The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-23


The Waldo County Agricultural Society
has received the State stipend of 81, on ac-
count of the premiums paid at the fair of
! 1901.
Front street was opened so that teams
could pass through last week, but the filling
| in and grading by the sewer contractors is
not yet finished
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
| Circle will meet with Mrs. VIM A. Nc
| kenze, p High street, Monday, january,
9th. at , p. M.
The electric button for warning the pump
ing station when the stand-pipe begins to
run over has been changed from [. f. Nc
Mahan's to f. NJ sanborn's.
| List OF advertised letters remaining in
the Belfast post office Jan, 2lst Ladies'
Mrs. Il. Luce, Mrs Is. L. Moore Gentle
me11-Alr Geo. a. Parker, Mr.. W b. 1ryon.
| child arrived in this city from South
/ Boston Saturday and soon after broke out
with an eruption that was at first thought to
be smallpox. 1t was proved however. to
/ be German measles
| \ meeting of the Belfast Improvement
| Society will be held at the home of Mrs. NJ
j. Gammans, Monday, January 81. at :. 30 p.
Nj. All members interested in the proposed
art exhibit are specially invited to attend
In various Maine cities and towns com
| plant is made OF parties who make it a
I point to listen to the conversation of people
who use the telephone lines The Offenders
( 1tll.f l,,f+ IL,
| could not easily do a meaner thing-N est
| brook Gazette.
OF course no one in Belfast is guilty of
such a practice.
! The Rialto Club has the following dates
/ to present the play "a Daughters Devo-
ton Opera House, Fairfield, January IS.
for the benefit of the odd Fellows orches-
ira; Opera House, SkowhegaH, January
%, for the benefit of Ossoola Co.. t. r.. K
of P: Union Hall, pittsfed, January 80
/ Opera House. llartland, January 81
PROBATE BUSINESS The following bust
ness was transacted in the Probate Court
after our report, published on the Sd page of
/ this issue, was made up: Estate of VIM. )
Dodge, Isesboro; L. \. Gilkey appointed
administrator with will annexed. Estate of
Margaret y. Kelley, Winterport; Reuel
Robinson appointed administrator Estate
of @. B. Evans, Montville; petition for al
lowance presented. In the Insolvency
Court the account of assignee was allow ed
in the estate of Hosea b. Littlefeld, Pros
pect, and order of divide nd issued
A GOOD TINE. A company of about 25
nc lnI at tln of NJ,
John Stephenson, Cedar street, Wednes-
day evening, Jan. 18th. They arrived
about O'Clock, and after all had been
sufficiently warmed and the tickets for
'pardners" been passed around, the vel
come call of "supper" was heard from the
dining-room, where all partook of bounti-
full repast After supper the young people
played games and the older ones talked
over old times. At a late hour the company
broke up, all agreeing that they had had
one Of the best times of the season.
The Maine Central will not rebuild the
culvert at Thorndike on the Belfast and
Durham line that was washed out in the
freshet of Dec IS, 1901. This culvert was
washed out % years ago and was then
rebuilt and an extra opening provided for
the water, but the two openings proved
insufficient during the last freshet The
railroad officials after examining the culvert
, decided that by placing an iron bridge
there it would prevent further trouble from
: washouts, anc the iron bridge that was
carried away at Clinton last December has
been brought to Thorndike and will he
| +l,o
5 abutments can be built. 1t is a grdel
/ bridge about 10 feet long.
: THE RIALTo CLUB. By invitation OF
the managers representative of The Jour
nal witnessed d dress rehearsal of the 4-acl
drama, "a Daughters Devotion by the
Rialto Club in Belfast Opera House Non
day evening. The scene is laid in the
South, and the play wildly shows the devo
!, ton of faithful daughter under very
adverse conditions. The parts were al
= assigned to local actors well qualified t.
> play them effectively. Each and all were
good in makeup, voice and acting. Fol
lowing is the cast:
Gerald Weston, a tramp, c. II. Maxfiel(
e Col. Mathew Lee, a banker,
: Chas. E. Sherman
a James Blackburn, his nephew,
F. G. Spinne.
v Jack Worthington, BIS rival,
It Geo. Osborne Lore
" Officer, Custer G. Dickey
y Mrs. Lee, wife of the colonel,
Mrs. Leila Sherman
n Sadie, faithful but free,
q Miss Mae S. Maxfielt
and
: Mrs. Madeline Neal Lord as France
The specialties included banjo solo b.
l, Will G. Burkett, illustrated songs by c. G
:, Dickey, tumbling by Tom Davis, and dane
IL ing by Miss Maxfeld and Mrs Lord. Tn,
:. club gave the play in Searsport Tuesda,
y evening and will play it in Bucksport this
| ThurSday evening