The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-12-14
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.


The semi-annual tax on the Belfast Loan
and Building association is $4.48.
Brick laying has begun at the new theater
and work is rushing on the framing and board
ing.
The Methodist Sunday school will have a
Christmas tree in their vestry Christmas even
ing.
There will be dance at Peavey's hall, City
point. Saturday evening, Dec. 18th, with music
by Hart's orchestra.
Camp A. E. Clark, Sons of Veterans, will hold
a dance in Odd Fellows hall Dec. 10Th, with
music by Keyes' orchestra.
Mr. Chas. d. Hartman one of our local milk
men, lost valuable work horse last Monday
night from acute indigestion.
The city schools will close tomorrow, Fri
day, for the holiday vacation. The winter
term will begin Tuesday, Jan. End, as Monday
Jan. 1st, is legal holiday.
The regular meeting If the Belfast Musical
Society will be held next Tuesday evening.
There will be rehearsal of the cantata next
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the rooms on
High street.
AT the annual examination at the meeting
of the Maine Dairyman's association held in
Norway, Dec. 9Th and 7th, D. Whiting & Son
of Belfast, were tied for first prize with the
Hood Creamery company of Winthrop.
Willard Gray of Brooksville was brought to
the Waldo County Hospital last Monday suf-
fering from severe wound in his left foot.
He was out cunning Sunday when his gun slip
ded from his shoulder, discharging the load of
shot in his foot
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. C. A. Hubbard, No. a
Park street, Monday afternoon, Dec. 18th. The
lesson will be from chapter five of the C. l..
S. C. book, 1.-THE Spirit of American Govern
ment." Roll-call, select quotations.
The body of Ralph Emerson, the 12 years old
boy who was shot by accident by Earl D. Bean
Dec. Sd, was taken to his home in Liberty
Wednesday morning, Dec. 9Th, for burial. Fu-
neral services were held Thursday Castle
North, Knights of King Arthur, sent hand
some floral piece.
The Christmas offering of gifts for the poor
children of the city will be received at the
Christmas concert at the North church on
Christmas Sunday, and will be distributed on
Monday. Sums of money, clothing, vegetables
and provisions are usually given, and all much
appreciated.
The State Board of Assessors has committed
the semi-annual assessment of savings banks
and trust and banking companies to State
Treasurer John F. Singleton for collection
The tax on local institutions is as follows
Belfast Savings bank. s46s5.53; Searsport
Savings bank, $63s.s6; Stockton Trust Co.
$60.62; Waldo Trust Co., S94161.
A basket ball team has been organized at the
East Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport
with Cousins, ~, captain, and Porter. '12
manager. The schedule will begin Jan. 5tf
and it is expected to arrange games with M. C
l., H. c. L., Bar Harbor, Deer Isle H. s., Bel
fast High, U. of M. freshmen, Winterport
Bluehill, Castine and other prep. schools
Packages to be sent by express should be
shipped as early as possible. The express
company will give you small label to paste
on the package reading, "Do not open unit
Christmas" This will give opportunity fol
the package to reach its destination be fore
Christmas and give the additional pleasure tt
the recipient of the gift of having it or
Christmas morning. Use wooden boxes, es
pecially for glass and other fragile articles,
md fba aJI ~ f,,n %bo
package in ink or crayon. Tags are liable t.
be torn off and lost.
RED CROSS SEALS. The committee from the
Waldo Chapter, Red Cross, wish to call the at
tention of every citizen of Waldo county tt
the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals, now on
and the vital necessity of each one doing
their part in this warfare against tuberculosis
1t cannot be stamped out unless you do you
part Every seal you buy will help in the
! good work. The seals can be found at M, P
Woodcock Sons, Miss N. H. Hopkins, Cit,
Drug Store, James H. Howes, H. ]. Locke &
Son, Poor & Son and M. H. Hilton. Orders BY
mail will be filled by the president of tn,
chapter. Mrs. E. L. Bracket.
Posi- AND CIRCLE, G. A. R. Thomas H
Marshall Post, G. A. R. elected officers, Dec
5th as follows: Commander, L. c. Putnam; sen
ior vice commander, J. A. Dunton; junior vic
commander, I. A. Conant; chaplain, D. @
| Bowen; adjutant, Thomas Cannon; quarter
master, A. W. Hasson; officer of the day. Rob
ert Whitehead; officer of the guard, J. o. CLARK
surgeon, J. W. Nash; patriotic instructo,
James H. Harding; delegates to the depart
ment encampment, James A. Dunton and A
W. Hasson. The ladies of Thomas H. Mar
shall Circle also elected officers Dec 9th a
follows: President, Mrs. Abbie Putnam; senio
vice, Mrs. Alice Cannon; junior vice, Mrs