The Republican journal., 1907-12-12
Yours in His service,
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THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

| The steamer Castine was launched from
| the marine railway last Friday and is laid
up at the railway wharf for the winter
| Found on the street last Friday small
| purse containing a sum of money. The
| owner can have the same by calling at The
journal office and proving property.
| When the journal went to press the Uni
| verSalist fair was in progress in Memorial
| Hall, and there was every indication that
| the sale, supper aud entertainment would
equal, if not surpass, the many successes of
| former seasons
| A. Perry COombs has bought his wife a
| new Schubert piano, which will be taken to
Islesboro, where Mr., and Mrs. Coombs will
| spend the winter at the C0ombS homestead
| They will return to II Spring street next
| April, when the steamer CaStine goes into
commission.
| Smelt fishing has begun in earnest at City
point and numerous eager fishermen daily
patrol the rivers banks or sit patiently in
their boats above the murmuring waters
| waiting for the smooth little fish to swallow
|
been able to cut hole in the ice or put up
| tent thereon-and Citypoint smelt never
| has the true flavor until he is caught from a
tent, through hole in the ice, with the
| mercury twenty below zero.
| For the past few years Mr.. Henry D.
| Cluugh has devoted some of his leisure time
| to the manufacture of dolls furniture, which
| has been an attractive feature during the
| holiday season. This year he has manu-
| factured less than usual, but the furniture
| is larger and handsomer than any he had
previously made. He sold the entire stock
| to W. II. Richards of the Belfast Depart
| ment Store, Main street, where it is now on
exhibition.
! Road Commissioner H. NJ Bennett, assist
ed by F. E. Wiley, has moved the city's stone
! crushing plant from the land of John Jack
son on Waldo avenue TO the city's land on
| Congress street and is putting up suitable
| buildings for its protection. The carpenter
| work is being done by Wallace Ellis. A
| storehouse will also be built for the smaller
machinery and tools. The entire plant was
moved the seven-ton boiler with one pair of
horses.
| Miss Clarabel Marsh, who entered the
Western Union office September 10th as
student, has made almost unheard of prog
ress in telegraphy. 1t is very rarely that
| student becomes an operator in three
months, and il is more often year. or even
more, before one can do good and reliable
work. Miss Marsh, however, handles the
business with the correctness and accuracy
of an old operator, working the wires so
acceptably as to win great praise from the
! Boston operators, who are prone to be criti-
Cal of beginners work, and for the past
two weeks has been of much assistance in
the office, where her good work and reliabil-
ity are greatly appreciated.
A New COLLECTOR. Last Thursday
| mornings daily papers contained the news
! that President Roosevelt had sent to the
Senate, Dec. 4th, among other nominations,
that of Samuel W. johnson as Collector Of
Customs for the Belfast district. Although
it was generally known that the present
Collector, Charles E. KnowltOn, was to
leave the city for a time the fact that he
had resigned was not known. 1t hardly
need be said that he has made most eff
fcient collector. AS custodian of the
federal building he has brought about
many improvements, and recently he Sc
cured the recommendation of the supervis-
ing architect for an extension Of the build
ing to meet the needs of the post Office.