The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-01-27

The Coe- Mortimer Go Is bagging and ship.
ping fertilizer, employing some forty OF ffty
men. and loading six cars day.
There will be baked bean supper at Trinity
Reformed church tomorrow, Friday, afternoon
at $50 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all. Admission, Is cents.
An open meeting of the Parlor Musical So
ciety will be held this, Thursday, evening at
7SO o'clock. musical program will be given
and all who are interested are invited to at
tend. No admission fee will be required,
The Star Theater is running an excellent
program this week the management having Sc
cured a fine line of pictures with biograph for
every night. Miss Parks will have two new
songs for tonight. A new series of pictures,
with wide range of subjects, will be shown
tomorrow, Friday, night.
l. w. Parker has nearly completed at his
home on High street 12-foot rowboat. It is
of the same model as boats previously built by
him, but little wider at the stern and with
little more sheer. The frame is of oak, the
planking of cedar, the top streak, thwarts etc.,
Of cherry, and the workmanship of the best
Mr.. Parker builds one or two rowboats every
winter for knitting work" and they do not re-
main long on his hands.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. B. Robertson Monday
afternoon, January 31st. The study topic is
from the January magazine, woman in the
Progress of Civilization" and the. lesson from
the c. L. S. c. book, ''Social Life at Rome"
chapter two. Roll-call, quotations "Women
and Domestic Economy" Some matters of
business will be discussed and all members are
requested to be present.
The annual benefit concert and ball of Wash
ington Hose Co. No. will take place in the
Belfast Opera House tomorrow, Friday, even
ing. new and attractive feature will be
moving pictures representing fire scenes, &C
companed by fire songs. Concert at p. m.
grand march at $50 p. M Music by Reyes
orchestra. The patronage of the public is So
licited, and pains will be spared by the
managers to make the affair a success
STEAMER NOTES. A spark from painters
torch set fire to can of paint on board the
steamer City of Bangor, which is undergoing
repairs at Fast Boston, and caused $25 damage
In trying to put out the blaze Edward W.
Wallace of Maiden, Mass, was so badly burned
on the left hand that he went to the East Bos-
ton Relief hospital for treatment. The Bel
fast was unable to leave Boston last Friday ..
m. on account Of weather conditions and did
not arrive here until Sunday morning. She
left on the return trip on the regular schedule
Monday afternoon.
THE SHOE FACTORY. The business men of
Belfast about eight years ago entered into an
agreement with Leonard & Barrows to pay
them $1,000 year for ten years if the pay
roll of their shoe factory in this city amounted
to 100000 year. We learn that last year
the pay roll aggregated $134, 1902, with as
! surance that if present conditions continue
!: the total for 1910 will exceed that sum. The
committee of Belfast business men who induc-
ed Leonard & Barrows to locate here certainly
did good thing for our city, and we trust also
for the firm, which found here an exceptional
ly good class of help.
A FREsHET. The heavy rains last week
made quite freshet and Saturday the ice in
the Passagassawaukeag broke up, coming down
forming big gorge at Negro Island. The
harbor was full of ice Monday and the river
above Citypoint was entirely free. There were
four feet of water in the cellar of w. A. Ben
nett's house when the flood was at its height
and it was feared that the house and barn
would be swept from their foundations. The
banks were washed in some places and trees
uprooted, but no serious damage was done.
A BUSINESS CHANGE. Mr.. o. E. Frost, for
some years past the enterprising and efficient
manager of the Mathews Bros. wood working
mill, has bought the Mathews interest and will
continue the business. He will enlarge the plant
at once, weather conditions permitting, by an
addition to the present buildings, as more room
Is needed. During the past year the factory
was run on full time, employing some forty or
fifty men and paying out in wages and for ma
terlal bought in this county fully $780, 600 The
Mathews built up successful business from
very small beginning and gained for the fac
tory an enviable reputation which the recent
manager, now proprietor, has maintained
THE RANGE CONTEST. Interest in the con-
test for the $50 King kineo range is increasing,
and we again call attention to the conditions
governing it, which are fully set forth in the
advertisement on the 9Th page. No coupons
will be printed in The Journal. They are to
be had at this office and will be sent by mail to
parties requesting them when sending remit.
tances. All of the contestants are authorized
to receive money on subscription accounts. In
reply to question we would say that the pub
n1r hoI rNl-
to different addresses if desired. For example,
In paying for The Journal for yourself, you
may send one of the farm papers or one of the
magazines to a friend. Mrs Charles F, Shaw
has retired from the range contest and request
ed that votes for her be turned over to one of
the two Belfast contestants.
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