The Republican journal., 1904-11-24
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

THE NEWS OF BELFAST.
Announcement is made of a testimonial
concert to be given in the Belfast Opera
House in the near future.
The W. c. T. U. will meet with Miss E.
P. rockingham Friday, Dec. End. A full
attendance is desired as they wish to make
plans for the work they have on hand.
The fair under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League of the NJ E. church will be
held in the Memorial Hall Wednesday after
noon and evening, Dec 21st. A remem-
brance table will be one of the special
features. There will also be candy booth,
fancy articles and dolls.
The lot of land corner of Church and
Franklin streets on which Peirce's Parl0r
Theatre stood was advertised to be sold at
auction Tuesday at 10 a. m. at the Office of
George E. johnson. This was tax sale
and the city was the only bidder at the
amount of tax and cost.
The certificate of organization for the
Prospect Building Association has been re-
corded in Waldo County Registry. Its OBJ
ject is to build and maintain in Prospect
hall for Mckinley Lodge, X. of p, No. 81.
The capital stock is $1,000 of which $3.50
have been paid in. The shares are $40
each.
Mr. Charles P. Hazeltine has been elected
director of the Belfast National Bank to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
| of w Pur WI hoe LOT o1x,
moved to Somerville, Mass. 1t is under
stood that the number of directors of this
bank is soon to be increased to seven and
that Mr.. R. F. Dunton and Mr.. Elmer A.
Sherman will be added to the board.
A few days since an aged lady, Mrs.
Catlin of Philadelphia, landed in Camden
from the Boston boat. The lady, who is So
years of age, came unattended to visit
sister, two years her Junior, in Lincolnville.
These two are now the sole survivors of
eight sisters. Two years ago Mrs. Catln
came to Maine to accompany her sister
across the continent to visit in California.
Both enjoyed the journey to and from the
Pacific coast. To Mrs. Catlin belongs the
honor of having circumnavlgated the earth,
one of the voyages having been made to
China on board a sailing ship. The lady is
now in Lincolnvlle where she designs
spending a portion of the wnter.-Camden
Herald.
The interest which the public has taken
in the organization of a church and the
erection of building in East Belfast leads
us to conclude that the announcement of
sale, supper and entertainment on the af-
ternoon and evening of Dec. 18th in Memo
rial Hall will be considered by all as an ex-
celent opportunity to help forward a cause,
which cannot be considered otherwise than
as a benefit not only to the people on the
East Side but to the whole community. Ar
ticles of usefulness will be for sale in the
afternoon from to O'Clock. Supper at 6
o'clock.
ARoosTooK POTATOES. The large
potatoes on exhibition in the window of
Wadsworth's market are Aroostook pota-
!. toes, raised on the farm of Wilbur II.
Harding, formerly of Appleton, who settled
in the town of Ludboro, six miles from
Houlton, about fifteen years ago. These
: potatoes are fair sample of the Aroostook
tubers, and the yield is something wonder
full, averaging 125 barrels to the acre. Be-
: sides farming Mr.. H. does large mill
business. manufacturing slaves and head
ing for starch barrels, for which there is a
great demand. He recently bought of
Frank P. Bennett of Liberty one of the
largest saws in the county. Coopers are in
. demand in this vicinity, and MIR. Harding
was obliged to refuse an order recently for
10000 fertilizer barrels on account of
: scarcity of help.
News ON EVERY PAGE. For weeks past
, until last week we found it difficult to get
/ all the local news into current issues of The
l journal, and many times all Of our county
, correspondence was deferred from last
week. We have avoided that difficulty by
change in our press work. All the pages
= of The Journal are now printed Wednes-
/ day, and this enables us to give local and
: live news matter on every page. For some
time past our local news has been increas.
e ing in amount, and we believe in interest
!. and in the near future we expect to make
Y The journal more of local newspaper
e than it has ever been. To attain this enc
we solicit the aid of our readers at home
:, and abroad. Let US hear from you wher
n you have anything Of interest to our read
It ers-personals, crop notes, industrial items
) social news, etc, are always welcome. The
:, News of the Oranges has long been fea
e ture, and with the cooperation of the
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e your name and address.
BASKET BALL. The first regular game
$ Of basketball ever played in this city took
: place Friday afternoon, Nov. 18th, at the
: opera house, between the Senior and Jun
n ior teams of the Belfast High school, II
was an interesting contest, the score being
81 to 8 in favor of the Seniors. The Jun.
: iors were rather outmatched in size, but
e played a plucky game, holding the Seniors
magnificently in the second half. The line.
: up of the two teams was as follows: SEN
|, iors: c. Holmes, +. f.; &. Holmes, l. t.;
> Lane, c.; Michaels, +. G.. NJ. Black, |. G.
a H. Hills, |. g.; in second half. Juniors
: Shorey, |. f.; Hugh Hayford, r. f.; Murch,
: c.; R. Black, r. g.. Harold Hayford, |. g.
: Goals from field, c. Holmes, 6; G. Holmes,
4; R. Black, / Murch, 1. Goals from free
throws, c. Holmes, 1 Murch, 4. Referee.
II. r, Eaton principal of B. II. S. Scorer,