The Republican journal., 1910-02-17
News of Belfast.

The Deer Isle packet, E. S. Wilson, arrived
yesterday to load hay for the island.
The sloop Bay Queen arrived Tuesday with
small fare of fresh fish. Capt. Smith reports hay
ing experienced rough weather down the bay
The trustees of the Waldo County Agrical-
tural Society will meet in the Court House
this, Thursday, evening at 7.3O o'clock. A full
attendance is requested.
A county correspondent writes: "Who will
Belfast elect as next mayor? Some other
than the present incumbent of the office
hope, for the credit of the shire town of Waldo
county"
The valentine supper given last Monday night
in Trinity Reformed church was great sue
cess. At each place was valentine favor,
heart-shaped, and the supper was all that East
Belfast cooks could make it. A social with
music followed.
An article on the 9Th page. "The Physician
and His Banker combines literary ability and
good business sense to such degree that it
has been copied by many financial journals. The
author, Harold 7. Sibley, is a Belfast boy and
occupies very responsible position in one of
the large banking concerns in Chicago.
The Eastern Steamship Co. has asked the
municipal officers for permission to extend
their present pier, in this city 60 feet south,
work to begin as soon as ;:.c~tther conditions
permit 1t is proposed to place dolphin over
the sewer outlet for its protection, and to
make other improvements on the wharf.
A civil service examination for the position
of 4th class postmaster at Moody Mountain,
will be held at the post Office in Searsmont
March 18th. The conditions are the same as
for other examinations previously announced
Blanks and further particulars NAV be had of
the postmaster at Moody Mountain. The COM
pensation of the postmaster at this office was
$40 for the last fiscal year.
Rev. David L. Wilson will leave tomorrow,
Friday, to attend the State Boys Conference in
Augusta. He will be accompanied by Linville
Whitmore, Paul Smith, Chester Roberts. Tracy
Elms and Lewis johnson from Castle Waldo of
the Methodist Church, and Dana B. Southworth
Stephen Clement, Harold Heath Frank Mudg-
ett and Harold S. Jones from Castle North of
the Congregational Church. They will return
home Monday.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. Addie C. Webber, No,
2l Court street, Monday afternoon, February
21st. The topic from the Chautauquan maga-
zine, "Historic Types of Architecture and
the lesson from the C. l.. S. C. book, Social
Life at .Rome." chapter four, and from the
Friendly Stars" chapters five and six. Roll
call, quotations from George Washington's
farewell address, some quotation about him.
= The returns are beginning to come in from
the county in the range contest, but the con-
ditions do not seem to be generally UNDER
stood. 1t is up to the candidates or their
friends to solicit subscriptions or payments on
account every dollar paid in emitting to cou-
pons, as fully explained in the advt. The $50
couch has been received and next week we
hope to publish cut of it with other particu-
lars. The time for closing the contest has not
been d. cided upon. As it is a new feature
with us we wished to give everyone an oppor-
tunity to participate in it.