The Republican journal., 1903-01-01

The w. C. T U. will meet tomorrow,
Friday, afternoon, with Mrs. S. G.Bicknel.
The ball recently given in Odd Fellows
hall by Hattie Spfague was well attended.
| The horse was drawn by Mrs Grace E..
Marsh.
The annual meeting of the Dalton Sarsa-
parilla Co. was held Dec Goth. F. A. Greer
/ was chosen president and business manager,
and d. A. Greer, Jr., clerk.
| The Shaw Brothers have killed 40 hogs
since October 9th, and last Monday, Chas.
W. Shaw, who is blind, killed three OF the
best dressed hogs of the season.
| Miss Grace Shorey has resigned DIS teacher
at the Pitcher school and Miss Arlene b.
Walton at the Head of the Tide. The va
cancies are to be filed by the School Com
mttee's subcommittee on teachers.
The Belfast Machine 4 Foundry Co. cast
keel weighing $3.50 pounds Monday for
! T. T. Harvey Of South Brooksville. The
foreman of the foundry, A. I. Crosby, had
| his right arm badly burned by gas from the
hot metal.
1t w oiuO Couuty l'tti 1ho'oSiftpioii ASiA
an informal meeting Monday afternoon and
chose W. P. Thompson, r. F. Dunton and
r. w. Rogers committee to prepare a trib-
ute to the memory of Judge Williamson, to
be presented at the January term of court.
Giles G. Abbott has sold his milk herd
and route to Virgil L. Hall. This is one of
the oldest routes i'll the city, and has been
owned by Mr.. Abbott twenty-three and a
half years. He has built it up in that time
from very small route to the largest in the
city.
The business of the Belfast branch of the
Silver Lake Creamery keeps well up, not
withstanding the fact that the winter is
naturally the dull season. The output of
heavy cream amounted to 81 gallons Mon
day and 100 gallons Tuesday, in addition to
| the local trade.
| Official notice is given in our advertising
columns that George A. Bailey, formerly of
this city, has gone into bankruptcy, and it is
understood that creditors will get nothing.
He has been resident of Hartford, Ct, for
some time past and is said to be doing a
profitable business there.
The regular monthly meeting sf the Bel
fast Improvement Society will be held Mon
day, January 9Th, at 2.3o P. M, at the home
of Mrs. F. j. Rigby. The executive COM
mittee make an earnest appeal to all mem
bers to be present. 1t is of the utmost
Importance that plans be made now, during
the winter months, for active work later
On the 7th page will be found an interest
ing account of the plotting of the U. S. S.
Commodore Hull through Hatteras Inlet by
John 0. johnson, now of Liberty, then in
the service of Uncle Sam. The story is told
by David R. Wylie, for many years fore
man at the Bath Iron Works and at present
one of the commissioners of Sagadahoc
county.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. In this issue
| George W. Burkett, Odd Fellows block,
announces his annual clearance sale. This
is always looked forward to as affording a
bonanza of bargains, and some of them are
! enumerated in the advertisement. 1t is the
shoppers opportunity ..... earle Il Jones
have some good goods that must be sold to
clean up their suit and cloak room ready
for spring goods. They are also Offering
remnants in flannel, percales, prints, etc.,
at your own price, and few odd numbers
in corsets at 25c per pair. Read what they
say of the benefit bundle sale for Washing
ton Hose CO.,-and also word to the schol-
ars. lido you want coal? The Belfast
Fuel & Hay Co. can supply you. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank E. Webster and Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. Rowe publish card of thanks!...
See advt. headed per cent gold bonds....
Catarrh cured for $3.50, or money refunded.
City Drug Store. All kinds of typewriting
done at short notice. Apply at room 3, Odd
Fellows Block. =. Poor & Sons hair tonic,
so cents bottle; warranted. Fresh fruit
of Moroono,o Tocf ohato1oino