The Republican journal., 1904-02-25
The NEWS OF BELFAST.

ordidate for Mayor to be voted for on
>roday, March IA, 1904. Polls open at p.
,. and close at 7.30p. m.
publican voters of wards 1, and 3
81. meet the same evening at 73O O'Clock,
,,bp Court House, to nominate ward Off
.rr,
The Republican voters of wards and 5
AL meet at their respective ward rooms.
- Wednesday. March 2, 1904, at O'Clock,
u to nominate candidates for ward
A'ipels.
,rr order Republican City Committee,
CHARLES E. KNowLToN, Chairman.
GEO f. JOHNSON, Sec'y Pro Tenn.
B+ifast, Me-, Feb. II, 1904.
ne regular meeting of the school CON-
o.tpe will be held next Monday evening.
The drst cotillion party of the last half OF
,f. series will be given in Memorial Hall
.,-morrow, Friday, evening.
Nonday was Washington's birthday. 1t
s., only observed by closing the schools
., banks, and suspension of the R. Ed.
.as'ce,
,oiourner in Florida writes: 81 am
,-, clad to get The Journal each Saturday
..-ltug, as it seems like letter from
Ure'
A. Follett is casting $4,000 mackerel
... nest of which are ON Boston orders.
fig using. this year, hooks imported from
md
bod tIo or nffi an
# civil service examinations for rural
.. delivery carriers, the dates of which
be arranged later.
mall number of cows and calves were
I'd from Belfast last Saturday. The
RS find it very difficult to get stock to
atoms on account of the hard travel
A. Coombs and j. C. Dexter are build
foot power yawl for George A. Gil
,' and a 35-foot launch for sale, in the
.... # the head-h house at Gilchrest's rail
4uk K. Prescott of Northport recently
~ L. r. Conner pair of steers that
he'd 5000 pounds alive; girth, feet, l
dressed weight, 2,032 pounds; beef
.s he'd ,722 pounds.
81 a recent meeting of the Bucksport
..i of trade it was voted to raise $3.50 to
ai-h and circulate a booklet setting
d the advantages of BuckSport as a
Iner resort. A committee was appoint
canvass for funds. The idea is a good
valuable horse owned by James l. Jack
stuck a stub in one of her fore feet re-
Idly and lockjaw set in. The jaws be-
.,.44e set and the legs, tail and neck stiffen-
but treatment by DR.. j. b. Darling
Ought the animal around and she is now
lug her regular rationS.
t.FERANs' MEETING. The waldo Coun-
Veteran Association will meet with
-euan McGilvery Post, Searsport, March
The Post will make special effort to
ieTtain the veterans of Waldo county
~ shall look for large gathering, wealth
and travelling permitting. CLAIMS will be
we'd A. Stinson, Sec.
among our contributors this week are
.3T iltl4 1SG bC'plC III uilCIVhe Ptti va VI
country. A young lady gives very in
sting account of a visit to New Orleans
T. Wells writes from Sacramento CON
.-mng the japanese in California, and
ma j. Dickey tells of d voyage South and
old city of Charleston, 5. c.
.HiDENTs. A coincidence of accidents
ard at the Maine Central depot last
Wednesday NJ. Delany, fireman OF
i!s GIT train, got his right hand caught
.- Hver in the cab of the locomotive and
he end of one finger. Thursday Mr.
.teenridge, a brakeman on the SAME
u had his right hand caught in a coup
4d the end Of one finger was crushed
Belfast W. c. I. U. held speca
ing Friday afternoon, Feb. 10TH as {
mortal to Frances f. Willard, at the home
Ms, A. f. Clark. Mrs. Eliza Hunnewel
led, and there was a large attendance
mamberS. The services consisted Of
s, prayer, reading from Miss Viii
writings, and remarks. The regular
ting of the Union will be tomorrow
lay, afternoon, with Mrs. NJ. C. Murch
he Fire Department was called out Fri
o afternoon by an alarm from Box %
tr ire was simply the burning of chin
.- in the house of Charles Wood OF
Glrles street, and the water was no
ned on. Another alarm was sounded
Auday evening about o'clock. 1t was
ID in from box %, but something went
ing and the blasts of the whistle were
Hed. The cause was a slight fire in
Of wood at Heal & Woods granite
~d The fire was put out before the hose
we'd
LEASE HIRE HALL. There is cou
perhaps more than one-which holds
'sracted conversations on the streets il
es loud enough to be heard in their i'm
ate neighborhood through double win
- and storm DOORS 1t is equal to {
phophOne entertainment, and equally
urblng to those who wish to read or rest
other night, when the mercury wal
ing about zero, the entertainment be
It little before 9 o'clock and continued
I 1880 or later 1t must be very ar
''i pair of lovers that can stand so Ions
ii sn0w-covered sidewalk under sucl
matte conditions. AS more than one sec
Of the city has entertained these noe
'hdl visitors there may be more than on,
couple given to spooning these frosty nights