The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-06-19
Wright 4 Hall have finished the plumbing
of the Pierce cottage at Hewes' Point, Isles

! clock on the ntarian church.
f. F. Hanson has rented the A. J. Harri-
man house on Congress street and will
me- owe there with his family.
There will be dime social and entertain
ment at the NJ. f. church Friday evening,
June 10Th All are cordially invited.
The County Commissioners have decided
to locate the new highway in Monroe, as
asked for by Edwin Jenkins and others, in
April.
Advertised list of letters in the Belfast
post office June 18th: Ladies-Mrs. Edwin
Walker conference.-the. Leonard c. A.
Carney.
NJ A Sanborn, Maine Hills and Harry
Hunter of Belfast and VIII Sanborn of
Newburgh report 81 brook trout as the re-
| suit of one days fishing the past week.
The sloop Argo arrived Tuesday morning
with dry and corned fish, and as the captain
wanted some stock and produce he hired a
team and peddled his fish in the country.
The members of Seaside Chautauquan
Circle will meet with Mrs. NJ 5. Whitmore
Monday, June 33rd, at . p. NJ. Lesson, Di-
plomacy and an Isthmian Canal" author,
0. W. Holmes
The delegates to the Democratic conven-
tions at Bangor Tuesday from Belfast and
Castine. About Seventy-tive persons went,
including several ladies.
Twenty-Five liquor cases which were sent
to the Law Court from Waldo County on de-
murrer have been reported to the Clerk of
Courts. In all the cases the exceptions are
overruled for want Of prosecution; judy
ment for the State.
The County Convention of the W. c. T.
t. will be held in Freedom Monday, June
sd, and not the oath as before announced
The Belfast Mon will meet with Mrs
\. NJ. Fernald on Miller street this, Thurs
day, afternoon at 80 O'Clock.
A large amount of advertising received
late for this issue has necesstated deferring
a good deal of news matter, including
county spondence, report of golden
wedding in Stockton Springs, etc. We re-
greet it. but it was unavoidable.
Street commits >ioner Robbins has begun
work under the State road appropriation
He is laying d large drain in a section of
Northport Avenue, near the residence of
{. K. Coombs, and as large a section as can
be built with the available money will be
put in GrSt-class condition.
Samuel Hinckley and Mrs. Rose Fahy
We're going to ride Saturday. but the horse
started before MI II. got into the carriage
and both We're thrown to the ground. Nh
! IIinckley received a scalp wound on his
forehead which required number of
stitches, and Mrs Fahy was badly bruised
| Both are improving.
The Belfast Improvement Society has
awarded the prizes offered for the best
essays on Public Improvement written by
members of the sophomore and freshman
classes in the Belfast High school, The
prizes were awarded to Miss Ruth Brown
of the class of 1904, and Miss Louise Hall
of 1908. The ESSAYS will be printed in The
journal.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. d. Field, H. T. Field,
Misses Annie Y. and Caroline W. Field
and MI. and Mrs. a. c. Burgess went
to Bangor Tuesday to attend the wedding
of Mr. William Whittemore ana Miss Alice
Pearl. They returned Yesterday afternoon
accompanied by Mrs. Geo. =. Field OF Man
chester. Mass, and Miss Alice Windsor of
New Bedford, who will visit friends here
There will be an exhibition and sale of
Indian pottery from the Taos Pueblo, New
Mexico, Friday, June 10th, in the North
Church veStry, beginning at 7.$0p NJ The
public is cordially invited; admission is
free. Ice cream and candy will be for sale
during the evening. Besides the pottery
there will be other Interesting Indian curios,
and Mr.. w. r. Howard will show his time
collection of butterflies and moths
The growing scarcity of Holsters and
CLANS is often referred to, and EoW spruce
gum seems destined to find IA place in the
list of Names vanishing products In
Waterville last week Mr.. c. F. Swift of
Swift Il Paul wanted to buy some gum, and
at one place he was asked s. a pound The
dealer said he paid S1.55 per pound and did
not care to sell even at the price named
The pulp mills are said to be grinding up
tiC pliSh Spl uCt tlttS NlllCll Iul IllSll Tile
best gum, and within few years the price
has doubled.
THE Fol- RTH IN CAMDEN. AS announced
in The Journal last week Camden is to
have big celebration July lth, and the low
rates on the steamers and railroads, with
the many attractions offered, will certainly
draw large crowd. The races and exhbi-
ton of fast horses will be a great feature
but in addition there will be base ball ii
fantastic and civic parade, music by three
bands, minor sports, and in the evening a
grand display of fireworks. Gov Hill and
part of his staff have promised to come,
and Congressman Littlefield will deliver
} the address on the opening of the park. See
the advt. for further particulars.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Fred A. John
son, Masonic Temple, announces this week
a two weeks sale. He has made a cut in
prices ON his entire stock, and gives the
figures to prove it. Read what he has to
say about golf girdles and corSetS. The
celebrated erect form W. b. corsets are fol-
sale at Geo. w. Burkett's, odd Fellows
block. See Illustration in the advertisement
W. A. Clark, Belfast, has two cottages fol