The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-07-07

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$50 p. m:
The Improvement Society will meet w;tb
Mrs. F. w. Pote next Monday afternoon =.
2.30 o'clock.
The Western Union Telegraph office will,
close at p. M during the summer, instead If
8 p. M. a. stated in last weeks paper.
June, 1910. was the banner month for mar
riages reported to the city clerk Following 10
the record for the past ten years: 1901. 6: O2
4; 'oS, 10; 'o4, 4; 'o5. z; O6. IL; 'o7 g. Oe g. os
2; 10, II.
Lindley H., the six-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Peavey, celebrated his birthday.
June 24th, with party at his home on Con-
gress street. Ice cream and cake were served
and the little people report a delightful time.
The municipal officers held fire inquest july
LIST on the fire in the George U. White house
at the Head of the Tide. occupied by Leland
Robbins. The Mayor was not present and AL
derman Hall presided. The verdict was that
the fire was caused by defective chimney.
Coleman Brothers of Boston have been
awarded the contract for building the trunk
line road from Maverick square, Rockland. to
the iron bridge in Rockport. The firm has de-
posted certified check, and agrees to do the
work for $4,000. OF this amount Rockland's
share is $500, and Rockport's is $34,8OO A
| large part of the fund has been raised by pri-
vate Observation-Disclosures Courier Gazette
Col Conklng of New York gave the children
of the Girls Home their annual outing last
Tuesday. Accompanied by the matron, Mrs
McNeal, they drove to Searsport and had din
ner at the Searsport House. The inmates of
the Girls Home for many seasons past have
reason to hold COL Conkling in grateful re-
membrance.
The annual meeting of the Belfast and
Moosehead Lake R. R. Co., was held in the
Court House at 10 a. M, July 9Th. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, Edgar F.
Hanson; treasurer, Maurice w. Lord; clerk and
secretary, William H. Quimby; directors for
one year, j. Edward Davis Charles W. FEEDER
ick George A. Quimby; directors for two years,
Frank G. Mixer, j. W. Wallace, A. F. Riggs;
directors for three years, Edmund Wilson, Ed
gar F. Hanson, A. Colburn
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. All grades of coal
were advanced 25 cents ton in Boston July
LIST. and further advances will be made. You
can buy your coal now of the Belfast Fuel &
Hay Co., if ordered before July 16, 1910, at
reduced prices, as follows: Egg, stove and
chestnut coal, delivered and put in on level,
ST.; at wharf, $3.50; pea coal put in and dev
cred on level SIS. Is; at wharf $5.25. discount
of rs cents per ton will be allowed on all an
thracite coal bills paid within 80 days from
date of delivery of coal. They carry char
coal, Pocahontas steam coal and Maryland
Companys coal for smithing; also manufac-
tured wood of all kinds, hay and straw. Office.
"a Front street, Belfast. Telephone 220 80.
! The Ridgway Co. of London, England, is the
biggest importer of tea in the world and their
teas are recognized as the choicest and best.
A. A. Howes & Co. have full assortment of
these teas, which are most attractively put
! up. Give them trial. :. The Holeproof stock
ings, sold only at The Dinsmore Store are true
to their name and are sold under guarantee
from the manufacturers. For sale, seven
room cottage on Bayview Park, Northport
campground. Address, Mrs. j. R. Mears, Morrill,
Me. j. F. Creasey OF Belfast publishes free
dom notice.. Pocket book lost containing
sum of money, etc. Please return to The
Journal office. =. Young girl wanted to do
general homework in family of two. Apply
to Mrs. Frank L. Field Cedar street.. The
Bird farm at Little River, one of the most desir-
able shore properties in this vicinity is for sale.
For summer home, or for farming or the poul-
try business, it offers superior advantages. See
advt., and for further particulars enquire of E.
| n ~ Ash for
Mckinley music catalogue at Lords, High
street. Mailed free on request. George W.
Burkett offers for sale his fine brick residence,
No. Church street, nicely situated and with
all the modern improvements. He also offers
for sale the double tenement house No. Mill
er street, and a very desirable building lot at
the junction of Church and High streets. APP
ply to George W. Burkett at the City National
bank, Belfast. See notice of the meeting of
the State Board of Assessors in Belfast at the
Court House at a. m. July 10th. =. Two board
ers wanted at the Home for Aged Women,
Cedar street E. Girl wanted for general house
work; good wages. Apply to Mrs. J. c. Dur
| ham, IL Church street.
| LIQUOR CASES. In the police court July 9th,
Chester A. and Sumner Maddocks, proprietor
and clerk respectively of the Commercial
House in this city. were sentenced by Judge
Rogers on two cases each to 60 days in Jail and
to pay fine of 500 and costs of prosecution,
and in default of fine to serve 60 days addition
al; from which they appealed and furnished
bail, amounting to $4OO for each respondent. 1t
will be remembered that Chester Maddocks was
placed under $2,4OO bonds in six cases last
month, following seizure at the Commercial
House by the Sheriff and deputies. Since then
it appears that the base of supply for this
illegal traffic has been changed from the pig
pen to the basement of a house near the depot,
formerly known as the Wyman house, and
which was watched by the Sheriff from mid
night until o'clock Sunday morning, when he
found the two respondents coming from the
Wyman place with dress suit case filled with
bottled whiskey-A pints and 10 half pints-
which were seized and the respondents arrest
ed and taken to Jail at once to await trial. The
Sheriff returned to the premises and with Con-
stable Ellis searched and found two 5gallon
kegs, each full of whiskey, one 10-gallon keg;
three fourths full of whiskey, and several bot
ties of whiskev on the floor These were seiZ-