The Republican journal., 1903-08-06

VETERANS ANNIVERSARY. The It'll an
niversary Of the Clough Veteran Charitable
Association will be held at Windermere
Park, Unity, Thursday, August 18th. At
10 a. m. an Grafton will be given by John E.
Nelson, Esq, of Waterville, and camp
fire at l p. m. There will be out door
amusements on the grounds, and ball in
the evening. Music during the day and
evening by Mudgett's Orchestra Com
| rades are requested to bring lunch for
picnic dinner; coffee and sugar will be fur
nished by the Association. Comrades are
invited to be prepared to make speech,
| sing song or tell story.
The SEWER EXTENSION. The last piece
of pipe in the sewer between the Eastern
Steamship Co.'S wharf and Bay View
street on Commercial street was laid last
Thursday, connecting with the man-hole at
the junction of the streets, and the earth
was filled in, completing that section of the
work The street from Bay View to the
Eastern Steamship Co. s wharf Is now pass
able Some of the trench on the same
street from Union to Bay View is now done,
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| Commercial street work will be completed.
In Union street, however, it is expected
that some blasting will have to be done.
THE STATE ROAD. Street Commissioner
Robbins is making good progress on the
new section of the State road on Northport
avenue A trench has been dug in the mid
die of the avenue from just this side of the
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home and short distance beyond another
trench will be started to connect with the
section built last year The trenches are
filled with rock, large ones at the bottom and
| smaller at the top, and when covered the
centre of the road will be raised so that the
water may run off into the bitches on either
side. The sections already constructed
have proved satisfactory in every way, and
a road that was formerly almost impossible
in mud-tme will soon be in excellent con-
dtion throughout the Year Utilizing the
loose rocks on the roadside makes another
improvement.
Gas Y0U LIKE It" A tour of Shake
speare's delightful rustic comedy, "As Y on
Like It," with IIortense Van lille as Rosa
lind and select company of ShakeSpearean
players, has been arranged by Ernest Ship
man of New York. The tour is limited to
80 special one night performances, and al
ready since its first announcement in the
dramatic papers, the demand for time has
greatly exceeded the number to be given,
Gigantic revivalS of Shakespeare have be-
come quite ''the thing of late in the larger
cities and Mr.. Shipman, who is usually first
in the field with the good things, has sur
rounded Miss Van lille with nearly an all
star cast, as the names will show. The
scenic embellishments are said to be an eX-
act reproduction of the famous 100000 pro
duction which Julia Arthur used in New
York recently. Our city is on the list, if
the demand fer seats will justify the organ
ization to stop here. We sincerely hope
the many students of literature, as well
as other theatre goers, will cooperate
with our local manager in securing this at
traction.
MAN ESCAPED, HORSE DROWNED
| Wilder S. Grant had narrow escape from
! drowning last Thursday night He was on
Lewis wharf with his team and in some
way got overheard A large schooner lay
at the wharf but was swung OFF few feet
The team and man fell between the wharf
and vessel. The horse fell back downward
and caught, with his head under water
The wagon went thllls downward, and in
some way was cleared from the horse
This caught with the hind wheels and seat
above water. Mr.. Grant was on top OF the
wreckage, but did not realize his danger
and resisted the mate and sailors on thu
vessel when they tried to get him out, He
was pulled Oh board the vessel, and the
horse was next attended to, but was drown
ed before she could be got out. The city
board of health had the horse buried the
next morning and the Police Court had
Grant arraigned for drunkenness. He was
sentenced to 30 days and fine of SO and
costs, and went to jail.
GUESTS OF Cot. CoNKL1NG. Col. W. A.
Conkling of New York, a guest at the
Northport Hotel, whose summer outing is
characterized by good deeds, gave the chill
dren of the Girls Home buck board ride
last Thursday, and dinner at the hotel
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panied by Mrs. Bowen, the matron, started
from the Home, and after a pleasant drive
about Belfast and Northport were landed
at the Northport Hotel, where landlord
French served them bountful dinner
After dinner the afternoon was spent in
play, and then the tired but happy children
we're returned to the Home. In the party
we're Mrs W. c. Bowen, matron, Misses
Blanche Miller, Ruby Miller, Bath; Ida
Spencer, Knox Nellie Nash, Belfast Ethel
Richards, Buxton Alice Simpson, Florence
Simpson, Winslow; Marcia Fernald, Care
Fernald, Mt. Desert; Elsie Brigham, Bel
fast; Abbie Richards, Searsmont Hazel
Kidder, Dixfeld; Mildred Deland, Old Or
chard Belle Pullen and Mary Pullen, Pa
lermo and Miss Mildred Arnold of Belfast,
who lives opposite the Home and was in
vited to accompany the girls.
A PRETTY LAUNCH. The launch of the
four-masted schooner Henry Barnet from
the ward of George A. Gilchrest last week
was a very pretty one; and if not the first
time that flowers We're used here for the
christening it is custom that has not been
generally followed, bottle of champagne
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