The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-07-30

OF school days on the East Side, and early
seaIarlng experiences, by John O. johnson
of Liberty.
| Miss Carrie +. White ia having the barn
on her place on Northport avenue torn
down. 1t was one of the Oldest buildings on
the avenue.
Housekeepers should remember the food
sale to be held in the M. E. church yestry
next Saturday afternoon, from 2.sO to 6
p. m. All kinds of home-cooked food will
be offered for SALE
Unclaimed letters remaining in tho Rol-
last post Office for the week ending July 25
Ladies-Mrs. Lena Curtis, Mrs. Edith Da-
Wis, Miss Hattie Elliot, Mrs. Mary Libby,
Miss j. c. Mcdonald, Mrs. Albert Tumble.
Gladys Wentworth. Mrs. O. w. Wing, 2 let
tiers. Gentlemen-Walter O. Varney. Ed
win S. Wing.
A small party of Washington, D. c., peo-
pie who are spending the summer in Isles
boro, were in Belfast Tuesday and Wednes-
day and listened Tuesday evening to the
concert on the school house common. They
were enthuslasticin praise of the music and
its rendering by the Belfast Band.
The excursion given by F. W. Pote to the
| Unlversallst Sunday school was very en-
joyable. The trip was on the Silver Star,
and while many were deferred from going
| by the high wind the party on board num-
pered 70. The trip was made to Castine in
30 minutes. The day was pleasantly spent
in Castine and the return was by special
trip in the evening, arriving back at the
| wharf at s o'clock and making the run in l
| hour and minutes
| The date set for the "baby party" at the
| North church is Tuesday afternoon, August
| 4th. About twenty little ones are expected
to be present, and they will receive their
| friends from to O'clock. Ice cream and
| cake will be for sale also fancy articles for
children. Admission ten cents. Should
| Tuesday be stormy the affair will be held
on the first pleasant day after that date.
| Should the weather be uncertain the ring
| ing of the church bell at O'Clock will indi-
cate that the party is to take place.
| SCH. FRANK BARNET LAUNCHED. The
4-masted schooner of which a description
was given in The Journal last week was
| launched from the yard of Geo. A. Gil
chrest, her builder, Tuesday at p. m. AS
| the vessel started Mrs. Ferdinand Frances
| of Maiden, wife of the captain, StreWed
| flowers over the bow and christened her
Frank Barnet. The schooner is owned by
| McQueSten Bros. of Boston and will be used
in their business between Boston and the
Southern lumber ports. She was ready for
| sea when launched.
| Everybody will be interested in the re-
port of the valuation of the city of Belfast,
and the list of tax payers, printed Oh the
| 18th page. On the 81 page {. f. Matthe VS.
| of Waterville, formerly connected with the
b Il NJ. l.. r. R., tells ''The Legend of Mt.
! Percival' on the 9th page Newell White OF
IIalldale has notes of d TT p in the Dead
River Region, and on the second page a
journal contributor writes of "Rockland
and Whereabouts" A report of the bust
ness at the July term of the Probate Court
will be found on the 2ud page
The lawn party given by the Universalist
society on the church grounds last Friday
evening was d very successful affair il
every respect. The grounds were prettily
decorated and brilliantly lighted and there
was an attractive booth on the lawn for the
sale of ice cream and cake. The must
cal and literary entertainment opened with
a piano solo by Ralph Critchett. Then
followed vocal solo by Miss Helen NJ
Bird piano solo by Mrs. E. G. Evans of
New York reading from "Lovey Mary
By Miss Bertha l. Bird; vocal solo by
Miss Marion Wells and selections for the
c0rnet and trombone by Messrs. Crockett
and Drinkwater. Mrs. Drinkwater was
the accomlanist.
North BELFAST. Mr.. and Mrs. George
| L. White arrived from Brockton, Mass,
last week to spend the summer. They were
accompanied by their granddaughter, Maud
| Bradstreet. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wood of
Rumford Falls, who have been spending
| their vacation with his parents, returned
home Tuesday,. Miss Emily Giibreth has
gone to Howard r. l., to visit friends and
relatives -. Mrs. Jennie Partridge of Wal
than, Mass, arrived Sunday to spend her
vacation with her parents, Capt and Mrs.
J. B. Ferguson. Mr.. and Mrs Remick of
Melrose, Mass, are spending few weeks
vacation with their nephew, Mr. r. G..
Clapp, at Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Allen's....
Alfred Walton, who is employed in store
| in Boston, arrived home Tuesday morning
| to spend his vacation.
The concert to be given by Misses June K
Hills and Helen NJ. Dunton in the Opera
House, Friday, Aug. 18th, promises to be a
| rare musical treat and is looFed forward to
| with much interest. Mrs. George W. Chase
has a beautiful meZzo-Soprano voice and
has not been heard by her many Belfast ad-
mrers for some time. Miss Leila Patten
has just returned from an extended concert
trip all over this country, and next year
will travel with her own company. She has
had grand success, and ali who have heard
her in Belfast are enthusiastic in her praise.
Miss Susan f. Dinsmore will delight her
Belfast friends and will sing by request
Old Home songs. She is one of our sweet
est singers. These, with the exceptionally
fine rendering of piano solos and duets by
the Misses Hills and Dunton will furnish
program difficult to equal by professional