The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-05-26
Miss Sarah Gustason is continuing the DIRE, !.
making business at No. SO High street.

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The Ladies of the G. A. R. are requested :,
wear their Circle badges during the Memor;.
| services,
The West Realty Co. has sold for Mrs III,
"A. Fogg the Milton F. Carter house on Ceda,
street to Thomas Cannon.
The remains of Albert H. Healey, who d;e,,
few months ago of diphtheria, were taken n
Rockland for burial last week.
The Baptist church is receiving coat Of
brown paint with yellow trimmings, strik;ns,
contrast to its longtime drab color.
Stephenson & bennett had at their fish ,n.r
ket Monday five fine salmon from the wier of
Jason Ladd at Ryer's Cove. 1slesboro.
Frank c. Currier of Morrill, has set out near.
ly $50 apple trees this spring and is ready to
plant large acreage of sweet corn and pota-
toes.
>Coroner Charles R. Coombs was notif.d
Wednesday noon of the finding of the body Of
Harvie Bradstreet, shotsin the woods in Pa
lermo
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Sleeper will entertain at
their store this, Thursday, evening from to 9
o'clock with the Amberola, the new $500 Edi-
son machine, using the newest records.
There will be game of base ball on the Con.
gress street grounds next Monday at $50 D. M,
between the Belfast and Freedom Academy
teams. An interesting game is expected.
There will be an excursion on the steamer
Castine to Bangor Sunday, May 29th. The
steamer will leave Lewis wharf, Belfast. at q 90
a. M. arriving in Bangor at IL m. Returning
will leave Bangor at p. M Fare for the
round trip, SO cents.
The attention of our readers in Searsnort
and vicinity is called to the advertisement of
Clement & Adams who announce great re-
duction in prices on mems furnishing goods
for 80 days. This is a well known and reliable
firm and it has the goods.
PooR's MILLS. Mrs Fred johnson is visit
ing friends here. :. Miss Grace Monroe is at
home on visit. Mrs. Ella Brown has moved
to the city. Jacob Page is very sick, but is a
little better at this writing. Mrs Eta Brown
was called to the city last week on account
of the sickness of her brother Charles Leavitt.
Maurice D. Towle is building cottage on
the shore of his fathers, Frank Towles. farm,
in East Belfast, just this side of Patterson's
point The location is excellent and the cot
tage will have all accommodations for family
use. Warren Nichols is building the chimney
and rustic fireplace. 1t will soon be ready
for rent.
The salmon run on the Penobscot from the
mouth of the river to Orland is the largest fol-
many years. Friday S. D. Bridges took to Ban
gor SO fine salmon, the smallest ten pounds
and from that up to p pounds, and Saturday
he had 25 Pollock are plentiful also. On the
Saturday night tide Alvah Whitmore of Verona
took 500 pollock which averaged when dressed
seven pounds each.
The 74th birthday of Mrs Benjamin B
Gardner was observed last Monday evening at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alban B
Wyllie, Church street. Mrs. Gardner received
many beautiful and useful gifts, refreshments
were served by Mrs. Wyllie, and a pleasant
social evening was passed. Those who called
to wish Mrs. Gardner many happy returns'ot
the day were Mrs. Elmira Burgess, Miss Ida
Burgess, Mrs. Al. Hall, Mrs. G. Osborne Lord
Mrs. B. B. Greenlaw. Mrs. lisa Ellis, Miss Helen
Ellis, Mrs Robert P Coombs.
INCREASE OF PAY ON THE M. C. R. R. The
announcement is made that increased wages
have been granted the conductors and train
men of the Maine Central railroad, to take
effect June LIST. While the figures of the new
wage schedule have not been officially given it
is said that they will call for not less than
&.20 per day for passenger conductors, not less
than s2.75 per day for baggage masters and
not less than S2.55 day for flagmen and
brakemen for the standard 155 miles mileage
Overtime will be paid for at the rate of 10
miles per hour in both passenger and freight
services. These rates, it is understood, also
will apply to the freight trainmen on through
schedules. Ten hours or less will constitute a
days work in the freight service. =
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. Howard Phillips Of
Watervie, an engineer on the M. c. R. R., was
accidentally killed at Durham junction about
2 o'clock, May oath. He was running the gravel
train, which was standing on one of the main
tracks, and had left his engine few moments
to speak with Mr.. Charles F. Shaw, whose en-
CINE was on the Y track. AS he was returning
to his engine, train 16 from Bangor came in on
the track between, striking him in the head
He was taken on the passenger train to Water
vile but died soon after leaving Burnham
Coroner Charles R. Coombs. was notified, but
the remains were then out of the county. Mr.
Cooinbs will be in Burnham this, Thursday
morning, where he will empanel jury and &C
to Waterville to view the remains, and then
return to Burnham, where the inquest will be
held. Mr.. Phillips is survived by his wife
formerly Miss Agnes Grindle, bookkeeper al
Mathews Bros. in Belfast about six years ago
and two small children. He was about 80 years
old. Engineer Shaw was the only eye witness
and his death was purely acci dental.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. James H. Howes
Odd Fellows block, has linen suits and autt
coats, all linen, cut and tailored like the clotl
suits He also has the Cadet stockings TO
men, women, boys and girls, every pair guar
anteed -. earle & Jones are having a sale Oh
toilet soaps in their basement salesroom thi
week. regular % cent value for 10 cents
go. The Read Garage & Machine Co. have tn
| Maxwell, Overland, Buick and Regal cars, IL t
40 h. D., $500 to $2,25O, body styles to suit, fror
runabout to the new torpedo type. 80. .Specls