The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-06
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| The police have begun their annual hunt
for unlicensed dogs, an the law, this year,
is to be fully enforced.
Freeman O. Roberts had his right hand
badly jammed in a machine at Critchett,
Sibley' & Co.'s shoe factory Monday.
The Pine Tree Circle, Kings Daughters,
will have dime sociabe May 18th at the
home of Mrs. Lucy Hall, No. "A Bay View
street. Ice cream and cake will be served.
All are invited.
r. F. Patterson of Tennessee, nominated
and confirmed as consul general at Calcutta,
India, is a native of Belfast, and spent his
early life in this city. He was for some time
clerk in W. 7. Colburn's store.
The Senate, Tuesday, confirmed the nomi-
nation of j. S. Hartman, Esq, as collector
of customs at Belfast. Mr. Hartman will
now file his bond and on receipt of his COM
mission from Washington will assume the
duties of the office
F. A. Shaw and Charles F. Shaw went to
Newtonvile, Mass, yesterday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Chester, sister of the
former. Henry H. Murch of Waterville is
on the train during the absence of Engineer
G. F. Shaw
Belfast Opera House is receiving extern
sive improveme including re-painting,
200 new seats, combination chandelier of
20 gas and 20 electric lights, and an improve
ment i'll the side lights. The new appliances
will be used first for Grimes Cellar Door
next Wednesday evening.
The Canadian Jubilee Singers, who will
appear in Belfast Opera House, May DIST, for
the benefit Of the Methodist Church, have a
chorus of / voices, frst-class orchestra,
male quarJette, and several soloists. Their
old plantation songs are specially praised
by the press wherever they have been.
fire started Tuesday forenoon in the
house on Market street owned by VIM. c.
Marshall and occupied by James Robbins
1t was extinguished with little damage be-
You'd burning some clothing and bedding in
a closet The ire was started by Mr.. Rob
bins going into the closet with lighted pipe
The Girls Home is in receipt of the fol-
lowing contributions n. P. Allen, mer-
| chant, Lisbon Falls, 80 pairs silk cotton
hose Mrs. G. J Tilton, Ihorndike, 6 aprons ;
Frank Googins, Searsmont, fruit, vegetables
and eggs; Judge W. Whtehouse, ton of
coal. Cotton dresses are greatly needed;
also summer hats for both church and
school wear.
| Orman A. Hopkins has leased the Airing
ton House to George w. Patterson OF Glou-
| cester Mass, and is putting the premises in
Hrst-class repair, giving the house and stable
a thorough overhauling from cellar to gar
ret Mr.. Patterson is a native of Belfast
and has been i'll the hotel business all his
life. He is at present proprietor of the
Commouw ealth Hotei of Gloucester.
| A GOOD MINSTREL SHOW. LIE Barre 8
MINISTRIES drew a good house at Belfast
Opera House last Thursday evening, and
gave one of the best minstrel shows seen
here for long time. While all the COM
pany did we'll and were enthusiastically re.
ceived, the "star'' of the evening was Fred
w. Hart of this city. At his first appear
ance he received a hearty encore, and on a
second recall made his Acknowledgements
in a neat little speech. In the second part
| he was again heartily encored, to which he
responded by finely rendered selections.
| CLOSE TINE ON HALF Moon STREAM.
The State Fish and Game Commissioners
held hearing last Friday at Freedom on
! petition to make close time ON Half Moon
| Stream, Sandy River, and streams tributary
thereto, for the purpose of protecting the
| salmon, especially in spawning time. Four
years ago Unity Pond was stocked with
| and-locked salmon, since which time the
| fish have not been seen. 1t has been learn
ed recently that many of the fish are taken
from the streams in spawning time. At the
hearing the church at Freedom village was
well filled, and when the question of making
a close time on the streams for two years
was put to a vote all except four voted in
the affirmative. When those opposed were
| called for no one responded. The Commits
sioners accordingly ordered a close time on
those streams for two years.
| SoUsA's BAND. The concert by this famous
| musical organization in the Belfast Opera
| House last Friday afternoon was a musical
event and attracted large audience. Cas-
tine, Searsport and other towns were we'll
represented. The numbers on the program
| were nearly doubled by the generous re-
Spouse to encores, but there were no tedious
waits, and when the last number was given
the audience would have welcomed more
melody. There is no need for criticism or
commentator. The band speaks for itself
and the soloists are worthy of all praise.
Mrs. Northrup, the soprano soloist, respond
ed to an encore with the ever popular Com
ing Thro the Rye" and Miss tombstone, the
violinist, gave "Suwanee River as an encore.
The fuegelhorn solo by Herr Franz He'll was
heartily applauded and he responded to an
encore. The trombone solo by Mr. Arthur
Pryor was a most wonderful performance,
| and his skill in manipulating this difficult
instrument was fully appreciated by the au-
greeted each number by the band Mr.. Sousa
gave selections from his own marches, LIB
erty Bell" "King Cotton" etc, and they
We're enthusiastically received. A most in
teresting feature of the concert was the
playing, by request, of The Maine Capital
March, composed by Mr.. X. P. Chase of this
city, and which was given for the irst time
by the noted Sousa's Band 1t was also
given at Augusta last Saturday. The Ken
nebec Journal of that city says in its notice
of the Sousa concert:
"The Maine Capital March, by r. P.