The Republican journal., 1900-02-15
Read what you find in the Sea Breeze.

j. II. Jones has supply of Columbia BIZ
cycle calendars and circulars at his hard
ware store.
Edward Boyce of Rockland has bought
through Kiley's marine agency, Boston, the
sloop Idlewld, 80 feet over all.
Yesterday was St. Valentines day-a day
that has come to be more honour'd in the
breach than in the observance
Sch. A. Hayford will be fitted for her sea.
sons business within a few days and will
load hay at Searsport for Boston.
The band concert, postponed from last
Tuesday evening, will be given Wednesday,
Feb. 21st, with the same program.
The Youths Companions Library Loan
Exhibit arrived at the Belfast Free Library
last week. The fifty pictures are very fine
A man remarked to "Our George the
other day that he had one hundred swarms
of bees in his cellar. you do not need a
furnace them" said George.
Silas D. Brown slipped on the ice in front
of his stable last Saturday and broke one
bone of his left wrist besides receiving two
severe cuts in the face.
N, F. Houston, ESQ, agent of the j. Y
McClintock estate, who has for many years
occupied an Office in the McClintock block,
corner of Main and High streets, has moved
his office to 81 High street.
The vacancy in the Waldo county board
of pension examining surgeons caused by
he Of DR. r IF
was filled Saturday by the appointment of
Dr. Eugene l.. Stevens of Belfast.
The second of series of entertainments
by Canton Pallas, P M, l. o. O. F. in Odd
Fellows hall. took place last Thursday even
ing and was very largely attended These
are social affairs and include cards, dancing
snd refreshments.
This, Thursday, evening a benefit dance
will be given at Odd Fellows Hall by the
Shoe Workers Relief association in aid of
Charles NJ Leavett a former employee of
Critchett Sibley & Co., who has been in i'll
health for some time and unable to work
There has been a large sale of tickets
FLAG DAYS. Union Defenders Day, the
anniversary of Lincolns birth. 1903 was OBJ
served as usual III the schools, Feb 18th. by
displaying the flags and having the lessons
in reading. history, geography, etc, bear on
life and deeds of Lincoln. The next flag
day Will be Thursday, Feb end, Washing.
tons birthday
In passing through St. John, n B., recent.
ly, Rev. Geo. E. Tufts noticed the large sail
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charging a cargo, The Cora was built in
White & Corners yard in Belfast, in 1869.
for Capt. Il. H. Coombs after whose daugh-
ter she was named. She was sister ship of
the Leonora, built in the same yard at the
same time. The Cora's only visit to Belfast
she was hauled up here short time She
now halls from Boston
A rumor started on the street Tuesday
that large portion of the inside brick work
of the court house had fallen down, but the
report was greatly exaggerated. The heavy
rain and wind Monday night tore off some of
the sheathlng paper on the unfinished por-
ton of the roof letting the water in upon
one of the brick arches laid to support the
attic floor. The beams are 5 feet apart and
section about five feet long fell. A similar
accident, but much more extensive, happen.
ed at the building of the custom house ex.
tension, and they are not uncommon in
building brick work in the winter season.
STEAMER NOTES. The Coombs Bros. are
getting the Castine ready for next seasons
business and will make an excursion to
Camden to the launching of the new schoon-
er, probably Friday, March "a. The new
steamer Gov. Dingley, made the best trip on
record from Boston TO Portland Wednesday
night, Feb. 18th. She left India wharf, Bos-
ton, att O'Clock and was locked at Franklin
wharf in Portland at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning, making the remarkable quick time
of SIX hours and ten minutes. The Penob-
scot again delayed b. bad weather, arrived
from Boston sunday morning, and left Mon
day afternoon ON the return trip. She put
into Boothbay Tuesday to escape the storm
and remained there yesterday.
DR. W l.. West of this city, with his for
mer college chum, Dir. F. D. Markham of
Port Leyden, N. Y, have been taking a Post
VI diudtS EoilSt dt uIt MchlIIlD V eGerlu1rV
College, Chicago, In, the foremost institu-
ton of its kind in America Its facilities
are unsurpassed both as regards its collegiate
staff and clinical advantages, having in con.
nectlon with the college the largest veter-
mary practice in the world They treated
during the past year 81 ,562 cases. The doc
tors feel very proud of their record, as thew
graduated from Ontario Veterinary College
in 1895 in the largest class ever graduated
from Veterinary College in the world DIR.
West was medalist, having won two medals.
one in Anatomy and one in Pathology, and
DR.. Markham was one of six selected to
compete for medals. They have Just gradu-
ated with the frst Post Graduate class in
America. DR.. West was valedictorian and
his chum received honors in every branch
while half of the class failed to pass
ANOTHER SEVERE GALE A southeast
gale of unusual severity visited this section
Tuesday. Considerable rain fell before day
light, and the wind blew fresh The wind
increased during the forenoon and at noon a
gale was in progress. The tide was high at
about 1915 O'Clock, but contrary to the usual
rule the wind did not abate on the ebb tide.