The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-27

| city ordinance regarding throwing ashes
| into the streets.
CO. Dickey scraped the water works pond
at Little River last week, preparatory to cut
| ting ice to supply his customers in North
port Camp Ground and vicinity next sea-
| son.
| The January term of the Supreme Judicial
| Court will open in this city Tuesday, JAN
list. Judge Fogler will preside and the
newly elected County Attorney, B. F. Eos
| ter ESQ.,, will begin his official duties on
that day.
| The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Waldo County Agricultural Society
will be held in the Court House Saturday
| afternoon, Jan. 4th, for election of trustees
| and officers and the transaction of any
other business that may come before the
| meeting.
| The Hook and Ladder Co. will give its
| annual levee and ball in the Belfast Opera
| House Friday evening, Jan. 18th. The
music will be by Ames Orchestra. Chief
Engineer Ford and Assistant Clough will be
directors. Supper at o'clock. Admission
to dance % cts; supper, 25 cts.
The river and harbor bill to be reported
J to the National House after the recess in
cludes the following appropriations for
| Maine harbors: Break water from Mt.
Desert to Porcupine island, Bar harbor,
| $4,000; Sullivan Falls, $12,5O0; Carver's
| harbor, Vinalhaven, S39, 900; Camden harbor,
| $500 Following are the river appropra-
| tons: Bagaduce river, $1,000; Lubec chan
mel, 5000 Georges river, $4,000; Kenne-
| bee, Gardiner to Augusta, $4,000.
| At the afternoon session of the Supreme
| Court in Rockland, Friday. the case of Bird
VS.. Bird was taken up. This is suit be-
| tween NJ S. Bird of Rockland and d. N.
| Bird of Belfast, for the premiums on three
insurance policies which NJ. S. Bird claims
| belong to him personally, while the defense
| is that the transaction took place while the
| plaintiff was member of the firm of Bird
Il Barney. The matter will go to the Law
| Court by agreement. Mortland for plain
| tiff, Dunton of Belfast for defendant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard L. Lathrop of Bos-
ton, Mass, will lecture and give ballot tests
and readings at Memorial Hall in this city
| on Sunday afternoon and evening, December
30th, at , and ! o'clock. Large audiences
were pleased with their visit here last
month, and the lecture which they gave on
| Spiritualism was followed by tests and read
| ings which We're very satisfactory. Mr.. Lath-
rop is a slate-writer and pyschic artist. Both
are interested i'll the new hotel and other
| Improvements at Temple Heights, of which
| they are the prime movers. The public are
cordially invited to the lectures. Admission
! ten cents
STEAMER NOTES. The steamers Castine
and Silver star brought large excursions
from Brooksville, Castine and Isesboro last
week on Wednesday and Friday. Both days
were pleasant and the visitors found Bel
fast stores well provided with goods for
| Christmas, at very reasonable prices....
After taking a few cargoes of hay, etc,
from Winterport to the islands down the
bay the Castine will be hauled up here for
the winter -. The PenobScot and NJ. IL NJ,
the former for Boston and the latter for
Bucksport, We're detained here Monday
afternoon by a dense fog. The Penobscot
left about p. NJ, but the NJ. & NJ. did not
leave until early Tuesday morning.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Staples & Cot
trell, u Main street, are going out of bust
ness and offer their entire stock and fixtures
at great sacrifice for cash. The sale begins
January LIST, and the stock of clothing and
mems furnishings must be closed out by
April LIST. This is bona tide clearance sale
of irst-class goods and great bargains will
be offered. Geo. w. Burkett, Odd Fellows
block, will have closing out sale to-mOr-
row of all his holiday goods. as he does not
intend to carry any over. A sweeping cut
in prices has been made on all toys, dolls,
handkerchiefs, silver ware, books, umbrellas,
etc.. Great bargains in all goods at Poor &
Sons drug store. Preparatory to stock
taking R. A. French & Co., Opera House
block, are offering great bargains on all
their goods. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas p.
Logan and family publish card Of thanks.
....See report of condition of Searsport
National Bank See report of condition
of Peoples National Bank Of Belfast.