The Republican journal., 1904-04-21
7Hf NEWS OF BELFAST.

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,,-morrow, Friday, afternoon at $50.
.tores will be closed to-day, Fast
o'clock, for the afternoon and
-uua
Tepson of Winterport recently
.t a large seal, which he found float
cake of ice.
-. .upper at the Methodist vestry We'd
evening, April 18th, was we'll pat
.1 hut the play sup to Freddie"
..l WAS announced to follow the supper,
ven up on account of death in the
... ut one of the participants.
s.-uFNr. Charles O. Dickey of North
.. .ep,e to Belfast last Friday for treat
. If his hand, which he injured in a
e- wood saw. He was saving fre-wOOd
a t.eiGentally got his left hand upon the
.,o The fourth finger was cut off. The
-..-9 aas nearly severed, but will prob
as saved
slp POSTER. r. P. Chase found
,,...- come old papers last week poster
...rcing an excursion to Fort Point,
N...->day, Sept. 4, 1867, by the Belfast
..,..,. Sand, on the staunch and swift
.l pleasure yacht }. P. Merriam, Capt.
r... lark. The music for dance was by
,r. .aos Quadrille Band. The fare per
.t. wis Il cents; single tickets so cents.
Nj. uus Quadrille Band consisted of
H e Whiddon, 1st violin and leader :;
i Trussell, I'd violin; John Shea,
ueo. ". Burgess, bass.
G.. c. SHOE STORE SOLD. Charles
mN>, who bought the shoe business
/ Francis and has since conduct
the sc. {. c. Shoe Store" sold the
.... >iureS and business April 18th to
.-l C.. Matthews of Winchendon,
VI. Matthews has large retail shoe
... Winchendon and has returned to
ri to close up his affairs there. He
1 carry a full line of up-to-date
Ind to keep well abreast of the times
r4uduct of his business. Mr.. and
Htthews will move to Belfast as soon
bic While Mr. Matthews is making
-~-ary changes the store is in charge
Is. Fletcher, who for a long time
ia Mr.. Francis, and whose friends
.. 90 see him again at the old stand.
NCR NOTES. The City of Rockland
at this port last Friday morning
Ston on her first trip of the season.
Marcus Pierce was in command. The
-e5J has been Withdrawn, the City of
and City of Rockland making four
Week....The steamer service be-
kennebec river ports and Boston
>umed April 18th, when steamer
.rc left Bath at Is p. M. for Boston.
tarleS \. Blair was in command and
rtinue SO until the Ransom B. Fuller
the route, when Capt. Blair will be
-rr-d to her,. Capt. Sawtelle is TAX
- place of Captain Barbour of the
ST.. haven, who has gone to California
health. Captain Sawtelle was for
.- VI the Mount Desert and is popular
fcient steamboat man.
,rHER OPENING. The last of the
arry openings for the season was at
H. b. Cunningham's store in The
a building Thursday, April 14th, and
De-. vas a rush of customers from early
TO late in the day. The display
oV was very artistically trimmed in
1reen and white and had three stv-
rimmed hats on the pedestals. The
lticabe hat was bOat-shaped tur-
th red geranium brim and foliage
trmed with shirred chiffon, and
,usettes. Opposite this in the win
.a- a rich looking hat in champagne
ace, and between the two was
q stylish hat in white. Inside the
ga could not fail to find something
--aSon's styles give a wide range of
ape and color, though there are few
Stremely large picture hats so pop
.,H wears ago. Miss Stella F. Adams,
ner, is to be congratulated on the
Varied and artistic line presented
attic NJ. Blacks stock, in the same
ave the ladies an opportunity to in
and buy from well-selected, large
uplete line of ladies' and childrens'
shirtwaists, hosiery, underwear,
Itcles, toilet goods, etc.
HnING ITEMS. A number of Penob-
plains recently left for Boston and
9ik to take command of their schoon-
the summer. Capt. VIM. Sellers will
and the Flora Condor as usual. Capt.
~tllers takes new craft, the Mary A.
ID mn, The William Pickering, in which
U- sailed several summers, will be COM
aafIrd by Roscoe Conner. Captain C. M.
MS will be in the Omaha, which he has
"o' anded number of seasons, and Capt.
H-.r} A. Doris in the Susan Stetson.
s1' Robert Blair of Maiden, Mass, will
'a-e rpmmand of the five-masted schooner
n will be launched from c. V. Mnott' s
t'. Phippsburg, in July. She is to be a
ate of the Gardiner G. Deering. Capt.
was for nearly 10 years in the four
"-1-r Augustus Hunt, and then establish
fall cord which is unparalleled among
ur nastwise sailing craft in recent years.
l- raft cost S5S, 1888. AZ, and paid in divi-
'"d, the sum of S1S6,015.92. The owners
ri- never called upon for an assessment
ii Hunt was lost on January % on Long
tHi Capt. Blair was not in command at
'- me, having remained at home for va
n..--.. Among recent charters are the
Wing: Sch. Annie Lord, Pensacola to
.-" ork, dry cypress, p. t. Sch. Isaiah
leisOn, Brunswick to Bangor, lumber.
sch Georgia Gilkey, Jacksonville to
N prk, lumber, p. t. Sch. Paul Palmer,