The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-25
FREDA. JOHNSON, FRED A. JOHNSON.
Masonic Temple, High st. Masonic Temple, Hig b St.

The Belfast Band will make an excursion |
to Bangor on June Sth, the day of Fore !
paugh-Sells circus.
The piano used at the Maconda concert
was an Everett grand, and is carried by the
management in their tour of Maine.
The Nonpartisan W c. 7. U. Alliance
will meet with Mrs. E. H. Conant Friday,
May Goth, at 3 p. m. A full attendance is
desired.
Johnson is offering special prices on mus
lin underwear and wrappers for this week
For modest tastes and modest purses it is
surely economy. Read the advt on the 9TH
page.
The deer which has been kept in this city
since last autumn ran against the fence OF
her yard about three weeks ago and injured
her neck in such way that her head was
turned slightly to one side, and still remains
so.
There is quite an interest here in golf
here and practice has begun in the Walton
pasture with four holes; but an organized
club and more extensive links are assured
in the near future The players include
two of the resident clergymen.
List of advertised letters remaining ua-
claimed in the Belfast post Office for the
week ending May Goth: Ladies-Mrs. Sam
Stevenson Gentlemen-J. Whiting Austin
Mr.. w. H. Bailey, Mr.. Charles W. Bracket,
NJ r. Charles Gushan, Mr. James Grndle, j.
Poole, Esq, Mr.. Halb. Smith, Dr. Wood.
T. H. Marshall Relief Corps will obser We
May Goth at Memorial Hall for children of
the G. A. R. and Relief Corps, and all SOL
diers and sailors children, by an entertain
ment. picnic supper, etc, from to p m.
Supper at p. m. The children are to bring
their lunch.
two-horse team owned by John A.
Leighton ran away Tuesday forenoon on
Main street, over High and down Bridge
street. When passing the Phenix House, L.
L. Gentner and George Salter jumped on
the jigger and stopped the horses at the
corner of Green street. 1t was daring and
successful act.
winter fingers in the lap of spring to
an uncommon extent this season. Tuesday
morning there was heavy frost, and the
same day several harbingers of spring APP
peared. A large flock of wild geese flew
over, grasshoppers appeared in the fields,
and the hand organ man put in an appear
ance. Wednesday morning there was an
other white frost.
Sheriff Norton recently bought the Ord
way place in the Perkins neighborhood
South Befast-half an acre of land and a
small house in very dilapidated condition.
Mr.. Norton owns six acres opposite on
which was barn, which has been NOV
ed to the Ordway place, and the house has
been repaired by N. J. Pottle. The place
has been rented to Ira S. Grady, who will
move there from Northport avenue.
Thomas H. Marshall Relief Corps recent
ly gave Mrs Julia f. McKeen a surprise
party on the occasion OF the thirty-third
anniversary of her marriage. The after
noon was pleasantly spent, socially, and
closed with picnic supper Mrs. McKeen
was given a number of useful and valuable
presents, as tokens of the esteem in which
| she is held by her sisters in the Relief Corps,
crew of linemen of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Co. put up an in
sulated cable on the principal streets of this
city this week, to take the place of the many
small bare wires formerly used. There are
30 small wires, insulated with rubber and
enclosed in a lead case. This not only looks
heater, but is less trouble in placing lad
ders in case of fires, and does away with the
frequent crossing of wires and false fire
alarms when the men are at work on the
wires.