The Republican journal., 1903-10-01

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W. H. Arnold has sold HE Keatuck!
mare Christy to VIM. Z. Wiider Of Sears
mont. .t7a kAa{!
The sale of fancy groceries ct cost at A
A. Howes g. Co.'s will continue two day
longer-until Saturday. ~ rE
Ralph Parker has inauKurated new bust
ness in Belfast. He is fitted up for cleaning
chimneys Of the accumulations Of SCOT.
W. F. Langill Of Worcester, Mass. ha
bought the job printing Office Of the lat
Everett E. Pillsbury and will take pos
session Oct. 18th.
Capt. Jonas B. Ferguson is acting as post
master at the Head Of the Tide, (waldt
postoff1oe) while Postmaster Mitchell II
in quarantine on account OF varioloid.
Friday, Oct. I'd, IL the date for the "Food
Fair at the North church parlors. Tht
fair will be open to the public from O'CLOCK
to 6. Various kinds of cooked food will bt
for sale-bread, doughnuts. cake. pies. pre-
serves, jellies and 'candies-and tea and
waters will be served. Admission free.
STEAMER NOTES. The steamers Of the
Eastern Steamship Co., Bangor division
enter upon their fall schedule of trips pei
week, beginning Oct. 5th. Steamers leave
Belfast Monday, Wednesday. Thursday and
Saturday at about 2.3O p. m. for Boston,.
The steamer Verona, Capt. George 81. Bar.
bour, finished her excursion season last
week and Saturday went on the Bar Har.
Dor line, while the Cimbria is being fitted
for the fall and winter service.
MAY PARKER's PIoKAN1NNIEs. The
first; of the series of entertainments under
the auspices of the Belfast Improvement
Society will be given in the Opera
House by May Parker's Pickaninnfes Tues
day, Oct 9Th. You get a little of everything
in the program of the Pickaninnies and
Concert Co.. good vocal and instrumental
music, superb violin and flute playing by
Florence Beckett and Signorina Rita
Mario, and dash of colOred minstrelsy by
the ''Picks''. Course tickets are now on
sale at the C. c. c. Store and by members
of the Improvement Society. Those hold
ing course tickets can have reserved seats
checked Friday morning, Oct. Cd Reserved
seats open for single tickets Saturday morn
ing.
THE GAS AND ELECTRIC PLANT CHANGES
HANDS. The Belfast Light & Power Com
pany transferred it's plant, real estate, ETC.,
Tuesday evening to n. Curtis Fletcher &
Co., 131 Devonshire street, Boston, to whom
the property was recently sold. The old
company ran the plant up to midnight yes
terday, when the new proprietOrs assumed
control. The business will be continued by
a new company recently organized at Port
land, to be known as the Belfast Gas 4
Electric Co.. with capital stock of S60,000.
Harry L. Cram of Portland is the President
and n. Curtis Fletcher of Boston the Treas
urer. The new company propose to improve
the plant as soon as possible and to give
their patrons satisfactory service for both
light and power.
VARIoLoID. Since The Journals last
issue one new case of varioloid has devel-
oped. Edwin Mitchell, husband of the
first patient, was slightly i'll and was quar-
antined second time. He was subjected
to thorough fumigaton as to body and
clothing and was vaccinated when his wife's
case was first decided to be varioloid. He
kept away from the house, but attended to
business. He afterwards had an i'll turn
and was quarantined before any small
pox symptoms appeared. He now has very
light case of variOloid. He and his wife
are both doing we'll and neither has been
ill enough to require the attendance Of a
physician after the first examination and
dag nosis. Everybody in the vicinity of
the Head of the Tide has been vaccinated
and some revaccinated, including all who
are suspected of having been exposed to
the contagion. Two suspected cases in the
vicinity were reported to the physicians
yesterday, but neither has as yet shown
any symptoms of the disease. DR.. John
Stevens has vaccinated 40 school children
and persons suspected of having been ex-
posed. All pupils will be vaccinated at DR..
Stevens office at the citys expense Adults
pay the regular fee.
NORTH BELFAST. The entire stand of
buildings owned by George 0. Flanders of
Howard, R. l., together with the store and
cold storage plant of Edwin Mitchell at
Head of the Tide, were entirely consumed
by fire Monday evening, September 2Sth.
When discovered the Flanders barn was
nearly consumed, and this being connected
, with the hall and house, all were quickly
destroyed. MitchelPs store was separated
from the Flanders house by narrow alley
way, consequently it ignited and the whole
structure was burned. 1t was thought at
one time that the whole row of houses near
| by must 60, but by hard work they were
saved. The fire companies came from the
city, but too late to do any good. The build
ings are an entire loss to the owners, except
a small insurance on the egg plant. The
premises upon which the fire originated
have not been occupied for nearly year
and half, so it must have been of incen-
| diary origin. The goods and fixtures upon
the lower floor of the store were nearly all
saved, but the contents of the hall above
were an entire loss. This fire is great loss
to the village, as it destroyed the only store,
pOstofice and hall in this part of the city.
1t is hoped that a thorough investigation of
the fire will be made, and that the culprit
will be apprehended and duly punished.
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