The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-04-17

The street sprinkler was started Wednes-
day.
The regular meeting of Phoenix Lodge of
Na>oAs viii be held next Monday evening
HE grocery stores, markets, etc, will
close at O'Clock next Thursday, Fast Day.
Pensions have been granted as follows
VIM. I. Marshall, Winterport, 81; Robert
+. kaston, Lincolnvil,e, $40.
An iron turn-table has been received here
to take the place OF the present wooden one
al the Maine Central yard
y false alarm OF fire called ont the depart
mtnt Monday evening. 1t was caused by
the alarm wires getting crossed by some
other wire.
The Municipal officers are to make appi-
cation t. the County tommss toner's to de-
slsnate as d State road Northport Avenue,
ANA 50 much OF Hi5h and Bridge rtets AS
VIII connect with the lower bridge anu over
that and the shore road to the searsport
line.
HE music for the Hook Il Ladder Go. 5
bail III belfast Opera House, May LIST. VIII
be by the newly organized orchestra led by
MI. George Lake, who recently came to
Belfast, III the employ vi Leonard Il Bar
rows, The orchestra viii present several
uen selections which viii be highly appre-
ciated by the dancing public
, The local tobacco dealers have received
from the |. ). government the amounts due
them lor rebates on their stock of tobacco
ana cigars on hand when the new revenue
laws went into effect July /, 1901 The re-
| bate amounted to 20 per cent. and another
rebate OF 80 per cent. Will be made next
July, thus putting the price back where il
was before the taxes imposed for the Span
ish war
| ACCIDENTS. Edwin Frost had an eve
quite badly injured last week by chip
hitting it when he was cutting kindling
wood 80. Ralph sylvester was hit in the
right eye by a piece Of wire while at work
III the shoe factory last week and had d
narrow escape from losing the sight of that
member. Laforest Wentworth of Waldo
| tell from wagon on High street Monday
| and a wheel passed over his body. Two
ribs were fractured and he was badly bruis
ed about the head and shoulders. 1t was q
marrow escape from death, as the team was
heavily loaded. Joseph l.. Havnei
severely bruised his left hand Monda,
while at work black smithing
Percy S. Edgecomb has left at The Jour
nal office a section of a fir limb containing
the chrysalis of the Leaf-cutter bee, Mega
chile centunculdSiS, one of the most interest
ing of the Hymenoptera. The insect make.
tunnels in decaying wood, or sometime!
utilities tunnels made by borers The pups
case is made by the insect eating around
small section of a growing leaf and rollins
it to fit the cavity. The pupa cases are cyl
indrical in form, inch in length and il
diameter. The ends are cut out by thu
insect to the proper form and shape befor.
being taken to the nest. Several cases arr
placed end to end, the head of one CLOSING
the end of the next. AS each shell is finish
ed the insect deposits in it an egg and suf
ticient food to sustain the young bee unit
it is able to emerge and care for itself TIL,
mature insect, when it first escapes from
the pupa shell is black, with ashen gre,
down, becoming yellowish on the face. The
colors fade in a few days after the insec
begins its out-of-doors career.