The Republican journal., 1899-08-10

The out of doors concert by the Belfast
Band will be omitted this week on account
of the death of Ex-Mayor Fletcher.
Helping Hand Circle of Kings Daughters
will meet next Monday evening with Mrs
Geo. w. Pendleton on Union street.
Alonzo Beckwith has lately extended the
Scotch fence at the lawn of Hon. A. G. Bur-
CESS 80 feet towards the rear OF the lot
E. H. Colby and son Miller arrived yester-
day morning in schooner Clara with ! POO
pounds of fresh fish and 400 mackerel The
latter sold at retail for % cents.
Miss Jane Otis has had handsome wall.
feet high, built along the northerly line of her
lawn. 1t materially adds to the appearance
of the place. 1t was laid by Alonzo Beck
with.
The reunion of the Goth Maine Regimental
Association will be held in Ellsworth
Thursday, Aug. 18th. Comrades and their
friends from Belfast, Searsport and vicinity
| will go by excursion on steamer Castine.
The gentlemen with whom W. Fl. Quimby
has been negotiating in regard to electric rail-
road We're in Belfast Monday. They failed
to agree with the local owners of the electric
property, and thus the matter ends for the
present.
Th e Waterville Board of Trade has de-
clded to have business mems excursion to
Northport and Islesboro and a committee
consisting of Mayor Philbrook, Seldom Whit
comb and Hon. S. S, Brown was chosen to
make the necessary arrangements.
E. u. Bird has a garden on Bay View
street, less than a fourth of an acre, ON
which lie raises good crop of large varie-
ty Of vegetables, and from which he will
gather this year over eleven bushels of
blackberries.
List Of advertised letters remaining un-
claimed in the Belfast post office for the
week ending Aug, 5th Gentlemen-Al fired
b. Case, H. B. Hobbs, Harry H Hall
| George Knight Mr. John H. Wardwell,
Ladies-Mss Sarah E. Bean, Mrs. L. [.
Colby, Mrs, Anna Brophy, Mrs W. A
Brown, Miss Emily Ellis. Miss eagle
Knight, Mrs. Sarah Rogers, Mrs. John
Wardweu.
Alderman Guptil of this city has received
word that his brother Oscar recently had one
Of Lis legs crushed while at work in the AL
bion Lumber Co. 8 mill in Albion Mendocino
county, Calf. The limb was caught be-
| tween Two logs and was crushed 80 badly
that amputation was necessary. Mr. Cup
till was foreman of the mill He is 81 years
old and has a family i'll Albion. He was
born in Belfast and lived here and in Orland
until about 20 years ago, when he Went to
California.
The members of the Castine Normal
Alumni Association are holding their annual
encampment at Standpoint. Among the
number already in attendance is deega-
ton of Bangor people, while before the clos
| ing day, Aug. IA, many more will ioin the
party. The forenoon sermon last Sunday
was preached by Rev, Silas Adams. and the
address OF the evening was given by Rev
w. G. Curtis. Other special features on the
program are athletic day on Friday, Aug. II
and the memorial exercises on Sunday, Aug
Is, when the sermon viii be preached by
| Rev. F. Il. Payson.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. This is bargain
month at Johnson's, Masonic Temple and
this week there is a big cut in prices III the
list of summer goods. For particulars see
advt.. The closing ont sale of boots and
shoes at ". T Colburn' s. McClintock block,
is still on. Everything must be sold, new
goods as well as old, and there are bargains
in all lines, The Banner Shoe Store 80
High street, announces clearance sale of
over 1000 pairs OF boots shoes and rubbers
The room IS wanted for manufacturing pur-
poses and these goods viii be closed out re-
gardless of cost. See notices of a ladies'
jacket lost and one found. :. The Belfast
Savings Bank gives notice of the loss of
savings book....H A. Starrett promised a
big advt., and it will be found in The Jour
nal this week. If you are looking for bar
gains call at Starretts, Nain street, Belfast.
There have been many pleasant occasions
for the Neighborhood Whist Club but none
have exceeded the delightful entertai nme Mt
given them by Frank B Knowlton and wife.
and Miss Louise at their Northport cottage
one day last week. The party went down
by private teams and arrived at about 3
O'Clock P NJ. Tables We're set for whist on
the side veranda and the company, many of
whom are whist cranks, enjoyed a fine
game. Supper on the front veranda at sun
set, with such au abundance of good things
to eat and drink. the social chat afterwards
with the pleasant ride home in the twilight
) gave us an ideal outing and will make a
bright red-letter day in our summers pleas.
ures.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY. Some of our towns
folk have at last found an honored mother
and grandmother who is proud of her years.
August % about fifty friends of Mrs Isabel
Mayo answered her warm invitation to
gather with the family at Mrs. Charles Dun
tons to celebrate her sixty eighth birthday.
All who saw her enjoy the merry laughter
and games of the afternoon never once
thought OF the sixty-eight long years, and
were almost astounded when she took them
to the table of presents to show a large
bouquet of sixty-eight different kinds of
flowers. The gifts of vases, fancy dishes,
lamps, and long list, including a Bible from
the grandsons, spoke strongly of the love
accumulated through the years. After a
hOuntiful rem asst such "a the seasou affords