The Republican journal., 1899-03-30

reached the lowest point ever recorded bara
1855 at p m, having fallen from 80 inches
at a. N,
For SALE. A very large pure white An.
| CORA male cat; fine silky fur, good ruftle.
lovely tail, very clean looking and beauty :;
never wanders from home. Mrs Hattie 8
Weber, Monroe Centre, Maine.
The municipal officers held an inyestiga-
ton Tuesday afternoon into the cause of the
burning of F. L. Harmon's house, Mr. Har
mon testified that there were two stoves with
fires IN them, but both were properly closed
when he and his wife left to 90 to Waldo
Both stoves connected with one chimney
The decision was that FIRE was caused bv an
overheatef stove or stoves
Gentner & Freeman have at the Pho4nix
House stable a fine lot of Iowa horses of
which they have already sold 80. The prices
range from $50 to 500, and every horse is
/ warranted. Their sales include pairs to
H. hicKeen, Belfast; j. r. Hamilton & Son,
Swanville; VIII Whitcomb, Waldo; Jesse
E. Staples, Searsport; and single horses to
CHM & Field, A F. Bowen and W s. Olson
Belfast; Henry Freeman and Fred Gikev,
Isesboro; John G. Fuller, Liberty; Chas
! Woods, Searsport, for team horses, and a
number of driving horses to young men of
Belfast and vicinity.
SURGICAL OPERATIONS. DR.. E. A, W ison
of Belfast, assisted by Drs. G.. c. Kilgore OF
Belfast and A. Miliett of SearsmOnt, March
22d performed critical surgical operation
for appendicitis upon Miss Olive Grover q
sister-in-law of John P. Bragg. Miss Lu
Carter of this city, trained nurse, went to
Isesboro with the physicians and remained
in charge of the patient, who at last accounts
was doing we'll. =. Drs. Ellingwooi Of Bel
fast and Pierce of Stockton Springs went to
Standpoint March 10Th and amputated the
right foretinger of young son of Charles
Richards. The finger was recen- ly injured
by an accident.
| An amusing incident happened near this
city few days ago. A young man who
| lives about four miles out came to town on
business, and on his return, when about
mile from home, overlook an old man whom
he invited to ride. The invitation was
accepted, and when they arrived at a certain
house the passenger said "My friend. | am
greatly obliged to you for this ride This is
my house, I will get out here" After stop
ping for the old gentleman to get out the
young man drove past him into the barn.
The former hurried in to get an explanation
as to the actions of the stranger, when he
saw, to his surprise, that it was his own SON
Mr.. Gerry, who is negotiating for reopen
lug the Belfast Creamery, has submitted a
proposition to be acted on by the Belfast
business men. He says" off you will furnish
suitable rent with machinery for power
(boiler and engine) not more than 100 rods
from the railroad station and steamboat
wharf for term of ten years, we will estaf-
lish a creamery and operate it successfully
If sufficient cream milk is furnished to do
So A. G. Sibley, to whom the proposition
was addressed, was out of town when it ar
rived, and on his return Immediately called
meeting of interested business men, which
was in session when The Journal went to
press.
Our citizens will have rich treat offered
them in the Methodist church next Monday
evening. Miss Ethel Webb. elocutionist
and Mr.. W. Graham Hodsdon, tenor both OF
Toronto, will appear. The following extracts
from Canadian papers show what their
neighbors think of them:
Mr.. Hodsdon has remarkably sweet
tenor voice and he captivated all who had
the good fortune to hear him. His selections
were very appropriate to the time and place.
and it was simply singing the Gospel to the
| heart. Port Hope Guide.
| OF the many elocutionists who have entere
| tanned Bowmanvile audiences of latr
| years, seldom indeed has one given hettee
satisfaction than Miss W ebh, whether in the
| dramatic, the pathetic the humorous she
was equally at home. The Canadian States
! man. Bowmanville.