The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-04-18
,uE NEWS OF BELFAST.

,.rarJ Clifford is painting the scenery
' Ss pirates of Penzance.
:, patch is selling a chemical fire ex-
T. her which uses dry powder instead
II will be dance May night in Silver
i% Grange hall, Waldo, with music by
Written
I late Mrs. Hulda NJ. Gammans, by her
lD ,.,as to the North church of this city
I. sum Of 500
rss county Commissioners have ordered
~ NEW Light chandeliers for the Waldo
Of. Law Library room.
~, hills audited at the April term of
ln, commissioners Court are now pay
p'' a. the office of the County Treasurer.
III. s,ter carriers appeared Saturday in
aso hats of grey felt, Roosevelt pattern.
Y will have blouses later in the season.
,,.rIe, ". Lancaster lately arrived from
,,n VI, til carload of work horses. He
swing and selling goodly number OF
MISE. th spring.
,.. regular quarterly meeting of the
,'n.r. Hospital Aid will be held in the
,,rnan, room in Memorial Hall today,
%o-.,iay. at 80. P. M,
.-,oberries are selling at 10 cents per
.., remarkably low price for this sea-
nofthp year. They kept in fine condition
.,itlele are very few soft ones.
r4 LADIES' Aid Society of A. f. Clark
-,r, suns of Veterans, will have supper
..b- SONS of Veterans Hall, No. 96 Main
y-.- ~. morrow, Friday, evening; admisi
.a Wcenls.
qb. Waldo County Hospital Association
ns r.5.nd under the law as charitable
.rra April 10th, with the following
e..t.r, i. c. Brooks, A. A Howes, H.
p r.msou w B. Swan, Selwin Thomp-
.t uunton, W. II. Quimby. DR..
-... resident; II. p. Thompson, clerk !;
vs. WeScott, treasurer. Messrs.
e.. luton and Quimby are commit
,.... tuition and bylaws.
,,.UaH'us of the Old Home Week As
.r Wednesday, April 10th, Mr.. C.
. Tma 4ned as president and Mayor
,a wits ected to that office. President
vn. u- ected a delegate to the State Old
tsSpaint ion "a hA hold An,
r... .4 aud was authorized to appoint
.0. I.,-Jtes. EX-Mayor Poor and A. c.
,f ' chosen. Mayor Small intends
,.s morning to attend the meeting.
4..l>u. OF WEATHER. The sun came
rrHslay afternoon, April 18th, for the
g, u- iuce March 18th, period of II
m, During that time there were s rainy
H+ snowy, and 6 cloudy days. There
s4,.huller March 9th, hail April 3rd and
nb ard high winds nearly all the time
rh- tutal precipitation during this period
va, . inches. The snow was practically
ii sua about the city April 9th, and the
pa als out of the ground. The average
,m.raure for the II days was 1914
4f.Nt CONCERT COMING The Belfast
i-t >ch,ol Base Ball Club has arranged
ftg iht University of Maine Glee and
clubs to give concert in
be belfast opera House, Monday evening,
Apr I'D. The concert will include num-
Der, by ASA { Norton, tenor, and selections
r flad d. Marsh, reader The tickets are
ID ,ti- at Mixers. Admission 25 cents; re-
ey4i seats, 35 cents. The following no
.ges .oE the Bangor papers show how the
a5, are received in Penobscot county:
There WAS a good sized audience at CITY
hail. brewer, Friday evening to listen to
isear-rt given by the {. of NJ. Glee and
clubs and the concert was
s1alt up to the standard and if any
t'-a -te ahead of college club concerts.
ill., Buys were at their best in all of the
srs lai The program moved along with a
Eotule>s that won the applause of the
a9imra aud each number was responded
gU encore.
1s livrrSity of Maine Glee and Man
r.l-io.Jdr clubs appeared at the Town
'NHa HA'ls llddN CNCulIS W d SoOu SlLtu
l1ur4 and the concert was one of the
nt rr given here by a similar organiza-
l Without attempting to mention all in
s3' 81 no more than just to state that
aF4 Aa' uOthing whatever dull or uninter-
a.u-
..-Nf,s CHANGES. Changes are the
sl-1 he day at A. A. Howes & Co.'S.
s1n- Tine past they have had their
7l. at Tue rear of the second story, but
alh- ID nconvenient they have had a
4N Office arranged over the old one on
Dis man floor and just in the rear of the
DESCRIPTION department. 1t is lighted
. l"o new windows in the east side of
- Hoda'n9 The room up stairs will be
'7| with shelves and used as drug-roo
'r''ee + Kent, who for five and a half
sa.s has served the firm so acceptably in
'a-g- VI the drug department, finds it nee
7'a.4 BY reason of ill health to resign. He
'9' also business of his own which requires
'Fl''oh, but thinks he may spend the
@1'ie' Ia Belfast as he likes the place and
-s people Edward Haley, one of the
'sS' le an advantageous business offer
North sidney, Nova Scotia, and has
'Fp'rq 1t He will not leave for few
''st' yet, and Mr.. Kent will remain I'M
, MO- Competent man is secured in his place.
wv successor will probably be Howard P.
.ei.' vi P0rtland.. Col. Il. E. Mcdonald
'' sased the store, 10 Main street, formerly
p4plFi by R. II. Coombs & Son, and will
--0-- % the furniture business. ...R. A.
-'''N " Co. are to move from the Opera
''Ss block to the corner store in the
-,"rs block, so long occupied by Ria
't'T'age.
'"FriN6 ITEMS. Sch. Sharon arrived
''''a> from Swans Island with sand for
'P'i AZ Co. She will take hay to Rock