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

The starrett dry goods store is nearly sold
out and viii be closed within week.
Progressive Chautauqua Circle will meet
with Mrs. Mary Whitmore next Monday
evening.
The Thomas H Marshall Relief Corps
would like full attendance next Tuesday
for the election Of officers.
The comrades of Sheridan F. Miller Com
maud are requested to meet next Monday
evening. as it will be election of officers for
the ensuing year. All are requested to be
present.
The Waldo Clinical Club viii meet at the
Office Of DR., John Stevens Tuesday Dec.
18th. Papers will be read by Drs. Flanders
and E. l. Stevens of Belfast and Eveleth of
Searsport.
Advertised list Of letters remaining in the
Belfast post office Dec. 5th Ladies-Mr
Ellen Dickey, Mrs. Bertha NJ. Quincy.
Gentlemen-T. S. Coombs, Mr. Frank D.
Haraden.
Elbridge S. Pitcher was in Bangor last
Friday TO conduct his first rehearsal as d.
rector Of the Bangor Festival Chorus. Re-
hearsas will be held Thursdays during the
winter.
The - pound turkey on exhibition at
Fogg & Browns market last week was sold
by ticket and was drawn by Charles W.
Lancaster. who had it cooked and served at
the Windsor Hotel Thanksgiving day.
Friday, Dec. eth, il the fftieth anniver-
sary of the sailing from Belfast for Califor-
MIA Of the bark william 0. Alden There
are three survivors in Belfast. Henry Dun
bar John n Stewart and Joseph l. Hayner.
A four horse team with a load of pressed
hay started tie run away on High street
Tuesday afternoon, while the driver was in a
store He got on at considerable risk and
stopped them before any damage was done.
Messrs Geo. F. johnson and Charles P
Hazeltine returned last Saturday from their
hunting trip IL the vicinity of Stacyvile.
They brought home one buck, weighing IT'S
pounds, 1t was cut up at ?, S. Staples mar
ket.
The steel beams for the second story floor
and the masons are building the brick walls
slowly. The work is done under difficulties,
as the cement freezes and everything is very
cold to handle.
A peculiar condition was noticed in the
roads in some sections Tuesday morning.
Rain fell Monday, clearing off in the after
noon. The temperature fell rapidly and the
muddy surface of the road froze over
quickly. In softer places the surface assum-
ed markings similar to the frost figures on
window panes.
NOVEMBER WEATHER. The weather record
of Mr.. L. II, Murch for the month of No
vember. is as follows: Mean temperature,
50 6lo; mean for November, 1898, SO. 2So !;
mean for November for 40 years past, 81 .12o;
highest, 80 the first day lowest, 19o the 18th
day rain fell on days snow fell on 2 days );
total snow fall, 10 inches total precipita-
tion, . 81 inches.
II. P. Farrow, Civil Engineer, tells TIL
journal of two peculiar calls in deeds
which he has examined. Both are shipyard
property. One is in Belfast and gives the
Hbhloc anu ulSbduCb 10 d uOl6 III but IOOl vi
the shed of the blacksmith shop" This
Mr.. tarrow says, should be considered an
understandable monument as the hole still
remains although the shed was burned many
years ago. The other deed is of a shipyard
III ROckport, and one course is described as
in line with the bow of two vessels now
building at said shipyard." The question
might arise in this case, would launching
these vessels be moving landmark?
CHAT. A number of hares hot by Fred
A. Johnson were at Fogg & Browns Satur-
day. John W ellsworth and Willis Will
liams returned to Camden last week from a
cunning trip among the islands with Is
birds, % of which were ducks and brakes.
North Haven smelt and founder fisher
men have begun work for the winter ... Fall
blowing continued until the last of Novem-
Der. I'll. Locke & Son have given clock to
the Girls Home. Monhegan fishermen
are making good catches when the weather
is so they can go out. Guess we have got
our quota of rain at last, ind are ready for
freeze. Augustine Colburn, successor
W. T. Colburn, has placed handsome pew
sign over his shoe store in McClintock' so
block.