The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-11-21

Pensions have been granted as follows:
Ephraim B. Woodbridge, Bucksport, $12.
Harry W. Clarke & Co., 80 Main street,
and see them.
Don't forget the chicken pie supper in
Memorial hall this, Thursday, evening, at
O'Clock. The public is invited.
The W. c. T. L. will meet to-day. Thurs
day, at go P. NJ, with Mrs. A. NJ. Fernald,
Miller street. The meeting was postponed
from last Thursday on account of the storm.
The following change in a star route SER
vice is reported from Washington: 1851.
Liberty to Belfast. Leave Liberty daily,
except Sunday, 6.45 A. NJ. Arrive Belfast by
11.45 A. NJ. Leave Belfast daily, except
Sunday, 1.3O p. NJ. Arrive Liberty by $50
P. NJ
Advertised list of letters remaining in
the Belfast post Office Nov. 10: Ladies'
Miss Carrie Erskin, Miss Ida Nj. Hodkins,
Miss Bertha Staples. tentlemen-Allen
& Co., Mr.. c. R. Sweigward, Mr.. Leyland
Young.
No COUNTY ROAD THROUGH THE CAMP
GROUND. The County Commissioners met
Saturday and decided to deny the petition
of Dr.. Benjamin ColSon and others for max
ing a county road of the present private
way across Northport Campground. The
decision will be officially made at the
December term
DINsMoRE SALE. The sale of a bank
rupt stock of boots and shoes advertised in
The journal last week by the Dinsmore
Store was successful beyond expectations,
and shows what good advertising will do
when you have the goods to back it up
The sale is to be continued another week,
and the low prices quoted indicate that it
will be another record breaker.
DR.. j. K. Wilson, pastor of the Free
Street Baptist Church, Portland, will lee
ture in the Baptist church this, Thursday,
evening on Present Day Palestine: The
Land of Yesterday in the Light of To-day.
This lecture is illustrative and helpful to
the better understanding of the Scriptures
and has also the vividness of the personal
observations of traveller. The admission
will be Is cents.
ACCIDENTS. George W. Mcintyre of East
Belfast was severely bitten on one of his
hands by dog last week. Miss Grace
Brown fell down stairs at her home on
High street last week with lighted lamp
in her hand. The lamp was broken and the
oil took fire on the stairs but the fire was
put out without doing any damage. Miss
Brown was confined to the house two DAYS
by bruises. A lighted lamp was accident
ally pulled from table at the home of
Walter Hobbs few days ago and a fire re-
suited. 1t was put out with very little dam.
age.
LETTER FROM A SEAFARER. Capt. F. P.
Whittier of schooner Olive T. Whittier.
writes from Ponce, P R.. under date of
Nov. 18th, as follows: "The Journal reaches
me with more or less regularity according
to che way the mails strike me at the diff
ferent ports and places. was much inter-
ested in letter from my old friend Ed.
Richardson in one of the bundle of Jour-
nails that reached me here. know he is a
very truthful mariner, but it hardly seems
probable to me that people who live on
shore never put racks on their tables, or
turn in with their sea boots and oilskins on:
but it may be so. | have not tried shore
life for SO long that may have forgotten. I
am glad he gives credit to the Searsport
mariners, as we have had many an argument
over the standing of his native place and
mine. / send you by this mail, under separ-
ate cover, copies of morning and after
noon paper published here which you may
not have on your exchange list. l leave
here this week for Crandall, Florida, to load
for st. Georges, Grenada"
STEAMER NOTES. Capt. w. D, Bennett
of stmr. M. & M. has bought of Meralda
Black her undivided half interest in the
steamboat wharf at Standpoint, together
with the ''grain house," so-called The
City of ROckland was obliged to remain in
Rockland Wednesday night, Nov 18th, on
account of the storm. She left at 5 a, m.
Thursday and arrived at Boston at 5 D, m,
The Penobscot was then loaded and with
steam up ready for her first trip east. Capt.
Ingraham, the pilots, quartermasters and
the stewards crew of the Rockla land went on
board the PenObsc0t and in 20 minutes they
were steaming down the bay. The City of
ROckland has made her last trip to Bangor
for the season, and will be put into winter
quarters, after a thorough overhauling, in
East Boston. Following is the register of
nnd 10 cHD.
Master, Capt. Otis Ingraham; first pilot,
Capt E. w. Curtis; second pilot. Capt
William A. Roix; quartermaster, Charles
quartermaster, Walter Robbins;
Waterman, bow watch, Thomas Flanagan
baggage master, G. A. Higgins first officer,
Thomas Birmingham; second officer, Richard
engineer, Walter White;
engineer, Z. W. Flynn; purser, A
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