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

Old Folks dance at Seaside Grange hall to-
night. with music by Ksyss orchestra. Clam
stew served at intermission.
At the meeting of the Arts and Crafts Dec
lst foup people were elected to membership.
II was voted to keep the rooms open every
DAY for two weeks before Christmas. and to
employ janitor this season.
Frank Libbey, Linwood S. Jones. Warren
Fahey. George Harcourt and Harley Godfrey.
who are with the surveying party laying out
the State road from Camden to Bangor, are now
working near Prospect and moving toward
Bangor
ADVERTISED LETTERS The following let
tiers remained unclaimed in the Belfast post
Office for the week ending Dec. End: Ladies'
Mrs. Lettie A. Bray, Miss Edna Proctor.
Gentlemen-F. C. Barker, W. Chaine, Angus
tus Marshall, G. M. Mansell, W. B. Mooney.
| The Travellers Club will meet with Mrs. E.
s. Pitcher, Tuesday. Dec. 9th. Program Pa
per, Linda in Fiction" by Miss Annie L.
Barr; reading, 1.-The Most Sporting Country in
the World" Mrs. E. S. Pitcher; reading, "His
Highness the Maharaja," Miss Mabel X. Math-
eWs.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be held with Mrs. C. A. Hubbard
Monday aftern oon, Dec. 9Th. Rol-call, Cur
rent Events; lesson from the Chautauquan
Magazine of Nov 1st where civilizations
Meet" All who are interested in the c. L. S.
c. work are cordially invited.
Some of the papers speak of that train of as
cars bearing 10000 bushels of Aroostook pota-
toes to Boston as if 10000 bushels were big
lot. 1t would take thousand such trains to
carry the whole of this years Maine potato
crop to market.--Boston Herald.
Yes, and one farm in this city produced
$4,000 bushels of potatoes this season.
| The young people of the Unversalist Sunday
school will take charge of the Christmas tree
at the Girls home this year and committee
consisting of Misses Florence Libby. Frances
Abbott and Mildred Randall has been selected
to have charge. They will be assisted by the
pastor, the superintendent of the Sunday school,
and others.
VIM. P. Widdecome, private IN the 50th
Company of Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort
Mckinley. Maine deserted Sept. End, and
after roaming around came to Belfast to visit
his sister, Mrs. David Walker. A reward of
$50 was offered for his arrest City Marshal
! nj, R. knowton arrested him and took him to
/ Portland last Saturday
The schooner James Slater was not consider
ed a clipper when owned here by George A.
Gilchrest, but she arrived at Boston Nov. 27th
after passage of three days from ST. John.
N. Il. The British schooners Orioe and Adri-
atlc, from the same port required nine and
twelve days. respectively. while the ienevive
was three weeks on the way from Hantsport.
N. S. The Slater has seen 40 years service
and now halls from Boston.
! CANNOT HOLD Two OFFICES. A post Office
inspector visited Center Belmont recently and
notified Postmaster Fred A Mariner, who was
also town treasurer, that ne must either resign
the town office the postmastership Mr..
Mariner has the only store in the pls ce, it is
conveniently located. and if he gave up the
post Office, which is not very lucrative Job, it
might have been difficult to find a successor
So Mr.. Mariner resigned as town treasurer
and the town will have to elect to fill the va
at the old stand as he has for some dozen years
81 see the Belfast Journal claims better
cat story than mine said Capt B. A. Emery,
calling at the Rockiand Courier Gazette office
las1 week, "but Pm not going to take back
seat" and he then told how the Owls Head cat
had brought home weasel, and laid the dead
weasel on the editorialde esk-a handsome little
animal, perfectly white in fur with the excep-
tion of the hacktip on its tail. We admit that
that is smart cat. but as purveyor of game
and slayer of rats we think the Northport
avenue cat is entitled to the belt
MAINE FOLKS In SoMERvILLE. A Somer-
vile, Mass, correspondent of the Rockland
Courier Gazette writes:
The Sons of Maine Club of Somervlle gave
"A Winter Evening in aCountry Store" on the
evening of Nov 18th. The scene was laid in
the store of G. Whitaker. Puddle Dock, Me-,
with Sam. Vanner of Washington, Me-, as pro-
pretor anA postrnan. and A B. Crocker (Boze)
as clerk. About % took part in the play, ali
club members, anG for about an hour and three
quarters the fun was fast and furious gen
erous keg of cider on tap together with
crackers, dry hsh. herring, pop corn. peanuts
snd ralslns. The proprietor did not get rich
on the money taken in tor the above named
articles of food About 300 were present to en-
joy the fun. The club now numbers nearly
MUNICIPAL COURT. Alvin S. Gray was be-
fore Judge knowlton last Friday afternoon
charged oy Sheriff Cushman with havinSintox
icating liquor in his possession with intent to
sell. Nov. 26th Mr., Cushman found in the
express Office box addressed to Gray contain.
tanning whiskey, rum and port wine, and
learned that Gray had had cases of LIQUOR
coming often in the names of Others The
sheriff seized the liquor and arrested Gray.
Judge Knowlton found probable cause and
sentenced Gray to fine of $10O and costs and
GO days in jail. He appealed nd gave bonds
of 500 for his appearance at the January term
of the S. J. Court. Robert O'Neal owed
Thomas 7. Parkman. Water street, for hoard
but when he cashed his Fay check, instead of
paying his landlord he went on pleasure trim
to Camden and Rockland This led to his an.
pearance last Saturday before Judge Knowl.
ton, who sentenced him to pay fine of s15
and sent him up on the hill to board for 6o
days with Sheriff Cushman
THE GUN CLUB SHOOT. The all-day shoot Of
the Belfast Gun Club ON their grounds at +b.
foot of Allyn street on Thanksgiving dav was
largely attended and much enjoyed bv tho