The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-12-14
The Palermo Telephone Company has
,out Is miles of line ready for the wire.

There is movement on foot to close all
he places of business for all day Christmas.
The Baptist Sunday school will have
giving Christmas this year. Full particu-
lars next week.
Among the game arrivals at Bangor Mon
lay was one deer each for G. S. Van
Vooker { p and f. Pendleton, Belfast
NJ. NJ Colson has bought out Fred 0.
smith and resumed the clothes renovating
business at his old stand on High street.
The meeting of T. II. Marshall Circle of
the G. A. R. is postponed to Tuesday after
noon, Dec. 10Th, when full attendance is
requested.
A subscriber writing from Weed, Siski-
YOU county, California, under date of Dec
4th says: "We are having nice weather
here and good wheeling. There has been a
heavy fall of snow on Mt. Shorta"
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
iast post office for the week ending Dec.
III: Miss Mae Kilgore, Miss Amy L. Will
-on, Mr. Allen Herbert, j. A. Pierce, Jr.,
" H Reeves, Esq, William Sanford.
Miss Lydia S. Ferguson was knocked
Town yesterday afternoon on High street
~, a snow slide from Masonic Temple She
vas taken to her home and though suffer
ng somewhat was not severely injured
A heavy board walk has been laid over
,averal yards of the concrete sidewalk be-
Ween the Memorial Hall and the Court
jouse, as the concrete had become SO I'M
ven that it made dangerous passing in wet
Icy weather.
Giles e. Abbott, who for many years had
large milk route in this city, is to again
ugage in the business, having bought the
quite and herd of Mark A. Wadlin Mr.
Nadlin viii drive one month for Mr.. A b.
1utt, when the latter will take full charge.
Among the petitions in bankruptcy filed
the U. S. Court, Portland, last week was
he following: Austin B. French, a clerk
l stockton Springs, the terminal of the
Northern Seaport railroad, with liabilities
It 81, SG3 %, most of which was borrowed
rom banks.
Through Hon. Fred Atwood of Winter
wa tiIt tuitol Vi l. lie bOul uol loGolNcu ldSl
week "demijohn'' of Poland Spring water.
iu a postal advising of the shipment Mr..
atwood said: "Look out Sturgis don't get
IT, We have no need for Sturgis down
his way. A law-abiding and law-enfOrc-
ng sheriff and deputies are sufficient.
The alarm Of fire last Thursday morning
vas caused by burning chimney in ten
.ment house on Union street, owned by
Mrs. Carrie F. Black. No damage. The
alarm last Sunday about p. N. came from
burning chimney at No 10 Federal street.
The fire department was promptly on hand
and no damage resulted. 1t would have been
d bad night for fire.
The total amount of the tax on the saw
ngs banks in Maine is SILL, POS. IS, against
s206, 76S.75 at the last commitment, an in
crease of $7,44010. The tax on the Belfast
-avingS bank is $3,701.75 The total tax on
lie trust and banking companies is S26,-
80 -, against S2302S.35, an increase of
-3901S7. The tax against the Waldo Trust
ompany of Belfast is S609.S9
The third StereOptieon lecture on l'atri-
Jchs, Kings and Prophets will be given at
he Methodist church next Sunday evening
al rs. The lecture will show young David
playing for Saul, King Solomon in his
.Iu1y and his reception of the Queen of
Nheba and Naamon, the great general, and
early fifty other persons and places of
note. seats free, public invited.
The Epworth League is planning a course
four stereopticon lectures, finely illus
rated, on such subjects as ''The Land of
he Mikado, "Nence the city in the Sea-"
"lndias leaning Millions," "China,"
The Philippine Islands," Family course
.ckets will be sold so cheapy that none
an afford not to buy. The lectures will be
-iven every second week, Friday evenings,
ueginning Jan. 18th
L. NJ. Cottrell had a diving job at Rock
and last week. Friday he went under the
bottom of the schooner Jesse W. Starr to
ocate a leak. The. Starr, which is loaded
with stone, grounded on rock at Dyer's
Island and came off leaking badly. 1t was
found that some eight feet of the after part
9f the keel had been torn off and damage
done to the hull. Part of the Starts cargo
If stone will be unloaded at Atlantic whars.
dIu tIc SCuO0ueI I0pdlTeu ttL tUH loOuGE Hid
rlne railway Mr.. COttrell returned home
Naturday.
Thomas II. Marshall Post, G. A. G., has
aected officers for the ensuing year as fol-
ows: Commander, A. o. Stoddard; Senior
Vice Commander, Geo. R. Carter; Junior
Vice Commander, A. d. Smalley; Quarter
master, f. R. Thomas; Chaplain, A. W.
iiassan; Surgeon, J. W. Nash; Officer of
he Day, Geo. w. Boulter; Officer of the
1uard, Fitz W. Patterson; Adjutant, I. A.
0nant Board of Trustees, Henry Staples,
(, A. Conant, E. r. Thomas Henry Staples
was appointed delegate to the State En-
etmpment.
Last week City Marshal Mcdonald re-
eeived a letter from APPLICABLE, Placer coun-
ly, California, under date of November
7th and signed b. II. Warren, making the
following request: "Would you kindly find
4ut if there is woman livi ng in Belfast by
the name of Mrs Mary A. Knowles. she
used TO own the largest farm in the suburbs
If the city, the Oldest in Waldo county. l
have got brother and sister and my father
IS very feeble" Mcdonald found on in
quiry that Mrs. Knowles was dead and SO
advised the writer.
"MY UNCLE FROM JAPAN" This very
amusing play, with strong local cast, will
be presented at the Opera House Monday
night, Dec. 25th, under the auspices of the