The Republican journal., 1902-03-06

A. A. Howes & Co. have new cation
Qumby
The County Commissioners held an ad-
Journed session at the Court House Tues
day, for routine business
Mr.. Emery F. White arrived home Mon
day evening sick with tonsiltis and his
recital will be postponed one week.
The young ladies of the Murray Club
will meet tomorrow. Friday, afternoon al
the home of Mrs. A. A Smith, on High
street.
The regular meeting of the Belfast In
provement Society will be held at the home
of Mrs. NJ. }. Gammans, Monday, March
10th, at 2.30p IN.
T. II. Marshall Relief Corps will meet
with Mrs. James F. McKeen, 1888 High
street, next Tuesday afternoon, March 18th
to sew All members are requested to
come and bring scissors and thimble
Remember that ''The Hand of Ven
gealls will be presented at the Belfast
Opera House, Wednesday evening, March
10Th, by Camden's New Stock Co. Special
scenery is carried for each act DO not miss
a good thing.
The ladies of the NJ. f. Church are con-
tempiating having an old fashioned supper
and entertainment Wednesday evening,
March 18th. The walters are expected to
dress in the costume of the days gone by,
and all the friends are requested to do the
same. The public are invited Admission
% cents, including supper and entertain
ment.
Seaside Chautauqua Circle held an inter
esting meeting at the pleasant home of Mrs.
George Il. Carter last Monday afternoon.
This was the fourth annual meeting in
observance of ''Longfellow Day." one of
the special c. L. S. c. memorial days, that
Seaside Circle has held with Mrs. Carter.
Roll-call was responded to by quotations
from II. W. Longfellow's poems. Music,
readings and sketches followed the regular
lesson. At the conclusion of the program
refreshments were served. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs. Nj. f. Hubbard. 4
Park street, Monday, March 10th, at . p. m.
American Diplomacy author, Hans Sachs.
Camden's New Stock Co. is booked to
play at The Belfast Opera House on We'd
nesday evening, March 18th. This company
is made up of Camden's most talented anna
teurs, associated with several professionals.
among whom is Carl Lee, who was with the
Etfie Carlton Co., during their three nights
engagement in this city last spring. The
play to be presented is from the pen of Mr..
Lee, and is 5-act sensational melodrama
entitled "The Hand of Vengeance. 1t is
SAID to be one of the best and heaviest
ever staged by Camden amateurs. Com
plete scenery has been painted and is car
red by the company. The costumes re-
quired for the play are very elaborate and
have been secured at great cost. Brilliant
speclalties will be given between the acts,
making an evening of continuous enjoy-
ment for all attending. Camden people
have patronzed Belfast amateur perform
ances so literally in the past that it is
hoped good patronage will be extended to
them.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The revenue cutter
Woodbury. was in port Wednesday night,
Feb. Goth, cruising. =. The schooner Puritan
has been sold by her Belfast owners to Geo.
L. Cleaves of Chebeague Island. She is of
ITO net tons, and was built in Belfast in 1886
for the granite business. Sch. Anna
Pendleton, Capt R. f. Patterson, arrived at
lj1mnf0n
part of her deck-load, and leaking. She
was 40 days from Pascagoula, and Tears had
been entertained for her safety.. Bark
Addie Morrill, has been chartered to load
lumber at Boston for Buenos Ayres at SO
per thousand, with the option of Rosario at
SO. Schooner Rebecca A. Taulane has been
closed to load lumber at Darien for Boston
1t S5.75,.....Sch. Sadie Wilcut5 arrived
March list from Elizabethport with phos-
ohate consigned to John Sanborn. She had
long and stormy passage. N s. Lord is
making foresail for sch. Sarah l.. Davis.
..Capt A. L. Kent of Brewer, formerly
If the sch. George c. Thomas, is in New
York city to dispose of shares in four
nasted schooner to be built in Stetson's
Iard, Brewer, and at last accounts had the
1essel nearly all taken up. She is to carry
about 1900 ton of coal. ...Ship Manuel
Llaguno arrived at New York March LIST.
rom Hong Kong. Dec. LIST when off Cape of
food Hope she shipped a heavy sea, in
which Capt. Nichols was thrown heavily
o the deck, dislocating his left arm. The
hip put into St. Helena for medical assist
lnce. ship Henry B. Hyde at New York
March LIST from San Francisco was 26 DAYS
forth of Hatteras, with succession of very
leavy gales from all around the compass
ost and split several sails. :. Sch. Pendle- J
on Brothers has been chartered to carry |
lumber and ties from Pensacola to Jucaro, |
It or about IS. Sch. Maria Webster is !
oading hay for the Belfast Fuel & Hay Co.
It Winterport, for Bar HarbOr.