The Republican journal., 1906-11-29
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

at the Waldo County Hospital.
MIR. NJ. Bennett is in the employ of r. E.
Cottrell at his steam mill in East Belfast
The Belfast schools will have their usual
Thanksgiving recess today and tomorrow.
The public offices and factories will be
closed all day today and the stores will
close at noon.
Capt A. Smith of 9 Allyn street has ne W.
ly clapboarded and painted his house and
given it new blinds.
Preparations are in progress for the Trim
ity church fair to be held in Memorial Hall,
Dec. 18th, and full particulars will be given
next week.
Some desirable rooms are for rent in the
lower tenement of the McClintOck block on
Spring street. Enquire of Mrs. Howard on
the premises.
Horace Clark, who intended opening a
grocery store in the Harris building corner
of Main and Washington streets, has given
up the idea and will engage in other busi-
ness.
Fred A. johnson, who is continually i'm
proving and making more attractive his
we'll known dry goods store in Masonic
| Temple, recently added some new and
handsome show cases.
| The markets had their usual supply of
Thanksgiving poultry. The retail prices
| were as follows: native turkeys 80 cents
| pound; western turkeys, % cents; ducks 20
| cents; geese, 20 cents; chickens, Is cents;
| fowls, 16 cents.
! There was spiritual circle last Sunday
, night at the home of Mr.. Peter F. Welch.
| Among those present was Mr.. William
| Britt of Boston, who gave a short lecture on
W. Keene on Cedar street but will 60 away
this week.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua Cir
Gle will meet Monday afternoon, Dec. 3rd,
| with Mrs Benjamin Robertson, No. 15
Cross street. The lesson will be study of
Shakespeare's Winters Tale, Acts " and
V. Quotations from Winters Tale.
The speed launch built by the Duplex
| Roller Bushing Co. for the Fairbanks En-
gine TO. and equipped with a Fairbanks en-
gine of about 90 horsepower, is reported to
have made the run from Belfast to Castine
in 81 minutes. The steamer time is about
one hour and fifteen minutes.
| Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
| fast post office for the week ending Nov.
"a h: Blanche Butler, Miss n. P. E. Luce,
| Susan B. Stearns, Mrs. B. L. Tibbetts,
Henry Brown, Albion Crosby, DR.. J. F.
| Harris g letters), Mr.. 5. I. Nash, L. NJ.
Nickerson, Esq.
THANKSGIVING cotillion tomorrow, Friday,
evening at Memorial hall. large party is
expected and an enjoyable evening antc-
pated Dancing and cards Dancing will
begin at SIS The orchestra will consist of
seven pieces and every effort will be made
to render the evening one Of pleasure to all.
Who will send Thanksgiving Turkey to
| Francis ?-Kennebec Journal.
| Francis turkey is waiting for him here in
| Belfast When turkeys were ia flied in
Smiths market Tuesday, two men ''chipped
up for ticket, and, with the remark that
Francis seemed to be a lucky person, put it
down in the name of Minot st. Clair Francis.
| When the drawing took place, the turkey
| fell to the lot of the much wanted man.
| The "Skidoo dance" given by the Seniors
of the High School, in the Odd Fellows
| Hall Friday evening, November 23rd, was
| great success. A large number were in
attendance and three pieces Of Keyes
| orchestra furnished music. Punch and
candy were on sale during the evening. $40
were sent to Willie Estes, member of the
| ,I,.,r tlxy.r,, or until q
| accident.
". A. Macomber has the keel stretched
| at the Macomber shop on Front street for
| barge 81 feet over all for G. W. c. Drexel,
| summer resident of lslesbOro. The barge,
which will be used for transportation of
| freight, will be similar in design to one pre-
viously built for Mr.. DreSel by E. L. Ma
comber. Mr.. Macomber has piped the shop
| for steam heat and has other work that
will keep him busy all winter.
| The Universalist parish, under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Circle, will hold sale,
supper and dance in Memorial hall, Thurs
day afternoon and evening, Dec. h. Doors
open at 2.3O p. m. There will be for sale
useful and fancy articles and home. made
candy. Supper will be served at 6 p. m
Tickets 35 cts. Dancing at So'clock p. M.
Dance tickets for gentlemen, % cents.
Music by the Belfast Quintette Club. All
are cordially invited.
CLANS. The lobster has gone beyond
the reach of the average pocketbook, and
now there is much talk of the growing scar
city of clans and the mournful prediction
is made that this shell fish may become ex-
tinct. Perish the thought! What, no more
clam chowders or clam stews no more fried
clans no more clambakes on the shore in
the glad summer time? No doubt in the
vicinity of the canning factories and at
points where clans are dug for shipment |
the flats may have beeh depleted; but local
marketmen tell us that the shortage here |
for the past month or two is not due to the |
scarcity of CLAIMS but of men to dig them. |
Those who usually dig for the local mar |
kets in islesboro and vicinity are employed |
abOut the simmer cottages or at Stockton |