The Republican journal., 1910-06-02

j. p Moody of North Nobleboro was in Bel
fast recently and contracted for 20 car loads of
Christmas trees to be shipped to New York
and western points.
Mrs. Clara F. Cottrell of East Belfast has
the remains of chicken freak preserved in
alcohol The chicken had two distinct bodies
four legs three wings and one head The
third wing grew up from the point where the
bodies We're attached
NORTH BELFAST. Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Mackey of St. Paul, Minnesota, who recently
bought the property of George F. Brier. have
arrived and are to make their home in this viii
lage. =. Mr.. James Roberts, who has employ
ment in Boston, arrived home last Friday for a
few days visit with his family. :. George U.
Hatch, who has been employed in Cincinnati,
Ohio, during the past three years, has severed
his business connections there and has located
in Boston, where he is engaged in the real es-
tate business.
The work on the Savings Bank block has
progressed far enough to indicate that when
completed it will be a marked improvement
and great addition to our business buildings.
The Main street front will be sixteen feet
higher than the caves of the old building and
the third story will have on the Main street
side five large arched windows. There will
also be windows in the second and third stories
on the Church street side, SO that all the
rooms will be well lighted. The rounded cor
ner over the entrance to the Savings bank will
not be changed.
WHO WANTS 5000 JOB The u S. Civil
Service Commission announces a sub clerical
examination to be held in Belfast, on June
IS, 1910, at p. M. for the purpose of filling a
vacancy in the position of Waterman in the
custodian service in the post Office and custom
house building in that city, at salary of $500
per annum. Age limit, Is years or over on the
date of the examination. No applicant who
has any of the following physical defects, or
who is not able-bodied or physically capable of
performing manual labor, will pe admitted to
the examination: insanity, tuberculosis, pa
ralysis, epilepsy, blindness, loss of both arms
or both legs, loss of arm and leg, badly crippled
or deformed hands, arms, feet or legs, heart
disease, locomotor ataxia, cancer Brights dis
ease, diabetes. This examination is open to
all citizens of the United States who comply
with the requirements. Full information rela-
tive to the examination can be secured by ap-
plying to Frederick W. Brown at the Belfast
post office, or Edward E. Stebbins, District
Secretary, Boston, Mass. No application will
be accepted unless properly executed and filed
in complete form with the District Secretary
on or before June 49, 1910.
W. G. T. U. The last meeting of the W. c.
7, U. was well attended and interesting. After
business a leafet by Anna Howard Shaw was
read and discussed. Miss Shaw is the president
of the National Suffrage Association, and so
ably presented her topic, "Inf1uence vs. Power"
that several confessed to modification of their
previous ideas upon franchise. 1t is planned to
make the next meeting an "outing," with lunch
boxes attached. Mrs. Clay and Mrs. Vaughan
at Citypoint are to be hostesses, and their
guests will go up on the 2.15 train, or the 320,
if preferred, returning on the down train at
p. m. Special topic, Flower Mission Work $50.
Remember that the county w. C. T. U. conven-
ton will be held in Jackson Grange Hall, June
18th. All reports must be sent at once. Unions
are urged to send full delegations. The meet
ings are public and it is pleasure to greet
friends whether members or not. Arrange
ments for entertainment may be learned by
writing to Mrs. D. J. Bartlett, Brooks, R. F. D.
For plans for conveyance apply to Mrs. Minnie
Coombs, Belfast Mrs. Effie Lambert of New
York will speak in the evening. The president
of the local Union, as usual, will welcome the
convention, and the response will be by Mrs.
Ella Barton Smith, State Superintendent OF
School Savings Banks.