The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-05-05

The Improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. Geo. E. Bracket next Monday after
noon at go o'clock.
c. 0, Hunt, lineman of the telephone
company, had. an ankle broken Tuesday.
He was at work on a pole, stringing wires,
when the pole broke off at the ground.
Don't forget the promenade concert by
the Belfast Band in the Opera House to-
morrow, Friday, evening. The best of
music is assured, thus furnishing treat
to the musical, and many will no doubt be
glad of the opportunity to have an infor-
NAL dance. Give the band a benefit this
time.
The members of Seaside Chautauqu q
Circle will meet Monday afternoon, May
9th, with Mrs. c. A. Hubbard, No. Park
street. The lesson will be from chapter
seven of Evolution of Industrial Society,""
and from the magazine, "Racial Compost
ton of the American People" Author,
John Stuart Mill.
F. j. Gerry and w. L. Gordon were in
Belfast yesterday to arrange for moving the
Silver Lake creamery. They had not de-
cided fully yesterday afternoon, but ex-
pected to have either the Kalish store,
vacated by W. H. Richards, or the Fred A.
Knowlton store, now occupied as Office and
store room by the Roller Bushing Co.
The Freedom Academy nine have plan
ned to play a number of games of ball on
neutral pround with othor toams and tho
first game will be played in Belfast May
14th with the Bucksport Seminary nine.
The Rockland High will meet them in this
cit, May 2sthj and several games are yet I'M
decided. 1t is possible that the game with
Castine may be also played in this city.
in Thorndike came to Belfast to secure
three teachers for schools in that town
from the graduating class of the Belfast
High school, and Saturday three young
ladies went to ThOrndike to look the ground
over. One concluded not to take the school
offered and returned home; but Misses
Grace E. Roberts and Margaret jackson
remained to teach spring terms.
New POSTAGE STAMPS. Postmaster
Field has received a supply of the new St.
Louis Exposition issue of postage stamps
The stamps are rectangular, II inches long
rates the Louisiana purchase of 1908, as
follows: One cent stamp, color green, por-
trait of Robert r. Livingstone, L. S. Minis
ter to France at the time of the purchase {;
two cent, red, portrait of President Jeffer-
son; three cent, purple, portrait of James
Monroe, special ambassador to France, who,
with Livingstone, closed the negotiations 4;
five cent. blue, portrait of President Nc
kinley, whose act officially connected the
United States with the ST. Louis exposition
ten cent, brown, map of the United States,
showing the area of the Louisiana pur-
chase.
STATE ROADS. The County Commits
sioners have received and acted on petitions
to locate State roads as follows: Swanvlle
has appropriated 800, and the Commission
ers have designated the road leading from
Monroe village to Belfast, via the west
side of Swan Lake and Swanville Mills.
Monroe has appropriated 5000, and the
Commissioners designate the road leading
from Brooks village to Monroe village,
thence to Swanyille line on road to Swan
vile Mills. Unity has raised 5000, and the
Commissioners designate the road begin
ming at the southwest line of Albion on
the old Augusta stage road, thence north
erly to Unity village by the railroad sta
ton, and the county road, and by the J. L.
| Ames place to Troy line. Belmont raised
$500, and the Commissioners designate the
road leading from SearSmont village via
Belmont Corner to Belfast.
| Seaside Chautauqua Circle met with Mrs
Willis B. Fletcher Monday afternoon The
| weather was fine, which was specially
| noticeable after a week of rain and cloudy
skies. A goodly number were present, in
Guiding visitor, and yet member, who is
| surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. The
opening exercises consisted of responsive
reading and singing then the roll-call wa!
answered by quotations from Phillip!
| Brooks, each one containing wealth Of
beautiful thoughts. The principal reading
as given in the magazine was taken up
after which selections were used bearing
upon topics we had been considering. Mrs.
Weber read the poem by Written ''Tous
saint l. Overture" Mrs. Rhodes read eth.
Ship That Found Herself" by Kipling
Mrs. Mahoney gave summary of Emerson.
essay on Wealth, and Mrs. Robertson reat
an original paper, slow Free Are We," il
whichit was shown we are quite unfree. A
letter to the Circle was read from member
who has been spending the winter il
Georgia. A program was assigned for tn,
next meeting and the members dispersed
with the remembrance of pleasant as vel
as profitable afternoon.
MAY BALL. One of the most enjoyabl,
balls of the season took place in Memoria
Hall. Monday evening, May I'd. 1t wa
gotten up by Messrs Jefferson Alexande
and E. r. Estabrooks. The hall was elabo
rately decorated, and the general effect VA
Japanese A few cosy corners were furn
ished with elegantly upholstered furniture
The lighting was by q large number o
Japanese lanterns on the chandelier aht
depending in festoons from the ceiling
Oriental screens hung on the walls, ant
there was enough of delicate evergreen
vines to relieve the eye and make pleasing
combination. The stage, on which the
| musicians were stationed, was screened h,