The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-12-25

the local ponds the last OF the week.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. S. G.
8icknell, tomorrow, Friday, afternoon at
9 80 O'Clock.
Two women who work in the shoe fac
tory each arranged for a sale by tickets, one
of horse and the other carpet. When
the first drawing came off the owner of the
horse drew the carpet.
Washington Hose Co. will hold its annual
ball in Belfast Opera House, Friday even
ing, Jan. 9th. Ice cream and clam stew
will be served. There will be bundle
sale, and fish set from earle & Jones'
crockery department will be disposed of.
The dedication of the chapel in East
Northport, which was to have taken place
last Sunday, has been postponed. The seats
have not arrived and one of the clergymen
expected was unable to attend There was
to be Christmas tree in the chapel last
evening
A committee from Bridgeport, Ct, sent
to Belfast last week for a report of the pro-
ceedngs of our Old Home Week celebra
ton. The Journals report of the celebra-
ton of 1901 was sent them and the reply
has been received that the program and re-
port were of great help and will be used in
city.
Christmas week brought the usual extra
work to the American Express Company
employees. b. A. Moulton, messenger on
the Belfast & Burnham branch, was trans
ferred for the week as an extra hand to the
Boston & Bangor run Geo. Havener of the
Belfast Office was changed to the train :;
Frank T. Logan took Mr.. Havener's place,
and Alphonso Wood had an extra delivery
team. Austin W. Heating assisted agent
Dunning in the office.
VETERANS MEETING. The Waldo Coun-
ty Veterans Association will meet at the
Grange Hall in North Searsport, Jan. 8,
1903. The change of date was thought best
as the first Thursday came on New Years
day. If stormy the meeting will be held
Feb. 9Th. A cordial invitation is extended
to every veteran in Waldo county. We will
do the best we can to make you happy.-A
StinSOn, Sec'y.
There were number of trading excur-
sions to Belfast from neighboring places the
past week. Orrin J. Dickey had second
excursion over the Belfast branch Thursday,
as many of his patrons did not come the
first day on account of the weather. Mon
day the steamer Golden Rod brought an ex-
cursion from ports in EsgemOggin Reach,
No A.
Silver Star from Islesboro.
CHRISTMAS POULTRY. The supply of
turkeys for the Christmas markets was I'M
usually short this year. Good Western and
Vermont birds were quoted at 80 cents per
pound at wholesale in Boston last week.
The supply of natives was small on account
Of the wet weather during the summer,
when many young turkeys died. The ma
tives brought in were in fine condition and
retailed at % cents per pound. Ducks and
geese were more plentiful, but the shortage
of turkeys caused a larger demand for
other kinds of poultry and prices ruled a
little higher than at Thanksgiving time.
Ducks and geese retailed for 20 cents, and
chickens for IS.
THE FIRE ALARM. The Chief Engineer
wishes attention called to the necessity OF
persons who ring fire alarms remaining at
the box until the arrival of the hose COM
pany. The territory covered by each of the
boxes is quite large, and while the box gives
q general idea of the part of the city in
which the fire is located some time would
beS saved if the exact building was known
at the start. In the case of the Smalley fire
last week the person who gave the alarm
drove past box "a, which is near the Smalley
house, and rang box % in Main street. The
boxes have numbers Of two figures each.
the first figure indicating the ward. They
are as follows: Ward l., IA, corner of High
and Allen streets; 15, corner of Union and
Commercial streets; II, corner of Cedar and
Pearl streets. Ward Z, %, corner of Main
and Pleasant streets; "a, engine room Of
Mathews Bros. mill; %, corner of Main and
Beaver streets. Ward 3, "a, corner OF High
and Pierce streets. To sound an alarm,
break the glass In the lower box, get the
key, Open the upper box, pull down and lei
| 60 the lever. Box 15swill be sounded once
for trial tomorrow, Friday, noon.