The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-09-13
Joseph c. Townsend is building dam on
his farm to flow pond for cutting ice

his farm to flow pond for cutting ice.
Fred Smith and wife of Dedham, Mass,
vissed relatives In Belfast yesterday
The W. c. 7. U. will meet to-day, Thurs
day, at $50 p. m. with Mrs. Dunning, IA
Pearl st.
The meetings of the Juvenile Temple will
be resumed next Tuesday, and will be held
in the afternoon after the closing of the
public schools.
Rev. G. f. Edgett is negotiating with Rev
NJ. c. b. Masen, d. d., of Cincinnati, to
deliver his lecture on ''IIeredity" in Belfast
in the near future.
An examination under the civil service
rules for clerk and carrier for the Belfast
post office will be held at the post office
Wednesday, Sept Goth.
A sunset party was given at the home of
Mrs. Sarah J. White at the Upper Bridge
Saturday evening. 1t was largely attended
and very enjoyable affair
| j. W. Brock of Searsport is surveying
cottage lots on the Warren and Drink water
estates on Seven Hundred Acre Island,
lslesboro. The owners will probably build
cottages in the near future.
Gov. Powers has made the following
among other nominations: Inspector of
| Dams and Reservoirs-H. p. Farrow, Bel
| mont Centre; Coroner, Charles r. Coombs
! Belfast; Trial Justices, John @. Johnson
! Liberty; Willard +. Overlook, Washing
ton; Notary public, c. W. Wescott, Belfast
| The Board of Registration made their
usual revision of the voting lists last week
and the completed lists contained l20S names
| against 1902 at the September election in
| 1898. The canvass of the assessors showed
1921 eligible voters in Belfast but the check
| lists show that 2l3 have neglected to appear
and have their names put on. Three men
| went to the polls at Ward 3 Monday to vote,
supposing their names were on the list, and
were surprised when they learned that a
name cannot be put on unless the voter
appears personally.
In the United States District court at
| Portland Sept 9TH was filed libel by Hor-
| ace Sargent Of Falmouth ct ais, vs. the Bel
fast Light and Power Company. The libel
| lants, who are owners of the schooner Cum
beriand, claimed she was chartered hy the
lbelleeS on June list last, for IA voyage to
New ork, her cargo to be discharged with
III stipulated time. and that she was I'M
necessarily detained after arrival. whereby
| they claim demurrage, Benjamin Thomp-
son for the libellant,.
We find this report in the daily papers.
The facts are that the Belfast Light and
Power Company sold the ice in their houses
on the east side to be delivered free ON board
vessels to be furnished by the buy en- Their
part of the contract was completed when
the ice was placed on board the vessels,
The Cumberland came to them, as did
others, under charter 10 the buyer of the ice
and was loaded by them, and there their
responsibility ended. There is evidently a
mistake somewhere
NORTH BELFAST. Miss Rose Woods gave
a lawn party to a large number of friends
last Thursday evening. The delightful
evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all pres
emit Ice cream and cake We're served.
Mrs. Mary Roberts celebrated her 95th birth
day last Friday. a company of lady friends
gathered at her home to tender congratulate
tons Mrs. Roberts has possession of her
mental faculties to a high degree and takes
a lively interest in passing events. She is
| OF a high Christian character, and has eX-
empltied the art of growing old gracefully.
80. MeSSrS. Alonzo Beckwith, Moses I1urd,
George Mayhem and Albert Lane went to
bark IIarbor, Islesboro last Monday to
work upon the foundation for d house to
be erected this fall. Edgar Hatch of
Lynn, Mass, who has been visiting in this
vicinity. returned home last Saturtlay..A
large number of our young people are at
tending school away from home this fall,
Harold Bailey and George Hatch went to
Westbrook Monday to attend the seminary
Miss Mabel Smith went to New Haven. Ct,
to resume her studies at the High school in
that city. Dick Quincy is attending Bucks
port Seminary. The following pupils have
entered the Belfast high school Leona
Buckln, Caroline Hatch, Alfred Walton,
Florence Kimball Mamie IIurd, Blanche
Thurston, Ruth Brown, Grace Roberts aud
Iylla Sprague. ...C. S Calhoun. who has
been supplying the church pulpit during
the summer, completed his labors with us
Sept End and has returned to New Haven,
Conn, to finish his studies in Yale Seminary
ADJUSTMENTS The Bangor Commercial
says of the Geo. W. Wilson Company which
opened at the Bangor Opera House Sept
Sd
George W. Wilson created new era in
the history of the repertoire plan in theatri-
cal business in the Bangor Opera House on
Monday night when, to what will be one
of their record-breaking audiences for many
seasons, he opened his annual weeks EN-
gagement in Harbor Lights, one of his fam
GUS successes; every seat in the house had
been sold in advance of the performance
At O'Clock only a little standing-room re-
manned and every bit of that had been
taken ten minutes later. Though the
weather was excessively hot and the night
was one of the most uncomfortable of the
year, the house was by no means large
enough to accommodate the people who
wanted to see the play and Mr.. Wilson in it,
Mr.. Wilson, in the Commercials opinion,
has the best repertoire company that ever
visited Bangor. If the work of Monday
| night is to be taken as sign, it must be
rather frankly said that he has put himself
far and away over all others in the popular
price class The company was strong in
practically every part. Its people acted
| with good sense, and dressed their roles
uncommonly well-a very strong feature in
repertoire work, as Bangor audiences will
agree. The women were pretty and the
men looked stout and vigorous Everybody
was cheerful, happy, sparkling, smiling and