The Republican journal., 1906-07-19
The Dickey Bros, launch A dab made her

to Northport and back Monday morning,
connecting with the Northern Maine Sea
port trains. The Adah will be run in that
Many from this city and towns on the
Belfast branch went to Waterville by rail
Tuesday to attend the Barnum & Bailey
circus. There was no evening performance
on account of the rain. Yesterday the steam
er Castine took large party to Bangor to
see the big show.
Horace W Pitcher has sold his house on
Congress street to Mrs. Alice G. Waldron
who will occupy it, and Herbert f. Ellis has
sold his residence Oh High street to Asa
Sholes, who will take immediate possession.
Mr.. Ellis has become resident of MasSa-
chusetts, where he is engaged in the real
estate business.
The committee in charge of the public
lawn party for the benefit of the Home for
Aged Women have decided on Thursday
evening, august I'd. AS this is a public in
stitution and worthy of liberal patronage it
is hoped large sum may be realized. The
lawn will accommodate lage company
and the Home will be open for public
inspection during the evening. Charles K,
Coombs, chairman of the committee, re-
quests the committee, directors and all in
terested to meet at the Home Friday even
ing at 730 o'clock.
VOTING CONTEST. A voting contest has
been started in this city by which the two
cerks-the lady and gentleman receiving
the most votes-are to receive $500 in gold.
One ticket only is needed for as many votes
as you wish to cast, as they are left blank to
be filled in The amount of money to De
returned with the votes is to be at the rate
of cents per vote. The contest includes
all clerks in Belfast, and will open Oh Mon
day morning, July 23d, and close Saturday
evening, Sept list The standing up to Tues
day evening each week to he given in The
journal.
New ADVERTISEMENTS The Dinsmore
Shoe Store announces this week Half
Century Shoe sale TO commemorate fifty
years of successful shoe selling in Belfast.
The sale begins this, Thursday, morning
July 10th, and continues ten days, to Satur
day, July 28th See advt on SIh page for
particulars Last week Fred A. johnson
advertised a limit sale, and this week he
offers some splendid values on lines of
summerish goods The prices quoted
speak for themselves as do the verses on
Warmers Rust Proof C0rsets.. -Four or
five swarms Of bees for sale at IS Congress
street. -. See notice of Chas. f. Thompson,
tax collector for the city of Belfast....
Wooden shawl lost. Return to A. A. Howes
4 New six room furnished cottage,
with boat, at Quanta bacook Lake for rent.
Inquire of Mrs. Ora d. Higgins, North
Searsmont.. Keep cool by doing your
cooking with a gas range. The Belfast
Gas Il Electric Co. will tell you all about
them...,See advt. of coat lost; reward
offered. -. Mare for sale not afraid of auto
mobiles. W. E. Grinnell has horses for
sale at the Phoenix House stable; also some
desirable real estate in Searsp0rt Yillage....
See advt of the May Manton patterns, sold
by 4. D. Chase ~ Son.
BELFAST OPERA HOUsE. The public
has been taught that cheap prices for
theatrical entertainments do not neeessi-
tate cheap or bad entertainments. The
Klark- rban Co. entered the field as pro
moters Of popular priced theatricals and
have made a fortune by giving each play in
their repertoire with the same careful at
tenton to scenery, furniture, properties
and other details as is given by the best
metropolitan companies, and by engaging
actors of recognized ability to interpret the
several characters This effort on the part
of the management has met with public APP
prevail, with the result that the theatres are
crowded at every performance. The Kark-
Urban company will be at the Opera
House Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings, July 10Th. 10Th and 21st, with
matinee Saturday, at the popular prices Of
100000 cents Moving pictures will again
be the attraction at the Opera House Tues
day evening, July oath, in which the San
Francisco disaster will be shown in its
and places of interest in the city before the
earthquake and fire are shown, followed by
pictures of some of the same places after
the disaster mad fallen. One picture shows
what the camera saw while on wagon on
a drive through the city, three miles one
way and two the other. The scenes of
desolation and destruction are pictured
clearly, with the people moving about as if
in the life There are besides, number Of
humorous pictures of more than ordinary
worth, while the last picture i2 hant-
painted one sent from Paris and taking II
minutes in the showing.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch Henry l.. Peck
ham finished loading ice on the east Size
last week and sailed for Bridgeport. The
berth was then taken by sch J. w. BalanO,
which had been waiting in the stream, and
she is to be followed by schs. Gen. Adelbert
Ames, Sunlight, Allen Greene and Henry
X. Tilton, all to load forBridgeport.
y. S. Lord Il Co. are making the sails or
the 10OO-ton four masted schooner build
ing in PpndetOn Brothers yard.
There is still something doing in
the way of navigation on the PaSsagaSsa-
waukeag. Capt. Fitz Patterson in sch
Mary Eliza has taken two loads, one each
of hoops and shocks, out of the river for
nalhaven. ........ Very little lumber
is being shipped from Bangor, but
the movement of Aroostook and Plscat-
aquis county spruce to New York and New
ENGLAND ports from Stno.tOn is hrisl nine