The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-02-16

ing to be followed by musical program
and the farce entitled "a Wonderful Cure.
Following is the cast of characters
Mrs. Gaby Mrs. G. M. Leavtt
Ellen, her niece Mrs. II. e. Ellis
Marian jOaxley Miss Elizabeth Kelley.
Jessie, the maid Miss Helen Bird,
Admission to supper and entertainment,
% cents.
Club of Boston, will take place at the
Copley Square Hotel Friday, Mar. 10th. Re
ception at 8 O'Clock dinner at O'Clock.
Tickets 81 so for each person. The secretary
has had the misfortune to lose his most
complete mailing list and hopes all who
have not received the announcement card
will accept this as an invitation. A fine
program of short speaking and music is
assured and the banquet will be in the
best style of this popular hotel.-Aug. C.
Knight sec'y, 38l Talbot Ave, New Dor
chester.
STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Juliette
Of the Rockland and Bluehil line arrived at
Castine from R0ckland Saturday forenoon
with load of freight for that place and
Brooksville; also had freight for Sargent
vile, BrOOklin and other places on her
route, which she landed at BrOOksville.
She took large amount of freight back to
Rockland, among the lot nine tons of fish
ing lines from the Castine Line & Irvine
Co...In reply to an inquiry, Calvin Austin,
vice president and general manager of the
Eastern Steamship Co., says that the plans
for the Boston and Bangor route are in the
air as yet.
THE X. OF p. BALL. Monday evening,
Feb. Goth, the 10th annual concert and ball
of Belfast Co., No. ., Uniform Rank,
Knights of Pythias, will be given in the
Belfast Opera House with music by the full
Belfast Band and orchestra. The concert
by the Belfast band will begin at s, followed
! by the grand march at 9 p. m. Supper will be
served at intermissiOn. T, G. Spnney will
act as floor director. The price of ball tick
cts, admitting one gentleman aud two la
dies, will be Sl.50, admission to the hall, %
cents, reserved seats, IS cents. Seats on
sale at earle & Jones.
Be sure to hear the ''Building of the
Ship which the High school students are
to give Friday evening, Feb. 24th. Mr..
Emery White is coming from Boston to
take a special part in the cantata The
other soloists are Mrs. E. p Frost, Mrs T.
S. Pitcher and Mr.. Hal K. Eaton, all of
| whom have been connected with the school
at some time. The admission is % cents.
Reserved seats So and 30 cents. The certi-
icates may be procured from any of the
students. These certificates may be ex-
changed for reserved seat tickets at the
City Drug store on or after Feb. DIST
Mr. NJ. NJ. Brown, late of Mrs A. Ii. Days
Academy, Worcester, Mass, will open dane
ing classes, Saturday, Feb. 18th, at Odd Eel
lows hall; . to 4 class for masters and
misses, elementary. Terms $500 for - les
sons; 500 for two in same family, one-half
in advance, balance at 9Th lesson. From
to 10 Saturday evening, class for young
ladies and gentlemen, terms $500 for gentle
men, $500 for ladies (12 lessons,) 500 for
two gentlemen in same family, one half in
advance, balance at 9Th lesson. class for
adults will be opened as soon as possible.
Price for lessons $500 each. Payable one
half in advance, balance at third lesson.
The BIRDS. Despite the severe weather
birds have been more numerous than usual
this winter. Robins have been seen occa
sionally, although the Bridgton News
doubts that they have put in an appearance
up Old Town way, and says: "The robin
generally has more sense than to fly north
ward when the mercury is % below zero"
That may be, but it is an established fact
that many robins do not fly southwark in
the fall, and hence, like the poor, are al
ways with us. Woodpeckers have been in
evidence and bluejays also, and last Fri
day large flock of birds were on the
bushes and trees at the corner of Court and
Franklin streets, chipping merrily. They
were nearly AS large as a robin, but an
unk n own species to the writer.
A CLAM FAMINE. No CLANS in the mar
kets Saturday. The ice has shut off the
local supply entirely. Last winter some
small ones were brought in occasionally,
obtained by digging between the ice cakes,
but this winter that does not appear to be
feasible One of the market men suggested
that when the teams could venture on the
ice we might get supply from the island,
but the conditions all alongshOre seem to be
unfavorable. A steamer arrived at Port
land last Thursday with a barrel of CLANS
on board and six clam dealers were on the
pier to meet her. One of them paid 49,
for the barrel, which is said to be the larg-
est price paid for barrel of clans in Port
land for many years. The Portland Even
ing Express says: Ice conditions on the
flats are now said to be terrible and it is
impossible to get any clans from the mud"
The smelt fishing here is also complete
failure and none of those dainty little pan
fish are to be had.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. James IL.
Howes has an after stock taking clearance
sale of remenants and bargains at 9, 10, %,
80 and 40 cents which begins today, with
speciality of 81 kid gloves for SO cents.
Take advantage of these unusual bargains.
-. Edward Barrett, eye specialist, will be
in Belfast weeks at 81 Pearl street Call
and get prices. Garlic & Jones advertise
this week a special cash agate ware sale at
10, %, 80, and SO cents. They have received