The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-12-04

dance at Seaside Grange hall Thursday even.
ing Dec. l1th.
The Guild Of the North Congregational
church will meet next Monday evening, with
MRS. W. L. West, Franklin street.
The monthly meeting of the Woman's Hos
pital Aid will be held with Mrs. George F.
Bracket tomorrow, Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
Frank l. Wilson has been appointed local
agent for Belfast and vicinity for the Aetna
insurance Company on life. accident, health
and liability.
Forty years ago. in 1873, the Kennebec
river closed November 18th, and remained
closed until April 3rd. There was skating on
the river Thanksgiving day.
The many friends of Miss j. A. Wiggin, for
80 years teacher in the public schools and
beloved by everyone, will be pleased to learn
that she will receive for life an annual pension
of $l25 under Act "a of the State Pension Law
for Teachers. The payments will be made
quarterly.
At meeting Tuesday evening of the direct.
ors OF the Home for Aged Women q vote of
thanks was extended to the South school for
gifts of groceries and vegetables for Thanks
giving, part of their school Offering: also for
gift of one dollar from friend in New Bed
ford, Mass.
NORTH BELFAST. The Ladies' Aid will hold
their Christmas sale, supper and entertain
ment in the vestry Wednesday evening, Dec.
10th. The articles for sale will compare
favorably with those of any previous sale by
this society and it is hoped that the table will
be well patronized. A baked bean supper
will be served, to be followed with good
entertainment, all of which NAV be epioyed
for the sum of Is cents. Candy will be on
sale during the evening. Rev. Harry Dam
iels and family of Guilford spent Thankseiv-
ing week with his mother, Mrs Abby Daniels.
A SUICIDE IN FREEDOM News was brought
to this city yesterday of the suicide Tuesday,
about noon, of Lewis H. Murch, assistant post
master in Freedom. He attended to the morn
ing mail as usual and then attempted to take
his life by shooting, and failing in this hanged
himself. For number Of years he had suffer-
ed with cancer and had undergone an OPERA
tlon and realizing that a second operation was
necessary he had become respondent He
was the of the late Edmund Murch of
Unity and was highly respected by all who
knew him.
Eugene W. Hiidreth of Boston, the New
England representative of Callaghan & Com
pany. law book publishers of Chicago, was in
Belfast tuesday and Wednesday making the
transfer for the Waldo County Law Library
Association of the National Reporters system
for the standard works of the Supreme Court,
which includes full sets of the States of Him
ois. Michigan, New Jersey, ard Ohio, the
Lawers Reports Annotated, the New York
Court of Appeals and the WiscoI sin Reports.
Mr. Hildreth has been coming to Belfast for
the past 25 years ard said that Waldo County
had very valuable library and that this ex-
change has added greatly to its usefulness
and value.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. The Christmas
shopper is now abroad, and as usual N
Woodcock & Son have large assortment of
dainty and artistic things, personally solicited
for the holiday trade. These include Sawyer's
Photographic art, in which glmpses of New
England scenery are faithfully reproduced
Christmas cards and dainty gift books, with
other things too numerous to mention
The Christmas Jewelry Store on Phoenix Row
Colonial Theater blockl is showing an up-to-
date stock in Jewelry, pendants and watches
silver, cut glass. china, etc All engraving
free sIhp n lone of Good Vatu .
street, offers many useful things for Christ
mas gifts, and what could be more acceptable
than suit or overcoat or some other article of
apparel? Mail orders promptly filled and de-
ivered by Parcel Post, free...A Christmas
box of Roleproof hosiery for men, women and
children, would be a most acceptable, use
full and inexpensive gift. Sold only at
The Dinsmore Store, and from now until
after Christmas they will deliver all Hole
proof hose free, by Parcel Post.
H. j. Locke & Son have their Christmas stock
complete and some of the many attractive
things may be seen in their show window
Goods will be laid away selected for people
not wishing to take them until Christmas
week.. H. E. Mcdonald 10 Main street,
carries many things that would make accept
able Christmas gifts, and his prices are as low
the lowest. His card tables are the best
thing in that line yet in the market. :. Christ
mas would not be Christmas without candy land
if you are looking for choice confectionery
you will find it at the Old Corner Drug Store
The sale by the Manufacturers Outlet Co. of
suits. coats and dresses is still going on at the
Mudgett store, Main street. See prices quot
ed in their advt.. The Ground Gripper shoes
are made on scientific principles that aid nature
in keeping all the muscles and bones of the
foot in their proper positions. Sold only at
the Dinsmore Store. -. The Manufacturers
Outlet Co. has about rs high grade suits,
regular $40 value, which will be sold while
they last at 1886, at Mrs. Mudgett's Store,
Main street. L. Sleeper & Co, IL Main
street have the Victor and Columbia talking
machines, with large stock of records, from
SIS to $500. They also have rugs, portieres.
window shades, card tables, etc. Picture
framing a speciality -. bennett 4 Mountain,
66 High street, are serving special course
dinner which includes soup, fish meat one
side dish, with pie or pudding for 25 cents.
Carle & Jones take stock Jan. 1st, and to re-
duce their stock they will run from this date
until Christmas half-price table If regular
holiday goods. They also call attention to their