The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-03-03

graphs ny "A. .. heal OF winter scepos IN
the bay, including the monument. steam
boat wharf, etc.
The committee Of the Waldo County
Agricultural Society to revise the uranium
list have attended to that duty. The list is
thoroughly revised and a number of i'm
pOrtant additions made
A man named Jellison; EMPLOYED at tho
gas works, had his face quite badly burned
by an explosion of coal Tuesday. His hair
and eyebrows were scorched, his ewes in
famed and the skin of his face considerably
discOlored.
A ten cent supper and musical will he
held in Carrow's Hall. East Belfast, Satur.
day evening. The tables will be spread at
6 O'Clock; entertainment at g. There will
be choruses, Duets, solos, etc. The pro-
ceeds will go into the chapel fund.
A man in postoffice square with a load of
wood to sell was heard to say to a prospec-
tive customer: "You know old growth is
open and porous and you don't get the heat
out of it." This sounded strangely to some
of his hearers, but the man had new growth
wood to sell.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Duplex Roller Bushing Co., held in
Portland recently, the following directors
were elected: H. Holton Wood, F. C
Pitcher, H. NJ. Davis, Boston; Geo. f. b.
Trask, Salem; c. f. Mcintyre, Belfast.
At subsequent meeting of the directors
in Boston the following officers were
chosen: President, II. Holton Wood; Vice
President, F. C. Pitcher; General Manager,
Geo. F. b. Trask, Treasurer and Superin-
tendent, c. f. Mcintyre. Plans for mate
rally increasing the business are progress
ing favorably.
series of spring movings began last
week. George Kittridge moved from Cam
den to the Longfellow house on Miller
street, in the rooms formerly occupied by
the late Miss Emma McManus. B. P.
Gardner and family, who live in the other
side of the Longfellow house, are to move
to their new home, lately bought of Francis
II. WEIGH, as soon as the present occupant,
Frank Chisholm, can find another rent.
Alonzo Leadbetter, who lives in the S. A.
IIoWeS mousse on congress street., Will nave
the rent now occupied by Mr.. Gardner.
The first day of March is the birthday of
Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens, editor-in-chief of
the Union Signal, and was observed by the
W. c. T. U. at meeting held with Mrs.
S. G. BickneI. The program included
reading from the Union Signal an article
on Mrs. Stevens home at "Hilltop'' in
Stroudwater; a paper on the Importance
of the Printed Word in Reform Work" 4;
discussion on the Union Signal, etc, and
closed with reading "We All Belong" A
State organizer, Miss Jennie Price, is ex-
pected March It'll. She will speak in Bel
fast and ten or twelve of the towns.
The Belfast Band has taken new de-
parture. 1t had deficit the last year and
for some time past has been dormant, but re-
tanning its organization and equipment. 1t
starts up now with Mr.. F. j. Rigby, who
has been the leader from the first, as sole
manager. 1t is expected that all the old
members will continue, with some needed
additions, and there will be an orchestra as
well as a full band. The first rehearsal was
held last Tuesday evening. The fact that
this widely known and justly popular must
cal organization is again ready for business
should ensure many engagements for the
band and orchestra, and those who want
good music should call on or address Mr..
Rigby
SHIPPING ITEMS. Three of the big coal
carriers were in trouble last week. The
Gov. Ames was in collision in Hampton
Roads and received slight damage to her
headgear, and the Sycamore and Thomas
W. Lawson were reported ashore. A later
report said that the Sycamore was caught
in the ice; and the Lawson fioated without
damage. :. Sch. Charlotte T. Sibley arrived
at Newport, r. l., Feb. 26th from Jack
sonville, after hard voyage, as reported
in our marine column. Sch Annie Bliss,
Elizabethport for Belfast with phosphate,
arrived at Portland, Feb 9th. The new
schooner Edward II. Cole, built by Cobb,
Butler Il Co., Rockland, is ready for launch
ing when the ice permits. Her designer
and master builder was John j. Wardwell,
foreman, D. d. Wardwell, fastener, F. E.
Cottrell, caulker, L. Ii. Duncan-all well
known here. The 4-masted schooner
Horace A. Stone, built in the Stetson yard,
Brewer, last fall and finished at Belfast,
has made record. She left Fernandina
Feb 9Th in company with sch. Isaac T.
Campbell, and sch. Robert McCurdy had
left the day before-all bound for New
York. The Stone beat the McCurdy by
four days and the Campbell by nine days.