The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-05-30
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.


Wanted-at once-fOr the Park, ten horse
chestnut trees from eight to ten feet high.
These are to be set in the front of the Park.
and it is hoped they may be supplied now.
The lateness of the season will necessarily
lessen the floral display on Memorial Day.
Usually the lilacs are in bloom and some
years the apple blossoms have fallen before
the time for decorating the graves of the
veterans. This year the apple trees are
just coming into leaf and the lilacs are no
farther advanced.
PooR's MILLS. Gardner Kimball was
taken to the Insane Asylum in Augusta last
Friday. The Benevolent Club met with
Mrs. Nellie Sheldon Wednesday afternoon,
May 22nd. 1t meets this week with Mrs.
Flora Wentworth. MIR. Dyer of South
Liberty visited his brother, Rufus Dyer,
last week. Mrs. Ella Brown is having a
new foundation put under her house.
NORTH BELFAST. Rev. w. Il. Randolph
of Auburn, N. Y, arrived May 21st to
spend his vacation with his family at F. H..
Gilbreth's. Mr.. Randolph, who was our
pastor during the summer of 1904, recently
graduated from the Theological seminary
in Auburn, N. Y, and has been called to a
church in that vicinity. He preached a
very able sermon in our church last Sunday
evening to an appreciative audience.
George F. Brier, who spent the winter in
Maiden, Mass, arrived home last Friday.
....Mrs. R. S. Brier of Charlestown, Mass,
is at home for the summer -. Fred Holmes
has installed four new machines to be used
in the manufacture of slaves and heading.
.... Hatch Bros. have secured a contract
with the American Agricultural Company
to furnish 10000 fertilizer barrels for their
plant at Mack's Point.
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY. One of
the most pleasing events of the season oc-
CURED at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
F. Shaw,18 Congress street, Tuesday even
ing May 21st, when about twenty of their
friends gave Mr.. Shaw genuine surprise
party, it being his 5Oth birthday The guests
of honor were Mr. G. F. Terry and daugh-
ter, Miss Martha Terry, of Waterville and
Mr.. Herbert Shaw of Boston. The evening
was pleasantly spent with games. Delight
full monograph music was furnished by Mr.
Tom Bowker. Mrs. S. A. Parker gave a
reading in her usual pleasing manner and
responded to an encore, and piano solos by
Miss Evelyn Wood were very much enjoyed
by all. Mrs. Shaw, who was in the secret,
served delicious refreshments of ice cream
in,
Mrs. E. S. Bowker. A pretty sight was the
birthday cake with its so lighted candles
Punch was served during the entire even
ing by the Misses Evelyn and Bertha Wood.
MIR. S. A. Parker,i lin behalf of the guests and
with most appropriate remarks presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw with a beautiful oil
painting by Sanborn. The guests departed
at a late hour with many assurances of a
delightful evening.
PARK DAY FRIDAY. Tuesday, the day
appointed for the exercises at the Park,
was cold and rainy and early in the day
postponment to Wednesday, or the first fair
day after Memorial Day, was announced.
1t rained Wednesday morning and the mer-
curry was down to 40, and while there were
indications of clearing the ground was so
wet and the weather conditions so unfavor-
able that it was deemed best to make a
further postponement to Friday, when all
hope for clear skies and a more seasonable
temperature. In the meantime tree plant
ing will be continued if practicable,as many
trees have been delivered and should be
put into the ground as soon as possible
Tuesday afternoon, notwithstanding the
rain, about 200 trees were planted. Yester-
day Isl trees arrived from Boston, part of
the trees and shrubbery amounting in value
to $40 at wholesale prices which Mr..
Beard, the landscape gardener, contributed
with the plan of the park for which the city
paid 5000. The Improvement Society has
appropriated $50 for shrubs to be set across
the entire front of the park, and Mr.. Beard
will supply the hundreds of shrubs requir-
ed for that amount. The program for to-
morrow begins with tree planting in the
morning. Clam bake and picnic dinner at
p. M, when the ladies of the Improvement
Society will serve coffee Chas. S. Bick-
ford of the Improvement Society will pre-
side at the exercises following, when the
mayor will make short address, followed
by remarks from the local clergymen. After
the exercises tree planting will be resumed.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Fred A. John
son, Masonic Temple, makes speciality
this week of wash dresses, wash belts, tan
hosiery and $3.50 jumper suits at S6.4S.
Wash dresses from $1.37 to S. each. See
also Mr.. Johnson's adv't of his After Sup
per Sales. ...See the advertisement of F.
l.. Libby, live stock commission merchant,
Burnham, Me-, and American House, Bos-
ton. Have you seen the Pickard hand
painted china at II. j. Locke & Sons.
Gold Bond hats sold by William A. Clark,
C'ark's Corner. See also his adv't of Senior
smart college clothes and Sincerity clothes.
....F. A. Follett & Son have the Edison
gOld-moulded records for June. They
carry every Edison record in the catalogue
....See statement of the Old Colony In
surance Co. of Boston and the Boston In
surance Co. of Boston, represented in Sears
port by B. F. Colcord. :. Millinery for the
up to-date women at The Fashion, High
street. Cottage lots for sale on the Fernald
farm at Swan Lake. Found, a secret
order pin. Apply at this Office. Read
what the Waldo Trust Company says of
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