The Republican journal., 1897-11-11

A>oN' Ao1ns hs d Jay OF NatlOnal IhankSgiv-
ing.
w. j. Havner, treasurer of the Belfast
opera House, gave graphophone entertain
ment at the Opera House last Friday evening
and it was great success. This, Thursday.
evening he will give another entertainment
with this wonderful instrument. Admission
10 cents.
John j. Flood of Brockton Mass. has
brought suit against G. 81. Fiske, proprietor
OF the Fiske House. Old Orchard, for assault.
Damages are set at S. 600 The writ is re-
turnable at the January term of Supreme
Court in Biddeford. The attorney for the
plaintiff is Frank H. Coliey of Portland.
Armour Bearer Circle of Kings Daugh
tiers and Sons met with Mrs W. j. Price
Nov. Sd. The regular business was trans
acted after which the following officers were
elected for the ensuing quarter: President,
Fannie Fart; Vice President, Annie Shute
Sec, Carrie Price; Treas, Mertie Pendle-
ton.
| A new plan for saving considerable dis
agreeable labor has been adopted by the
section men on the Belfast branch At in
tervals all along the line two posts are set
about 10 feet apart. Spikes are driven into
the posts and spare rails laid on them. When
rails are wanted in the winter it will not
be necessary to dig them from the ice.
Two boys who had run away from the
Good VIII Farm i'll East Fairfield were
found in this city last week, Superintend-
ent Hinckley stated that he had no claim on
the boys and they We're returned to their
relatives One, named Atherton, is with his
brother in this city, and the other, named
Burleigh, was sent to his mother in Auburn.
B. Ii. Conant and Carol W Thompson
returned home Nov. 9Th from weeks hunt
ing near Ebeemee Lake They brought home
| two bucks, one 5-years old and one yearling.
| They We're al Littletield q Twombly's camp
and during the week the party at the camp,
| numbering Z men, shot 8 deer. The two
brought here We're cut up and retallel one at
Conant & Cos store and one at B. o. Nor
tons market.
One feature of the tair to be held soon by
the Unversalist is to be an art exhibit and
sale consisting of fifty pictures all mounted
These are reproductions by new process of
originals by Gibson, W. l.. Taylor, Frost,
| Thulstrup Pyle, Alice Barber Stephens and
others of note. All fifty pictures are pro-
tected by copyright and are not sold by
dealers generally, hence persons securing
them may be sure there will be no duplicates
in the city
FISH FACTS. f. II. Francis has recently
been in consultation with Fish Commission
er Carleton in regard to reducing the num-
! her of smelts in Swan Lake Petitions are
in circulation in Belfast Searsport and
Swanvile asking the Commissioners to take
some action IN the matter. and there will
| probably be hearing soon..... The Deer Isle
Gazette reports that Horace Stanley of
Atlantic took 90 bushels of tinker mackerel
in his weir one night last week. -. f. FL.
Francis has large supply of sinners in his
aquarium for winter bait.
| The action OF the city government at its
last regular meeting in regard to cemetery
trust funds is simply an application of cor
rect business methods. These funds are
placed at interest and the interest has been
allowed to accumulate while the city has
paid for caring for the lots. Now separate
account will be kept with each trust fund
the interest drawn regularly and credit
ed and the amounts expended on the lot
charged. This is comparatively a small
matter, but is an illustration of the business
methods which characterize our present
city government.
"ArRoN STRINGS" The question has
"What sort of an entertainment is Your
Mothers Apron Strings. which is to he
given in the Methodist Church next Tues
day evening, Nov. 10th" In answer We
will say that it is a combination of songs
and lecture, written by Chaplain John n
Lozier of the 37th Indiana Infantry. The
entertainments thus reported by the Haver-
hill Mass, Bulletin:
Chaplain Lozier entertained an audience
in the First Methodist church last night
The entertainments was unique in many re-
spects, being all in original poetry and
songs, and delivered without book or note
according to the most perfect rules of elocu-
ton, and with voice the like of which very
few speakers possess. The chaplain put the
audience in good humor by genial pro-
logue, and kept them so by original ideas
and witty terms of thought and speech
| while pathos and lofty sentiment, well
phrased, added strength and beauty to the
poem.
AT THE FRENCH BALL. It is not worth
while to say much about it, for verybody
was there-at the French Ball at the Belfast
Opera House last Monday evening. To say
that Miss Fanny Rice and her company met
| the expectations created by the advance
notices is saying great deal but that is
the truth. In vocal as well as dramatic
ability the company ranks high; while Miss
Rice is host in herself. She is pleasing in
face and figure, captivating actress and
has a most infectious laugh. When she
laughed the audience laughed with her
There was at least one novelty in the farce
comedy presented = it pointed a moral as
we'll as adorned tale. In that respect it
differed from any play OF the kind we have
ever seen. The Opera House was crowded,
and Miss Rice has established herself as a
| favorite with Belfast audience.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. City of Augusta ar
rived Sunday from Philadelphia with soft
coal for the Maine Central r. Il. She