The Republican journal., 1900-12-13

NJ. +. Woodcock received Saturday from
his nephew, Chas. W0odcock, of Portland
Or. Columbia river salmon weighing a1l
pounds.
Sixty Photographic views of Orvieto. an
Italian city, will be on exhibition for tho
two weeks ending Dec. 18th at the Belfast
Free Library. The public is cordially in
vited to view these photographs.
Out-of-tOwn readers, who have not dona
their Christmas shopping, will find much tn
interest them in the advertising columns Of
The journal this week. The firms tbaro
represented are all reliable and the goods
offered will suit all tastes and all nnrsoS
Give our advertisers call when Won como
to town.
FIRES. A slight fire occurred Sunday
morning in Sherman w. Freeman's placa nm
Main street. A hole some two feet in
diameter was burned through the floor
ana the counters were somewhat burned.
but the fire was put out without further
damage The fire is supposed to have
originated from cigar stub thrown on tho
floor the night before .. Tuesday MORNING
ire was discovered in the B. G. Marden
house at Citypoint, owned and occupied by
b. S. Staples. The fire was in the attic. and
was discovered and put ont by neighbors
before the engines arrived The loss is
small. The cause of the fire is unknown.
COLD SNAP. A snow squall Sunday
morning was succeeded by clear weather
and mild temperature, but the clouds soon
began to gather and about P. M. there was
furry OF snow, followed by sunshine, and
then more snow. The temperature at noon
was 3S0 but it fell rapidly during the after
noon and night, and Monday morning the
mercury indicated g below 1t did not 60
above zero during the day, which is some
thing rare. At noon the thermometer indi-
Gated zero and at P. NJ it was below.
Tuesday morning it was 50 below, and the
highest point reached for the day was 1so
above at l P NJ 1t was 90 above at P. NJ.
and above yesterday morning at O'Clock.
BURKETT's BARGAINS This is George
w. Burkett's Both holiday anniversary, and
he will observe it by the greatest sale of ar
ticles, ornamental and useful, low and high
priced-all low priced when value is consd-
ered-to which he has ever invited the peo-
pie of Waldo county. AS at the beginning
of his business career Mr.. Burkett is a
firm believer in printers ink, to which he
attributes no small part of his success, and
he occupies four columns this week to tell
of his Christmas goods, and then leaves the
half untold. He has added to his regular
force of clerks, and customers may be sure
they will receive prompt and polite atten-
ton. Every body in Waldo County is invit-
ed to this sale at Burkett's big store in Odd
Fellows block, Main street, Belfast.
A very pleasing and successful entertain
ment was given in Seaside Grange hall
Monday evening, Dec. 3rd, under the aus
pieces and for the benefit of Belfast Lodge,
No 30, Good Templars. Following is the
program given, after which cake and ice
cream were served and general social time
enjoyed by all. The attendance was good
and the lodge realized nice little sum for
their treasury. Piano solo, Edith Burgess
vocal solo, ''Only a little wanderer,'' Helen
Dilworth rec, Mrs E. p Alexander vocal
solo, Ada Cunningham; rec, "Aunt Jemi-
mas Courtship," Myrtle Pendleton; vocal
solo, Mabel Weber; dialogue, ''Only a
working girl;'' vocal solo, 1.-TWO little Or
phans,' Flossie Davis; vocal solo, s'The
Carnival" Alma Colby; tableaux: 1, Rock
of Ages 2, The Gladiators, in two acts 3,
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