The Republican journal., 1900-11-29
The adjourned meeting Of the school
will be held tomorrow, Friday.

at7PM.
Chas. W. Lancaster bought cars of No.
apples last week and wants 10 more this
week at good prices.
Sheridan F. Miller Command, Union Vet
Grams Union, has surrendered its charter
after an existence of about two years.
The gravel recently placed on the streets
proved y great improvement over the loan
formerly used so far as it has been tested.
The streets coated with gravel were as
hard as asphalt during the muddy smell
last week, while other streets were yerv
muddy
Mrs. Levi Clay has two very creditable
oil paintings from her own brush at the
Western Union Telegraph office. One rep-
resents her dog "General," and is a very
life-like picture. The other is moonlight
view with a large buck in the foreground.
The Gay Masqueraders appeared at the
Belfast Opera House Monday evening, and
gave very satisfactory entertainment. It
was a miscellaneous combination of fun
and specialties, all performed in good style.
The night was stormy and the audience
small.
Many hunters evidently forget that &C.
cOrding to the laws of Maine Sunday is A
close time for all game. Complaint is made
that this section of the law is violated by a
large number of gunners, and it is highly
probable that some one will be prosecuted
if Sunday cunning is persisted in
Advertised list of letters remaining in the
Belfast post Office Nov. 81: Ladies-Miss
Gertrude Clements, Mrs. Hattie j. Clark.
Mrs. Harry Emerson, Miss Cora Gerry, Mrs.
Wilson Patterson Gentlemen-Cottrell and
Leonard, Mr. William Dodge, E. c. Ed
wards, L. NJ. Pike Co., Mr.. C. r. Pike, DR..
W. G. Wilson.
F. A. FOllett will give concert with his
Columbia Grand Graphophone in Belfast
Opera House Saturday evening This is
the largest size of graphophone made, and
has special horn IS inches long. 1t repro
duces vocal and instrumental music, clearly
and without the metallic ring of some
instruments The admission to all parts of
the hall will be 10 cents.
THANKSGIVING. The usual holiday con-
dltlons will prevail at the places of business
in this city to-day, Thanksgiving The
factories, public offices and banks will be
closed all day; the schools closed Wednes-
day afternoon until Monday morning the
post office general delivery will be opened
one hour, Immediately after the delivery of
the 1910 a. M. and sos p IN. mails. The 8
p m. collection and the $50 p M. delivery
by the carriers is cancelled.
STEAMER NOTES. The Silver Star re-
turned to the Castine, Islesboro and Belfast
route Saturday She had been off some
2 time for repairs. The City of Bangor was
e delayed in loading at Boston last Friday and
: did not arrive here until go Saturday after
: noon..... The steamer City of Bangor re-
: ceived an injury to one of her paddles last
: Saturday. while going up the river, and was
obliged to delay her trip to Boston, leaving
Bangor Tuesday instead of Monday
The regular quarterly session of Waldo
5 District Lodge will be held at jackson, Sat
5 urday, Dec list, beginning at 1870 A. NJ.
Geo. f. Bracket Lodge, No. II, and Bethel
+ Lodge, No. 3O2, will entertain. The routine
business of the session will be followed by
an interesting literary program prepared by
the two lodges. The address of welcome
will be by Bro. n A. Webb Response by
Dist. Templar, E. L. Bartlett. The NJ. C.
r. r. will grant one fare round trip from all
stations on their line.
| ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. A serious shoot
: ing affair occurred in Knox last week, for
; which the old excuse, "didn't know it was
: loaded is offered. A young man named
1 Ladd had been cunning with repeating
shot gun, and laid it down near the house
on his return. His younger sister picked it
) up and, thinking it was not loaded, pointed
it at random and pulled the trigger. There
2 was one charge in the chamber and it took
effect in her brothers side, making fright
2 full wound The physicians hope to save his
life
The Girls Home now has II inmates, of
: whom are under years old. The home is
r in charge of Mrs. Florence Maynard as
matron, with Miss Carrie Jones of Brooks,
assistant. The Home acknowledges, among
l recent contributions, $50 from the Non Par
, tisan W. c. T. q. of Skowhegan, $40 from
| Miss Hannah Abbott Of Dexter, and IS
each from W. F. Bean of Kansas City and
the Unitarian Sunday school of Ellsworth
} Mrs. Thomas E. Shea has asked the privi-
, lege of furnishing and loading with gifts a
Christmas tree for the little folks. Friends
of the Home are informed that all kinds of
winter clothing for the little ones is now ac-
ceptable, and that contributions of cash,
} groceries, fruit, vegetables, ETC., are always
J in order.
The first snow Of the season came Sun
day, Nov 25th. 1t was light and came to a
depth Of 5 inches. A few sleighs were out
during the day. During the night there
was a change to sleet and rain, but enough
snow remained for some to continue on run
ners throughout the day Monday In the
forenoon the trees were coated heavily with
ice. The telegraph and telephone lines
were badly broken down and communica-
ton was cut off from Eastern Maine to Port
land and Boston. The linemen were at
work promptly and connections restored as
| fast as possible. The rain and sleet contin-
ued Monday night and Tuesday Wednes-
| dow al bir1, r%I,