The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-10-05

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You'll see something in the Sea Breeze
this week
L. P Hazeltine, the shoe dealer, will occu-
by one of Mrs. "A lvord new houses on Wash
ington street. Bath Times.
J, W. Haley, oculist is permane ntly To-
Gated at II High street. See his advertis-
ment in regard to reward of S25.
An adjourned meeting of the Humane So
ciety will be held next Tuesday evening at
Police Court room, at which full attendance
is desired.
All ladies who attend the North church
are earnestly requested TO meet at Mrs. l..
A. Know tons, Miller street, Friday after
noon at o'clock
Charles O'ConneL has closed his restau-
rant, to both regular and transient hoarders,
and viii only serve oysters in the various
stylc] on orders.
The first Waldo county deer for We years
was brought in Monday by Albert \. Farrar
of Belmont and sold to Fogg & Brown. 1t
was large buck and was shot in North
port.
Owing to change of plans at the head
quarters the inspection of A. f. Clark
Camp, Sons of Veterans, which was to have
been held Tuesday evening, was indefinite
" postponed.
Fogg Y Brown and P, S. Staples have
licenses to buy and sell deer, moose and car
ibou. Partridge cannot be sold in the mar
kets or elsewhere under the law as amended
by The last Legislature.
List of advertised letters remaining I'M
claimed in the Belfast post office for the
week ending Sept 30th Ladies-Mrs. Sarah
c. Mason, Mrs. Agnes I. Hills. Gentlemen
ella rke Hanson, q letters, Hon. J udge
Oss, Mr.. H S. Simpson, Mr.. H. ?. Weseott,
MIR. j. B. G. Vickery, Rev. NJ. Webster
Woodbury.
SEPTEMBER WEATHER. The monthly
weather report of L. H. Murch for Septem-
Der. 1899, is as follows: Mean tempe .ature,
50 So; mean for September 1898, 60 93o
mean for September for 40 years past, 50 $50
highest, ZOE on the 18th and DIST days low
est, 43o on the 9th. Rain fell on 9 days
total precipitation, so inches.
Ice made Sunday night and the ground
was slightly frozen. Monday forenoon there
We're few wandering snow flakes in the all
a foretaste Of what is to come later In the
evening there was considerable snow ia /,
and some remained on the ground next
morning. The mercury stood at 367. 43o and
Al respectively at a. m, u M and 6 p. IN
Great is asphalt and concrete! When
wood used for sidewalks. the city was a
frequent defend ant in damage suits for ur.
les caused by defe cts. No such cases are
now reported. tCalais Times
Belfast has been fortunate enough not to
lave many damage suits resulting from de-
ecJve sidewalks, and it is to be e0ngratu
lated on having goodly amount of the as
phaIt walks. They cost more than the wood.
tn walks in the first Instance but are more
econo mical in the end.
Mr.. Percy A. Sanborn recently finished a
local order for an Oil painting of rural scene
and it is one of the finest productions of this
true and talented artist. While this pic
ture was on the easel in Mr. Sanborn's stu
dio he received an order for duplicate from
resident Of Massachusetts, together with
two water colors and another oil 1t is an
artistic mind that sees the beauties of nature
and skillful hand that can put them on
canvas. MI. Sanborn in fortunate in possess
ing both.
BUILDING AND REPAIRS. W. H. Arnold
began work Monday on his house on North
port avenue, the foundation for which WAS
completed some time since, He will hoard
it up and single the roof this fall, and com
plete 1t next season. Llewellyn Wood has
the cellar dug and foundation laid for A cot
tage house on Cedar street, adjoining the Fl
N. Lancaster house....E r. Conner has his
new carriage repository ready for use. 1t is
two stories and basement. 2Ox4O feet and
as an addition to the former premises. which
are 30x60, gives excellent accommodations for
handling all the lines of Mr. C's hnsiness-
carriages. harnesses, hides wool. etc.
BASE BALL. The Post Office and Congress-
street mines played a game on the ball
grounds last Saturday, which resulted in a
victory for the Post Office nine with a score
OF % to 20. Brown was all RIGHT in the
box. The Post Office nine have a good sea-
sons record, losing only one game: that
with the big fellows at the Head of the
Iide. Following are the teams: Post
Ofhce-Woodcock, c. f.; Clement, 1b.; Har-
mon, 3b'; Ford, 8. s.; Hall, c.; Chaples. r. f. :;
Deerlng, 2b.; Jellison, |. f.. ; Brown, D. Con-
gress street-Harmon, Collins, c. f.:
d ammans, Oh; Curtis, p; McMahap. lib. ::
Fernald, 8. s.: Knowlton, 3D.. Stevens. |. f. ::
Atherton, r. f. Arthur Whitney. IJmnire
Eben NJ Sanborn recently came into pos
session of an interesting family relic,
sword carried by his grandfather in the war
OF lol2 When small boy Eben lived in
what is now the Ellis house on Primrose
hlil; One day in playing with this sword,
siashlng at imaginary enemies, he struck it
against tree and broke the blade off at the
nut He does not recall what became of the
hllt, but he took the blade upstairs in the L
and hid it under the floor 1t was found
later by Mr.. Alfred Ellis, who supposed it
had belonged to his grandfather Recently
as Mr.. Sanborn was walking by the house
with Wilson Ellis he said that he had once
lived there and told about the sword and
where he had hidden it. A few days later
the long lost sword blade was restored to
him, but the hilt is still missing The blade
Is about the length and width of scythe
ana with the same curve but reversed