The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-06
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

F. q. Spinney and Braddocks' orchestra
will open the season at Northport pavilion
next Saturday.
Considerable trouble was experienced at
the court house last winter from smoke
when it was necessary to burn wood under
the boilers, and work has now begun on a
larger chimney.
Messers Chas f. and Joel p. Woods have
bought the Crosby Dining Room on Phenlx
Row and taken possession, and Mr. c. IL.
Crosby is at the Rialto Lunch Room. Mr.
and Mrs. Crosby will occupy for the present
their rooms at 10 High street.
The last annual report of the State asses
sors. which covers the year 1902, shows
there were 155 towns and plantations in
Maine that year which reported no debt,
and that of these II reported having
a surplus of cash on hand. Following
is the showing for Waldo county: Jackson
(surplus), Knox (surplusl, Monroe, Sears
poat, Swanvile, Thorndike and WinterpOrt
A State Grange field day meeting was
held in Seaside Grange Hall yesterday,
Wednesday, morning and afternoon. The
speakers were State Master 0. B. Gardner
of Rockland State Lecturer W. L. Thomp-
son of South China C. S. StetsOn of Gard-
ner; Prof A. f. Rogers of the University
of Maine,G. NJ Twitchell, and others. The
afternoon meeting was in progress when
The journal went to press.
A PRETTY BABY PARTY. The b ably party
bv the ladies Of the North church Tuesday
afternoon was very pretty affair. Twen-
ty~fiye little ones, from months to 3 years
OF age, were present, and all were so pretty
and attractive that the ladies in charge re-
garded itas fortunate that no prizes had been
offered. 1t would have been decidedly
difficult matter to decide the usual points
among this array of cute little folks. The
church parlors were very handsomely deco
rated and presented cheerful and home
like appearance. Ice cream and cake were
served and fancy articles were sold.
THE BAR HARBoR EXCURSIONS. Last
Sunday the Maine Central had excursions
from all parts of the State to Bar Harbor.
The Belfast train left at $40 a. m. and con-
nected with the Skowhegan special at Burn
ham. This train started from SkOwhegan
and tool, passengers from all stations to
Bangor. with extra cars from the Belfast
and Dover branches, and made no stops
east of Bangor to Mt Desert Ferry. Other
parts of the State were provided for by
special trains over the various sections of
the system There were 35 passengers from
Belfast and total of 81 on the branch.
The steamer Merryconeag left Lewis wharf
at $50 the same morning for Bar HarbOr
with about 30 passengers She stopped first
at Camden where so many people came
aboard that when she reached Rockland
the boats quota was nearly complete, and
only about so out of five or six times that
number was allowed on board. In the rush
to get away the steamer left behind load
of fruit, hams, cakes, ETC., provided for sale
to the excursionists. The day was very
pleasant and the sea smooth, and the run to
Bar Harbor was much enjoyed. The steam
er in passing up Frenchman's Bay went
through the fleet of war vessels, and all
had fine view of the various types of
ships Of Uncle Sans navy. The visitors
by train had hours in Bar Harb0r and
those by steamer had 5. The time was in
terestingly spent by the visitors in such
manner as each thought best. Many visited
the war vessels, which were all open to
visitors except the torpedo boats. Others
took blackboard rides, or strolls about the
town, while few went trout fishing in the
nearby streams. The train arrived back in
Belfast at 11.3O p. m. and the steamer about
2 q. m.