The Republican journal., 1911-04-27

L. F. Simpson Of Monroe has bought Elm.
brook Farm Of Horace Chenery, and will move
there.
Journal reader writes from Bozeman,
Montana: "Was rather disappointed in the
Easter service. 1t wasn't half as good as the
home ones"
E. M. Croker, IS Union street, has two hens
that laid an egg each day for 81 consecutive
days. Then one of the hens decided to set,
and that broke up the combination.
Frank P. Wilson, ESQ., of New York, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. jefferson F. Wilson of Belfast, is
member of the Stllman Co. whose advertise
ment of the Stillman Safety Lamp appears in
The Journal.
William c. Vose recently cut his right wrist
severely. While chopping wood he slipped
and the axe cut deep cash across the wrist,
exposing the main artery. A physician was
called to attend the injury.
Our local granite and marble workers. A. S.
Heal and Hutchins Bros. have large amount
of finished work on hand, and if you are think
this is good time tc make your selection.
The public dinner given in Memorial hall
last Thursday noon, under the auspices OF the
Ladies' Circle of the Grand Army, was we'll
patronized The receipts, which were very
satisfactory, will be used for Memorial day
decorations
Last year timothy seed was selling at $3.50 a
bushel; this year it is $3.50, and costs nearly
that in car load lots. On enquiry it was found
that there are but 40 bushels of timothy in
Belfast today, when usually at this time there
has been two car loads. The present price is
prohibtory.
We hear of one Waldo county farmer
who realized 500 per acre from his sweet corn
grown for factory and had the ensilage to
the good. There is no fuctuation in price to
contend with in raising sweet corn and less
risk than in raising potatoes.
Austin j. Fernald. baggage master with
conductor c. W. Atkins the Belfast branch,
has been transferred to the run from Water
vile to Portland and left Monday to assume
the position. John Gilmore, baggage master
on conductor Morrisons train, succeeds Mr..
Fernald on the Atkins train and William Nc
Donald is the baggage master on the Morri-
son train.
If you are not called upon by B. H. S.
pupil to buy ticket for the school concert to
to be given in the Opera House Friday, May
Sth, you may procure as many as you desire
by application to any member of the school.
A quarter admits to any part of the house.
Come and aid worthy cause. Tickets ex-
changed next Thursday and Friday at Pitchers
music store.
Local Junk dealers were the successful bid
pers, at S65, for the property of Uncle Sam
piled up around the post office. consisting of
granite, old iron iron doors, the discarded post
office boxes etc. The boxes will be broken up
and the doors sold for old brass. The temporary
building the rear, used as an office and store
room during the work on the building was sold
to Horace Chenery and was hauled out to the
fair grounds last week in two sections. 1t
will be used there as a carriage house.
THE GUN CLUB SHOOT. Twenty-six men
participated in the shoot of the Belfast Gun
Club on Patriots Day and 1850 clay pigeons
were shot. Ralph H. Howes led with score
of "a out of rs, with Clarence E. Read second
with a score of 60, Charles R. COMBS follow
ing with SO and VIM. Weshee with 40. The
next shoot will probably be on Memorial Day.
Later it is proposed to invite DR.. c. G. Weld, a
summer resident of North Haven, enthu-
siastic sportsman and yachtsman, to participate
in a shoot. DR.. Weld attended one or more
shoots of the old gun club and would be heart
lily welcomed here again.
SHIPPING ITEMS The dredge Falmouth,
used by the Eastern Dredging company of
Boston in the work of widening the channel of
the Penobscot at Bangor, was towed up the
river April 18th and is ready to begin opera
lions for the summer. The Bangor Grand
Banks elect" the schooner Lizzie Griffin,
sailed for the cod and fog region from
Bucksport, Thursday -. Sch. Evie B. Hall
has chartered to load paving at Bucks
Harbor for New York and schooner Carrie
A. Bucknam to load cut stone at Frankfort
for New York. Capt Charles Willard OF
schr. John Twohy has sold his interest to
Capt. Arey, formerly of schr. J. c. Straw
bridge, which was recently lost at sea, IA
real race started from Portland harbor last
Friday morning, when the six-masted schooner
Alice NJ Lawrence and the five-masted Van
Aliens Boughton got away at daybreak for
Newport News. -. Sch Puritan, Capt. Lyman,
sailed from this port last Friday, light, for
Portland and made the run in just hours.
| THE BAND CONCERT. The fifth annual con-
cert and ball of the Belfast Band took place in
the Opera House last Friday night and was
largely attended. The concert program. pub
lshed last week, was finely rendered. The
overture, Crown Diamonds, by Auber, was a
| favorite of the band when it under the
leadership of Mr.. J. F. Rigby, and was rem
dered on this occasion in a manner that
brought many compliments to Mr.. J. l.. Pat
terson, the present leader. Mrs. H. Lamson
captvated the audience with her violin solo and
responded to a hearty encore. Mr.. Herbert A.
| Drinkwater, an old time favorite, was heard
/ at his best in his trombone solo, down on the
/ Farm" and in response to insistent calls re-
peated the selection with the band accompa
nying. The Excelsior instrumental quartet
made its first public appearance, was heartily
greeted, and responded to an encore. The
members are Charles A. Harmon, clarinet;
Benjamin Colcord, cornet: j. l.. Patterson, sax