The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-11-23

Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post office for the week ending Nov.
18th: Mrs. Sarah f. Blake, Mrs. Rose
Decker, Miss Dora May Fletcher, Mrs.
Mary Nickerson, Mr.. A. E. Barker, Mr.. NJ.
F. Chase, Gardiner Gates, W. B. McLemar,
Esq, Mr.. R. K. Myrick, Samuel Upham.
Henry F. O'Hara, Mr.. w. R. Brown, Mr..
Charles +. Lord.
The steamer fremont of the Brooksville-
Bangor line arrived here Sunday for re-
pairs to her machinery, but as it was found
it would take about ten days to complete
them. and as the season is now drawing to a
close, it was concluded to lay the boat up
here. The Golden Rod, which has been run
ming from BrOoksvlle to Rockland, will now
run three times week on that route and
three times ON the Brooksville- Bangor
route until the river closes.
The small boys-and some not so small,
also-have been getting out and sharpening
their skates these days, and some have
been adventurous enough to try them on
"the Muck" The quality of the ice, how
ever. brings to mind the jingle:
Little boy
Pair of skates,
Hole in ice
Heavenly gates.
The Thimble Club spent very pleasant
evening last Monday at the home of Miss
Amy E. Stoddard. Although the men,
bers who were not able to be present were
missed, a jolly time was enjoyed The
conversation ranged from the respective
merits and dement's of embroidery hoops
to the latest in the world of fiction, and
everybody was pleased with the musical
program, which closed with a chorus of
the old favorites.
Belfast had a suit case affair last week. A
traveller by train left his suit case on the
platform for moment and when he.went
to look for it, it had disappeared. The
police were notified, aud in a short time
officer Nickerson had secured the missing
article and had the thief in the lock -up, 1t
turned out later that the prisoner might
nave made d mistake, having lost his own
suit case, and he was allowed to 60 on con-
ditons.
The UnversalSt Fair, under the aus
pieces Of the Ladies' Circle, will be held in
the Opera House Tuesday afternoon and
evening, Nov 18th The fair opens at go
p. m, when will be for sale useful and
fancy articles, home made candy and cake.
In the evening at O'Clock the two-act
farce "Sunb0nnets' will be presented by
the ladies of the parish. The cast of char
acters has been previously announced.
supper aud entertainment, 81 cents enter
tainment alone, l. cents. Supper will be
afternoon.
THE FoXHAIL IN PORT. The steamer
Foxhail came over from Stockton last Fri
day morning for water and laid at Lewis
wharf, where she was visited by many
She is a 12-knot steel boat with capacity
of LOCO tons of freight, has steam heated
hold and electric lights. She has been in
the fruit trade ana was then painted white,
but was given a coat Of black on entering
upon her new service, and having a rough
passage down the black was washed off at
bow and stern, giving her the appearance
of being iced up. In going out in the after
noon the Foxhall was saluted by the
whistles at the Roller Bushing Co. and
Mathews Bros mill and by the Boston boat,
then at her wharf. In addition to cargo
of potatoes she will take large number of
Christmas trees to New York. The Fox
hall took over $4,000 gallons of water here.
AS a remedy for Group, we have no hest =
tency in saying that Browns Instant Re
lief heads the list.