The Republican journal., 1905-04-06
NORTH BELFAST. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur

| plOyment. They are to return there soon. {.
, George U. Hatch, Bowdoin, 'C6, arrived
home Saturday to spend his Easter vacation.
Nina Mason went to Sabattus last
Saturday, where she has employment.
Frank W. Gowen, the well known Good
Templar, in writing from Watervlle to re-
new his subscription says: although l
take large number of papers and maya
zines. still cannot get along without your
paper. We receive it every Thursday fore
noon and eagerly read the local news from
Centre Montvile, Freedom and other towns
in good old Waldo county, the county of
my boyhood. Long may The journal live
and prosper"
| Belfast woman met with a miskap last
week that proved amusing to all who knew
of it, except the victim. She lives just out
side the city water limits, and after getting
! all ready to go down town shopping she
dipped pail Of water from barrel be-
side the house. When she got nearly down
to Main street she noticed that a leather
bag which hung at her belt seemed heavier
than usual, and found that it was not only
water and its contents pretty well soaked.
The bag had fallen inside the barrel when
she stopped over to get the water.
Selwyn Thompson, who is to move his
clothing mandatory from the Coliseum
building to the premises on High street
opposite The Journal office, Owned and for
! merly occupied by him, is making extensive
alterations and Improvements. He is taking
down the old house and will erect new
building in its place in line with the part
formerly used for business purposes, and
will utilize some of the material from the
house, which is of quality far superior to
that to be had nowadays. The chimney
taken down was about four feet square
where it came through the roof and six to
eight feet square below, and the timberS in
the house are of hewed old-growth pine.
SEIZURE OF LIQUORS. Friday evening,
March 3lst, Sheriff Carleton and deputies
Cuddy, Drake, Ellis and Hurd searched
the three hotels, finding at the Windsor
House over five gallons of whiSkey and
smaller quantities of beer, ale, cherry rum
and port wine, together with complete
equipment for dispensing the same. At the
Phoenix House whiskey and beer were
found. The proprietors of these places. L.
L. Gentner and W. S. Edmnster, were ar
raigned Saturday before Judge Rogers of
the police court, found guilty and each SEN
fenced to pay fine of 800 and costs and
sixty days in jail, from which appeal was
fol- tn tho A tar of
was found at the Commonwealth.
THE FAIR RACES. The Waldo County
Agricultural Society has made up the list
of races for the coming fair as follows:
First day, Sept. ), 1905: PIT stake race
purse, $500. Pearl Brook Farm race, three
years-old colts or under purse, 800. (This
race is for colts sired by horses on Pearl
Brook Farm only.
Second day, Sept. g. go stake race;
purse, $500. 2.40 class race; purse, $3.50.
81 class race; purse, 5000.
Third day, Sept. 4 Free-for-all. (Joe
Pointer barred); purse, $3.50. Three
minute class; purse, 800. (Waldo county
horses only. 2.25 stake race; purse, $500.
Stake race, first payment, J une 26,
second payment, July 26; close, Aug. %
Two horses may enter from one stable.
In class races no entry fee will be charged,
but ten per cent will be deducted from the
winners only.
LETTER CARRIERS ASSOCIATION. The
Waldo Codnty Rural Letter Carriers AS
ISOLATION met in Monroe, March 5th, with
goodly number present. 1t was the annual
meeting and the following officers were
elected: President, Oscar Cole, Winter
port; Vice President, f. j. Clark, Stockton
Springs; Secretary, F. L. Hatch, Morrill,;
Treasurer, A. F. Durham, Monroe. An ex-
cellent dinner was served by the Monroe
carriers, after which the regular business
was transacted. Upon invitation the next
meeting will be held with the Belfast car
riers at d. H. Strout's shore the first Sun
day in June. All carriers and substitutes,
with their wives and sweethearts, are cor
daily invited. Picnic dinner Come one
and all
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE W. c. T. L.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
held its annual meeting, with picnic supper,
with the Treasurer, Miss f. p Frothng-
ham, March 31st. 1t was noticeably
pleasant occasion. Some 80 were present.
The faithfulneSS of those who cannot at
tend all the regular meetings, but who keep
up their membership, is appreciated, and of
course all were gratified at the presence of
90 new members, who were formally re-
ceived with short, fitting ceremony. If
other unions make the same gain, Waldo
County may expect to ret, ain the prize
banner a second year, which no county has
yet done. The ministry was represented
by the pastors of the Baptist and Methodist
churches, and few other gentlemen were
present. At the business meeting Mrs. W.
b. DecrOW was elected president; Mrs. Ada
E. Brier, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Edith Woodbury., recording secretary; Miss
f. p. rockingham, treasurer; Mrs. S. W.
Bicknell, who has long been the efficient
recording secretary, did not feel equal to
co ntinuing the work. A committee was
elected for immediate action, and other
! matters were discussed, including the
coming of Mrs. Price, State Organizer, and
Mrs. Ada Murch, National Organizer, who
will speak at the county convention to be
held in Northport in July.
A MUSICAL EVENT. "One of the most
delightful concerts l have ever attended in
Belfast remarked a lady of the concert
and dance in the Opera House Wednesday
evening, March Doth. The stage was very
prettily decorated and the hall was well
filled with an appreciative audience. The
bright particular star was Miss Katherine