The Republican journal., 1901-02-21


The Rialto Dramatic Club will present
ga Virginian Romance" at the Fairfield
Opera House Tuesday evening, Feb 26th.
The winter term at the East Maine Con-
ference Seminary, Bucksport, closes to-day
for short vacation. The outlook for the
spring term is bright.
! Harry w. Clark, SO Main street. is offer
ing great bargains in mems and boys cloth
| ing, as the entire stock must be disposed of
at some price ON or before March 4th. See
advt.
The Methodist sewing circle will hold
fair at Memorial Hall next Wednesday
afternoon for the sale of fancy articles, etc.
Admission to the fair free. Supper will be
served at o'clock at rs cents.
The officers of Tarratine Tribe, I. o. of
R. NJ, were installed Monday evening by
D. d. G. S., Elisha H. Haney. The list of
officers was published in The Journal at
the time of the election.
Advertis I'd list of letters remaining in
the Belfast post Office Feb. 18th: Ladies'
Mrs. S. Kellar, Miss Florence Nickerson,
Mrs. Thos. West Is letters). Gentlemen
Mr.. John Kenney, E. A. Nickerson, Mr.. J.
c. Pitcher.
State Constable j. R. Mears searched a
number of places Tuesday and Wednesday.
He found liquors at M. r. Knowlton's, C. M
Knowlton's and W. A. Gentner's, but failed
to get any at L. L. Gentner's or Homer
Carter's.
Ed. Wing, who disappeared with his fish
ing boat from Ryder's cove, Islesboro, dur
ing recent heavy gale, has been heard
from at Stonington. His boat was blown
out of the cove, but he made a harbor at
Eagle Island.
The officers, board of managers and
chairmen of committees of the Woman's
Hospital Aid will meet in the room in the
Odd Fellows Block, Tuesday, Feb. 26th, at
go p. M, sharp. 1t is an important meet
ing and a full attendance is desired
Seaside Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Mrs. George R. Carter, Commercial street,
Monday, February 25th, at 2 p. m. Lesson,
"Rivalry- of Nations" chapters eighteen
and nineteen, and review of chapter four of
Greek History. Author, II. W. Longfellow
The Waldo Clinical Club held meeting
in this city Tuesday afternoon and admitted
DR.. Pearson of Morrill, to membership 1t
was voted to hold a meeting and banquet
March 10Th, with paper ON ''The ethics of
the profession" by DR.. S. W. johnson and
~ nv, " d
We print this week the opening chapters
of story written for The Journal by Mrs
S. J. Stevens of Troy, an always welcome
contributor; an extract from forthcom-
ing book by Capt. J. P. Farrow of ISlesboro
with an illustration and an article on Re-
submission by Frank W. Gowen of Water
vile, with a portrait of the author
Frank Ferris. the young man in the en-
ploy of DR.. j. G. Brooks, has been seriously
i'll with appendicitis. 1t was an acute case
and the operation was performed as soon as
possible by DR.. Elmer Small, assisted by
Drs. G. G. Kilgore and John Stevens, Jr.
The condition was found to be serious, the
appendix was gangrenous and ruptured. He
has now lived through the critical period
and his recovery is assured. He has had
the best possible care and attendance.
Fields S. Pendleton of Islesboro, who
represented 20-64 of sch. Myra B. Weaver,
now on Gilchrest's marine railway, applied
for an injunction to restrain the other
owners from going ON with the repairs. The
papers were issued and were served Mon
day by Sheriff Norton on Mr.. Gilchrest and
on Alexander Ferguson of Bath, who is in
charge of the work here. The injunction
restraints the defendants from making any
more expense for repairs on the vessel until
after the hearing, which is to be held in
Portland, March 18th. They are also re-
strained from moving the vessel from Bel
fast, or from the railway, pending the hear
ing.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY. f. P. Boutelle
of Bangor, Postotfice Inspector on rural
free delivery service, was i'll Belfast Mon
day and laid out route to be known as
Belfast via. the lower bridge and Mason's
Mills to Billings Corner, a short distance
below Swanvlle, thence by the Swanville
town house, Beals' Corner, Waldo Station,
Evans Corner, Roberts Corner, and return
to Belfast via. Gurney's Mills The route
is "a miles long, with 149 houses, which at
the estimate of persons to house gives
745 persons to be accommodated. P. s.
Staples is to carry the mail. The prelimi-
nary papers were made out, approved by
Mr.. Boutelle, and have been sent to Wash
linton for final action
John F. Smalley made a determined at
tempt to take his own life at his home on
Waldo avenue Monday evening. He has
been ill for a long time apd for several
weeks has been confined to the house. OF
late his mind has been unsettled in addition
to his physical ailments, and he has been
carefully watched. Monday evening he by
some means got possession of sharp pocket
knife, which he plunged into his throat.
1t entered between the jugular vein and
the wind-pipe, but did not sever either,
though it cut off a number of small blood
vessels, from which he bled freely. The
wound was deep, extending through into
the mouth. Drs. Kilgore, Small and Filing