The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-12-07

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Thursday. evening.
A flock of 43 wild geese flew over the cit
last Sunday noon on their way south and at
tracted much attention.
Our advertisers are in possession this wee
and everything has had to give way to thei
demands for space. 1t will pay you to rea
their announcements
There will be no services at the JJnitar;a,
church next Sunday. Rev. Charles B. Ames
the new pastor, will be here to preach
Christmas sermon Dec 24th.
The Maine Central R. R. Co., which own
the Kineo House at Moosehead Lake. ba
bought The Samoset at Rockland. Now they
should build hotel in Belfast.
Our new advertisements this week are s,
many, and so attractive, that we feel it is mo-
necessary to call attention to them separately
They are all worthy of the attention of shop.
pers.
Members of the Belfast Musical Society. ane
all who are willing to help in the work. are re-.
quested to meet for rehe arsal of the cantats
next Tuesday evening at 73O o'clock at the
rooms on High street.
Capt. N. M. Pendleton, whose narrow escane
from losing his new craft was reported las,
week, started again last Friday for Camden
with cargo of scrap iron for Knowlton Bros
He made the trip all right and returned to this
port Saturday.
The eight-ton steel girder which is to SUD.
port the balcony in the new Colonial Theatre
was hauled from the station to the theatre last
week by the Belfast Trucking Co. 1t was
moved on rollers by block and tackle. The
girder is AZ feet and II inches long and fou,
feet wide.
The prizes at the bridge party given by the
Arts and Crafts society Nov. 2sth were wor
by Mrs. Charles Bradbury, woven basket fillec
with fruit; Miss Carrie Gilmore, bag with tw,
packs of cards; Morris L. Slugg, hammered
copper ash tray and A. C. Burgess. toolef
leather bill folder.
The Camden Yacht Building and Railwa,
Co. has received permission from the War De
partment to build the wharf on the easter,
side OF the harbor, as asked for in their peti
tion, and will begin the construction of som.
of the piers as soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be made.
"Dlng" is ingenious, Industrious and indie
fatlgable What he will do next. no one car
tell; but that he is up and doing all the time i.
certain. Last Thursday morning business
men and others found attached to their doc,
handles shipping tag bearing these words
"Closed. Gone to the Opera House matinee al
2.3O"
Close time on moose and on partridges wen,
into effect at midnight Nov. Both. About the
usual number of moose have been killed The
receipts at Bangor were nearly 100. Ths
partridge season, according to reports received
from many sections, has not been up to the
standard of many years. Open season on dee
will continue until December 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. L. Field had an all-day
party Thanksgiving day at their cottage, Pc
nobscot Lodge, on the harbor front. Tn,
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Albea Hutchins, Mr.
and Mrs George Harcourt and their guests
two students from Kent's Hill, Mr.. and Mrs
/ ~ MIS-.
Brier, and Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. McMahan
The following postal change is reported
from Washington: Monroe to Brooks-Leav.
Monroe daily except Sunday at 5 a. m. ant
| 12.4o p. m. Arrive Brooks by a. m. and 2 4,
p. m. Leave Brooks daily except Sunday OF
receipt of mail from trains due 925 a. m. ant
436 p. M. but not later than 10 a. m. and 6 n
m. Arrive Monroe in hours Effective Nov
25, 1911.
ADVERTISED LETTERS Following is a list O
the letters remaining uncaled for in the Bel
fast postofice for the week ending Dec 9Th
Ladies-Mrs. S. W. Butler, Miss l.. E. Cunning
ham, Miss Lois Eaton, Miss Cora Gilbert Gen
tlemen-Rev. Howard Corey, Andy Chapman
Manter Decrow, Capt. 0. L. Harper, Merton c
Larrabee, H. L. McManus, Russell Nichols G
letters) Eben R. Pray, E. NJ. Richardson, Davi
Richie, Jr, Jack Surry.
The Bangor Poultry association is planning
an active winters work, beginning with tn
poultry show this week December 5th 6tl
and 7th) to be followed by talks and papers a
the regular meetings. William F. Schoppe O
the poultry branch of the University Of Main
is to talk on Poultry Husbandry III Montana a
the regular meeting January 26th. an
March 22nd Prof. Schoppe and H. E. Uptol
are to deliver an illustrated talk on Breeds o
Varieties of Poultry, Their Origin, Types an,
Values.
THANKSGIVING DAY. The schools, public of
fees and business places were closed for tn
day, November Both, and the streets wore
Sunday aspect. The weather was fine Their
were the usual family reunions and the turke
had the place of honor ON the festive boarc
The Belfast Gun Club had an all day shoot re
ported in another column, and in the afternoo
there was picture matinee at the Belfas
Opera House, with like entertainments ther
land at the Star Theatre in the evening"
Union service was held in the Methodist churc
the evening, with an excellent sermon b
Rev Arthur A. Blair of the Universalist church
and special music, the other clergymen Of tn
city assisting in the service. There was a. larg
attendance.
END OF THE CANNING SEASON. The can
ming season has closed in Belfast, but labelling
shipping and cleaning up the plants gives EN-
ployment to a number. 1t has been YER
successful season. The sardine factory ha
had all the fish it could handle, and they hav
been received at the factory within fey
hours of the time they were taken from tn
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