The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-09-18

The Frenchboro Land & Fisheries Co. is
building smokehouse at the shore end of
their wharf.
The regular meeting of Primrose Chapter,
o. E. S. will be held tomorrow, Friday, evening
at 80 o'clock.
The Emma White Barker Tent, No 4. daugh.
tiers of Veterans. will meet in Memorial hall
Thursday, Sept 25th
The E. 0. Patterson house, Church street,
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ L. Slugg, is IN
dergolng repairs. The porch roof on the Pearl
street side is being reshingled, etc
The Pierce-Bil lngs Co of Boston, who have
been making vests and pants only at their fac
i tory IN this city, have added coat making de-
partment which will materially increase their
pay roll.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet this.
Thursday. afternoon with Miss Edith Nj
Southworth. This is the first meeting of the
season and all members are requested to be
present.
c. L. Wright has the contract for installing
| the heating plant in the summer home Mr.
Ira NJ Cobe of Chicago is building in North
portland for the plumbing and metal work, and
now has crew of four men employed
! Many will be glad to know that Belfast is to
have Lyceum course this fall and winter, to
Company of Chicago. Other attractions will
follow, Of which particulars will be given next
week
The schooner George W. Wells, totally
wrecked off the Virginia coast Sept 4th, was
built in Camden by H. M. Bean in 1900 and
was the first six masted schooner ever launch
ed, and cost $4,000. She was a fast sailer
and had been big money Garner
The next regular meeting of the Sons OF
Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary will be held
Monday. Sept 22nd, at the usual hour. AL
members are requested to be present i'm
portant business will be transacted Supper
will be served at the close of the meeting
"What Happened to Mary the great New
| York success which appears here soon at the
Colonial, promises to be one of the best enter
tainments of the season. 1t will be produced
with all the care to company and production
tropolis.-Advt.
The Saco Valley Canning Co received some
corn last week and began canning Monday, If
the frost holds off for week or so there will
be good sized pack, although the recent
frosts have damaged the corn in some local.
ties. When the corn canning is over
the factory will apples.
The sardine factory was late in starting this
season because of the scarcity OF fish, but for
the past month there has been a good sup
ply and they have been employing about 20C
persons and packing on an average 600 to 7oG
cases daily. The fish come mainly from Cas-
tine and if the supply continues the factory
will run until December
Many have realized that with the prevailing
high prices it is difficult to make 'both ends
meat" Belfast man said that the other day
his wife suggested having teefsteak for sup.
per and taking it home he cut off piece OF
griste to bait rat trap. The next morning
he found the bait untouched, and said he sup
posed it was so long since he had had any m "a
in the house that the rats did not know VIVA
it was.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
tiers remained uncalled for in the Belfast pos
Office tor the week ending Sept 18th. Ladies'
, Miss Marcia M. Boothby, Miss Matte Hall
Miss Nora Ryan. Miss Sophia Sawyer, Mis-
Eva Shaw, Mrs. Mary Smith, Miss D. Seekins
Gentlemen-James A. Cole, B. Crosland, Johl
A. Dodge. Geo. H. Forbes. Otto Helm, Franl
Ingersoll, Edwin Jones, Oscar Lebel, 6 let
ters), Chas. Fl. Lewis, A. j. Libby, Richar
Mosher. S. W. Paul, G. M. Robinson, Arm
Russell, Bill Schultz. Jesse S. Smith, q let
ters)