The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-02-27


The venires are issued for jurors for the
April term Of court.
Founders have begun taking the hook
and some good catches were made Monday
The advt. in another column this week
headed, "What the ell, is not as shocking
as would at first seem
The only observance of Washington's
birthday in this city was the closing of the
banks and library, and few flags floating
in various parts of the city.
Miss Abbie Moore of No. 10 Cedar street
has shown The journal a number of inter-
esting old newspapers and souvenir
editions, giving reports of a number of his
torical events
The Children's Aid Society acknowledge
the receipt of s. from Mr.. and Mrs O, d.
Vance of Caribou, for the Girls Home They
are expecting seven girls at the Home soon.
and would like to have friends send in
clothing, etc.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle Will meet with Mrs G. r. Carter. 9
Commercial street, Monday afternoon. March
Sd, NJ. Author. H. W. Longfellow
lesson, studies in German Literature, Ma
than the WISE" by Lesslngs.
Tie position of Senator Tillman in the L.
;. Senate in claiming the right to vote and
speak when in contempt reminds old
BefasterS OF the man who was sent from
here to present petition to the Legislature.
and when the petitioners were given leave
to withdraw declared he'd be darned if he d
withdraw.
A patron of the Belfast Opera House sug-
gests another Improvement in the means of
exit, that would be inexpensive and very
convenient whenever large crowd is COM
ing out. He suggests widening the main
entrance and having triple instead of
double doors. One could be kept closed,
leaving the door as at present except when
needed to let out crowd
The fire escape is finished on Odd Fellows
block ana the halls there are well provided
with exits. There are three doors leading
from different parts of the lodge room, two
from the banquet hall, and all connecting
with the dance hall, from which exit NAV be
had either by the regular stairway to Main
street or by the fire escape to the roof of
the Belfast Livery CO.. building on High
and Beaver streets
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch Minnie Chace
arrived Thursday from Isle au Haut where
she carried general cargo. Among recent
charters are the following: Sch. Clifford \.
Carver, Pascagoula to New York, lumber.
So; option sound port, S5.25. Sch. Flora
Rogers, Norfolk to New York, lumber So
10 Sch. F. c. Pendleton, Georgetown, S.
{. to New York, ties, private terms. Sch
Willie L. Newton, Fernandina to New York,
lumber, private terms.
The annual sleigh ride to Searsport.
arranged by Mr.. and Mrs j. L. Sleeper,
took place last Monday evening, twenty
one couples participating. The weather
was all that could be desired, and that may
also be said of the supper furnished by
Landlord Grinnell of the Searsport House.
After supper dancing was enjoyed until
past midnight, and then came the ride home
by moonlight. The party went over and
returned in the Belfast Livery Co.'S big
sleighs and in single teams
The stores in Odd Fellows block, which
have undergone renovation since the fire,
are now in better condition than ever before.
The steel ceilings are very ornamental, and
fresh paint and varnsh have done the rest.
Mr.. Burkett may well feel proud of his
handsome and spacious dry goods store IN
addition to other improvements in the store
OF a. A; Howes Il Co. they have built a
raised platform above the first floor which
ADDS greatly to their available room. With
the basement, first and second floors, plat
form and gallery, they have fully 10000
square feet of floor space
STEAMER NOTES. The Penobscot arrjv-
ed at Belfast at . p m. last Thursday from
Boston, having been delayed by the storm.
she lett here on her return at 10 D. m. An
other storm detained her in Boston until
sunday morning, when she put out but was
obllGed to return. She left again at 4 p m.
Sunday and arrived here at A. NJ Mon
day, having good passage. She went
to Wlnterport and returned the same day,
arriving here at p. m. She remained at
Rockland until Tuesday morning, as the
weather conditions were unfavorable for
proceeding. Yesterday she was in Boston,
with notice given that she would leave at
midnight.
IHE SHOE FACTORY. Leonard & Bar
rows will not begin work in the shoe fac
have decided to make all the changes in the
arrangement of the factory now The
flight of stairs which formerly led from
the main floor to the basement and second
floors has been moved to the northern side,
giving clear space through the three doors.
All the shafting has been taken down and
re-hung, and most of the departments are
changed SO that the stock makes continu-
GUS trip thr ough the factory from the cut
ting rooms to the packing room without I'M
necessary delay. The foremen of the differ
ent departments were announced in The
Journal of Feb 18th. Charles E. Rhoades
is to have charge of making the paper boxes
in the annex. J. G. Durham will make the
wooden boxes. F. E. Littlefield, foreman of
the stitching room, has moved his family to
Belfast and taken the Burkett house on
Main street.