The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-04-04

| 4OS Pearl Street, New YORK.
The W. C. T. u will meet this, Thursday,
afternoon at $50 with Mrs. E. P. Alexander.
The Penobscot is open to navigation. The
ice went out of the river Tuesday.
The Parlor Musical Society will hold it's
next rehearsal Tuesday evening, Apr. 9th,
in the Universalist Vestry.
Ticket holders in the Hospital Fair who
have not received their prizes can have them
by calling at c. c. Coomb's store.
The County Commissioners held special
m Getting yesterday to arrange for lighting
the court house extension. The regular
next Tuesday.
G. II. Bolan Of Winterport caught the first
salmon of the season in his weir Tuesday
morning. 1t tipped the scale at exactly 224
pounds. One salmon was taken at Bangor
pool Monday.
The sloop Norota has been sold by D. B.
Burnham, n. Y. Y. c., through Gardner 4
Cox, to c. F. Hofer of Cincinnati, who has
a summer residence in Camden, and will
use her in these waters.
The N. P Alliance will meet with Miss E.
c. Frye tomorrow, Friday, afternoon at 2
O'Clock Members and all who are interest
ed in the sewing school and other philan-
thropic work are cordially invited.
Charles II. Chamberlain, the pioneer in
the ten cent carriage business in Belfast,
| hoe lo,,0bt tho two oarri.ooS r. T. Gantnar
has had in this business, and four horses.
This comes pretty near being a ten cent
trust
John Rogers, who has been foreman of
the stitching room at the Critchett, Sibley
Co. IS shoe factory for several years, has re-
similar position in the shoe factory at Els
worth, has taken charge OF the work.
| Seaside Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Mrs. c. A. Hubbard, Park street, Monday,
| April Sth, at P. M. Lesson: review Of
chapter II in Grecian History, and GA
Reading Journey in the ORIENT" April
Magazine. Author, Bliss Carmen.
The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. is making number Of changes
in the Belfast exchange. Drs. Flanders
and Wilson's offices have been added to the
exchange, and the court house, jairor's resi-
! dence and DR.. Wilson's residence changed
from the ground circuit to the metallic.
Alden D. Chase of this city has undoubt-
eddy one of the most valuable watches in
this section. 1t is thermometer" and was
| in, r hy of
Its number is 5,4OS, and it's original cost was
$500. 1t is now more than hundred years
old This watch was owned and carried by
Mr.. Chase's father, the late Major Timothy
Chase, more than three-quarterS of cen
fury.
THE BELFAST SCHOOLS. The schools
opened for the spring term Monday morning,
with the attendance somewhat reduced on
account of illness. There are few tenn
porary changes among the teachers. Mrs
Hall is sick and Miss Lois Lothrop is teach
ing in her place. Miss Mason was sick at
the opening and Miss Mcdowell was sub
stituted. Miss Frost is detained in Wash
ington, as witness before the U. S. Court,
and her place is supplied by Miss Annie
l.. Barr. The assessors are taking the
school census for the Superintendent.
At the meeting of the Improvement So.
ciety at Mrs. F. W. Pote's last Monday
steps were taken inregard to incorporating
the society, and the president. secretary
treasurer and four of the executive commit
tee, who were the original promoters of the
society, Mrs. G. A. Pilsbury, Mrs. F. j
Rigby, Mrs. E. S. Pitcher and Miss Maude
E. Barker, were chosen the incorporators
1t was voted to employ Daniel Ingalls, to dc
the forestry work, orders for which should
be left with Mrs. F. B. Mathews. The an
nual meeting will be held the first Monday
IN May. The next meeting will be witt
Mrs F. j. Rigby Monday, April Sth, wher
important matters are to be brought before
the society.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Fred A. John
son, MasOnicsTemple, has the latest styles
in rust proof corsets, and invites an inspec-
ton OF his corset department. William A.
Clark, Distributor of Good Clothes, Clark s
Corner, makes reasonable suggestion con.
corning overcoats. D. P. Palmer, Masonic
| AOHpiOS hoo q 81 ouu uiopidy VI IdoUcI udtS
shirts, gloves, hosiery and neckwear.
Room papers and window shades at cut
prices at earle & Jones. Tinware cheap
Mileage books to let. ....GeO. r. Poor, jew
eler, has secondhand bicycles, 1900 models
cheap for cash to close them out. Also a
Crescent tandem at very low price. -. Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Neal publish card OF
thanks. See advt. Of real estate wanted
!. ...R A. French & Co. will make special
prices for their third anniversary, Saturday,
April 9Th. Garlic & Jones, next door to
crockery store, will have their Easter open.
ng and anniversary sale of spring and
summer goods Friday and Saturday, April
9Th and 9Th. They will have select line OF
neckwear, shirt waists, shirt waist patterns,
dress patterns, etc.. Willard Lowe, Mon
roe, publishes card of thanks Mixer, 9
Main street, has added to his stock cent
library of standard books. Get your dog
licensed by the city clerk Capt. and Mrs.
J. o. Hayes publish a card of thanks. :. See
notice of opening a new stove store at 5s
i Church street by G. l.. Wright. Plumbing
and repairs made a speciality. The Misses
Ellis have fine assortment of shirtings, no
two patterns alike, ranging in price from
soc. TO 81 per yard. Their opening announce
ment will appear next week.