The Republican journal., 1903-02-05
Fewer cations; Wears Longer.

Huntley's Minstrels and Jubilee Orches-
ira are booked for the Belfast Opera House
Feb. 18th.
The w. C. T. U. will meet tomorrow,
Friday, afternoon with Mrs. Geo. A. Dun
ming, corner Congress and Franklin streets
A. K. Jackson has bought j. F. SheldOn's
interest in the Roberts milk route and will
conduct it at his farm on the Po0r's Mills
road in company with Mr.. Sheldon's former
partner, Maurice Wood.
Monday, Feb 2nd, was Candlemas Day,
when you should have half your wood local, },
and half your hay. The sun did not shine,
and so we may conclude that winter will
not take another flight.
The trustees of the Belfast & Moosehead
Lake r. R. bonded debt met recently and
drew four one thousand dollar bonds and
one of five hundred dollars for cancellation.
The trustees are VIM. B. Swan, A. c. Bur
CESS and Ben. D. Field.
Thomas H. Marshall Relief Corps had a
supper and entertainment in Memorial Hall,
Tuesday evening A musical program was
given after the supper, including solos by
John Parker, Miss Helen Dilworth, C. E.
White, Mrs. Ralph Whitten and Mr.. Arey,
piano solos by Misses Amy Stoddard and
Mary Goodwin and song by the johnson
sisters.
THE LIBBY COMPANY. The certificate of
organization of The Libby Company was
recorded in Waldo County Registry of
| Tbo Of 10
Burnham and the purposes of the corpor-
alton are dealing in all kinds of live stock,
and the products thereof, and owning and
operating all appliances, machinery, ETC.,
necessary thereto. The capital stock is
100000; par value of shares $100 The
directors are C. f. Libby, F. L. Libby and
f, L. Libby c. E. Libby is president; E.
L. Libby, clerk and treasurer.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Mrs. Garlic, of
Carle Il Jones, will leave for New York
and Boston markets February 10Th, to buy
the newest goods for the spring trade, and
will give personal attention to spectator
ders brought in before that date. deposits
made in the savings department of the Peo-
pies National Bank during the month of
| February will draw interest from March
1st Capt. James F. McKeen offers for
sale his residence, 1888 North High street.
There is III acres of land, fruit trees, small
fruit, etc. 1t is very desirable place. -.
See statements of insurance companies rep
resented by Field & Quimby, James Pattee
Il Son and NJ. c. Hill of Belfast and Fred
Atwood of Winterport., can ideal sum-
-, ,-1 Nf
Haley, 0ptician. The Misses Ellis, 107
Main street, are selling hosiery and under
wear at cost to close out.
SHOE WORKERS UNION. Philip j. Byrne
of Boston, representing the Boot e Shoe
Workers Union, has been in Belfast few
days past for the purpose of organizing the
shoe factory employees in a union. A meet
ing was held in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday
evening, and union of 120 members was
organized The following officers were elect
ed: President, Herbert w. Edgecomb; vice
president, Roscoe Black financial secretary,
John s. Davidson; treasurer, Melvin G..
Murch. No arrangements have yet been
made with Leonard & Barrows as to union
work and prices. The various rooms are
assigned to the following committee: cut
ting room, J. P. Jewett; stitching room,
Mrs. Stella Burgess and Miss Emma Skay !;
lasting room, F. L. Harmon; freeing room,
j. Lee Patterson making room, ii. b. Gun
ningham finishing room, l. I. Clough. The
trustees are II. D. Clough, Henry Weber,
F. L. Cook.
Jrr Snh CnnnySi1a load
ed produce in Belfast for Stonington last
Friday. Sch. Abbie c. Stubbs arrived
Sunday from Boston with phosphate con-
signed to John Sanborn Sch. Clarence A.
Schaffer sailed from Turk islan Jan. 10th
for Belfast with salt for Swan Il Sbley Co.
.... Capt. f. r. Nash of Rockland has
bought the schooner Rival of Winterrort
and will use her in the coasting business
between Rock land and Boston,. Recent
charters: Sch. Young Brothers, New York
to Boston, coal, $1.25 Sch. Norombega,
New York to Jack sonvile, fertilizer S1.25
i. net, and back from Palatka, dry cypress,
D t. Bk Rebecca Crowel, Savannah to
New York, dry cypress, t coal out, pt.'
Robert S, Davis of Camden has invented
swivel which is attracting much attention
from captains and ship owners. The appll-
ance is to be put on the anchor chain next
the anchor and is made to prevent the
anchor either slipping or dragging and to
lessen any strain which comes upon it or
upon the vessel or chain. The new schoon-
er Samuel W. Hathaway, on her last trip
from Baltimore to Boston, paid the share
holders $50 per one sixty-fourth. The ves-
sci received $3,214.25 and the expenses OF
the trip amounted to $1,35573. .Schs.
Hattie II. Barbour and Nellie Grant are on
the passage from Barren Island to Belfast
with phosphate for L. A. KnOwlton.