The Republican journal., 1902-12-04

be held Tuesday. Dec. 9th.
Henry w. Mariner picked a number of
| full blown pansies in his flower garden
Dec I'd.
Pensions have been granted as follows
James. M. Treat, Stockton Springs, $17;
George II. Dean, Union, SIS.
There will be an "Old Folks Dance at
Equity Grange Hall Wednesday evening,
| Dec. 10th. Music by TownSend's Orchestra.
earle & Jones have put up an attractive
new black and gilt sign over their upper
store. 1t was painted by Walter H. Coombs
The Belfast Savings Bank declared it's
| Goth consecutive dividend December 1st
The rate was the same as in the past, 8 per
cent.
Remember the Universalist supper and
day, evening, at o'clock. Supper and en-
tertainment, 35 cents.
| Sheriff Norton made liquor seizures at W.
A. Gentner's, Chas. O'Connell's and Jesse
! f. Staples places Saturday. The cases took
the usual course in the Police Court Mon
day
| There will be a sociable at the school
house, East Belfast, shore road, Friday
evening for the benefit of the Sunday
School. Admission sc. Homemade candy
will be for sale.
| An alarm of fire was caused yesterday
afternoon by slight blaze on the wood
work around stone funnel in the Belfast
Water Co.'s office. The fire was put out by
pals of water without opening the hydrant
| Ladies are annoyed in some sections of
the city by men and boys splitting upon the
sidewalks. The following notice, posted in
some public places, states the case plainly:
"Loafers must not spit on the floor gentle
men will not.
Dr. W. L. West, " S., inspected the milk
herds of Belfast Monday for foot and mouth
disease. He found no indication Of the dis
ease. He went to Boston Tuesday to assist
the Massachusetts authorities in their work
on the disease.
| List of unclaimed letters remaining in
! the Belfast post Office for the week ending
Nov %, 1902: Ladies-Miss Elizabeth
Grindle, Miss Emily Lane, Miss c. A. Ring
1 postal, Mrs. Maude Slower, Mrs. Ida
| White. Conference.-The. Lester Carver,
Arson Trussell, Mr.. A. S. Wadsworth
The ladies of the Belfast Improvement
Society have taken in hand the matter of
preventing the wholesale slaughter of the
pretty gray squirrels which are so plentiful
in the city, and the police are authorized to
arrest those found shooting them or destroy
ing their nests. Many have tanned them
and cages are not required las they come and
go at will.
Rev. George w. Hinckley, the well-known
General Supervisor of the Good Will Homes
Association, will deliver his illustrated lee
| ture entitled "Some Boys l Know; their
Homes and Friends" at the Baptist church
Saturday evening, December 6, at 7.45. Mr.
Hinckley is an authority upon philanthropy
ic work for boys and needs no introduce
| ton to Belfast audience. In the course of
the lecture the story of Good Will Farm
will be told and many fine stereopticon pic
lures shown. This lecture will afford fine
opportunity for the people of Belfast and
vicinity to acquaint themselves more fully
with the noble work Mr.. Hinckley repre-
sents. In order that all may attend, the
admission will be only Is cents, the pro-
ceeds in part to go to Mr.. Hinckley.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Myronus, recent
ly ashore at lslesboro, was towed to Bangor
and discharged her cargo of coal, and Nov.
18th she was tOwed to Rockland and taken
on Shows marine railway for REPAIRS.
Sch. J. V. Wellington, Pattershall, Bangor
for New York with laths, arrived Monday
80. Sch Willie L. Newton, Capt Foss, SAIL
ed from Belfast Friday, Nov. 7th, arrived
at Brunswick, Ga, Friday, Nov. 14th, sailed
from there Friday, Nov. 2lst, and arrived at
New York Friday, Nov. 18th, completing
the whole round in just three weeks, and
clearly proving that Friday is not always
an unlucky day. Captains of coasting
vessels find difficulty in getting men at this
port. Sch. Annie May was detained few
days the past week, and the J. V. Yelling
ton which, arrived Monday from Bangor
had been Unable to get mate Wednesday.
H.. Schooner S. G. Haskell, Capt. Richard
son, from Jacksonville with cargo of
southern pine lumber. which was reported
overdue, arrived at Boston Dec. LIST. While
the vessel left Jacksonville Oct 31st she
was detained below for several days and
did not get awsy from Mayport until Nov.