The Republican journal., 1904-02-25


The e. c. C. shoe store is undergoing re
pairs of the damages caused by the recent
fire.
The Improvement Society will meet with
Miss lnez E. Crawford next Monday after
noon at 2 80 o'clock.
Dr. Ellingwood's Office was moved yester
day from Masonic Temple to his residence
on High street. His health is still critical
The Belfast Quintette will 60 to Brooks
this, Thursday, evening to play for bal
by Silver Crown Assembly, Pythian Sister
hood.
DR.. w. L. West found tubercul0us COW
in Waldo Monday and ordered the ANNA
killed. The other animals in the same
herd were not affected.
1t is reported that Mrs. James 81. Howe.
has sold her house, No. 2 Northport avenue
to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradbury of Cam
den, who will occupy it.
Mrs Lillian G. Gardner has bought thu
Francis II. WEIGH house on Union stree
and will take possession at once. The sale
was made through the agency of Holmes &
West
burning chimney in L. NJ. Bryant's
house caused some excitement in Waldo
early Tuesday morning, but it was con
trolled with practically no damage to the
house.
The Ladies' Aid Society of East North
port will hold fair and supper at the
Browns corner schoolhouSe Friday even
ing, Feb. Goth. If stormy, the next fail
night.
Adrian c. futile recently sent dog tc
his brother in Pittsfield and Monday the
dog re-appeared in Belfast, having, with
out doubt, walked home, a distance of not
less than 35 miles.
l. NJ. Cottrell closed bargain yesterday
to build for Bar Harbor parties, a 50-foo1
boat to be equipped with two gasoline en-
gineS and twin screws, and fitted to carry
passengers and freight
A civil engineer of the Maine Central K
X. Co. was in Belfast last week and sur
veyed the company's property where il
abuts on the Dana property, with view to
determining the bounds of the latter.
There was half mile stretch scraped or
the ice at Stockton Springs Sunday ano
several horsemen went from here. Lucky
Strike, 2.19a, owned and driven by Henry
Gentner of this city, was easily king OF the
track; Beckie, 2174, second; Gamaleon
third; Downs Boy, fourth; Cricket, 223l
fifth.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua Cir
Gle will meet Monday afternoon, February
Doth, with Miss Isabel CHM, No ITO Higf
street. Lesson from Evolution of Indus
trial Society,"" pages 80 to 80, and from the
February magazine, 'Racial Composition
of the American People," Author, Her
bert Spencer.
A very enjoyable leap year party wa:
given in Memorial Hall Monday evening b.
Mrs. Charles H. Field. About fifty couples
were present. The ladies invited theil
partners and did the escort duty to ant
from the hall. Excellent music was fur
nished by Rigby's orchestra and refresh
ments were served. 1t was one of tn,
| pleasantest social events of the season.
The annual meeting of the Masonic TEN
pie Association was held Tuesday evening
Feb. 23d, and the following officers and di
rectors elected: President, A. ID. Chase
treasurer, A. A. Small; clerk, A. c. Bur
CESS; directors, A ID. Chase, n. F. Hous
ton, Robert Burgess, Charles H. Bray, A
G. Burgess; auditing committee. N. F
Houston, A. G. Burgess.
When Marshall O. KnowltOn arrived
home from an engine company meeting
Tuesday evening he found his home in pos
session of his neighbOrs and friends, "a o
whom were present. The evening wa
pleasantly passed in music, games, ETC. ; al
excellent picnic supper was served, and MI
Knowlton was given handsome picture
1t was "Marsh's" birthday.
From Mills, Mass, comes this reminis
cence Of 1875: ION reading your column Of
THE Freeze-ups of 1s75-19O4' in last week
Journal, the writer is reminded that Oh tn
morning of June 18th, of the former year
she found ice in the water bucket of an old
fashioned we'll good full fourth of an incl
in thickness. Though quite young at tn
time she distinctly remembers this col,
June morning, as an event occurred in tn
home in Frankfort, Maine, which fixed tn
date in her mind''
The Belfast fish markets were almost en-
tirely bare of fish yesterday morning
Bramhall and Stephenson & Perkins had
small quantity of fresh halibut and few
clans. Some clam diggers have cut ava,
the ice from the flats and get few bushel
at each tide, but the supply is short and tn
price has advanced to % cents a peck
Smells have been out of the market tw'
weeks or more. The fish will not take tn
| hook. Wednesday afternoons freight trail
brought supply of the larger kinds o
| fish from Boston. and the market is agail
well stocked except on smelts and clans.
R. II. Moody Relies Upon Hyomei.