The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-15
The Charming League will meet this,
Thursday. afternoon at 2.3O with Mrs. w.
b. Swan, High street.

Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post Office for the week ending Dec 10,
1904: Ladies-Mrs. Ella H. Littlefield
gentlemen-John L. Howe, Fred Thorne,
j. j. WOoding, Ernest Yates.
The Knox & Montville Telephone Co. are
extending their line from Freedom village
to ThOrndike Station. Benjamin BOynton
of Montville has been running the wire for
them and performing other duties where a
climber is needed
The tug Bismarck went up river Monday
and broke up the ice as far as the Arctic
house. She found about four inches, which
had frozen in bad shape. With this broken
up and drifting down river, the prospects
for smooth fields are excellent.
A novelty here in window attractions is
the miniature railway train at the Matthew'S
shoe store, Howes' block, zMain street.
The window is tastefully decorated with
evergreen, etc., and the little train as 1t
! glides around the curves attracts many spec
tatOrs.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua Cir
Gle will meet Monday afternoon, Dec 10Th,
with Mrs. W. B. Fletcher, No. q High
street. Lesson from chapter ten of the C.
L. S. C. text book, The French Revolution
the magazine topic, German Musicians -
reading the Evolution of the Art of Mu-
Metternick; discussion, Germans and
Americans, the attitude of each nation to-
ward the other; roll call, quotations on
music.
Sanborn's studio is one of the places the
Christmas shopper should not fail to visit.
What better Christmas gift could be de-
sired than one of his charming water colors
of local scenes. He has fine collection,
framed and unframed, and will have them
framed to suit. We saw in this studio the
other day large oil painting of pair of
horses owned at one time by Mr.. N. c. Mat
thews of this city. They are beautiful
horses and Mr.. Matthews says the likeness
is wonderful, as the artist had only poor
photograph to work from.
NORTH BELFAST. Mrs. George U. White
and Mr.. and Mrs Ernest l.. White of Brock
ton, Mass, arrived Wednesday evening to
attend the funeral of George U. White.
They returned to Brockton Friday. Geo.
U. Hatch, who is teaching in Strong, ar
rived Wednesday to attend the funeral of
his grandfather, Geo. U. White, returned to
| Strong Thursday -. Mrs. Jean Partridge of
Waltham, Mass, who was called here by
the death of her father, Capt. j. b, Fergu-
son, returned to her home last Saturday
The cold weather and absence of snow
| have made just the right combination for
ice boating; and the wind has been high
enough to make exciting sport. The ponds
, froze over smoothly with ice strong enough
to bear any weight, and the winter yachts
have been kept busy Oh Pitchers, Quantaba-
cook and Swan Lake. Pitchers Pond has
the largest number of ice boats, andsthe
fleet this season includes a new one owned
| by W. M. Randall and others which prom
Uses well in the way of speed when fully
tuned up. Skaters have also had their in
nings for some two weeks; but the sleighs
are taking a rest.
Armor Bearer Circle, X. d. & S., met
Wednesday evening, Dec. 18th, with Mrs.
w. A. Heal and very enjoyable time was
had by all. The business included the cleo
ton of the following officers President,
7. II. Fernald; Vice President, Mrs W.
j. Price; Secretary and Treasurer, Lora
Maxcy; Collector, Mae Adams. Refresh
ments were served and violin and organ
selections were given by Mr.. and Mrs. Heal.
The meeting Dec. Dist will be with Mr.. and
! Mrs. Isaiah Cross, when special Christmas
program will be given. This Circle is in a
very prosperous condition. Work is being
done at present to go to Bangor.
| ANOTHER SEIZURE OF LIQUOR. A very
successful seizure of liquor was made Fri
day evening, Dec 9th, by officers Nj. G.
| Norton, W. F. Ellis and Jere Bowen at the
! Windsor Hotel, the Gentner saloon and the
saloon at the corner of Main and Washing
ton streets. The next morning the same
officers and A. F. Carleton made seizures at
the Commonwealth hotel, the Phoenix House
and the saloon at 81 Main street, and the
proprietors of the places, namely, L. L.
Gentner, E. A. jones, Frank f. Nash, John
| A. Warren, Fred Staples, W. S. Edminster,
and Jesse E. Staples were arraigned in the
police court Saturday and each were found
guilty and sentenced to pay fine of 500
and costs and sixty days in jail, or in de-
fault of fine and cost to ten days additional.
Robert Logan, a bar tender at the Gentner
saloon, was also brought into court charged
with single sale. He was found guilty and
sentenced to pay fine of $50 and cost and
80 days in Jail. The defendants all appeal
ed to the January term of court. The war
rants were issued on complaint of Rev. Eu-
gene S. Philbrook of the Baptist church
and Rev. John w. Hatch of the Methodist
church.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Capt. Stanley Ans
bury of Rockport left New York Dec It'll
for San Francisco and was to sail from there
Dec. 18th on the steamer Gallo for Hong
Kong, via Honolulu, where he will take COM
mand of the ship Acme. Capt. Lawrence,
the former commander of the ship Acme
died of typhoid fever at Kobe, Japan. The
ship left Kobe Dec. Sth for Hong Kong, in
charge of a temporary master, where she
will finish loading. Sch Arthur V. S
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