The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-12-07
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

meet with Mrs. Gammans on Church street,
Friday afternoon, Dec Sth.
Seaside Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Mrs j. W. Jones, High street, Monday,
Dec 18th, at . p. m.
\ S. Lord of Belfast has been appointed
Deputy U. s. Shipping Commissioner and
Las assumed the duties of that office.
4. E. Clark Camp Sons of Veterans, has
neatly lettered transparency at the hall
which will be lighted on meeting nights.
A crew of men with engine and drills ar
we'd Monday TO continue the work on the
srtesian wells at Northport Campground
The regular meeting of the Nature Club
ggil be held in the High School room next
Monday evening at 80 O'Clock. The talk
p III be by John S. Fernald, on Beetles "
orders will be received at the G. E. Bur
gess job printing office, Church street, for
IA aluminium card case, engraved with your
anne and one hundred cards. The price is
very reasonable.
Foxes have been playing havoc with poul-
Try in some parts of Northport, and it would
seem good field for the fox hunter. The
.a-mers often see Master Reynard but not
when they have a gun within reach.
The scarcity of cartridges this season has
heen generally noted, but no PLAUSIBLE rea-
son has been given for the disappearance of
-e birds from their accustomed haunts.
some one suggested that the severe weather
.sr winter killed them off but as it was not
severe winter that explanation cannot be
+.cepted
our Palermo correspondent writes that
GENTLY as Rev. Judson E Hatch and fami-
were out riding, they passed a flock of
eep IN which black one. Little
Latha aged three years. was very much
crested in the strange animal. and after
SOME moments of thought asked: Mamma,
he born in the night
When getting "Dewey's Reception" fors
lie presentations The Donovans" dis
aided all anterior ideas and replaced them
th brand new stock of the newest and
ghtest results to be obtained from the
7tle brain of Americas foremost produc-
of reliable amusement. "Dewev's Re
tion" will be given in the Belfast Opera
Use, Dec. 9th.
Geo. +. Poor has put into his store the ap-
1atus for manufacturing acetylene gas for
lifting the premises. The store was first
-hted by the new method Wednesday even
e. Nov. 29th. 1t is used in the same way
ordinary gas and the machine can he at
he'd to any line of gas piping and fixtures
lie only change necessary being the removal
the common gas burner and the substi-
l-ion OF the acetylene tips. Austin w
N=ating is the local agent and put in the ap.
4ratus.
IHE WATERPROOF MAN. The man who
been walking about and frightening wo-
en- in the upper part of the city kept right
the past week, but changed his disguise
putting on a waterproof coat. He has
t.s1 stopped men and boys on the strickland
--d threatening language TO them. Monday
etuing the police made an unsuccessful at.
-nlpt to trap the fellow, and there was
lite an exciting time, Some Of the people
the neighborhood frequented by this NUS
nee have loaded their revolvers and purpose
CALENDARS. The crop of 1900 calendars is
lst coming in. The first received was from
p E. Billings, . Willow street. Lynn, Mass,
-aring Detailles celebrated picture, "Ihe
soldiers Dream" and beneath the words
One country, one tiag-no North, no South
East, no West. Our Country" H j.
acke x Son came next with some neat
endars in which cats and dogs have the
ace Of honor. Then Hon. Fred Atwood of
Ninterport remembered us as usual with
Unity little calendars bearing childrens
lures.
DeHey's Reception, replete with pure fun
"a Upto the present time Ideas, will be pre-
1ted at the Belfast Opera House Satur-
lay evening, Dec. 9. for inspection of patrons
this cosy play house. James B. and Fan
e Donovan will lead the splendid com
any Of comedians, singers and dancers,
Ao are fully capable of bringing out the
--rong points and comical situations of this
eptionaly good farce Pure fun of
III order predominates throu ghout the
tire entertainment, and original specialties
7ill be introduced by well known vaude Vile
s-ars to brighten long and interesting
r0gram. Managers Bray and Maxfield
ave succeeded in scaling down the regular
rlces of 80 and Is cents to the popular
nrlces of 30 and 80 cents, believing that the
nublic will appreciate their efforts to pro-
luce first class attractions at popular prices
Tickets are now on sale at Mixers Main
Street.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. A. Hayford arrived
Nov, 3d. with general cargo from Boston.
srhs Henry Whitney and Fannie & Edith
wed in Nov. %, lumh Der laden from Bangor.
Tie former is bound to Boston and the lat
"r for Bridgeport. They sailed Dec. LIST E.
Sch, Merrill &. Hart was launched from the
larine railway Dec. 1st, and towed the
'aue day to High Island near Rockland, to
ldd stone for New York 49,. The five-masted
rhuoner Fl. M. Bean of Camden is building
Capt. Potter will be launched Dec, 18th,
ad the captain and Mr.. Bean have de-
ded to give a turkey supper at P NJ the
day of the launching to all the workmen
lrnishers and owners of the vessel. About
30 are expected. I'D. j. Wardwell has
ade the model for the six-masted schooner
hJltl ard a.