The Republican journal., 1903-02-19

Pensions have been granted as follows
Daniel D. Tyle (?), Thorndike, s24, Chas.
Webb, Dixmont, S24 Lewis W. Jones, Bel
mont, S24.
Washingtons birthday falls on Sunday
this year, and the following day, Monday
Feb. 23d, will be observed as a legal holiday
by banks, public offices, schools, etc.
There will be a fair, supper and enter
tainment at Memorial Hall March 9Th, un-
der the management of the Methodist So
ciety. Further particulars next week,
The regular alarm of four rounds from
box No. II, at the corner of Cedar and Pearl
streets will be sounded in the weekly test
of the fire alarm tomorrow, Friday, noon.
Dealers report that the valentine busi-
ness this year was better than for several
years past, both in quantity and quality.
Few valentines of the comic kinds were for
sale here.
Armor Bearer Circle, Kings Daughters,
had a sleighride to the home of MI. and Mrs.
Aphonso Shute in East Belfast Friday
evening. Refreshments were served and a
program of music and literary exercises
was given.
The Browning Glass, conducted BY Rev.
Harry Lutz, will meet in the Unitarian
church parlor, Saturday evening at 7.3o
O'clock The poem for consideration will
be "Saul." Misses sullivan and katherine
Qumby will give vocal selections.
Some of the farmers and teamsters in
this vicinity are becoming interested in
raising mules for their working teams. and
Henry Morrill, of Belmont recently sent to
Ohio for jack. The animal arrived Tues
day.
The comptroller of the currency has an
nounced his approval of the election of sew
eral bank officials for the National banks of
Maine, and among them that of }. Manches-
ter Haynes as president of the Peoples Ma
tional bank of Belfast, in place of Robert F.
Dunton
Postmaster Field has received notice from
the Post Office Department that the order
of Jan. 2Sth, establishing steamboat mail
service between Bucksport and Belfast by
way of Castine is rescinded. This is the
mail Capt W. D. Bennett was to have carri-
ed on steamer Golden Rod.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. See staten ants
of SearspoIt National Bank and Peoples
National Bank of Belfast. Wanted, man
to represent the Int. Correspondence School
in Waldo county Sale at auction March Q
at Ii A. M. of 200 shares of the Sihey Land
and Cattle Co. of Nebraska.
The work of the u S. Cattle Commission
on the foot and mouth disease in MasSachu-
sets has assumed stage which will re-
quire the attendance of the veterinarians
several months. Dr.. W. L. West of this
city, who has been with the Commission
since the outbreak of the disease, expects
to be away until summer
Geo A. Gilchrest received the frames for
the four-masted schooner for McQueston
Brothers by schooner Merrill G. Hart from
Virginia last week, and crew of carpen-
ters began work in the yard Monday morn
ing. The keel will be laid where the
dredger Cumberland was built. and the
blocks are ready to receive it.
The valuable young horse NJ. B. Lawrence
bought last season OF VIM. H. Wight acci-
dentally broke leg Sunday and was chloro-
formed. The horse was jogging along High
street near the Phoenix House and sudden
ly became lame. Examination showed one
of the hind legs broken near the ankle, so
badly that it was thought best to kill the
horse.
Capt. James T. Morse, treasurer of the
Eastern S. S. c., returned to Boston Thurs
day, after brief business visit in Bath
When asked by reporter if there was any
truth in the report that Charles W. Morse
of New York had sold out his stock in that
company, he replied that Mr.. Morse had
not sold a single share and the matter had
not been entertained by him.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua Cir
Gle will meet Monday afternoon, Feb. 23d,
with Mrs G. R. Carter, No. 9 Commercial
street. The lesson will be from the first
chapter of the c.. L. S. c. book. "Russian
Literature )" quotations from Longfellow's
poems. All members of the class of 1905
are requested to be present. A special pro-
gram for Longfellow Day will be arranged.