The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-03-17

The Improvement Society will meet with
Miss Inez F. Crawford Monday, Mar. 2lst
at 23Op. m.
Nj. S. Stiles of jackson has sold the New
ell Bagley farm in Thorndike to j. F. Ash.
ford of Windsor.
Mrs E. L. Bracket, secretary of the
Children's Aid Society, returned Friday
from business trip to York county.
The Charming League will meet at the
home Of Miss Annie Bean on Church street
tomorrow, Friday, afternoon at 2.3O o'clock
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post office for the week ending March
18th: Mrs. Meta Merrithew, Mrs. Elmira
Pilsbery, Mr.. Charley Yates.
The directors Of the Belfast Home for
Aged Women met last week and authorized
the purchase of the Cutter house, corner of
Cedar and Pearl streets, ami the transfer
was made Tuesday.
There will be concert and ball in the
Belfast Opera House, Wednesday evening,
March Esd, with music by the Belfast
Theatre Orchestra. The tickets will be SO
cents for gentlemen and % cents for ladies.
The fifty-sixth anniversary of modern
Spiritualism will be observed by public
meetings in Seaside Grange Hall, Sunday,
April Sd, at 10 a. M. and Up. m. The speak
ing will be by local mediums and others.
picnic dinner, etc.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet Monday afternoon, March
21st, with Mrs. c. F. Black, No. 6 Union
street. The lesson will be from chapters
five and six of Evolution of Industrial So
cety" and from the magazine, GA Study of
Greater New York" Author, Clinton
Scollard.
The American Express Company is to
sell at auction in Bangor March oath, at 10
the office of the company at different points
in Maine. Following is the list for Belfast
f. Z. Boynton, c. c. Coombs, NJ. E. Ellis,
L. p. Harvey, f. O. Hall, j. R. Mayhem,
Searsmont, W. E. Rose, L. E. Sheldon, C..
Spooner, |. A. Milford.
In the S. J. Court at Bangor March 18th
William A Dewitt, coored, of Troy, N. Y,
found guilty of robbng poor boxes in a
number of Maine churches, was sentenced
to D years in state prison; Charles Wes-
colt, the 15-year-od boy who was held as
an accomplice, was discharged and sent to
to have robbed the Catholic church in this
city, among others, but this was denied at
the time.
W. n Robertson of Monroe brought to
Belfast Tuesday a collection of 10 varieties
of apples, winter fruit, that included some
very handsome specimens. He had Nod
heads in prime condition as late as June
last year, and now has Gravensteins, which
are considered an October apple, but are
yet in prime order. He marketed some
Belleflowers last week. Mr.. Robertson
does not intend to sell at the prices offered
by buyers, but says he will hold his apples
until he can ship them by boat.
ADDRESS AND RECITAL. Miss Jennie b.
Price, State w. c. T. U. organizer, will
speak at the Baptist church Wednesday
evening, March 23d. Miss Price is almost
constantly in the field and cannot fail to
give an up-to-date address on subjects of
special interest just now. Having more
than one talent, she will also give some rec
itations. A good cause and good speaker
should ensure good audience.
A COOP CONCERT. The Canadian Jubi-
lee Singers and Imperial Orchestra gave
concert at the Opera House Mon
day evening, under the auspices of the
Methodist Society and had large and
appreciative audience. The company were
very generous in responding to encores,
and c. Ii. Francis, the tenor soloist, was re-
called several times. Madam Marie Dorsa,
the soprano, had a voice with great range
and power and was obliged to respond to
numerous encores. The orchestra, chorus
es and other soloists all received their we'll
deserved measure of applause.
A few years ago deer created some eX-
citement by running into the city and
jumping through store window on Main
street. Tuesday evening a skunk drew a
crowd together and held the customers of a
barber shop prisoners half an hour or
more. The little fellow walked slowly up
the sidewalk on Main street and was given
the right of way by all pedestrians. At f.
NJ. Halls barber shop he turned in and
went up stairs, where he held the fort until
Fred Baker came along, picked him up and
carried him out. Shortly after their arri.
val on the sidewalk the skunk was shot by
a policeman.
The concert to be given tonight (Thurs-
day. at the Opera House by the Boston
Ladies Symphony Orchestra is one of the
strongest and most widely popular attrac-
tions of the day. 1t is well worth the law
ish praise bestowed upon it by musical
critics throughout the county and will be a
rare treat to all lovers of good music Re-
member there are twenty-three real artists
with skilled leader. In no other city will
it be possible to hear this grand company
at such low prices. 1t is hoped that the
orchestra itself, as well as the object of the
entertainment, will give us recOrd-break-
ing attendance. Single tickets, % cts. Re-
served seats, SO cts. On sale at F. G.
Mixers store.
THE MILLINERs. The Belfast milliners
are preparing for the Easter openings, that
holiday falling on an carly date this wear