The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-24
Read F. A. Johnson,s advt. on and mace

Z. II. Sargent was sworn in Saturday no
deputy city clerk. City Clerk Murch is con-
fined to the house by illness.
Pensions have been granted as follows.
orlglhal, WIDOWS, etc, JaneB. Shaw, Sandy
point, S8; increase, George W. Richie. West
Whterport; Martin L. Robertson. Monroe
$17.
Advertised list of letters remaining in
the Belfast post office May odd. Ladies'
Mrs. Helen Jordan. Gentlemen-Mr.
Daniel Brogan; Mr. Robt A. Green: Chas.
Robinson, ESQ.,; Chas. F. Titcomb,
The Waldo County W. c. T. IT. conven-
ton Will be held in Monroe June 18th. Mrs.
Helen &. Rice of Boston, National repre-
sentative of the Loyal Temperance Legions,
VIII be the speaker, and Miss Littlefield.
\ organizer, may have a short program.
full attendance is desired
Chas. III. Crosby has made a number of
improvements at his restaurant. including
rebuilding the elevator, putting in larger
refrigerator new furniture, etc. He has a
new cook, Mr.. w. NJ. Gray of Thomaston.
who is said to be one of the most efficient
men in the business in Eastern Maine.
Mrs. Sarah Condor of this city is unusu-
ally active and industrious for lady of her
age. She is 80 years and months old. and
during the past year has made seven quilts.
Two of the latest contained ], 1922 pieces each,
and one was wholly made in two weeks,
She sews the strips of patchwork together
on a machine.
EXCURSION TO CAMDEN. Tomorrow,
Friday, PinafOre will be given in Camden
and an excursion will be made to that place
on steamer Castine, leaving Lewis wharf at
5 p. m. and returning after the performance
Tickets for the round trip, including a re-
served seat for the opera, are only IS cents.
The tickets are for sale at Poor & Sons drug
store.
VETERANS MEETING. Again has Thos.
II. Marshall Post, Belfast, extended all invi-
taton to meet with them June It'll. If
stormy the meeting will be held the next
fair day. Comrades this is the third call from
the boys of Belfast. Let us throw cares
aside for day and meet the boys again.
There will not be many more meetings for
some of us, at least. The last roll-call has
been sounded several times since our last
meeting. Bring along your lunch baskets,
and don't forget your sweethearts. A.
StinSOn, SecV.
PoSTPoNEMENT. The first performance
of Pinafore in Belfast will be given Satur-
day evening, May 10Th. instead of Wednes-
.1nx- Ai.ly Il .l.11 NI I1,o
performance Will be Monday, May 18th.
The postponement was necessary on account
of the temporary illness of soloists. Tickets
bought for "Wednesday evening are good for
the Saturday performance. If desirable,
tickets already bought may be exchanged
for Mondays performance, or the money
refunded. Sale of seats for Mondays per
Torrance at Mixers, Friday at !. 90 A. NJ.
IMPROVED TELEPHONE SERVICE. The
New England Telephone K Telegraph Co.
is preparing to furnish Belfast with greatly
improved telephone facilities, including Sun
day and night service. The office is open
continuously, day and night, except from 4
to Q a. H. and II "a. M to p. m. on Sundays.
Solid back transmitters are being put in for
many of the patrons, which gives them all
the advantages of the metallic circuit. We
are now getting the same service as large
exchanges, and at as low price as any The
force of the office is increased, and now con-
sists of Miss Ida S. Burgess manager; Mr..
Ralph Stickney and Miss Matte Pendleton,
assistants. Among the recent additions to
the exchange are F. G. Whites residence,
DIR. 7. f. Luces office, f. S. Pitchers store.
ID. c. Greenlaw's farm, Mrs. J. A. Chad
wick's residence. DR.. w. L. West has
changed to the metallic circuit
OLD HOME WEEK. Hon W. c. Mar
shall, Vice President for Waldo County of
the Maine Old Home Week Association, has
forwarded to the various towns in the coull-
ty copies Of the constitution of the Associa-
ton, a suggestion for bylaws for local as
SOciatons. similar to those recently publish
ed in The journal, and other pertinent mat
ter. Article ., of the Association provides
that the Mayor, President of the Local
Board of Trade and a representative of the
Women's Clubs shall constitute the organic
ing committee ia cities, and the chairman of
the Selectmen, and the Master of subordi-
nate oranges in towns, and such committees
Shall call meetings for organizing local asso-
Citations. Mayor Poor and Mr.. A. c. Sibley,
President of the Belfast Board of Trade,
have the matter under consideration and
will ascertain the wishes of the citizens as
to what shall be done
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Anna L. Kimball
sailed May 18th for New York with ice
from the Belfast Light & Power Co.. Sch.
Henry Whitney arrived May 18th, light,
from Portsmouth,, to load lumber at Ban
gor. Sch. Sarah L. Davis is to load coal
at Hoboken for the Belfast Fuel Il Hay Co.
go. Capt Shubael Rich has sold sch. Sena-
tor to Capt. Chas. A. Cousins of Buehill,
who sailed in her for that port May 2Oth...
n. S. Lord 4 Co. have lately made spank
CT for bark Mabel l. Meyers and a gatt-top-
sail for sch. Mildred May. Sch. Henry
Whitney recently made the trip from Bel
fast to Portsmouth, discharged lumber and
returned in five days. The report in the
daily papers that the vessel had been ashore
was incorrect SchS. Lizzie b. Wiley and
III. l.. Wilton are chartered to load ice
from the Belfast Light Il Power Co. for