The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-11-16

ago from the sea and later from the truckinu
business, has engaged in the fisheries. He
has had house built, with stove, and it ia
now on Dyer's wharf, where the captain is
engaged in yanking smelts out of the water
when the tide serves just right.
The regular meeting of the Belfast Nature
Club was held at the High School room Mon
day evening. The members present were In
favor of continuing the regular meetings
through the winter. The program for the
regular meeting Dec 18th will include ex
periences of members in nature work last
summer.
A sociable was held at the Uniyersalist
vestry last Friday evening, the participants
being the teachers of the Belfast schools
The meeting was preliminary to the forma-
ton of teachers literary society An ex-
cellent supper was served and the evening
was enjoyed by all present in a social wav
and in discussing the question in hand. A
committee consisting of Misses Lord. Wiggip
and Walton have the arrangement of the
program for the next meeting December
Sth.
GIRLS HOME. The Children's Aid Society
acknowledge the receipt of the following
contributions: A large box of clothing from
the Ladies' Aid Society of Lisbon Falls;
box of clothing from the ladies of the
Island Reading Club, Orono; IS 81 from the
Whatsoever Club, Criehaven; S. 90 from Mr..
David Fales Biddeford; $500 from Miss M.
W. Fairfield, Saco, to start COW fund.
Now who will make additional contributions
to this fund?
STEAMER NOTES. Capt. Pierce resumed
command of the PenobscoJ after his fall va
cation last Thursday. ... The steamer Frank
Jones will be withdrawn from the Portland
aud Machlasport route for the season of 1899
making her last trip eastward, leaving Port
land, Friday Dec. ODD, and westward leav-
ing Machiasport Monday, Dec 25th, stop-
ping at Rockland, where transfer will be-
made to the Maine Central r. R. Service
will be resumed in March, 1900 The new
steamer Governor Dingley of the Portland
Steam Packet Co, which is to run between
Portland sand Boston, will leave Chester
Pa, for New York, Saturday. At New York
the new steamer will take on a load of
freight for Portland and will sail next week
on Tuesday arriving at Portland Wednes.
day. As soon as the new steamer arrives at
Portland she will GO into the hands of the
furniture men, who will put i'll her carpets
and other fittings. She will 60 on the route
as soon as her furnishings are complete.
taking the place OF the fremont, which will
be laid off
BIRTHDAY PARTY. Wednesday even
ing INV Sth he 1aIiuh+ft,i I,o,,,., M,
Kate b. Conant on Congress street was the
scene of most enjoyable party gathered to
celebrate the seventy-first anniversary of
her birthday. Mrs. Commits guests her
relatives and friends-began to arrive late
IN the afternoon until thirty eight had as
sembled many bringing dainty gifts The
: supper tables We're abundantly providedwith
l deIeaces and good cheer, and on return
ing to the parlors, Mrs. Conant, much to her
surprise and delight found a handsome
Y birthday cake eucireled by seventy-one tiny
y wax tapers, all allght. The evening was
I, spent delightfully."-, Miss Mitchell reading
i several selections and Messrs. Thayer. Cot,
I trell and Barker rendering "merre music
upon the guitar, banjo and violin. A carpet
n dance ended the festivities of the evening,
and at a late hour the company departed,
Z wishing their gracious hostess many returns
q of the day as happy as her seventy irst
anniversary had been, The affair was got
ten up for Mrs Conant by her niece, Mrs
- W. c. futile, and her sister, Mrs Sarah
~ Conant, and was an entire surprise. The
joyful appreciation with which it was re-
- ceived was very gratifying. The guests
L We're Mr.. and Mrs. J F. Rigby, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. II. Couant Mrs. W. G. futile, Mr..
4 and Mrs Adrian futile and Miss Erlna.
9 Mrs. B. Fl. Conant, Mrs. S. j. Conant, Mr.
|, and Mrs Horace W. Pitcher, Mr.. aud Mrs
= E. 5. Pitcher and Miss Gladys, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. John " Jones, DR.. and Mrs. A. o Stoddard
Miss Amy Stoddard, DR.. G. W Stoddard
It and Miss Stoddard, Mrs. A. B, Cox, Mrs 5
o L. Miliken, Mrs. Arnold, Mr.. F. v Cottrell
9 Mr. Frank Barker, Mr.. and Mrs O. G. Frost
# Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Frost, and Miss Frost
Y Mr.. H NJ Thayer, Mrs. Colhurn, Miss G. S
Pratt, Misses Mitchell, Spotford, Batcnelder
q and Slater.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The new schooner Pen
II dleton Bros. was towed to an anchorage in
a the lower harbor by steamer Silver Star
| early thursday AFTERNOON, ana late the
s day proceeded to Islesboro under full sail
n making very pretty sight until she was
= swallowed up in the fog. At Isles boro she
! was visited by many people and greatly ad-
/ mired by all She sailed Saturday for Bruins
d wick, Ga, via New York. 1t is understood
4 New York parties want to buy the vessel
l. and have offered a considerable advance
}. over her cost, and possibly she may be 80 Id.
!, The price of materials has advanced since
# the schooner was contracted for that she
/ could not be duplicated to-day at anything
4 like her cost. Sch. Paul Seavey was taken
a on Dyer's beach last Thursday for calking
/ She is now loading granite at Frankfort for
9 New York. The Belfast Fuel & HAY Co. has
!, loaded sch. A. Hayford with hay for Boston.
+ Sch. Senator has brought number of
: cargoes of sand from islands down the BAY
i for Cooper Bros. Sch Maud Briggs ar
4 | rived Nov. 10th from New York, with fer
tlizer for L. A. Knowlton & Co. She will
s load lumber at Bangor for New York.
q Sch. E. S. Merriam arrived Nov. 10th from