The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-06-05

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F. L. Libby of Burnham shipped car
load of carriages to Belfast Tuesday.
Everett A. Nickerson, teamSter for Math-
ews Bros, was kicked by a horse Monday
and severely bruised.
Archie Peavey showed Journal reporter,
Monday, a dozen ripe field strawberries
which he picked in SwanviIle June 1st.
Advertised list of letters in the Belfast
post Office June 3rd Lades-MrS Lucy f.
Burgess Gentemen-Mr. 7. CarneS, DR..
Shattuck.
Mrs Samuel Quincy left at The journal
Office Tuesday three eggs which each meas
ured & by = in circumference. The three
weighed 1o4 ounces.
If any one can furnish a copy of James
Montgomery's poem, "a Patriots Pass
word, they will confer favor on the Bel
fast S. L. 5. {. by leaving it at this office.
Chas. I. Littlefield, Smith Bunker, Isaac
and A. ". Staples of Belfast and Roscoe
Cross of Morrill, went to Camden with their
teams Monday to work ON the new trotting
park.
Augustus Clark received barrel of mo-
lasses direct from Cuba Tuesday, remind
Ell of the days when merchants all along the
coast received large cargoeS from that
island.
\. d. Chase in taking down some old
pasterng at his house this week found
some that was put on - years ago to be
nearly an inch thick.
AT the regular meeting of Thomas H.
Marshall Post Tuesday evening, a vote of
thanks was passed to VIM. II. Quimhy for a
gift of money for the purchase of flowers
for soldiers graves.
Mrs. Ezekiel Small has at her house in
East Belfast barrel in which pork was
sailed every year from 17776 to 1855. The bar
rel is in good condition, the slaves and head
are very thick, and it is peculiar shape,
being much larger at the bottom than at
the top.
The popular Irish comedy "O'Flynn's
Stone Wall was given in the Belfast opera
House, Monday evening, before a large and
enthusiastic audience. There is Just enough
of the play to form a foundation for a full
evening of fun, and Tom Waters, with the
support of an excellent company, furnishes
it in abundance. The liberal patronage
Monday evening induced the company to
remain and repeat the play Tuesday.
TIE CREAMERY. F. j. Gerry < Co.
have established new route for patrons of
the Silver Lake Creamery in Swanvlle and
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May was considerably larger than in May
last year, and several new patrons We're
added the past week. The number Tues
day was 81, and their herds vary in number
from to %. Lewis F. Marden of Swan
vile is foreman, and his efforts to increase
both the amount and quality of the product
are working favorably for the firm, the
farmers and those who use the products
The local use of cream is increasing con-
stantly and the firm has more Boston orders
than it can fill.
When the assessors took the school cen
sus they found that the number of persons
of school age in the city April lst was about
90 less than on April l, 1901. Since April
LIST number of families who were away
on account of slack work III the shoe fas
tory have returned, and these, together with
those who have come on account of i'm
proved conditions in other lines of industry,
bring onr school population up to or per
haps beyond last years figures. This, of
course, does not affect the amount of school
funds to be received from the State which
is based on the number April LIST, but it
shows healthy condition of affairs in the
city.
FARES TO THE CONVENTIONS. A letter
from Col. F. f. Boothby, &. F. & T. A. of
the Maine Central K. r. Co., received yes
terday, says in regard to fares to the Repub-
lican State and District conventions: "Ar-
engagements have already been made for the
sale of excursion tickets to the District
convention at II cents per mile, and to the
State convention at one fare. Passengers
cannot stop over at Watervile for the Dis
trict convention on a State convention tick
ct, but if they are to attend the State con-
venton they must buy to Watervlle and re-
turn, then repurchase, the limit on the Dis
trict convention tickets being made until
the 18th, SO as to cover
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Garlic Il Jones
next door to the crockery store) have
special styles of skirts at special prices.
They have twelve different styles to show,
and guarantee fit They carry the "Nemo
Self-Reducing" corset, and have shirt
waists in every style and price,. There
will be something doing in earle Il Jones
Crockery Department next week Look for
their advt., at the bottom of the 9TH page.
....Fred Johnson's six little owls are out
again this week with something to say
about summer goods. Cali at the store in
Masonic Temple. +. G. Spinney, Main
street, opposite the Belfast National Bank,
cleans, repairs and presses ladies and gen
temen's clothes, making them look as good
as new. Fine custom tailoring with salts
faction guaranteed. See notice of special
value coupons free. Charles c. Mar
den of Liberty publishes caution notice
....N Violet ammonia for toilet and bath
at the City Drug Store. A large bot
tie for % cents. Call and get sample
of sachet powder. E. Annual meeting of
the Belfast Loan and Building Associa-
ton at the Belfast National Bank at 7
ID Inn