il Moosehead
Lake r. R., of 81 900 each, for payment Nav
18th Nos. 40, 68, 47S and 70. When these
bonds, whose total is $4,000, are paid the
loan will be reduced to 1926 500.
WaSbipptop r.,
supper and ball in Belfast Opera House,
this. Thursday, evening. The supper will
be served at 6 o'clock, and the indications
are that it will be equal to any that the
tiremen have ever had. The dance music
and other features will be fully up to the
former standard, and a good time is as
sured
Helping Hand Circle, Kings Daughters,
had ten cent baked bean supper on Friday,
Jan. 18th. A large number were present
and all agreed that it was very nice supper
and pleasant time. The circle has decid-
ed to have another supper on or about Feb.
9th. They will meet Monday, Jan. 23d
with Mrs. Nellie Howard on Bay View
street. All members are requested to be
present.
singular accident happened at the cloth
ing salesroom OF Henry o. Dodge on High
street Monday night. Appearances Indicate
that during the snow storm of Saturday
night considerable snow drifted into the
chimney and the fire in the stove Monday
combined with the rain during the night
melted the snow and the water ran down the
stove funnel into the stove putting the ire
out. 1t also leaked around the funnel and
from the funnel joints, doing considerable
damage to the goods piled near.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Burkett' 8 and John
sons new advertisements are noticed else
where. :. See what cents will buy at Carrie
Jones' New styles of curtains lust re-
ceived Prices, complete with patent spring
fixtures and ring, TO- % and 50 cents. R
E. Freeman, Belfast, offers for sale, with his
stock and farming tools, if wanted, fine
farm in Waldo, six miles from Belfast.
Good buildings. never falling water or
chard of grated fruit, terms easy.
fitting up the store on High street recently
occupied by A. l.. Knowlton as a bakery
and will put in general grocery stock -.
John and c. A. Stevens are fitting up the
place on Church street lately occupied by
Charlie Coon Kwoi, and will open a laundry
as soon as the place is ready Both are men
of experience in the business. -. Charles
O'Connell will open new restaurant at
No. II Main street to-day. The place has
been thoroughly overhaued and newly fin
ished and furnished, and the proprietor is
an experienced caterer.
The officers of Sheridan F. Miller Com
mand, Union Veterans Union were installed
i'll Memorial Hall Monday evening in the
presence of the comrades of the order and
ladies. Col. w. FL. Cliff ord acted as ms tall
ing officer, and was himself installed by NJ
G. Diworth. AS there have been a few
changes in the list of officers since the cleo
ton reprint it, as follows Col, w. II.
Robert Whitehead; Adj, NJ c. Dilworth :,
Q. M, Robert Waterman; Surg, John S.
Gilmore Chap, Sam'l Morse; O. D., A. ID.
Smalley; O. G., Otis WhiJmore; d. NJ, d.
T. Guptil; S. M, Albert O. Hall; @. NJ. s..
VIM. H. Sanborn P. G., Otis X. Ryder. An
excellent supper was served. and interest
ing remarks were made by Comrades Pal
mer, Whitehead, Sanborn, Clifford, Hall,
Dilworth, and by Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. McKeen,
Mrs. Dlworth, Mrs. Sanburn, Mrs. Clifford.