The Republican journal., 1903-02-26

Towsend Brothers of Belmont will play
| for a social dance in Odd Fellows Hall next
Tuesday evening.
| The city officials give notice that the city
ordinance against sliding in the streets and
on the sidewalks is to be enforced.
! d. c. Davis has returned from Montville
and re-opened his blackSmithing business
in the real of the Windsor House stable.
Pensions have been granted as follows
| VIM NJ Packard, Rockport, So; widows,
minors, etc, Margie S. Penney, Freedom,
S12
The Claiming League will hold special
meeting in the parlor of the Unitarian
| church this, Thursday, evening at $50 o'clock.
The subject of the programme will be;
"Maine"; quotations from a native poet,
David Barker.
ohm Ward started last Friday to move
the house he recently bought of Horace
Chenery to his lot on Waldo avenue. Some
difficulty was experienced at the start and
Saturday afternoon the house was in the
ditch near Bridge street. 1t was got into
the road again Monday and will probably
| be set ON the lot to-day.
| The third, and last, of series Of cotillon
parties given Friday evening Feb. Goth, in
| Memorial Hall was, like its predecessors, a
complete success. Lakes Orchestra fur
nished the music for these dances, which
have been greatly enjoyed by those partici-
pating in them. They We're under the
| of
| r. Poor.
An apple pie social given Friday evening
at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. and
Mrs. G. f. Edgett was largely attended and
a very pleasant affair. The feature Of the
evening was the reading of poems on the
apple pies served for lunch, and which
| created much merriment Those which re-
ceived the loudest applause were composed
by Miss Lillian Spinney, Mrs. H. W. Pitcher
and Mr. Tileston Wadlin.
Work on the McQuestion schooner in Geo.
A. Gilchrest's ship-yard is progressing
favorably. The keel is laid and the STERN
post will be set to-day. The steam winch
for the schooner arrived last week from the
Hyde windlass works of Bath The steam
er fremont is still On the railway, receiving
| the final work before starting on her sea-
sons business. She has received new
boiler and her machinery has been thorough
ly overhauled.
| Hoes OF FIFTY YEARS Ago. A CORE
spondent writes that in the fall and winter
Of 1858 quite a number of good hogs were
slaughtered in Palermo, and he gives names
| and weights as follows: John Tucker, 634
lbs and 4S7 lbs; w. P. Gardiner, 500
Joshua Goodwin, 541 l. Smith, $40; Will
liam Arnold, $50 John Marden, 500; Peleg
Sanford, 460; Harrington Osgood, $50; Ma
hala Carr, 4S4; Alvah Marden, 420; John
Clark, 404 Clarendon Black, 42o; Eliza
Bradstreet, 45O; James Ford, 420.
BELGIAN nAREs GONE WEST. The
headquarters of the Eastern Importing and
Breeding Company are now at Macon
Mo-, but in a short time will be located in
st. Louis, to remain permanently, that be,
ing near the centre of the companys field
whose members extend from Maine to Mon.
tana, from Texas to Florida, with few
score scattered over the Provinces, Cuba
and Mexico. All Belgian hares have now
been shipped from Belfast, and the Presi'
dent of the company, E. F. Hanson, is soon
to 20 to Chicago to engage in other bust
ness. Judge R. j. Finley is now the gen
eraI manager and treasurer.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet Monday afternoon, March
I'd, with Mrs. e. Il. Twombly, Court street
The topic for study will be Russian Litera-
ture, chapters two and three, and from the
magazine, Practical Studies in English
quotations from Russian ballads. The c.
L. S. C.'s were entertained at the pleasant
home of Mrs. G. R. Carter last Monday
afternoon This was the fifth annual "Long
fellow Day" meeting with Mrs. Carter. The
business and lessons were followed by a
special program for "Longfellow Day" in
Guiding letters from absent members, pa
pers on the poet and his writings, quota
tions, description of the old home il
Portland by one who recently visited it, and
a description of the Cambridge home of the
poet, with views of both hOoses. Eacf
guest received fine picture OF Longtell0w
q gift from the hostess. Refreshments were
served and all declared it very pleasant
social meeting.