The Republican journal., 1905-11-30
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

Dec. 4th, at go p. m
The lunch car Oh High street has again
changed proprietors, n. L. Patterson hav
ing sold to Harvey H. Gray, who opened
for business Monday morning.
The new creamery company have de-
clded not to build here this season, but will
repair and occupy the old building near the
railway station owned by the Hartman es-
state
The Civic League Record publishes list
OF Maine liquor tax payers from which il
appears that there are 13 Z. S. licenses in
Waldo county. as follows: Belfast, 3;
Frankfort. .; Prospect, /; Searsport, 3:
Stockton Springs, s.
Fred A. johnson has a fine display of
genuine Mexican work in his show window.
The pieces vary in size and shape, but the
exquisite workmanship in them all has at
tracted much favorable comment Among
them are doilieS of all sizes, lunch cloths
and bureau scarfs.
| The Whites bridge, So-called. has been
replaced by a steel bridge from the Ameri-
can Bridge Company. The work, which
was completed last week, was done by
Street Commissioner Bennett and two men.
The bridge is As feet long, is feet wide, has
capacity of 10 tons, and cost S64473.
| fire at Lake Attitash, Mass, Nov oath,
destroyed three of the finest cottages at
that resort, and two stables. The cottage
of DR.. l. NJ. Luce of Haverhill, with the
| stable attached, was among those burned.
The fire is supposed to have been started by
gunners. Loss estimated at $1,000.
| The Journal has received a very hand
some, finely Illustrated booklet on Iarys
vile and Yuba county, California. Marys-
vile is the home of Hon. W. W. Cutter, for
merly of this city, and his Belfast friends
will be glad to know that he is located in
"the garden spot of the Sacramento valley
| Close time on birds and moose goes on
Dec. 1st, and open time on deer lasts until
| Dec. Is, with local exceptions. In this
county open time on deer is for the month
of November only. The deer received at
Bangor this season bid fair to go beyond
the 1000 mark, and the receipts of moose
and bear are ahead of former seasons.
The Townsend Art Views, colored and in
sepia, mainly of local scenes, are most at
tractive and make very desirable holiday
gifts. The coloring done by Miss Harriet
D. Hichborn of Stockton Springs is simply
exquisite. MIR. Townsend is now taking
orders for these views, which are we'll
worthy of inspection, and they should find a
ready sale.
Miss Mary L. Carter entertained the
Thimble Club at her home on Cedar street,
last Monday evening A table of bridge
kept idle hands busy, while the industrious
improved their time. as usual. Tongues
flew in accompaniment to needles, and latter
Christmas seemed to be an often repeated
phrase. \ very pleasant evening was en-
joyed.
Two former residents of Springvale were
exchanging "reminiscences of the town IN the
store of A. \. HoweS X Co. last Friday
evening when a bystander jokingly en-
Quired. "where is Springvale? Is it on the
map9" The next day one of the gentle
men received his weekly copy of the Spr ing
vale Advocate, and the hrst item in the
local column read: "Springvale is still on
the map
Belfast Lodge of Good Templars held a
very interesting meeting at the new X. of
| p. hall, Tuesday evening. The 'Noah $
Ark Party was both amusing and in
structive. Next Tuesday evening Rev. f.
S. Philbrook will present stereopticon
views, and give short talk. One week
from Tuesday there will be public box So
ciable the boxes to be 10 cents.
| What are without doubt the oldest
| shingles in Portland are being removed
; from the observatory on Munjoy hill. These
are 9S years of age and We're put on when
| the tower was built in 1907. The shingles
are not being taken off because they are de-
cayed but because nearly century of rains
| have worn them so thin that in some places
they have worn through-Portland EN-
press.
| One of these shingles, with the hand
made nails used, was sent to this Office by
Mrs. Carrie f. Black. The writer has a
pine shaved shinge taken from building
at Saturday Cove in 1899, that was put on in
1888. Both shingles are sound, but are
worn where exposed to the weather.
AN EVENING OF LAUGHTER. An ap
preciative audience listened to the reading:
of Menander bennett in the Opera House
last Saturday evening. Mr. Dennett's Sc
lections were almost wholly from Maine
authors, but the variety of his subject:
gave him ample opportunity to show hi:
skill in rendering any reading, while hi.
representations were excellent Mr.. Den
nett kept the audience in constant gale o
laughter and everyone who was fortunat,
enough to hear him was ready to secon(
the advance press notices. Miss Amy f
Stoddard gave fine piano solo, and Mrs
E. p. Frost pleased her audience with
vocal solo, responding to an encore will
"Annie Laurie"
A PLEASANT SURPRISE. Saturday, Nov
18th, was the last day Miss Kate Robinson
spent in the stitching room of the sho
factory before her marriage, which tool
place Wednesday. Nov. 29th, and to max
it memorable to her Miss Robnson's friend
in the room decorated her window, ma
chine and chair. a white canopy was al
ranged over the machine, from the centr
of which was suspended by white saith
ribbons a ''joy' bell a little in the back
ground was suspended glded slipper
filled with white roses, and near the from
was white horseshoe. At the window