The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-05

4 SCOTT N BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
"GSSss sSSS eSSSS SSSS eGGeE
The regular meeting of the Nature Club
will he held in the ii Ugh school room next
Monday evening. at 80 o'clock. John r.
Duntou. Esq will speak on Geology.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
Increase, Byron Cross. Freedom, SD to S17 =;
Jacob p. DAVIS of Searsmont, Co. A, 4th
Maine regiment, increase to So a month
from May %. 1899; increase, Edward Craw-
ford, Burnham, S. to IS.
The novel Nowadays. by Laura Curtis of
Bangor, published in 1854. contained des-
gave the book a large sale in this city. We
think that Belfast has not figured in the
pages of a novel since; but now, after lapse
of nearly fifty years. our city and its people
are portrayed in ANDY Dodge. the History
of a Scapegrace by Mark Pierce Pendleton.
The book is on sale at Woodcocks book
store
THE LAST OF THE COURSE. The last con-
cert of the Belfast Band Course will be
given in the Belfast Opera House this,
Thursday, evening, April 9TH. r. B. Hall,
the leading cornet soloist of Maine, has
program:
Overture. William Tell. Rossini
Finale from Daughter of Air, Bach
Comet solo, Selected.
r. Is. Hall.
Dance Of the Hours Ponchell
Pilgrim Chorus from Tanulauaer, Wagner
(Request numbers
Song, Sunset, Buck
Mrs f. 5 Pitcher.
Sextet from Lucia Donezetti
Fantasia on Loeungrln, Wagner
The annual supper of the w. c. 7. U. was
given last Friday evening at the home of
Miss Ellen p. Rockingham on High street.
The reports of the officers were made in the
afternoon. The union has lost Two members
| by death and has taken in three new mem
bers. About fifty persons, including a few
| invited guests, We're present in the evening.
After supper short literary program was
presented The meeting this, Thursday,
afternoon will be with Mrs. A M Fernald
on Bridge street
PARISH SUPPER AND DEBATE. Last We'd
nesday evening the North Church and par
lsh enjoyed picnic supper in the vestry,
and later i'll the evening discussed the ques-
ton, "Resolved, That the Attitude of the
Beers in the Controversy with England is
Justitiahle.' Mr. W. r. Howard opened
| the debate in the affirmative, and Mr. John
r. Dunton took the negative. Both had
looked into the matter thoroughly and all
who listened to them must have benefited
by the facts deduced. Each was given the
privilege of a reply which they evidently en-
| joyed we'll as their listeners. Rev G. s.
Mills spoke on the negative, and Mr.. R. F.
Dunton said that he had not taken decid-
ed stand for either side, but most of his hear
ers suspected that he was Boer sympathiZ
er when he had finished his interesting re-
marks. The audience voted, not on the
! debate, but from theirown convictions in re
gard to the matter, and numbered % for The
affirmative, Is for the negative, with a good
many on the fence. 1t was a very interest
| ing and Instructive debate to those who had
read and understood the stu alton.
river " ednesday to resume her trips on tue
Bar Harbor route. She had been hauled up
at the railroad wharf during the winter.
The Marjorie returned from Bucksport Fri
day but left Tuesday for up river to resume
| her trips between BrooksVllle and Bangor. .
! Steamer Sylvia arrived at Rockland last
week from Boston, where she had been haul
/ ed up for the winter, ami entered upon her
summers work Monday, making one trip a
day. She will leave North Haven at A. NJ
arriving in Rockland at 915. Returning
will leave Rockland at P. NJ, arriving in
North Haven at 3 10. Capt. Mills is in CON-
mand, with Melvin Austin as engineer and
Ernest Thompson as mate. The spring
arrangement of the Vinalhaven & Rockland
Steamship Co. went into effect April End
Steamer Gov. Bodwell leaves VinaIhaven
daily, except Sunday, at Z A M and P. M
for Hurricane Isle and Rockland; returning
leaves Rockland at $50 A NJ. and 30 P. M
for Hurricane Isle and Vinalhaven, stopping
at Stonington and North Haven. Returning
leaves Rockland at P NJ, for North Haven
StOnington and Swans Island. The City
of Bangor comes on the route next week
leaving Boston Monday and arriving here
Tuesday. The Penobscot will then be with
drawn for extensive repairs and improve
ments.