The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-01-04
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

The winter term of the Belfast city schools
will begin Monday, January Sth. after 9
three weeks vacation.
school will have sociable at Memorial
Hall tomorrow, Friday, evening at Z o'clock
The County Commissioners were in ses-
sion Tuesday and organized for the year
1906 by elecVng J. W. Brock of Searsport
chairman.
The Spiritualists will hold meeting at
Seaside Grange hall, Sunday, January 7th,
at 2 p. m. Good music. Good mediums.
All are welcome
The Liberty & Belfast Telephone Co. are
making extensive additions to their Morrill,
line and recently bought 80 miles of wire
for proposed extensions.
A Lewiston, Me-, subscriber writes "We
have been away from Belfast for some
years, but must have The journal and en-
COy it as much as ever"
The thaw last week made fine ice boating
on the ponds, the first of the season, and the
sport has been enjoyed to the utmost by the
owners of these fleet crafts.
party of Italians came from Stockton
Monday morning on steamer Rockland and
left for Boston on the boat that afternoon.
They had been employed on the N. M. S.
R. r.
Among the discharges in bankruptcy in
the U. S. District Court, Portland, last
week was James B. Waterman, Belfast.
Petition in bankruptcy was filed by Will
fred A. Virgie, Stockton Springs.
The annual meeting of the Womans'
Hospital Aid will be held with Mrs. C. O.
Poor, % Church street, Thursday after
noon, January 18th, at 2 p m. All in
terested in the work are cordially invited
TO be present.
The new telephone books have been dis
tributed to subscribers, who will find in
them the added convenience of thumb
index for Searsport, whose exchange has
greatly increased in size since the issuing
of the last book.
The first in the course of four stereopti-
con lectures to be given in the auditorium
of the Methodist church will be on Friday
evening, Jan. II, at Z 80; subject, "The Land
of the MikadO." There will be 100 beauti-
ful hand colored views of The Greece of the
Orient.
The work of laying the hardwook floor in
the Opera House is progressing rapidly,
and the contractor, N. J. Pottle, expects to
complete it this week There will be a sub
scription ball in the Opera House Thurs
day evening, Jan. 18th, which will be the
first dance on the new floor.
F. S. Holmes, real estate broker, has sold
the Ham-C Condor house on Northport
avenue for the Belfast Savings Bank to
Mrs. E. S. Pitcher; and the Buckmore lot
On Northport avenue to John Sanhorn.
The latter property extends to the rear of
the Battery lots.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet Monday afternoon, Janu-
AIRY Sth, with Mrs. A. G. Weber, No.
Union street. The lesson will be from
Italian Cities, chapter ten, and from the
Poetry of Italy, chapter five; topic from the
magazine, "Chil :" discussion: Do you see
any parallels between Ancient Rome and
Twentieth Century America? Roll call,
select quotations
Last Saturday morning it was learned
that the standpipe was empty, with big
leak somewhere. The pump at the station
was kept going, however, and the usual
supply was maintained while search was
made for the leak. Men were at work all
day in different parts of the city. In the
evening it was reported tina there were ten
feet of water in the standpipe. Two
specials were added to the night police and
the fire apparatus was got in readiness for
service Fortunately there was no alarm.
Sunday morning the leak was discovered
on Northport avenue and the damage re-
paired.
SHOE FACTORY EXTENSION. Messrs.
Leonard & BarrowS are now running their
shoe factory to its full capacity, with year
ly pay roll larger by $4,000 than at any
time under the firm of Critchett, Sibley &
Co., and much in excess of their guarantee
on taking the factory. They cannot in
crease their present output of shoes with
existing facilities, and would like an extern
sion of the factory to Main street, dis
tance of about 10 feet If this addition is
built they will put in the needed machinery
and employ additional help, thus greatly
increasing their present pay roll. 1t is for
our people to say whether this extension
shall be made, and the matter is now in the
hands of the trustees of the shoe factory
fund, Messrs. James ii. Howes, William ii.
| Quimby and Fred G. White.
Mr.. WHITES RECITAL. A rare treat
was afforded the music-loving portion of
Belfast in the recital given in the Baptist
church, Wednesday evening, Dec. 9th, by
Mr.. Emery i. White. tenor of the Madison
Square Baptist church, New York. 1t is
seldom that tenor voice Of such purity Of
tone, as well as OF power, is heard and the
many friends of MIR. White predict for him
brilliant future His selections were
from the best and were rendered with fine
effect. His name may deservedly be placed
among the first of Names talented young
musicians. His program is here given:
"Love's Rhapsody"
''The Vision"
"ContempatiOn"
"When Durcas Passes By
''God Keep You Dearest"
by Homer N. Bartlett
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