The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-02-05
The News Of Belfast


in grade three school in the Memorial build
ing. additional seats have been put in.
The Maine department, Grand Army OF the
Republic, will assemble in Lewiston, June 18th
and 18th for the 47th annual encampment.
The Waldo County Veteran Association will
meet today. Thursday. in North Searsport- II
stormy the meeting will be held the next fair
day.
The local smelt fishing has not been very
successful thus far and last week there were
only three tents on the ice above the upper
bridge.
The Edison Company pictures featuring
Mary Fuller. taken in this vicinity, will be
shown at the Colonial tonight, tomorrow night
and Saturday.
The regular monthly meeting of the Wom-
ans Hospital Aid will be held with Mrs.
George E. Bracket tomorrow, Friday, after
noon at 80 o'clock.
The schools will have Lincoln Day exercises
in Memorial Hall Feb. 9th at 7.3o p. m. The
Home and School Association urge the attend
ance of all interested.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Coombs and party
went to East Northport last Monday evening
and gave Victrola concert in the Chapel as
benefit to the church.
The public supper advertised to be given
was postponed to this, Thursday, evening at
o'clock. Everybody is invited.
The semi annual promotion will be made in
the schools Feb. 9th All parents having
children who have never attended school can
enter them at that time in the first grade.
Tom Randall is at present in Norfolk, Va, in
the U. S. S. Texas which is awaiting orders
from Washington. Norman Littlefield is also
in Norfolk, having sailed from New Y ork Feb.
lst in the u S. S. Michigan.
Dorothy, the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry T. Long, is in the Waldo County Hospital
Tor medical treatment. Last Friday she re-
eeved postcard shower from her classmates
in Grade III of the City schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Mcdonald returned yes
terday from business and pleasure trip to
New York and Boston. Mr.. Mcdonald attend
ed the Furniture Exposition in New York city
and Mrs Mcdonald visited her brother, Capt.
Billings
The Travellers Club will meet with Mrs. A.
A. Small Tuesday, Feb 10th Program: Pap
i aides Last" by Mrs Geo. E. Bracket; pa
per, Some Interesting Women of India" by
Miss Elizabeth Kelley; story, "Nala and Dam
ayanti'' by Mrs. John R. Dunton.
Three valuable horses died from pneumonia
me past week-a young carriage horse belong
ng to William H. Smalley, of Ben D.,
Fields delivery horses and one of W. G. Pres
ton's most valuable livery horses which was
aiken out for exercise, Monday, having appar-
entity recovered from the disease, and died
after.
The seniors of the Belfast High school will
eve public supper in Memorial hall, tomor-
r0w, Friday, night to raise money for the
graduation fund The public is cordially in
yited. Misses Margaret Craig Ida Carleton
and Agnes Coon bs are the committee of ar
rangements. The class ha> given up the idea
If taking Washington trip this year and will
nave regular graduation
CITYPoINT. The Society of Equa Rights
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-hapel at Citypoint, held its first supper las.
saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs
freeman Greasy. There was not a very large
attendance account of the storm, but those
who did venture out spent most enjoyable
avening and are looking forward with pleas
are to the next supper. the date of which will
be announced later. Amount of money re-
ceived $50.
The SCaooLHoUsE MATTER At a meeting of
the Belfast Public Buildings Co., Thursday
night, Jan. 18th. plans for dsposng of the
bonds which must be sold before the new
Schoolhouse can be built were discussed. One
man at the meeting agreed to take $1,000 and
another $1,000 Monday, Elon B. Gilcbrest
assls tant treasurer of the Belfast SAVINGS
DaHN' began canvass of tie city and will put
n MS time for the next few weeks in selling
me ponds 1t was voted to ask Austin w.
ease architect, of Portland, for plans of
school buildings built from his designs during
me past lew years, and at a special meeting
Honday evening Mr.. Pease was present with
2lans and specifications. After an informal
discussion the plans were referred to Mr.. O. F..
''0 Was " lepoTL dL a meeting last
evening
CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY OFFICES. The
democratic candidates for county offices. ac
Cordlhg to reports to out-of-town papers GRO
multiplying rapidly. 1t is said that Hiram,
T. farrow, the present register of deeds IS q
candidate for denomination and other candi-
Gates are Orrin J. Dckey and Roscoe Black of
this city and Daniel Plummer of Montvi,le
edward Evans of Waldo is the oplv RenubE.
can candidate for this position announced TINS
Tar Allen H. Miller of Lincolnyille who b.s
Deeh talked OF as Democratic candidate for
county commissioner, has declined to be q
candidate and the friends of Giles G. Abbo++
Of this city will support him for this position
A j. okldmore of Liberty is also candidate
Rufus E. Stone of Troy and DR.. A. D. Ramsey
Oh center Montville will be candidates in tbo
primaries for the Democratic nomination for
state Senator. And the returns are not all
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II you enjoy Havana Cigars trv po..,
brook made from Cuban Tobacco grown in
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