The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-02-04

The next cotillion party will be held Fri
day evening, Feb. 10Th.
Canton Pallas, P. NJ, l. O. O. F., will be
gin series of dances in Odd Fellows Hall
next Wednesday evening.
DR.. w. L. West, V. S., inspected the milk
herd of j. w. Smart of Swanville Monday
and found the animals all in good health
and condition.
The Eastern Minstrels, billed to appear
at the Opera House last Friday night,
failed to appear and we're reported as
snowed-up in northern Maine.
An old-fashioned spelling school will be
held in the shore road school house, Sears
port avenue, Saturday evening, Feb. 9th.
Admission, 5 cents. Homemade candy will
be on sale. All are invited.
The trustees of the mortgage of the Bel
fast & Moosehead Lake r. R. Co. have
drawn for cancellation bonds to the amount
of $4,000, leaving the debt $1o5,5oO Next
year the reduction will be $1,000.
The Ellis farm in Swanville that was to
be sold by tickets was bargained to George
Fernald of Lowell, Mass, and the tickets
withdrawn. Since then he has gone back
on his trade and the place is now for sale
The Brown Medical Company has recent
ly placed with the Berney Glass Co. of
Bradford, Pa, one of the largest orders for
small bottles that has ever been shipped
into eastern Maine. The outlook for the
COMING aSop iS ,Oocf nrnSparonS
The Improvement Society will meet with
Miss Maude f. Barker Monday, Feb. 9Th,
at $50 p. m. The members are earnestly
requested to be present as plans of work
for the coming season are to be discussed
and other important business transacted.
The Belfast Quntette have been engaged
to furnish music for the masquerade ball to
be given by the Red Men of this city on the
evening of Washington's birthday, Febru-
AIRY 22nd. Plans will be arranged for deco
rating the hall, and the opera house will on
that night present a most inviting appear
ance.
Sanford Howard, Inspector of Buildings,
Chief Engineer l. 7. Clough and Assistant
LlS iII6tI iIuStlIO II. SOoh VI tIlc Ill uepdl u
ment, recently made an inspection of the
public buildings of the city with regard to
fire escapes, etc, and reported to the city
government, recommending some additional
fire escapes.
Rev. G. f. Edgett will repeat. by request,
his lecture ON ga Trip to Detroit and the
Thousand islands, at the Methodist
church tomorrow, Friday, evening at 7.3o
O'Clock. Mr.. Edgett has new lantern and
several new views for Illustrations. Ice
cream and cake will be on sale Admission,
10 cents.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The new four-masted
schooner Pendleton Bros, Captain j. O.
Hayes, is loading at Savannah for Balti-
more. Among recent charters are the fol-
lowing: Brig Havilah, New York to Car
denas, with coal and boiler, p t.; sch. F.
c. Pendeton, jacksonville to New York or
Sound, lumber, p. t.; sch. j. Manchester
Haynes, Fernandina to Philadelphia, lum-
Der, p. t.; sch. Norombega, Gulfport, to
Port Spain, lumber, p. t.
Charles F. Morrison of Searsmont was
arraigned in the Belfast Police Court Mon
day on two warrants for single sale and one
for keeping common nuisance. He waived
examination, pleaded not guilty, and was
sentenced to $50 fine and 80 days in Jail on
each of the single sale cases, and was order
ed to recognize for the grand jury on the
nuisance case. He was committed in de-
fault of bail. 1t is said that the u S. Of
oil ba Oft l.
count of the internal revenue tax when the
local courts get through with him.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Fred A. John
son, Masonic Temple, is offering bargains
this week in many lines, for a final clearing
of winter stocks. His muslin under
wear sale advertised in the last two issues
of The Journal was so successful that it
will be continued until the sizes and assort-
ments are completely broken. At present
he has nearly everything as first advertised
This does not tell the whole story. Read
his advt.. IA. D. Chase g. Son, dry goods,
small wares and carpetings, offer good ad-
vice when they say that ''Those in need of
cottons should buy Immediately" The raw
cotton, which has sold as low as 5 and 6
cents per pound, had gone to II cents at
last reports and while it may not stand at
that high figure is not likely to fall much
below it,. The Camden Electric Wiring &
Construction Co. has for sale gasoline en-
gines ranging from 1 to 800 horsepower,
which it guarantees to be the best in the
market. "A. A. HOWes & Co. sell the
Syrup of White Pine and Tar, which is
highly recommended as cure for coughs
and colds. The brick store, 48 and so Main
street. is offered for sale Oh easy terms....
Fifty girls wanted to work on walking
skirts by the Fuller-Osborn Mfg. Co., Hart
land, Neil. V. Miller is closing out his
furs at bargain prices at "a Church street.
...Harry W. Clark & Co. are still Offering
great bargains in clothing and furnishing
goods. Their after-the-season Red Tag
clearance sale is big success this year,.
earle u Jones are continuing the mark
down sale in their dry goods department
and are offering bargains in the crockery
department..
WINTERPORT.
The District Convention of the Mt. Wal.
do S. S. Convention, which was held at the