The Republican journal., 1903-01-15

Swift & Paul received by steamer yester-
day new onions, lettuce, celery, etc.
The Girls Home paper for January was
issued this week from the press of Bracket
e. Co., 10 Main street, Belfast, and is very
interesting number.
Capt. John W. Ferguson is at home from
Boston, where he left schooner Cactus in
command of Capt Ralph W. Pattershall.
The vessel is bound to New York, light.
The body of James R. Showers, who died
recently in st. Louis, Mo-, arrived by train
yesterday forenoon and was placed in the
receiving tomb at Grove Cemetery. The in
terment will be in Searsmont.
The annual sleghing party gotten up by
j. L. Sleeper took place Tuesday evening.
Nineteen couples drove to Searspolt by one
of the large sleighs of the Belfast Livery
Co. and by private teams. The party went
to the Searsport House, where landlord w.
E. Grinnell served an excellent supper, after
which card playing was in order until the
dining room could be cleared for the dance.
The music was by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Braddock of Belfast, with F. G. Spinney as
promptor. The party arrived home about
l O'Clock Wednesday morning. They 1e-
port fine sleighing, perfectly clear night
with the thermometer below zero, and
most delightful evening spent in Searsport.
New ADVERTISEMENTS The season for
Burkett's bargains has arrived and he an
nounces this week through the columns of
Il ;c hi ro6uoinU ha N
sale, which he intends to make the most in
teresting of any since his entry into the
dry goods business 80 years ago. The sale
is now on, and it is suggested that custom
ers call early, when their wants can be
better attended TOW. b. WadSW0rth,
successor to White & Wadsworth, in the
well-known market, Opera House block, is
prepared to serve the public with the best
of meats and poultry in all lines, home
made sausages, etc. Special Inducements TO
those who pay cash. Carle u Jones, Main
street, two stores, have new room papers for
their spring trade. Mileage books to let....
Samuel n Racklitf and Mrs. Alden H..
Thomson publish card of thanks: s:...
Situation wanted as housekeeper by Mrs
u. b. JackSOu, DAY VIZ" osAoS'' o'
... Gray robe lost.
STEAMER NOTES. One OF the New Years
orders issued by the Eastern Steamship
Company is to the effect that hereafter
there shall be no employees of the company
fed, ether than the boats crew, while the
steamers lie at the wharves, except they
present ticket which can be obtained at
the Office of the treasurer OF the company
at the rate of Is cents each. Heretofore 1t
has been the practice from Boston to BAN
gor that if steamer should happen along
at meal time the wharf employees developed
a keen appetite for the delicacies to be found
aboard, and they have always been filled up
nv the steward. 1t is said that the cost to
the company was 5000 for last year ...lt
il understood that a settlement between the
owners of the steamer Merryconeag is
matter of a short time. The Golden Rod is
covering the route and making connections
without trouble -. The keel for the new
steamer Cobb, Butler & Co. of Rockland are
building for Capt. Archibald has been laid.
Their designer, j. j. Wardwell, has i begun
on the model Of a steamer Tor tne Vlnal-
haven and Rockland Steamboat company
to replace the Governor BOdWe!l. one VIII
be 100 feet long, up to date in all her appolnt-
ments, and will be ready to go on the route
next summer.