The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-10-05

economical buyers Every lady IN need OF
fall and winter apparel should take advan.
tage. Read the adv 4rti sem ,nt on page four.
| The comrades of Sheridan F. Miller Com
mand are requested to meet at W. H. Gilt
| tiers for their consideration are to come befor,
| hem.
| At the meeting of the Agassiz Association
Wednesday evening, Sept. 9th, F. S. Bricl
gave talk on "Seeds," and each member
| was given seed of some common plant te
study and report on at the next meeting
Oct. 18th.
Freedom Post, G. A. r visited A. j. Bill
| lings Post of China, Thursday Sept. d. and
a very enjoyable time was passed. They
had an all day meeting with dinner and sup
per. A heavy rain in the latter part,of the
afternoon made the ride home little I'M
pleasant.
The physicians of Belfast met at the office
of DR.. John Stevens Tuesday evening and
organized the Waldo Clinical Club with the
following officers President, S.W. Johnson ;
Vice President, D. P. Flanders; Secretary
and Treasurer, E. L. Stevens; committee to
prepare bylaws, Elmer Small, D. P. Elan
ders, John Stevens. They will meet again
next Tuesday evening.
OTHER PEOPLES MONEY. Hoyt's play.
| Other Peoples Money,was presented for the
| first time at the Opera House last Thursday
evening. 1t is one of the very best plays on
the stage to-day; full of pure fun and natur-
al as life. There were only nine people in
the cast but they are all artists. There were
only three acts, and very little waiting be-
tween them. II have not laughed so much
for months, and 81 laughed myself hoarse''
were common expressions from those pres
ent. The company would be welcomed here
again. The play is worth seeing twice.
| THE FESTIVAL AT BANGOR. The members
of the Belfast chorus, E S. Pitcher leader,
will leave here by this mornings train for
Bangor to take part in the Maine Music
| Festival in that city. Excursion tickets
will be sold at 81 80 from Belfast and all
stations on the Belfast Branch Friday, Oct.
9th, and Saturday, Oct 18th, good for re-
turn until the special train leaving Bangor
at lilo P. NJ. Saturday. That is, you may
| wait for that train or return on any train up
| W tldt ullue. LIS IS d Illple llUol al
ment than first announced and should
| ensure large attendance from this city.
THE LOWER BRIDGE. The repairs on the
bridge are proceeding as we'll as could be
expected, and while teams are compelled to
go around by the upper bridge a safe way
| has been provided for people to cross on
| foot The draw was found to be in very bad
| condition. The stringers had rotted away
| at the pier ends and it was found necessary
| n 4huil0 three tiers Of the MI ar this aide
which has been done in a very substantial
manner. Only a small ere Y could be work
| ed to advantage, and the delay of which
some have complained was unavoidable.
| When the repairs are completed the bridge
will be i'll better condition tnan for years
The Post Office Department has ordered
| all pOStmasters and railway postal clerks to
weigh or count all mail matter originating
in their offices or cars which is to be for
warded by rail. The report shows both the
number and weight of mails but officials
are permitted to either weigh count. al
| lowing average of 80 letters to a pound.
| This is separate from the regular quadren-
NAL weighing for fixing the pay of the rail,
road companies. The reports will show five
divisions, as follows: 1st class, ID class, 81
and 18th classes, free Department mail. and
supplies.
CHAT Many farmers in the vicinity Of
| Belfast have posted notices forbidding al
persons hunting on their land. Her bert
Stevens has the frame nm for a DWELLING
house near the Light & Power Co. = station
at Goose River. Who will have the frs,
automobile in Relfast2 A s Pbinnev Ia,
his tjntype gallery in a tent near the shoe
factory The granite stems in front of Me
morial building were relaid last week
Some of the stones had worked loose.
Beechnuts are unusually abundant this fall
and the bows are reaping harvest. e. NJ
Sanborn has made handsome sign of raised
letters for Geutner Bros. who are to occupy
what was formerly the Blue Store on Pheniy
! Row. A bout so persons went on an excur
sion to Ranpor Sunday on staamer Castina
State Constable Mears Maid the countv
treasurer. on Saturday. So IS for emnt,
honor ves.els sold Ga0rge Gilmore anr
| Frank whitney of Rnrnham each sbot :
large deer Tuesdav The hose romnanie.
| and hook and ladder comnanv each ron
tributed recently to the Maine Monnmen
fund Swan X Siblev Co have GIVEN thei,
store and the buildinps ON The Wharves
coat of paint. The york was in CHARGE ot
". s. Aidus. James W KNIGHT renorts tha
his family had green meas for dinner Oct lat
nicked in his garden on that dav Ha Man.
ned to have string beans the next dav hn
Jack Frost vetoed IMP Stanlas hSuyht
$50 mounds of hox honey of NJ Davis ~
Carmel Tuesday nornino
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ~Johnson,s nrica
nrodnce nonularitv Road what he hos n
sav ahout Them IN b,s aavertiss,nan 90 81 !.