The Republican journal., 1904-12-01

| OF potatoes Tor the National Home at IOguS.
Thos II. Marshall Post will elect officers
for the ensuing year Tuesday evening, Dec.
9th. Comrades are earnestly requested to
! be present.
L. L. Gentner has added another fast one
to his string-the gray mare Gelatine Queen
with record of 2.1O. He bought her at the
sold Glory" sale in New York.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post-office for the week ending Nov. %:
Margaret Black, Susie E. Gould, Mrs. S. E..
Nickerson, Miss b. Wilson, VIM. BOlter,
Herbert Howes.
Leonard & Barrows recently received a
large consignment of shoe-racks from BOs-
ton which will be installed in their factory
as soon as they can be set up. The new
racks while occupying more room than the
old ones are an improvement on them.
About O'Clock Sunday morning the fire
alarm was sounded from box 36 for fire in
East Belfast on the back road to Searsport.
The buildings were owned by Martha L.
johnson formerly of Massachusetts,, and it
was known as the John Carr place. The
house was destroyed, but the L and barn
were saved. There was an insurance of
$1,000.
| The firm of Stephenson & Sargent is to be
dissolved and the junior member of the
firm, Leo Sargent, will take position as
/ travelling salesman. M. A. Stephenson
will continue the business and will have
with him his brother, Dayton F. Stephen
son, who for some months has been employ
ed Oh the wharf of the Eastern S. S. Co.
The ladies of the Unitarian parish will
hold food fair and sale of fancy articles
at their church parlor this, Thursday, after
noon, Dec. LIST. The church will be open to
the public at 230p. IN. Among the attrac-
lions will be japanese Tea Garden, where
tea and light refreshments will be served ;
also a table of homemade candies. There
will be no charge for admission to parlOr.
A grand testimonial concert to Mr.. F. j.
Rigby will be given in the Belfast Opera
House Thursday evening, Dec. 18th. There
will be large chorus, full band and full
orchestra, and Mr.. R. b. Hill, the cornet
soloist of Waterville, will assist. Mr.. Rigby's
work as instructor of the Belfast Band and
in other lines of music richly merit this
proposed testimonial, and no efforts will be
spared to make it a success in every re-
spect. Further particulars later.
Last Monday evening was what is known
to Belfast Lodge of Good Temiplars as''pound
and auction night Each member brought
| inir IF a
| thing which was to be aucti0ned off with
out knowing what the packages contained.
| One sister paid 90 cents for pound of soda.
| Chief Templar Elijah Howard was auc-
tloneer. 1t was very exciting at times and
enjoyable throughout. A neat little sum
was realized for the lodge. Next Monday
evening is 'Brothers Night" and they are
planning surprise for the sisters.
NORTH BELFAST. Frank Walls of Pitts
field spent Thanksgiving with his father,
George W. Walls. George U. Hatch, Bow
doin 'O6, spent Thanksgiving with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs W. G. Hatch. He left
Saturday for the town of Strong, where he
is to teach the winter term of High school,.
Miss Mary Ferguson arrived Thursday from
Boston and is with her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. j. B. Ferguson.... Mrs. f. A. Mitchell
and daughter Mile have taken rooms in
the city proper for the winter. go. The young
ladies of the village are preparing for a
Christmas tree and entertainment Christ
mas eve.
PHYSICAL CULTURE. To mark the close
of a very enjoyable course in physical cul-
ture under Miss A. f. RoeS of the Emerson
College of Oratory, a few of her pupils
gave in Memorial hall last Friday evening
before select audience of friends an eX-
hibtion of their work The entertainment
consisted of a dumb bell drill, wand drill,
the Swedish system, harmonizing move
ment, and the movements of the Emerson
system. The work was done very uniform
| ly and rhythmically and reflected great
credit on both teacher and pupils Though
Miss foes has been in town but a short
time she has made many warm friends.
Her pupils speak of her in the highest
terms, both as an able and inspiring teach
| er and as delightful companion and
friend; and all regret very much the nee
| 6SSdIS ltIIlONdl WHlCh PiC'Sieo 1iiSAA IVA
Their work with her.
| STEAMER NOTES. 1t is officially an
nounced that the Eastern Steamship Co.
is to build two turbine steamers for the
season of 1906. General Manager Austin
says that the new boats will be placed on
the Bangor and the International divisions
and this is believed to indicate that the
Portland Division will get the Calvin Aus
tin and that the Bay State, one of the last of
the sidewheelers, will become back num-
ber The steam turbine to be used in the
new steamers is the most recent achieve
ment of marine engineering and the two
new boats will be among the first of this
class in the world. There are now no
steamers of this class plying along the At
lantic coast and the first transatlantic liner,
the Allen steamship Victorian, has only
just been completed, and as has yet to make
its appearance on this side of the ocean,.
500. The little steamer Hector, owned
by the High Island Granite Co., and
recently repaired at Camden, is now on the
railway there for further repairs, having
been badly damaged by d schooner running
into her.