The Republican journal., 1902-03-13

tvening before the play, in their rooms in
the Opera House Block.
Rev.G f. E1gett accidentally cut an artery
in his right thumb with broken glass few
days ago. 1t was promptly attended to but
gives him considerable trouble.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
Benz. K. TibbettS. (father) East Palermo
So; original, Charles $. Berry, China, IS :;
Alfred +. Nickerson, >wanville, IS.
Quite an amount of county correspon-
dence. received too late to put in type for
this issue. is deferred until next week See
It'll page this week for deferred county cor
respondence
The house of Mrs. Josiah Mitchell became
filed with Illuminating gas Monday after
noon, while the family were out. The water
got out of the syphon in the cellar allowing
the gas to escape the full size of the pipe.
Hal he accident occurred in the night an
explosion would probably have resulted or
the inmates of the house been sutfocated
The following new subscribers have been
added to the lists of the New England Tel
ephone and Telegraph Co: II, }. b. Mar
sano, High street. 5S-11, c. f. CHM, Prim-
rose Hill; 3S-12, Amos Clements, John
street 2l-3, Leonard 4 Barrows, Shoe fac
tory 30, NJ. x NJ. 5. 5. Co., Lewis wharf :;
10, Mrs. a. $. Fahy, Spring street; 46-3,
C. j. Pattee, Cedar street.
The Fortnightly LluD gave sociable and
entertainment at the North Church last
Monday evening. The program consisted
of few selections on graphophone, a
piano solo by Miss Cora Morrison, and the
reading by Miss Ellen d. Townsend of one
of the Whiomvile stories by Stephen Crane.
The remainder of the evening was spent in
playing games
Mr.. and Mrs. Selwyn Thompson enter
tanned a party of friends at their home
Tuesday evening, March 18th. Drive whist
was INDUCED Ill. after which dainty refresh
ments We're served. \ very enjoyable
evening was reported by all present.
f. L. and c. W. Booker have leased the
Jones $ Davis blacksmith shop on Wash
ington street, and are fitted up for doing
wheelwrght and black smith work. They
are enterpriSing young men and thorough
mechanics. f. L. Booker worked three
years in the wheel department of Stephen
sons carriage factory in Portland. Some
of the new firms tools and appliances are
of their own manufacture and show me-
chanical skill and inventive genius.
NEW STEAMBOAT LINE Belfast mer-
chants have bought the steamer Florence
and she will begin next week on route be-
tween Belfast and Stonington, touch ng at
| Eggemoggin, Bucks Harbor, North Deer
! Isle, Sargentville, Sedgwick and Brooklin.
j She will leave Belfast at a. m. Mondays,
| Wednesdays and Fridays, and leave Ston-
ington ON her return at 7.3O a. m. Tuesdays,
| Thursdays and Saturdays. Capt. }. w. Ben
nett, who has been very active in promoting
the enterprise, will command her. He has
received valuable assistance from Mayor
Elmer Small, who presented to the mer-
chants the benefits to be derived from the
line The steamer will be thoroughly re-
paired at Gilchrest's yard and it is expected
she will be::ready for the route next Wedn es-
day morning.
| Y
at their new store, u Main street, have the
Memo corsets. Read what they say about
them They have taken the agency for the
! Universal Tucker. Two sewing machines
! for sale. Closing out sale of wall papers
at Carrie Il Jones. John Nj. Ames Com
| pany, Stockton Springs, are agents for the
Cyphers Incubator, which has earned the
| titlp nf IsfEha nd no
World They sell at factory prices. Send
for circular or call and examine the machine
personally. Marston c., 3 years old, with
race record of lib, will stand for service
at Pearl Brooks Farm, North Belfast.
Address II. F. Smith, Belfast, Me-, r +. d.
No. L. See advt... Fuller 4 Cobb, Rock
land, Me-, are prepared to do upholstering
and repairing in their repair department
Old furniture made over, upholstered and
repaired. Couches made to order. -. The
restaurant and bakery business in Opera
House block is offered for SALE Also the
horses, wagons and new bakery building on
| Union street ...E. l.. & c. W. Booker
advertise to do blacksmithing and wheel
wright work at the Jones S. Davis shop on
Washington street. See statements of
the Searsport National Bank, Belfast Ma
tional Bank and Peoples National Bank of
Belfast. II. J. Locke 4 Son, post Office
square, sell watches....J W. Burgess is
prepared to deliver pure Highland Spring
water to any part of the city. ...See advt.
of the Connecticut painter and paper
hanger. Harry W. Clarke & Co. have
something to say Of Importance to ladies.
Go to Fogg i Browns market, Howes
block, for your Sunday dinner. They have
a fine display Of poultry, meats and vege-
tables. ID. c. Durham, who has been shut
down for over four months, will start his
woodworking factory Monday, March 18th,
sash, ETC., and do saving, planning and
general mill work. Screens made TO order.