The Republican journal., 1900-08-09
OLD HOME WEEK.
Belfast will Observe To-Day, Aug 9.

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In addition to the many visitors who hat
arrived earlier to remain for Old Home
Week the Sunday morning and later boat
and trains have been contributing thei1
quotas, and Monday morning even tn,
streets wore quite an animated appearance
The ball game Belfast VS.. Bangor, Tuesda,
afternoon was the first Of the public enter
tainments, and Tuesday evening the Opera
| of Pinafore was given in the Belfast Opera
| House before large audience. Mrs. F. p
Frost as Josephine and Mr. Emery F. White
as Ralph Rack kstraw, winning fresh laurels
in their respective parts. The remainder OF
the cast was the same as when the opera
was give here few weeks ago when it wo1
| the cOmmendatiOn of a crowded house
| Yesterday afternoon the Pinafore com.
pany went to BucKsport to give the opera
in Emery Hall in the evening The trip was
made on steamer NJ. x. NJ, which returned
with the party after the opera. The capac-
| ty of the boat was taxed to the utmost and
| larger number would have gone had there
| been Accommodations for them.
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Following is the official program for to-
day:
9 A. NJ. Procession will form on High
street, right resting on Miller, consisting of
platoon OF police marshal of the day. aids,
Belfast Band, Brooks Band, Belfast Com
pany, L. K. X. of P; detachment of
marines from I. 5, Battleship Texas; Of
ticers of Battleship Texas in carriages
Young ladies of Pinafore company in buck
boards; Belfast young misses in carriages
floral decorated private carriages: young
ladies and gentlemen ON bicycles.
Dr. Elmer Small is Marshal of the day
with the following aids G. p Lombard, 4.
Wadsworth, II. f. Mcdonald, S. G. Nor
ton, j. H. Stinson, \. W. Delano, F. G.
White, c. W. Wescott, F. f. Wiley, Harry
Simpson, John Mcclellan, Fred Poor
The route of the procession will be down
High to Church, up Church to the school
mittee will be stationed, and a halt and
countermarch made; up Church to John,
to Waldo avenue, to Main, to Cedar, to
Grove, to Congress, to Miller, to Court, to
Grove, to Church, to Market, to High, to
Miller, where the procession will disband
u NJ Sailing regatta in harbor, starting
Off Steamboat wharf, consisting of three
events, to wit:
First race, Belfast knockabouts.
Second race, sloop yachts.
Third race, yachts from Dark Harbor.
The Belfast Band will be stationed OH the
wharf during the regatta.
2.30 P. NJ. The Belfast Base Ball Team
will play game of ball on their Congress
street grounds with the Bangor nnie.
Admission % cents.
5P. NJ. Belfast Company, U. r. K of p,
will give an exhibition drill on the School
house Common. The Belfast Band will be
in attendance.
8. P. N. The Belfast Band will give a con-
cert on the SchoolhOuse Common.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH.
Reception of the ladies of the Village I'm
provement Society to all old residents, ladies
and gentlemen, and friends who desire to
meet them, at Memorial Hall, from to 5 o.
m. Tea and other refreshments will be
served.
Ball game on the Congress street grounds.
SATURDAY, AUGUST nth.
Ball game in the afternoon on the Con-
gress street grounds.
SUNDAY, AUG. 18TH.
Special services will be held in the Uni
tartan church, with sermon by the pastor,
Rev. J. NJ. Leighton. In addition to the
choir solos will be rendered by Misses
katherine Bckford and Edith Pettingill, Mr..
Clarence c. Brooks and Mr.. R. T. Wetmore
registry is at the City Clerks office,
and all visitors are urgently requested to
register 1t will be preserved for future
Old Home Weeks
Flags are displayed from the public build
lngs, schoolhouseS and few residences and
some of the business places are decorated.
Many intended to decorate yesterday, but
deferred it owing to the threatening aspect
OF the weather. Among the business places
decorated are w. A. Clark's clothing manu-
1actury and store; Carle & Jones, crockery
and fancy goods stores; Mrs. Wells and the
Ellis sisters, millinery Chase & Doak, Jew
elery; NJ p Woodcock & Son, books and
stationery; DR.. A. c. Ellingwood; Geo. E.
Bracket, printer; Stephenson & Coombs,
confectionery; R. A. French & Co., fancy
goods; F. A. johnson, dry goods. Mrs.
Francis Whitmore's residence bears the
words "Mother Maine welcomes her sons
and daughters
j. X. FrOhOck and wife have lust return