The Republican journal., 1910-12-22
Live bait now on sale at Perry's market.

Live bait now on sale at Perry's market.
The Sea Breeze, holiday edition will be dis
tributed today, Thursday.
The Christmas exercises at the Girls Home
will be held Monday December 26th, at p. m.
All friends of the Home are earnestly solicited
to send gifts for the tree and to attend the ex-
ercises.
| As Christmas this year falls on Sunday Mon
day will be observed as holiday, and the fac
tories, mills, ETC., will be closed. Don't forget
that the dry goods and grocery stores and mar
kets. will be closed all day Monday. December
18th. Do your shopping and marketing Satur-
day.
| STEAMER NOTES. The two new passenger
and freight steamers now under construction
at the shipyard of William Mckee in East Bos-
ton for service on the Bath Boothbay Harbor
division of the Eastern Steamship Co. have
been named Southport and Westport in honor
OF two of the landings in the Sheepscott river
on the route. =. Capt. Guy Bennett, who has
been confined to his home in Bucksport with
severe cold resumed command of the steamer
Stockton last Thursday morning.
BLIZZARD. We had what closely ap-
preached blizzard last week. Thursday
morning snow began falling gently, with a
moderate temperature and little wind. Later
in the day the mercury dropped, the snow
came down in earnest, and the wind blew a
gale. The snow fall ceased little before 10
M, but it blew furiously during the night
and ha which cd
sleighing if left on a level, was drifted consid-
erably and left many bare spots. In this i'm
mediate vicinity it was about an even thing
between sleighing and wheeling but back in
the country previous snow storm had made
good shedding In northern Maine strange to
say, very little snow fell but western Maine
had fall of fully six inches.
THE GENTLEMEN's MILITARY WHIST In
spite of the snow storm that prevailed De-
cember 18th every captain and all the soldiers
with one exception and in that a sub
stitute was sent-were in their places at the
whist party at the Home for Aged Women.
The front hall, reception, matron's and dining
rooms were bright with flags of many sizes,
composing window draperies and portieres,
OlildLleHCHS Iue SidlluelieIS anu SFdClIlS pic
lures, etc. THE gentlemen entered with zeal
into their parts and there were fewer errors in
the changes than ever before at the military
parties. Fancy confectionery, including the
magnolia bon bons, were enjoyed during the
game, and at 10 o'clock, coffee, doughnuts and
cheese were served by the gentlemen. Our
George poured from the kitchen range coffee
of his 10 hot ha ~,
favor-or strength Nothing was lacking in
the table appointments and the ladies' admitted
that the gentlemen had done themselves credit
throughout. The forts captained by Messrs
Charles P. Hazeltine, Arthur Richie and
James H. Howes, had Is flags each. The re
mainder of the series will be given after the
holidays
SHIPPING ITEMS. Massachusetts, and Boston
are, as they always have been. great factor
in the water-borne commerce of America.
There are 1,276 vessels now documented from
Massachusetts ports, with total tonnage of
$40, Sol. All but sixty-one of these vessels of
26,179 tons, are enrolled only for domestic
commerce. "This, says the Boston Herald sis
a valuable fleet which need dread no COMPARE
son with the palmy years of our maritime his
tory. These vessels are engaged chiefly in
the carrying of bulky freights of coal and
lumber. They are managed with characteristic
Yankee courage, thrift and skill. Though
their courses lie seldom overseas, they keep
the name of Boston known in distant waters,
up and down the Delaware, through the chan
nels of the Chesapeake, the broad gates of
Hampton Roads, beyond Hatteras, far south
ward where the Gulf Stream races by the
Florida keys, land in the sunny ports of the Gulf
of Mexico. Senator Frye has introduced
bill in the Senate which is manifestly SO fair
that there should be no objection to it. 1t
provides that vessels with American registry
shall be permitted to pass through the Panama
Canal without paying any tolls. The theory,
so far as the free admission of American
vessels is concerned, is that the American
people will have paid quite enough for the
canal without paying for the privilege of using
christ's marine railway last Thurday, after re-
ceiving extensive repairs, including new keel
The sch. Northern Light was then taken on.
BABY IS PICKING UP PAINTINGS. The
many Belfast friends of Mr.. and Mrs. William
G. Sawtelle will read with interest the follow
ing from the Lewiston Journal:
"Is this where Santa Claus isl" came the
telephone inquiry. Wednesday noon.
"Yes-this is Santa Claus" was the reply.
Il just want to say that have some things
for you, if there is any way you can get them.
am Mrs. w. G. Sawtelle and live at TIA
Sabatis street. My baby has been looking
over her playthings all the morning and she's
found lots of things for Santa Claus. have
spent good part of the forenoon in the attic
picking up things and am going up again
this afternoon. l don't intend to keep any
thing I've cast off that will do anybody else
any good. If l have any Christmas money
left, after have done my shopping, I'll use it
for you, too!'
Santa Claus assured Mrs. Sawtelle that her
kindness is very much appreciated.
Santa Claus had just opened up his store
room in the afternoon when the dearest little
tot, white from tipto toe in her furs, came in
with her bundle for Santa Claus. And what
do you suppose was in that bundle? Just the
''cutest" pair of tiny shoes and rubbers, the
very first that this little helper to Santa ever
had
On the paper was written her message to
Santa Claus, and it was this: Little Carrie
Sawtelle wants Santa to print in the Journal of
her giving these first little boots and rubbers
for some nice baby. She gave these of her
own free little heart, also box of cards.
Carrie is a very dear little girl and she tells
Santa Claus that she has many more play
things for him and that her mamma has a
great big bundle of things for the store-room.
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