The Republican journal., 1900-05-31
Lancaster & West sold three horses to j.

Only one advertised letter in the Belfast
post Office May 27th-for Everett Richards.
A pair of brown pelicans were received
by express last Friday evening for J. W.
Grindle of Castine
Seaside Chautuaqua Circle will meet with
Mrs. c. F. Black, Union street, Monday
June 4th, at > p. Nj.
Swift Il Paul had one of their show win
dows filled yesterday with the goods of the
Henry Weissinger Tobacco Company.
The Dickens party. for which the North
Church c. f. Society has been preparing,
has been Indefinitely postponed.
The county Commissioners have contract
ed with J. B. Smith Il Co. of Lewiston to
put steam heating apparatus into the court
house
The Maine Musical Festival will be held
the first six days in October, this year 1t
will be in Bangor first, and then in Port
land.
Drs. S. w. johnson of Belfast and NJ. 7.
Dodge of Troy recently performed success
full surgical operation on Mrs. Leathers of
Troy.
The remains of Eugene Brown, son of
Nathan f. and Maria (Colson) Brown, who
died last January in Augusta, were taken
from Grove Cemetery to Prospect for inter
ment Sunday.
There is to be union meeting held on
Maple Grove camp ground, ,NorthSearsport.
once month during the summer 1t will
be held the 18th Sunday in each month";
beginning with Sunday, May 9th.
G. c. Lower, the upholsterer, will canvass
the city as usual for repairing about June
1st. Repair shop at the old place, 56 High
street If you are not at home when call
send us your work or drop card in the
post Office and will call.
The assignments of Justices of the Su-
preme Judicial Court for the coming year
have been made For Waldo county Judge
Savage is assigned for the September term,
Judge Fogler for the January and Judge
Wiswell fol-the April term.
The Nom Partisan W. c. I. Alliance will
hold memorial service tomorrow, Friday.
afternoon at the home of Mrs. +. II. Conant,
Church street, for its members recently de-
ceased All members are respectfully re-
quested to be present to pay loving tribute
to those removed by death. Postponed from
last week
ACCIDENT Mrs. f. r. Conner fell at her
home at the corner of Miller and Court
streets Monday afternoon and sustained
severe injuries She had been in the stable
chamber attending to some pet kittens and
in coming down fell on the stairs. She re-
ceived bad cut on her head. which while
quite painful is not considered dangerous
Tuesday there were symptoms which led
her physician and friends to fear internal
injuries.
The regular meeting of the school COM
members present W. l.. Hall, the newly
elected member from Ward 3, was sworn in
by John X. Dunton, Justice of the Peace
1t was voted that the Superintendent award
the diplomas at the High school graduating
exercises The teachers were all reelected
the salaries for the various positions to be
the same as last year. Adjourned to the
next regular meeting.
The sewing school under the auspices
of the Non-partisan W. c. T. Alliance has
closed after a successful term taught by
Miss Lillian Ryan. Sixty-three pupils at
tended and exhibited great interest in cut
ting and making garments which were
theirs when completed. One hundred and
three garments were cut and made by the
little girls during the term. The thanks of
the society are extended to the philanthropy
ic people who contributed material, etc for
the school.
THE ECLIPSE. The weather was all that
could be desired Monday forenoon for Oh
serving the eclipse of the sun. The sky was
perfectly clear, The phenomenon was OBJ
served by many, and was made an object
lesson in astronomy in the public schools.
One 3 -year-old who looked at it through
smoked glass told friend afterwards that
the sun had a big hole in it. The eclipse
was total farther south, but about three
fourths of the suns surface was covered in
this section. The stars We're visible during
the darkest part of the eclipse
We have received copy of the spring
term issue of The Academy Echo published
by the students of Freedom Academy 1t
has as a frontispiece a picture of the late
DR.. A. j. Billings, and n. X. Fuller, princi-
pal, well says: probably Freedom Acad-
emy has owed to no one man so much in
the past as to Dr. Billings. He gave his
time, his energy, his influence and his
money for its support. Every student is
personally indebted to him for the advan
tages he has enjoyed and is enjoying here
in this school," In other pages A. Stinson
pays ga Tribute to DR.. Billings" The
publication is very creditable one
OPERA House. Managers Bray & Max
field have been very fortunate in securing
for an attraction Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, June 4th, 9Th and 9TH, the
Davis Il ST. George Dramatic & Speciality
Co., which is composed of artists selected
from the cream of the profession, and the
plays selected are sure to please all lovers
of good comedy. For Monday night the
play is the musical comedy ''The Maid with
the Golden Hair Mr.. Fred Hart, the
tenor of the company, is native of Belfast