The Republican journal., 1903-06-25
Bramhall received supply of scallops

l. bTamhau TeceiVeu supply O1 ScallOpS
yesterday.
The high bridge at the Head of the Tide
is closed to travel and is to be rebuilt.
The new sidewalks ordered by the City
Council have been built on Condor street,
Charles street and Waldo avenue.
1t is about decided that Belfast is not to
have regular, ball team this season, but
there will probably be a number of games
by local players.
DR.. W. L. West went to Montville Tues
day to inspect cattle suspected of being
tuberculocus. One COW was found to be
diseased and will be killed.
The excursion of the North church Sun
day school will leave Lewis wharf to-mor-
row, Friday, morning on steamer Castine
for Pulpit HarbOr, North Haven.
The cabins are being put into the new
schooner in G. A. Gilchrest's yard. They
are in oak and mahogany, made by Fred V.
Cottrell and decorated by U. A. Hoyt.
Mayor Small has received word from
Representative E. c. Burleigh that he had
written the Secretary of the Navy in regard
to war ship for Belfast during Old Home
Week.
The weekly dances at Odd Fellows Hall
have been changed from Saturday to Fri
day evenings. The series, under the man.
agement of F. G. Spinney, will close with
ball July Sd. Another series will begin in
September.
Miss Elizabeth MacC Conville of Bangor will
visit Belfast some time this week for the
purpose of starting kindergarten. She
will be the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Harry
Lutz. Those who are interested in such a
movement may leave word at their home
on Church street.
The members of the Seaside Chatauqua
Circle will meet Monday afternoon, June
Doth. with Miss L. A. Mcdowell, No. 40
Northport Avenue. The lesson will be from
the Great Worlds Farm, chapters IS and 10,
and from the magazine, "Civic Progress"
Roll-call quotations about the country and
the beautiful.
About 60 persons went to the Soldiers
Home at Togus on the excursion conducted
by Orrin J. Dickey last Thursday, and the
After visit to Togus they returned to
Augusta on special car. and were shown
over the State House by A. l. Brown, as
sistant secretary of State.
A rural free delivery route will start July
list, with Warren Pitcher as carrier from
Lincolnvile Beach to the Knights neighbor-
hood in Northport; to the Saturday Cove
schoolhouse; up the Belfast road and the
Priest road to Beech Hill; thence to Mark
A. Wadlins, the Grange, and to Gurney'S in
Belmont; thence retrace to Grange, and
down the Cobb road to the Beach.
To CLOSE july FOURTH. There will be
no celebration of the Fourth in Belfast, but
business generally will be suspended. The
post office will be open one hour after the
arrival of each of the railroad mails, and
there will be but one collection by the car
riers The banks, library, public offices,
mills and factories will be closed all day, as
also nearly all the stores. Th e lines to
close are dry and fancy goods, millinery
boots and shoes, hardware, clothing, etc,
groceries; fish, meats. The stores which
are usually closed evenings will be open Fri
day evening, July Sd. The periodical
stores will be open a short time after the
arrival of the trains, to deliver the daily
papers. The barber shops will close at
y O'Clock Friday night until Monday morn
ing. All rural free delivery routes will be
Suspended for the day
PERCY HIGGINS CAPTURED. Constable
Charles Duf1ie of Camden came to Belfast
Tuesday bringing with him Percy l.. Hig-
gins, who is under Indictment in Waldo
county for breaking and entering and lar
ceny. The night of June 3Oth last year the
office of the cigar factory of l. L. Perry in
| East Belfast was broken open and a guam
| tity of goods taken. Other places in the
| neighborhood had also been broken into
and suspicion pointed to Higgins and one
Albert Smith. The latter was arrested
within few days of the Perry affair: but
| Higgins was not found. Both were indicted
at the September term of Supreme Court
for breaking and entering and burglary.
Smith was tried and sentenced to thirteen
months in the county Jail. Although dill
gent search was made Higgins was not
| heard from until last week, when MIR.
Duffie learned that he was with Sautelle's
circus. When the circus reached Rockland
Mr.. Duffie arrested the man, brought him
to Belfast on the Merryconeag and deliver
ed him up to Deputy Sheriff NJ. G. Norton.
| New ADVERTISEMENTS. Fred A. John
son, Masonic Temple, having sold the lot of
shalles advertised last week, is offering
bargains this week in organdies, and an
early call is advisable as prices are such as
to ensure quick sales. For 4th of July
supplies call on Carle & Jones. You will
find everything needed for celebrating the
day in their crockery department Fire
works and all kinds of fourth of July goods
at Folett's Sporting Goods Store, 81 Church
street. Another lot Of bunting flags just
received, direct from the factory, in sizes
from to 18 feet in length. The Waquot,
Northport Camp Ground, Mrs. L. c. Ross,
manager, is now open for the season. Lob
sters. clans and fish constantly on hand and
special attention given to parties. Miss
June Hills will arrive from Boston June
Both, and after that date will give lessons
on the piano and serve as accompanist. -.
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