The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-08

greatly lmpIOVcu III appearance Ahc AheSAAvA
has undergone acomplete renovation.
Belfast has narrowly escaped an ice famine,
the long continued hot weather having caused
an unusual demand. Local ice men had to get
supplies from out of town, and the two cream
cries have for some time been getting ice from
Searsport.
The first meeting of the Travellers Club for
the season of 1909 will be held with Mrs. Geo.
E. Bracket, IS Spring street, Tuesday, Oct
18th, at 230 P M. Program: paper on Siena by
Mrs Amos Clement readings, Perugia, by Mrs.
Bracket; Orvieto by Mrs. F. w. Brown.
There will be visit from the Grand and
Supreme officers at the next regular meeting
of Belfast Lodge, New England Order of Pro-
lection, Monday evening, Oct. 18TH The degree
will be conferred There will be refreshments
music and dancing A full attendance is re-
quested.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
Post Office for the week ending Oct. s. Mrs. j.
A. Clements, Mrs. Fred Gordon, Mrs. Susie
Higgins, Miss Eva L. Hasty, Miss Reita Jud-
kns, Mrs Albion Kennedy, Mrs. Carry Rob-
erts, Louise Royal, C. W. Berry, John H.
French, H. A. Gray, James S. Glidden, Will
liam g. Hamilton, George Hatfield, Herbert
Littlefeld, Norman Mcclellan, Fred c. Ran
kin (6 letters), Bernell F. Rankin, L. B. Smith
Dumer Sylvester, Stanley C. Warman.
People who have not harvested their late
corn are being relieved of that labor, as the
gray squirrels about town are attending to it
for them The little fellows have been re-
markedly active lately, and have frequently
been seen to climb the corn stalk bend it
down, and gnaw off the remaining ears. Some
times two work at once, and expedite mat
tiers, and sometimes they stop and husk the
ear before carrying it off to their winter store
house. Often, however, they carry it away
Just as it comes from the stalk though it is
heavy burden for them.
STEAMER NOTES. The Boston boats began
on the winter schedule of four trips per week
last Monday See advt. for days of arrival and
departure. The annual autumn excursions of
the Eastern Steamship Company are now on
and the low rates offered are inducing many to
take advantage of them. The fare from Bel
fast to Boston and return is So Is. Staterooms
accommodating two persons are $3.50 and S.
and dining room service is European plan at
reasonable rates. The steamer Camden made
her last trip of the season Oct End, and the
steamer Calvin Austin which has been on the
direct route between St John and Boston, re
placed the Camden on the international divis-
ion, sailing from Boston for Portland, PASSPORT
and st. John Monday, Oct. 5th.
BANQUETTED BY THE BAR On the eve of his
departure from this city to engage in the prac-
tice of his profession in Bangor, the members
of the Waldo county bar gave complimentary
banquet to one of their most highly esteemed
members, Hon. William P. Thompson. The af-
fair took place at the Windsor Hotel last Thurs
day evening, when a party of 10 were seated at
$50 at the handsomely decorated tables, to be
served with a supper of ten courses Arthur
Richie, ESQ, acted as postmaster and when
at 1870 cigars We're lighted, speech making was
in order and everyone responded, voicing the
general regret at the departure of Mr. Thomp-
son from Belfast and expressing the heartest
of good wishes for his success in his new field
justices of the supreme court from former
members of the supreme bench and from a
close friend of Mr. Thompson, John F. Lynch
of Machias. The guests present were J. H.
Montgomery of Camden D. N. Mortland of
Rockand, R. B. Cookson and Albert L. Blanch-
ard of Bangor. The Waldo county bar was
represented by H. C. Buzzel of Searsport Ell
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LAWYERS: Judge Geo E. johnson, Judge f. W.
Rogers, j. S. Hartman, Robert F. Dunton, John
R. Dunton, Ralph I. Morse, E. F. Littlefed,
Wavland Knowton, F. w. Brown. F. A. Greer,
Arthur Richie and Tieston Wadlin, represent
ing the entire legal fraternity of Belfast,
cepting the veteran VIM. H. Mcclellan, whose
health did not permit him to attend,
THEY HAD COOP LUCK. The Coot club re-
turned Tuesday evening from their annual ex-
cursion down the bay in steamer Castine, bring
ing about 100 coots and 500 pounds of fresh
fish. The coots We're shot in the Reach and
the fish were caught off Spirit ledge, east of
Isle au Haut. They left Belfast Saturday for
Brooklin, where they gave the Coot ball that
evening and it a great success. The
next day they proceeded down the Reach and
to Swans Island, and spent the night there
Monday they went to Stonington for water
and spent several hours looking over the gran
lite town, returning to Swans Island for the
night Tuesday after spending some time on
the fishing grounds, the Castine was headed
for home, arriving about p. m. AS on former
trips officers were elected as soon as the
steamer was underway, outward bound and
these were the officers for 1908; Captain, DR..
William C. Libbey: mate, James Il. Howes;
navigator, Captain L. A. Coombs; steward,
Ralph H. Howes; assistant steward, Joe Darby;
commissary general, S. M. r. Locke; official
photographer, Edward R. Estabrooks armoror,
Horace Chenery; assistant armoror Sam
Morse: doryman, Herbert Foster; constable,
William H. Hall; chief engineer, Perry
Coombs.
A DOG CIRCUS Belfast has been visited by
circus at last, and the Lnns dog circus is
certainly bowling success. The outfit arrived
by boat from Camden last Friday and the tent
was pitched in the Pendeton shipyard south of
Mathews Bros factory. The wind was too
high that evening for the dog to do the diving
act. and that night the tent blew down. Then
it was wisely decided to transfer the show to