The Republican journal., 1902-10-30
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

Dr. Raymond R. Tibbetts and wife o.
Palermo will move to the Burkett house
No. 1876 Main street, next Monday.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold its frs
supper for the benefit of the East North
port chapel at C. O. Dickey's Friday even
ing, Oct. 31st.
DR.. H. L. Shepherd of Winchester, Mass
returned from Patten yesterday with two
deer. He is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. W. Shepherd.
Wellington f. Dunbar reports that one
day last week he caught b smelts thai
weighed pounds and Il ounces. The
! average is - fish to pound
Pensions have been granted as follows
James Lenfest, Belfast, So; origina
widows, ETC., Harriet y. Mooney, Bucks
port, IS; original, war with Spain, Chas. B.
! Craig, Waldo, So; Edmund Hollis, Troy.
ST.
| The members of Seaside Chautauqua Cir
Gle Will meet Monday afternoon, November
3rd, with Mrs. Ada Brier, 29 Charles street
Lesson, review questions on 4th chapt er of
, the c. /. 5. c. book, Ten EngIishmen .
author, Thomas Carlyle.
The sad news was received last Friday
morning of the sudden death OF Dorothy f.,
the sweet little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
w. l.. Cook in Great Falls, Montana.. No
particulars have been received by her rela-
tives here Much sympathy is expressed
for those bereaved.
The Chanuing League of the Unitarian
Church was xorganized last Thursday at
the home of MSS Maude +, Barker The
following officers were elected: President,
Miss Maude E. Barker vice president, Miss
Charlotte ", Colburn secretary, Mrs. Mary
Lutz treasurer, Miss Inez f. Crawford.
Drs. ). w, johnson and Raymond Il. Tib-
belts returned yesterday from Newburg,
where they performed d severe surgical
operation for Mrs. Wm. Hollis, who is do
ing well under the care Of Miss Inez l..
Barker Drs. johnson and Tibbetts also
performed an operation for Mrs. Geo Mar
den of West Winterport. Miss l.. II. Carter,
who had charge of the case, has returned
home
Belfast parties interested in establishing
a corn canning factory have written to the
packers, who propose coming here, asking
for authority to change the price in the CON
tract books from u to cents per pound, ac-
cording to the recent decision Of the packers
About half enough acreage had been Secur-
! ed when the price was advanced, and there
is no doubt that the full amount could be
secured at the advanced price.
Frank L. Field. who is to succeed ~ |.
Brown as postmaster at Belfast, will app
point Melville c. Hill as assistant post
master MI Hin has appointed Augustine
p. Mansfield as his deputy to collect the re-
naming taxes of 1902, and publishes a
notice 10 that effect. Mr.. Hill has also re-
signed as postmaster at Northport Camp
ground and Elisha II. IIaney has been APP
pointed Mr.. Hill is succeeded as Recorder
of Coy. Crosby Commandery, X. of NJ, by
f. +. Pillsbury and as Chief of the Records
OF Tarratine Tribe, |. O. K. NJ, by O. j.
Dickey
changes in mail service are repor ted from
Washington:
Route No. 1344 North Searsport to
Belfast. From Nov. l, 1902, begin at Swan
vile, emitting North Searsport, dlscon-
tinued, decreasing three miles. 1344. Swan
vile to Belfast. Nov. / to April 80. Leave
SWanvlle daily, except Sunday 9.35 a. NJ.
Arrive at Belfast by Ills A. NJ. Leave
Belfast daily, except Sunday l.15 P NJ.
Arrive at Swanville by 255 p NJ. May l
to Oct 81. Leave Swanville daily except
Sunday in time to connect at Belfast with
mail train 134. Arrived at Belfast in / 2-}
hours. Leave Belfast daily except Sund ay
on arrival of mail from train but not later
than p. NJ. Arrive at Swanyille in 2-3
hours.
The Belfast and CeItre Lincolnville
route is changed TO leave Centre Linconvile
at A. NJ, arriving in Belfast at go. Leave
Belfast at 1890, arriving in Centre Lin
colnville at , p. NJ
Nj. &. 5. Numford, who had been crus-
ing in these waters for some weeks, sailed
Saturday morning for Boston before stiff
northerly wind. We have received the fol-
lowing notes of his trip cat 80 p. NJ,
Saturday anchored at Port Clyde-5o miles
in . hours. Big wind. A three-master
which followed us from Belfast had her
jibboom or browsprit, carried away, trying
to keep up her big jio, and put into Rock
land We had to doube-reef mainsail and
foresal and carry only the inner jib. The
yacht stood it splendidly. Sunday evening
we were in Mackerel Cove, - miles this
side of Portland. Had a fine breeze and
covered As miles. Monday morning the
wind was dead ahead, so cannot start for
Boston until Tuesday. Will get there by
Wednesday at la test, if we have a good
wind
The fair and supper given by the ladies
of the North Church will be Wednesday,
Nov 9Th, in the Opera House. The fair
will be open to the public at , p. NJ, when
there will be ready for sale aprons, candy,
dolls, pickles, preserves, potted plants and
fancy articles of various kinds. All those
contributing any Of these articles are re-
quested to send them to the hall Wednesday
forenoon without fail. Supper will be serv-
ed at 6 p. NJ. The evening entertainment
will be the presentation of HowelPs farce,
''The Sleeping Car" Admission to supper
and entertainment 80 cents to entertain