The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-04-25

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| Swift 4 Paul had the first strawberries
] of the season April 23d.
Mrs. Fahy served Strawberries to her
boarders at supper Tuesday.
The cotillion party which was to have
been held Friday evening is postponed.
The Municipal officers will hold hearing
on the fire at the O'Connell house to-mor-
row, Friday, afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Non-Partisan w. C. T. Alliance will
meet with Mrs. E. II. Conant, Church street,
Friday afternoon, April 26th, at 2 O'Clock.
! The Universalist society supper which
was to have been given last evening was
postponed on account of the death of Rev.
j. NJ. Leighton.
J. L. Sleeper & Co. have placed set Of
handsome gilt and black signs on the door
posts of their store. The signs were made
by Walter II. Coombs.
The contract is closed with Capt. Frederick
W. COombs to carry the mails between Bel
fast and North Islesb0r0 for four years,
beginning June 10th.
The summer visitor is coming to Maine
earlier this season than ever before. That
is the report from all the resorts. Some of
the cOttagers have already arrived.
H. E. Bradman has at his store in East
Belfast two eggs taken from the same nest,
one of which weighs three and half ounces
and the other quarter of an ounce.
A change has been made in the time of
the leaving of the Swanville and North Sears
port mail stage. 1t now leaves after the
arrival of the evening train, if not later than
O'Clock.
The public offices, places of business, ETC.,
will be closed to-day as usual on holidays.
The banks, library, schools, etc., all day
and the stores after l o'clock. There will
be no Fast day services.
j. F. Sheldon and A. K. Jackson have
bought the John Mcintyre farm, on which
the buildings were recently burned. The
farm has fine orchard of more than 400
apple trees of choice varieties.
Seaside Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Mrs. F. II. Black, 6 Union street, Monday,
| APtli N'uH3 az " CloCh. LCSoOH3 CIdptOlo
twenty-seven and twenty weight of Rivalry
of Nations; Author, Otway Curry.
The Central committee of the hospital fair
will meet in the Boardman office, Odd Eel
lows block, tomorrow, Friday, afternoon
at o'clock to hear the report of the treas
urer and arrange to turn over the funds to
the Women's Hospital Aid.
The mastery painting of Owls Head
Light, at the entrance OF ROckland harbOr
and Penobscot Bay, which was executed by
Mr.. Darius Cobb for the Boston u Bangor
Steamship Company, and which is to be
placed in the grand saloon of the new steam
Ell City of Rockland, is on exhibition for few
days at the office of Richardson, Hill & Co.
The Boston Budget.
Advertised list of letters remaining in the
Belfast post Office April Goth: Ladies-Mrs.
Nancy Hall, Miss Rachel Hamlin, Mrs.
Geo. Nackley conference.-the. Sydney
II. Bootillie, MI Chas. W. Clifford, Prescott
Moody e letters), Albert B. Parmeter q
letters), Mr.. Simon Reed, L. c. Smith
The new steel shelving and document
files for the courthouse extension have ar
rived, and are being put in position. The
uodNN IocOlu UOuho liC VII tAClI oIoCo, OLl
rollers, and the shelves are adjustable to
the different thickness of books. The new
office for the Registry of Deeds will soon
be ready, after which the present Regis
try Office will be used for the Probate Of
fee.
THE TELEPHONE. The business of the
Belfast exchange of the New England Tel
ephone & Telegraph Co. has increased to
such an extent that additional help was
needed and Mr.. Ralph B. Herrick of Au-
gusta has assumed charge as manager He
has general charge in the office and the care
of the poles, wires, and the instruments of
patrons. This does away with the necessity
of having lineman come from Bangor to
attend to outside work. The old force in
the office remains as operators, Misses Ida
S. Burgess and Matte NJ. Pendleton, and
Mr. Ralph B. Stickney.
The 400 Angora goats lately received by
C. E. Libby at Burnham were sold SO quick
ly that some customers who were in no spec.
ial hurry will wait for a second invoice.
which is now on the way. Among the buy
ers in this section were W. II. Arnold OF
Belfast and Levenseller Bros. of Waldo
Station. Mr.. Arnold had engaged six, but
owing to the great demand his order was
scaled down to two. They arrived Monday
and are handsome animals. They weigh
about 80 pounds each, are pure white in
color, and have short horns. They refused
: good hay but eagerly ate fir boughs from
the banking around the house. They dc
not jump fences, and can be kept in any en-
closure that will hold sheep.
: OPENING. Harry W. Clark & Co.'S new
store, S3 Main street, was opened Wednes.
day night, April 18th, when throngs visited
the brilliantly lighted and Gifted looking
establishment, examined the large stock OF
brand new spring styles and enjoyed the
cigars presented by the proprietors. The
new store is very convenient as well as at
tractive in appearance. The ladies' tailor.
ing department is now entered by stairs in
the store, and has better facilities for work
than in the former location. Mr. Clark be.
gan business on Phenix Row in 1888. In
1892 he bought out Mark Andrews, combin-