The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-08-28
Herbert E. Bradman has sold his grocery
hu SiuoSS in EaSt Ballast To Claro NJ

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| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ". Frisbee have issued
invitations to their 25th wedding anniver-
! sary this Thursday, evening at their home
Congress street.
| Wilson Ellis has been appointed local
! agent for the Tabard Inn Library, novel
| scheme of book circulation, and is meeting
with good success in securing patrons for a
| branch in Belfast.
Advertised list of letters remaining in
the Belfast post office Aug. %: Ladies'
Mrs. Annie j. Baker, Miss Nattil May
Blood, Mrs. c. W. Lang, Miss Clara NJ.
Folsom, Miss Susie Seagar. Gentlemen
John OConnell.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet at the home of Mrs j. NJ
McKeen, 1873 High street, Monday afternoon
, September list. Lesson from Browning 5
! The Ring and the Book quotations from
| Robert Browning poems.
Minots Island, in Gilkey's harbor, has
/ been bought by Cleveland H. Dodge and
| Archibald D. Russell of New York city. 1t
| is said they intend to build summer cottages
/ There ll1e coming W inter. bOln are men
of great wealth and social prominence
The y. p. W. c. T. Alliance will hold it's
annual convention and field day at the resi-
dence of Mrs. F. A. Griffin tomorrow, Aug
/ 18th. Buck boards will start from the
! school house common at 10 O'Clock, picnic
dinner at T.. All members and friends are
cordially invited.
| The annual convention of State Womans
| Christian Temperance Union will be held
| at Natervllle, Sept, 17-1a. 1t is very import
ant that every Union be represented. They
are entitled to delegates as follows The
! president, one for each - paying members,
and one at large. Entertainment viii be
| provided for delegates and there will be re-
| duced rates on the railroad. Mrs Burger
and Mrs. hoffman are expected 10 be
present
| FAMILY RET MONS Two large family
reunions viii be held in Northport the com
| ing week The Herrick family with Capt
and Mrs. job b. iierrick at Saturday Cove,
/ saturday, Aug. 30th, and the Drink water
family at the farm OF Matthew Drinkwatel,
NV
| loving Monday Parties who wish to ar
range fol transportation from Belfast to the
latter should leave their names with II. A.
i Driukwatpr as soon as possible
SrEAMEA NOTES. The steamer City of
Rockland was delayed ju getting down
river Aug. 2lst owing to the presence of d
| long raft of logs and tug with Il vessel in
tow. Below High Head the big boat had to
| cease working steam on account of a vessel
which was beating down and another which
| was sailing State rooms in all steam
ers of the Eastern steamship Co. bound
west from Maine have been engaged way
into September For the last two days in
August and the first and second of Septem-
Der the reservation for Bangor has all been
| bought
NEW AUNlRrISFMF Fred \. John
| SOL 5 owls tell the story this week of three
| big specials that should attract eager buy
erS to his store in Masonic Temple, y on
viii find Sparrow's best confectionery at
| Swift X Paul's, Masonic Temple; nothing
better....See advertisement of the Waldo
| County Agricultural society cattle show,
| fair and races. Call and see the ping
pong sets at F. a. FollettS, u Church street.
This is also headquarters for sporting goods.
1.-The old Salem Antique Co. has estab-
Iished a branch at Dark Harbor Head
quarters are still at IS Church street.
| Black shoulder shawl found. AN accounts
due Colcord Brothers must be settled be
fore September 10Th.
Miss HILLS RECITAL. Music lovers
We're delightfully."- entertained last Friday
evening in Memorial Hall by Misses June
X. Hills, Miss Helen NJ. Dunton, pianists,
Emery F. White, tenor solost, of Belfast,
and Miss Leila Patten, soprano, of Bangor
Misses Hills and Dunton have been pains
taking and earnest students at the New
England Conservatory in Boston; Mr.
White is also pupil in voice culture in
Boston, and their friends at home are al
ways delighted with their efforts and proud
of their achievements. Miss Patten was
enthus iaStcaily received and won many
admirers at her first public appearance in
Belfast.
TIE SEWER OUTLET. |. NJ. Cottrell, the
contractor, began work on the sewer outlet
Monday morning. Several lengths of a.
inch pipe were loaded on schooner Julia
Edna together with the ar-pump, derrick
and other apparatus for submarine work
In the afternoon Mr.. Cottrell put ON the
diving suit and made an examination of the
bottom where the survey had been made
| for laying the pipe. He found the bottom
| in good condition from low water mark
about half way to the channel, but beyond
| that there was a section of very soft mud
into which he sank to his hips, and in which
the pipe would be buried by its own weight
SO deeply that it would not discharge the
| sewage. This soft mud is kept stirred up
| by the Boston steamers swinging at the
wharf. Mr.. Cottrell thought the conditions
We're not suitable for laying the pipe and at
once telephonedltO the engineer, II. p Farrow,
"a lslesboro who came Tuesday morning
and made an examination. Mr.. FarroW
laid ont new course, with the outlet far
: enough down stream to avoid the difficulty
{ but as it will require about 125 feet more of
pipe a special meeting of the City Council
was called for Wednesday evening to au-
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