The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-07-04

The July meeting of the Woman's Hospital
Aid will be held with Mrs. S. W. johnson Fri
day, July 5th, at 2.50 p. m.
The next regular meeting of Thomas H.
Marshall Circle Ladies of the G. A. R., will be
held the first Tuesday in August.
There will be grand ball at Seaside Grange
hall this, Thursday evening, with music by
Keyes' orchestra. Everybody is invited.
Work begun Tuesday preparatory to
painting the Universalist church. The body
of the church will be white and the basement
gray.
An egg within egg, both perfectly form
ed, is the latest freak presented at this office.
1t was produced by one of Mr.. John R. Water
mans prize white Plymouth Rocks.
mlkman reported the mercury at only 8
above freezing last Sunday morning, and W.
A. Swift's thermometer indicated 10 above
Sunday night it was not quite as cold.
The material in the Langil printing flee on
Main street, bought some weeks ago by
ANS"Sii W ulte, were taken TO f1dllQdle last
Saturday foi use in his printing office there.
Don't forget the matinee to-day of moving
pictures and vaudeville at the Colonial. The
price is 10 cents. Take your visiting friends
to see our theatre. Pictures start at 2
o'clock
Basil H. Newell has been appointed telegraph
operator of the Belfast office during the sum-
mer. On account of illness the manager, Miss
K. 7. Newell will not resume work during
the summer months.
j. F. Wilson marketed the first green peas
OF the season at Foggs' market June 29th.
The peas were fully developed Mr.. Wilson
has other green stuff coming on, and his straw
berries the best ever
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast post Of
nee for the week ending July End Ladies'
Mrs c. L. Townsend. Gentlemen-James G,
Cook, Fred Gilbert, Arthur W. Hooper, Lew
is V. Jones, Arthur W. Jackson, ]. F. Morrill,,
j. D. Morrill,, Bert Wentworth.
Twenty-Five friends of Miss Edna Hopkins
gave her lawn party at the residence of Mr.,
in honor of her birthday The lawn was deco
rated with japanese lanterns. There was an
exciting peanut hunt and other games, with
music interspersed Ice cream and cake were
served.
THE GUN CLUB SHOOT. As previously an
nounced there will be shoot on the grounds
of the Belfast Gun Club today at three D. m.
Clarence e. Read has received letter from
W. G. Hill the expert shot, in which he saws:
81 see by your letter that you are to have
somewhat OF time on July 4th. My dates
were booked for that time some time ago. but
in view of the above, and the kind invitation
you have extended me, am going to cancel all
previous engagements and will be with ycu at
Belfast on the 4th. l will have my full equip
ment of guns along and will be glad to give
your club an exhibition of shooting during the
afternoon in connection with your trap shoot.
A FIRE ON MAIN STREET. The alarm from
box % at Ills a. m. Monday was for fire in
Horace B. Smalley's shoe repairing shop in
the 6. c. Lower building on Main street, 1t
IS said to have originated from lamp used in
connection with the stitching machine and
spread rapidly, destroying the building in
which it originated and setting fire to the adj
joining buldings--the store below occupied by
Fred hmm and the one above occupied byoM.
A. Sanborn. The fire department was prompt
ly on hand and had plenty of water, but there
was SO much infammable material that it was
difficult to get the fire under control. 1t was
stopped, however, at the building cupied by
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front was scorched. The building occupied by
Smalley was owned by G. C. Lower, the up
holsterer, who had no Insurance. Mr.. Small
ley was insured for $500. The building occu.
pied by Fred Timm owned by Mrs. S. W.
Mathews and is total loss, as. was Mr.
Ilmm's stock of boots and shoes, estimat-
ed at $4,000 to $4,000. Part of a large
order for fall rubbers. about $500 worth, had
been received but were not unpacked Mr..
hmm saved his ledger and was partly insured
but the loss is heavy one to him. NJ A. San.
born, who occupied what is known as the Frank
Lancaster store, now owned by Charles R,
Coombs got out most of his stock of groceries
In more or less damaged condition and thew
were stored in the John W. Jones store op-
poslte The building was considerably damaged
by fire and water; the roofing, which was
claimed to be fire proof. burning like tarred
paper. This building originally stood where
the postoffice now stands and was first moved
to the site of the Opera House block, and in
1866 to its present location, where for SO years
the late Frank M. Lancaster carried on gro
Gerry business. Mrs. Orrin Dean, who occupied
the tenement over the Dutch Bros store,
moved her effects out, but the building was not
injured. The about was sounded about II
O'Clock, and at p. m. there was a second
alarm from box %. A fire had started in some
rubbish in the rear of the building on Front
street occupied by Orlando Titherington as
machine shop and when discovered had set fire
to the building, but was quickly extinguish ed
and no damage was done. The building is one
occupied for many years by Daniel Lane as an
office and is owned by the Duplex Roller Bush