The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-03

has changed its regular meeting from We'd
nesday to Monday. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. II. w. Staples, IS Bay View
street May It'll
The next meeting of the Nature Club will
be held in the High school room Monday
evening, May 18th, at 730 O'Clock Rev !
NJ. Leighton will speak on s.Trees Of orr
city streets"
Friday, April 9th, was observed as a flag
day i'll the usual manner in the city schools.
1t was the anniversary of Grants birthday.
1S22 The next flag day will be tomorrow.
May 4th, Horace Manns birthday
Advertised list of letters remaining in the
Belfast post Office May LIST: Ladies-Miss
Eta Holmes, Mrs. Eliza feathers. Miss Ada
f. Moody g letters), Mrs Sarah f. Patter-
son, Mrs n. r. Pearson. Gentlemen-Her
bert f. Roberts, Geo w. Wiley.
April has furnished an unusually large
number of the early spring flowers. We
have had the arbutus, hepatica, tussilago,
claytonia, erythronium, trillium, and yellow
and white violets. Q. J. Dickey left at this
beauty which he gathered in Northport on
top of Mount Percival, the only place it
grows in our vicinity.
HORTICULTURAL SCHOOL The Maine
Pathological Society will hold a special
school of horticulture in the Wood school
house, Northport, Friday and Saturday May
4th and 9Th. Lessons in observation will be
w NJ
All interested are invited to come with note
book and pencil, prepared to ask questions
and give results of personal experience
The full program is given in our Northport
correspondence.
A HOSPITAL FOR BELFAST. A prelim-
nary meeting was held in this city Wednes-
day afternoon, April 18th, in the interest of
establishing hospital in Belfast. Several
physicians and many others interested were
present, the matter was informally discussed,
and the meeting adjourned to meet at the
office of DR.. John Stevens in the Opera
House Block, Tuesday afternoon, MAY Sth,
at O'Clock. The need of hospital is be-
coming more apparent every year, and one
would, without doubt, prove a great saving
in money to our people, as well as a great
convenience. All of our physicians have
cases constantly ON hand that could be
treated to much better advantage in a hos
pital than in private houses, while cases of
accident OF sudden illness could be taken
there with the assurance of finding prompt
attention, and not dependent as now ON
finding a physician in his Office at the criti-
cal time. A hospital once established would
soon be reckoned among the necessary in
situations of the city. There should be a
large and representative attendance of our
citizens at the meeting next Tuesday.
THE BENpIx CONCERT That Mr. Max
BendiX is one of the greatest volinsts in
this country is conceded by all who are III
touch with professional musicians. From
1856 to 1896 he was concert master for the
famous Thomas Orchestra, which during
the Worlds Fair consisted of III artists,
selected from the leading Orchestral players
of the world. 1t is however as a violin so
loist that the name of Max BendiX is known
throughout the United States wherever
music in its highest form is appreciated.
Mrs BlOodgood may well be recognized as
| the leading contralto of America, to-day.
She made a marked success as one of the
] leading artists with the Boston Festival Or
chestra. when she came into direct contact
with such artists as Calve and Nordica, but
/ always winning a marked share of the au-
| dences favor. She has sung with Seidl,
| with the Handel and Haydn Society in Bos-
| ton, the Apollo of st. Louis, and was one of
/ the bright particular stars of last year $
Worcester Festival Mr.. BendiX and Mrs.
| Bloodgood, with their pianist, are about to
make a visit to st. John, y. b., and as Bel
fast is easily reached en- route, arrangements
have been made with them at the request of
our musical people, to give one concert in
this city May 10th.
| CHAT The item in last weeks Journal
about the weather April 2lst, should have
read that it was the warnest day in April in
F., ~ wears. >. Some Of our enterprising farm
ers have planted potatoes and peas. Road
: commissioner Robbins began work with the
road machine last Thursday, on Main and
Franklin streets... The first fresh mackerel
| Oh l1ltt SEASON. were III lllt last Htll
day, selling for 20 and - CENTS. Libby
Bros. and III. L. Knight shipped car load
of cattle from Belfast Saturday. Hiram
Ellis recently sold valuable horse, of good
, blood, to J. f. Sheldon. -. B. b. Carey and
j. c. Beckett have formed partnership fol
painting, paper hanging, etc, and will work
during the season in Islesboro. -. .Supt
Bird has had the station of the Belfast
water works painted inside and out. ~ The
street sprinkler was out Monday for the
| first time this season. -. The high wind pre-
vented successful fishing at Swan Lake the
past week.. Sloop Marguerite was in port
Monday with fresh fish. Poor 4 Son start
ed their soda fountain May 1st.. Water
was turned ON in the public watering
troughS yesterday.... AnSel +. Stevens is
raising his house on River Avenue hal
story, and making other improvements.
A. X Jackson has bought the milk route
COWS, teams, etc. of }. F. Sheldon.
| NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Geo. W. Bur
kett, Odd Fellows block, has just received
his spring stock of millinery goods, includ
ing ladies' and children's tourist hats, ul
trimmed hats, flowers, feathers, etc. He
also has ladies' read y-made suits, shirt
| waists nrint wraunarS black and fancy