The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-12-30

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THE DEMAGoGUE.
An mouth, no mind; mindless mouth in sooth
+ does not bend his strength to seek the truth
But shrewdly guessing what may take the
crowd,
With tragic grimace, this he shouts aloud.
No true opinion no fixed faith has he,
But gravely Stimulates sincerity.
His many causes swift resolve to one:
i You find him his own cause when all is done.
Richard Watson Glider.
full attendance is requested at the re-
hearsal of Iolanthe this, Thursday, evening.
The Journal goes this week as Christmas
g.ft from friends to many former home people.
samuel Hodgkinson has resigned the janitor-
ship of the Pythian building and has been sue
ceeded by Roy Bowden,
The Commercial House has been reopened
by Raymond Ellis of East Belfast, who will
,1duct it as boarding house.
among the discharges from bankruptcy in
me U. S. District Court Portland last week
was that of Ira T. Cunningham of Durham.
Thomas H. Marshall Circle Ladies of the G.
r.. will have joint installation next Tues
cay afternoon with Thomas H. Marshall Post.
Mrs Clara Gilmore will be the installing officer.
leroy Coombs has speed launch planked
ri has the frame up for one of the two 43 foo
..u5sers he is to build this winter. The model
s ii fine one, indicating an able and comfortable
..4t.
acclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
totfice for the week ending December 2Sth;
t-. Annie Clement, Miss Alva L. Hasty, Mrs,
W Mathews Miss Grace NJ. Newhall, A. D.
ant, NJ. Maynard, Edward King.
The Women's Alliance of the First Parish
lreh Unitarian will meet at the home of
Mrs Joseph Tyler this, Thursday, afternoon at
90 O'clock The subject of the paper will be
Tire Unitarian Movement in Pennsylvania.
The January term of the Supreme Judicial
e.urt will convene in this city Tuesday, Janu-
q 4th with Judge Leslie C. Cornish of Au-
e.sta presiding. 1t will be the first term of
curt held in Waldo county by Judge Cornish.
Mr. Peter F. Welch is gaining slowly from
az injury received to his arm while gathering
apples about ten weeks ago. No bones were
-oken, but the muscles were strained in such
e manner as to be very annoying to so active
ian as Mr.. WEIGH.
The Reed Garage & Machine Co. had an
tractive window display for Christmas. 1t
vas winter scene, the ground covered with
low, evergreen trees here and there, house
u the background, and in the foreground Santa
aus in a red automobile laden with toys.
Arrangements are being made whereby
raduates of the State Normal schools prior to
ne time when State teachers certificates were
granted to all graduates may receive certiti-
..tes based on scholarship and teaching rec
erds since graduation. Such graduates are ad-
used to apply to the principal of the Normal
school which they attended for these certiti-
Gates.
VETERANS MEETING. The Waldo County
Veterans Association will meet at the o. Gard
ner Grange hall, West Winterport, January 16.
1910. If stormy, the next fair day. You will
recall the fine time we had at West Winter
port one year ago Well you can have another
Just as good, so don't miss this meeting. Please
bring your picnic baskets with goodies. The
good people will furnish beans, coffee, etc.-A
Stinson, Secy.
The next Chautauqua meeting will be with
Mrs. C. A. Hubbard, No Park street, Monday
afternoon, January Sd. All members are Ne
auested to be present. The lesson will be from
The December Chautauquan magazine, Woman
70 the Progress of Civilization" and fir ON the
L. S C. book, Greek View of Life,f chapter
our to page 1899, The Homeric Stori9s,' books
seventeen to twenty-one. Roll call, New Years
solutions.
The Montana Farmers Bulletin (No. 81 is
aeyoted to Poultry Keeping on the Farm. 1t
. published by the Montana Farmers Insti-
ute and is illustrated. With an appendix
Methods of Poultry Manager4 ent at the Maine
agricultural Experiment Sta ion," it makes a
look of nearly 2CO pages. fit contains three
articles by William F. SchoPpe of the Montana
Experiment Station "Capohs and Caponizing,"
Water Fowl" and Diseases and Hygiene"
Mr.. Schoppe is graduate of the University of
Maine who is making good in the west
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Ella May arrived last
Thursday from Weymouth, Mass, with fer
4Ilizer for Jackson & Hall. -. The report of the
steamboat inspectors shows that Maine has 172
steam vessels on inl. and waters, of which 104
are over five tons Capt. George w. Dow,
who was in the sey. en-masted schooner Thomas
". Lawson whe1h she was lost the Scilly
Islands off the southwest coast of England in
December, 1909, was recently appointed to
command the ] schooner Calumet loading at
Philadelphia for Cuban ports. This is Capt.
Dow s first command since the wreck of the
lawson.
The CITYfPoINT BRIDGE. During the unusu-
ally high tide of Sunday, December 26th, the
water overf flowed the bridge at Citypoint to
the depth off about half foot. We are unable
10 learn that this has ever occurred before
This bridge, at the point overlooked shows con-
sderable depression and has been for several
ears in need of thorough repairs, having been
onsideri ed by good judges to be more or less