The Republican journal., 1902-04-24

Ed II. Knowlton is rebuilding and en-
larging the barn at bis place on Northport
, Avenue.
Dr. w. L. West bought four fine horses in
Penobscot county last week, and sold one
to Frank Whiteomb of Belfast.
Advertised list of letters in the post office
April 22nd: Gentlemeu-Azro L. Davis,
y. A. johnson, Ml.s,Iohn Murry.
Fishing in Swan Lake is improving from
year to year Catches of fine land locked sal
mon are made every day when the weather
is favorable.
Befast's foreign population is increasing
in variety. She Now has Irish, French.
Spanish, italian. Chinese, Russian, Ar
menan, German, >wede and Syrian
Libby Bros, shipped so hogs from stations
on the Belfast branch Saturday The ami
mails ranged in weight from POO to 475
pounds The price paid was cts, per
pound, live weight.
James H. Wentworth lately sold to Fogg
x Brown a handsome pair of 2-year- Old
steers that dressed 1900 pounds. The meat,
when hanging on the hooks made show
| ing equal to any pair that has been cut here
for long time,
Chase Il noak have furnished the class
rings and pins for the graduating class of
Freedom Academy. The colors are pink
and green. with enameled letters. The de-
sign is a crescent enclosing square divided
by the coors, transversely
A valuable dog bel,nding to J. II. Stnson
met violent death recently. The animal
went into mill, where his tail became
caught in a rapidly revolving shaft and was
pulled of close to the body. He was in so
much pain that he was killed on the spot
The Baptist Junior c. f Society will
have a May-haSket and candy sale in the
vestry Friday afternoon at o'clock In the
evening at O'Clock they will have an en-
tertainment consisting OF Il dialogue, tab
leauX, etc. Admission in the evening 10 cts
! The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet with Mrs. NJ. W. Rich, 137
Main street, Monday afternoon. April 2Sth.
Lesson, IIeigoland or the "Sm@llest Gem
/ in the KaiSer's Crown and japanese Uni
versiteS; Author, Paul Laurence Dunbar
/ Adelbert WeScott, whose farm buildings
We're burned recently, is putting up a new
set Of buildings. lie owns the Calvin
Pitcher farm adjoining his, and is taking
down the Old house, which is one of the
/ Oldest in Belfast, and was long a favorite
, resort for dancing parties and other festivi-
, ties.
w. II. Clifford has shown The journal a
i freak of nature. 1t is two soft shelled eggs,
connected by tube of an inch long and (
of an inch in diameter The entire length
of the pair is 4! inches. The yolk is entir@
| ly in one egg and the white in the other
They were laid by one of Geo. A. Mathews
| hens
! There has been another deal in the
Skoda chemicals The Jounal reported re-
Gently that a lot of rubbish was sold for 80
cts. and was found to be worth much
more. The buyer sold again for $500 cash
to Geo. f. Kent, a practical druggist, and
/ Walter Cooper. One barrel contains so gal
Ions of hydracid, a chemical worth So per
gallon at wholesale in New York There
ar2 other packages of considerable value
Street Commissioner Robbins has put
| Front street in excellent condition. The
street between Miller and Commercial
streets was dug up last summer to lay the
| sewer pipe, and was left last fall in a rough
condition. The contractors restored it to
/ Sah I,ic d,
has made a number of improvements since.
Where the street crosses the Dyer property
| it is widened and the grade improved, and
/ the sidewalk has been raised several inches
letter carrier of this city gave five
year-old boy a few old p O. d. brass but
! tons, and he carried them to lady of whom
he is fond and asked her to sew them on
his jacket For what" she said 81 want
to be a real policeman" he replied To
please him she did so; two large ones on
the corner of the lapels of his coat, the
small ones in row down the front, ''Now
what?' she asked. 81 am going down
street and arrest everybody who is smoking
cigarettes or cigars and put them in the cool
er, for | wont have such actions in this
city,
The Edmund Breese Stock Co. gave two
evenings and matinee in the Belfast Opera
House Monday and Tuesday. The plays
were the farce 'The Mysterious Mr.. Bugle,
the tragedy, "When Greek Meets Greek, -
and for the Tuesday afternoon matinee
''The Shamrock and the Rose" The scenery
was ample and appropriate, and the actors
each and all acquitted themselves with
credit. Mr.. Edmund Breese is very vers;
tile actor and plays with equal excellence
parts varying greatly in character. He
takes the dual role in "When Greek Meets
Greek" to perfection. The company drew
as it deserved, good houses at each per
fOrmance