The Republican journal., 1904-04-14

The April term of Supreme Judicial
! Court will open next Tuesday. Judge
StrOut will preside.
The Charming League will meet this,
Thursday, afternoon at the home of Miss
Carrie White on Northport avenue.
The senior class of the High school will
present the drama, "a Rival by Request, !"
in Memorial hall, Friday evening, April
22d.
| The person who took the sail from the
| Decrow ice boat was seen in the act, but if
the sail is returned there will be no further
trouble.
| Large delegations of Republicans from
Belfast and neighbOring towns left yestel-
day to attend the State and District Con-
! ventiOns.
The next chorus rehearsal of the Grang-
er's Daughter will take place at the band
rooms over Poor's drug store next Tuesday
| evening, April 10Th.
During the time needed for the repairs on
the gas works of the Gas & Electric Co.,
the service of those in the residential Sec
tiOn will be discontinued.
Fred T. Chase found live woodcock in a
garden on Church street Monday. The
bird flew against the side of building and
was instantly killed. These birds are rare
/ ly seen near human habitations
The County Commissioners are holding
their April term at the Court House. They
are auditing bills and doing other routine
business One petition has been received,
for an alteration in a highway in Monroe,
as located in June last.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post office for the week ending Apr. g.:
Ladies-Mrs. Sarah A. Carter, Mrs. Jennie
Duff. conference.-the. r. c. Emery, Mr.
A. Gerber, Fred Milliken, NJ. A. Perry,
George Sturtevant.
The promenade concert by the Belfast
Band, announced for Wednesday evening,
April 18th, is postponed to Friday evening,
the 18th. 1t will be the first public APP
pearance of the band for sometime, and it
merits and should receive liberal patron
age.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet with Mrs. George R. Car
ter, No. Commercial street, Monday after
noon, April 18th. The lesson will be from
chapter four, Evolution of Industrial So
ciety" and from the magazine, ''New York
Sculptors." Author, John B. Tabb.
The spring opening of Fuller & Cobb of
Rockland was held at the store of j. W.
Ferguson & Co. Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 10Th and 18th, under the manage
ment of Miss Hattie Clements. The stock
included a large assortment of stylish and
handsome coats, suits, skirts, jackets, storm
garments, etc., for women, misses and chill
dren. A large number of sales were made
and special measurements taken.
Wednesday evening, April 9th, the Help
ing Hand Circle, Kings Daughters, met at
the home of Mrs. Ella Staples on Bay View
street, and the following officers were
chosen: President, Mrs. Ella Staples ::
Vice President, Mrs. Nellie Howard; Sec
rotary, Mrs. Martha Pendleton; Treasurer,
Mrs. Mary Ann Coombs; Collector, Mrs.
Margaret Gray; Chorister, Mrs. Nellie
Macomber; Committee on Work, Mrs
Annie Mcintosh, Mabel Pendleton, Nellie
Macomber and Margaret Gray.
A RECORD PASSAGE. The schooner
Pendleton Brothers, Capt. j. O. Hayes,
has made the quickest passage on record
between Baltimore and Mayport, Florida.
The schooner was locked in Mayport April
It'll, just 60 hours after the tug left her at
Cape Henry. The vessel arrived in adj
vance of the bills of lading, which were
sent by mail. She discharged and loaded
in Baltimore, made the passage and dis
charged in Mayport inside of 8 days. This
is doubtless the quickest dispatch on record.
She has since lowed to Fernandna to load
railroad ties for Philadelphia.
A BOAT CAPsIZED. Albert Hartman,
King Pierce and Lewis Trull had been fish
ing for founders from a small boat near the
mouth of Goose River last Saturday. One
of the boys was pulling up the killick,
when it came out of the mud suddenly and
he fell backward against one of his COM
panions and the boat was capsized. Two
chung to the boat, but Trull, encountered as
he was by rubber coat and rubber boots,
started to swim ashore. Before reaching
there he got out of the coat, and when Will
liam and Charles Decrow, who had seen the
accident from this side, and went to the
rescue, had taken the two from the boat
they found Trull lying exhausted on the
flats.
w. c. 7. U. The annual meeting of the
W. G. 7. U. was held with Mrs. Geo. A.
Dunning, on Congress street, Friday after
noon, April Sth. Mrs. A. j. Morrison led
the music, and gave several selections on
the piano. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. W. B. Decrow; secre-
| tary, Mrs. S. G. Bicknell; assistant secre-
tary, Mrs. A. M. Parsons; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Chas. H. Brier; treasurer
Miss Ellen P. rockingham; vice presidents
Baptist Church, Miss Beulah Philbrook
Universalist, Mrs. S. B. Fletcher; Congre-
gational, Mrs. R. S. Smart; Methodist, Mrs
G. A. Dunning; Unitarian, Mrs. A. E. Clark
| A report on school savings banks was read
by Mrs. Decrow, superintendent of that de
partmenr. A report on the progress of thu
Home for Aged Women was made. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Eli Cook, to