The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-09-10

Mrs. G. E. Bracket next Monday afternoon.
N. S. Lord 4 Co. are making a new set
of sail covers for the sch. Flora Condor.
The live stock shipment from Belfast last
Saturday was carload of cows, calves and
hogs
Orrin J. Dickey is making arrangements
for railroad excursion to Moosehead Lake
on or about September 25th.
| The Shea and Kennedy cottages at North
Shore, NOrthpOrt, were closed last week
and the Roberts cottages will close this
week. ~
| At the State Fair in Lewiston last week
Mrs. Granville Paul took first premium on
point lace handkerchief, and Miss Maud
Gammans first on single dolly in HORTON.
w. L. Hall made group photograph of
the delegates to the convention of the Mis-
sion for the Deaf, held in Belfast last week.
More than so persons were in the group and
every face is distinct.
| List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the Belfast post Office for the week ending
Sept. 9Th: Ladies-Mrs H. c. Pierce, Mrs.
G. Whitney, Miss Nina West, care of
Augustine West. Gentleman-H. B. Gid
den.
| Ralph Richards of Lincolnville Centre
was cleaning revolver recently when the
weapon was accidentally discharged, shat
tering bone in one of his legs so badly
that it was feared amputation would be
necessary. Richards served in the war with
Spain.
STEAMER NOTES. The Silver Star was
| laid off Monday by an accident to her con-
denser and the Castine ran on her route....
| The steamer NJ. & NJ, which has been run
ming between Wiscasset and Boothbay Har-
| Dor during the summer, hauled off last week
and is at Round Pond for the winter.
| ". j. Clifford has adopted new method
of checking the advance sale of seats at the
Belfast Opera House. The floor plan is
kept at the c.. C. C. shoe store, and is in a
frame. The tickets are sold from the rack
as before, but no marks are made on the
plan. The method is in use in most of the
opera houses elsewhere and proves more
satisfactory than the old one.
| Ernest w. Rev, the eastern manager of
the White Entertainment Bureau, has been
at the Revere House the past week. Mr.
Rev has arranged popular courses of enter
| tainments in all the larger towns and cities
in this State, and has made arrangements
with the Belfast Improvement Society to
put a fine course in this city, full particu-
lars of which will be given next week.
WILSON REUNION. Saturday, Sept. 9Th
| ten representatives from the John Wilson
| family met in the pavilion at the foot of
Condor street. A picnic supper was served,
| with hot coffee, roasted CLANS and corn.
| After supper it was voted to make this an
annual gathering. and the following officers
were elected Pres, Jefferson F. Wilson,
Belfast; Vice Pres, Byron Wilson, Lynn
| Sec y, Mrs. Ida Mahoney, Belfast; Treas
urer, Mrs. Bryon Wilson, Lynn The follow
| ing were appointed a committee on time,
place and program for the next year. Mrs.
Lizzie Wilson, Mrs. Austina Wilson, Mrs
| Hannah Wilson. When the Boston boat
came in the party were obliged to separate,
/ as two of the number We're to 60 on her All
| went to their homes feeling that they had
pdSSeu IL Vel } pltuoulll hltci Hoolls
| REAL ESTATE SALES. West a Holmes
| have sold two places for summer residences
i the past week. Mrs Abbie X. Mclean Of
! Washington, d. c., has bought the George
R. Williamson place on Northport avenue
and will occupy it as a summer home.
| This is one of the several fine places along
the water front of Belfast bay, and summer
visitors may find sites to their liking here
either with or without buildings; and with
houses of all ages from the primitive farm
house admired by many to the more preten-
tiOuS modern summer cottage. Fred v.
Cottrell has bought the Barbara j. Brain
ard farm of 40 acres of land, with good build
ings on Beech Hill, Northport, a typical in
land summer home. away from both lake
and shore, but of easy access to the city
The firm has also sold the Clarence NJ
Knowlton place at Browns Corner, East
Northport, to VIM. H. Fl. Saunders Of Deer
Isle, on private terms.
THE ELECTRIC ROAD. While nothing
official has been given out it is generally
accepted that the electric road is a certainty
and the prediction is made that it will be
running to Camden by August next At
the recent annual meeting in R0ckland of
| the Thomaston Il Camden Street Railway
Company the following board of officers
was elected: President, George f. Macom-
Der of Augusta; treasurer, A. ID. Bird of
Rockland; clerk of board, Herbert NJ
Heath of Augusta; directors, George E.
Macomber, John F. Hill, VIM. T. Cobb, 5.
NJ. Bird and W. S. White. Engineer
Getchell of Augusta, who recently made
SURVEYS of the route between Camden and
Belfast, presented maps showing the result
of the preliminary work and was ordered
to make a profile which will give in detail
the grades, cuts and curves. This will oc-
cupy some five or six weeks but it will give
the holders of the franchise chance to see
where they are at and contractors chance
to make definite figures.
| New ADVERTISEMENTS. A. IT, Spencer
has bought the interests of his partner IN
the well-known firm of Spencer u wilson,
and will continue the business on the same
lines of the old concern. This is one OF the
largest furniture houses in Eastern Maine
and it's reputation for fair. dealing VIII De
maintained by the new firm. School De-
gins next Monday and you will find good