The Republican journal., 1899-03-30

| NldTCn Iftn.
| The whist social of the Unitarian What
Club takes place this, Thursday, evening at
| Memorial Hall.
Helping Hand Circle will meet with Mrs
Robert Coombs, corner of Pearl and Union
streets, Monday evening, April 3D. A full
| attendance is desired.
The Baptist Young Mems Association and
ladies enjoyed sleighride to Stockton
Springs last Sa turday evening in one of the
Belfast Livery Co.'s big barges.
Thomas A. Young has painted and pre-
sented to A. E. Clark Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, life-like portrait of Past Captain
Edwin w. Heath. 1t is on exhibition at
| Clements bookstore.
AS several of the stockholders of the Dali
ton Sarsaparila Company had not been
heard from the meeting March Odd was adj
journed to Tuesday, April 4th. A large ma
jority have accepted the offer of SIS per
share for the stock and it is hoped to close
the sale at the next meeting.
A report was current on the street last
! "coh tHdt EIou "a HARTMAN OI w dGGrVlll6
had lost an arm az the result of vaccination
Saturday evening Owen Clement called on
Mr.. Hartman at his place of business and
found him we'll and hearty, with all his
limbs intact, and very much surprised that
such rumor had started, as there was no
| foundation for it whatever.
WHIST. Mrs. Albert c. Burgess entertained
the Claiming League and invited guests at
whist at her home on Church street last
| Thursday afternoon. Refreshments were
served and an interesting game was enjoy
ed. e.. The High Street Whist Club was en-
tertained Thursday evening by Mrs. Charles
! n. Black. The prize won by Miss Sarah
r. Gardner. The evening was pleasantly
| spent.
Dr. Elmer Small has in his possession a
| book that owned by his grandfather's
grandfather, Isaac Small of Truro, Mass. 1t
contains family record of the Small family
| for seven generations and lisa &C Small's ac
counts from 1928 to 1888. The doctor also
| has several family letters more than a cen
! fury old, and deed of half of six town
| ships in York county, now Cumberland,
| dated IN 1774, and referring for metes and
bounds to d deed given by the Indians in
| 1866.
/ SPIRITUALIsT ANNIy ERSARY. The ami
/ versary of modern Spiritualism was observ-
ed Sunday, March Goth. by meetings in Sea-
! side Grange Hall The attendance was not
! SO large as was expected, many being kept
away by illness. 6. d. Richards of Hope
/ presided, and music was furnished by a local
| choir At the forenoon session Mr.. Richards
read a paper written by Albert 7, Stevens,
who was i'll aud unable to be present Mrs.
! Martin S. Gray and Mrs. Lydia A, Hatch
/ spoke under influence, and appropriate
hymns We're sung. AT the afternoon session
Mr. Richards read another paper by Mr.
Stevens, Mrs. Gray read poem and spoke
under Indian influence, and Mrs A. E, Clark
read an article from The Arena.
The third anniversary of Armor Bearer
Circle, Kings Daughters and Sons, was Oh
served by special exercises at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. William j. Price on Pearl
street, Saturday evening, March 25th There
was good attendance of the members. The
music was led by Miss Bertha Shute, and in
cluded appropriate hymns. After the usual
devotional opening exercises the following
program was presented, interspersed with
singing:
History of the years work,
Miss Myrtle Pendleton
Story, An Old Lady's Home" ". j, Price
Poem, The Angeus,' Lora Price
Reading, THE Widows Cow"
Maurice Hart
A 'blue jay" lunch with cake and cocoa,
was served
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Noant is kept busy
carrying slaves, headings and casks to
Rockland. i. Sch. Fannie and Edith loaded
151 500 slaves the past week for Rock land
They are from Alonzo Holmes mill IN Swan
vIlle.... The cargo of sch \. Hayford, Bel
fast for Boston was hay from the F. G.
White Co., l.. 7. Shales & Co. and A. VI
Carter. The sch. Garland Capt. Allen, is
doing good trading business between Bel
fast and Stonngtou The cargo last week
included d great variety, angling from live
pigs to millinery .... Iu the new steel ship
Arthur Sewall built at Bath, the upper top
mast yards are stationary, doing away with
the necessity Of hosting heavy yards, and
by placing extra canvas in the topgallant
sails avoiding the use of the skysais Sch.
Joel F. Shepherd arrived at Camden March
18th from Brunswick, Ca, with cargo of
hard pine for II. NJ. Bean. Capt. Alzo NJ.
Carter spent Sunday with his family in Bel
fast, returning to Camden Monday the
NJ. 4 Sch. John NJ. Fiske discharged
corn for Swan x Sibley Co. from Boston
Monday. The sch. Gazelle, which has
been hauled up the East Side, is in the
Lewis wharf dock recalling. Sch. Henry
Whitney was TAX en- from winter quarters
Tuesday and is about ready for business.
Sch Carrie E Pickering arrived from Deer
Isle Tuesday night for repairs.
STEAMER NOTES. The City of Bangor will
go into commission April 81 and the Penob
scot will be withdrawn for thorough over
hauling. The Bangor will make three round
trips per week, arriving from Boston Tues
! days, Thursdays and Saturdays, and leaving
for Boston the same day, as during the sum
mer schedule Following are the officer of
the City of Bangor: Commander, Capt. Otis