The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-11-28

| There are few cases of mumps in town,
] but not enough to warrant closing any of
| the schools.
! The passenger train Tuesday evening
was delayed by cars being derailed at Cln-
ton, and arrived here at O'Clock.
| Merrill Sanborn, while on his vacation
from CHM & Fields store, went hunting at
Reed Plantation, Aroostook county, and
shot a fine deer.
Geo. O. Hatch has given notice that h
cannot transport the scholars from the
Perk ms district after this term His success
sor has not yet been appointed.
A large fragment of rock thrown by
blast in the sewer extension Saturday
passed through window in the office of
the Belfast fuel & Hay Co. and wrecked
the stove.
A list of new and old books in our Free
Library on Physics, Electricity and Chemis-
try, with the corrected numbers, will be
found on the 2nd page Passion Play pic
lures will be on exhibition after December
10th.
ACCIDENT Miss Flora Reed, an employe
as the Revere House, was quite badly scald-
ed while at work in the kitchen Tuesday
forenoon. She was taking kettle from the
range and spilled the hot water on her
chest.
A vessel owner lately gave a friend in
this city barrel of flour taken from
Sunken wreck that had been under water
six months. The flour near the heads of
the barrel was soaked, but the greater part
was as good as ever, >and made excellent
bread.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
Girls Home will be given in Dirigo Hall,
Searsmont, Tuesday evening, Dec. 3D.
There will be vocal and instrumental music
rectations, and the farce cdr. McBeatem."
If stormy the entertainment will be post
poned to the next fair day
The banks, schools and most of the manu-
featuring establishments will close all day
to-day for Thanksgiving. The stores in
nearly all lines will be closed in the after
noon, and the post office general delivery
will be open one hour Immediately after the
forenoon aud evening mails are distributed.
Misses Knight and McCorrison will give
a Thanksgiving Ball at Searsmont, this,
Thursday, evening, Nov. 2sth. If stormy,
Friday evening. There will be a cake-walk
contest during the evening, and $500 will
be given to the winning couple. A chicken
supper will be served in the banquet hall
Advertised list of letters remaining in
the Belfast post office Nov. 25th: Ladies'
Mrs. R. E. johnson, Mrs. .erbert Noyes
Gentlemen Dirigo Mafg. Co., Mr.. Angus
tus M. Carter, Mr.. George Green, Mr.
George w. Knight, Mr.. Bert NJ. Lenfest,
Mr.. William Robinson, F. c. Tibbitts, Mr.
Alden Wade.
STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Penobscot,
which left here Saturday for Boston, put
into Portland on account of the storm and
remained until Monday night, arriving in
Boston Tuesday forenoon. Capt. Ingraham
reported the weather outside as about as
bad as anything he ever encountered in all
his experience on the coast. The City of BAN
gor left Bangor at the usual hour Monday,
but remained in Belfast until O'Clock
Tuesday morning. There was no boat for
Boston yesterday. The PenObscot arrived
in the morning, and will leave for Boston
this, Thursday, afternoon. The City of
Bangor is in Boston and will leave to-day,
returning to Boston next Saturday.
THE UNIvERsALIsT FAIR. The ladies
of the Universalst society held two days
fair in Memorial Hall Wednesday and
Thursday, Nov. Goth and Dist. The hall was
very handsomely decorated, with booths
for the sale of aprons, confectionery, fancy
articles, etc. Wednesday evening there was
an enjoyable and largely attended whist
party, and Thursday evening chicken pie
upper was served to large number of
guests The tables were very attractively
sset and the service was all that could be de-
sired. The coffee was Woods sGilt Edge
presented by Thomas Wood & Co. of Bos-
ton through their local agents, Swift &
Paul. Every feature of the fair was highly
successful and the net proceeds were $50.
FAKE. M. R. Know lton, landlord of
the Windsor Hotel, received telephone
message from Old Town Saturday night
about 10 O'Clock, purporting to come from
Detective Hartman of Bangor, saying
that William Il. Baker of Belfast had been
shot and killed by Michael Daley, the light
weight pugilist. Some particulars were
given of the difficulty between the two men,
and Mr.. KnOwltOn was asked to notify
Bakers parents. 1t was also stated that
the body would arrive by train Monday.
The story was thought to be correct until
Monday forenoon, when Mr.. Hartman was
asked by telephone for some particulars
and replied that he knew nothing about it.
Baker has since been heard from in Old
Town, where he is at work, and Mr.. Knowl-