The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-12-21
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.
THE CHRISTMAS FEELING.


atmosphere,
There's holiday sensation, as the Twenty
fifth draws near,
And though it's indefnable, you know it,
anyway
It's feeling more like Christmas every day.
The streets and shops are crowded, and the
people rush about
N tn mysterious bundles, shrouded from
the view-and in and out
Among the crowds, excited children rush
and shout and play,
And it's feeling more like Christmas every
day.
A while ago my pocketbook felt fairly flush
Il think IN have to hook it when it gets en-
tirely hat,)
us not quite empty yet, but it is losing
weight-and say,
1t feeling more like Christmas every day !!
Cleveland Leader.
The Charming League will meet this,
thursday, afternoon at the home of Mrs.
George W. Stoddard.
Two interesting letters on the subject of
3, name for the terminal of the N. M. S. r.
4 are published on the 9Th page.
f. r. Conner is having good sale of
~tate prison sleighs, which are better this
,aason than ever and are sold at the old
nice.
Plans are being made for private dane
ing party in Memorial Hall Wednesday
egening, Dec. 9th, with music by Reyes.
chestra.
The County Commissioners are holding
leir regular session for the auditing of
lis in their room in the county building,
md wish all bills presented as soon as pos
Die,
seaside Hose Company No. 2 has elected
GERS as follows: Capt, Alfred Shute :;
.eman, Asa Sholes; assistant foreman,
+ ShoeS clerk and treasurer, Bert L.
avis.
he weather and travelling conditions
4ds far have been very favorable for the
day trade and sales have been large. 1t
hoped they may continue until after
stmaS.
Glowing are the ASST gnments of the
preme Court Judges for the coming year
>ice Frederick A. Powers, first Tuesday
January; Justice Albert R. Savage
I'd Tuesday of April; Justice Albert NJ
There is an ear of corn at Swift & Paul's
lch was grown in Albion more than 80
.ays ago. 1t was found by F. r. Confer
10ng his effects. and was brought to Bel
ST from Unity. The kernels are as per-
ct as if grown the present year.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
st post office for the week ending Decem
10TH E. b. Bates, f. G. Browne, NJ. H.
ley, I. }. Connolly, C. G. Coombs, j. II.
.'w, j. f. Miley, j. A. Pierce, W. r. Tay-
W. W. Wiley, }. F. Wright
he Baptist Sunday school will have
Heir Christmas entertainment in the
hlrch, Friday evening" Dec 22nd, at seven
clock. 1t is to be a "Givng Christmas
Ich class in the Sunday school making an
Hiering of some sort and furnishing the en-
trtainment. Admission, potatoes.
As showing how railroad freight cars get
catered over the country we noticed at
he Belfast station the other day cars OF
he Vermont Central, Baltimore & Ohio,
pennsylvania, New York, New Haven &
Hartford, St. Louis & Southwestern (cot-
ION belt line, and Boston Il Maine.
John Mayhem caught a turtle in the Lily
u9ud, Montville, in 1880, and cut the date
40 The shell. In 1887 Frank Mayhem
aught turtle with 1880 on his back, and
carved 1887 under the first date. Late
.hj> fall w. S. Davis caught the same old
How IN muskrat trap and cut 1905 under
former dates and released him
q, Of
watches, including some quaint speci-
ems in gold, silver and enameed cases.
}m0ng them is a Swiss watch bought of
notify Chase, Mr.. Chase's grandfather
March, 1896, and which for more than
af century was a most accurate time
-eper
The benefit social and dance in Seaside
range Hall Dec. 14th was a success in
very particular. The Changers and their
vited friends report a delightful evening
sud the sum of S8193 was realized for Miss
wa Tibbetts' benefit Miss Tibbetts was
nable to be present but appreciates what
uer neighbors and the grangers have done
for her in her illness, as will be seen by her
ard of thanks in this issue.
SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT Last
saturday evening Fred A Johnson gave a
concert in his dry goods store, Masonic
Temple, with an AmphiOn piano player
The store was thronged with people who
listened to the following program:
March, Toread0r Caryall
Overture, Poet and Peasant Won Suppe
Dance of the Butterflies Goddard
Fantasia, Brilliante "La Traviata" Verdi
cake Walk, "Delia" Wathall
gypsy Baron Strauss
intermeZzo, "HiaWatha' MOret
March, "seected''
BELFAST, GEORGIA. There is new
shipping port down South which has
given our marine reporter quite little
trouble, as the big dailies sometimes report
vessels arriving from or sailing for Bel
FAST, without the GA" The latest U. S.
Postal Guide at hand does not contain any
Belfast, Georgia, but there are no less than
eleven Belfasts in different States and
Territories, including North and South
Carolina and Virginia. Cannot some OF
our seafarers or shipping merchants tell us
about Belfast, Georgia?