The Republican journal., 1899-04-06
Inc rehearsal OF the Belfast Festiva, Chorns
VIII De held next TUESDAY, evan;ra

will be held next TUESDAY, aven;na 40
u0'esa'ion OF bowlers from the Belfast
'0"iii ~enc TO Rockland last Saturday evan
ing 10y s'eamer Castins and were defeated NV
inc hockiand boys. They arrived bomo
early Sunday morning.
Helping Hand Circle, Kings Daupbters
VIII meet with Mrs. Ella Stanles * Raw
we" street, Monday evening. Anril 10Th
Inc circle will also meet with Mira Ahhia
ooonos' corner of Pearl and Union streets
'his' Thursday, afternoon.
- watson hnowlton, agent of the Bel
i's' humane Society, requests all persons
VINO know OF any cases of cruelty to animals
vi chllafen to report the same to him An
soch Information is strictly confidential.
anu lie pays no attention to anonymous let
tiers.
Inc entertainment in the M. f. church nv
''' "'nei "ebD, elocutionist, and Mr.. W.
uraham Hodsdon, tenor, was well attended
ana the audience was well pleased. Miss
"eoo Is thorough elocutionist, equally eff
iec'iVe IN either pathetic or humorous
seiections. Mr.. Hodsdon has a fine voice.
wen cultivated, and greatly delighted his
I hearers.
IHE ELECTRIC ROAD. William n. Quinn
ny mas received word that Messrs H. L.
| ohepherd OF ROckport and Geo F. West of
Portland will be in Belfast to. morrow, Fri
uay' TO examine the plant of the Light &
| ROVER 20. in connection with the changes
| necessary tor putting in power station for
the electric road to Northport Mr. Quinn.
by will go to Portland with them Saturday,
when the interested parties will meet to ar
range matters further
The sale stable of Lancaster & West is a
| ousy place these days and the man who
wants horse must be very hard to suit if
they cannot please him, as they have one of
the largest stocks in eastern Maine A
they buy direct they can sell TO dealers ad-
vantageously, The sales the past week in
! clude pair to T. l.. Salley Skowhegau one
to the Belfast Livery Co, one to Nickerson
" Damn, Swanville, one to D. w. Nickels,
Searsport, one to Eugene A. Young Lincoln
/ Vile.
| POPULAR LECTURE COURSE. The March
/ eNtiAAAiiN'ilb
! been concert by the Elsie Everett Burnett
| Concert Co, but this company have broken
| their engagement, and the managers are
now looking for another musical orgauza-
ton to till their place Manager f. E. Cot
trell las received the following letter, which
1 explains it elf
j Dear Sir: We have Just been informed
that the gentlemen of the Burnett Co. are
Obliged to cancel their engagement with
us on account ot going South with the Bas-
( ton Festival Orchestra in early A prii instead
OF May as they contemplated Now az the
oxford Club come again Ia Maine and as
they We're qnite successful with your au-
dience | write 20 ask if you can use them
again at same price we offered the Burnett
Go. Trusting this viii be acceptable TO YOU
and that we can hear to thus effect by re-
turn mail
Very truly,
Geo. w BRITT, Agent.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN Geo. P. Stetsou
big double spectacular Uncle Toms Cabin
Company will give two Performance es-mat-
inee and eveulng--at the Belfast Opera House
Saturday, April 8th. Look out for the big
street parade. The Lebanon, Pa, Times
SAYS of the appearance of the company in
that city;
Uncle Toms Cabin has lost none of its
charms with the Lebanon public, as was
evidenced yesterday when the Stetson COM
pany gave two performances, At the mat
inee the spacious academy was filled to its
utmost capacity and standing room at
premium, and in the evening the house was
packed from pit to dome. Every detail OF
the story was wildly portrayed by an ex-
| cellent aggregation of performers, and be-
side, there were many speclalties, notably
the cake walk the singing by tie male and
and female quartets, buck and wing dancing,
and plentiful supply of hurn0r furnished
| by the two Topsles and the two Marks,
| The sale of tickets at both performances
was the largest ia the history OF the
| academy.
SCHOONER FLORA CoNDoN The dismassed
/ sch. Flora Condor arrived from New York.
via Boston, last Friday n TOW Of the tug
| NathI P Doane and was hauled IN at Dyefs
I dock, where the necessary repairs will be
made under the direction of O. X. Webster.
/ The vessel was dismasted in a collision at
1 Vineyard Haven IN the great storm last No.
vember, Two vessels drifted into heras size
lay at anchor Her bowsprit was broken eff
at the kniglt-heads, and the foremost aad
mainmast near the deckload, The mizzen.
mast head broke off and the mast was nm
=
| it could be cut away Strange to say the
| deck was not damaged, and the hull of the
! vessel shows very little signs of the rough
usage she experienced beyond the carrying
away of one davit and some Of the light work
on the quarter. The Condor was from Bangor
| for New York with lumber and was towed
| to New York and discharged and then laid
up there for the winter. The lower masts
of the sch. A. B. Perry, ashore at Northport,
have been bought and will be placed in the
Condor. The Perry's bowsprit and iibboon
are also very nearly the right size and will
be used The other spars, the standing rig
! cling and the sails of the Flora Condor, were
saved and will be replaced The only work
necessary to do to the vessel on the marine
railway Will be painting the bottom.
CHAT G. B. Marsano has a new delivery
wagon for his fruit store on Phenix Row..
L. H knights shipped load of cows 10
Brighton Saturday -. Now for April showers.
-. The sloop Now Then of Deer Isle arriv-
ed Friday with fare of fresh fish. "A. W.
| Clark of Castne will do the plumbing and