The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-08-04

REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS. The Republican
voters of Belfast are requested to meet in
caucus at the court house, said city, on
Thursday evening, August 4, 1904, at 7.3O
| o'clock, for the purpose of placing in nomi-
nation a candidate for Representative to
the Legislature. to be voted for at the cleo
ton in September next.
Per order Republican City Committee,
| CHARLES E. KNowLToN, Chairman.
CHARLES W. FREDERICK, Secretary.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet with Mrs. Ralph Herrick,
No. "a Union street, Monday afternoon,
August sth Author, Bret Harte.
On the I'd page will be found a detailed
report of Belfast's valuation and taxes, with
a list of individuals, firms and corporations
paying a tax of $50 and upwards. The
rate of taxation is 1871 mills against 10 mills
last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Clifford observed the
fortieth anniversary of their marriage July
oath by family gathering at their home on
Northport avenue. A dinner was served
at which Is persons sat at table, including
3 children, 8 grandchildren, and others. Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford have children and 10
| grandchildren.
The log book of the privateer brig Polly,
Capt. Juduthan Upton of Salem, Mass,
has been deposited with the Maine His
torical society, for safe keeping by its
owner, Mrs. Sibyl II. Lincoln of Machias,
through the efforts of the Maine Society of
the Daughters of 1912. Mrs. Lincoln is
granddaughter of Capt. Upton. The Polly
is now a schooner and is engaged in tho
coasting trade in command of Capt Georg e
F. Ryan of this city.
The Methodist Sunday school had very
enjoyable picnic last Thursday. The gath
ering was at the Walton grove about I of
mile from the city, and many walked to the
place. A large hayrack drawn by oxen,
with Tileston Wadlin at the goad, appeared
! at the church at $50 o'clock and took the
smaller children out. This conveyance
carried 81 passengers. A picnic dinner
was served and the day pleasantly spent in
games, strolling, swings, hammocks, etc.
| JoHNsoN's AUGUST TRADING SALE To
day, August 4th, Fred A. johnson, Masonic
| Temple, will begin clearing sale of his
entire stock, remnants and regular goods,
at prices that must compel the attention of
| buyers. 1t is not sale of few remnants
and few whole pieces, but the entire
stock is included. On the Sd page some of
the bargains are enumerated, and you are
requested to bring the advertisement with
you. Call early before the lines are broken.
A recent issue of the New York Tribune
Farmer contains well-written and able
article by DR.. G. NJ. Twitchell on the potato.
The article tells at some length what potato
| raisers in Maine are doing and gives as the
cause for the disappearance of seed balls the
use of SO much poison which is applied to
kill the bugs. The Tribune Farmer, by the
way, is one of the best weeklies of the kind
published and has pages for the whole fam
| lily. The Tribune Farmer and The Republic
can Journal will be sent you full year
| for only 81
EXCURSIONS. Orrin J. Dickey is arrang-
| ing an excursion the coming week to the
| Good Will Farm for boys in East Fairfield.
| The rate will be very low and the place is
| one Of special interest. Other excursions
| will be trips to the White Mountains and
| the Rangeley Lakes, and on the 18th of
| September will occur Mr., Dickey's annual
| trip to Moosehead Lake and Mount kineo
A few more excursions will be made to
| Togus, the next being the last week in
| August. The boat excursions will be re-
| sumed in about a week on the return of
the steamer Castine from Bar Harbor.
| AN HOUR BY THE SEA SHORE. The Bel
| fast Improvement Society had clambake
at the pavilion at the foot of Condor street
Thursday evening, July 2sth. The COM
pany arrived at about 6 o'clock and in
| few minutes the steaming CLANS and hot
coffee were served to the guests, who were
seated at the large tables in and around the
pavilion. Other edibles were provided in
abundance, incl uding sandwiches, bread
and butter, doughnuts, cheese and pickles.
While the view across the bay was OBJ
scured by bank of fog which lay about
mile away the harbor presented its usual
fine view, and the passing and repassing of
the boats and vessels was enjoyed by all.
| uc StcdIlcI pduSOll ID. t ulltI
appeared through the fog bank and passed
in and out of the harbor while the people
were at table, thus giving many their first
view of that vessel. Among the other
craft that passed were the large steam
yacht Aquilo, which came into the harbor
for the night; the schooner Harriet Rogers
returning with her party of Boston excur-
sionists ON account of the fog, and numer-
Gus small yachts and launches. These little
gatherings by the Improvement Society are
very enjoyable affairs and those who patron
ize them get full value in a pleasant hour by
the sea shore, and at the same time help to
| forward a worthy cause.
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