The Republican journal., 1903-02-12
Fewer Gallons ; Wears Longer.

There will be meeting of the Belfast
Improvement Society at the home of Mrs.
II, II. johnson, Monday, Feb. 10th, to which
all interested are invited.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet Monday afternoon, Febru-
airy 10th with Mrs. Benjam Robertson, -
Cross street. Lesson, "Russia's Holy City"
and chapter 1921 of the ' Literary Leaders
of England; > author, John Ruskin.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the Belfast post Office for the week ending
Feb. /: Ladies-Mrs. Evelyn S. Herrick,
Lennie NJ. Jameson, Mrs. n. J. Smith.
Gentlemen - Albert Parmenter, Alfonzo
Panarett, Dana Pink ham, Mr.. G. Purpuli-
son, card, Rev. Geo. S. Smith, DR.. K. L.
Walsh.
One night only, Wednesday, February
18th, Huntley's Big Minstrel Jubilee at the
Opera House. The finest concert orchestra
with a travelling organization. Mr.. ID. n.
Walker, trombone soloist, will appear at
each performance. Huntley's concert or
chestra is under the leadership of Prof. D,
W. Clark.
Mrs. NJ. P. Woodcock has valentine sent
her by MI Woodcock from Ohio, where he
was at work 80 years ago, a few months be-
fore they were married. The postage on a
letter at that time from Ohio to Maine was
10 cents. The postage was paid to the post
master, who wrote the amount on the letter.
No stamps were used.
The first snow storm to block the roads
this season occurred Sunday afternoon and
night. Prior to that time snow had fallen
in small quantities, with enough for sleigh
ing most of the time. Sundays storm
brought about s inches of snow, but 1t
drifted so that Monday teams were obliged
to leave the highways in many places. The
trains and stages all arrived on time.
Wednesday evening, February 18th, Hunt
ley's Minstrel Jubilee will be the attraction
at the Opera House. 1t is company OF
twenty-four people, including their own
concert orchestra A grand spectacular
first part introduces a chorus of trained
voices, pretty costumes, stage setting, etc.
A matchless olio of refined vaudeville, pre-
senting Butman, the famous horizontal Jar
performer, Shepherd & Halstead, expert
wooden shoe dancers, Fred Huntley, come
dian and coon singer, the Henrys, singers
and dancers, and Packard Bros, comedy
acrobats New music, new songs, new
ideas, in fact everything new and up-to-
| date. Prices %, IS and 80 cents.
| NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY. Articles of
INCORPORATION of the Knox and Montvllle
Telephone Company were recorded in waldo
County Registry of Deeds, Feb. 7th. The
purposes of the corporation are to erect and
maintain telephone line between Knox
| Corner and Montville, and between North
! Montville and Freedom village, along the
following highways. From Knox Corner
to the Montville town line, and past the
| following places in the town OF Montvllle !;
C. NJ. Plummer's store, Randletts Corner
Vose school house, Whites Corner to Mont
Vile post Office; from point near b. r.
Fosters residence at North Montviile, past
residence of D. E. Woodbury., to Freedom
village; also along the highway leading
from the residence of c. j. Vose in Knox,
mast the residence of B. F. Stevens to z. M.
Plummer's store in MOntville; along the
highway leading from the residence OF Geo
Choate in Montville past the residence OF
Leon Wiggin to town line of Freedom neal
the residence of Arthur Watts; along the
highway leading from the residence OF j.
G. Anderson in Montville, past residence OF
C. M. Howard to Whites Corner in Mont
vile ;along the highway leading from resi-
dence of James Thurston in Freedom tt
Moptville town line near the residence OF }
P. Downer from residence of G. P. Hutchln'
in Freedom past residences of P. W. Aye1
and George Bridges to Freedom village
from Knox Corner past residence of William
Sprague to Thorndike station; and to buy
sell and lease telephone lines and all ma
terial used in the erection and maintenance
of the same. The amount of capital stool
, is $4,000; par value Of stock, $500. Th'
directors are James H. Vose, B. F. Foster
F. A. Myrick, b. B Clement. c. A. Hall
Martin Written and E. F. Banton. J.
} vose is president; c. A. Hall, treasurer
Newell White, clerk.