The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-19
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

pensions have been granted as follows j:
Increase Jefferson Clark, Stockton Springs,
81. to Sl4.
The next meeting of the Waldo County
.r.,.hers Association will be at Liberty,
r-lla>. May nth.
The parlor Musical Society will hold it's
.~' rehearsal Tuesday evening, A pril
.tl at 30 o'clock.
IaucaSter 4 West sold six Western horses
i4.- week and are constantly buying and
..gng native horses.
Fhr political cartoon on the first page of
II. Hangor Daily News of April 10th was
l lart h. Woodcock.
7 Farrow of Belmont went to Camden
A.tNeek and made the preliminary survey
LOFT ., sewer on Washington street.
Numan Belden of Palermo is to succeed
w. Norton as turnkey at the Jail after
f hose of the April term of court.
,arpenters crew is at work in the
ji house of the Maine Central r. r.
.. u this city, giving it thorough repairs.
unity Commissioner j. W. Brock an
o.etS that he will be candidate for re-
, ration before the Republican County
.scntion.
~,.jit \ Paul received the first lot of straw
for this season April 10Th. They
.He IA excellent condition and of fine flavor
nl sold readily at ;';i cents per box.
bridge Thomas, the Western Union
fcI1
rt of the turntable at the depot Monday
a-, and was severely bruised.
rle Belfast board of health has organized
letting Dr. A. O. Stoddard chairman
m T. l.. Stevens, NJ. d., secretary and
officer II. NJ Prentiss is the third
l ahfr Of the board
.Nertjsed list Of letters remaining in the
f.. l~t post office April 18th: Lades-Mrs
r.> Larrabee, Mrs. Emerson Poland
men Robt Bird, Mr.. Fred n Ames.
Bowen, l.. {, Smith, W. F. Young,
3 body has good word to say for
T. Bracket of Belfast. again made
secretary of the Maine l. O. 6. r.. a
. GA he SO ably filled for over IA quarter
.pntury. He is appreciated the more
dglng taken IA year Oft, kennebec
'tL
Iere Written will furnish music for
..n at Silver Harvest Grange Hall, Wal
MorroW, Friday, evening: and again
anne hall on May night. Mr. Written
rteran in this line, but weilds the bow
-uronsly as of yore.
dangerous fire was started by some
IN East Belfast last Sunday after
and large force worked several
'o keep it under control. 1t covered
FEN acres near the shore, on the farms
Dph Shute and r. W. Rogers, the
place and y. A Gilmore's consid-
euce was destroyed
~H FACTS. Sch Roy F. Eaton and
Marguerite were in port the last of the
.. With fresh fish. The price advanced
cents per pound for whole fish at retail
he first bluetish of the season were in
market April 7th..... Eaton Bros of
-tom shipped, last week, $50 barrels
nled CLAIMS To Portugal, via New York,
Used for fish bait
A~r DAY. ON account of the lecture
Opera House under the auspices of
Methodist Conference there will be no
l{ar Fast Day services in this city this
81, The schools will be closed to-day and
aofroW. The grocery and drug stores
lose for the day at | O'Clock D. III. a
nine will 90 to Camden, on an
sion on the steamer Castine to play
nth Camden team
Flora Coombs, adopted daughter of
lud Mrs. Frank 5. toombs, entertained |
her little girl friends from the Girls
Ethel and Eva Browl-one dav last
Miss Flora was formerly of the |
hut has a nice home with Mr. and |
combs. The afternoon was spent in |
~ games, and refreshments We're Serv- |
hey left for home at o'clock each |
presents as souvenirs of the occa !
amateur gardener in this city went in |
-'ore the other day to buy some phos-
49,. lor early garden work. and as the |
were busy and he had work ed in the |
" himself he put up his own order,
dyed 1t, paid his bill and departed. AS
pe oiled on and his early hot-bed plants
t' -'l TO come up he examined the earth and |
'i0d it full of small pebble-lke objects. |
'-' htd put up Portland cement instead of |
>paate and attributed the lack of odor
"hrr he used it to having bad cold in his
Dead
The anniversary of Spiritualism was OBJ
'-r.ed by a meeting in Memorial Hall last
thursday evening. The weather was
"rmy and the attendance consequently
~0la-ler than it would otherwise have been.
4he address was by Mrs. Ida ?. A. Whit
7.a # Boston, who spoke interestingly on
1- -rowth and progress of Spritualsm in
America. Music was furnished by Misses
IsI4 Hills and Carrie Kingsbury Mrs
Naitock while in town was the guest of
W. George Benson on Spring street.
ATTENTION, VETERANS, The Waldo
'dttl Veteran Association will meet with
iH> H. Marshal Post, Belfast May B. 1900
>formy, the next fair day. Comrades, as
meeting has been put over from time to
lmt on account of storms and bad travel
aud as May is a very pleasant month,
N rally on the boys of Belfast and give
1'ia such warming up that they will not