The Republican journal., 1903-10-15
Bramhall had fine lot Of scallops Oct 10th.

| the first in the market for several weeks.
Chas. H. Coombs has bought the house OF
! S. Verrill Jones, Jr., No. "a Union street.
George T. Read is fitting up gasoline
engine, saw, feed grinder, shafting. etc., for
parties in Whitefield.
Forty cans of land locked salmon were
sent from the Green Lake hatchery to
Thorndike and Liberty last week.
The Freeman w. Shepherd farm at Poor $
Mills has been sold to Arthur Thompson of
Morrill,, who will take possession at once.
John A. Fogg shipped the last of his lot
Of five Cocker Spaniel pups Monday to F. L.
French at Winterport These pups are full
blooded and eligible to registry.
The resignation of e. b. Eaton as letter
carrier and the promotion Of William Holt
from substitute to regular, left vacancy
for substitute, to which Percy J. Poor was
appointed. Mr.. Holt was sick last Friday
and Mr.. Poor began on that day.
The sloops Edna and Jennette are wear
ing mainsails bought of bennett in Castlne.
They are second hand sails, but as good as
new and a splendid fit. The Edna sailed
Oct. 9Th on fishing trip down the bay, but
there has not been day since when the
weather would permit of fishing.
The winter timetable of the Maine Gem
trail Railroad went into effect Oct. 1lth.
The time on the Belfast branch is the same
as last winter The passenger trains leave
at 7 rs A. NJ and / :25 P. NJ, and arrive al
| 10 :O5 A. NJ and 6:05 P. NJ. The mixed traln
| arrives at :O5 A. Nj. and leaves at 3:2o p. M.
THE DEER HUNTERS. E. L. Sprague
and E. S. Preble of Dark Harbor returned
from hunting trip at Moosehead Lake
Friday. each with buck and doe....
Geo A. Leavitt and son William returned
last week from Witopilock with large
buck, shot by the father, and doe shot py
! the son.
! Augustus Wood has handsome case OF
blacksmith work on exhibition at j. U.
Damon's shop. The case contains dozen
horse shoes finely finished and mounted on
wood background Inside each horse shoe
is a small tool, hammer, tongs, files, drllls'
etc. and at the base is very small anvil
| All the IRON work is nicely finished with
| file.
The fire department was called out at 4
O'Clock last Friday afternoon by an alarm
from box % AS the wind was very strong
and the box is located near where Belfasts
| two big fires originated considerable excite
ment was created The fire proved to be a
! slight one on the roof of a shed at the un-
occupied house of Stetson A. West. 1t was
easily put out, and the adjoining roofs
were wet down, as the fire caught from
sparks from the blast furnace of the Duplex
I Roller Bushing Co.
DR.. and Mrs. E. L. Stevens moved into
their new home at the corner of Miller and
/ Church streets last week. The house, known
| for many years as the Daniel Lane house, has
! been renovated and improved in many ways,
/ and the grading of the grounds about it has
made great and pleasing transformation
! in the place. The location is an excellent
one for physician, and years ago DR.. John
! G. Brooks resided and had his office there.
FISHING EXCURSION. The sch. Maria
Webster returned last Thursday from a
fishing excursion with a party OF twelve
men from Unity and vicinity. They sailed
from Belfast Oct. I'd, and were on the fish
ing grounds three days of the six. The
morning of Oct. Sth they planned to go to
Seal Island, but the approaching storm
warned them to return to Belfast, They
found the fish very scarce, and their catcf
was small. The dog-fsh have driven every
thing else away. The run of ~ miles from
Isle au Haut to Belfast was made Thurs
day in hours and 80 minutes.
Orr CLUBBING OFFER. We have JUS
made new contract with the publishers o.
the New York Weekly Tribune, undel
which we are able to furnish that paper
and The Republican journal each one veal
for So. This offer is open to all, whether
old or new subscribers, who pay for The
Journal one year in advance. The regular
nrice of the New York Weekly Tribune is
81 a year. and it is one of the best farm
and home papers published. We can alst
furnish the New York Tri-Weekly Tribune
and The Republican Journal each one veal
for $3.50 The Tr-Weekly Tribune is al
good as a daily paper, and better than many
daily papers, Besides all the telegraphi6
news it contains much gene raj matter o
interest. and is handsomely illustrated.
ADoa TRADE. DR.. W. L. West of this
city has been for some time the proprietor
of Boston terrier. The other day Charles
w. Lancaster noticed the dog and asked
DR.. West his value. Twenty five dollars,
replied the doctor. "What will you giv'
for him ?" Thirty CENTS" said Lancaster
'The dog is yours" and as Lancaster wa'
never known to balk at a trade he handed
over {. quarter and nickel and became the
} proprietor of the canine. Charles says thai
the collar that went with the dog is worth
: fifty cents, and considers he got the best OF
the bargain. 1t was learned later that al
ear trumpet should have gone with the dog
, He would not do for poker game, as you
can not "call him." At last advices DR.
West had the dog and the money. The
faithful dog refuses to leave his former
master and the doctor proposes to charge
board for him at the rate of 20 cents meal
Probably this is not the end of the tale
SHIPPING ITEMS. n. S. Lord Il Co. ar
making foresail for the British schoone