The Republican journal., 1903-12-24
e. A. Flanders has bought the Colcord

Christmas.
L. w. Pearson of Citypoint has a fine
collection of Indian relics on exhibition at
the City Drug Store.
The report that George Pendleton had
sold his cigar manufacturing business to
Syreno P. Gilmore is incorrect.
Why not pay up your subscription to The
Journal? 1t would be most acceptable
Christmas gift to your home paper.
The following rural free delivery route
has been established Stockton Springs,
Waldo county, No. q Leave, 1850 p. m. :;
arrive 4 p. m.
The first of Orrin J. Dickey's Southern
excursions will start from Boston, Decem-
ber 2Sth. His second excursion will start
Jan. 18th.
All persons having dishes belonging to
the Unitarian parish are requested to send
them to Memorial Hall Wednesday morn
ing, December 3Oth.
The valuation of Belfast in 1902 was ST.
746,SO6, and in 1903 $2,66S, ,943, falling off
of S77,S63. The figures are from the report
of the State assessors.
Holmes & West have sold the French
house on Waldo avenue to Ada H., wife of
Daniel j. Kimball Mr.. and Mrs Kimball
will move soon from the Head of the Tide
to their new home
The tools and material of the blacksmith
business of the late Joseph L. Havner have
been moved from the Swift shop on Main
street, which he occupied many years, to
C. W. Coombs' shop
The Unitarian society will give banquet
in Memorial Hall op the evening of Wednes-
the parish are cordially invited. Supper
will be served at half past six o'clock. Ad-
mission as usual.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post Office for the week ending Dec. 10:
Ladies-Mrs. Helen Blake, Miss A. F. & NJ.
J. Brown, Mrs. Frank Knowlton. Gentle
men-Edward p Garbate, Mr.. NJ. G. Knowl-
ton, Frank Philbrick, Charles Philbrick,
Merle Sylvester, F. j. Tyler, Capt. Nathan
Woodman.
Garlic & Jones will give 3 stamps this
evening from to 10 p. m., and double
stamps today from a. m. to p. NJ. and
on Christmas forenoon, in all departments
of their two stores, except toys. This ap-
plies to 80 days credit accounts as we'll as
cash, when purchases are made on above
days. See offer of $500 worth Of green
trading stamps free.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE. Sheriff S. G.
Norton and Deputy Sheriff NJ. G. Norton
made two searches and one seizure Satur-
day. In Gentner's place on High street
they secured A bottles of whiskey, half
pints and quarts. At the Windsor Hotel
they failed to find anything. L. L. Gentner
was arraigned in the Police Court Monday
afternoon on search and seizure process
He waived examination, was found guilty
and sentenced to fine of 500 and costs
and 60 days in jail; in default of payment
of fine and costs to 80 days additional. He
appealed and gave bonds for appearance at
the January term of Supreme Court.
FARMERS TELEPHONES. The necessary
subscribers have been secured for the
ing with the Belfast station of the New
England Telephone & Telegraph Co. The
new line extends to Centre Belmont with
the following subscribers: Ernest Piper,
Fred Rackliff, T. B. Redman, V. L. Hall
Leforest Allenwood, Harrison Farrow, II i
ram, P. Farrow, William Morse, Chas. r.
Coombs' cottage, w. S. Foss, Fred A. Marri-
line will be put up and the instruments in
stalled as soon as the linemen get the City
ponit and Waldo line run.
NORTH BELFAST. The foot bridge auth
orized by the city government has been
stretched across the river from abutment
to abutment. Thus the middle road that
has been closed to travel several months is
open to foot travellers. E. c. Merriam and
w. W. Merrill did the work. The n. E.
Telephone Co. have erected poles through
our village to Holmes mill, where there is
to be pay station. 1t is to be open to the
public the last of the week.. Hatch Bros.
are busily employed making apple barrels,
pork barrels and fish barrels. They sell the
greater part of their product on the line of
the railroad, and have contracts on hand
that will keep them employed several
months Arthur Higgins, who has been
employed by Edwin Mitchell eleven years,
has finished his service with him and is at
work for Fred Holmes. :. Edwin Mitchell
lost good horse Monday through illness
with pneumonia. Hatch Bros. have
had their old family horse killed. She
has been valuable animal. Millie
Mitchell went to New Bedford, Mass,
Monday to spend the Christmas vacation
with her friend Sara Russ. Mrs. Byron
4. Hart arrived home last week from
Springfield, Mass, where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ada Greenlaw.
SCHOOL CHRISTMAS TREE. The pupils
of the Brick school, East Belfast, had
Christmas tree at the schOOlhouse last Sat-
urday afternoon. The room was prettily
decorated with flags, bunting and ever
greens. A tree, heavily laden with gifts,
stood in one corner. There was large at
tendance of parents and pupils. The follow
ing program was presented: Singing,
"America" by "Christmas Greeting"
by school; rec, "Uncle Tom, or Santa Claus,
Harry Brown; song, "On the Farm" Flori-
da Carrow; dialogue, "How Old is Santa