The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-09-25


| Maine Central will go into effect Monday,
| October 13.
The owners of Mt Percival in Northport
| refused an offer of $1,000 for 10 acres on
| the summit by New York parties last week.
A. p. Colson reports his crop of cram
| berries better than the average. He has
harvested 30 barrels of understandable
berries.
| The W. C. T. Z. has changed its day of
meeting to Friday afternoon. The meeting
this week Will be with Mrs Eli Cook on
| Charles street
Saturday evening, Sept 9th, the Base
Ball Association begins a course of assem-
blieS in Odd Fellows Hail. Admission,
ladies 10 cents; gentlemen % cents.
| James C.. Durham and |. l.. Perry, who
bought the Skoda building on Bridge street,
are giving the building some needed re-
pairs 1t is an excellent site for a small
manufacturing business.
The annual meeting of the W, T. c. Ali
ance viii be held with Mrs, Elmer Small to-
morrow, Friday. at 80 p. m. a full at
tendance is desired TO elect officers and dis
cuSs the sewing school question,
All persons are cautioned to be reason
ably sure there is a fire before ringing an
alarm, as there is heavy penalty for giving
false alarms wilfully. Horses should not
be htehed to the alarm box posts.
Pensions have been granted as follows: :
Increase, etc, Levi W. Gould. Bucksport,
S17; widows, etc, Mary Patten, East Or
land, 50; Michael Andrews, Jr., Monroe,
$40
Mrs. Louise johnson Pratt of Belfast
recently bought of T. D. Monroe and others,
y acres of land on the summit of Bald
Mountain in Lincouvile, and the right of
way from the highway.
The Rialto Dramatic Club will begin re
hearsalS this week on a new DRAMA to be
given about the first of November for the
benefit of the Base Bah Association The
club later will give the play in the neigh
boring towns.
II The office of the American Express Com
pany, Is Main street, is undergoing a COM
plete renovation and Encouragement which
VIII give better facilities than heretofore
for transacting business. j. G. Aborn is
doing the carpenter work.
The stockholders of the ClougbC haritable
Veteran Association are requested to meet
at the home in Windermere Park. Unity,
oct. 18th, for the election of officers and to
act upon any other business that may come
before the meeting.-R NJ. Berry. Sec'y
VETERANS MEETING. The Waldo
County Veteran Association viii meet with
Geo G. Davis Post, Brooks, Thursday. oct
2ud. No postpOnement on account of storm,
This is the annual meeting and the election
OF officers will be held. The Post VIII fur
nish the usual fare of bean, and coffee.
Brooks is a fine town to meet in and we hope
to see a large delegation.-A. Stinson Sec'H.
|. NJ C0utrell is meeting with good success
i'm laying the sewer outlet The pipe is all
laid from the outlet at The channel in the
harbor to within 80 feet of the Eastern <. $.
Co. : abutment. The granite protecting
blocks on each side of the pipe where it is
laid under water are all it place, and the
diving work all done except removing the
plug from the outer end of the pipe. Work
men are now tunneling under the steam
boat companys abutmemt, and the con
tractor expects to turn the sewer over to
the city IN about two weeks.
Managers Bray X Naxfield, who have been
in correspondence with Band Master Phin-
ney of the celebrated United States Band,
. inform Us they are very hopeful Of securing
, this great organization for d concert in this
, city oct. 18th \ representative nj the
i, band is now here to complete arrangements.
providing a reasonable guarantee can be
| arranged to justify them in bringing such a
large aggregation here. 1t has been d
cided to make a subscription sale of seats
and if enough names can be secured by this
f plan to insure Manager Phinney, in part at
= least, against loss he will present the thrill
ing and most brilliant spectacular fantasy
a ''From Battlefield to Firesde' in addition
, to his usual mastery program. PhinneA
and his galaxy of players should prove a
music-loving people Will not hesitate il
, assisting Managers Bray Il Maxfeld in Sc
curing this splendid organization by sub
scribing for seats al once.
t A HORSE THIEF JAILED. Nelson Davis
t of Bangor was arrested in that city Friday
r on the charge of horse stealing. The story
| told by the complainant, Fred Gray of Bel
fast, was that he bad been at the Monroe
fair, stopping in atent, and that he had hi:
I horse in tent also. About o'clock Fri
2 day morning, so he states, Davis entered
, the tent where the horse was and took i
out, harnessed and drove it away. Ora,
secured trace of the man and horse an(
t went to Bangor, arriving there about noOl
t on Friday. He told his story and a warran
= was issued for Davis arrest and he was land
ed in Jail. The horse was in his possession
| when the arrest was made. He claimed IL
q the time that he had traded horses will
{ Gray, but when brought into court Satur
Y day morning pleaded guilty and was sen
g fenced to six months in the county Jail
S AN ACCIDENTAL JOKE. One of Belfast
e merchants who by the way, enjoys a jok
IL himSelf-Was the victim of singular trail
d of events recently. There was to be wed
It ding at his house and he went to the steam
II boat wharf to meet three gentlemen guests
| 1ubr no had hafn