The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-09-12

is being arranged for by Messrs R. L. Coon
er and c. B. Roberts and will doubtless be
one of the pleasantest affairs of the season
Capt. 7. D. Barr in the Fiona arrived last
Monday night, from an eight days trim
down the bay. He was fog bound at Cas-
tine at first but made good catch of fish
The Journal man had broiled haddock for
his breakfast yesterday morning.
"WHEN IRISH KNIGHTS DREW Sworn ;,
The romantic comedy drama thus entitled
was presented by local talent at the Opera
House last Tuesday evening under the
auspices of Washington Hose Company for
the benefit of the fire department., with the
author, Mr.. Sidney Erin Pilson, in the title
role. The cast was as follows:
Lieut. Lord Chandler, Walter Morsa
Mike O'DOud, Richard Thoma 3
Sargent Wells, Walter VOse
Desmond Mccarthy, Lewis Osborne
Captain Porter, Fred G. Spinney
Mrs. Doyle, Letitia Wood
NOrah kavanaugh, Florence RraddOck
Mary Porter, Ada Wagner
Byran kavanangh Sidney Erin Pilson
The play was given in a very creditable
manner, but the attendance was not what
it should have been.
EXCURSIONS. Orrin j. Dickey was in
Bangor over Sunday arranging for the
annual excursion of Lewiston Commandery.
Knights Templars, which made their annual
outing under Mr.. Dickey's conductorship.
Tie party arrived in Bangor by train and
went to Rockland by special trip of the
steamer Rockland, where they remained for
a day at the Samoset Hotel. Mr. Dickey
announces his annual excursion from this
city to Togus via Gardiner and Augusta for
Thursday, Sept. 10th, and the following
Friday should the weather be bad on the
above date. This excursion is one of the
most popular ever conducted out of Bel
fast and there is sure to be many patrons.
Parties interested in the proposed excur-
sion to Montreal and Quebec should ask
Mr.. Dickey for full particulars.
STEAMER NOTES. Some slight repairs
are to be made to the City of Rockland
which necessitated her withdrawal from
the route yesterday, Sept. 18th, for two trips.
She will be replaced by the City of Bangor
and the Camden will not be withdrawn uu-
til the repairs are completed. The dense
fog last week was a serious draw back to
steamboating. The Penobscot which left
here Monday for Boston after making ia
trip outside returned to Rockland Tuesday
with her passengers, who went on by rail,
and then went up river to make another
start. The Camden, which left here Thurs
day was compelled to anchor this side of
Camden for the night, proceeding Friday.
She arrived here on the return about /
a. M, Saturday and left again for Boston at
Up. No.. Flags on the Eastern Steamship
Company boats we're at half mast Sept. 5th
on account of the death of Samuel S. Saun-
ders of Portland, chief engineer on the
steamer Governor Dingey... The steamer
Ruth got aground early last Monday morn
ing soon after leaving Bangor for Brooks
vile to take the run of the fremont, tenn
porarily disabled by an accident to her
propeller. The Ruth went on at ebb tide,
and at low water was almost on her beam
ends. She was pulled off about $50 a. m.
by the tug Stella and towed to Bangor to go
on the railway at South Brewer. Capt. B.
dark and foggy that the crew could not see
from one end of the boat to the other. -.
The Camden, from Boston, got aground in
Rockland harbor early yesterday morning
and was detained three hours. She did not
arrive here until p. m.
CONCERT AND FIREWORKS AT THE
PARK. The evening celebration of Labor
Day at the Park, which was postponed on
account of weather conditions from Mon
day to Friday evening, was carried to a
successful finish on the latter date. Early
/ in the evening the tide of travel turned
park-ward and by the time the band con-
cert began, a little after 7 O'Clock, about
I fifty per cent of Belfast's adult population
was present, either on foot or in carriages.
| The band was st; toned near the flag pole
in the lower center of the park, and both
| driVeWays were lined with interested lis
teuers, while the pavilion was full, and
some Of the venturesome were encamped
on the grass, regardless of the moisture
after several days rain. People were glad
of an excuse to get out of doors again after
being shut in for several days. and every
one felt repaid when about the middle of
the evening the wind changed and the fog
which had hung about so persistentIy was
driven out. About eight the red and green
fire was touched off, and was followed by
an unusually fine display Of fireworks of
all kinds. Roman candies, rockets, flower
pots and other pieces followed each other
in rapid succession, provoking chorus of
"ohs' and ''ahs" from the. Spectators. The
two handsomest set pieces were the large
one which bore, in brilliant, vari -colored
letters the legend 'Labor Day, Belfast:
Maine, 1907" and the smaller one whose
"Good Night" limited to people that it was
time to turn their feet bone ward The
home-going was rather slow, however, as
the only illumination was the lanterns
brought by the thoughtfur and that con-
trlbuted by the rather faint stars. 1t was
good-natured crowd, though, and no one
was in great hurry, luckily, as rapid
transit was an utter impossihlity on the
crowded walks.