The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-08-06

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Wednesday afternoon. Aug. 18th. to buy fbod.
c,ndy. etc.
There will be sale Of hand wrought feathers
stencils and jewelry from the studio of Alice.
G. WEIGH. Bangor. August 9Th to 14th. in-
elusive. at the room of the Belfast Womans
Club. 6 Church street.
Mrs. ]. G. Paul. who has been residing in the
Gardner house. 43 High street, has taken the
second floor tenement in the Small house, %
Miller street, and Clarence E. Hall, who has
been occupying it. will move to the Gardner
rent.
The lower bridge is undergoing repairs and
is closed to travel by team and auto, which is
diverted to the. upper bridge. Autos cannot
use the shore road through the Robbins
neighborhood as it is too narrow for passing
teams.
The Resolute is evidently to be the cup de-
fender and Garlic & Jones are showing minia-
ture models Of the craft that it is hoped will
keep the Americas cup on this side of the
Atlantic. The little boats are fully rugged.
ready to sail, and are for SALE
The program for the lawn party to be given
Aug. 18th. by the Ladies' Circle of the North
church will include vocal. piano and violin
solos, readings. duets and Living Advertise
ments. The entertainment will be given in
the vestry. During the aft ernoon there will
be ? sale of food. candy and ice cream.
Veterans all over the State should not for
get the annual reunion of the boys who wore
the blue at Windermere Park, Unity, which
takes place this year August 18th. Come and
bring your families. There will be good
speakers, good music. ball game and other
sports and dance IN the evening. Come and
meet your friends and talk over your expert
ences when fighting the battles of your coun-
try.
B. B. Greenlaw, an expert cabinet maker.
for 20 years in the employ of Mathews Bros.
for ten years foreman of the cabinet work de-
partment and for two years in the door de-
partment, has opened shop at his home on
Northport ave nue. and is prepared to do cabi-
net and carpenter work. He has contracted to
build six room house and bath for Frank A.
Riggs on Mayo street, to be ready for occu
pancy this fall.
ADVERTISED LETTERS The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast postoffice
for the week ending August 4th: Ladies'
Mrs. Matte Mitchell, Mrs. Howard F. Moore,
Pearl Moor. Miss Carrie Reding. Miss Emily P
Sherman, Miss G. Thomas Gentlemen-Ar-
Stone & Co., l. M Martin, Rex Mousell, Outlet
Clothing Co. Charles Otis, Victor E. Reed,
Arthur Ridley
The Portland Evening Express, in connec-
ton with article on the buying of the
Mcclellan homestead on upper High street by
citizens to hold it until the city is ready TO
take it over for the North Primary school,
prints picture of the residence that is not
recognizable by anyone familiar with the
premises. The house shown by the Express
has two front entrances, French roof with
dormer windows; and there is a large building
adjoining that looks like a church.
UNo? On complaint OF citizens at Thorndike
Station Sheriff Cushman and Deputy Arthur
Beach went to that place about week ago and
found some six dozen bottles of beer on the
premises of John Tweedie Mr.. Cushman sent
three bottles to the agricultural experiment
station at Orono to be analyzed,as Mr.. Tweedie
claimed that it was under the three per cent of
alcohol, which would not come within the law
On receipt of a report showing that they
from So to per cent alcohol, Mr.. Cushman
again went to Thorndike and arrested Mr.
Tweedie. The case was heard in the municipal
court Friday and Tweedie was Held to await
the action of the grand jury in the sum of 5000.
C1v11. SERVICE EXAMINATION The U. S
Civil Service Commission announces an exam
ination for stationary fireman on August "a,
1914, to fill an existing vacancy in the position
of fireman laborer custodian service, postoffice
building Belfast, Me-, at $500 per annum No
educational test will be given, and applicants
will not be assembled for mental examination.
The examination will consist of the subjects of
physical ability, and training and experience,
Applicants must be 20 years Of age or over
the date of the examination, and citizens of the
United States. No person will be appointed in
the Custodian Service who is so years of age
except persons honorably discharged from the
military or naval service of the United States
by reason OF disability resulting from WOUNDS
received or sickness incurred in the line of
duty. Persons applying for this examination
should have been actually employed either as
stationary, locomotive or marine fireman, as no
applicant will be eligible for appointment who
fails to obtain rating of at least 70 per cent
in the subject OF training and experience. For
application blank, form 1900, address Mr.. Fred
erick w. Brown, Local Secretary. Belfast, Me.
or Mr.. Edward E. Stepbins, District Secretary,
141 Postcffice building, Boston, Mass. with
when application must be filed in complete
form on or before August "a, 1914.