The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-02-18

DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. The Democratic y0t
ers Of the city of Belfast have been notified t,
meet in caucus at the court house on Wednes
day evening, February oath, at Z o'clock, t,
nominate candidate for mayor. Ward eau
cuses will be held to nominate candidates TO
ward officers as follows: Wards one, two ant
three at the court house, Wednesday, Febru
airy "a, at 7.30 o'clock, P. M; for wards and
at their respective ward rooms on Thursday
the 25th, at o'clock P. M. Also to transact
any other business which may properly come
before said caucuses. Per order of Demo
cratic city committee, G. c. Kilgore, chairman
George l. Heating, secretary.
LEGISLATIVE NoTEs. Representative Mont.
gomery of Camden has introduced an act pro.
hibiting the hunting or killing of deer in Knox
and Waldo counties for five years :. Repre-
sentative Cook of Unity has introduced an act
making an open time on deer in the towns OF
Unity and Burnham in Waldo county from
December LIST, to December 18th, of each year
Representative Miller of Lincolnville has
presented resolve in favor of the town of
Belmont. It was referred to the committee on
presented petition for woman suffrage signed
by Frederick w. Brown and 63 others. Mr..
Morse has also introduced an act to extend the
charter of the Camden and Augusta railway.
lish in another column call for meeting to
be held at Memorial Hall tomorrow, Friday,
evening at 7.30 o'clock, to organize board of
trade. This movement originated with promi-
nent business and professional men of our city
and is backed by the names of about $50 citi-
zens. With the progressive ideas of its pro-
motors and unity of action on the part of all
concerned the good such an organization NAV
do is incalculable There are already matters
in view which call for action by such BODY.
The Journal has received from Mr. Orrin ].
Dickey well written communication COM
mending this movement and pointing out the
need for it and the good it may do and regret
that lack of space forbids its publication. We
are glad to know, however, that Mr.. Dickey is
in sympathy with this movement in which his
experience and progressive ideas will be of
material aid Don't forget the time and place
of meeting-Friday evening at 7.30 at Memo
rial Hail. Everybody who is interested in the
movement is invited to be present
STEAMER NOTES. A Castine correspondent
of the Bangor Daily News says: much dis
satisfaction is being expressed at the new deal
in steamboat arrangements between here and
Bangor for the coming season. More will be
heard from later. The retail merchants of
Bangor had better look at the scheme as now
planned. 1t will take three days for people of
Castine or Brooksville to make shopping trip
formerly done in one" The situation is as
follows: Capt. B. W. Arey has sold steamer
fremont and the route below North Penobscot
to Capt. Barbour, who is to take the route from
Bangor to Southwest Harbor, down one day
and return the next. Capt. B. w. Arey in the
steamer Percy V. will make daily trips be-
tween Bangor and North Penobscot and Cas-
tine. People taking this route will have tc
drive to and from North Penobscot . w A
Mason, chief engineer of the turbine steamer
Camden has been assigned to the position OF
chief engineer on the new steamer Belfast
Mr.. Mason is one of the veteran engineers
with the Eastern Steamship Co. and has beer
chief of the Camden since she first went into
commission. President Calvin Austin of the
Eastern Steamship Co. says that every pas
senger carrying steamer should have a wire
less outfit, the necessity for this having beer
thoroughly demonstrated in the wreck of the
Republic. CAN vessels of our company moi
fitted with wireless outfits already are to have
them installed Immediately" added President
Austin.