The Republican journal., 1901-11-07

South Shore, Northport, to Z. 0. Page OF
Bucksport.
DR.. W. l.. West recently bought two
registered Boston terriers and will keep
them for breeding purposes.
Fl. j. Locke & Son are making change
in the interior of their jewelry store to give
more room to the working force and to inn
prove their show window
Joseph II. Mears, Esq, of Morrill, has been
re-appointed Trial Justice, his former COM
mission having been nullitied by his
appointment as special liquor constable.
Miss Cleora r. IIaney had a Halloween
party at her home on Miller street last
Thursday evening. About 60 guests were
present and very enjoyable evening was
spent.
Seaside Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Mrs. George r. Carter, 9 Commercial Street,
Monday, November 18th at p. m. Lesson
on Venice; quotations from Byron's "Childe
Harold"
Advertised list of letters naming in the
Belfast post office Nov. 9Th: Ladies-Mrs.
Eta Curtis, Mrs. Annie Clark, Harriet N.
How. Mrs. Henry Heath. Gentlemen
Benjamin BoyngtOn.
Mrs. F. A. Griffin left at The Journal
Office Nov 9Th branches of raspberry bush
bearing good crop of fully ripe and very
large berries. The berries were on sprouts
of this year, growth.
Bucksport now has eight vessels engaged
in the Grand Banks fishery and they bring
home each season about $4,000 quintals in
round numbers for curing and market
This is as much or more than was landed
by the 0ld-time fleet of thirty vessels.
The house of Ned Mason at the Head of
the Tide was slightly damaged by fire last
Sunday evening. The chimney burned out
in the afternoon and it was thought the fire
was confined to the inside of the chimney,
but it broke out again and burned the wood
work considerably before it was put out
|. B. Stone of North Troy has bought
from Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass, a Jersey
bull calf whose dam is the COW that won
second prize at the Danbury, Conn, fair
this season. She is bred in the best of but
ter lines and her son should become the sire
OF profitable dairy COWS,
We are indebted to Hon. Charles f. Nash
of Augusta, publisher of the Maine Farm
ers' Almanac, for a copy of that familiar pub
LEGATION for the year 1902 It is welcome
visitor. The Old Farmers Almanac for 1902
has come to us from VIM. Ware 4 Co., Bos-
ton, the publishers. This is the S4th year
of the first named almanac and the 10th of
the latter.
A crew in making connection between a
residence and sewer pipe recently met
with a serious mshap. They found pipe
and thinking it was the sewer pipe cut a
hole in it to make the connection. Improved
to be the city water main, with pressure
of about 100 pounds to the square inch.
The workmen got out of the ditch in a
hurry to prevent being drowned, and that
section of the city was shut off from the
water supply until the pipe could be replac-
ed.
The annual meeting of the Non-Partisan
W. c. 7. L. Alliance was held at the home
of Mrs. Elmer Small Thursday afternoon,
Oct 31st A goodly number of ladies was
present, and much interest was manifested
regarding the Sewing School, which has
been running several years under the aus
pieces of the Alliance. Mrs. Annie NJ Grit
fin was elected Pres. Mrs. Mary f. Hub
bard, Secy and Treas. Committee on Sew
ing School, Mrs. j. L. Havner, Mrs. Chas.
Baker, Mrs. A. |. Brown, Miss Hattie Hook
and Mrs. f. II. Conant.
The dunnage used on the blasts in the
Front street sewer is occasionally thrown
long distance. A short time ago window
was broken in f. L. Cooks house on Miller
street, and last Friday piece of chain, 10
feet long. buried itself in the solid earth in
II. ID. CloughS door-yard within a few feet
of window at which Mrs. Clough was
sitting. A hole about 8 inches in diameter
was broken through the deck of 7. George
Dodworth's yacht Caprice by piece of
rock thrown by blast last week
At the annual meeting of the Belfast
Band, last Monday evening, the following
officers were elected: President, Ii. A.
Drink water Treasurer, G. 0. Poor; Secre-
tary, w. M. Thayer; Directors, c. O. Poor,
E. S. Pitcher, Ben COlcord, H. A Drink
water and Geo. T. Read. The report of the
treasurer, which was read and accepted
showed the receipts for the past year to
have been $949.44, and the expenditures
$938,63, leaving balance of 1891 in the
treasury. All bills have been paid and the
instruments and other property of the band
are properly cared for. The shutting down
of the shoe factory here has compelled
some of the members to leave town, but
with the resumption of work here the band,
would no doubt be revive and maintain its
former musical prestige.
STEAMER NOTES. A company has been
formed at Ellsworth for the purpose of
establishing next season a new steamboat
route from StoningtOn to Ellsworth, touching
atSwan's island, fremont, Pretty Marsh and
Shady Nook and known as the Ellsworth
fremont & StOningtOn Steamboat Co. The
officers are John A. Peters, Jr., president !;
Mayor A. w. Greedy of Ellsworth, treasurer :;
L. F. Giles, clerk A. W. King, DR.. John F.
Manning, John A Peters, Jr., Charles
Morang, and o. W. Tapley, directors.
Portland will probably see large addition