The Republican journal., 1902-12-11

die at Garlic & Jones bundle sale that con-
tanned the card ''good for one $6 jacket"
There is to be a Kris Kringle Party in
Memorial Hall. Dancing and cards from
to p m. Music will be furnished by
Lakie's orchestra of eight pieces.
There will be Unitarian parish party at
Memorial Hall Friday evening, Dec. 10Th.
Supper will be served at six O'Clock, to be
followed by dancing later in the evening.
In six mile drive from Pitchers Pond to
Belfast, Monday morning, eight varieties of
tracks were noticed, viz: man, horse, dog,
fox, rabbit, squirrel, partridge and mouse.
The W. G. I. U. meeting was postponed
last week on account Of the storm. The
meeting will be with Mrs. Eleetta Clough,
Bay View street tomorrow, Friday, after
noon.
The assignment of Justices of the Su-
tpreme Court has been made for the year
1903. In Waldo County Chief Justice Wis
well will preside at the January term,
Judge Peabody at the April term and Judge
Spear at the September term.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet Monday afternoon, De-
cember 18th, with Mrs. George White,
Bay View street. Lesson from C. L. S. C.
book, Literary Leaders of Modern Eng
land" chapters one and two, and from
magazine, the "Crimea and the Caucasus;
author, William Wordsworth.
Rev. S. A. Bender and party of students
from the East Maine Conference Seminary
were forced to remain over night here
Friday owing to the fact that the steamer
MerrycOneag did not go down the bay. They
were on their way to Spruce Head, where
they were to attend the funeral of member
of the senior class, Ralph L. Elwell, who
died while at home on his Thanksgiving
vacation.
Among the indictments reported by the
grand jury OF the United States District
Court at Portland, Dec. 9th, were the fol-
lowing; Geo L. Carver, Lincolnville, sell
ling liquor without paying the revenue tax;
T. O. Haneline, Ben johnson, Adolph An
derson, Peter johnson and William Simp-
son, all of Bath, members of the crew of the
schooner Helen NJ Atwood, mutny on ship
board while in the Kennebec river
j. L. Merrick, Department Commander of
Maine G. A. r., will officially visit Thomas
H. Marshall Post Tuesday evening, Dec
| 10th. All veterans, whether members of
the Grand Army or not, members of the
| Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans and
their Ladies' Aid are invited Clam stew,
| coffee, etc, will be served 1t is hoped that
all who can will be present and greet the
Commander, as it has been several years
since the Post has received an official visit
from the head of the order in Maine. The
| inspection announced for Dec 9th is post
poned to Dec 23d.
TNIvERsALIsT FAIR. The Unversalist
fair in Memorial Hall Wednesday and
Thursday, Dec. Sd and 4th, was highly sue
cessful. The sale opened Wednesday after
noon and continued through Thursday
The dance Wednesday evening was we'll at
tended. An excellent chicken supper was
served Thursday evening, followed by
fine program, including piano solo by Miss
| Carrie Kingsbury, two selections by the
Mandolin Club, and bass solo by John
Parker The hall was prettily decorated,
and the tables and booths were presided
over by attractive young ladies.
JAIL REPORT. Sheriff S. G. Norton has
made his annual report of the Waldo Coun-
ty Jail for the year ending November 80,
1902. The number of prisoners in Jail Nov.
80, 1901, was 10; number Nov. 80, 1902, 9.
Number committed in 1901, 50; in 1902, 40,
The offenses for which the 1902 prisoners
were committed were as follows trampS, %;
poor debtors, 4 drunkenness, I, liquor sell
ling, l.; other offenses, and committed to
await trial in S. }. Court, H. There
were female prisoners in 1902. OF the
present prisoners, one is serving a 13
months sentence from the S. j Court for
burglary; 3 are ''bound over" and the
others are in for various offenses. There is
one woman in Jail now.
VETERANS MEETING. The Waldo Coun-
ty Veteran Association met with E. M.
Billings Post, Monroe, Dec. 4, 1902. There
was not large gathering. President VIM.
Rowe called the forenoon meeting to order.
Comrades Scribner, Smart and Richie
were appointed a committee on the time
and place of the next meeting. A recess
for dinner was then taken, and Monroe fur
nished one of her best. At the afternoon
meeting the following program was given:
Singing; prayer by Chaplain l.. Jones; ad-
dress Of welcome by II. R: Dawson; re-
Spouse by A. Stnson; singing; remarks by
Comrades Smart, Durham, Ritchie,: Pres.
Rowe and others. The committee OH time
and place of the next meeting reported as
follows: place, Grange Hall North Sears
port; time, first Thursday in Jan. if stormy
the first Thursday in February. A vote of
thanks was given to Monroe for their hos
pitalities.-A. Stinson, Sec'y.
STEAMER NOTES. Last Fridays storm
interfered with local steamboat travel. The
Silver Star came over from Castne and
lslesboro in the morning on her regular
trip, but was obliged to remain here over
night and this was true also of the Golden
Rod, which came up from Stonington with a
trading party of about thirty. The Merry
coneag of the Bucksport and Camden line
left here in the morning as usual for Cam
den, but when below Temple Heights it
became so thick that Capt. Bennett decided