The Republican journal., 1906-01-25

The improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. F. NJ. Wood, Grove street, Monday
afternoon, January g, at $50 O'Clock.
At Arthur Moore's fish market are some
of the largest and finest clans ever seen
here One clam weighs Il pounds and
measures 4s by 81 inches. They were dug
in Islesboro.
DR.. Clark. Magnetic Healer, No. &c Cedar
street, is having excellent success. He has
been treating boy i11his city for fits who
has had 10 and II per day, but under this
treatment the boy is improving, not having
had one for nearly two weeks.
Duclos Moving Pictures will be the at
traction at the Opera House for matinee
and night, Wednesday, Jan. 3lst. The
pictures offered by this company will be en-
tirely new to Belfast audience as they have
never before been in this section, having
played heretofore in the larger cities in the
West The special matinee will begin at
345. Prices Is, % and 81 cents matinee 10
and 20 cents.
EAST BELFAST. Last Saturday evening
pleasant and interesting event took place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Strout.
1t was the thirty second anniversary OF
their marriage and their neighbors and
friends thought it an opportune time for
real surprise party number that COM
fortably filled their home came at $50 p M,
each bearing both in their hearts and hands
that which gave expression to their regards.
The friends at distance, who could not be
present, did not forget them. Among the
presents were very nice and durable set
of dining room chairs and sideboard. two
dozen china plates and a beautiful art
square A dainty collation. was served and
games and music added in making it very
enjoyable evening. Mr. Vaughan in his
presentation speech hit the very note of
this union when he said that in their case,
at least, marriage was not failure.
THE SUBSCRIPTION BALL. The SUBJ
scription ball in the Belfast Opera House
last Thursday evening was largely attended
and brilliant success from start to finish.
The proceeds were to be devoted to paying
for the new hardwood floor, used on this
occasion for the first time, and the tickets
Clifford had the hall very attractively deco
rated and at O'Clock when the Belfast
Band, Mark Crockett, leader, began the
concert the galleries were filed with spec
tatorS and the side seats on the floor fully
occupied The band well sustained its
high reputation, and was generously APP
pauded, on giving the following program:
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Overture, Oriental, Bledger.
Song of the Voyager, Paderevski.
Intermezzo, Cleopatra Finnegan, Moret.
Loveland Waltzes, Holman.
March, Selected.
After the concert Reyes Orchestra as
sembled on the stage to play for the Is
dances on the order. The grand march was
led by Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Spinney.
"MY UNCLE FROM JAPAN" The come
DIV drama entitled as above, and recently
successfully given in the Opera House by
the Belfast K. of P Dramatic Club, was.
given in Frankfort, Tuesday evening, Jan
10th, and although the weather conditions
prevented full attendance the play was well
rendered and the dance which followed was
much enjoyed. Wednesday evening, Jan.
18th, the club went to Brooks by special
train and gave the play in Union hall be-
fore a crowded house. The cast was the
same as on the presentation of the drama
here, and all the parts were we'll taken.
Between the acts Miss Isaphene E. Patter-
son and Mr.. Fred L. Hart, the only profess
sional in the party, sang, and each received
repeated encores. After the play Keyes'
Orchestra played for ball. About 400 peo-
pie were present and all appeared to enjoy
themselves. A fine supper was served in
the dining hall at midnight, after which
dancing was resumed and continued until
> 80 a. m, when the Belfast party boarded
their special for home.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Capt. James Staples
has sold the sch. Circle, in which he has
done packet business between this port,
Elnalhaven and Deer Isle, to John Bird x
Co. OF kOckland. He has also sold his
house in Deer Isle and contemplates NOV
ing to a western State. The italian bark
Teirsina will leave Augusta, Sicily, Feb LIST,
for Nlnalhaven with salt for the Nnalha-
ven Fish Company ...Sch. Fiheman dis
charged cargo of phosphate at Bucksport
last week and sailed Jan. 18th for stoning-
ton to load stone for New York Capt.
NJ. A. Pattershall and others have sold the
sch. Annie May to Capt. Fred Dodge of
North Castine. The Annie May has been
hauled up for some weeks on the east side.
THE U. S. revenue cutter Woodbury.,
Capt West, after undergoing repairs to her
boiler and to her steering apparatus at
Portland, left that port Jan. 18th for a
cruise to the eastward. =. The Belfast Fuel
& Hay Co. loaded sch. Maria Webster last
week with hay, etc, for Northeast harbor
and Southwest harbor, Mt. Desert. Sch.
Sarah L. Davis arrived at Castine Jan. 18th
from New York with coal. -. Sch. Florence
Leland, from Stonington put into Rockland
last week to repair sails and sailed Friday
for New York Sch Methebesec is load
ing lime at Thomaston for New York..
e. Dunn, Elliott & Co. of Thomaston have
bought the three-masted schooner Abbie
Bowker from Amos Bradley of Brooklyn.
The schooner is now at Philadelphia, and
will be brought on to ThomastOn by Capt.
Z. Wabon Dunn. The Bowker is of about
oO0 tons built in phinoShuru in 1900 Sbo