The Republican journal., 1902-11-13

telegram received Tuesday announced
the birth of a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Chenery in Boston.
Costa Makanna is making four finely pol
ished show eases for his store on High
street. The work shows him to be a
thorough mechanic.
Orrin J. Dickey has collection of birds
eggs presented him by Hebener Mallard, a
/ gentleman whom he met in the South last
winter.
The will of Dr.. f. d. Williams of Isles
boro was contested in the Probate Court
tuesday by his mother, brother and sister.
A hearing is ordered for December 4th.
young married woman in this city was
expressing her opinions somewhat vigor-
ously few days ago when her little 2-year-
old daughter asked: "Papa, has Mrs. -
gone crazy 1t is perhaps needless to add
that the mother became sane at once.
i The County Commissioners have bought
new rol-top desks, office chairs, ETC., for the
offices of the Clerk of Courts and County
| Treasurer; and new chairs for the jury
| rooms. The furniture was bought of II. f.
| Mcdonald
The Central Club, which has been sus-
| pended several months, has reorganzed
and occupies rooms on the second floor of
Opera House Block. The officers are as
| follows President, Arthur E. Bicknell
secretary Austin J. Fernald; treasurer,
VIM. Holt; house committee, John Sanborn.
The Baptist Christian Endeavor Society
gave a reception 70 the members of the
church, at the vestry, Tuesday evening
The vestry was very prettily decorated,
and the attendance was large Mrs. f. S.
Pitcher, Mrs. f. p. Frost and Miss Eva
DlNorth sang, and ice cream and cake
We're served.
Beecher Kendall, the eX-Sing Sing con-
Wet. who is under $1,000 bonds for his APP
pearance at the February term of the SUI
preme court to answer to the charge Of
highway robbery. was taken to Bangor,
Monday morning, by United States Deputy
Marshal Norton and arraigned before
| | nited States Commissioner IIamlin on the
charge of selling liquor at the Exeter fair
| without having paid the federal revenue tax.
He was bound over to the next term of the
| United States court in the sum of 500 and
was remanded to jail
! NIW ADVERTISEMENTS The {. c. C.
shoe store is sole agent for La Patrician
shoes for women. You can get your
moneys worth in shoes of all kinds at this
attractive store....Swift a Paul have a
| timely notice of the good things in Their up
to-date store. Carrie 4 Jones mean bust
ness in the sale of their china at reduced
priceS....A situation wanted as house
keeper Address NJ. j., Belfast post office,
Box 906.. The Belfast National Bank has
an advertisement of the sale of the Stan
dard Granite Co.'S bonds Dec 10th.
EIGHTY-EIGHT YEARS. On the warm
and pleasant afternoon of November fifth
a goodly company of people, principally
Methodists, met at the pleasant home of
Mrs. Sophia Lothrop Oh Park street to pay
their respects to the sister of the hostess,
Mrs. Eliza lIunnewelI. Aunt Eliza" as
she is Familiarity known by her many
friends, was eighty eight years old on that
day, the weather of which was typical of
her many happy returns Of the day the
time was devoted to a prayer and praise
service, in which all joined, Aunt Eliza
leading in prayer. All felt it was indeed
good to be there" as the Spirit of God was
truly in our midst, and after most impress
| sve service the closing piece, 'God be with
you till we meet again, was sung, and our
| nj Lon Mt at tor lt ~ no
hope was expressed that all might meet
| together again on her eighty-ninth ami
veTsary, and under similar happy crcum-
| StanceS.-COm.
STEAMER NOTES, The Eastern Steam-
ship Co. announces winter reduced rates
| for the Bangor division. The fare between
| Belfast and Boston is reduced from 50 to
| 81, % and proportional reduction is made in
| the price of through tickets between Bos-
ton and all landings on the Penobscot river
| There is also d reduction of 30 cents in the
| price of rooms. -. Mr.. Mason L. Weems
| Williams writes the Marine Review saying
that a mistake has been made in the claim
that the steamboat line between Bangor
and Boston is the oldest in point of contin-
uous service in America, and sends a short
history of the Weems Steamboat Co. of
| Baltimore, which has since 1917 been con-
tinuously owned and managed by descend
| entS of the founders. Capt VIM. A. ROix
is in command of steamer City of Bangor
| while Capt. Howard Arey takes vacation.
1.-The Merryconeag was on GilchreSt's
marine railway Nov. 9th for repairs to her
propeller. The Deer Isle Gazette says:
Steamer Golden Rod, with an excursion
party on board, when leaving the wharf
here Thursday morning, struck rock and
was detained for about two hours, but upon
the flood Of the tide she came Off without
damage and proceeded to Belfast"
North CHURCH FAIR. The ladies of the
North Church had a fair, supper and enter
tainment in the Belfast Opera House, We'd
| nesday afternoon and evening. November
9Th. There were booths for the sale of
confectionery, fancy goods, plants, etc, all
prettily decorated. The sale opened at 3
O'Clock p. M, and was largely patroniZed.
Fifteen large tables set for the supper
were well filled, followed by a large number
at the second tables. 1t was pronounced
ono of tho hos hi ia S1nparc Sprya1 in