The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-20
TUE NEWS OF BELFAST

N"'''' ,,,missioner Robbins has sprink-
sifee' ,o wv the slippery walks for the bene-
lei ''l' ,.d people. tssssgassss4
WV ,.,,ne new sign, R. II. Coombs &
4 i''N ho-o nlaced over their place Of
.. Main street.
VT g5n,t Hook & Ladder Co. is pre-
III, annual ball, to be given in
...ta,r OPERA House in the near future.
.,r the Belfast Opera House last
evening by the Opera House en-
W ,.a. A pleasant affair. The music
r. ~, ,nes' full orchestra. The cake
Ft ..-+,,4d was not given as no Compel
appeared
...H, "a this city was recently talking
.. .igf DENT which happened to one
.a.o,np1, hile at work on machinery
factory, when the little four-year-old
..sllf Ma ma, can uncle sue the
r ase1anee Of Christmas by the bus
,a8,-.. factories, public offices, etc.,
.i,, sane as on other holidays. Fac
M uhIie Offices will be closed all
... a- stores will be open until P NJ.
.... ,a'aels obliged to keep open longer
..As. than on other holidays on ac-
rhe many presents passing
a.-. ~ mail.
ny received, but had overlook
..p. AN art souvenir catalogue of
.uG commercial College 1t is a
printed booklet, finely illuStrat-
ZONES, including views of the
..-. and interior, and portraits
.H4 successful graduates. Waldo
.- l.. rat il number of students at
..l.- which ranks high among educa
r.tnuS Of its class.
jarrett of Boston, who was
red at Memorial Hall on Sun
..... aud evening, was recalled to
r. telegram, and the lectures
.. ...-, postponed. Mr.. Barrett
..... rr1rrS in this city tomorrow,
81 .. mortal hall, at two and seven
.sI So resident of the National
-. As>oc alton and editor of the
....u -r he has had great oppor-
ac4uaint himself with the
..-... ..'.d he speaks.
4.I N- Willard L. Lathrop, who
.. audience at Memorial hall
...- -n th their lectures, readings
.' e- and who are prominent in
.Ha a Which is to build the new
r-0s uTe Heights in the spring, will
sunday, Dec. 3oth, and will
e- lectures and tests at Memo
N'ere While in town they
d-4s for the transfer of prop
Heights and will record the
the corporation The new
mile Heights will be known as
...t lYH-4
n. I- Ar THE LIBRARY. Sixty
TO VIII be shown at the Bel
n, r. lrary until Saturday, 10Th of
-.Ht taeto IS an Italian city nearly
.m Rome. Its cathedral is
I-. .ttrtCfi0n and is considered one of
u M splendid churches in Italy. 1t
.. .-.IeI with special veneration by
iIe The stormy Middle Ages and
4.-p.-l refuge for them in times of
Danger 'tl one of the pictures are of
tF- '' le works of art in the cathedral.
lls rte cordially invited to enjoy
N, ,-4phS
t# +N ISIS. The municipal officers
a-st asst Friday afternoon on
.s be- saloon of S. w. Freeman
a denee of b. S. Staples. The
Hae N-d hat the building occupied
q Drck store on Main street,
red X. Wadlin, a grandson
tl Is. Wadlin. The building
% 5000, and is insured. The
@ -t building is small. Mr.. Free
N~, the value of his property in
%. $500, and he had an insur-
-Fn ~I- He owns number of slot
Nhch have been rented out and
- "d TO him and stored in the
before the fire. The damage
l,. Of the. building, by fire,
water. is estimated at about
N- The '- caught at the end of a count
".-e some waste paper was kept.
Vas that the cause of the fire
'a- Fi.... The fire at the Staples
. el III the attic, near the chin
N- M The morning, about half an
+'h 'i-- + !e ire was lighted in the sitting
'OA stove below The mercury was below
"'Ali t.ia water froze in the partitions,
"'-'.As to lerable damage in addition to
"' 1e Fee. A part of the roof was
In Staples estimates the value
" .A ts- at 81 200, and had an insurance
" links the building was dam
" "l' eio0 The furniture of the two
Wy staples and his daughter, who
Massachusetts,, was in the house.
4" -ai0a'eS is value at 200 and the
'a-ase !" + at $50. 1t was insured. The
N" hat the cause was defective
Dla.y
'A 't" TENS. The .SchOoners Pendle-
'''0-ra md Pendleton Sisters arrived
asst week, the former from
''a, and the latter from Bangor.
>'' We're built in Belfast, from the
a+ and the Pendleton Sisters was
MaH~n voyage. .Schs. Post Boy
'''1 ] Villains are frozen in at Ban
e' Uf f. /. Warren and Abenaki at
-l' i7'.- Tie Boston packet schooner A.
49 apt. Geo, F. Ryan, has been
No for the winter. =. Sch. ?. NJ.
apt Burgess, sailed for Vinal-
sunday morning. .. The new four