The Republican journal., 1901-05-30
George Knowlton has started his bakery

in addition to his Belfast route. A. F.
Riggs q Son make tri-weekly trips ON their
city route now and will begin on daily trips
next week.
j. F. Noyes will begin Saturday on his
regular trips with the mail to the Camp
ground. An American express office will
be opened in the Hill & Haney store on the
Campground and Mr.. NOyes will handle
express matter in addition to his passengers
and mail.
VETERANS MEETING. BY invitation the
I Waldo County Veterans Association will
meet with Thos. H. Marshall Post, Belfast.
June 4, 1901. If stormy, the next fair day.
The Post will furnish the usual fare
Bring your lunch baskets. The address of
welcome will be given by some member of
the Post.-A. Stinson, Sec'y
The Belfast Golf Club will continue the
rental of Walton's pasture land this year
as usual. A roof is to be built over the
piazza of the golf house, the house itself
thoroughly put in order and painted, and
the grounds improved. Keys for the new
lock may be obtained by the members of
Mr.. Il. 7. Field, at the National Bank.
Pensions have been granted as follows
War with Spain, original, Charles O. Par
fridge, Prospect, So; increase, Charles NJ.
Webster, Unity, SIT original, widows, etc.,
Susan Nickerson, Sound, $12; increase,
Addison K. Webb, East Bluehill, $40;
Charles H. Hartman, Orland, IS; reissue,
Elijah L. Green, West Rockport 1877
Albert H. Newbert of Rockland, Grand
Chief Templar of the Grand Lodge of
Maine. Good Templars, has announced the
appointment of State deputies, including the
following: George f. Bracket, Belfast :;
George III. Upham, Rockport; M. j. Dow,
Brooks W. H. West, Unity; Carrie NJ
Erskine, Montville; Mrs. E. P. Alexander,
Belfast.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING The stock
holders, and all interested in the building at
Windermere Park, Unity, known as the
Clough Charitable Veteran Association, are
requested to meet at the building June s,
1901, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, to make arrange
ments for the anniversary August 18th, and
act upon any other matters that may come
UOlOlC lllc ut6llIlS.-AIlI6u SIlUSUI, IToS.
FREE DELIVERY. P S. Staples has re-
ceived orders from the Post Office Depart
ment to start Belfast rural free delivery
route No. l July 1St The route extends up
the Swanville road to Billings Corner,
across by the town house to Waldo Station,
thence by Evans and Roberts corners and
Gurney's Mills to Belfast. He will leave Bel
fast post office Immediately after the arrival
of the forenoon mail train. Petitions are in
for two other routes, one via Poor's Mills,
into Morrill,, Knox and Belmont, and return
via the Hayford road. The other is down
Northport avenue into Northport, by the
Beech Hill neighborhood and return by the
Pitchers Pond road
WHAT BELFAST DRINKS. Mayor Elmer
Small recently visited the pumping station
OF the Belfast Water Co. and was shown by
Superintendent d. n. Bird the figures of
the amount of water consumed since the
works were started IA years ago. The pond
has an area of IS acres and an everage
depth of 20 feet, and holds between 400 and
800 million gallons of water. There are
two pumps. One operated by steam has
pumped 2S5,61S,S01 gallons, and the other,
operated by water, has pumped 1853, 1S6, $40
gallons, making total furnished to the city
of 74S,S05,741 gallons. The water-power
pump requires gallons of water to pump
a gallon, hence that has consumed 8, 242, 3O5,-
$50 gallons, making grand total of water
taken from the pond of 1891, 176321 gallons,
without taking into account that used in the
boilers for making steam for the steam
pump.
A MODEL SHOE STORE. Chas C. Coombs
reopened his shoe store in the Howes block
Saturday morning. The store has been
thoroughly renovated in modern style The
plate glass window is the largest in the
city, and gives fine chance to display the
stock, which is artistcally arrayed on large
nickel trees The effect is relieved by plants
and ferns. In the evening the window is
lighted by row of seven incandescent
lamps. The store is finished in white, with
steel ceiling. The double settee is of wal
nut, upholstered with green plush. 1t was
made by Mathews Bros, and the upholster-
ing was done in their mill. The walnut
was polished by U. A. HOyt. "Tom'' Davis
is employed by Mr. Coombs as bootblack,
and has a stand in the store, where CUSTOM
ers are served free and others at the regular
price. Saturday evening the store was ded-
icated by public reception and there wasa
constant stream of visitors from early even
ing until the curfew rang. Every lady Wis
itor was presented with a package of choco-
late, and each gentleman cigar or shine.
| FLOTsAM AND JETsAM. Not for many
years has there been so much drift stuff on
the shores as this spring. Apart from the
mill logs, branded like the cattle on the
western plains, there are other logs, large
and small, square timbers, planks, and
more than the usual variety of small stuff,
shingles, laths, edgings, butts, roots, trunks
of trees, ETC., ETC. In some instances this
drift brought to cottage owners on the shore
just what they needed to build bulkheads
to protect their property from further in
vasion by the "sad sea waves" 1t has also
furnished an abundant supply of fire wood,
which is used by manS, although the salt it
contains is said to be injurious to stoves.
But for the open fire place it is an ideal
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