The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-01-21
The News of Belfast.


Devil" given in the Opera House last fall, may
be interested to know that there are 81 com
panies now on the road with that play.
The Poor's Mills Benevolent Club will hold
social at their hall Thursday evening, Janu
ary 2sth. A baked bean supper will be served
after which musical program will be furnish
ed. All are invited.
It will cost the town several hundred dollars
to repair the damages to the roads, caused by
the heavy rain of last week. Mountain street
suffered the most, deep gullies being cut out in
number of places. Megunticook Lake was
raised trit1e over three feet by the rain.-
Camden Herald
By slip of the pen last week we wrote
Seaside instead of Washington Hose Company
in announcing the date of the latter's ball for
Friday evening, January 29th. The remainder
of the item as to the preparations for good
time and for good music stands good. But it
is to be Washington Hose Company's ball, not
Seaside.
On account of the storm and bad travelling
and lots of sickness, the meeting of the Waldo
County Veteran Association is postponed to
Thursday, February 4th. Should the weather
and travelling permit we shall expect large
gathering. We are few in numbers, but will
try to entertain all who may attend.-Sec'y.
L1NCoLN's BIRTHDAY. An appeal has been
issued to all temperance organizations to join
in the celebration of the Tooth anniversary of
Abraham Lincon's birth. 1t is suggested that
a memorial sermon be preached in every
chI1 in tha 1an1 Fol
and public meeting be held on February 18th,
in every town and village, and several in
larger cities. These can be conducted by
local talent, and should include patriotic songs,
the recital of Lncoln's Gettysburg address, and
the reading of his temperance speech at
Springfield, February %, 1912. Notice is given
now that Waldo county people interested may
prepare themselves.
A call was issued last week for the an
nual meeting of the Waldo County Agricul-
tural Society, but as the court house was in
use the meeting was adjourned to 1.3O p.
members of the society be present at this
meeting, which will be an interesting session.
The annual election of officers will take place,
reports of officers be received, the program
for the coming year discussed and dates select
ed for this years fair. Last year the society
had one of the most successful fairs in its his
tory, and with the support of the members
throughout the county the county fair can be
made one of the best in Maine. The present
board of officers will of course be reelected to
continue the good work already to their credit.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES. In the House Tuesday
Representative Morse of Belfast presented the
petition of William B. Swan and TBS others in
favor Of the Waldo County General Hospital
Also petition of L. H. Wing and Sc others in
favor of same; of t. N. Pierson and "a others;
of A. NJ Small and 2s others; of Charles S.
Adams and IS others; of F. A. Tasker and 12s
others; of Amanda Rackliff and 36 others; of
W. S. Pendleton and 70 others; of Charles B.
Holt and so others; of Charles H. Woods and
100 others; of Haywood Pierce and 1O2 others;
of Frand Cushman and 50 others, for same
Representative Drake of Frankfort has pre-
sented the petition of DIR. D. ]. Webber of
Frankfort and $50 others for resolve in favor
of Maine State Sanatorium Association.
Representative Morse of Belfast has presented
resolve in favor of Chldren's Aid Society of
Maine, with petition and statement of facts
THE SMELT FISHING. Thus far only three
fishing tents have appeared on the ice at City
point and the sport does not seem to be up to
the usual mark, although at times there are
goodly number of fishermen seen on the
river. Roscoe Rolerson, one of the most en-
thusiastic and successful of the smelt fisher
men has for some time been employed in the
Taunton Insane Asylum, and that his services
are appreciated there is shown by recent
promotion; yet we feel sure that he will miss
the pleasant and profitable sport of smet
fishing through the ice. On the bank beside
the river stands the shattered framework of
the fine tent used by Mr.. Rolerson and Basil
Newell last year, it having in the absence of
its owners last spring become a target for
mischievous boys, who found amusement in
firing rocks" through the cloth covering, thus
stripping it to shreds. 1t is when one sees
boys of the present day having such "fun'' as
this, that one feels such deep sympathy for
Adam, remembering that He never was
boy. The season so far has been poor one
for the smelt fishermen on the Bucksport and
Verona bridge, only a few pounds being taken
with each haul of their nets At Bucksport
Center they are having better success and some
good shipments have been made of smelts
caught in that vicinity. -. Samuel Mutt and
John ellis of North Haven secured ten bushels
OF smelts in one day recently, the largest catch
for the winter at that time by the North Haven
fishermen.
LIQUOR MATTERS. A hearing on the liquors
seized at the 1908 Club was appointed for a.
m. Monday before the police court but after
waiting an hour or more and no claimant an
pearing Judge Rogers ordered them turned
over to Sheriff Carleton for disposal in the
usual way. Later Arthur Richie, ESQ. an
peared and proposed to put in claim for some
OF the liquors, but was advised that he was too
late. Judge Rogers said, however, that he
would look up the matter and if he could admit
the claim would do so with the understanding
that the case should go before the Supreme
Court at the April term. 1t was decided later
to make no claim. ........ Last Monday morn
ing as Deputy Sheriffs Cuddy and Ellis were
moving some settees from the court room tn
the North church they saw team drive I'M r.