The Republican journal., 1902-04-10

The board of Aldermen, as a licensing
board, have granted license to Bray &
Maxfield for Belfast Opera House for one
year.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge N. E,
y. T. OF Maine in Bangor last week officers
were elected for the ensuing year, and it
was voted to hold the pext annual meeting
of the Grand Lodge in Bucksport on the
first Wednesday in April, 1903.
The County Commissioners, now in
session in the Court House, are considering
applications for State roads from the towns
OF Liberty, Montville, Troy, Morrill,, Frank
fort, Llncolnville and Jackson; also petit
ton for discontinuance of comfy road in
Swanville and Monroe
The contract for carrying the mails be-
tween Belfast and North Islesboro and
lslesboro has been awarded to G. l. Pendle-
ton Beginning April 16, the mails will be
carried on steamer Silver Star. For the
past six months the mails for Islesboro
i have been forwarded by way of Northport,
being ferried across to the island in a small
boat After the middle of June there will
be two mails day from Belfast to Isles
boro.
Mr.. Campbell, an insurance inspector
from the Board of Underwriters, Boston,
arrived in this city Monday night, and
Tuesday in company with Mr.. Mackenzie,
the new Chief of Fire Department, made
thorough inspection of both the water and
fire departments and took extensive notes.
He also called on the Mayor and requested
him, if possible, in the next thirty days, to
see what he could do to equip the fire de-
partment for better and quicker working
service. He also called on D. n. Bird,
superintendent of the Belfast Water Co.
He was furnished with the list Of appropria-
tions, and the recomm endations made by
Mr.. Mackenzie to the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen and Councilmen for the Fire
Department service; also The Republican
Journal containing the list of opinions Of
business men in regard to better fire protec-
ton. Mr.. Campbell left by steamer NJ and
NJ for Bangor, Tuesday p. NJ, to take the
midnight train for Boston,
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Fred A. John
son, Masonic Temple, advertises a special
sale of silk ginghams for next Saturday,
April 18th, afternoon and evening. He will
have big window display Saturday after
noon... The house cleaning, painting and
paper hanging season is here, and the clos
ing out sale of wall paper by Garlic 4 Jones
ought to interest almost everybody. They
have big stock to select from. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. B. Lowe publish a card of thanks.
William NJ Emes, Searsmont, publishes
a freedom notice. See notice of the disso-
luton of the firm of Harrison, Wood & Co.
and the continuation of the business by the
new firm OF Heal & Wood f. II. Park,
Belfast, has some fine thoroughbred Scotch
collie pups, seven weeks Old. for sale..
Poor 4 Son are selling Skoda's ointment at
half-price, For fishing tackle go to F. A.
Follett, 81 Church street He has every
thing IN that line; and also a full line of
Spaulding base ball goods. -. Harry W.
Clark y Co: advertise spring suits and top
coats at prices from s. to 500 Call at SIS
Main street and see what they have to offer.
New mixed sweet peas, four ounces for.
ten cents. and fine dwarf and tall nastur-
tiums by the ounce at Poor Il Sons IA
b. Stantial, Belfast, grows his own straw
berry plants and ships direct from the field
to the buyer Send to him for catalogue
The Eastern Importing and Breeding
Co., Belfast, is now supplying customers
with Belgian hare meat every Saturday.
See their advt. House wanted in Belfast
for the summer and possibly longer, suit
able for boarderS.
A Coon AMATEUR DRAMA. The per
Torrance of ga Daughters Devotion" by
the Rialto Club in the Belfast Opera House
Monday evening was satisfactory and the
parts well rendered, the players having the
added experience of several performances
III other towns since their former appear
ance here in the same play. The plan of
the play and the cast are slightly changed
since the first performance, the cast being
as follows:
Jerry, the convict Chas II. Maxiield
Col. Lee j. Lee Patterson
James Black burn, his nephew
Fred G. Spinney
Warden Burrows {. q. Dlckey
Miss Sedley Florence Spinney
TIE DRAMA
Gerald Weston, known as The Outcast,
Chas. IL. Maxtield
Col Matthew Lee, A Southern Banker,
James Blackburn, His Nephew,
Jack Worthington, Blackburns Rival,
Osborne Lord
Officer Fogg, c. G. Dlckey
Dennis, fl I'M the Ould Sod, Tom Davis
Mrs Lee, Wife of the Col, Lillian Spinney
Sadie, Faithful but Free, Mae s. Maxtield
Miss Sedley, Florence Spinney
Madeline Neal Lord, France
The specialties were new, and each per-
former was greeted with we'll deserved
applause. The specialtes were: W. j.
IIavner, black face comedian; j. Lee Pat
terson, saXophone solo; Davis & Fernald,
Dutch acrobats; c. G. Dickey, baritone
singer; Florence Braddock in song and
dances; Havner 4 Maxteld in sketch.