The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-01-05
Monday, Jan. 2, was bank holiday in
Maine and the local banks were closed.

! George Frank Hartman of New York
has bought the W. e. Thompson cottage at
| Kelley's Cove, Northport.
| The W. e. T. U. will hold devotional
meeting at the home of Mrs. VIM. Decrow
Friday afternoon, Jan. 18th. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
The pews of the Methodist church, which
have in the past been largely owned by in
dividuals, have been decided to the society
and are now free to the public.
The Charming. League will meet with Mrs.
j. W. Frederick, Congress street, this,
Thursday, afternoon at $50 O'Clock. All
the members are requested to be present.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Hospital Aid will be held in the common
council room, Memorial building, JAM 18th,
at $50 p. m. All members are requested to
attend.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post Office for the week ending Dec 81:
Mrs. Allena Richards, Mrs. Flora ThOmp-
son, Mr.. E. P. Curtis, Mr.. j. T. Lothrop e
letters), Millar & Martin, Mr. Ellis Neil
son, Ralph Wyman, Mr.. John Wallace.
The citizens committee appointed to re-
ceive subscriptions to the shoe factory fund
have examined the pay rolls of Leonard &
Barrows for the past year and find that
they have exceeded the stipulated amount
to be paid for labor by $4,000 The pay
roll also shows an increase over last year.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
church have adorned the church building
on Miller street with beautiful tablet
giving the name of the church and name
and residence of the pastor and the time at
which the services of the church are held.
The design is most artistic and the work
manship the very best.
The Bohemian club orchestra, which fur
nished music for many dances in Belfast
and vicinity during 1901 and 1902, has been
reorganized for the winter and is looking
for engagements in the dance and concert
line. The members and Instrumentation
are the same as formerly John c. Clement
of this city is the business manager.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua Cir
Gle will meet Monday afternoon, Jan. 9th,
with Mrs. A. L. Weber, No. Union street.
The lesson will be from chapter twelve of
"French Revolution" and from Chautanqua
Magazine, A reading Journey in Munich
The city on the Isar; - also chapter one of
the c. L. S. c. book, "Ten Frenchmen Of
Nineteenth Century" Author, John White
Chadwick. All interested in c. l.. 5. c.
work are cordially invited.
DRY, AND DARK. Belfast was dry city
los Eri1 loal no
ply pipe of the water works on Northport
avenue Thursday afternoon and when the
faucets were turned on Friday morning no
water came. From former experience
few attributed the trouble to frozen pipes,
and inquiry of neghbors soon established
the fact that the whole city was dry. Wells
and ciSterns were drawn upon to meet the
emergency and later in the day, the break
having been repaired, the water was turned
on. 1t would have been bad time for a
fire. Saturday evening, at time when al
most everybody is abroad, the street lights
failed and but foT the white mantle of snow
which covered everything it would not
have been easy to get about without a Ian
tern. Later the electricity was turned on.
STEAMER NOTES. The winter arrange
ment of the Vinalhaven & Rockland Steam
boat Co. went into effect Jan. Cd. The boat
leaves Rockland every week day at 1.30 p.
M, for Hurricane. North Haven and Ston-
ington, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays for Swans Island Returning
leaves Swans Island Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays at 545 a. M, and StoniTg-
| Aox of for
Vinalhaven, Hurricane and Rockland. Be-
ginning on February LIST the steamer will
leave Rockland at . p. m. The Eastern S.
S. Co. has placed the Calvin Austin on the
Portland division and hauled up the side
wheeler Bay State for the winter. Steam
er Gov. Bodweli has been taken to Port
land for repairs to her shaft. Steamer
| Penobscot was interrupted in her trips last
week by stormy weather, but resumed her
regular schedule Monday.
The COUNTY OFFICERS. There were but
two changes in the county officers at the be-
ginning of the year. S. G. Norton was sue
ceeded as Sheriff by Amos F. Carleton of
Winterport, and Burton F. Foster of Mont
vile succeeded Arthur Richie as County
Attorney. George L. johnson, Judge of
Probate, Charles P. Hazeltine, Register of
Probate, Alfred A. Small, County Treasur-
er and William A. Bragg, County Commits
siOner, succeeded themselves in their re-
spective Offices. The new sheriff, Amos F.
Carleton of Winterport has moved his fam
lily to the sheriff residence on Congress
street. His turnkey, P. J. Cuddy of Viii
terpOrt, will also make his home in the
sheriff's residence. Mr.. Carleton has APP
pointed the following deputies: Elisha W.
Ellis, Belfast; Joseph II. Farwell, Unity
Charles F. Drake, Frankfort; Patrick J.
Cuddy, Winterport; Silas E. Bowler, Pa
lermo; Jere Bowen, Monroe; Frank l.
Maitland, Searsport; Phineas G. Hurd,
Northport; Wilmont l.. Gray, Troy; Fred