The Republican journal., 1903-05-28
pendleton Brothers have the keel stretch

| fOur-maSsed schooner in their Shlpyaru.
Only one unclaimed letter remained in
| the Belfast post Office for the week ending
| MAY 23d, and that was for Mr.. F. A. Morris.
Misses Mary II. Mason and Ethel Barr
chaperoned a blackboard party of eighth
grade pupils on a picnic to Swan Lake Sat-
urday.
! E. H. Knowlton has taken down his
| carriage house at the corner of Main and
Pleasant streets and moved it to the Pote
lot, where he has the stable.
Several thousand lake trout were put into
Georges Lake, Liberty, recently, and one lot
of small trout in the hatchery which will
be transferred to the lake later on.
| Charles T. Knight recently sold at Wads-
worth's market the meat of a pair of oxen
that weighed 1923 and 973 pounds The oxen
girted feet inches and feet 10 inches.
l. F. Allen, of the Liberty iron foundry
has closed contract with parties in Au-
burn to furnish them with fifteen thousand
castings, which means long job and
large amount of iron.
| Williston Grinnell recently bought of
| Fred Briggs of Boston Charles NJ, the fast,
black, pacing geldng with record of 2.214
| Mr.. Grinnell will enter her in the q class
at the Camden Trotting Park, July 4th.
The Probate Court in Kennebec county
has approved the will of the late Deborah
W. Lincoln of Belfast, and appointed
George Z. johnson and r. W. Rogers exc
cutors The appraisers are W. p, Thomp-
son, R. f. Dunton and c. w. Wescott.
A full rugged ship, 6 feet long, built by J.
F. Marden of Stockton Springs was shipped
by express to Newburyport, Mass, Tues
day. She had double topgallant yards, and
| skysail yards on all three of the maSts. and
every line and block was in ship shape Or
| der.
The following local postal changes are re-
ported from Washington: Rural free de-
| livery-Thorndike, Waldo county, (addi-
t0nal service). Leave at go d m, arriv
ing at 5.15 p. m. Star service-l343. Free
dom to Belfast. From July l. 1908, omit
Knox ono ofice) and Knox Center ono Of
tice); no change in distance.
A hearing was held in The Probate Court
| Tuesday on disputed claim against the eS-
| tate of Elizabeth i. Johnson, late of Win
tarport, before Commissioners w =. Thomp-
son and \. II. Mayo. Hilton of DamariS-
Gotta appeared for the claimant and Bow
den of Winterpolt for the estate. The
| Commissioners will report to the Probate
Court at the June or July term,
| Frank NJ Holmes of Bangor and DR.. w.
L. West of Belfast have formed a partner
ship and opened a real estate office in the
| McClintock block, corner of Main and
High streets. DR.. West will continue his
veterinary practice, and viii attend to the
outside work, and Mr.. Holmes will attend
in the office Mr. Holmes has leased the
Franklin Banks farm on Belmont avenue
and will move there soon.
The quarterly session of Waldo District
Lodge will be held with Geo. +. Bracket
Lodge, No II, at jackson June 18th, begin
ming at 10 A. NJ. The program Will consist of
regular routine business, reports of officers,
&C. The address of welcome will he by Sister
| Bernice Pickard, and response by several
members The Lodge will furnish dinner
for the delegates. 1t is hoped TO have a
well attended and profitable session. and it
is expected that the X. h branch will give
half-fare.
SHIPPING ITEMS. sch Ellen NJ. Baxter
was launched from GilchrestS marine rail-
way Thursday and sailed for sullivan to
load stone for New York Sch. Yreka
arrived May 22d from Rondout with cement
consigned to the Maine Central Il. r. Co...
Sch. sadie Wilicutt is TO load paving from
John Peaveys for New York. Sch. Ma
bel loaded coal at the Belfast Fuel II Hay
Co s for Ninalhaven.. Sch. Maria Webs
ter is to load hay from the Belfast Fuel &
Hay Co. at Winterport for Bar liarbGr.
STEAMER NoTEs The Verona took the
place of the Merryconeag on the Camden
and Bucksport line and the Castine the
place of the Silver star on the Castine,
Islesboro and Belfast line Tuesday, While
the regular boats are undergoing their
spring repairs. Friday, May 10Th, the
steamer W. G. Butman will run an excur-
sion to Belfast from Rockland and Camden,
leaving Camden at Go p. NJ At Belfast a
ball will be given in the opera house with
music by Meservey's Quintet
BASE BALL. There will be ball
game and running match on the Congress
street grounds Saturday afternoon The
running match will be at 2.15 o'clock,
with Herman Patterson, Henry Maddocks
and Fred Cox as contestants, The ball
game will be called at $50, between the
Castne Normals and Belfasts. The home
team will be as follows; Mcdonald, LIST
base; Bird, I'd base; Veazie, Sd base !;
Mitchell, pitcher; all of the L. of NJ. ;
Palmer of Coburn. short stop Allen of
Fairfield, centrefeld johnson, catcher;
Colcord, right field Patterson, left field :.
Sanborn of Vinalhaven will pitch for the
visitors.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Fred A. john
son, Masonic Temple, advertises special
cash sale of seasonable goods at cut prices.
See prices quoted and call and examine the
goods. Mason & Hall sell Masury's
Railroad Paints, which have been in exist
ence rs years and are known to be all that
thew claim to be. Masury's Railroad Paste
Paint costs the customer only S1.10 per gal
no nv q airiDU of the