The Republican journal., 1903-10-01


O'Clock.
The sloop Argo of Deer Isle was in por
the first of the week with dry fish. and tool
back apples.
A State pension has been granted to- Ell
Cook Of East Belfast on account of service
in the Aroostook war.
The Non-Partisan w. T. c. Alliance
will hold its annual meeting with Mrs
Charles A. Pilsbury, Court street, Thurs
day, Oct. Sth, at two p. m. All members arr
specially requested to be present.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post Office for the week ending Sept. 26
Ladies-Mrs. Alice COlson, Mrs. S. B. Ed
wards. Gentlemen-Dr. 81. s. Fiske, Eos
ter & Avery, Ransiler Jameson, Hal McKin
| non.
At the meeting of the school committee
| last Monday evening committee from the
local w. C. T. U. was present in the inter.
est of the school savings banks Action on
this and other matters was deferred to an
adjourned meeting to be held next Monday
evening
The annual meeting Of Seaside Chantau.
| qua Circle will be held at the home OF Mrs.
| C. A. Hubbard, Park street, Monday after
noon, October 5th, at p. m. The lesson
will be from chapter one of the Literary
Leaders of America" and from the maga-
zine, Grace and Democracy" Roll-call,
| quotations on October. All members are
requested to be present.
| Sheriff Norton received word Monday
that three men who were suspected OF rob-
| bing the post office in Van Buren, had
crossed the ferry at Bucksport and were to
| take the Boston steamer at Searsport. lie
| drove to Searsport at once and arrested the
| men Just as they were going aboard the
boat. Sheriff Pennell of Portland was in
| town yesterday looking after the case, and
| officers from Van Buren, were expected to
come and identify the men.
| This is a year of record breaking on size
and weight of p tatoes. Arthur Overlook of
| Liberty raised one weighing pounds
Rufus Lampson of Libertyville had
| pound, 5 ounce potato; Barney Norton of
| East Palermo had one weighing pounds
| Chas. E. Woods, North Palermo, one weigh
ing . pounds, ounces; and six that weigh
, ed y pounds; Sanford Greedy, North Pa
lermo, one weighing pounds, ounces.
All of these have a cellar of large, hand
| some potatoes.
| IN JAIL. OF the four men sentenced to
| Jail by Judge Spear at the September term
| &c fnr hraldp for
violating the liquor laws, Winfield S. Ed
minister and Jesse +. Staples of Belfast were
put in jail Saturday night, and True G
Trundy of Frankfort, who had not been
found when Court adjourned, but against
whom the sentence of the Police Court was
| affirmed, gave himself up at the same time
| Frank F. Nash, who was unable to be moved
on account of Illness last week, was commit
ted yesterday.
| ACCIDENTS. Henry W. Murphy of Wal
do cut his left foot badly while cutting
wood for Charles Marden of Swanville
Monday He was limbing tree and limit
| offered less resistance to the axe than he
| expected. The axe passed through the limb
| and into the foot, making a wound that re-
| quired stitches Earl Talbot, clerk for
| A. A. Howes 4 Co., was seriously lamed
| last week. He was delivering barrel of
| flour and the horse stepped ahead when he
+! had the flour partly out of the wagon. The
| flour fell Oh him in such way as to throw
! him to the ground. Eli C. Merriam at the
Head of the Tide was thrown from wagon
Saturday and received a conclusion of the
brain from which he was unconscious sew
| eral hours. No bones were broken and no
permanent injury is feared.
| New wADVERTISEMENTS People are some
| times in doubt when a "closing out sale' is
| announced as to whether il is the real thing.
| As to the sale advertised at the G. c. c. Shoe
| Store we are assured that it is, as Mr..
| Coombs has an advantageous offer else
where and intends leaving town. He has a
new, clean stock, and will begin to-day to
sell at cost and continue until the goods are
| sold. E. Holmes 4 West, real estate, name
| this week a few of the bargains they are
Offering. If you want to buy or sell real
estate call on them. Deposits in the saw
ings department of the Peoples National
I)duh uuI lHS OCtoDCI Will uIaW lltCl COT
| from Nov. 1St. James II. HoweS, success
| sor to George W. Burkett, will have rep
resentative of a New York cloak and suit
house at his store soon with new fall suits,
garments and furs.. Fred A. johnson, Ma
sonic Temple, has bargains in furs this
week, and will have new styles arriving
every few weeks. He has scarfs from $1.9s
to $25. Carle Il Jones have received their
fall line of cloaks and Suitings and invite
everybody to call and inspect them. They
have secured Mrs Haley for the fall and
| winter, and after Oct. 18th will be prepared
to do all kinds of first class dressmaking.
Carle & Jones also announce that there will
be five sales in their crockery department.
one for each week, and quote prices for sale
| No. /, for Oct. 1st to Sth, inclusive. For
| rent, very pleasant and convenient small
tenement. Enquire at II Church street,.
Lodging and boarding house in Boston for
sale or to rent by j. L. Cunningham, Sears
| port.
| FIRE AT HEAD OF THE TIDE. A fire at
| the Head of the Tide about midnight Mon.
day destroyed an unoccupied barn and
house owned by George o. Flanders, and a
building occupied by Edwin Mitchell as a