The Republican journal., 1900-03-01
Find the Sea Breeze. job printing office,
at No. 10 Main street, up stairs.

Inc regular meeting of the Masonic Tenn
pie Association was held February 9th and
the old board Of trustees and officers re-.
elected.
Rev George s. Mills will speak before tn
Teachers Club Friday evening, March 9th,
In the High school room, on "Protector and
King; or the case OF Oliver against Charles. :"
The severe weather int-rferes with outside
work on the courthouse extension. but the
slate is nearly all laid on the roof. George
Hill is laying floors and building platforms
in the court room. The Waldo County Bar
proposes to have new modern desks for the
Judge and clerk.
The last prisoner was discharged from
Waldo county Jail yesterday and that insti.
tuition is now tenantless. This state of af
fairs has not existed at this season in Waldo
county, or any other, for many years, and it
speaks well for the management of the
tramp problem by our county commission
ers and sheriff
Walter F. Hall of this city has a collection
of more than 500 different old and rare coins.
including nearly full set of United State
copper cents. Among his collection are
Vermont cents of 1888. S5 and '8S, Connec-
ticut cent of 1888; Franklin cent of 1887;
Mass achusetts cents and half cents OF 1888,
and many other Colonial coins, on " hich the
lapse of time has placed premium.
Even the mail stage drivers are obliged,
as common carriers, to give bill of lading
bearing one-cent revenue stamp for each
package received and delivered by them.
One recently bought yeast cake in Bel
fast store for an out-of-town customer. 1t
cost 2 cents, and he went through the whole
process as he would on a larger purchase.
The LITERARY TEA. Attention is once
more called to the Literary Tea at Miss
Carrie Cutters on Cedar street, next Satur-
day afternoon. AS the proceeds are to be
devoted to the Girls Home, the generous sup
port of all friends of the institution is look
ed for. The ladies having the affair in charge
will spare no pains to make it a pleasant &C.
casion for all who come. Admission % cents.
STEAMER NOTES. The Penobscot remained
at her wharf in Belfast last Thursday night,
ON account of the storm, and left here at
about 7 Is Friday morning for Boston, ar
irving there that evening. Continued rough
weather kept her in Boston until Tuesday
afternoon, when she left and made her trip
as usual She will leave to-day at the usual
hour for Boston. 49,. The steamer NJ. & NJ.
was not able to make her "trip up from Cam
den last Thursday afternoon on account of
the storm. but went up river early Friday
morning, leaving little late that day for her
down trip
AT the last meeting of Seaside Chautau-
qua Circle the rol-call was answered by
incidents of local history, followed by the
lesson study. Then came a program ar
ranged for "Longfellow's Day" Several
poems were read, a recitation given, The
Building of the Ship" followed by papers,
discussions, etc. The Circle was fortunate
in having at that meeting the trst graduate
of Seaside G. L. S. c., the pioneer of Belfast
Chautauquans, who sang Longfellow's
psalm of Life" The company were then
entertained by reading and singing by a
little miss of three years, the granddaughter
of our hostess. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs Helen A. Carter, High
street, March 9Th. Lesson, ga reading
journey through France" quotations from
Emersons poems.
A VARIETY OF WEATHER person who
could not find weather to suit him between
midnight Saturday and daylight Monday is
hard to please Saturday was warm, but the
SKY looked threatening. At , O'Clock Sun
day morning there was heavy thunder and
blowing gale from the southeast and
heavy rain was falling. AT o'clock heavy
clouds shut down and there were indications
of dark day This lasted about 10 min
utes. The rain and wind increased for
short time and then the clouds blew off, the
sun came out, shining brightly at noon, with
the mercury at 49,. At 3 P. NJ. the sun was
shining, but the wind, W hich had fallen near
ly to a calm again came on from the south
and blew gale. Snow began falling at As
and continued until nearly 9, when it clear
ed and the wind had changed to the west.
The mercury fell rapidly during the day and
night as follows: 12M 4So P. NJ, $40 6 P.
M 27o; 8 P M, 2Oo 6 A. NJ, Monday, zero.
The bay was very rough in the forenoon, the
seas running up to the bridge and causing
vessels moored nearby to roll and pitch
heavily. Consid rable damage was done TO
the electric light and telegraph wires on the
bridge. Seven electric light poles were
broken down between the draw and Mos
mans store and several wires were broken
The city was in darkness Sunday night so
far as electric lights were concerned Poles
were broken in other parts of the city, and
there was some damage to the shade trees.
There was no preaching services at the
churches in the forenoon, but the few who
met at the Baptist held brief meeting,
Evening services were held at the Baptist,
Methodist and Congregational churches.
The damage on shore was more than has oc-
Cured in any one storm in this vicinity for a
long time. A barn Oh the Mrs. Belt place
on Northport avenue was blown down !;
it was of little value and was unoccupied.
The barn on the Shute farm in East Belfast,
occupied by D. II. Strout, was badly damag-
ed, and hen house on the farm of P. L..
Stiout was wrecked. A chimney was blown
down o. Mrs. j. H. Emery's house on
Cedar street. a plank on the roof OF L. T.