The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-11-16
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

The iron bridge to replace the wooden
one at Gurney's was received by rail last
week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Northport will
hold a supper at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. o. Dickey Friday evening, Nov. 18th.
The ladies of the Methodist church will
give fair and entertainment in Memorial
Hall, Wednesday afternoon and evening,
Dec. 18th.
All the members of Thomas II. Marshall
Circle, No. 8, are requested to meet next
Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock sharp, to
transact special business.
Rev. j. w. Hatch will give stereoptcon
lecture on Patriarchs, Kings and prophets
in the Methodist church next Sunday even
ing at 7.15. Free.
Orbeton and Crawford of West Rock
port have been getting out oak piling for
the wharf at Stockton Springs. Some of
| the piles were 20 feet long.
We have received from the publishers,
William Ware & Co., Boston, The Old
Farmers Almanac for 1906. This is number
ia of this standard publication.
Policemen Frisbee and Nickerson return
ed Tuesday from their hunting trip, but
brought no game They saw many deer
but were not able to get shot at one
The L. 7. L. will meet with Mrs. Wm
Decrow, IA Bay View street, Monday after
noon, Nov. Goth, after school. All mem
bers are cordially invited to be present.
The Improvement Society will meet with
| Mrs. F. W. Pote, Church street, Monday,
| Nov. Goth at $50 p. N. Members are re-
quested to attend as important matters are
to be presented.
The snow plow is ready for business, and
| stacked near it at the station are hundreds
of Christmas trees awaiting shipment to
New York, Monday the work of loading
| them on cars was begun.
James F. Noyes left at this office Monday
some apples picked in October, 1904, which
were in the bottom of barrel in the cellar
under others which had rotted.
! The Thimble Club was very pleasantly
entertained last Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Howard L. Whitten, Miller
street. An impromptu musicale was much
enjoyed, and the evening passed as quickly
as Tuesday evenings have habit of doing
Menander bennett, the celebrated hu-
morist and impersonator, will entertain our
people at the Opera House Saturday even
NJ. l.
the choicest and most wholesome humor
from our great authors and recite several
sentimental gems from VIII Carleton and
others.
Among the arrivals Of game reported at
Bangor last week were the following: w.
S. Murch of Unity and L. F Cunningham
OF Thorndike, one deer each; Tony Grace
Belfast, one deer; w. S. Morse and H. 2.
Farrow, Belmont, one deer each. Monday
A. Gerald and Guy Mason OF Burnham an
| rived with one deer each.
Montana Harry will arrive here next
| week and will have a display of Indian
relics and curiosities at the store in John
sons block next to the drug store of W. 0.
| Poor Il Son. He was for thirty years a
! government scout, and is an expert with
the lariat and a dashing rider. While here
! he will give exhibitions of his skill.
The Girls Home recently received from
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross L. Stevens of Portland
several handsome pieces of furniture for
the schoolroom, consisting of a desk wholly
| fitted, large study table and six chairs.
| They are in oak and were manufactured
expressly for the Home. The gift is in
memory of little Mabel Hooper Stevens.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
| Circle will meet Monday afternoon, Novem-
Der Goth, with Miss A. L. Mcdowell, No. 4g
Northport Avenue. The lesson will be
| chapter six of Italian Cities and from
''Studies of the Poetry of Italy, page 1874
to 1871; topic from the Chautauquan Maga-
zine, "Modern Indian Idealists;' roll-call
favorite quotations.
Hon. C. 0. Poor received yesterday from
DR.. }. C. White, $50 Marlboro street, Bos.
ton, a check for 500 as a contribution te
the Waldo County Hospital. DR.. " hite is
a son of the late James p. White, and it will
be pleasing to many to know that he still
retains an interest in his native city and has
given helping hand to one of it's worthy
institutions.
Mrs. f. L. Bracket, secretary of the The
Children's Aid Society, returned Saturday
from York county, where she again placed
a little girl in an excellent family fol
adoption. Friday, Nov. 10th, Mrs. Bracket
spoke by invitation before The Education'
al and Industrial Union of Saco in behalf
of the Home and spent several days in that
vicinity in work for the society.
Monday evenings snow coated the side
walks sufficiently to bring delight to the
hearts of the children, and sleds were il
evidence on on the hills Tuesday and Wed
nesday. The foot passengers fled precpit
ously to cross walks or the gutter, at the
warning cry of "road' rather than risk life
and limb in an attempt to stand up fol
their rights, but the small fry were
happy, and nobody minded much.
List of unclaimed letters remaining il
the Belfast post Office for the week ending
Nov II: Ladies-Lottie b. Davis, Lizzie
Murray, Mrs. E. b. Nash, Miss Matte Phil
brick, Jennet A. Rawson. Gentlemen
W. c. Bowdoin, Gardner Gates, f. A
Greenwood, Hopkins g. White, Bert Me
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