The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-01-05
MISCELLANEOUS AND Personal

Apple shipments were heavy both for the
winter of 1904 and 1904-5. Last winter
the shippers were Wood Bros, C.. W. Lam
caster, f. H. Ramsdell, W. NJ. Foye and
W. b. Tyron; this winter, c. W. Lancaster,
j. A. McKeen and II. E & j. c. Morrill,.
Miss Addie E. Roes of Wilbraham, Mass,
had successful school of physical culture,
with 80 pupils during the summer.
Seaside Chautauqua Circle held 40 meet
! ings during the year with all average at
tendance Of -. The membership includes
graduates and undergraduates of the G. L.
S. e. classes from 1887 to 1907. Three of the
class Of 1904 completed the four years
course of reading and received their
diplomas.
A reception was given to Rev. R. T.
Sept. 23d. Mr.. Capen recently resigned his
passionate of the Baptist church in Madison,
Wis, and sailed from San Francisco, Calf,
Oct 25th for SwatGW, China, under appoint
! ment of the American Baptist Missionary
Union.
The friends Of Mrs. Eliza A. Hunnewell
met at the Methodist yestry, by invitation
of the W. c. I. u, Nov. I'd, to pay her
their respects on the occasion of her reach
! ing the age of fourscore years and ten.
f. R. Conner shipped 1852 beef hides and
80 horse skins in February. The shipment
weighed GAIT pounds and loaded two cars.
| This is the largest shipment of hides ever
| sent out from Belfast
| The Libby Co. of Waterville made regular
| shipments Saturdays from Belfast of cattle
| and hogs by the carload, to the Brighton
| market.
Howes Mayo was granted patent on a
| fruit picker.
| The cucumber crop raised for Skilton,
| Foote u Co. of Boston was very satisfac-
| tory, and large quantities were shipped by
the Eastern Steamship Co.
| Miss Abbie Poor compiled complete his
tory of the Belfast Band from clippings of
| The journal, hand bills, programs, etc.
The booklet is of linen paper, neatly bound
with ribbon and is decorated in water col
| Ors by Percy A. Sanborn.
| Deer hunters had extra luck tLiS fall,
nearly all coming home with one or two.
A few deer were shot in Belfast and ad-
| joining towns.
Poultry was of excellent quality but of
high price at Thank sgiying time. The prices
were: turkeys, 80 cents; geese, 20 cents
ducks, 20 cents; fowls, 16 cents; chickens
Is cents beef, Is to % cents.
There was no general observance of July
18th, but Pawnee Bills wild west show was
in town and partly supplied the deficiency
The second annual reunion and dinner OF
the Belfast Club of Boston and guests was
held at the Hotel Bellevue, II Beacon street.
March 10th. Preceding the dinner there
were a reception and business meeting af.
ter dinner speaking and short program Of
music.
| The local artists did work that calls fol-
favorable mention. P. A. Sanborn painted
local scenes many in oil and water c0lOrs
Fl. L. Woodcock had successful sales of his
paintings in Nassau and elsewhere. H. S
Fiske opened studio at so Main street
where he gave instruction in drawing and
sketching from nature, in pencil, sepia
and. india ink. Walter j. Clifford had a
successful year as manager of the Belfast
! Opera House and has leased it for another
year.
| Extensive improvements were made dur:
| ing the year to the gas works on Washing
ton street, and to the underground piping
throughout the city. 1t was found that the
1 gasometer was not capable of sustaining
the strain of supplying the city with gas
and the company replaced it with a new