The Republican journal., 1901-12-19
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

The W. c. T. U. will meet this, Thursday
afternoon at 2.3o o'clock, with Mrs S. G.
Bicknell.
A. P. Clements of Whites Corner, Win
terport, is packing and shipping his apples
He raised over 400 barrels this year.
Bucksport's liquor agency question has
been settled in favor of those who insist
upon the necessity of place where liquor
can be obtained as a medicine.
The East Belfast Christian Endeavor
society will have sociable and Christmas
tree at the home of Albert Nickerson,
Wednesday evening, Dec. 25th.
Geo. A. Glchrest has put galvanizing
tank into the blacksmith shop of G. W.
combs. All the iron work of the dredg-
ing steamer is to be galvanized, and large
amount of copper is to be used. The tank is
feet long.
Knott Gates of Thorndike has handsome
yoke of oxen girting nearly eight feet, for
which he has refused an offer of 5000
George ?. Higgins of the same town has a
pair of grade Herefords, eight months old,
which girt five feet.
Parties who use city water for making
steam in boilers, especially when used for
power at high pressure, find a great i'm
provement over the miscellaneous sources
of supply formerly used, in the absence of
boiler scale, which has now come to be
almost unknown here.
Alvin T. Condor is manufacturing a line
Of doll shoes at his home at the corner of
Court and Miller streets He has eight ma
chimes of his own invention for different
processes of the manufacture His place is a
miniature shoe factory. Samples of his
work are on sale at the c. G. c. Shoe Store.
The fire companies of Dexter are to hold
a tireman's jubilee this week. This, Thurs
day, evening there will be variety enter
tainment, and Friday evening genuine Old
Folks Ball, with music by an old-fashioned
orchestra of six pieces, led by Prof. Jerry
G. Written of Belfast, IS years old, Names
veteran violinst and dancing master.
Arthur Young, the mail carrier on the
Camden line, saw deer dying by the road
side on the Bullock hill near Duck Trap
saturday morning. He notified game
warden r. 7. Rankin, who went to the
place and found the animal dead. 1t was a
medium-SiZed buck, that had evidently rup-
tured blood vessel, as she had bled to
death internally and there were no wounds
to be seen on the outside.
Edward II. Haley has sent to Belfast
friends the Christmas advertising folder of
his firm, Bonner & Haley of North Sydney,
Cape Breton. The firm say, "We are not
running department store but we cOnfine
our energies to selling everything to eat"
They have an up-to-date grocery, bakery
and market. They vary the American
salutation by wishing their patrons ga
happy Christmas and prosperous New
Year" Mr.. Haley was formerly with
Howes & Co. of this city.
The assignments of the justices of the
Supreme Judicial Court for the ensuing
year have been made. For Waldo county
they are as follows: January term, Justice
Emery; April term, Justice Fogler; Septem-
Der term, Justice Savage. The assignments
for the law term are: Bangor, first Tues
day in June-Chief Justice Wiswell, JUS
tees Emery, Whitehouse, FOgler, Powers
and Peabody. At Portland, fourth Tuesday
in June-Chief Justice Wiswell and JUS
tees Strout, Savage, Fogler, Powers and
Peabody.
A visitor to The Journal office last week
had well-lined pocket book, and it was
suggested that he ran some risk of losing it..
In reply he said he once had his pocket
picked and lost his pocket book, but it only
had a quarter in it. "And'' he added 81 got
the other fellows pocket book, which con-
tanned six dollars and half" This hap
pened on the ferryboat between Washing
ton and Alexandria. A party of soldiers
were out sightseeing and had volunteer
guide, for whose services they had paid, but
who thought to make a better thing of it by
picking their pockets. Our friend caught
the fellow at his pocket and retaliated in
the manner above related.
The Odd Fellows Building Association
and the insurance adjusters were unable to
agree on the amount of damage to the Odd
Fellows block in the recent fire, and accord
ing to law the matter was left to referees.
The insurance companies chose M. C..
Foster of Waterville and the association
chose Allen Fl. Miller of Lincolnville.
They selected the third member, c. B. Hall
of Belfast. The referees met Dec. 18th and
awarded $780, The carpenters began the
work of repairing last Friday, and the
masons Monday. Steel ceilings will be put
in the stores of A. A. Howes & Co. and
Geo. w. Burkett.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative BrOmo Quinine Tablets. Al