The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-01-13

The reports circulated out of town as to a
diphtheria epidemic in Belfast are without
foundation. No new cases have been reported
Here is one business mans New Years
resolution:
Early to bed,
Early to rise
Work like thunder and advertise
The annual meeting of the Waldo County
Agricultural Society will take place at the
grand jury room in the court house in this city
at 100 p. next Saturday, and every member
is earnestly requested to be present Many
matters of Importance will be considered and
full representation is desired. The annual
election of officers will take place
FROM SUBSCRIBERS. In renewing his sub
scription Capt. Albert NJ Rich of the Clyde
Steamship Co., writes: Il wish you Happy
New Year and trust the journal will be as good
in the future as it has been in the past. l am
in Philadelphia one evening and New York
the next and read the papers in both places,
but The Journal always seems to have some
thing to please the heart of a seaman" -. In
SeHulIS d RENEWAL d SuDSCTlDGr writes. we
do not wish to miss a copy of the dear old
journal. Wishing all connected with it pros
porous New Year." etc. Another writes: 81
find cannot get along without my Journal"
THE JOURNALS Vor1NG CONTEST. Yielding
to repeated solicitations, and following the ex-
ample of many of its Maine exchanges, The
journal this week inaugurates voting contest
which will place $50 King kineo range in the
home of some one of its readers The particu-
lars will be found in the advertisement on the
9th page, and if carefully read there will be ne
need of further explanations, although we viii,
of course, be ready to answer any questions
pertaining to the contest. All payments MADE
on and after today will be entitled to receive
coupons, and if subscribers out of the State
wish to vote for their friends at home, and viii
so signify, coupons will be filled out and en-
tered as they direct, thus saving the sending
of coupons away to be returned. The con st
is open to every one and not confined to he
candidates whose names are published mis-
week Further announcements will be made
from time to time as called for. Since the ad-
vertisement was in type Mrs. W. D. Hartman
of Prospect Ferry has been added to the list of
contestants.
ACKNowLFDG DEMENT'S. The Journal has re-
ceived with the compliments of Frank j. star
rett, copy Of the Fall River Holiday Mesen-
ger issued by the R. A. McWhirr Co., Fall
Rivers Greatest Store" Fall River, Mas. 1t
is an eight page paper, profusely and b4auti-
fully illustrated, and the advertisements of
the firm occupy only small part of the pace.
Mr. Starrett is with this firm. From Nj. and
Mrs. G. f. Evans of Stamford, Conn, W. have
received handsome post card with wishes for
"a Happy New Year to Belfast's most popular
paper and its staff Mr.. and Mrs. Evans have
been summer visitors many years and nave a
host of friends here Belfast has no more en-
thusiastic admirers than Mr.. and Mrs. Evans,
and The Journal wishes to them and their son
happy and prosperous New Year. From
Fred W. Angler, San Jose, California, we have
received colored post card showing "a car
load of apples from California" Three apples
big red apples-make full tier on an S. P.
R. R. car, and on these rest two apples, which
must have another ground tier to support
them. That would make eight apples for the
car load. 1t is very pretty and ingenious adj
vertising device.
The BELFAST CANDY COMPANY. A corpora
ton, known as the Belfast Candy Company
was organized January 9Th and recorded in the
Waldo County Registry of Deeds. The pur-
poses of said corporation are to manufacture
buy, sell, export and import and deal, in and
fectionery, sugar, glucose, ETC., and products
made therefrom; to manufacture, purchase OF
otherwise acquire, hold, own. sell, assign and
transfer, invest, trade and deal In and with
goods, wares, merchandise, machinery, appli-
ances and property of every class and de-
scription necessary or Incidental to the bust
ness of manufacturing, selling and dealing in
said products; to carry on and conduct the
business of retail and wholesale cigar and to.
bacco dealers and generally deal in and with
cigars, cigarettes, tobacco and tobacco pro
ducts, all kinds and forms of pipes and articles
and materials in any wise related thereto o.
connected for use Herewith; to manufacture
buy, sell, export, import, bottle and deal ir
and with, at wholesale and retail, soda waters
mineral waters, ginger ale, root beer and an,
and all kinds of Intoxicating and non-al
coholic beverages and liquids and all materials
etc., in handling said products; to the manu-
facture, etc., necessary to handling and selling
fireworks, etc., for Fourth of July and othel
holidays, etc., and to handle and deal in rea
estate and all interests therein. The amour
of capital stock is $4,000; common stock $40,
900: preferred stock nothing; capital stock pal,
in nothing; par value OF stock Slo President
Frank H. Mayo; treasurer, Charles E. White
! directors, Frank H. Mayo. Charles E. White
Ralph M. Carter and Lewis H. Hart. Each in
corporator has 200 shares Of common stock
and 200 shares each of common and capita
stock remain in the treasury.