The Republican journal., 1905-07-13

sion 10 cents; children free. The public is
invited.
| The W. c. T. U. will meet with Miss E.
P. rockingham, High street, on FRIDAY
afternoon, July 14th. full attendance is
desired.
! The Eastern Yacht Club of New York is
expected to arrive at Dark Harbor TODAY.
They are on their annual cruise with Bar
Harbor as an objective point.
The reunion of the Goth Maine has been
postponed until August 31st, because of the
illness of the president. Mr.. John W. Futile,
of Rockport. The meeting will be held in
Belfast
| H. 0. Dodge and C. A Littlefeld of the
firm of II. o. Dodge Clothing Company.
have dissolved partnership c. A. Little
field has retired from the business and will
go west in the fall. They have been doing
a very prosperous business Mr. Dodge
will continue as salesman for the new firm,
the Dodge Clothing Manufacturing Com
pany. and will travel all of the time in
stead of few months each year, which in
dicates a large increase of business
"Quincy Adams Sawyer, The best New
England play ever written is to be the
attraction at Belfast Opera House on the
evening of July 26. 1t is needless to say
anything in regard to this excellent attrac-
ton as nearly every one is familiar with the
story and many will remember the pleasure
they had in seeing the play two years ago.
The prices will be the same as before
Orchestra chairs s1.oo. Other seats rs, 5
the Box Office Monday, July "a.
The Leach House, so-called, at the cor
ner of Bridge and Main streets. is undergo
| ing repairs and will be thoroughly renovat-
ed. The old brick foundation is being re-
moved and replaced by new bricks. The
carpenters at work there report that the
frame is as strong and solid as when it was
first put together, and that it is perfectly
true at the present time. Williamson
| History is authority for the fact that the
! house was built by Andrew Leach in 1910,
and that the basement was formerly used
as d store. 1t was owned at one time by
Cakes Angler.
Joshua Simpkins,' rural comedy
drama which has been presented continu-
ously for several seasons on the road, will
play an engagement in this city next Mon
day night, July Il, for one night only.
/ Joshua Simpkins,' is comedy drama,
we'll acted by a company said to possess
more than ordinary merit, in addition to
| which several pleasing specialtieS are intro
duced. complete orchestra composed of
professional musicians discourses inciden-
tai music, which assists to make the play
the success it is. This feature is claimed
by the management to be gilt edged. and. it
is said far exceeds the usual orchestra by
the theatrical companies. Their fine band
will give burlesque parade about noon on
the day of the engagement.
One of our summer visitors tells a true
story of a friends experience which is toe
good to be lost, and will at least be appreci-
ated by everyone engaged in Sunday School
work. The young lady had a Sunday
School class in Chicago church, and was
much mystiied one morning, when one OF
her pupils expressed wish that they
would sing ''the Dago song" Questioning
was of no avail. 1t only brought out the fact
that the entire class thoroughly approved
of "the Dago song and that one little CIR
was interested to know just what the Dagos
bought. The puzzle was finally solved when
the teacher discovered that her pupils were
abiding TO a hymn beginning Little by
little the day goes by
There was a disappointed crowd of ex
cursionists-some three or four hundred
on Lewis wharf last Saturday morning
| The steamer Verona was advertised t
make an excursion to Bangor on that day tt
witness the parade and attend the perform
ances of Ringing Brothers circus, and the
Belfast Band was to accompany the party
1t is said that the Verona came down river
as far as Hampden Friday night and find
ing it very foggy returned to Bangor NJ
notice was sent here that the trip VA
abandoned. The shoe factory was to shu
down for the day to enable the employees t
60 on the excursion; but if it did not com,
OFF was to run as usual. AS it was the,
had no excursion and lost a days work.
A BRIEF BLAZE. An alarm of fire from
box So last Thursday evening about MIN
O'Clock called out the fire department to pu
out blaze on the roof of the Miller house
Bridge street. Mrs. and Miss Miller, VIII
own and occupy the house, had retired AM
knew nothing of the fire until passer-b
} rang their doorbell and told them that thei
house was on fire. He lost no time in ring
) ing in the alarm and the fire apparatus wa
so prompt in arriving that what bid fair t
be dangerous fire was under control in
, very short time. The fire caught from
5 sky-rocket which fell On the roof and igni1
ed the shingles. The prompt action of tn
fremen doubtless saved both house an
). barn. No damage was done to the house
but a hole about four feet square wa
burnd through the barn roof. The los
was covered by insurance. The GROVE
which gathered quickly dishured as quick
ly, and no disturbance of any sort was Nc
ticed.
EXCURSIONS. Dickeys third excursion
of the season was made to Togus o
t Wednesday with good party along til
l.. line. The steamer Castine will make al
t other excursion from Temple Heights
2 Northport and Belfast to Stockton unde
l the management of Orrin J. Dickey mex
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