The Republican journal., 1904-01-28
DR.. w. L. West killed a tuberculOus COW
in SWanville Yesterday.

Two sisters in NOrthpOrt each presented
her husband with an infant daughter with
in few hours time last week.
Albert Stevenson, merchant, Freedom,
has failed with liabilities at $1,000 and
assets $250O.-Kennebec Journal
The movement for establishing in Belfast
home for aged women is progressing IA
vorably. The Cutter house on Cedar street
has been bargained for.
Unclaimed letters remaing in the Belfast
postoffice for the week ending Jan. %:
Mrs. w. n. Butterfeld, Miss Alice E. Hatch,
Rose Perry, John Jellison, Charles Roakes.
The Belfast National Bank has opened
an interest department and solicits deposit
accounts on which per cent. interest will
be paid. 1t has safe deposit boxes for rent
at from So to So per year. See advt. for
further particulars.
The contest ON the will Of the late George
W, Cottrell was finally decided in the
Supreme Court against the contestants in
November last, and the case was recently
certified to the Probate Court for the usual
processes of administration.
James P Wight, contractor for the sup
port of the poor, went to Rockland last
week to look after a young man from Bel
fast, who fell into distress in Rockland on
account of illness. He was seriously ill
with typhoid fever but is now improving.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet Monday afternoon, Febru-
airy list, with Mrs. c. F. Black, No. Union
teen of Literary Leaders of America and
magazine lesson, Emigration During the
Nineteenth Century, Author, Sidney Lam
Ter.
Belfast Lodge, No. 80. Good Templars is
again in dourishing condition. They
meet Friday evenings in the Sons of Vete-
rams hall, on Main street. Every member
is earnestly requested to be present at the
next meeting as matters of Importance are
to come up, including election of officers, etc
Several candidates will be initiated. An
excellent program has been prepared by
Mrs. May Robertson.
Manager Clifford of the Belfast Opera
House presents Burrill & Ireland's Eastern
Military Minstrels and Vaudeville Co. Fri
day, Jan. 10Th. This company is composed
of 20 of the best talent of Bangor, who have
been under the instruction of Mr.. Frank E.
O'Leary, also a full band and orchestra.
Weather permitting there will be a street
parade at noon and a concert in front of the
Opera House before the evening perform
ance.
VETERANS MEETING. The Waldo Coun-
ty Veteran Association will meet at the
Grange hall in Swanville, Feb. 4th. The
comrades of Swanville will furnish the
usual fare of beans, bread and coffee. Bring
your picnic baskets along with your sweet
hearts We hope to see the members of
Freeman McGilvery Post in full The 10Th
and Goth Maine are well represented in this
vicinity. We hope to see them all out
Thursday, Feb. 4th. A. Stnson, Sec.
The supper and lecture at the Methodist
church Wednesday evening, Jan. Goth, was
well attended and in all respects success
Supper was served at 6 O'Clock, with Tiles
ton Wadlin, Esq, as head waiter, ably as
sisted by corps of young ladies in old
fashioned costumes. After all had partaken
of the bountiful supper Rev. G. E. Edgett
gave very interesting lecture describing
trip down the st. Lawrence and through
the Thousand Isles, illustrated by fine stere
opticon views.
WALDO COUNTY DIVORCES. Tileston
Wadlin, ESQ.,, Clerk of Courts, has com
piled for the Registrar of Vital Statistics of
Maine the list of divorces decreed by the
Supreme judicial Court in Waldo county in
the year 1908. The total number of divorces
decreed was IS; at the January term, 6;
April term, IL; September term, II on COM
plant of the husband, 8; on complaint of
the wife, 20. The causes were as follows:
Three years desertion, 9; gross and con-
frmed habits of intoXication, 3, cruel and
abusive treatment, -; adultery, .; cruelty
refusing to provide, 1. Two couples had
been married 26 years, other more than 20
years; between 10 and 20 years and less
than 10 years. The newest couples were 8
married in the spring of 1901.
For THE New CHURCH. Saturday even
ing, Jan. 23d, Unity Circle gave supper in
Carrow's hall The ladies proved their
ability as cooks and everybody did ample
justice to the good things. The supper was
followed by short and pleasing entertain
ment, consisting of solo by Miss Florida
Carrow, "Ring Down the Curtain ;" recita-
ton, Edwin Frost, "There will be No Sects
in Heaven" solo, Roscoe Black, "The
Plains of Peace" solo, Harold Curtis,
beautiful Little Hands," solo, Josephine
Aldus; dialogue, ga Sudden Engagement"
The dialogue was very interesting. The
characters were: Will Leary, bachelor !;
Claire Vaughan, an old maid; Lillian Ma
son, an Irish woman; Oscar Olson, boot
black. Mr.. Vaughan, by request, gave a
few interesting and we'll chosen remarks
about the cause for which the entertain
ment was given. A thorough search among
the audience revealed viOlinist and an ac-
companist. and the young people gave the
finishing touch to a very pleasant evening
by an impromptu dance.
New ADVERTISEMENTS Miss Hattie NJ.
Black, Journal building, is closing out her
shirt waists, muslin and jersey underwear,
t1annelette wrappers, outing night robes
and many other goods at the lowest possible
prices to make room for new spring goods.
For your Saturday night confectionery,
including high grade chocolates and winter