The Republican journal., 1908-03-19

evening was "EmerSOn'S ErlenUs. 'MlSS
Anne NJ. Kittredge gave delightful sketch
of the life of Margaret Fuller, presenting
traits of temperament in her earlier years
that were new to the audience, and which.
threw light upon her later character. Mrs
Bancroft II. Commits essay on the friend
ship between Emerson and. Carlyle won un-
stinted praise. 1t revealed the great seer
of Concord in his social and emotional
Qualities as against his much emphasized
intellectual abilities. The Unity Club pro-
gram during the past few months has
presented a new group of essay writer's in
Belfast of much more than ordinary ability.
New CITY OFFICERS. The changes IN
the CITY offices were the election of Eben F.
Littlefeld to succeed Maurice W. Lord as
city clerk; E. S. Pitcher as city treasurer to
bingham as street commissioner to succeed
II. NJ. Bennett. S. A. Parker was elected as
SCISSOR for three years, and H. NJ. Bennett
was elected park superintendent. The Bel
fast correspondent of the Bangor News
says:
About the only excitement of the election
was the furry in the election of city mar
shall. William Kimball was supported by a
faction in opposition to Marshal Hammons,
while the Republicans voted for IL. =. Nc
the split might result in the Republican
candidate getting by, but there was rally
and Marshal HammOnS was elected.
There was but one ballot taken for the
election of a City Marshal, DR.. Hammons re-
ceiving votes and H. E. Mcdonald, Re-
publican, 6 votes. Why the supporters of
Mr. Kimball should be called faction
we are at a loss to understand. He had a
numerously signed petition, bearing the
names of many of the shoe factory en-
ployes, his co-workers for many years, but
was turned down without receiving vote.
The Parlor Musical Society had a. most
interesting meeting March 18th, at the home
of Mrs. R. Ii. Howes, when Talking
Machines" was the subject of the evening.
They will meet at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
E. S. Pitcher, Northport avenue, Tuesday
evening, March oath, at O'Clock. The sub
ject will be "German Composers" with
Miss Amy E. Stoddard as chairman. The
program will be as follows:
Paper, German Composers"
Rev. Adolph ROssbach.
Piano quartette, Light Cavalry March,
Ritter
Miss Gladys Pitcher, Mrs. II. L. Whit
ten, Miss Louise bennett, Miss Leila
Howard.
Solo, Serenade, Schubert
Miss Helen Bird.
Piano duet, Minuet from Symphony in
Miss Amy Stoddard and Miss Marie
SholeS.
Piano solo, Largo from ''NerXes," Handel
Miss Clara Marsh.
Piano solo, Fantasia in c minor, Bach
Miss Gladys Pitcher.
Solo, eau der Weser," Pressed
Mr. John Parker.
The STEAM ROLLER. There is still
some interest in the steam roller matter.
The Buffalo Pitts Co. say the roller "was
not a new machine and the contract did
not call for a new machine" Alderman
Locke and Councilman Lbbey say the con-
tract was for secondhand roller. Mayor
Hanson says that the roller is a new one
and presents an affidavit from an expert to
that effect That the roller first received
was a secondhand one will not be disputed.
The only new thing about it was the word
"BelfaSt." In fact, those who saw it when
it first arrived described it as very second
handed. 1t was unlOaded and put to use
and nothing was said to indicate that it was
not the roller ordered and paid for. After
time it was shipped away and new roller
was secured in its place There is no ques-
ton as to its being new roller. Now
people find it hard to believe that the Buff
alO Pitts Co. would exchange new roller
for ali old one without some pecunlary con-
sideration. That is something that needs
to be explained.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Six Deer Isle master
mariners were in Rockland last week en-
route for the various ports where their YES
sells have been laid up, to assume command.
They were Capt. g. Ii. Spotford, who goes
to Fall River, Mass, to take schooner
Thelma; Capt Charles Haskell, bound for
New York to take command of schooner Su-
san n Pickering; Capt. Hutchins, for New
York, where schooner +. c. Pendleton is ~
ing; Capt. Low, who goes to Salem, Mass,
for schooner Eugene Borda; Capt. Marshall,
of schooner jeremiah Smith, at PhiladelS
pIld tdpt. 1ICsIlt 1iaS 6loo SoihN W AiieN
delpha, to take schooner George ii. Ames.
49,. Captains E. S. Mcdonald and Ralph
PatterShall left last week to resume COM
mand of their respective vessels, schooners
Annie B. Mitchell and Harold c. Beecher.
Both are chartered to load stone.. Sch.
Pendleton Brothers has been chartered on
private terms to bring ship timber from
Jacksonville, Fla, to Bath. .......Sch. Hume
discharged 80 tons of fertilizer at Lewis
wharf last week for Jacks son & Hail.. Sch.
Grace Davis, which has been laid up at
Marshalps wharf, is getting ready for sea-
....Capt. John S. Lowe of Deer Isle, &C
companied by Gardner K. and Martin
Greene, has gone to Salem to fit out the
schooner Eugene BOrda, which was bought
last fall of Cape Cod parties by S. W. Goss
of Stonington. The schooner Maude Sew
ard, also owned by Mr.. Goss, which Oart.
Lowe was in last year, is to be commanded
by his brother, Capt. Thomas Love-
CRADLE SONGS AND LULLABYS. The
afternoon with Or adle Songs and Lullabys'
announced by the Women's Alliance of the
Unitarian church for Thursday afternoon,
March 18th, was pleasantly anticipated by
the Alliance members, and they were not
diSannointad Mrs r II HOWeS was the