The Republican journal., 1904-07-28
nj NEWS OF BELFAST.

III IM"o "
u.re's to the man
". w. invented the fan,
N5",,guagp so soft and tender;
ADD E5n1 here's to the breeze
NY The sheltering trees,
Az 10 the ice cream veneer
md b' IA bere's to the lass
.l. sea shore class
III ,. ' resort addenda.
vie ,dnIiie' ' -Four-Track News.
..,v CAUCUS. The Republican
ba' Ralfast are requested to meet in
rot4i ~ tb4 court house, said city, on
a''' a1pnng, August 4, 1904. at 7.30
1Dli,6 he purpose of placing in nomi-
oe'' .,udidate for Representative to
p''V g,..Ialure, to be voted for at the cleo
ID >. september next.
ta1 p ,,iar Republican City Committee,
fF '',pl. rs f. KNowLToN, Chairman.
..errs W. FREDERICK, Secretary.
..,.as Brothers are making extensive
Me- their storehouse at the corner of
lsF' and Pearl streets.
-.,ror,h Rogers and Herbert Patterson
1.a5bt Fred NJ. Staples bowling alley
S' 1'b street Mr.. Rogers will continue
OIL ' ,,+.os At the Maine Central depot and
o., n, amend to the new business evenings,
WI I,., ,atlner will carry It on in the day
.,sr Mckenzie of the Brown Medi-
4..G appeared on the street last week
' 1. .atYany's carriage newly painted,
W. VI, ,r-e pan of bays instead of one
a. punarly. The sale of the COM
medicine, Browns Royal Stomach
r. steadily increasing and other
.m.v le needed in the near future.
Earth. l.rNK's DAUGHTER. The prn-
..,.4d. 10 this opera is an old Waldo
..- .utIa dances composed by Major
w. -a. lass, who lived near Mosquito
,.....t . Frankfort. Mr.. Chase has
-...-.5. ,nIuS and uses this old Waldo
... udY as an accompaniment.
....-., History of Belfast, pages 1853
....4 -srs lu account of how they used
......-- IN the Olden time. 1t may be
.- to our readers to look this
..---r uefdre attending the opera.
u.. .... Brook Farm stables had a sue
..... week 5 racing at Waterville last
t.,.ui the stations taking fast rec
Wl iiraden lowered his record to
la~conomo lowered his record in
t-.H Leaf ta 21G4, The stables won first
..a . three races, second in two and
.--r.I. making net earnings of 5000
-- ...a $ racing. Brown Braden's per-
.,r. VAS a surprise to the public as
'.-r., uown to be several fast horses
.pa summaries of the races are
,el " the md page.
F. ~. weeks there has been hole in
4.s.l4tp pavement on Main street just
5r- tie entrance to the store of A. A.
17-- tt Co.,. How many have stumbled
fiji allen here we cannot say, but Thurs
a. ...i.i rWo ladies' going down the street
.r Ny scaped falling, and Friday night
l.. FAak II Iloag fell there and sprained
# lree aud has since been confined to
b. house She was carrying bottle of
edta- which was broken in her fall
Eq attention. of the city authorities had
zen r5l+atelly called to this place, with
.f effect, bat repairs were made Monday.
A1oHrE ANIMAL STORY. Mrs. J. B.
,m WAS absent from home last winter
I'd ha9d On her return that rats had been
sorf ~ the house. They had taken a
B7p soap from its dish on toilet stand,
uarl t to an adjoining room and put it
4 lg with some hosiery. Beth the
ap Hla hosiery were gnawed beyond
a-aEiag The rats also took some whole
e-- l,r is can and mixed it with some
-... u a box in another room. They
Fl J-l to take the covers off both the
ae 5I and the button box to make the
4a- What their object was in doing
- euued job is not clear.
A~1'S BRIDGES. By resolve
e.-l } the Legislature March IS, 1908,
L. es-s>orS of towns and cities are re-
-l.r l unish to the State assessors de-
descriptions of all bridges so feet or
-H a I-ugth. There are 10 bridges in
BLAST feet or more and Is that are less
4 j' feet One is of iron, the others
-pI- None are covered. Seven are across
Us a-sa-dsSawaukeag river and ) across
9oS- river. The iron bridge across Little
7er near its mouth, is less than so feet
& and IS owned jointly by Belfast and
ttpolt No State aid is received for
If The bridges. The total length of
pans is 2,0S6 feet and of approaches LII
III bridges of so feet or more. Bridges
less than SO feet aggregate about $50
.4' making total of 3,7O7 feet of bridges
ed approaches that Belfast is obliged to
import, or more than two-thirds of mile.
be longest bridge is across the Passages
d7aakeag, on piles, with draw, and is 1921
-9i ong between abutments, with ap-
I0aches of 81 and At feet.
DECISIONS. The Merryconeag made
excursion Sunday with an Old Town
a'l! from Bangor to Belfast and Temple
lsshts. Several passengers stopped off at
'Fiast, and were taken on the return
~ The Sunday excursion advertised
III The Golden Rod from Belfast and
temple Heights to Camden, Rockport and
.is'ceDt Beach was given up on account of
VIZ weather.. The railroad excursion to
""efgille to attend the Forepaugh & Sells
g cls was well patronized from the stations
A0i! the Belfast branch. The steamer
'S'ile has been chartered for month to
Ls II