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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-06
The Belfast Improvement Society.

The regular monthly meeting of the Bel
fast Improvement Society was held at the
home of the President Mrs. NJ. j. Gammans,
Monday, Dec. 3d.
The committee appointed. to formulate a
code of bylaws, submitted articles of same
for consideration, which after slight revis-
ion will be adopted.
1t was voted to make the society corpo-
rate body and the secretary was instructed
to procure the necessary papers. The fol-
lowing advisory committee was appointed ::
j. R. Dunton, Chas. b. Hazeltine, DR.. ID. p.
Flanders, James Fl. Howes, Fred W. Pote
The members voted unanimously to send
a letter to the manager of the Belfast Band,
expressive of their appreciation of the
great benefit the city has derived from that
organization and the hope that they may
continue their good work and influence in
definitely.
A gift of $500 was received from r. C..
johnson. The society has under considera-
ton some lectures upon forestry and other
subjects relating to their special work, and
some social functions later in the season.
The next meeting will be held Monday,
Jan. 7th, at Church street.
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News of the Oranges.

Harvest Moon Grange, Thorndike, will
hold its next meeting Dec. 18th, when Off
GERS will be elected for the ensuing year
The annual meeting of the Maine State
Grange opens in Lewiston, December 18th
Arrangements have been made for reduced
rates on the railroads and at the hotels.
Headquarters will be at the De Witt House
A committee of reception will be in attend
ance ON arrival of trains to give information
needed
South Branch Grange, No. l42, of Pros
pect, elected officers Nov. 24th, us follows:
Master, B. NJ. Eames; Overseer, F. f.
Crockett; Lecturer, Alice Haley; Steward,
Chas. Gray; Assistant Steward NJ. Clark ;
Chaplain, Eta Gray Treasurer, j. F. Lib
by; Secretary, Jennie Dockham; Gate
Keeper, ---; Pomona, Mrs. J. Ward ;
Flora, Mrs. S. Colson; Ceres, Mrs. f. Kill
man; L. A. S., Jennie Crockett; Organst,
Mrs. a. Haley. Installation, Jan 5, 1901
Equity ,irange, Belfast, at its regular
meeting last Saturday evening elected the
following officers: Master, Percy Edge
comb; Overseer, Orrin Wentworth Lectur-
er, Mrs. Mabel Miller; Steward, Eugene
Wood; Asst. Steward, Leslie Payson;
Treasurer, Fred L. Toothaker; Chaplain,
Jas. H. Cunningham Secretary Mrs L. NJ
Cunningham; Gate Keeper, Leslie Elms ;
Pomona, Mrs. Tillie Toothaker Flora, Mrs
Bertha Hartshorn Ceres, Mrs. Sadie Edge
comb; L. A. Steward, Miss Marion Hayford ;
Chori ster, Mrs Flora Wentworth.
Seaside Grange elected the following
officers last Saturday evening: Master, ii.
J. Chaples; Overseer, L. W. llammons;
Mrs Eliza Frost; Steward A. T. Stevens :;
Assistant Steward, Gerald w. Howard :;
Secretary, Mrs. Rena Sholes; Treasurer,
Harvey S. Cunningham; Gate Keeper, Jas.
ii. Braley; Flora, Mrs. l.. w. IIanmons;
Ceres, Mrs Geo W. Miller; Pomona, Mrs
A. T.. Stevens; Lady Assistant Steward,
Mrs. Joseph A. McKeen. They will be in
Dirigo Grange, Freedom, adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions of respect Dec lst:
Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly
Father to call from our midst our beloved
brother, Moses M. Clements therefore, be it
Resolved, by Dirigo Grange, No. 9S, Pat
rons of Husbandry, that we bow in humble
submission to Him who doeth all things we'll
Resolved, That in he death of our brother
Clement Dirigo Grange has lost charter
member, and one of its Oldest and most
active and judicious councillors and labor
erS in grange work; and the community
good citizen.
Resolved, That cherishing his memory we
will ever remember and strive to emulate
his faithfulness and fidelity to his duties
Resolved, That we extend to his COM
panion and sorrowing family our sincere
and heartfelt sympathy in their severe
atfiiction, commencing them to the care of
our Heavenly Father, who alone can give
comfort in sorrow.
Resolved, That our charter be draped in
mourning for period of sixty days.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread
on our records, a copy sent to the family of
Journal and Bangor Commercial
n. T. LIBBY, on
J. B. BARTLETT, Resolutions.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-06
The High School Lecture Course.

The course of lectures soon to be given
for the benefit of the High school in this
city merits the Interest and hearty support
Of every citizen. Our High school is not
equipped in accordance with the demands
OF the educational system Of the present
day, and to remedy this, these lectures have
been planned. A great effort has been made
to secure such talent as will insure a course
of interesting and attractive addresses by
men who are masters of their subjects. 1t
should be a source of pride to us that the
lecturers are all professors in the different
colleges of our own State. 1t is to be hoped
that the pupils of the school, as they can
vass the city, will1ind a generous and hearty
patronage. The subjects themselves should
attract every one who gives them mo-
ment's attention. True, they may not be a
succession of jokes and platitudes, such as
often nowadays greet the lecture-goer,
but lecturers more worthy the palmy days
of the old Lyceum platform, when great
subjects were grandly treated. Let the
people demand it, and there shall vet be
other men who shall teach and charm like
Beecher, Philips, Emerson and the rest of
the 1mmortals.
What possibilities of description of an
cient glories in 'sThe Fall of the Roman
Empire in the West,' by Professor VIM.
Macdonald of Bowdoin College.
What music is to the natural ear, poetry is
to the spirit, and Professor ii. NJ. Estabrooke
of the University of Maine may be relied
upon to delight and charm in his treatment
of characteristics of Poetry"
''The Age of Louis Fourteenth is faSci-
mating in history and romance, and we may
| expect a great treat when Prof A. n
Leonard of Bates College addresses his
audience on that great era.
''The Bible as Literature will be frankly
but reverently handled by Prof A. j. Rob-
erts of Colby College and wiser and finer
appreciation be ours hereafter
''The Acropolis of Athens and it's Place
in the Worlds Art. What an enduring
monument of a mighty race of the past and
present does not this topic portray With
stereopticon illustrations this lecture will
certainly be interesting and attractive, when
presented by Prof. J. II. Huddilston of the
University of Maine.
Help the school and yourselves. Course
tickets S1.00. Single tickets, % cents. Tick
cts on sale at Mixers and by the pupils and
teachers.
The first lecture will be Friday, Dec 18th
by Prof. Huddilston.
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Secret Societies.

For long and honorable service in office,
Rufus II. Emery of Bucksport deserves
For 30 years he has been treasurer
of Felicity Lodge, F. & A. NJ. and for %
years treasurer of Hancock r. A. Chapter
Now that he declines another election his
is brought to prominent notice
among the brothers of the craft
Moses Webster Lodge, F. & A. NJ, of
Vinalhaven held their annual installation
Tuesday, Nov. o. The following officers
were installed by Deputy Grand Master,
D. G. Gould of Warren: Master of Lodge,
G. f. Bowman; Senior Warden, DR.. l. f.
Luce; Junior Warden, DR.. w. F. Lyford
Treasurer, E. r. Roberts, Secretary, A. A.
Davidson: Chaplain, John Merrithew Mar
shal, j. Fl. Sanborn; Senior Deacon, W. II.
Merrithew Junior Deacon, Arthur Hop
kins; Senior Steward, F. S. Hamilton
Junior Steward, Will Davidson;
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The Governor and Council,

AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. %. The Governor
and council were in session until 1.3O this
morning when they considered the Water
vile election case and petitions for the par
don of Orrin G. Mink, who is serving SEN
ton case, Cyrus W. DAVIS, Democrat, con-
tested the election of Harvey d. Eaton as
representative to the legislature from Wa
terville. The petitioners for pardon, with
the exception Of Orrin G: Mink, which was
tabled, were given leave to withdraw. Dur
ing the session Henry c.. Peabody was
sworn in as associate justice Of the supreme
bench.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-06
rortents Of To-Day's Journal.

PAGE l.
7bp Week. Sermons on Saloons City
N"..7,... High School Lecture Course....
rtrs. Concerning Local Industries. :.
; D,,a services High School Notes. The
Iads -,iruTayement Society. The Meeting of
Et' ns Governor and Council. News of
iN- I..l Personal. Obituary.
Be PAGF2.
...n,. That Live. The Farm Library. His
-0,,s. Population of Name Towns.
is ,i4 Football man. My Mothers Faith.
I'll s ,ilft TO the Nation. Commissioner
.ei. & apt. "Sol' is High Line.
PAGE3.
-.- Siuiu. State Assessors Figures... (.
A.l.f Dtutury IN Nutshell.
PAGE4.
I. Tht News of Brooks. Transfers in
,t. Th, school Committee. Yachts and
d S.rLplIi News. The Home Estimate of
Ul Spondence.
PAGE ).
of Belfast. The Churches County
.rD.. The Sultan Settles.
FACE q.
lrtp Water Vessels Sailing Ships
The Maine Canning industry...
FACE I.
Half Literary News and Notes
PAGES.
l,2iis..,.t County Tespondence...
w. eetN., Births. Marriages.. deaths.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-06

Inc resi- lSnatlOn OF +. A. SanbOrn as a men,
ber of the fire police was presented and
accepted
The committee on highways reported on
the claim of L. c. Dean that the city is not
liable. The report was accepted
The committee on fire department and the
acting chief engineer reported on the prop
osition of the Belfast Water Co. as to the
settlement of the hydrant rental for hy-
drants on 4-inch pipe, recommending that
the offer be not accepted. The ereport of the
committee was accepted.
Chas. f. CHM, II. J. Chaples, S. n Rack
lift and W. A. Mason were drawn as tray
erse jurors for the January term of Su-
preme Court.
The curfew ordinance was passed under
suspension of the rules. 1t appears in full
in our advertising columns.
A committee, consisting of Aldermen
Perkins and Rogers and Councilman Wood,
was appointed to examine the High school
building and decide what repairs and
changes in the rooms therein are necessary
and to have such work done at once as the
committee may think best
Adjourned.
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OBITUARY..

sAoi @fS $ lane Palmer, widow of the late Jo-
ros Sn u, ,F,almer, died at her old home in Mon
nor+iu age, Nov. 22nd, aged So years and 3
st5,ls a, She was confined to her bed onl Y
/, 1'gS w. weeks, and retained all her faculties
NJ ~arked degree until her last illness.
fbe Nao born in Kennebunk, Me-, and was
o1m,a as survivor of large family. In the
s5aa''lIl'ilIty where she had lived SO long
irs raves fragrant memory and many
sai5i1S to cherish recOllections of kind
T 7"por. Three children survive her-Mr.
Der - 81 almer of Monroe, Miss Francis Pal
Searsw. w Portland and Mrs. Marcia Bailey of
tbaIS port. The funeral services were at
oTaio.llne, Rev. J. w. Hatch of WinterpOrt
isniiiStlng. The floral offerings from the
''ly were beautiful.
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High School Notes.

Only two more weeks.
1t is time to begin to cram for the exams.
The Juniors are ready to say farewell to
originals, pro tem., at least.
None of the Junior zoology class have to
take examination. They will begin the
study of botany next term.
The Senior arithmetic class has finished
the study of that subject and will next
take algebra.
Miss Grace Monroe, b. II. S., 700, has been
elected teacher of the Board Landing school,
She has been assisting Miss Mason in grade
seven.
The Junior Literature class will read
translation of the Odyssey next term, if a
cheap edition can be secured
There was no school Wednesday on ac-
count of the storm.
Both Geometry classes are reviewing.
Principal Dutton of the Searsport High
School visited the school Tuesday.
PrincipalHOward gave general invitation
to the second social and dance to be given
by the b. II. S. Baseball Club Friday even
ing.
The Junior French class will read either
"Labbe Constantine" ,or "The Black Tulip"
next term,
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Concerning Local Industries.

Critchett, Sibley & Co.'s shoe factory shut
down Monday to appraise the machinery,
ETC., on account of settling the estate of Mr.
0. G. Critchett. It will start up again as
soon as that work is completed, probably to
morrow or Saturday
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-06
NFWS OF THE WEEK.

NtrTTEs. There is a project
u cnd a portion of the National
Name to Washington next
'll>e part i'll the grand parade
d u pc made one OF the prOmi-
.U.Ntes oI the ceremonies attend
g Inauguration of President Nc
al. Mrs. /. NJ. n. Stevens: Miss
roMon: Mrs. Gertrude Stevens
u Mrs. \. S. Fernald; Miss
sell Miss Milliken. Miss Powderly,
N I. I. Mcdowell left Portland
% for the National W. c. T. L.
oj in Washington. Miss Cor
N BOW Joined the party in Boston.
lt Maine Commandery of the Mill
W'c Of the Loyal Legion held its
81 lreting for December at Fair
Hst. evening. with a banquet at The
Id senator Hale was the first of
.hut delegation to arrive in Wash
.a senator and Mrs. Frye will oc-
cd ed partments at the Hamilton,
as been remodelled and is now
ID .ae most complete hostleries in
.N Representative and Mrs.
eacd viii also stop there. Gov.
dr-. Burleigh will probably live
H Ritilnond this winter. Repre-
ui'e AIlen's plans for a residence
oi auoWn.... Major c. j. House.
-o tie bureau of labor and indus
t-l-tics. has gone to Bath, where
l wuplete his work of gaining
, tor the ship building section
port of Hon. S. w. Matthews,
missioner of that department.
a l. nt compiling the statistics for
.N.l BIS now we'll under way. The
I,H- week feature will be an APP
VIVID viii be the only public record
'ook place during that week.
M oe of great value another
'" Maine without amy question
I- Uake an observance of the
|nn Parker Spotford of Bucks
,W railroad commissioner,
Ills .'~t appearance at the office
oad commissioners Nov. 30.
t. He devoted his attention
lUgusta to. acquiring the rou-
Hu Office and making himself
with its Workings. .....After an
caring before Judge d. W.
.u the Lewiston Municipal
\oV @oth. Edward J. BeWley,
lran and Herbert Hitchcock,
with aSsaulting and dIugging
| itueV. an eighteen -Vear-OlQ
"Uud not guilty and discharg-
.weuor Hill will have the nomi-
III" a supreme justice, Judge
t- term expiring April -, 1901.
cIJIs whose terms expire dur
coming year are the following:
Nocrlake, bank examiner, Sept.
" Ntetson, superintendent of
loolS,Ja %: A. II. Nickerson,
I--UHer of sea and shore fisheries.
j b. Peaks, railroad commits
Way u; Benz. +. Chadbourne,
w commissioner, Sept. 20; ID. W.
.Nr commissioner of pharmacy,
Joseph F. Young, same, March
terms of office of Frederic Robie,
Il. B Shepherd and Mrs. J. r.
d. trustees of the insane hospitals,
&Hle April %, and the term of
8. Pearl Dec. 20......Maine should
u.elValue the honor which has
I fil 10 it in the selection of Max
d5ii- Mrs. Nat GoodWin-as one
.e Iwo most beautiful women in
1Iea by competent New York
litiee of which Senator Chauncey
eNeN was chairman. The other
'Y Is q Virginian. Maxine Elliott
ia'pi i'll Rockland.. Governor
r's haS nominated Gen. Charles p.
oek> If Portland to be judge of
ale If Cumberland county, to sue
Judge Henry B. Peabody, recently
iHfd as an associate justice of the
Dme court.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-06

~ '-urNGToN, WHIsPERINGs. Sec
.... l3y Dec. 1st, for the government
.. w. Wted States, and Senor Correa,
%r % Nearaguan minister, for his own
H. eminent. signed a treaty whereby
-e AFTER government comedies to the
sentiment of the United States the
il9sFssa'} rights and provides within
ny ,.tSloWal for the construction of
r. Ncaraguan canal. President Nc
dia di-g has issued an executive order
S' S1'iv'Iiug .he United States civil srvice
..''''ilSSlon to render such assistance
H., D'9N be practicable to the civil ser
ro, nqard created by the Philippine
'AiSSlon to establish and maintain
h N.Y. d9nest and efficient civil service"
III VHf Philippines.
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BmEF. The good State of Ver-
.0't IS not ready to give up prohibi-
Iyl Both branches of the legislature,
= good majorities, defeated the high
@-iSe local option measure. The
E.9gsllon was to submit it to the vote
W l17 people. The Legislature ad-
%4EAfd Nov. 2sth. A bill prohibiting
ss Sa,f Of cigarettes in the State passed
-F >edte and House and was signed
-t Governor. The Senate killed a
5. d.. +" abolish the death penalty.....A
~Sf%.r to the Dublin, Ireland, Even
- Aal from Paris says Oscar Wilde
ATaa The despatch adds that he ex-
d,7, N an obscure house in the Latin
sDt cry from meningitis and was receiv-
w. 'i'' The Catholic church on his death
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-06
Boothbay Harbor Dry.

The Boothbay Harbor saloons have been
closed and all the slot machines ordered out.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.

The regular meeting of the City Council
was held Monday evening. Mayor Poor
was absent on account of illness and Alder
man Shales presided in the Board of Alder
men. The only absentee Of either board
was Councilman Ford, who is out of town.
The orders instructing the committee on
finance to prepare a curfew law, and in
structing the city marshal to remove the
slot machines, which were laid on the table
by the Common Council in November, were
taken from the table and unanimously
passed.
The following order was introduced in
the Common Council by Councilman Nick
erson, and passed both boards:
Ordered, That the City Marshal be in
structed to take action by procuring war
rants against all persons guilty Of gambling
in any form, or of selling Intoxicating liquors
contrary to law within the city limits.
Roll of accounts No. 8 was passed. Follow
ing are the amounts under the various
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-06

fact that most of our sister cities are pas
sing through convulsion o. reform and we
haven't had even premOnitOry tremOr!
And last of all came Belfast.
Two pictures Our packed, ill-ventilated
High school and the new ''store, soon to be
opened on Church street, another place of
that business which just now is our most
thrifty industry-the unmaking of men, the
damning of souls. Put the picture of dis
comfort and meanness and poverty beside
the other picture of convenience and luxury,
and behold Belfast as she is to-day. The
schools neglected, your children denied even
the right to breathe, but the saloon, outlaw
ed by the law of your State, rich and flour
ing and breeding its race of drunkardS.
What is to be done? Have mass-meet-
ing? 1t isn't necessary. Get up petition?
Spare it, please. Supposing every reputa-
BILE, influential citizen in this congregation
and in the other congregations OF our
churches-our merchants, our furnishers,
our grocers, our professional men, went to the
officials, each in his own way, and said with
no uncertain emphasis, 'See here, this
thing must stop. We can't have it any long
er. We will stand behind you. Enforce the
law" The thing would stop-not complete
ly But the saloon can be made to go. 1t
can be crowded off our prominent streets,
and forced to skulk in holes and shanties.
1t can be deprived of brass railings, plate
glass windows and hardwood floors. To
talk about reasonable" enforcement of
the law may seem inconsistent-it is, theO
retically. But run an evil to earth, confine
it to a low-down, contemplate environment,
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for sentence one term and no longer In
1900, just 100 cases in Waldo County
were mol pressed, eases were filed and 90
cases sentenced. The county attorney and
the presiding judges are responsible. The
statement that the law cannot be enforced
for lack of public sentiment is SANDER on
the intelligent people Of this city. We elect
men to enforce the law. Why do they ex-
pect private citizens to keep everlastingly
patting them on the backs and saying, ''go
for them and we are with YOU" Why do
they expect merchants to sign petitions at
the risk of losing their business? They do
not do this when other laws are violated.
They know that the better class of citizens
want the law enforced. The saloons of
Belfast are virtually licensed by the coun-
ty attorney and other officers. Mr.. Edgett
read an extract from speech of Ex-Presi-
dent Harrison on the duties of public Of
ficers. Saloons are multiplying in our
midst, and another is soon to be opened, al
most under the shadow of the Grammar
school building. But the handwriting is
ON the wall, and the eyes of the revelers
are blinded as were those of BelshaZZar and
his companions. Mr.. Manley interpreted
the handwriting of the September election
and says 'swe must insist that the prohbi-
tory law shall be strictly and rigdly enforc-
ed" How can this be done with public
sentiment against it? Mr.. Manley knows
that unless the law is enforced other coun-
ties will follow Cumberland. The Civic
League is making itself felt Every county
in the State will be canvassed for the next
election. The law may not be enforced to
the letter, but even in Belfast liquor will
not be sold like sugar and salt, and officers
will do something more than carry off sam
pies of the different brands when they go
with search and seizure warrants.
, 1900-10-10

The republican central committee
has today filed two places on the re.
publican ticket made vacant by the
~deCliLation of the gentlemen who were
nominated by the republican conven,
ton.
In the place of Thomas H. Simpson,
who was nominated for a four-year
term IS county commissioner, the cen,
trail committee has placed on the
ticket the name of J.. w. Johnson. Mr..
Johnson is a well known and highly
respected citizen and his name main,
tains the strength and superiority of
the ticket in every way. Mr.. Johnson
can be depended upon to assist in Civ
ing the county the same kind of bust
ness administration it has been having
at the hands of the present incumbents
in the office.
lnthe place of c. G.. Johnson, who
has found it inconvenient to be a men,
Der of the city council, the name of
John Engstrom has been put on the
ticket as candidate for alderman
from the Third ward. Mr.. Engstrom
is too well known to need any eulogy
here and his sterling character will
cause this action of the central COM
mittee to be thoroughly sanctioned by
the voters.
, 1900-10-10

declaration is a question whose an.
swer is now known only to himself.
There has been a proposal to move
Mr.. Arnold up to Mr.. Miller's place and
to get another candidate for mayor.
Indeed, Mr.. Arnold appears to think
so little of the chances of the demo-
cratic candidate for mayor that he has
made a proposal to the republican can
didate that they both withdraw
in favor of some other candidate
and unite forces on him. Mr..
SpiCer thus far has not been able to
see where the advantage to the repub-
lican ticket or to the city would be in
an arrangement like that.
Mrs. Anna B. DeLario has declined
the nomination for county superintend-
ent of schools on the democratic tick
ct and it is rumored that there is still
another d%eclination coming.
, 1900-10-10
MONDAY NIGHT,

Jolly Della Pringle and her company
will be at the Opera House all next
week. The company is the largest
popular priced company in the west
and over $1,000 worth of special seen,
cry will be used in the productions to
be presented by this company. The
opening bill will be A. Y. Pearson's big
scenic production, The Midnight
Alarm This play will be presented
with the original effects, including the
Brooklyn bridge, the fire engine and a
railroad train going at full speed
across the stage.