The Republican journal., 1908-11-26
The Cosmopolitan has been added to the free
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list of the Public Library.
A bound volume of Life" was recently
found near the Library and the owner can
learn its whereabouts by inquiring there.
There will be an election of officers at the
regular meeting of Thomas H. Marshall Post
next Tuesday afternoon and full attendance
of the members is earnestly requested.
VETERANS MEETING Waldo County Veter-
an Association will meet with E. M. Billings
Post, Monroe December 8, 1908. If stormy,
the meeting will be postponed one week.-A.
Stinson, Secretary.
Recent visitors at the Library have been in
terested in the fine pictures of Abbottsford,
the beautiful home of Sir Walter Scott The
several views, both of the exterior and interior
of the charming and historic place are the
property of the librarian. Miss Annie L. Barr
who secured them during her trip abroad.
A TRACTION CAR Monday afternoon we
found Fred " Cottrell and Jos. G. Patterson at
work in the headhouse of Gilchrest's marine
railway on what might have been taken for
mammoth kite or a flying machine, but on
enquiry was told that it was to be traction
car for H. H. Linn, proprietor of the dog show
which recently visited Belfast. The frame is
of white ash, cut in Waldo county, and said to
be harder and tougher than ash grown else
where, with North Carolina pine covering and
ceiling, finished bright, and bronze iron work.
The car is % feet long feet, 6 inches wide
and 6 feet, inches high. 1t will contain 3
foot engine room with a generator to run
electric lights, a living room, kitchen and re-
frigerator The engine and other machinery
is under construction in Waterville. This car
will draw two other cars and in the summer
the show will travel in this way. In the win
ter, when the show is given in halls, Mr.. and
Mrs. Linn will the engine car to live in
when travelling from place to place They
could not have entrusted the work to better
hands, There are no better workmen in the
State than Messrs Cottrell and Patterson.
THE GAME SEASON. Roy Dorr of Bucksport
went to Prospect last Thursday morning after
a deer and returned late in the afternoon with
a good sized one On the same morning Man
ley Abbott and Murray Clay of Bucksport
started out to look over the woods on Verona
to see what they could find, as it had been re-
ported that there were deer on the island.
They returned at night, bringing with them
two deer, which they had killed during the
day. Friday the woods were full of hunters
looking for deer -. Dana Spaulding of Camden
shot fine buck deer at Lincolnville Beach last
Thursday ......Amos Clement and his son John
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outing in Northern Maine. They each got
deer Mr. Clements had his shipped here
and Johns went through to Seal Harbor,
where he is staying at present. .......Among
the recent game arrivals at Bangor were the
following: C. M. Williams, Islesboro, deer;
w j. Getchell, Unity, deer; Mrs. B. F. Howe,
Searsport deer; M. Hartman, Bucksport
deer; A. L. Gldden, Clinton, 2 deer. 800. Ralph
Wood and George Trull got deer last Satur-
day in Northport near the Ramsey place.
STEAMER NOTES. Capt. T. r. Shute, who has
been on the steamer Penobscot on the Kenne-
bee route says that there is no doubt but
that the turbine steamers Camden and Belfast
will be placed on the Boston and Bangor route
the coming season. The City of Bangor and City
of Rockland are needed on the Kennebec route.
The Eastern Steamship Co. has always done
large and profitable business and once clear
of the Consolidated Company will continue to
grow and prosper. ..... The turbine steamers
Yale and Harvard, of the Metropolitan's out
side line between Boston and New York, are
laid up for the winter in Boston harbor. The
past season has been record breaker for the
two boats. They carried 100000 passengers.
Each craft covered $500 miles, and this Won
derful record was made without an accident OF
any kind -. The receivers report in the case
of William A. Muller of Boston against the
Eastern Steamship Co. was confirmed by Judge
Putnam in the United States circuit court, Bos-
ton, November 23d, after hearing at which no
objection was offered. The report showed I'M
disputed claims amounting to $1,267, 481, and
disputed claims aggregating Sll7,53s. 1t was
understood all the undisputed bills had been
paid and that one of the largest of those IN
dispute was in process of adjustment Judge
Putnam thought the whole matter of the East
ern Steamship litigation might be ended by
December 18th
New ADVERTISEMENTS. James H. HoWes
Odd Fellows block, announces a garment sale
for one week, to open Saturday, November2o
His entire stock of womens and children
garments must be reduced and prices have
been reduced % to so per cent. Don miss tins
opportunity. The store will close at noon to-
day. Fred A. Johnson, Masonic Temple, has
his new furs, line of 1909, ready for inspec-
ton and it is the largest and most complete he
has ever assembled. 1t includes new fur neck
pieces, muffs and sets of all kinds-lneXpen-
sive medium and fine-and of the styles most
favored for the season. Every piece is sold
under guarantee that means something. The
store will close at noon today. If you have
neglected to order your Thanksgiving Day din
ner until this p,orning you will find everything
YOU need at the market of Fogg & Coombs.
They have this season the finest lot of poultry
ever shown in Belfast, with meats of all kinds,
as well as vegetables and canned goods. - H.
J. Locke & Son sell the celebrated Elgin
watches. They have received and will be
pleased to show their usual large stock of
Christmas goods and prices are as low as sat
isfactorv goods can be sold. :. M. P. Woodcock
& Son are opening new goods daily, and the
DISPLAY of brass goods in one window and the
Is cent picture window have already attracted
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