The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-02
|THE NEWS OF BELFAST

ass seEs.
st fThe Journals annual review of local
It Events will be published next week.
j. F. Sheldon of Poor's Mills started his
grocery team on the road last week.
The Improvement Society will meet with
Miss Maude E. Barker Monday, JAM 9th a
230p. m.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet
with Mrs E. L. Cook this, Thursday, after
noon at 2 O'Clock.
The Waldo County Veteran Association
meets today, Thursday, at Silver Harvest
Grange hall, Waldo.
We have received from Hon. Fred At
wood, Winte1port, one OF the handsome
1908 calendars of the Bradley Fertilizer Co..
The Alliance of the First Parish church
Ipitarian) will meet with Miss Frances
chase this, Thursday, afternoon at 80
o'clock. Quotations from Ecclesiastes.
The alarm rung in from box IA, North
mort avenue, at O'Clock Christmas morning
Is supposed to have been the work of an
fnebriated individual, and if identified he
,houd be made an example of.
The board of State assessors in reporting
the number of persons in this State. blind,
leaf and dumb, feeble minded, idiotic and
insane, give the following figures for Waldo
county: blind, 10; deaf and dumb. II; fee
die minded, IS; idiotic, %; insane, "a
A pleasing incident of the day before
christmas was the presentation to Mr.. A.
x. Braley of thirty dollars in gold from his
GLOW employees in the Mathews Bros
mill. Mr.. Braley recently met with serl-
MS accident while at work in the mill.
"DRoPPED EGGs" Last week the price
at eggs in the Boston market dropped five
..nts per dozen, and there was CORE
sponding decline here. There has since
been further decline and the retail price
las gone from al to 35 cents per Dozen
The nomination of Samuel ". johnson to
lie collector at the port of Belfast was con-
rrned Dec. 14th the day it was sent to the
~enate, but was not reported in the daily
paners The new collector must give a
heavy bond, which has to be approved at
Washington before he can enter upon the
duties of the office.
That the public appreciates good thing
when it is offered at a reasonable price is
Shown by the sale of broken candy during
the past few weeks. AT one grocery store
tle sales averaged barrel day. The
candy is made by Charles F. Thompson IL
Co. of this city, is absolutely pure and
fresh and retails at ten cents a pound.
The MUFF CAME BACK. Miss Louise
Hazeltine recently lost Persian paw muff
and the report was current that it was
taken while she was shopping in James IT,
Howes' store. 1t was advertised in The
Journal and the morning the paper was
issued the muff was returned to the owner
from Dnsmore'S store, where she had lett
#. and where it was kept until the owner
vas known. ..~4 '>as1----~
a local druggist informs us that the re-
cent list of patent medicines issued from
The Treasury Department, for handling
which druggists must pay liquor dealers
tax, contains nothing that is kept for sale
Lere The first list, issued two years ago
included Peruna, Hostetter's Bitters, etc.,
but the makers of these preparations have
since conformed to the law.
We have received with the seasons greet
iugs and compliments of NJ A. Hickey, the
steward, the menu for the Christmas din
oer at the United States Hotel, Boston. 1t
happened that just the day before in discus
sing hotels with frequent visitor to Boston
for
money at the United States than at any
other hotel in that city and the Christmas
menu certainly bears out that statement.
Among the social holiday affairs for the
Young people at home from school and col
.-ge was a tea given by Miss Frances Howes
1t her Franklin street home last Thursday
afternoon, a bridge party entertained by
Misses Katherine and Elizabeth Quimby
asst Thursday evening, and bridge party
riday evening at which Miss Gladys Pitch
-r was hostess. Charles B. Hazeltine also
-utertained some of the younger set Friday
-vening.
1t is something of a coincidence that
both the steam yachts owned by the late
A H. A. Groschener for use on the bay
should have gone to inland waters. The
Gueuevere, sold by Mr.. Groeschener when
be bought larger boat, had her name
changed to Edna, and was shipped to Sebec
lake the other day. The ldalette, which had
been hauled up at Camden since Mr..
Groschener's death, was sold this season to
c. A. Judkins, manager of the Kineo
House, Moosehead lake, and was shipped
there by rail. The lighter Reliance used
her big derrick and lifted the steamer out
Of the water at Cape Jellison and placed
her on a car.
A CHRISTMAS BARREL. The J. KS
were entertained last Thursday evening by
Miss Helen Bird, and the Club enjoyed its
second annual Christmas celebration. This
year, instead of tree, a Christmas barrel
formed the center of attraction in the Sit
ting room. The receptacle was draped
with red and prettily decorated with holly.
on the sides was fastened fringe of we'll
dlIed candy bags, while around the edge
tiny Christmas candles burned, throwing
fascinating shadows over the mysterious
bundles heaped up inside. Miss Bertha l..
Bird distributed the gifts to the impatient
circle of girls, and the opening of each bum
die was the occasion for much merriment