The Republican journal., 1903-04-23

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14th had a special from Belfast which in
cluded report, with portrait, of the recep-
tion rendered Mr.. w. R. Howard by the
senior class of the Belfast High School.
A SPECIAL PREMIUM OFFER. By special
arrangement with the publishers we can
furnish the New York Tribune Farmer for
one year free to all who pay for The Repub-
lican Journal one year in advance at the
regular price, So a year. The Tribune
Farmer alone is 81 year. This offer only
holds good until the 18th of May, 1908, after
which time the old price of 1925 per year
for the two papers will be required
VARIATION OF THE COMPASS. The Leg
islature of 1903 made a slight amendment to
the law relating to surveyors comparing
their instruments for the magnetic varia-
tiOn and the surveyors are making the OBJ
servations and records. The meridian
range for Waldo county is on the county
lot in Belfast at the rear of the Jail and
consists of two granite monuments 185 feet
apart on the line of the true meridian. The
line is indicated by pointed copper bolts in
the top of the monuments. The monuments
were set in 1881 under the direction of
Crosby Fowler of Unity, l. B. Thompson of
Montville and GOoding Grant of Prospect,
County Commissioners. The line was tested
| Dec 10th of that year by H. p. Farrow of
Belmont, civil engineer, and found to be
correct. The south monument is in latitude
"A % IS" north; longitude 690 o 40" west
Mr.. FarrOw found the variation March 81
1882, to be Is 5s west NJ S. Stiles of Jack
son, land surveyor, found it to be 160 20
west April is, 1890: Joseph S. Mulin of
Lincolnville and County Commissioner j.
w. Brock of Searsport, land surveyors,
| found it 17o on April IA, 1903 The monu-
ments have been somewhat marred by van
| dals recently but the accuracy of the points
is not altered. The County Commissioners
have arranged to have the monuments put
in proper repair.
| STEAMER NOTES. The City of Bangor
was in Boston Tuesday, April 14th, sched-
| uled to leave at p. IN. for Bangor The
/ storm came on and she was held there until
Saturday morning at $50. She arrived at
| Belfast at I p M, and continued to Bangor
| The City of Rockland was in Bangor We'd
nesday and should have left at noon, but
remained until Thursday noon. She laid in
| Rockland that night and left at O'Clock
Friday night. They resumed trips on sched-
| ue time Monday. -. The Castine's announ-
ced trip to Castine Saturday was abandoned
The Freedom Academy ball team was to
play in CaStine, but the grounds were not
in condition, and the game was cancelled.
The steamer had her propeller out and the
| new one did not arrive until Saturday.
She will make her first trip for the season
! in an excursion to Camden today, Thursday.
.... Beginning Monday, May 4, the steamers
of the Bangor division, Eas. .ern Steamship
Co, will enter upon their daily summer
schedule, making six trips week. The
steamer W. G. Butman will resume her
schedule of two trips per week from Rock
land to MatincuS and Crehaven May first.
Trips will be made at the usual time on
Tuesday and Friday. General Manager
Calvin Austin of the Eastern Steamship
Co. has issued notice that hereafter all
freight sent on the companys steamers will
be covered by both fire and marine insur-
ance, protection which will be fully ap-
precated by patrons.
SPRING MOVES. The usual number of
families are changing their places of abode
this spring. Capt James F. McKeen and
Arthur |. Brown have bought and moved
into the j. W. Knowlton house on Miller
street, the former from upper High street
and the latter from the W. c. Marshall
house. Willis E. Hamilton has moved from
the Cochran house on Cedar street to the
house he bought of Capt Mckeen. r. A.
French has moved from the Mansfield house
| on Franklin street to the house vacated by
Mr.. Hamilton. Ben Colcord has moved
from Cedar street, to the McClintock
block on Spring street, and Mr. and Mrs.
Fowler have taken the house he vacated,
now owned by Horace Chenery, W. f.
Page has moved from the b. A. knowlton
house, Congress street, to Wilber Macom-
ber's, Bay View street. Clarence NJ. knowl-
ton has moved from Citypoint to the &. NJ.
knowlton place, which he recently bought
in East Northport. John Peavey has moved
| from the j. W. Burgess house on upper
High street to the place at Citypont which
he bought of C. NJ KnOwltOn. ". q. Pres
ton from the Loren Fletcher house on Cedar
street to the }. W. Burgess house. Harvey
Gray has moved from the A E. Hutchins
house on Union street to the Gentner build
ing on Phoenix row. Mark c. Ward
moved from % Bridge street to % Spring
street. Jesse Fl. Webber moved from the
Tucker house, Main street, to A. f. Hutch
ins house, Union street. Wm. F. White
has moved from the A. G. Ellis house,
Primrose Hill, to the John NJ. Roberts farm
in Waldo.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Spencer Il Will
son have 5000 yards of mattings in all
grades, from the cheapest China to the high
grade Japanese, and will make very low
prices on all the new patterns for the next
30 days. They also have 500 patterns in art
squares and rugs and 1000 yards of Oil
cloths and linOleums. William A. Clark,
manufacturing clOthier, makes clothing of
good quality at unheard of low prices. He
may be found at Clark'S Corner, Belfast.
FIRED A. johnson, Masonic Temple, is
offering special bargains this week in white
goods and shirt waists. He is receiving
new waist patterns every few days, exclu-
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