The Republican journal., 1908-12-17
The News of Belfast.

A. A. Howes & Co., received the first Christ
mas holly yesterday.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Mary
A. Coombs tomorrow, Friday, at O'Clock.
The Journal is indebted to the Searspor'
National Bank for handsome calendar fol
1909.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet with
Mrs. Chas H. Crosby this, Thursday, after
at o'clock.
Relfast has been allowed $476.06 as State ale
for improvements made on State roads during
the past season.
The Journal has received the holiday edition
of the Sea Breeze, George E. Bracket, pub
Usher 10 Main street. 1t has fine showing
of local advertising, illustrations and mlscel-
lany.
Miss Stella Moore, the victim of the shoot
ing affair reported last week, has passed the
danger point and is on the road to recovery
The bullet has been located by the x-ray, and
is where the attending physicians believed IT
to be. When the patient is sufficiently re-
covered to have ether administered the bullet
will be removed.
The first parish party of the season by the
First Parish (Unitarian) was given in Memoir
ial hall last Thursday evening and was most
ENJOYABLE affair Supper was served at O'Clock
followed by social hour, and dancing was en-
loved from to ~ o'clock, for which the Entire
Nous orchestra furnished excellent music.
LEROY Coombs underwent an operation 1or
appendicitis at the Waldo County Hospital
Tuesday. 1t was critical case and very
delicate operation but was entirely successful.
Mr.. Coombs has been suffering for some time
with what was thought to be stomach
trouble and now his complete restoration TO
health is assured. There were two operations
at the hospital yesterday, one for appendicitis.
The first class reunion of the class OF l9oo'
Belfast High school, was held at the nome
of Miss Maude Stantial December 9th, when III
of the Is members of the class were present.
Among the absent ones were Miss Ola Woods'
who is teaching school in Montana, Samuel
Portion, who is attending school in Portland,and
Miss Charlotte Pendleton, who is living in
Camden.
On the arrival of steamer Golden Rod last
Monday morning she was libelled on claim
for whafage at Warrens Landing, better known
as the Lime Kiln. Her passengers and frelght
for the return trip were carried by steamer
Stockton. Later the Golden Rod was bonded ana
resumed her regular trips Tuesday. Her own
ers claim that the parties who llbelled the
steamer do not own the wharf and that the
wharfage has been paid.
There will be hearing at the city clerk
office at D. M, December 2eth on the petition
of the Penobscot Bay Electric company for
permission to erect pole lines for the trans
mission of electricity on Swan Lake avenue
and the so-called back road to Searsport Inc
municipal officers of Searsport have re1useo
permission to this company to erect poles or
string wires in that town, and the company
have appealed to the county commissioners.
Herbert f. Patterson has bought the inter
est of his partner, Fred Hart, in the Elite NOV
ing Picture Theatre on High street and Will
continue to give clean, up-to-date pictures ana
music The Elite has been well patronlzed as
it is place where ladies and children can go
with the assurance that there will be nothing
TO offend sight or ear, and Mr.. Patterson Will
endeavor to deserve a continuance OF thls
patronage Arthur johnson has been engaged
as soloist.
"The snow, the beautiful snow" came last
Friday but Saturday rain set IN and Tor
time it looked as though the sleighing season
was to be deferred. But the rain turned to
sleet and again to snow and Sunday we had the
first real sleighing of the winter. 1t made
business lively at E. R. Corners and he soon
sold out the sleighs he had advertised the pre-
vious week in The Journal, but ne IS still pre-
pared to meet all demands in that line as wei
as in robes, blankets, whips, etc. ,
New ADVERTISEMENTS. earle & Jones in
their two stores have great array of holiday
and standard goods and are offering special
bargains in many lines. For example, they are
selling ten cent sheet music two for ten cents;
SO cent to $1.50 books, your choice, SO cents;
Teddy bears at half price; belt buckles, no two
alike, 25 cents to $3.50 each. Cut prices
cloaks and suits, which must be closed out by
January 1st... You will find Christmas gifts
in great variety at the popular and 10 cent
store, 81 Church street, next door to Ben D.
Fields grocery. There are four departments,
5, 10, Is and % cents, and candy department
with 40 varieties of choice confectionery. See
the special, consignment of Japanese hand
m ade drawn work and French hand -made Gu
ly lace. Written Brothers, Church street,
telephone 125, have fine line of edibles for
the Christmas tables. -. E. R. Conner, Front
street, has good assortment of sleighs, in
GLIDING the standard Prison goods, extra good
values in low-priced western and some sec
ond hand sleighs. Call and see them. .......
This is the goth year in holiday goods of the
Belfast Department Store and you should not
fail to call and see what they have to offer.
One of the features this year is the Japanese
department Christmas cards only 10 cents
dozen . You will make no mistake if you
order your Christmas dinner of Fogg &
Coombs. They carry only the very best in the
lines of poultry and meat. The chickens from
the Ferguson Poultry Farm, weighing from d
to pounds and over, cannot be excelled and
the sausages from the Chenery farm are the
best ever placed on this market. Emery F.
White, Bayview street, wants pupils in vocal
culture during December and January. -. For
Ma.~