The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-12-12
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

george Il. ting mas been appointed post
master at South Montville.
The annual meeting of the stockholder rs
of the Waldo County Agricultural Society
will be held in the court house Wednesday,
Jan. LIST, at 10 a. m.
The shoe factory situation seems to be
assuming more definite shape The
assignees and committee are in consultation
and correspondence with parties and will
meet this Thursday evening, to consider
definite propositions for re-establishing the
business.
The home of Wilbur Gray and family at
Orland Falls was destroyed by fire Mon
day night, the family barely escaping in
their night clothes, not being able to save
thing. The barn was not destroyed, the
wind blowing in favorable direction to
keep the sparks away The buildings and
contents were insured for $780,
The regular meeting of the Belfast I'm
provement Society will be held at the home
of Mrs. NJ. j. Gammans on Church street,
Monday, Dec 10th, at 2.30 o'clock All
members, especially the collectors, are re-
quested to be present.
Henry D. Clough of this city has employ
ed his leisure time of late in making dolls
furniture, in different styles, parlor and
kitchen sets, ETC., and they are in great de-
mand. Many sets have been sent to Massa-
chusetts. Carle & Jones have them.
Thomas II. Marshall Relief Corps has
elected the following officers: President,
Mrs. Mary Pendleton; vice president, Mrs
Ruth Staples; chaplain, Mrs. Julia Nc
Keen; secretary, Mrs Lizzie Waterman :;
treasurer, Mrs. Carrie Black; conductor,
Mrs. Ellen Strout; guard, Mrs. Ellen Rowe :;
delegates, Mrs. Rose Wise, Mrs. Martha
Carter, Mrs. Ellen Strout; Mrs. Carrie
Black alternates, Mrs. Helen Sanborn, Mrs.
Lizzie Waterman, Mrs. Ruth Thomas, Mrs.
Ellen Rowe. The fortnightly supper was
postponed from Tuesday evening, Dec 10th,
one week, on account of the storm.
NORTH BELFAST. Miss Laura Conant
returned to her home in Lowell, Mass, last
week after spending several weeks with
her mother, Mrs. E. C. Merriam. Council
man L. 0. Bucklin has secured work in the
shipyard of Geo. A. Gilchrest, and has
moved his family to Belfast city for the
WINTER. Miss Lulu K. Mayhem went to
Castne Tuesday to attend the winter term
of Normal school. MIR. c. A. Hopkins
came home from Clark's Island Saturday,
at which place he has been at work stone
cutting during the past season.
MCKINLEY MEMORIAL. Governor Hill
has appointed Postmaster Arthur 1. Brown
of Belfast to be the Waldo County member
of the National Mckinley Memorial Asso-
citation. The object is to receive popular
subscriptions towards fund for erecting a
memorial to President Mckinley at Canton,
Ohio. The names of the donors will be en-
rolled and preserved. Mr. Brown will make
arrangements with suitable persons in each
town in the county to receive the subscrip-
tions, and subscription papers will soon be
opened, probably at the post office. The
following letter will be sent to postmasters
in Waldo County, who will kindly forward
all contributions to A. |. Brown, Belfast,
Maine.
Belfast, Maine, December, 1901,
AS you have doubtless noted in the papers
movement is on foot to erect a suitable
memorial to the late President Mckinley,
which shall be national in it's character and
in every way worthy of his just fame The
work in Maine has been placed in general
charge of committee appointed by Govern
er Hill, representing all the counties of the
State. The sum we are asked to raise has
been apportioned among the various counties
and is not large one for any of them. The
sum assigned to Waldo could easily be
raised among few Of its public spirited
citizens. Such, however, is not the design
of the movement. The purpose is to max e
it representative, SO far as possible, of the
whole people--tO build the memorial monu-
ment with the small contributions of the
many rather than with the large contribu-
tiOns of the few.
know that you shared fully in the pub
Lie appreciation of President Mckinley, and
! would be glad if you would help along
the good work of providing a suitable ma
terial expression of the nations love for
him by passing the enclosed subscription
paper among your friends and neighbors.
The amount (nOt to exceed % centS) is so
small that it would seem as if all the friends
of the great martyr President would be
only too glad Of an opportunity to identity
themselves with this movement to do ap-
propriate honor to his memory.
Sincerely yours,
A. I. BROWN.
Member Of State Com. for Waldo Co.