The Republican journal., 1903-12-03
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.
RURAL ROUTE Is.

l, SlIaS Jason HOPKINS, lately hired by
Uncle Sam,
Am mighty hot around the neck-yes-sir,
that's what am!
I've seen a pesky lot of talk in papers
round the State,
About the wages that we git fer workin
Some zap that's called Subscriber" writes
the paper, and he says,
Says, he, them fellers that takes mail
along the country ways,
Is Citing too much now Wal, when l read
his stuff seen
That he amt never logged along old Rural
Route Thirteen!
BY heck I'm in the business, and think
orter know;
Eve druv my plug through puddles and I've
waded through the snow
I've stood fer roasts and kickin' jest be-
The letters folks was waitin' fer-rve
stood fer everything!
I've started in the m0rnin' long afore the
sun was up
long hours with nary bite ner sup.
I've gone three miles beyond the house at
which my trip should end
To take old Farmer Peppergrass the
"Granger's Weekly Friend"
1, Silas Jason Hopkins. lately hired by
Am sore on this "vox Populi'-yessir,
He up and writes a letter to the paper, and
he lows
That what he gifts repays us more than
milkn' muley cows,
He tells about the snap we have-the
derned old pikin' SlOb;
The way it pears to me, he's sore cause
he amt got the job
] reckon he would change his tune, and
not be quite so mean
If he could hev my trip one week on Rural
Route Thirteen,
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The regular meeting of the City Council
will be held next Monday evening.
The December term of Probate Court
viii open in the court house Tuesday Dec.
,th
r II. Knowlton has rented his stable for
tne winter to George Burgin and has moved
fu hi farm on Northport avenue.
The Condor Manufacturing Co. has
moved its plant from No "a High street to
Fred j. StephenSon's machine shop No 81
gh street,
Il L. Bean of Camden has sold his we'll
known horse Doccaro to Mesjrs. HannafOrd
and Thompson of Portland. The terms are
private, but Mr. Bean got his price and it
was good round figure
The regular monthly meeting of the
Waldo County Veterans Association will
Inc held today, Dec. Sd, with E. NJ. Billings
Post in Monroe. A general invitation is
ssued to all veterans and picnic supper
viii be served
Arthur A. Moore receives supplies of
fresh cod from Castine. The fish are
caught in the Eastern Bay within a few
miles of Dice's Head. The first lot brought
in Nov. 18th. averaged pounds apiece.
He shipped quantity of scolIops to Boston
Monday.
The pupils in one of our public schools
were asked the other day what was meant
by ''wranglng at the bar" One thought
wrangling meant quarrelling, but was stuck
on the bar. Finally ungster volunteered
the definition of wrangling at the bar as
getting drunk and fighting Presumably
he went to the head
\ dmirers of the charming art of Hart L.
W0Odcock, the Belfast painter, VIII be glad.
% know that he is to come to Bangor about
Dec -, and will give an exhibition of his
pictures from then until Christmas III the
parlors of the Bangor House. Few pain
ters have been able to catch the color and
the very fragrance of the sea and transfer
them to canvas as has Mr. Woodcock in his
Watercolors, and in his other works is eX-
pressed the rare poetic sense, the beauty OF
nature and the gloD of life that distinguish
ar. from traSh.-iangOr News
BIG GAME. Herman Paul of Waldo shot
"a large buck in Brooks last week and sold II
80 Fogg n Brown. Lawrence Simmons and
r A. Cross of Waldo each shot deer in
That town Nov. sd. r. p. Coombs and II.
a Bunker of Islesboro each brought deer
from Blanchard Nov 2eth |. l.. Perry re-
-urned Nov oath from a hunting trip with
al buck a doe and lot of partridges. -. De-
.ember Sth large buck belonging to l..
g. SWEET was received by express from
Molunkus Monday. William Flanders Of
Nurthp0rt shot large buck on Beech Hill
Monday. Will Linnekin of Knox reports
that he went cunning recently and had
thu ee separate chances at the same deer at
short range, but Was so impressed with the
grace and beauty of the animal that he
could not pull the trigger even when he
had the gun sighted and the deer standing
perfectly STILL He finally gave up and
walked away while the deer walked OFT IN
another direction.
THANKSGIVING. TIE union services in
the Unitarian church last Thursday evening
were largely attended. The sermon was
by Rev. Ashley A. Smith, Universalist'
responsive reading by Rev. G. E. Edgett,
Methodist; prayer by Rev. George S. Mills,
Congregational st; Scripture reading by
Rev. E. S. Philbrook, Baptist. Special
music was rendered by quartet composed
of Miss Blanche Sullivan, Mrs. E. S. Pitch
or. Mr.. c. E. White and Mr.. E. S. Pitcher
Mr.. C. c. Brooks sang solo and Miss
sullivan and Mr.. White sang the duet en-
titled, O Eyes that are Weary. A collection
was taken for the Girls Home. The fac
tories, public offices, banks, etc, were
closed all day and the stores were kept open
in the forenoon. The schools were sus-
pended from Wednesday afternoon to Mon
dav morning The post office was open on
holiday hours, but one delivery OF mail was
made and the Rural Free Delivery routes