The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
Next Sunday will be the first day of the
week, month and the year.

AOACH~ -
the color of the uniforms; the players are
''as white as they make 'em."
Miss Carrie E. Gilmore resigned her p0-
sitiOn in the Office of Leonard & Barrows to
| accept another position, and was succeeded
there by Miss Annie Kittredge, Miss Sarah
Mason taking the latter's place in the office
| of the Belfast Gas & Electric Co.
| Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post office for the week ending Dec. "a:
Mrs. Lydia Densmore. Miss E. E. Little
field, Miss Helen Whitney, Ernest r. AL
ford, George A. Clark, W. F. Peterson, I.
| Il. Gray, Lew. Hess, Fred Moore
| FIRE ALARMS. The alarm of fire last
Saturday about $50 p. m. was from burn
| ing chimney in Mrs. Carrie Blacks house
on Union street. No damage resulted. Sun
day night at 10 o'clock an alarm was sound
ed from box Is, corner of Union and Com
mercial street. The fire department turned
out and were met on High street by a man
| who said there was no fire, and just then
the about signal was sounded. But before
the firemen reached their headquarters the
alarm was again sounded and they retraced
| their steps to find that fire was raging in
| the McCarty house, Bay View street, occu-
pied by Mr.. McCarty and Ralph Darby.
The fire apparently started about the centre
of the house and before it was extnguished
the building was pretty well Quilted and
deluged with water. Few of the household
effects were saved, but the loss on these
and on the house is fully covered by insur-
ance.
! NORTH BELFAST. Mr.. W. II. Randolph
of Yale University arrived last Thursday
evening to spend his holiday vacation, and
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis A.
Gibreth. i. Harold E. Bailey, who has a
position with the Thomas G. Plant Com
pany, Boston, arrived home Saturday to
spend Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. Bailey. He returned to Boston
Monday. Helen Brown arrived home
from Boston last Saturday. ..Leona Buck
lin went to Boston last Thursday to spend
the holidays. I'VE are pleased to report
| that MIR. Eli C. Merriam is rapidly recover
ing from severe illness. About a month
ago he cut his hand slightly while at work
| in the woods. He got cold in it and blood
poison developed, causing intense suffering.
He was in a critical condition for several
days, but is now able to be about the house
portion of the time. e. W. Mason and
! lady are spending a few days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Mason. IA Christ
mas tree and entertainment were held in
F., the church Christmas eve. The tree was
bountifully laden with gifts for young and
old, which were distributed by Fred
Holmes, personating Santa Claus. The
entertainment, consisting of chorus singing,
solos, readings and singing by the children,
was successfully executed.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. You cannot
well escape the large and attractively got
ten up advt. of A. d. Chase & Son, and
when you read the prices given you will not
want to miss it. 1t is the greatest sale this
firm has ever announced and will no doubt
be record breaker in other respects -.
James II. Howes wishes a happy and pros
porous New Year to one and all, and pro-
poses to contribute to the general fund of
happiness by special Sale'in which suits,
coats, waists and skirts will be disposed OF
without regard to cost. ID. w. Ferguson
& Co. announce January bargain sale to
begin January I'd and continue for one
month Goods will be sold at greatly re-
duced prices, and some of the bargains are
enumerated in the advertisement. This is
strictly a cash sale. ....J. Franklin Harris,
eyesight specialist, will begin the New ear
with an entire new stock of Spectacles and
eye glasses, and to advertise his business
will sell them for 80 days only at very low
prices. Artificial eyes fitted and eyes ex-
amined as in a hospital. Office over POor's
drug store. Mrs. Emma L. Elwell, Mrs.
Lavinia E. Whitman and Mrs. Jetson NJ.
Pattee publish a card of thanks. Low
ney's chocolates, fresh candy and in new,
handsome boxes at earle u Jones, Main
, street. Mrs Almira Buckln and Mr. and
Mrs. II. L. Bucklin publish a card of
thanks. ...F. S. Holmes, real estate agent,
offers for sale two very desirable properties
; in Belfast, the Dr. Ellingwood house on
High street, and what is known as the
. Dickerson place, corner of Cedar and Pearl
Streets. A black dachshund dog, strayed
, or stolen Reward offered
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. Mr.. and Mrs
James A. NickersOn celebrated their fif-
teenth anniversary at their home in East
Belfast, Dec 22nd, when about seventy five
: friends and relatives met to do honor to the
! occasion. The esteem in which they are
held by their friends was manifested by the
t valuable presents they received. The even
ing was spent socially, with music and a
3 speech by James Fl. Hartman, Esq Ice
3 cream, cake and oranges were served and a
| general good time enjoyed by all. Among
' those who brought presents were Mr.. and
: Mrs. George W. Frisbee, silver pie knife
: Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Shaw, silver meat
5 fork; Mrs. Della E. Judkins, Old Town,
f silver pie knife; Mrs. Lucy NJ. B. Page,
/ Old Town, Battenburg doiley; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Curtis, large jardiniere; Mr..
and Mrs. d. J. Kimbal, water bottle; Mr.
: and Mrs. G. L. Bean, pair large vases Mr..
: and Mrs. Fred Crosby, cake plate MIR. and
/ Mrs A. G. Spencer, parlor lamp; Mr.. and
: Mrs. Allie Howard, vase; Mrs. Mary En-,
y cry, silk collar; Mr.. Thomas Kimball, fruit
e dish MIR. and Mrs. G. L. Bean, MIR. and
: Mrs. A. G. Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II
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