The Republican journal., 1908-04-16
HE NEWS Of BELFAST


Those interested may obtain the applica-
ton blanks for the D. A. R. from Mrs. E.
P. Frost, High street. -r.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast Post Office for the week ending April
nth: Miss Ethel Kimball, G. Fred Howe,
Chinese Laundry, Il letters), Jack Kenyon,
Lee U. Pulcifer, Il. W. Sweet.
"Dr. Cure-All" is the title of the farce to
be given by the young people the Baptist
church tomorrow, Friday. night at the
church yestry. musical program will pre-
cede the farce, Admission. Is cents.
The manager of the American Express
Office in this city has been advised that the
company will carry free OF charge all con-
tributions for the Chelsea sufferers when
addressed to the regularly organized relief
committees of that city.
The Waldo county Republican committee
met at the court house last Monday morn
ing to decide upon the date for holding the
county convention, and it was voted to hold
it in Belfast Tuesday, July 7th. Some other
matters were informally discussed.
F, W. Pote, who returned from Boston by
Tuesday mornings boat,w visiting his sis
ter in Revere at the time Of the Chelsea fire
and witnessed it from an automobile. He
says it was great sight and that the auto
mobiles we're out to the number OF thou
sands. kalph Hayford, who was in Boston
at the time, also saw the fire.
Mrs. E. L. Macomber received news last
week of the death of her father in Deer Isle
and left Saturday for Stonington in the
sloop Bay Queen, Capt. Smith. The wind
was light and ahead and they were all day
making the trip. Capt. Smith was bound
down the bay on a fishing trip.
The next meeting of Seaside ChautauQua
Circle will be with Mrs. Lewis Cannon, No.
4s Congress street, Monday afternoon April
10th. The lesson will be from chapter one
and two Of "Provincial Types in American
Fiction" the magazine topics, H. G. Wells,
"a Socialist Critic" and "American Paint
ing" Roll-call, quotations from Hugo
Munsterberg.
A northwest gale set in Saturday night
and continued all day Sunday. 1t was the
hardest blow of the season and Sunday the
air was flied with waste paper and rubbish
of all kinds. Limbs were blown from trees,
states from roofs, and a part OF the upper
wall of the brick store on Main street occu-
pied by E. Ii. Conant was blown out. There
was no damage to shipping.
Last Saturday night between and 9
o'clock, when the late shoppers were max
ing their rounds, the electric lights failed
and for time it looked like Sunday night
ir the business section. Kerosene lamps,
lanterns and candles were brought into use,
and in some cases barely made darkness
visible In about half an hour the lights
we're on again. The burning out of dyna-
mo caused the trouble.
The Schumann-H eink concerts in Maine
have been again postponed. Madam Schu-
mann Heink was at the Bangor House Mon
day, but as the result of a recent attack of
grip and overWork was unable to sing, and
her physician advises her to take "a complete
rest for several weeks. Some of the Bel
fast people who intended going to the con-
cert went to Bangor Monday to see Edna
Wallace Hopper in $50 Miles from Boston" I"
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. The Democrats
of Belfast held caucus at the courthouse
last Saturday evening to elect delegates and
alternates to the Third Congressional dis
trict convention, held in Fairfield yesterday,
April 14th. Fred W. Brown presided and
Orrin j. Dickey was secretary. The fol-
lowing delegates were elected: W. Z.
Thompson, Edgar F. Hanson, Fred w.
Pote, Ansel Wadsworth, j. F. Wilson, Alb
ner j. Gilmore; alternates, Elbridge S.
Pitcher, Frank G. Mixer, Giles G. Abbott,
John r. Dunton, l. V. Miller, W. E. Jones.
R. F. Dunton was elected a delegate but
declined. Wayland Knowlton moved to in.
struct the delegates for Bryan, but was
voted down. The delegates were uninstruct.
ed.
The Parlor Musical Society will enjoy
"An Evening with Italian Musicians" at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Pitcher
Northport avenue, on Tuesday evening,
April 2lst, at 7.3O. Miss Helen Bird is the
chairman for the evening and has arranged
for the following numbers, with possible
additions:
| Paper, Italian Composers,
Miss Charlotte w. COlburn
| Piano duet, Overture from William Tell,
ROssin
Misses Amy E. Stoddard and
Marjory L. Coombs
Soprano solo, Ave Maria from the Caval
leria Rusticana, Mascagn
Mrs. E. P. Frost -,
Whistling solo, Magnetic Waltz, Ardit
| Miss Clara Il. Marsh
| Soprano solo, Selected,
| Miss Katherine c. Quimby
| Piano trio, Overture, Barber OF Seville,
| ROssin
Misses Amy Stoddard, Louise bennett
| and Gladys Pitcher
| Cleveland Dyer was taken before the po
lice Court April 18th on three charges OF
| violating the prohibitory law, two of which
were single sales and the other being a com
mon seller of Intoxicating liquors. Judge
Rogers sentenced Dyer to pay fine of $5t
and costs and to serve 30 days in Jail fol
each of the single sales, from which an ap
peal was taken to the Supreme Court
| Probable cause was found to hold the re-
spondent for the Grand Jury in the other
| case. Bonds in the sum of $500 were
furnished for the respondents appearance
at the next term of Court for the three
cases. Mr.. Dyer is a young man who lives