The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-12-16
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

"our George" says that the first sleiehine
last year was on December 18th.
The no-school whistle blew at $50 Tuesday
morning, because of prevailing storm al
| snow, sleet and rain.
George, son of James Burgin, injured his
left eye Saturday while cutting wood. The in
jury caused the loss of its sight.
Allen L. Curtis has bought the City Bakery
Of A. H. Applin and will conduct it in the
future MIR. Applin has an R. F. D. route
Jackson & Hall received three carpoes of
fertilizer last week from Weymouth, Mass
n.aNing six they have received this season.
| among the arrivals at Bangor with oame
peeember sth were B. G. Gilkey and /. r.
Peodleton of Belfast (Isesboro) with two deer
each.
Miss Nellie Marshall, the new superintendent
Of The Waldo County Hospital and her assistant.
Mss Madison, arrived Monday to assume their
duties.
John A. Fogg of Fogg & Coomhs was up
cluntry last week for Christmas poultry and
got the best of everything to be had in the
way of poultry.
silver spoon and a quart fruit jar were
lett at Memorial Hall after the Military Whist
party and their owners can have them by call
ing at The Journal office
ne sale of food and aprons by the ladies Of
;dt Methodist society in the store in The
Journal building last Saturday afternoon and
ming was well patronized.
The aldermen will meet Monday evening.
pecember goth, to draw four traverse Jurors
tar the January term of the Supreme court.
ich convenes January 4th.
0rrin j. Dickey has 27 Watervlle people
tooked for future Washington, D. c., excur-
and is in correspondence with the High
aool in Mexico, Me-, for the trip
ne Women's Alliance of the First Parish
Grch (Unitarian) will meet at the home of
IS Albert c. Burgess this, Thursday. after
a'9n at 2,SO O'clock The subject of the paper
viii be Zionism.
old weather out in Montana. Mrs. w. F.
s,hoppe writes from Bozeman under date of
lecember 7th: Went for over mile walk
last night with the thermometer % below and
atn't mind it at ALL
Hrs. Eugene L. Cook entertained the mem
ers of the Universast Social Aid at her home
Miller street last Thursday afternoon.
ms are being made for number of enter
ts.nments this winter
The Jewels of CASTLE" is the caption of an
usually fine poem by Mrs. Fred W. Brown
this city recently accepted by the Youth s
ompanion, to which and to other high class
H4riodicals Mrs. Brown has been a contributor
some time.
The picture of the schooner Polly on another
gaEe is from a photograph taken when the
loly was owned at this port and commanded
by apt. George F. Ryan. The picture of her
q ven recently in Boston daily did not bear
tie slightest resemblance to the original
seven tramps arrived at the Jail last week
nsigned from towns up the line. Monday
t5rning they refused to go to work manufac-
llrlng wood in the new workshop and were
even their choice of working or remaining in
heir cells on adiet of bread and water They
lecided on the latter and will remain in the
cells until they conclude to resume the use of
the saw and AK.
sealed proposals will be received at the of
fce of the Duplex Roller Bushing Co. in this
city up to noon, December 18th, for the entire
Froperty of the company consisting of land
'rdngs, machinery, etc. The plant includes
a1 iron foundry, machine shop, galvanizing
ant, boat shop, block shop and other depart
nents, has wharf and water front and spur
r road track.
Apples had sharp drop ip Belfast last Fri
-, when the horse attached to Robbins &
areys delivery wagon at one jump cleared
mself from the cart and most of the harness.
ON a neighboring window we saw good
my things happen in minute, but about the
-ckest thing we saw barrel of apples,
me contents of which landed in the street and
r re scattered broadcast
ne fall term of the E. M C. Seminary
sed December 9th and many of the teachers
and students left on that day to spend Christ
at their homes. Prof A. B. Sell, Prof
George Riley Miss White instru :tor of Eng
ljsh and Miss Edna Bright, teacher of music
and John Lewis, students of Broclston, left on
the Boston boat at noon to spend Christmas at
their homes in Massachusetts,. They will re-
turn to attend the opening of the winter term
The last of the month.
On the inside of coal closet door in the
Pvthian Block we have noticed the inscription
Ben d. Field, December l, 1879" the writing
is Ben's own familiar handwriting, in which
some thirty years have made no noticeable
change. Upon inquiry we learned that Mr.. Field
was messenger for the Western Union Com
pauy for about six months at the time when
Miss Belle Pillsbury was manager of the office
i'll this city.
Where there's will there's away was for
chly brought to the minds of our citizens las
week when one of our attorneys, after suffer
ing three days with smoking stove owing to a
chimney blocked up, finally turned his stove
tunnel out of the window through hole in
the window glass and calmly sat down beside g
good fire in the stove The stove funnel ex-
cited much curiosity on Main street. The
chimney was promptly cleared out, something
which the attorney was heard to remark had
not been done before since the building was
zrected.