The Republican journal., 1906-08-16
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

There will be meeting of the Improve
ment Society with Mrs. Charles Bradbury
Monday, Aug. Goth, at go p. m.
The post otliceat Monroe was burglarised
Tuesday night and about SO worth oI
stamps and small sum of money taken.
Rev. H. \. Prngle will vigorously dis
cusS the moral aspect of the present petit
cal campaign at the Methodist church Sun
day morning and in the evening at the same
church he will give lecture on good cit-
zenship Illustrated with the >tereopticon.
All seats free. Public invited.
At a special meeting OF the Improvement
Society Monday bids were opened for
building the road to the shore in the Park
and the contract was given to Howard f.
Mason, the lowest bidder. The work will
begin at once. 1t is hoped large sum will
be realized for park Improvement at the
benefit concert in the Opera House this
evening.
Mr. Reynolds, of Boston, Monoogist, will
give an entertainment at Memorial Hall
Wednesday evening, Aug. 22nd, for the
benefit of the Epworth League of the NJ. f.
church. The program will consist of I'M
presentations and unique humorous singing.
The admission will be % cents for adults; ;
children Is cents Ice cream and cake will
be served
The Bradley Band, which accompanies
the large excursion parties taken out of
Bangor each Sunday under the manage
ment of Orrin j. Dickey, will give a concert
in the park at Temple Heights next Sunday
between the hours of twelve and two
O'clock This band is a fine musical organ
ization and Sunday is the last day of the
campmeeting and will be largely attended.
Mr. Dckey manages two excursions, from
Bangor and Rockland.
City Marshal W. A. Kimball received
last Tuesday from East st. Louis a valuable
mare owned and driven by his brother-in-
law, Charles O. Clark. The horse was sent
| in charge of a c0lCred man, and although
seven days en- route arrived in excellent
condition and is now occupying a box
stall at MI Kimball'S home on Spring
street. Mr.. kimball recently launched a
capacious skitf, built from his own design
for carrying capacity rather than for speed.
and is now equipped for transportation on
both land and water
The attendance at Maple Grove camp
meeting this year will, from present indi-
cations, double that of any former year. An
interesting program with able speakers is
being arranged and it is the intention of the
Association to run a real Old-fashioned
union Campmeeting. For instance, the
songs of praise will be the old-fashioned
ones that were sung years ago, and the
preaching will be the simple story of the
Cross. The Association makes liberal offer
of free lots for this season. No charge for
ground on which to erect tents. Those in
terested should send to Maple Grove Camp
meeting Association, Belfast, Me-, for pro-
spectus.
LIQUOR SEIZURES AT FRANKFORT
Deputy Sheriff Drake seized at the B. Il A.
R. 4. station in Frankfort over two hun
dred gallons of intoxicating liquor last
Saturday. The liquor consisted of ten half
barrels of lager and barrel of wine, in
tended for Italian workmen, and about
fifteen gallons of distilled liquors made up
in six packages which came by express
Monday forenoon the same officer seized at
the same place box containing twenty
four quarts of whiskey. All of these
liquors are held pending hearing on the
libels which have been issued by the
Police Court of Belfast.